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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
RIDDLES.

What does an ironclad vessel of war,
with four inches Of steel plating and
all her guns on board weigh Just be-
fore starting on a cruise?
She weighs anchor.
chest not man?
Because he is little horse (hoarse).
Which Of the West Indies Islands
does confectioner resemble?
Jamaica Gam-maker).
How would you increase the speed
of slow boat?
Make her fast.
When Is boxers eye like bar.
rel?
When it's bunged up.
Why is credit not given at an auc-
ton?
Because all goods brought to the
hammer must be paid for-on the
nail!
How does pitcher of water differ
from a man throwing his wife over a
bridge?
One Is water in the pitcher, and the
other Is pitch her In the water.
Why are old bachelors bad gram
marians?
Because when asked to conjugate
they invariably decline.
What is the difference between
Noah's ark and an archbishop?
One was high ark, but the other
hierarch.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

the stems The cucumbers are
washed by floating them for a minute
or two in a tank of clear cold water
and are then placed upon a rack or
screen before packing. AS rul.
the box or crate in which the cucum
bers are packed. is lined with white
paper. and when filled the top is
partly covered with Stats. leaving the
cucumbers partly exposed.
Egg plants are usually wrapped
separately in thin paper or inclosed
in a paper bag before packing. Snap
beans are shipped in the regular five.
eights barrel and half-barrel hamper
baskets, such as are used for handling
the general field crop. Peppers are
Gerorally wrapped in tissue paper and
packed IN wooden pans, such as are
used for marketing early tomatoes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

roots will hold. and remove to the
permanent bed.
Keep the seedlings covered with
wet cloth, so that the heat and wind
Will not dry them. With a SHARP
pointed stick make the hole for the
plant and then fill 1t with water. Plant
the Seeding in this puddle, drawing
the dark soil about the stalk when
the ground has been firmed about
the plant as much as possible.
A miniature water garden is prao.
tical, and will prove most interesting,
needing less attention than q flower
bed its size. Have sugar or vinegar
barrel cut in two. or use q wooden
tub. Sink this in the soil. Make a
potting box about twelve inches square
and fill with rich mud from a pond,
or use half rich loan, adding to the
mud or loan about one-third of well.
rotted manure. Plant the nymphae-
root In this and place In the tub;
NIL with water until 1t Is two or three
inches deep over the root. When the
growth commences and the leaves ap.
pear, water may be added from time
to time until the tub is full. Never
change the water. simply replace that
which evaporates-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
Care Of Colts Feet.

Every colt owner should possess o
foot rasp. Never mind about knife;
the less the knife is used around the
foot the better. The first time the
smith-if of the ordinary kind-gets al
the foot he will probably cut 1t enough
to. last lifetime. If the colt has been
handled and quieted before 1t is
weaned, 1t will allow the foot to be
raised and leveled with the rasp
Study the columns Of bones that &c
into the foot. mo foot, no horse" will
seldom apply to the colt whose owner
keeps the foot level.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
PLAN FOR BEAUTY AT HOME
CeIastrus, or Bitter Sweet Vine, 10
One Of Most Satisfactory That
Can Be Grown.
By L. M. BENNINGToN.)


The beauty which is near at hand
is often neglected while we prize
that which is denied us-we refer to
the beauty and desirability Of the
Celastrus. or bitter sweet vine. This
native climber found In our woods
and along fences, is one Of the most
satisfactory vines that can be grown
about the home. 1t is as hardy as
granite, quick grower, twining se-
curely about its support and 1t is not
liable to disease. In the fall, when
flowers are scarce. 1t covers itself with
clusters Of orange-colored fruit, which
the frost opens. revealing Its crimson
seeds.
Choose dark, rainy day, If possible,
for the transplanting, otherwise do
this work at sunset-we mean In
transplanting seedlings Water the
seed bed thoroughly a short time be-
fore you begin to transplant; then
lift the plants. with all the soil their
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

where the climate is too severe for
growing crops under cloth protection,
cheap sash filled with glass are effect
I've. Cheap hotbeds, constructed in
long lines with plank sides, may be
profitably employed for forcing vege-
tables for the market in the neigh
borhood Of large cities, where an
abundance Of manure for heating ma
terial may be obtained.
Take. for instance, parsley. This is
sometimes grown as an all-year crop,
or 1t Is grown during the autumn and
winter and the land devoted to let
fuce or cucumbers during the spring.
The parsley seed is sown in August
or September and the seedlings trans
planted to the frames as soon as they
are large enough to be handled. Cut
ting OF the leaves begins in the au-
tumn and continues throughout the
winter, and often until quite late in
the spring, provided prices remain
good.
Crops grown in frames are usually
superior In quality and appearance to
those grown in the open and should
be given more care in handling and
marketing. The cost Of production is
somewhat higher than for outdoor
crops. and 1t Is essential that they be
out up in neat packages in order to
bring the highest market price. The
more successful growers give the
work of gathering, grading and pack
Ing the crop their closest personal
attention and use only clean, attract
i've packages for handling and ship
ping.
Parsley is shipped in onebushel
crates, half-barrel hampers, and in
four-bushel barrels. Sugar barrels are
sometimes used. When making ship
ments In the large barrels 1t Is Gus
tomary to place block Of ice In
the top of each barrel The barrel
Is then covered with a piece of bur
lap.
Radishes and beets are tied ir
bundles and shipped in hamper bas
kets or in the veneer barrels 30 com
monty used for handling spinach and
kale.
Lettuce is usually shipped in the
tapering halfbarrel hamper with 9
wooden cover, or sometimes in crates
The lettuce is not washed, but is
packed as 1t is cut from the beds and
hauled direct to the shipping point
where 1t is loaded into refrigerator
cars or sent by express. =
Cucumbers are generally picked
early in the morning, while they are
fresh and crisp. In removing cucum.
bers from the vine a sharp knife or
pair Of shears should be used to cut
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

stream is more powerful than the Lab.
rador current and dominates it, taking
along in its course whatever ice may
be brought into it. This change usually
occurs in April and May, and those
months become then the period OF
greatest danger to transatlantic liners
from ice. The tracks of the liners
hardly touch the Labrador current, but
do lie along the path of the Gulf
stream. The area of the ice danger is
at the same time restricted, because
bergs coming into the Gulf stream do
not last long In the warm water of
that current.
Captain Johnston is OF the opinion
that the quantity of ice brought down
in the spring is in direct proportion to
the severity of the winter preceding.
The severity of the winters in the
north Atlantic states, he says, depends
upon the prevalence of strong north
winds having their origin on the Lab
rador coast. Similarly it is these same
winds which start southwark the great
masses Of ice broken off from glaciers
which appear in the steamship tracks
as icebergs. Therefore the Ice danger
in the steamship lanes is always great.
est after the most severe winters and
less as the preceding winter has been
mild.
Ground on Banks.
Many Of the icebergs in the south
ward drift become grounded on the
Grand Banks and do not constitute any
serious menace to the transatlantic
liners. 1t Is those which continue south
parallel to and beyond the banks
which threaten the safety of the ocean
steamers; and it was to these that the
revenue cutter patrols paid the most
attention. Captain Johnston said that
the largest berg that was encountered
was about 400 feet long, 300 feet wide,
70 feet high out of water. The small.
est ice which properly could be called
berg was 225 feet long, 100 feet wide
and 35 feet out of water.
Captain Johnston estimated the rate
OF deterioration of icebergs floating In
the Gulf stream as about 5 per cent. q
day. He saw many melting SO rapidly
that waterfalls were pouring down
from their sides while others in the
advanced stages Of dissolution turned
over daily as rapid melting shifted the
center Of gravity. Sometimes icebergs
were found literally covered with sea
birds. OF the score Of varieties Of sea
birds found on or near icebergs Cap
aain Johnston concludes that the pres.
ence Of none but the murre, a bird
common In northern latitudes, can be
safely regarded as an indication Of ice
in the vicinity.
Perhaps Captain Johnston's most
valuable contribution is that referring
to the visibility and means Of detect,
Ing the presence Of ice and icebergs.
After three months of repeated OBJ
servations and experiments, together
with the results Of his experience in
other arctic regions, Captain Johnston
concludes that there Is no certain
method of detecting the presence OF
Ice other than that of a sharp lookout;
that In fog. or especially dark nights.
1t is absolutely incumbent upon the
commander of any fast liner to run
very slowly and keep an extra vigilant
watch.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
Literal, but Slanuy.

''Will some little scholar please toll
what happened after the Children Of
Israel had marched seven days around
the walls Of Jericho. blowing their
horns7" asked the Sunday school
teacher. Tommy Taddles. you may
answer"
Please. ma'am," replied Tommy,
they tumbled to the racket Puck.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
FLYING BICYCLE IS LATEST
Arranged With Steering and Driving
Wheels and Carries a Large
Lifting Propeller.

The flying" bicycle comprises a
pair Of bicycle frames, with steering
and driving wheels, and a centrally
located shaft. rising to considerable
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

'Tis as much a trade to make a
book as to make q watch; there's
something more than wit requisite to
make an author.-De Ia Bruyere.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
Had the Goods.

Il am seeking the light" announced
the Pilgrim. WELL" replied the drug
store clerk, I'VE carry antifat and per
oxide."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
GROWING TRUCK CROPS
Three Acres Devoted to Sash
Gardening Is Profitable.
Great Care Should Be Exercised In
Gathering, Packing and Marketing
Of Vegetables In Order to
Secure Fancy Prices.
(By W. r. BEATTIE.)

IN certain IocaIltIeS where the CIl-
--cte - mild, srch crone "a parsley,
lettuce, radisAss aud beets can DO
grown during The winter months Il
provision ia made 10 protecting the
plants during the Few periods OF
freezing weather. The cheapest form
Of covering is cotton cloth or un-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

ulation of a variety Of things, such
as empty kegs, barrels, boxes and
other things too numerous to men.
ton.
Having a good room for the har.
ness is not all in caring for the har.
ness. 1t should be washed and OILED
regularly,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17

boys. OF course good wind must
be blowing. With two boys 1t has
made a mile in five minutes on pave
ment,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
Flying Bicycle.

height and carrying large lifting
propeller. A steering rudder IL ar.
ranged at the rear.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-17
Secure Best Fruit,

Secure Best Fruit.
To secure the very best fruit 1t ia
best to renew the strawberry bed
every other year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11

eye showed that she understood the
importance OF the admission. Il
know" she said. what you are go
Ing to ask me now. Did ! feel any
thing there but the flowers and the
tulle? No. Mr.. Gryce. / did not.
There was no poniard in the wound"
Mr.. Gryce felt around. found a
chair and sank into 1t.
You are a truthful woman" said
he. And he added more slowly.
composed enough in character l
should Judge not to have made any
mistake on this very vital point"
Il think so, Mr.. Gryce. / was in
a state Of excitement, Of course; but
the woman was a stranger to me, and
my feelings were not unduly agi-
tated."
"Sweetwater, we can let my sug-
gestion go in regard to those ten min
utes | spoke OF. The time is mar
rowed down to one, and in that one,
Miss Clarke was the only person to
touch her"
THE only one" echoed the lady,
catching perhaps the slight rising
sound Of query in his voice.
Il will trouble you no further" So
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11

said the old detective. thoughtfully.
"Sweetwater, help me out Of this"
But one possibility remains" he
confided to Sweetwater. as they stood
waiting at the elevator door. Miss
Challoher died from a stab. What
follows? She struck the blow herself,
and the strength of purpose which
led her to do this, gave her the add
tional force to pull the weapon out
and fling 1t from her. 1t did not fall
upon the floor around her; therefore.
1t few through one Of those open
ings into the lobby. and there it either
will be, or has been found"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11
CHAPTER v.
The Red Cloak.

The Red Cloak.
What results? Speak up. Sweet
water"
None. Every man, woman and boy
connected with the hotel has been
questioned, but not one Of them pick
ed up anything from the floor of the
lobby, or knows u any one who did"
A bulletin was put UP.
Some hours later, Sweetwater re-
entered the room, and, approaching
Mr.. Gryce with a smile, blurted out:
1.-THE bulletin Is q great 60. I've
watched every one who stopped to
read It. Many showed interest and
many emotion; she seems to have a
troop of friends. But - embarrass-
ment! only one showed that"
Embarrassment? Humph! q man."
mo, q woman; a lady, sir; one OF
the transients."
"A woman! Where is she? Still
In the lobby"
mo, sir. She took the elevator
while | was talking with the clerk"
you mistook her expression"
II don't thing so. / had noticed her
when she first came into the lobby.
She was talking to her daughter who
was with her, and looked natural and
happy. But no sooner had she seen
and read that bulletin, than the blood
shot I'D into her face and her manner
became furtive and hasty. Almost be-
fore | could point her out, she had
seized her daughter by the arm and
hurried her towards the elevator. Her
room is on the seventh floor. number
712, and her name is Watkins. Mrs.
Horace Watkins Of Nashville"
call the desk. Say that I'm to be
told II Mrs. Watkins Of Nashville
rings up during the next ten min
utes. Well give her that long to take
some action"
sveetwater did a. he was bid.
then went back to his place in the
lobby.
But he returned almost instantly.
Mrs. Watkins has just telephoned
down that she IL going too leave,
SIR"
ITO leave?"
The old man struggled to his feet
NO. 7I2. do you say? Seven stories.
he sighed. But as he turned with .
hohbIo. he stopped. There are 6if
nsultisI IN TIE way q tbs intsEgisN'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11

point, at least. You KNOW inc VIC
tim? Her name. mean. and the
character she bore:"
Yes; 80 much was told me on my
way down."
"A fine girl unspoiled by riches and
seeming independence. Happy. too
to all appearance. or We should be
more ready to consider the POSSIBLE
ity Of suicide"
Suicide by stabbing calls for q
weapon. Yet none has been found.
hear"
None"
yet she was killed that way?"
Undoubtedly, and by a long and
very narrow blade, larger than q
needle but not so large as the or,
binary stiletto."
Stabbed while by herself. or what
you may call by herself? She had no
companion near herr"
None, IL we can believe the four
members of the Parrish family who
were seated at the other end OF the
room"
And you do believe them?"
Would a whole family leland
needlessly?"
1T wouldn't seem So"
She fell just few feet from the
desk where she had been writing.
No word, no cry, just collapse and
sudden fall. She never looked up or
spoke again. What do you make OF
It, Gryce?"
ITS q tough one, and I'm not ready
to venture an opinion yet. should
like to see the desk you speak OF,
and the spot where she fell"
A young fellow who had been hover
ing in the background at once stepped
forward. He was the plain-faced de-
tective who had spoken to George.
will you take my arm, sir?"
Mr.. Gryce's whole face frightened.
This Sweetwater, as they called him,
was. have since understood, one Of
his proteges and more or less OF q
favorite.
Have you had a chance at this
thing?" he asked.
Yes. sir; they were good enough
to allow It,"
Very we'll. then, you're in a POSI-
ton to pioneer me. You've seen 1t
all and won't be in a hurry"
mo; I'm at the end Of my rope. !
haven't an idea, SIR"
We'll, we'll, that's honest at all
events" Then, as he slowly rose with
the others careful assistance,
There's no crime without its clue.
The thing is to recognize that clue
when seen. But I'm in no position to
make promises"
The mezzanine was guarded from
all visitors save such as had official
sanction. Consequently, the two re-
NAMED quite uninterrupted while
they moved about the place in quiet
consultation. The locale was what
Gryce wanted, and he got 1t. Wheth-
er he got anything else 1t would be
impossible to say from his manner as
he finally sank into q chair by one Of
the openings, and looked down on the
lobby below. 1t was full Of people
coming and going on all sorts Of bus
mess, and presently he drew back.
and, leaning on Sweetwater's arm,
asked him a few questions.
who were the first to rush in here
after the Parrishers gave the alarm?
"One or two OF the musicians from
the end OF the hall. They had just
finished their program and were pre-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11

musingly. half deprecatingly. 70
marked:
1.-THE person who stopped wore
long red cloak Probably you pre-
ceded your daughter, Mrs. Watkins"
The lady thus brought to the point
made quick gesture towards the girl
who suddenly stood still, and, with
rising color In her cheeks. answered.
with some show OF resolution on her
own part:
"You say your name is Gryce and
that you have a right to address me
thus polntedly on a subject which you
evidently regard as serious. That II
not exact enough for me. Who are
you, sir? What is your business?"
II think you have guessed It. am
detective from headquarters. Per-
haps this young lady can tell me
what you cannot"
"Caroline"-Then the mother broke
down. "Show the gentleman what you
picked UP from the lobby floor last
night"
The girl laughed again. loudly and
with evident bravado, before she
threw the cloak back and showed
what she had evidently been holding
in her hand from the first, a sharp
pointed. gold.handled paper-cutter.
1T was lying there and / picked It
up. l don't see any harm IL that"
you probably meant none. You
couldn't have known the part 1t had
Just played in this tragic drama"
said the old detective. looking careful
ly at the cutter which he had taken
in his hand.
you have washed this?" he asked.
mo. Why should wash It? 1t
was clean enough. was just going
down to give 1t in at the desk" And
she turned aside to the window and
began to hum, as though done with
the whole matter.
The old detective rubbed his chin.
glanced again at the paper-cutter.
then at the girl in the window, and
lastly at the mother, who had lifted
her head again and was facing him
bravely.
at is very important" he observed
to the latter, that your daughter
should be correct in her statement as
to the condition Of this article when
she picked 1t up. Are you sure she
did not wash IT."
II don't think she did. But I'm sure
she will tell you the truth about that.
Caroline. this is q police matter. Any
mistake about 1t may involve US in a
world Of trouble and keep you from
getting back home in time for your
coming-out party. Did you-did you
wash this cutter when you got up
stairs, or-or-" she added. with q
propitiatory glance at Mr.. Gryce-
wipe 1t of at any time between then
and now? Be sure"
Mother, how can tell what l did,"
flashed out the girl, wheeling round on
her heel till she faced them booth.
Such a lot Of talk about a paltry
thing which couldn't have cost ten
dollars" And she wheeled back.
1T isn't the value" Mr.. Gryce
could be very patient. TITS the fact
that we believe 1t to have been an
swerable for Miss Challoner's death
that is, II there was any blood on 1t
when you picked 1t up"
Blood" The girl was facing them
again, establishment struggling with
disgust on her plain but mobile fea-
lures. Blood! is that what you mean?
Take It away" she cried. Blood"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11

pairing to leave the gallery. Natural
ly they reached her first"
And who followed them? Who
came next on the scene?"
Some people from the lobby. They
heard the disturbance and rushed up
peIl.mell. But not one Of these touch
ed her. Later her father came"
who did touch her? Anybody,
before the father came I'M"
Eyes; Miss Clarke, the middle
aged lady with the Parishes. She
had run towards Miss Challoner -
soon as she heard her fall. and was
sitting there with the dead girls
head In her lap when the musicians
showed themselves"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11
SYNOPSIS.

George Anderson and wife see re-
markRble looking man come out OF the
Clermont hotel, look around furtively.
wash his hands In the snow and pass on.
Commotion attracts them to the Clermont,
where II IL found that the beautiful MISS
Edith Challoner has fallen dead. AndeT-
son describes the man he saw wash his
hands in the snow. The hotel manager
declares him to be Orlando Brotherson.
Physicians find that Miss Challoner was
stabbed and not shot which seems 10
clear Brotherson OF suspicion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11
lust Married, Too.

Young man." said the magistrate
severely, the assault you have com
mitted on your poor wife is q most
brutal one. Do you know Of any rea-
son why should not send you 70
prisong IF you DO. your honor, ~
Piled the prisoner 1t the bar, hope
fully. 1T win hEoak N cur hoAeR
n
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-11

she repeated in horror. Alnging her
self into her mothers arms.
Mr.. Gryce thought he understood
the situation. Here was q little klep
tomaniac whose weakness the mothe
was struggling to hide.
Gro BE coNTINUHDO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-16
EXAMS. ON JUNE 2

The United States civil service COM
mission announces the following ex-
aminations to be held in this city from
June to 5: Associate physicist, lab
oratory assistant, dental inferno, SUI
perintendent farm and transportation,
assistant in animal pathology, testing
machine operator, nautical expert,
practical papermaker, map colorist,
physical laboratory helper, dentist,
physician, laboratory apprentice and
aid in coast and geodetic survey. APP
plications and information may be Sc
cured of L A. Handley, local secre-
tary, at the postoffice.