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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Chicken Halibut Salad.

Cut three pounds OF chicken halibut
In one-inch slices and cook them in a
court bouillon made from two quarts
OF cold water. one carrot, two onions,
one-half wineglassful OF vinegar and
seasoned to taste with thyme, bay
leaves. parsley root. salt and whole
pepper. Boil this bouillon 30 minutes,
then allow 1t to cool before placing
the fish in It. Cook to the boiling
point for ten minutes, then remove
from the fire and chill the fish on ice,
Make a dressing from one soupspoon.
full Of french tarragon mustard, one
spoonful OF vinegar, three spoonfuls
OF olive oil. one-half teaspoonful OF
salt, one-half teaspoonful OF minced
chervil and chives and pepper "a
taste.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

uniformly shIftless. The Dutch have
built up an export trade and have
promoted agriculture. Scientific agri-
culture In Haiti is practically un-
known. The peasant scratches the
marvellous soil with stick. drops his
seed and lets II be until his crop has
grown up. why should anything else
be done?" he asks, in reply to the
strangers inquiry. III anything else
was necessary God would do It." In
the Haitian mountains rich minerals
and the best mahogany in the world
lie unworked for lack OF railroads to
haul the products to the coast; and
capital steers clear OF the island be-
cause OF the uncertainty Of politics
and payments, and the fact that the
whites as n race are under legislative
penalties-in the Haitian section.
Santo Domingo is much more ad.
vanced in this respect.
Any one who Is skeptical Of what
these people can accomplish should
visit the enduring architectural mon
uments OF the island-the marvellous
fairy palace OF Sans Souci In the
northern hills near Cape Haitien. and
the tremendous citadel OF La Fer.
riere on the top OF the mountain OF
that name. 5000 feet high-both Of
them the work OF the black King Hen
ri Christophe, who ruled Haiti from
1911 until he committed suicide In
1919, In order to avert assassination.
II Is true that thousands Of lives were
, paid for these remarkable buildings,
Just as II Ia true that Henri's reign
was one long chronicle OF bloodshed
But the imaginative capacity and In
domitable will.power OF the black man
who had been slave and who could
conceive and direct the building oi
such structures strike one today az
evidences OF an enormous capacity
which might have been put to valua
bic uses under better auspices.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
WORTHY HIGH PLACE
ARTicHokE AN IMPORTANT ITEM
ON THE MENU.
Large Number Of Dishes That Arc
Easy to Prepare, and Delicious
Should Be No Problem to the
Homo Cook.

But the ways Of cooking the arti-
choke are legion. Some of these are
genuine creations" OF celebrated
chefs and are too elaborate for the
practical housewife. Others are sim
pie enough to be within the reach Of
any home cook, and the dishes that
can be made from artichokes are 30
varied and delicious that we are glad
to give some of the simpler Of these
recipes. Try them and see II you
nave not gained delightful addition
to your bill of fare.
Artlchokes HollandaIse.-Boil arti-
chokes in salted water. Drain; serve
on plttter garnished with parsley and
lemon. Serve hollandaise sauce sep
arate.
Artichokes In Combination Salads
An infinity of combination salads may
be mads with the artichoke as the
principal ingredient; artichoke hearts,
with lettuce, chicory or escarolle and
few asparagus. points. or with lit
tie caulifiower, string beans. carrots
and two or three anchovies; or
chopped chicken and celery and peas
or stoned olives and sardines boned,
skinned, etc.; all are palatable II good
dressing Is used and everything well
chilled.
Artichokes With Mayonnalse.-Boil
the artichokes 20 minutes In we'll
salted water Serve hot, or thorough
ly chilled, with mayonnaise. II It is
desired that the artichoke should be
OF bright green color when cooked,
add one-half cup of vinegar to the
boiling water when the artichokes
are placed In It.
Artlchokes Scrambled With Eges.-
Cut In very small pieces the arti.
chokes from which have been removed
the stem, points and hard outer leaves.
Cook slowly in olive oil or butter
Season to taste; when cooked, break
In eggs; mix all together. Cook and
serve.
Artichokes Popular style).-Re.
move one-half an inch from the sharp
points Of the leaves. Cut the stalks
close. Wash In vinegar and cold
water to draw out any insects that
may be there. Drain and lay arti.
chokes In a pot of boiling salted wa.
ter; boil gently until you can draw q
leaf easily, but do not cook too much,
Drain upside down till dry. Serve hot
with sauce hollandaise or cold with
plain french dressing, tartar sauce OF
mayonnaise. The time for boiling will
take from 25 minutes to one hour. &c.
cording to the size and age of the arti
choke.
Artlchoke Hearts With Cream Sauce
Remove the hard outer leaves and
the pointed ends of the artichokes
leaving only the tender parts; parboi
these; cut each in four pieces; put
them In a casserole with butter, pep
per, salt. little -four. cream or milk
and boil all together until the sauc,
Is perfectly blended and reduced t.
the quantity needed to serve proper
'y.-The Delineator.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Best Soil for Alfalfa,

Alfalfa seems to do best on sandy
loan soils that have good supply Of
plant food and are well drained
though It has been known to have
grown In a heavy clay soil. It will de-
well on any soil that will produce
wheat or corn.
The field designed for alfalfa shoult
be selected with the view OF leaving
It for several years. The plant seemi
to reach It's prime in four years ant
can, as rule. be left in field profit
ably for seven or eight years. No diff
ficulty Is experienced in getting alfalfa
out Of the field. II It is so desired. II o
field Of It is plowed in midsummer and
kept we'll cultivated.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
DrlpIess Tea Stralner.

Tea stralners that will not drip or
stain tablecloth. are now being man.
ufactured. The perforated mesh for
straining the tea is on top OF one end
of deep bowlshaped spoon which
forms the bottom when strainer is
resting on the table. When In use the
strainer is held sidewise over a cup
so that the tea flows into the bowl
and then back through the perfora.
tions. Any liquid that is left In the
perforations drips back into the bowl
when the strainer is laid down.-Pop-
ular Mechanics.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
SOIL R0BBING IS IMMORAL
Poverty and Social Ills Go With Wear
Ing Out Of LandZFrench and
Belgian Farmers Prosper.

No nation ever has survived, nor car
survive, the decline OF It's agriculture
The decline Of the Roman republic be
gan when its farmers moved to towr
and had their lands cultivated b.!
slaves. France and Belgium prosper
because they are nations of small far
mers, who cultivate their land to iti
utmost limit. England and IRELAND
are prospecting because there is NJ
such thing in either country as worn
out land. America, Notwithstanding
It's almost llmitless resources, car
scarcely feed its own people mucl
longer.
We need not go far to see the i'm
morality Of soil robbing, says Wal
lace's Farmer. II farm In any 10
cality becomes worn out, even though
that wearing out be little more thar
the exhaustion OF the humus materia
In the soil, 1t must expect to have {
poor tenant. For q good tenant, VIII,
understands his business, will no
waste his time farming worn-out land
He may undertake to restore It; bu
II he Is wise, 1t will be done at tn,
expense OF the owner.
The rule, as illustrated In thousand
Of instances. is that the poorer tenant
get the poorer land. Having poor land
they must continue to be poor, whicl
means that they lose standing in tn
community. They are not able to edu
cate their children; they are not abl
to live as other farmers live. Whei
this becomes general In any township
II means that the schools In that town
ship are poor. 1t means that tn
churches dwindle In membership, an
finally pass out. It means that immol
allty becomes common even In tn
sports OF the young people. 1t means
in short, lack of social influence an
Of political influence on the part @
the farmers. These are the penaltie
for soil robbing, which nature impose
with absolute certainty and unfailin
accuracy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
DO ONE THING AT A TIME
Too Many Housekeepers Lack System
and as a Result Work Hard
With Little Results.

There is a good old saying which Is
familiar in Its excellent advice to ''let
the head save the heels" But the
nervous, energetic modern woman,
whose head, full of a score of things
to be done Immediately, is usually far
in. advance of her heels, finds the an
cient and honorable axiom, "one thing
at time," far better suited to her
case.
The woman who, passing through
her bedroom to get her pocketbook out
Of bureau drawer to pay the milk
man, notices that the bed valance is
awry, stoops to adjust 1t and observes
dust on the table leg near by, pauses
to seize the duster from its bag, re-
marks that the duster should go into
the wash, steps into the bathroom to
drop 1t in the laundry bag, remembers
that the laundry bag should be mend.
ed this week, carries 1t to her sewing
table, notes that she will need more
white spool cotton before the dress
maker comes, catches up pencil to
jot down the memorandum and there
upon discovers on her memo pad half
dozen things which must positively
be attended to before lunch time, is
very likely to have a nervous break
down before her vacation time comes
around, and her husband probably
wonders what on earth she has had
to make her 80 nervous.
Every good housekeeper knows that
enough small matters can be carried
in the head in one morning to keep
the heels Of three maids, hired man
and all the children running most OF
the afternoon; and in these days when
bridge, charitable interests and club
affairs occupy one part of the feminine
mind and household business the 9th
er, the woman who refuses to allow
herself to be harassed and distracted by
too many thoughts at once, but who
attends to one thing at time with
her whole mind, is she who keeps Sc
rene and avoids the great American
breakdown at fifty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

tions and blood-stained dictators, va
ried by tyrants who proclaimed them.
selves emperors and set up fantastic
nobilities. with all the trappings Of Eu-
ropean courts. Haiti had never re-
ally known the white mans civiliza-
tion, It must be remembered. The
slaves were kept ignorant by their
masters, because It was argued that
in this condition they were less
formidable and the French system or
slavery in Haiti has been described as
the most brutal in the Western hemis-
phere-far more brutal, even, than the
Spanish system which obtained In the
southern portion Of the island. This
is testified to today by the difference
in moral tone still perceptible In the
two races. brought up side by side,
and mostly of the same West African
stock.
Haiti today has population prob
ably slightly In excess of 100000. 1t
is held by scientists to be the richest
island In natural resources and fer
tility OF soil In the entire world, with
the exception OF Java. The similarity
OF the two Islands Is striking. Both
are tropical, both have much the same
physical formation, even the climates
are not unlike. Java, with its depend
ent islands, however. has an area less
than twice that OF Haiti; but under
Dutch rule It supports a population OF
81 ,O0O, 900. which is constantly increas-
ihg-and observers are not inclined to
regard the Dutch system Of colonial
administration as an unmitigated
blessing.
Some Monumental Architecture.
The truth of the matter is that the
people OF Java are mildly Industrious
where the people Of Haiti are almost
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
GOATS PAY MORTGAGES
THEY CLEAN UP uNDERBRusH
AND DESTROY WEEDS.
Animals Are Naturally Browsers and
Relish Noxlous Plants In Prefer
ence to Luxurlant Pasturago =
Meat ls Nicely Favored.

(By GEORGE II. DACY. Copyright. 19l4)
Angora goats are profitable wage
earners. They clean up underbrush.
destroy weeds, yield profitable meat
and mohair and improve soil fertility
on a minimum Of feed and care. They
are also naturally browsers and relish
underbrush and weeds in preference
to luxuriant pasturage. Without feed
other than what they rustic, grade
Angoras will produce from three to six
pounds Of mohair per animal each
year, which sells on the market at
from 35 to 60 cents per pound Well
cared for pure breds often yield as
high as ten or twelve pounds Of mo-
hair to shearing, while fleeces Of spe-
cial luster and over fifteen or eighteen
inches in length sometimes bring as
high as IS or Sc per pound.
The meat of the Angora Is tender,
well marbled and nicely favored, and
many consumers eat goat meat and
imagine that they are consuming lamb
or mutton. On the grade fat Angoras
sell for from four to six and half
cents pound. The manure OF the
goat rivals that OF sheep as tonic
for ailing soils.
Angoras are first aids to farmers
who desire to inexpensively subdue
wild land. Twenty-Five or thirty goats
pastured on 100 acres Of bush land will
effect wonders in couple Of years to-
ward reclaiming the idle land. 1t IL
est to rotate the goats from one small
field to another 30 that the animals
are constantly gaining in live weight
and at the same time killing out the
undesirable growth. Angoras will
stand on their hind legs and browse all
the leaves and twigs within their
reach. They uniformly Craze over a
field 30 that when they are through
with the task Of cleaning the land
the field is in shape for plowing.
Grade Angoras range in price &C.
cording to age, weight and condition.
Farmers can usually buy good cross.
bred flocks at from $3.50 to IS per an.
imal. Pure bred bucks cost from SO
to $50 apiece, while full blooded does
sell for from IS to $40 per animal.
The utility Of the Angora hinges
around his ability to perform valuable
work at cut price costs. Goats abhor
wet or swamp land as well as inclem-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Salada a la Gre ole.

Two solid, ripe tomatoes, two sweet
green peppers, or one green and one
yellow pepper. Spanish onion and
plain French dressing, with crisp ten
der lettuce. II you cannot get the vel.
low peppers see II you cannot get yell
low uarge) tomatoes in order to get
a genuine Spanish combination Of col.
ors. Slice the vegetables nice and
thin. throwing the onion and pepper In
ice water for half an hour. Drain and
arrange in alternate layers on the bed
Of lettuce. Sprinkle a few chopped.
picked nasturtiums or chopped truf.
fle over the whole and do not add the
dressing until salad is served.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

Attachment to Rack. C.-Roune
Upright, Eight Feet High, -Four
Inches In Diameter. DARN, Eight
Feet Long.
rack bed pieces, far enough back te
allow the crank of the windlass tt
turn without hitting the rack.
The windlass should have a catch
which will be found useful to hole
the moving parts when going to ant
from the field.
When load is on, let down the swing
ing arm by unlocking top end o.
brace. Hook roller hook to front lad
der cross piece. then draw windlas'
up tight and catch. This binds the
load while going to the barn.
A little practice will enable the mar
on the load to tell just when to have
the shock lowered as he pulls 1t over
My corn ties are about FIVE fee
long and have wire fasteners. B,
taking out standard this frame car
be taken apart and stored away II
20 minutes, when done using for th'
season. We think 1t saves as mucl
lifting as the hay carrier does in hay
ing time.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

ent weather. The animals are reli-
able barometers inasmuch as they IN
variably scent the approaching storm
and head for shelter.
Millions Of acres Of brush land that
today are loafing could be brought into
profitable use II the landowners would
but keep flocks Of goats as land clean
ers. The winter care OF goats is sim
iliar to that OF sheep. An open shed
facing the south, provided with plenty
OF bedding and perfectly dry, will pro-
vide ample protection, while oats. roots
and hay will supply sustenance.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

men. They made II a paradise OF ere
ole culture; a network Of fine roads
linked up the stately plantation houses
with each other; Port au Prince. the
capital. was one OF the most imposing
cities OF the Caribbean. well laid cut
solldly built. The output Of the island
was probably larger than II Is today
But underneath the outward vell-be'
ing and luxury was n terrible state OF
human misery and degradation.
The French revolution came, and
the thunder-shock which shook so
many quarters OF the world reused
more than echoes In far.away Haiti.
Toussaint rOverture-one OF the
grandest characters produced by any
race in the eighteenth century. yet an
ordinary Hack man, slave and the
son OF slaves. with what little educa.
ton he possessed self.taught-Tous'
saint rOverture took charge OF the re-
volt OF the slaves. He transformed
bands OF rioters into an army. and II
Is TO be said to his lasting credit that
he waged warfare more merciful
than that OF his white opponents. But
when the French found that they
could not defeat him. they employed
trickery. lured him aboard man-o'
war. and carried him on to Europe
where he died OF pneumonia In the
cold air OF the Alps.
After that, and considering the fact
that the French broke their treaties
right and left proclaimed the aboll
ton OF slavery in 1898 and restored Il
ten years later-and that LeClerc
whom Napoleon sent over with 30.
600 men In 1903. showed no quartet
TO the negroes. Il ia hardly surprising
that such bloodthlrsty monsters al
Dessalines succeeded 10 the mild an,
equablc leadership OF Toussaint Wha
the Haitians could not accomplish II
open warfare against their white foes
yellow fever and the torrid climate nc
complished for them. In two year
the French lost 10000 men. and bu
5000 surrendered 10 the English fee
that co-operated with the ragged arm
OF Dessallnes.
From this period begins the histor
OF Haitian Independence. Truth /
tell. II is anything but pleasant hi
tory. one long succession OF revolt
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
MAKING CORN SHOCK LOADER
saves Farmer as Much Lifting as Hay
Carrier Does In Haying Time
Dimensions of Device.

In response to a query Monroe r.
Jenkins of Wayne county, New York,
gives the dimensions and framework
of a corn shock loader in the National
Stockman and Farmer as follows:
The timber is of Eastwood with the
exception of the turning post, which
may be Of oak or ash. If the frame
work is made of hardwood 1t may be
Of smaller dimensions and still be
strong enough. The bolts used are OF
hah-inch iron, and Of the length indi
Gated in the drawing. The pieces
marked B are bolted to the inside Of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Eoa and sardIne Salad.

Slice one head OF celery and four
hard boiled eggs. and place in salad
bowl. Mash yolks OF the eggs, four
sardines. salt and pepper together and
use enough cream to form thick
paste. Thin with vinegar. Mix French
dressing on the celery and white OF
eggs, and over that pour the cream
iressing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Russian Chicken.

The Russians have a delicious dish
Of stewed chicken which calls for fat
chicken, mushrooms. onion, cauliilow.
er and one cupful Of fresh or French
canned peas. The chicken should be
cut up as for fricasseeing, then stewed
In boiling water, to which the raw
vegetables have been added, the
onions being added whole. Cook slow
ly till tender. Drain of the gravy and
thicken with -four and cream, place
the chicken on q platter surrounded
with the cooked vegetables and GOV.
cred with the gravy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

Birdseye maple furniture which has
become soiled and hnger-marked can
be cleaned very satisfactorily in the
following manner: Wash the furni.
ture with soft rag and lukewarm
water to which little kerosene has
been added. Rub dry quickly and pol
ish with q soft cloth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Use Of Green Eertlllzern,

The Flowing under Of green crops,
like peas. oats, clover. alfalfa and 9TH
or grasses. Is. next TO liberal use Of
barnyard manure. the most approved
method Of renewing depleted soil
and Of maintaining tho fertility of new
and.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Lac,ene, or Artificial sut,erml,k.

This is decidedly health beverage.
as the tactic acid ferment 1t contains
acts as q prophylactic against the
putrefactive bacteria. The tablets
may be purchased at any drug store
and contain full directions for max.
ing. This is more nutritious than but.
termilk, as II is made OF whole milk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16

LIHOUGH IL lS only tnTee
days steaming from the
A American coast. Haiti Is
probably less known to
Americans than Albania. Any
school geography will tell you that
Haiti Is a mountainous island situated
between Cuba and Porto Rico and al
most within sight of both, with an
area OF about $4,000 square miles and
divided into two unequal parts. The
southern two-thirds Of the island COM
prise the republic of Santo Domingo,
with a highly mixed population-the
negro element predominating - or
about 100000, while the northern third
is Haiti, which. despite its smaller
area, has a population OF more than
100000, almost entirely negro. The
social distinctions in the populations
OF the two republics are caused by the
fact that the Santo Domingans are
Spanish by language and whatever
civilization they possess, while the
Haitians derived their fundamental
ideas, governmental forms, literature
and language from France.
The Horrible Example.
The island OF Haiti--by which is
meant the entire island-has frequent.
ly been held up as the best example
OF bad government In our times.
Strictly speaking, this is true. But to
blame It entirely upon the fact that
the Haitians are black men is scarce
ly fair. The responsibility is to be
traced back to colonial days. Haiti
was colonized with African slaves by
the French several hundred years ago,
and the one idea OF the masters of the
island was TO make all they possibly
could cut OF II, regardless OF the suf-
fering they inflicted upon their work.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Another Maiady.

I'm afraid I'm getting tango too"
remarked the frivolous person.
That isn't the worst" commented
the heartless acquaintance. when
you try to sing your voice sounds as II
you acre getting a phonosraph face.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
To Prevent Cake From EallIno

A little Of the measure Of -four
worked into the creamed ougar and
butter before the milk Is added will
often prevent the slight fall when
cake needs i've minutes more Of oven
heat
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
To kasn Marahmallows.

To keep marshualloYs fresh for an
indefinite length Of time place them
in q glass jar used for canning. Pu,
in a slice Of bread about one inch
thick and seal tightly. When bread
is very dry put in n fresh piece.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-16
Pruning orape Xlnea.

Go over the grape vines and remove
tho weakest main canes and laterals.
reserving only the strongest for next
years fruiting. Pinch of the ends Of
The laterals bearing fruit.