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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Saws Chinese Are Heroic.

G. H. Chu, evidently a Chinese stu
dent Of :. Columbia university, New
York, writes the New York Sun to
contradict certain statements that
have appeared in newspapers since
the Titanic disaster, to the effect that
among Chinese in similar circum-
stances the rule is men first" Mr..
Chu asserts that "the teachings of Con.
fucius all favor self-sacrifice, the
helping of others than yourself. Con.
fucius says that man who in peril
steals his own life instead of dying
under duty's call is less than a man
There is nothing in Confucianism,' ;
continues Mr.. Chu, "justifying any
man who saves himself by letting q
woman or child lose life.
"The experience in China is that
many, many times the noble rule is
followed: Women and children first.
Sometimes Of course the men neglect
the higher law, and are severely blam
ed by the people in general if they
do"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Good RGsdadS
q Farm Notes

It's the stray cockleburr that seeds
the field for next year.
Never hoe OF cultivate beans when
the vines are wet with dew or rain.
A heavy crop Of weeds will check
the growth Of the clover a great deal.
Blood meal is rich in protein, peas
are much richer in protein than corn.
Corn planted to secure a large yield
of ears makes the most valuable sill.
age.
The seeding of rape and turnips in
corn has become an established prac.
lice.
Sow some clover; If nowhere else,
SOW in corn efter the cultivation is
over.
Alfalfa will grow on nearly all good,
well-drained soils, but best on a rich.
sandy loan.
The only good way to shock grain
is In round shocks with one or two
cap sheafs on top. jftn
Pick cucumbers often and clean. If
permitted to mature and make seed.
the productiyeness Of the vine stops,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Municipal Elephant Serve as a Thief Chaser

venture he had taken on a high path
irlnged with bushes, that runs near
the edge of the cliff. Mrs. Plau and
ner son had preceded the keeper and
the pachyderm by 100 feet or more.
suddenly three young men iumped
from behind clump of trees and one
OF them made for her. Mrs. Plau
carried handbag with $40 in It in
notes and she screamed.
Plau and the elephant arrived in a
hurry. The boys had not seen the
eiephane. which had been concealed
by the bushes
One OF the boys was only few
feet away from Mrs. Plau when Min.
ME saw him." said Plau Il had heard
the elephant snort little while before
and l thought either a man or a dog
was near.
20 after him, Minnie I told the
elephant and she did. 1t was the first
time had ever seen her try to in.
.lure, anyone and she surely did try
to get that fellow He lodged be.
mind tree and then ran down hill.
Minnie went after him, but the grade
saved him. Minnie is slow In going
down hill" rt ,,t
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18

must be what is called half-pitch,
meaning that the distance from the
peak down to the plate must be half
the width Of the building. This steep
roof Is necessary to accommodate the
corn conveyor and distributing spout
which is hung directly from the raft
ers. For this reason care must be
used not to have any cross ties higher
up on the rafters than shown in the
drawing. The studs are two by six
inches set "a inches on centers. The
braces A, B and c are all two by six
inches placed four feet on centers.
The rafters are two by six inches set
"a inches on centers; the stills, if crib
sets on piers, should be six by six
inches or six by eight inches square.
A tie rod one-half or five-eighths
inches in diameter should be placed
across the building ten feet apart, as
shown. The guide boards are for dis
tributing the corn evenly in the crib,
but should not be nailed in place un.
til the conveyor is installed, as in the
distributing spouts in the various ma
chimes, the spout Is so arranged that
the center studs forming the driveway
may be extended up above the plate
line as much as three feet, increasing
the capacity of the grain bin just that
much. The roof may be covered with
any material, but good composition
roof Is recommended.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18

MINNIE, the municipal elephant, the
AVA other day rescued Mrs. Jennie
Plau, 1888 Paris avenue, from three
hoodlums in the Brookside Park
woods. Minnie dispersed the young
men and nearly caught one OF them
In an exciting chase down the side Of
one of the peaks that rise across Big
Creek opposite the Fulton road en-
trance.
Mrs. Plau is the wife Of Paul Plau,
Minnie's keeper. She had taken her
young son. Arthur. eight years old, to
the park to accompany Minnie and
her husband on their morning walk
before the visitors began to throng the
meadows and woods.
Minnie is becoming very sure-foot.
ed and climbs hills like a goat, Plau
says. On the morning of the id.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18

He stopped the car and the platform
door swung open. Before the ceeduc-
tor could close it again Ed hade the
go-cart and was making off. ~
Mrs Frank Marvin, 27S McGraw
avenue, spied him. She had two little
childrenu with her, but that didn't de-
ter her. She grabbed them both and
made race for Ed.
Where are you going with my 20.
cart?' she commanded. Put 1t down
this instant"
But Ed ignored her and tried to con.
tinu.e his journey. Mrs. Marvin
wouldn't have 1t that way and there
was struggle for possession of the
cart. The boy wouldn't let go and
Mrs. Marvin clung on. Somebody
called the police and Mrs. Marvin the
children, Ed and the go-cart were Civ.
en- a ride to police headquarters in a
patrol.
At the station neither Mrs. Marvin
nor Ed would relinquish claim on the
cart. Finally Mr.. Lerchen was sent
for and he quickly settled everything
by saying the cart wasn't the one he
gave the boy to deliver.
At that point the curtain fell on the
first act. The cast is still in rehearsal
on the rest of the show.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
A Sea Mowina Machine.

The first sea moving. machine has
been launched at San Diego 1t will
be used for cutting the millions of
tons of .kelp and seaweed that grow
along the coast. A gasoline launch
has been fitted with a horizontal jack
shaft revolving at right angles to the
keel. Two vertical shafts are fitted
with four-foot blades that revolve at
high speed ten feet below the surface.
The moved kelp floats ashore, is
taken out and dried, and later is haul
ed to factory to be converted into
fertilizer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Tomato Support.

end and middle Of flour barrel. Drive
the three stakes on a slant on a circle
around base of plant as much smaller
than the smaller, hoops diameter as
the difference in diameter of the two
hoops. Place the larger hoop in place
in the notches on top, and then press
in the smaller one till all is taut. AT
end of season l make a bundle of all
the stakes, and another of the hoops
and hang up out of the way till
wanted the next season. Mine nave
been used five seasons, and are still
good.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Shylock's lnsistency Beaten by Black Portia

before the winter holidays. According
to Molly's testimony, Shylock was not
more 1nsistent for his pound OF flesh
than was Elsie for her two dimes, the
aforesaid insistency resulting in an at
tack on the fairy form of the corpu-
lent Molly with ferocity that
caused her to vacate her happy home.
DO you want to question the wit
ness?" asked the Judge at the conclu-
sion Of the statement of Molly
Does ah want to ak any questions?"
snorted Elsie. I'm course ah does.
Didn't ah gin 20 dat basket er
peaches fur 20 cents?"
"Ah reckon So"
Did yo' pay me dem two dimes
when ah axed 'yo' fur 'em like er
lady?" .
LAX er lady! Yo' said If ah didn't
pay yo' would frow er brick at ma
head"
Did yo' gin me, dat changer"
"Ah done tole yo' ah didn't have no
money"
'"Yo' amt payed me twell yet. is
yo?"
No"
"Dar yo, is."' said Elsie, triumphant
ly addressing the Caledonian on the
bench
DO you want to ask any more ques-
tions?" asked Judge Douglas.
MO questions? What mo- ques-
tions does yo' want me ter az? All
knows muffin erbout dis yere cote.
ah nevah has bin in jail"
That will do" commented his honor.
you are discharged, but you must not
undertake to collect any debt by such
forceful methods"
Elsie glared at the Judge moment
and said:
"Ah bet ah gets dat 90 cents befo'
dat yaller niger is er day older"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Go-Cart Is Cause Of Mix-Up in Thrilling Comedy

NETROIT. MICH.-"The Comedy OF
~ a Go-Cart" would be an apt title
for sketch in which woman. her
two little children, boy and a trolley
car figured the other afternoon The
curtain rose when e. II. Lerchen. 146
Tuxedo avenue, hired Ed Schultz. aged
sixteen, 322 Hunt street, to take a
go-cart to his sister on the West side
From then on the action was swift.
Ed bearded a jefferson car and not
having any little brothers and sisters
who use one of the tiny carriages, he
forgot all about Mr.. Lerchen's when
he alighted from the car at Fourth
and Grand River avenues.
In few seconds 1t dawned on Ed
that he must be in that part of the
city for something.
"Ah, ha, ! have it," exclaimed the
boy. Il was to deliver Mr.. Lerchen's
go-cart. But where is it?" he asked
himself, feeling in his pockets. Must
have left it on. the car" he said finally.
Ed appealed to patrolman. who
advised him to wait on the corner for
the car to return and recover the
cart. That appeared logical. so he
sat down on the curb to9wait. Then
| 1t dawned on him that he didn't know
the number Of the car, and all cars
on Grand River avenue look alike. He
decided to wait until he thought his
car had time to go - the end of the
line and return.
After a while a pay-enter came
along and Ed saw a go-cart on the
rear platform. He jumped at the
conclusion that it was Mr.. Lerchen's
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
A Serviceable Pole Drag.

beyond the last one. On top Of this an
old moving machine seat is fastened,
and the arrangement is such that
while the seat is held in place the
poles may work independently of each
other. AS the seat is bolted to the
board, 1t can easily be removed, max.
ing the implement much easier to
house when not in use. The drag
should be drawn by short piece Of
chain attached to the center of the
first pole, as is indicated.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
CONSTRUCTION OF CORN CRIB
Modern Farmer Now Uses Elevator
for crlbblns Crop-Section of
Building Is Shown.

Modern machinery and methods
have brought about great changes in
harvesting the corn crop and the mod
ern farmer now uses corn elevator
for cribbing his corn. In response to
several inquiries and for the benefit
Of those who intend to build new cribs
to be filled with an elevator we pub
lish herewith a sectional drawing
showing how the crib should be built,
how the timbers should be placed and
the various sizes of same. says the
Iowa Homestead. The drawing shows
a section Of 24-foot crib with ten
foot driveway in the center and a
grain bin over the drive The length
may be any size from 25 to 200 feet
long. In building one of these cribs
1t must be remembered that the roof
must have an angle Of at least As de-
grees, that is, the slope of the same
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18

XiAsMlANuI1hu, ALA I>OtWltuolduu'
- ing the fact that the United States
Constitution declares that no one shall
be imprisoned for debt. the effort is
sometimes made to use the police
court as collecting agency, generally
by creditor preferring a charge OF
obtaining goods by false pretences or
embezzlement. OF course this doesn't
always work with the Judge. and it
generally results in. the prosecutor
being taxed with the costs.s
There was a reversal of this pro-
cedure the other day at the police
court when Elsie Allen, tall. gaunt
negro woman of forbidding aspect was
arraigned on charge Of disorderly
conduct based on her efforts to collect
a debt of 20 cents.
The old woman acted as her own
attorney in the case and in the ability
to ask rambling questions easily came
up to any Of the distinguished prac.
titioners that daily haunt the city
forum. Not only that, she did what
lawyer rarely does in the police
court-she cleared the defendant,
thereby setting aside the familiar ad.
age that "he lor she) who is his Tor
herr own attorney has fool for a
client"
The principal witness against the
amiable Elsie was a Xanthic colored
maiden Of elephantine proportions
named Molly Maybray. Molly's state.
ment was to the effect that she had
purchased 20 cents worth Of peaches
from the angular Elsie. and that she
intended to pay for them sometime
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
POLE DRAG is sERvICEABLE
Next Best Implement Where One
Does Not Possess Land Roller
Easy of Construction.

If you don't possess land roller,
the next best thing is a pole drag.
The one shown in the cut is better
than a roller for leveling and pulver.
izing the soil. 1t is composed of three
hardwood poles inches through and
Z feet loEg, writes Fred O. Selby in
the Farm and Home. They are fas
tened together about feet apart by
means of short pieces of chain.
To hold the seat piece Of board
Is bolted to the middle of the first
pole and allowed to extend slightly
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
DEVELOPMENT of Aclditx.

Acldity in marsh soil develops COM
monty where lime carbonate is not
brought in from surrounding higher
land This acidity does not interfere
with the growth of crops provided the
soil is properly fertilized.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18

DiaaInq Potatoes Promptly.

Irish and sweet potatoes should be
dug as they mature. Do not let them
remain in the ground after they are
ripe. They will never keep so well as
when dug as soon as ripe and care
fully dried out. The injured and dis
eased tubers should be carefully sort
ed out as soon as possible after dig
ging.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Wasted Diplomacy.

Mrs. Knicker-Does your husband
rage when be gets the bills?
Mrs. Booker Yes. though al
ways place them face down just as
the walters do.-Harper's Bazaar.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Push Fiqht on Weeds.

The fight against the weed pest
should be pushed to the last notch
from now on because this years weeds
and next years seed can be destroyed
at one stroke.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
A Relay Event.

How were you on athletics in col
lege, SOM"
81 was good a. relay events. dad
"That's what I understood Well
you kin just relay all the carpets
your ma took up last spring.
Pittsburg Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
GETTING Most Profit,

The ultimate end of the hog is pork
and the quicker the growth to mar
ket maturity, the more profit there is
In Il for the feeder
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
.Hsd Reason to Feel That way.

"Pd like to see the man who could
persuade me to promise to love, honor
and obey him." said Miss Wellalong.
Il don't blame you," replied the pert
young bride. - fttq
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
Improved Roads

According to a report of the director
of the office of public roads, the five
leading states in improved roads are
as follows:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
BREEDING Flies.

The number of flies on the farm can
be kept in check by keeping all man.
ure ,carted away to the field, thus re-
moving their breeding grounds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-18
More Than a Fad

MY friend, have you an object in
life?"
"Huh?"
"Have you anything to work for?'
"You bet / have. Got a wife and
five children"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-27
CHICAGO FLOUR.

Chicago Trade Bulletin-The -four
market nay be called somewhat un-
satisfactory: when compared with sew
previous Weeks. While millers
are sold ahead. and s,any OF them
working on old orders. there Is little
new business coming in. Those who
sold their output for future delivery
on the recent advance in wheat and
flour. nave cause to be thankful, as
prices have declined and the market
has changed somewhat in regard to
the buying power. Many dealers.
shippers and spectators have taken
on soodly amounts of flour and are
awaiting further advances, have met
with disappointment. as values ahead
declined from 10c to 20 per Dbl. The
east is taking very little -four at the
moment. and in case that section
wanted flour ever SO badly they could
not secure ears in which to make the
shipments of large amounts. The ex-
port trade Is at a standstill, and bids
o abroad are considerably out Of
line. Millers' agents report a falling
off in the demand for all grades Of
-four. and they say that in many in.
stances receivers and others are oblig-
ed to split a car of -four in several
lots in order to place it readily, as the
local trade are again taking hold in a
hand-to-mouth way only.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-27
BISMARCK POLICE
ARE KEPT BUSY
Two Officers had Trouble
With Negro-Served a
Term in Penitentiary.

Bismarck. n. D.. Sept. o7.-Things
seem to be picking up in local police
circles. and for several weeks in the
future Chief Mcdonald and his force
anticipate trouble most any time.
The first Of the trouble started when
Chief Mcdonald m Captain Mar
t!neson found a colored gentleman
by the name of Sam Jones sleeping
Oft a Jag at the n. P. depot. Jones
had just been released from serving
q two-year term at the p~enitentiary,
having been sent here from Ninot.
The fact that the police disturbed
his slumbers aroused his Ire consid-
erably. and the police officers landed
him in the county Jail only after the
tusSel OF their lives. The colored
man seemed to be somewhat trained
In the fighting line. and he was not
subdued till after he received a Sc
we're beating. He was taken to the
county Jail and when about to be
placed In his cell he turned on Sher-
in Barnes. but the big sheriff was
easily master Of the situation. The
colored gent will probably get an
opportunity to spend a few days
cleaning mud off the street crossings
when he RECEIVERS his physical cor.
dition.
Earlier in the evening the police
encountered a woman OF questionable
character who had been the cause Of
a street row between several Of the
young sports OF the city. She had
only recently arrived here from the
northern part OF the state. and the
police assigned her to apartments in
the city Jail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-27

NORTHWEST CROP CONDITIONS.
Unsettled weather In the northwest
greatly disturbed threshing opera.
tons in the last week and wet the
shocked grain in the fields and dam.
aged some Of 1t where the shocks
were not well put up. especially In
North Dakota and northern Minne-
sofa. he lax crop is only partially
cut and some OF it was quite too
green. Freezing weather in the
northern portions on two nights 10
said to have hurt to some extent
the u~nharvested seed. How much
the damage is. If any.t 10 not ye
known but the seed 10 not so sus.
eeptible to injury by frost as are
the cereals; Corn came along we'll
and gathering in the lighter soils is
under way with much already done
and showing a good yield.
Estimates Of the yield are on a
more conservative basis than they
were earlier in the season and such
are sustained by thu threshing re-
turns. OF course there wore exagger-
ated estimates heralded by land pro.
meters and others having private in
terests to serve. Considering the bad
weather. the grain hat came in Is not
injured beyond Reasonable expecta-
ton. and mos, Of 1t Is In good condi.
ton as shown by inspection records.
A greater proportion 70 more or less
danny. however. tina min 1911 but may
be protected by suitable handling for
a short time. More than usual seed
corn has been picked and put up for
use the next season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-27
THE PACIFIC COAST WHEAT
TRADE.

Portland Commercial Review-The
bumper crop which stood in the fields
Of Eastern Oregon. Washington and
North Idaho when the rains began a
month ago will nearly all be saved. A
week of brilliant sunshine and gentle
but drying winds have put the wheat.
oats and barley in fine condition for
the threshers. The damage done will
be small and not to exceed 1874 per
cent. The loss Of bleaching of grain
will be NOR than Offset by the fine
condition in which the ground has
been put for futupe harvests. Latah
county. Idaho, reports n of the
largest crops in its history. and nearly
every bushel will be brought to the
warehouses. Nez Perez and the other
Idaho counties tributary to Lewiston
have every harvest machine within
their borders working every daylight
hour. Fifty per cent Of the crop had
heen cut. On the remainder there has
been some stain, and a small percent
age Of the wheat has been softened.
Thirty machines are working in the
vicinity Of Palouse: Farmers around
Pullman are working every available
man and machine and will finish cut
ting and threshing the entire crop
within a week. In Garfield county
about 10 per cent Of the crop remains
to be threshed. The grain Is coming
into the warehouses at Pomeroy at the
rate Of 10000 to $4,000 sacks a day.
Snake river points report about the
same prospect. The Horse Heaven
district in Central Washington reports
the last Of the crop being harvested
and farmers hauling their wheat. In
the district between the Cascades and
100 miles east Of Spokane harvest has
been almost completed and the crops
u the largest in four or five years.
All experts unite in saying that the
damage by the rains will be slight. and
most Of them seem to regard the rain
fall as beneficial rather than detrimen-
tai. as it has put the summer fallowed
land in splendid condition for fall
seeding. 1t will be about October /
before the trade can figure out how
much Of a crop will be harvested. We
are positive that the crop will not
reach the figures predicted by the
trade in the latter part of July or early
in August: instead of 75.000,0 900 we
will have to be contented with a great
deal less: the crop. nevertheless. will
be a very large one.