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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Lamb Broth.

Use a quart Of water to each pound
OF meat and bones. Cut the meat and
crack the bones. Cover with cold wa
ter and stand to soak. Allow soup to
boil slowly always. When we'll done
strain through sieve or coarse cloth.
Reheat before serving with cubes of
toasted bread. A little cooked rice
may be added to the broth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

The fact that the War Department
has decided to abolish the use of the
feather duster is fact of interest both
to housekeepers and to those birds
which have supplied the necessary
feathers. The reason for this change
Is that the duster merely scatters dirt,
instead of removing 1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Bread Batter Cakes,

Soak one cup of bread crumbs in one
cup of hot water. Add one cup of
sweet milk, one cup Of sour milk or
buttermilk to which one scant tea
spoonful Of soda has been added. Last
ly put in one well-beaten egg and a
saltspoonful of salt. Bake on a hot,
creased griddle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

DR.. Cooks wife complains he has
spent all the money he made on his
lecturing tour after his return from
Copenhagen. Had nobody ever told
him about the rainy day?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Oatmeal with Apple Juice.

For each cupful of water used In
cooking the oatmeal use one cupful Of
apple Juice made by pressing stewed
juicy apples through sieve. Sugar
when served.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
A Dainty ouick pe.sert.

An easily prepared and delicious des-
sert consists of whole peeled bananas
rolled in chopped walnuts and placed
on pretty plates In nests of sweetened
whipped cream. Serve with lemon
waters. marguerites or Scotch waters.
Nothing could be more dainty and at
the same time satisfying.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

A Frenchman is reported to have
risen $500 feet in the air. From
"farthest north the cry has changed
to "farthest up"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Bnlted smolxed whiteflsh,

Wrap each fish in thick brown pa.
per and bake in the oven until hot
through. Remove paper and serve fish
on warm platter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Machine Humor.

What are you doing there?"
"Tinkering up some old automobile
Jokes" explained the press humorist,
trying to make 'em look like 1910
models"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

The doctor who says love is disease
might go farther and tell curious
world If 1t is possible to have it more
than once.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

Ambitious farmers who were think
Ing of enlarging the hen branch of
their industry are now giving active
attention to hogs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Doubtful Compliment.

Mr.. Phamilee-If you'd only sent us
word you were coming, Briggs. How
ever, I trust you have managed to
make out dinner.
Guest (politely)-Bless you, old
chap, I only hope may never eat a
worse one.-Boston Transcript.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

One OF the troubles about getting
along without meat is that there are
80 few other things to eat, If one
doesn't like prunes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

How would you like to be perfectly
inofensive comet and be blamed for
all the hard luck everywhere?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

The sensible man will take care of
the grip, and pneumonia will take care
of itself.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

Uncle Sam owns 1900 hens at Pan
anna and he expects every one of them
TO do its part nobly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
TOPICS OF
THE TIMES

An upholstered pen wouldn't seen
much too good for the S11 hog.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10
Would BE Wise.

"That robin redbreast gave me quite
a start"
why so?"
II thought for moment that the
intelligent bird was wearing a chest
protector. or."-Courier-J Journal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

The earth travels nearly three mil
lion miles day, and we are all of US
more Travelled than we had supposed
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

The postcard business is great one.
According to the overworked postoffice
employees, there are millions in it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

Our idea Of an unusual man Is one
who doesn't have lot of worthless
junk he considers valuable
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10


TINS attitude There is undoubtedly pride young
but there is something ese he thinks
In the military suit dl of
well as joke have him
kngfathr
smaller uniform existence than that? perfectly
TO thnk that he'll be holding Honest
Uniform uniform chubby
had fellow has much
ne very eimabe and trustworthy baby perhaps
MARTY and an appreciation of the snowy
you would
cumsance throw blocks attempt brain her with min
iature train of
ne Prince OF Asturas whose mother Princess
daughter OF Prince Henry of Batenburg,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-10

HERE isn't the slightest what Alfonso of Span 10
one of the proudest most aeconae fathers in the world
but somehow other he be lacking that serious
ness and sense OF heavy responsibility which stamps
young parents OF the masculine Rather
TO look upon his children from quizzca point view Es-
pecay this he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
Diseases of Fowls.

A large proportion of the diseases to
which fowls are subject are related to
the respiratory organs. Fowls give
off in breathing the moisture which
other animals excrete through the skin
and kidneys. Consequently it is the
lungs that frequently go wrong when
a bird falls ILL., The two commonest
complaints and also the most deadly
with the exception of cholera), are
roup and liver disease or consump-
ton Roup usually arises from neg
lected cold, liver disease from in
breeding and close confinement. 1t is
not fowls alone that are subject to
consumption as it is the most fruitful
cause of death among all wild animals
kept in captivity, and domestic ami
mails in close confinement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
He Refused to Be Nominated for the
Presidency as the Result of Po-
IiticaI Manipulation in the
Convention.

One morning in the mid spring OF
1884, as l was passing the White
House, l met coming out of 1t the
secretary of the navy, William Il.
Chandler, afterwards senator from
New Hampshire, and at all times a
skillfuI and resourceful politician. AS
we walked together in the direction
of the navy department, l noticed
that the usually buoyant head of the
navy did not seem himself and l ven
tured to inquire as to the state of his
health.
Mr.. Chandler smiled grimly. ooh.
my physical health was never bet
ter" he replied, but l have just had
a shock that makes me feel mentally
sick" He paused for a moment,
then added: 81 will tell you about it,
but not for publication at this time. "
Perhaps you read in the papers
two or three days ago that l was
elected delegate to the Republican
national convention, and the under
standing was that l was to be chosen
chairman of the New Hampshire del
egation? Well, l was to be the dele
cations chairman, but President Ar
thur sent for me this morning; when
| met you / had just come from an
hours talk with him, and | will not
head the delegation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
LincoLn's "Fee-nanCe" Ideas

The President listened patiently
to what we had to say, and when at
last it was apparent that We had talk
ed ourselves dry, a whimsical look
spread over his features. Then he
began.
Well, gentlemen he said, since I
have been in this Office I have heard
a great deal about fee-nance.' (That
was the way he pronounced it, Be
fore l came here my idea of fee-nance
was that a man should pay his bills
earn enough money to pay them and
have a little left over. That was the
way l practised fee-nance. That was
the way I got my little cottage at
Springfield and, I reckon, some three
or four thousand dollars besides. But,
as / have said, since I have been here
I have heard all sorts of explanations
about what is fee-nance. Some say
this, and some say that. and some
listen and say nothing at all
Now, I have heard you all pa
tientIy, and I am going to tell you
something: 1 have come to the con-
clusion that 7 don't know thing more
about fee-nance than l did when I
lived in Springfield, and 1 don't think
you gentlemen know any more about
it than I do. This is all the answer
I have to make to what you have told
me today except to say that reckon
Governor Chase, over at the Treasury
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
Didn't Cook IEm Riuht.

''Of all the tasteIess, mussy, mud,
soaked, greasy fish in the world, the
German carp is the worst!" ejacu-
lated one of the piscatorial enthusi-
asts seated about a tavern fire
''They are all right If cooked right, -
disputed another follower of Izaak
Cooked right! Great leaping tar
pons! I've ct 'em fried in the choicest
Jersey butter, broiled with the best
country bacon, baked with mountain
sage dressing, and toasted on a spruce
fork over a camp fire. and tell you
l never bit into a carp when it tasted
like anything fit to eat"
Nov, the only way to cook a carp, .
continued the man with the recipe, sis
to clean a nice five-pounder carefully,
slash it several times crosswise, and
insert bits of salt pork Season the
whole with melted butter, sprinkle
it with pepper and salt, and stuff with
onion dressing. Then cut a hemlock
board two feet long, two inches thick,
and ten inches wide. Lay the fish on
this and insert in red hot oven. Let
the fish bake for 80 minutes; then
take 1t out and turn it over. Basic
with butter and return to the oven.
After 20 minutes take it out carefully,
throw the fish away and eat the
board"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
Magnificent Performance of ItaIo
Campanini on a Memorial Day
In New York Twenty-seven
Years Ago.

Endowed with a true tenor voice
of great power and sweetness, he was
equally equipped to sing lyric and
dramatic parts; but he shone espe-
cially in roles demanding manly pas
sion and fervor." Thus an authority
has written of Italo Campanini, who
made his American debut with Chris
tine Nilsson in 1878 and thereafter
for years, was the most popular oper-
attic tenor of his day in the country,
He will have no successor" wrote
the late Charles A. Dana at the time
Of Campaninis death in 1896. But
this anecdote relates neither to Cam
panint's great operate career nor his
death; 1t is simply story of the time
he sang for both sides" on a Me
mortal day twenty-seven years ago.
A few days before this particular
celebration was held-it was in New
York city-a friend went to Cam
panini and asked him If he would
sing at IT, At once the great tenors
face lighted with real pleasure.
1T is TO sing for your soldiers, the
men who fought in the great WAR;"
he said. All! they were true sol
diers! They were brayu in battle On
both sides I love to hear alUut
them. I was a soldier myself"
He pointed to the great scar t6st
he carried across his face.
Il am very proud of that" he sail
Il was one of the thousand WHO
landed at Marsala with GaribaIdi
was fourteen at the time, and 1 set
this wound then. All. know what It
Is to be a soldieri Yes. yes. l will
sing. I will sing for your soldiers
on both sides"
And so it happened that at the ap-
pointed hour Campanini, the idol of
the country's music lovers, stood be-
fore the great audience of old sol
diers and their friends who had gath
cred to honor the country's fallen
heroes. For q moment he looked
anxiously about him. then turned to
the chairman. But I see no one who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
Gapes in Poultry.

The cape or gasp is caused by a
worm or a number of them attached
to the inner membrane of the wind
pipe, and the chick gasps for a larger
supply of fresh air. Some relief may
be obtained by putting the chicks in
a box, covering it with thin muslin,
then by sprinkling fine lime on the
muslin and tapping on it with stick
the lime Sits down upon the chicks,
causing them to sneeze In this way
many Of the worms will be dislodged
and thrown Off Turpentine is very
offensive to the cape worms. feath-
er dipped in turpentine and gently
pushed down the windpipe (not the
throat will generally dislodge them.
A few drops of turpentine in the
drinking water, or bathing the throat
externally with a weak solution of the
same often gives relief
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
HERE'S A NEW FAD
MAKING OF HANDKERCHIEFS is
FASCINATING WORK.
Girl Who Is Adept With Her Needle
May Easily Provide Herself With
Supply of Handsome
Ones

Handkerchief making is fascinating
work, and any girl who sews neatly
may easily provide herself with a sup
ply which will be a matter of pride
to herself and of envy to her less in
dustrious associates.
French or Irish linen of the finest
quality should be used for any hand
kerchiefs destined to carry elaborate
embroideries, and the greatest care
should be exercised in the cutting Of
the squares. To draw a thread in the
four directions is the only safe way,
as otherwise the delicate material is
apt to twist and become unmanage-
able.
When Armenian or any other very
fine lace edging is used the handker-
chief need not be hemstitched. al
though Infinite care must be devoted
to the hand hemming, as irreguIariy
set stitches spoil the entire effect of
the work
Exceedingly narrow hemstitched
borders are more than ever popular,
and nearly always handkerchiefs so
treated have corners embroidered deli
cately with wreaths, clusters or semi
detached butterfly and flower designs.
Sometimes only one corner is decorat-
ed with rather large and elaborate
spray pattern, or a medallion will in
close small initial. Only when there
is no other decoration should a mono
gram be employed
Fancy lace stitches are blended with
the embroidery patterns, as in the case
OF the lily pads, which show petals Of
fine netting, and the butterflies, with
transparent wings. Sometimes a girl
who embroiders indifferently but sews
with extraordinary neatness appliques
lace motifs upon the corner of a hand
kerchief and then cuts away the ma
terial from the under side, but this is
difficult to accomplish, and a slip of
the scissors means ruin to the entire
piece of work
Scallop borders are exceedingly
dainty, but that sort of work takes
an Immense amount of time and is so
heavy in proportion to the fabric that
1t is easily torn. The better way is to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
He Thought Chase Knew How to Get
the Money and Congress How to
Direct It's Expenditure in
Wise Fashion.

The late Geo. S. Coe, whose home
was for many years in New Jersey,
but whose business as a banker of
national reputation was in New York,
was, perhaps, more intimately asso-
ciated as a financier with the admins
tration Of President Lincoln during it's
first two years than any Of the other
bankers who we're called upon during
that period to give or who volunteered
advice to President Lincoln and his
Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P.
Chase. It was Mr.. Coe who, during
the first year of Lincoln's presidency,
pointed out to Secretary Chase the
way in which the Treasury Depart
ment could secure fifty millions of dol
lars in gold.
At the time Of the silver panic Of
1893 Mr. Coe fell to speaking remi-
niscently about the financing done by
the national government during the
Civil War. I asked him how far Sec
rotary Chase had followed the coun-
sells Of the leading bankers of Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and
Pittsburg.
Well, I can't tell you that" said
Mr.. Coe, smiling, yet 1 do know that
President Lincoln and Secretary
Chase received financial counsel by
the bushel basket full, so to speak,
from bankers all over the United
States. But this counsel stopped all
Of a sudden, and I'm going to tell you
Of the incident that brought 1t to a
close
President Lincoln had been urged
to see representative committee of
bankers Of the leading cities of the
Union. which he at last consented to
do. This was early in the second year
Of his administration and just before
the national banking act had been
passed by Congress. He received US,
as ] now remember it, in the cabinet
room. He had on a loose coat and he
wore carpet slippers. He was cordial
enough, invited us to be seated, and
then swung one of his long legs over
an arm of his chair. So vigorously
did he swing that leg that 1 thought
every second he would lose its slipper
Now. gentlemen he said, when
we had all become seated, 4 am
ready to hear what you have to say,
and I want every one of you who has
an opinion to express to give it to
me. When you have finished, I will
tell you, in turn, what I think
Well, we started in" continued Mr.
Coe, smiling broadly, and you never
heard such a curious conglomeration
of financial views. Some of the com
mittee were sure that the government,
by adopting their plans, could instant
ly resume specie payment. Others
wanted an irredeemable paper money
issue. Still others insisted that we
ought to sell millions of bonds abroad
and secure two or three hundred mil
lions Of dollars in gold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
PREPARE DUCKS FOR MARKET
Observed in Order to Get Birds
in Excellent Shape.
CBy W. r. GILBERT.)


1t should be the aim of those who
require early ducklings for the market
to have stock birds in full lay by the
end of October or the first of Novem-
ber-that is, before the severe wealth
er sets in.
In order to accomplish this the feed
ing during September and October
must be carefully attended to and the
nutritious rather than fattening food
be provided for the birds.
By this time last years ducks should
have quite overcome the mott and
should have their full complement of
feathers.
AS far as possible an abundance of
exercise should be allowed the birds,
and this can only satisfactorily be ar
ranged when free range is provided.
The chief danger of combining them is
that under such conditions they are
liable to add on flesh too quickly, and
on no account should stock ducks be
fat
The difficulty can, of course, be
overcome by feeding sparingly upon
somewhat bulky foods.
Two meals a day will be found quite
sufficient, one the first thing in the
morning and the other about $3.50 or
4 in the afternoon.
Soft food should be provided for the
morning meal and mixture during
this and the succeeding month which
we have employed with success is
two parts of the middlings, one of the
barley meal, one of bran and one of
brewers grains.
At first there may be slight diff
Guilty in persuading the birds to eat
the last mentioned, but they speedily
become accustomed to the flavor and
eat it readily
A mixture such as this will keep
the ducks in good store condition and
will assist egg production at the pro-
per time. No hard or fast rule can be
laid down as to the actual amount of
food to be supplied, as this varies
with the breed and the conditions IN
der which the birds are being kept
and with the season.
The only thing to do is to periodic
ally examine them, and If too fat re-
duce the quantity of food; if too lean
increase it.
The mash should be given to the
birds not in a sloppy but a crumbly,
moist condition. 1t the former state
too much unnecessary water has to
be taken into the system.
The soft food should always be sup
piled warm.
For the afternoon feeding either
hard grain or mash may be supplied.
Personally I prefer the latter, but
many breeders are in favor of the
former.
Should grain be provided oats are
the best for the purpose, which should
be scattered upon the drinking water.
Good sample oats much be used, as
otherwise there is too much husk. If
mash is employed-andt the two may be
fed on alternate days-the same mix
ture as that for the morning feed will
answer we'll
If the birds are becoming rather too
fat, the proportion of bran should be
increased and the barley meal de-
creased.
The soft food should always be fed
from a trough, otherwise so much is
trampled on and made unfit for con-
sumption.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
lPuJI q 4 TRY
QlH>5I'6.d)| r IS y

The more active the hens the more
water they will drink.
There is no possible way of de-
termining the sex of eggs.
In killing and dressing pigeons,
handle them gently to avoid bruising.
Don't neglect to give the hens
plenty of clear, cold water at this
time of the year.
A healthy hen is always ready for
her meals, and is the one that fills
the egg basket.
Rightly handled leghorns are mag
nificent layers, but in some respects
are rather obstinate.
SQUADS may be dressed when want
ed for food and may always be had In
a fresh and wholesome condition.
The young turkeys that have been
able to reach the first of this month
in a good, healthy condition, are per
fectly safe.
In one night rats will destroy
enough chicks to pay for many ROD
of frst-class f1ne-meshed wire.
No one ever saw a hen refuse TO
eat sweet corn. A handful now and
then is a luxury, or so it appears from
the wav the fowls eat 1t.
Field peas coarsely ground added 10
ground feed for fowls, or small quanu-
ties ground with the food so prepared
is said to be a valuable addition
Turn the hens into the alfalfa neio-
They will pick up lots of insects, De
sides weed seeds, and the alfalfa Will
supply their steady diet day after day.
and they will never tire Of it
In market fowl the breast Is the
main thing. but in order to obtain
desirable breast Il is necessary TO
have a good body first
It will be time well spent to white
wash the interior Of each house so as
to have the building sweet and pure
for the coming cold weather.
If ducks are raised for market pur-
poses they will bring as much when
they are ten or twelve weeks old as
at any other time.
Ducks and geese should be killed oy
bleeding In the mouth or opening the
veins of the neck The best markets
demand this method of killing,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22
Latest In Petticoats,

Dress underskirts are of fine muslin
or batiste. Lace is more used In
trimming than embroidery, all trim
mings being neat rather than elabo-
rate. Allover embroidery, cambria,
cluny, torchon and honiton edgings
and insertions are best.
Under wash dresses, colored lawn,
chambray and batiste petticoats are
most popular. These are embroidered
In white, with white lace insertions and
and colored ribbon headings.
Among novelties are white muslin
petticoats and 1ounce reaching to
the knees, embroidered in color and
finished with a beading run with rib.
bon of the same shade.