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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07
To Prevent Rusty Irons.

To keep irons from rusting. rub them
with mutton fat, wrap in common
brown paper, and put them away in
dry place. II they have become
rusty, they may be made smooth and
bright by putting some white sand on
smooth board and rubbing the iron
over 1t several times.-Christian Sci.
ence Monitor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07


age and irrigation had been SO per
fected that those great plateaus were
habitable and supplied the richest ag-
ricultural districts in the world.
A meeting had been called to for
mulate the rules Of peace. Napoleon,
with full sanction and authorization Of
Congress, made short work OF the
agreement with the orientals. He ap-
peared above the Island Empire and
announced the ultimatum: that he
would blow up every man-of-war un-
less they were turned over to the Unit
Cd Republics of America peacefully,
IN which case the latter would pay one
third the value OF the monsters. The
orientals had been prepared for this
action and agreed to the terms. China,
the young Oriental Republic, followed
Japane example.
Christmas was nearing. Tho war
vessels Of the world were harbored
in the ports of the Americans and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07
Lemonade Hint.

When making lemonade always dis
solve the sugar in little hot water
before putting 1t into the lemonade.
This keeps the sugar from sinking to
the bottom of the glass and sweetens
It more quickly Another method you
will find good is to put the lemon in
hot water before squeezing, as II
gives twice as much Juice.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07

The fad is costly, for the fakes
charges big fees, and physicians pre-
dict that the victims of this maltreat
ment will be unable to walk at all
after q year or two.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07
Real Thlnu.

How was the reverberation in that
cave?"
Il don't know anything about that,
but the echo was fine"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07
Gjnoer Shcrbet,

Fill tall glasses with lemon ice and
on each sprinkle teaspoonful of pre-
served ginger cut into tiny bits.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-07
To Test a RIpe Pineapple.

Pull the leaves from the pineapple,
and II they do not pluck readily the
pineapple is not ready to be used.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

In California. to so o. sevefAl extensive
hussiae trips into the focshills Of the
Sierras. where ~e always fouad plenty OF
Quail. rabbits. squirrels and the like. Nay
,ff In the heavy timber there were deer
and b<srs-bu, l never GOT quite that fat
ur. r
II have no; revisited these foothills
since I left California to begin my base
bali career. bu; SHOULD like nothing bet
ter than TO journey once more to the
hase Of the old Siefras ard on the same
old trails. For | shall always Iemcmber
California as the state where ! pitched
my frs. game OF baseball. and received
my frs, Lesson IN hunting. Nod the tao
have gone hand in hand with me ever
since.
"After my rather disappointing starr in
Washington. l pitched bati for some time
in Idaho. This is in the hean Of the
Rockies and quite as Wild and impressive
scenery as the yorges and peaks Of the
California Sierras. Il is needless TO say
improved my opportunities here and
one Of the first things did was to take
my Remington and test what game the
country had 10 offer. found thst quail
were the main attraction. just as they had
been in California. hut there is one type
Of game which is often met with in these
rugged hills which Is A. prize for the
spor,sma refer to the pheasants
, which still find retreat in the sheltered
recesscs of Idaho.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

From Whatever the affinity may arise.
baseball and the gun are closely inter
linked. To no other spprt do players
from "bush TO biz lvasIc = turn 10
universally rs to tho hunt. Playing.
o. they do. in the open air. at high speed,
throughout long season, 1t might be
assumed that indoor sports would attract
the. diamond athletes during vaca-
tions-by contrast. If for no other rea-
son. The facts arc. however, that the
calling Of the seasons last =" out " is the
signal for general exodus Of players to
the fields and woods and water haunts
where turks tho game" that they have
dreamed about between times when en-.
gagged. for pay. in the other. And they
are true sportsmen. too. these bronxed.
hard -muscled fellows-notably so. Ac.
customed to the "fair play for which
the national game is famed. they in
stinctively respect shooting restrictions
wherever they roam-they are never
"game hogs"
Just few of these heroes OF fandom
here give engrossingly interesting ex.
tracts from their hunting experiences.
Tho slllustrations-by the wny-are strik.
tngly original and show their subjects In
unusual roles.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
Bruce aad Fo,pser
Rounding lato Form
for Hasrsday Bout

In training for = boxing contest
frankie Fo~ser OF II Paso u most
careful IN his diet and At all times
n.a.- temperate In his hsbi,s. be-
fore going on the road MORNINGS
fo~ser drinks two siasses gsod old
buii.rmilk. Ills breakfast consists
OF eantAloup-s. three EGGS. toast and
milk. II. eat, bu, Two meals n day.
II. reports himself feeling fine and
Is in Il, condition To put up the bat
tie of al. career next TUESDAY night
when he m.ets the fast and clever
Hid Bruce in y fifteen round bout
a, the West theatre.
Brue- IL every biz as careful and
consistent in his training and Ais
daily workouts are ~ila~ss1d by
large crowds OF people. Bruce Il
showing well and seems To have all
iha, 1. needed. lie il ooafident Of
being returned the winner bus looks
for the TOUCHES, opponent Of bis ca.
relr In the fighting blacksmith OF
l., Paso.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
DRl1raH war OFFICE
H0AXID ny Wan WHO
WORKED W0uD~

The red tape Sh!ch 10 effectively
isoiites The British war office ffon'
inventors. both OF fiction and OF real
life. has been shown to have no i~'-
ors for James Dous slAs Gray. who ss-
Gently wrote to the war lords. sAN-
ing that he VS. the in,eator OF =
~jf.les, apparatus by means o! which
an aeropisne's engine could b.
stopped In fiixh, gp 10 distance OF
several thousand yards.
The Inventor explained that In the
event OF an enemy senuinx aero
planes over warshlps or forts his ap-
pAr.tus could prevent their operA,'
ors. rob them of their power OF ny-
ing away. and cause them TO descend
aud thus fall Into the hands of the
British defending forces.
The war office rcd tape was cut
with one slash. TA. war lords fair
iy jumped at the idea. and after some
correspondence offered the inyentoE
the opportunity o. experimenting on
an army arroplsn. AT salisbury. II
he could. as he affirmed. force on. o'
the army aeropisn-s TO plane down
its engine having been stopped by
wireless apparatus. III. VA: office
would consider. very s.riog . con
slider. the Invcnt!or with .ew 4
purchase.
Jrns. Dou siss Gay was invited ,e
go >, Salisbury. but evidently the let
Tor of invention niisearrtcd. for moth.
Ing wns heard o: him for several
weeks. when he wrote a sharp note
asking them what they Intended &c
do abou; IL. for unlcsA they had de
o!ded to give his apparatus immei
late trial he would At once go u
Berlin. With many apologies the,
answered his letter. incio.in4 ;hci,
previous Communication. This h.
answered by stating that he was for
wardinx to them the secret apparatus
aud that he would soon follow. whs:
an arrangement for the trial eou''
b. personally arranged.
A elrIous box measuring about !
by ,: inches and covered with a
sorts Of danger labels arrived tn
mex, day. hut the inventor did no
follow. The box Was carefully place
In the safe and a letter written I
Mr.. Gray tha; the slrasatui had ar
rived and that al! was ready for th
test
| Ax several letters failed 60 dra'
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

had the. opportunity TO strike into those
paris of the State which offer the most
in the shape of game. l have fovad good
hunting close At hand. mali
a good many hunters like big-gamc
shooting or think they would like it,
hut I have never had such ideas myself
am we'll content with the smaller game.
and had rather handle a shotgun any. day
fhan riRc. Qmaii is. on the whole.
ny ia, ori,e yln,c, and there is no 1acs
Of these lirf, in the vicinity Of Linden.
believe / had rather hunt quail than
anything clso. but there is an excitement
about bagsiK w:li turkeys that is we'll
wo-'', Tho cfc.t. There are still con.
siderable rttEicr If these birds loose in
Tie woods of Tennts1r. ard il has been
my good fortune TO kndck down a few
in my numerous excursions into the will
derness with my Remington.
Although most of my hunting has taken
place in the vicinity Of Linden. I have
made several trips 10 Texas. making the
town of Clarkcsyillc my headquarters
This is an entirely different type OF
country. level instead of -hi,ly, as it is
in Tennessee. and well watered with
streams and number Of lakes. Ducks
,nd quail are the main attractions here.
Clarkesvilie is famous winter resort for
ducks and the hunter can find all he
wants Of this kind of feathered game.
So far my hunting has been confined to
these two States. ! have thought for
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

XXY HUNTING days 20 back to the
M time when I was first old enough
Ava TO handle a gun. and that wa. 80
far back tina, I can scarcely remember.
!! was eer.ainiy long before M ! had eyer S:
league bali or professional bali Of any
kind.
II was in those days that was working
in the mincs and they were dark dayA
too. There is nothing inviting about coal.
II Is dinRy. dusty trade. an unhealthy
life undersround IN The the mos. unSh9ie. s {.
through the green fields and feel the cool
shade Of the woods
Baseball has been good to me. and !
appreciate the. debt ! owe it-baseball
gave me a chance, when was unskilled
myself in the open air. where men were
intended to live.
1t seems to me so far back as 70 be
unreal. and yet | can remember how l
used TO hunt rabbits in the fields and on
the edge Of the woods when ! was only
slate ont of the moving mass Of coal.
can NO back IN memory to those times
and make them seem so real that / live
fhent over once more. And perhaps, for
that rcaaon. | have never lost my love for
the woods and the chase. II anything. I
have grown fondcr OF hunting than ever
since ] now have the opportunity to To-
Fdulgc in that dissipation almost all the
ktime in the of-scason.
I The past few years have been very
tpleeaant, and have made up for the lack
INF >ea%sAtsgsar-ls-haasa sak--one. time In my
fife; but In all the various things that
have opened up for me of late years.
have always kept my love for hunting and
1 for anything that takes me into the out-of-
doors. ~
have made my home for the past sew
cral years at Meriden, Connecticut. There
is no big game thcreabouts. except fsaes
THAT IS, which it is lawful to shoot.
generally hunt in my auto. as can &c,
over the ground quicker and in more com.
fort that way than any other.
Last fall ! took my Remington rife
and went up into the upper wilderness q
was quite notable little gathering. with
and number of other well-known base
ball men. But they have game laws in
Wisconsin. and there wasn't SO much hunt.
ing as there was general good time. Il
doesn't pay married man with famil,
TO support to dream of long hunting tripi
off into the wilderness, where things ar,
really as they used to be when Columbu.
came over, and meet bears and noos,
face to face; and may never be able tc
take such a trip. But there I, nothing
outside pitching in another worlds seriei
that I should like so we'll; and II the op
portunity does come my way, 1t won't taxi
me long 10 take 1t,
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

a. very real labor. he aesds ~ athletic
kiad Of vacation. and huatiag 10 made to
order for him.
I, would be hard for me TO say whether
prize my base -stealer record above the
pleasure I have received from my Sari-
Gus hunting excursions or not. ] never
thin. of comparing baseball with huntin8
a. a sport. for do not consider baseball
., . sport 4; all. I, is work. and hard
work At that. in the strongest kind OF
competition With the best men in the busi
ness. doubt II any man in any kind
Of business has laid awake nights study
ing a situation and trying to hxufe out
how he could advance himself any more
than have laid awake nights studying
out how could hest take advantage Of
an opposing pitcher and catcher when ]
was trying TO build up a good base steal
ing record. And II is Just as hard in
batting or fielding or pitching or any
thing el.e a player may be called upon to
10. know. much as am wrapped up
in baseball and much as ! like the game.
am glad when the closing days Of the
season are a, hend. for ii is then that
can take my gun and my dogs and get
out in the frcsh air and be alone.
Tennessee Is . State that still oHefs a
yrea, deal 10 ,hc hunter I, will be a
long time before its rugged hills and
heavy timber will be settled. and there
is still abundance Of game. My home
town is Linden. and while ! have never
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

mud sort are from TO year, old;
the clay packed ones were laid just
about the time. the American colon
lists were planning TO rebel against
the mother country.
The younger eggs. euriously. are
much more odorous than their Older
,ompa nious. In fact. when they are
opened they will ill - whole room
with their scent. The whites of
thc,e e4a aTe liquid. while the yoik'
are teiiied and have the appearance
OF masasehiuO cherries. being OF u
|reddish-yeiiow color,
According to rto-.ssor Keith. the
mud In which they are packed pre-
sumsbly Is sal, march muck. lie
says that only Chinese xon,-is'
with the mcst cultivated palate caa
eat these eggs. which are served
boiled. When Professor Keith bought
a dorm OF them the Chinese mer'
chant advised him that he would not
like the eEss. as they were little
hikhiy favored"
An American would describe then
In stronger terms.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

Yes, I am sure no worker in the heat
and noise of the big cities is more inter.
cstcd in n real vacation than the ball
player. Almost without exception the
player chooses to spend his leisure days
or weeks or whatever it pay be in hunt
ing imagine it is safe TO say nine
tenths OF the major league ball players en-
10y an excursion into the woods with a
gun and c1geriy welcome the first .oppoF-
'tunity that offers. 1 am sure l have
always dong so. and ! am no exception to
the rule by any means. For to me there
iis no pleasure in the world like getting un
| N the cool dawn before tile sun rises. and
uading in the damp. marsh grass and the
mist for shot at the birds.
| Last season / had most p1easurablc
hunt on R-rfoot Lake. Tennessee as the
eucet of sterling old Joe Canti!on. The
sport. thought was exceptionally good.
At any rate, The half dozen in tho party
MANAGED to get from forty TO fifty birds a
day, and as this was all we could posi-
lily handle do not sec that 1t would have
done us any good to have shot moe.
Spor, for sports sake. you know. We
naturally wanted to get something TO- show
for our long days work. hut enough was
enough. / lay no claim, to being a crack
sho, or phenomenal hrrter. ! know
enjoy the sport well enough, and ] also
know had many good Try with my old
Remington,
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
A WISE RuBE

l-ss, season a circus was paying
is annual yisit TO a small southern
town. aud among its many patrons
from the ou,iylns rural districts was
an oyergro~n youth who had FOOT
ID IL ten mllcz - witness his ;ir.t
circus.
Beior. icavlls home b. had been
fully advised as - the Hil.s. dec.p-
,lons. aad frauds. prae,is-d by GER
tain ,rieks;crs. gamblers. and con
men. who frequent pablle Eaihorinss.
and as rcsul; Of these admoniiIon-
he was determined tina, h. would NJ,
fall prey to any OF their ska
games no matter how allurinS they
nigh; appear.
Just before tue Performance began
the youths attention Wis attracted
by a f-roo!ous looking ''varmlnt" Of
the gorilla family. who occupied a
cage near the center of the animal
tent. His observations OF the beas,
became 20 intent that he attrac;c'!
the attention OF an animal trainer
who was loungIns near by.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
FAMOUS PlEAcHER SAYS
n ID ALL RIGHT 10 HAVE
"A GOOD TINE

Charles T.. Jefferson. tAstor Of the
Broadway abernael~. New f0rk CITY.
writes an nrticl. entitled "A Good
Time" In the October woman's Home
Compan nion. ani-kays In part:
In desiIins n good time ~c have
the communication OF the Christian
religion. II not only approves of our
ambition. hui; IL promises to help ~
In the attainmcn; OF Il. Nothinx j.
falsrr than the old superstition that
pirty and q long face belong ioEcia-
or. that saintiiness and gloom are re-
lated. tha; n you want TO be genuine
~ religious YOU mus, not .kpee' To
be happy-;iii you die. In many
quarters. Il Is u current opirion that
becoming u Christian means giving
up all prospects Of ever having any
more good times. Following Christ
means doing what you do not want
to do. giving up everything you like
TO do. xoinx out Of your way In
search OF things which pu, clout
Oh the sun. making yourself ms un
comfortable as you can. No wond''
that young people In many cases turf
their backs on the church. Religion
ix to them a straixhtiaccd. unnatural
other worldly affair. something to b
avoided In the days Of ones vo''h
and postponed until the sun u In IL
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

r HAVE always enjoyed hunting"
writes the famous pitcher. ITO me
4 i, is the greatest relaxation in tho
world from the steady and monotonous
grind of playing ball. much as like to
pitch And | have been fortunate in be-
ing able TO indulge in my favori,e recrea-
ion in variety of localities and under
widely differ !, conditions
"Al,ho,i.,i Kansas is my home. spent
some time in my younger years III South
crn California. This part of the country
made deep impression OH ric at the
time. and have never failed To look back
will, Measure on the days spent In what
!, destined TO he one Of 'h- fi-cs. p,r.s Of
tie corr,ry--noi the icas. Of its at:-ac-
,ions is the excellent game and fishing it
affords the sportsman
at wa, my good fortune, while living
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
DEAR At THAT

A Justice Of the peace In rural
community was ,presldinx In his first
case In which u Jury had been In
paueiied. The ease was OF neslissb'r
Importance: hut had been bitterly
contested. There had been many
mo, ionn and much argument. Tho
evidence was not particularly inter-
cstInE. The day was hot. The arsu-
nenis were dull. Then. TO the con-
,,-rnatIon of the court. the lawyers
on both sides demanded that ae
charge the jury"
''Gcn,iemcn OF the jury" said h.s
Honor. this IL the first time ! ever
prcs!dcd at n two-rInE. amaehurc cir
Gus. The actin has been drrnca
poor. mud III only charge you MEX
~i apiece. c.'-Scptcmbcr National
Monthly.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

opportunities, for I was born in the West
myself. Washington is my native State.
so l was not going West TO seek my for,
tane .Mtsp.sl :jwsnt .tP -AlbsEts.. - Rather. J
was coming East, for that province 10
considerably this side of my old home.
bought S1lme land belonging 10 he
Canadian >Pscific 'Raiiroad-4s0 acres of
good land In one piece, and. as the coun-
try is growing rapidly all through that
section, can count on . substantial in
crease in value of my. investment. From
the first, however. determined to make
the most of my land.
I found that hogs seemed to offer about
the best return on anyoncs money in that
far country, and so hogs it is. Nov.
when am not busy wondering how !
can keep down base bits by the other fel-
lows and keep up my percentage of VIC
tories am dreaming of the fortune to be
made in hog. raising. and the. comparative
merits of oats or barley as feed.
Naturally. as I am in the heart. Of a
great game country. ] hunt good deal
In the winter. Hunting has always been
| favorte sport with me ever since was
old cnotigh to hold a gun. have had
perhaps, more opportunity than most. and
I have always improved it. have shot
| a great number OF quail. partridges, and
the smaller game for food, but most. OF
my experiences have been on the big
game trail.
In the days when was young and in
experienced. and had poor tools to work
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
EATS EGGS 800 Years OLD
, From the BOSTON Post.

From the Boston Post.
Exxs. regular eating esK..' rsaS-
Ing In age from $50 TO SEQ years. are
being sold every day IN boston.
Despite their age. there Is no in.
reference with the sale Of tltese an
iiaues on the part OF the authorities.
For fifty cents. = dozen OF such
ancient eggs. goose or duck. say is5
years old. may be purchased yi&ht
here 10 this city. II one knows where
10 shop.
II 1. no, Undertaking 10 expose the
marketing OF this produce. For these
old ags. arc a Chinese deiicacy.
much sought after by oriental cpl
cures. and they are TO be fouad only
inthe most exclusive shops IN China.
Town.
Few Americans are aware tha;
fueh things may be- had In this couu-
Try. To Prof. Simeon L. Keith. Jr..
OF the Massachusetts Institute nj
Technology. belongs the honor Of di'-
covering that they are on Gale In Bos
ton.
Being n member Of the Tech bar-
isrioloxieai department. which has
been making n rIxid in-ss,iEatioa u
tn. egg question for the last two
years. Professor Keith naturally Il
Interested In old csks: the older the
better.
80. while MAKING n search for very
old ores. he recalled = story pristed
In the newspapers. many y-ars sso
when III Hung chanE first arrived In
America to serve as Chinese ambasss'
dor with his retinuc Of servants. Ac'
cordink to the story. rs printed. the
ambassador brought with him mum
her Of Chinese de!Icacies. amons
them being eggs = century old. pre-
served In mud.
A, ,ha, time Professor Keith de-
cIdci the story to be newspaper cx
axxeration. Now. however. after two
Year, experience with cold storaE'
cgxs. he decided Il mish, not be sucl
an cxAxEcration after all.
To Chinatown the professor wen
on S,!ii hunt for ioo-year-old eEg'
lie wa, more successful than he cx
pecicd. for he fouad some more thai
twice that age. Ne unearthed W.
varieties. one packed In black mud
the other packed In clay. The blac
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18
REID LEADS GOLF PACE.

Brookiinc. Mass.. Sept. ls.-wiih
Wiiircd =. Reid Of England setting
the pace. championship goif began
In earnest n, the couniry club to-
day.
An hour later Harry Warden. siso
Of England. and the favorii. for the
championship this year. left the first
tee. but IL Was almost noon before
Louis Teller Of France and Edward
Ray OF England the las, Of the for.
cigncrs began their initial rounds.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

NMONG the plcasantcs. of the many
! ~ pleasant experiences which CONG
4 \ into the average players life and
serve to contcn, him with an occupation
which is by no means all roses and sun
shine. there are none more welcome than
the little jaunts he is accustomed to take
into the wilderness. after his seasons
work is done. The majority, Of people. i
imagine think the big league PLAYER stands
in small need of recreation. From their
point of view, Il suppose his working sea
son appears like one prolonged holiday.
But, believe me, ii is alou, the most
strenuous holiday a person could wish TO
have, with its constant nefve-rac'ting
grind, its long and mono.onous railroad
Journeys, its wearing life in the hotels
Of the biggest cities OF the country and its
tagging efforts to always keep up with the
procession. There isn't player in the
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-18

west.
THAT this notion y . mistaken
one IL clear 10 any one who reads thH
New Testament with both eyes. Go--
the us~d TO cali Christianity the re-
iixion Of sorrow. and whenever no
said that Carlyle always gave a hear
" 'Amen. but neither the German
nor the sco,ehman Is Trustworthy
Interpreter Of the Christian religion.
chris,ianity Is In far< the religion OF
10y. II II ssems otherwise II IL be-
cause ~e read the Gospels through
the shadow cas-, By tho tragedy on
Goi.otha.'