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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
FEARFUL FOR HIS HEALTH
Friends of Reformed Man Remarkably
Solicitous as to Amount Of
Beverage He Takes.

did you ever notice" asked the ex-
hank, making rings on the bar with
his glass Of milk and vichy, how
solicitous his friends always are for
the health of the man on the water
wagon? Now, l like to drop in with
The bunch and surround seltzer lem
onade or SO while they are imbibing
highballs, for the sake of sociability,
but 1t is really spoiled for me by the
way they worry.
I'm the old days nobody ever trou-
bled himself about my constitution.
None Of the gang ever stopped me as
was about to take my sixth highball
md said, Don't. old man; that will en-
large your spleen, and put hobnails
on your liver, and give you Bright's
disease Not at all. You could go
On drinking highballs all night, with
never warning word.
But now, after l have taken my
third seltzer and aromatic spirits, the
boys begin to look thoroughly dis
quieted. Don't take any more of that
stuff,' thew urge; 1T stimulates the
heart action, and if you take half a
dozen of them you are likely to drop
dead right here In the bar. Just stand
pat on those two you've had or take a
cigar
"Or II I'm drinking some of these
fermented milk drinks, / can't get past
the third or fourth glass without the
conversation hating and look of real
anxiety overspreading every face
stop it, old man. they say, and they're
not joking; they're really worried.
You've had three of those already,
and all that acid stuff in your stomach
is sure to give you indigestion. II
you keep It up. your indigestion will
be chronic
"As for the warnings I've had about
ginger ale, I've laughed at 'em so
often that the boys now have got lit
tie skittish and don't talk SO much
about it. What I'm driving at is that
all this isn't put on; they really do
feel troubled on my account and dis.
play a fatherly solicitude that is ac-
tually touching. I'm almost tempted
to fall off the water wagon long
enough to see If any of them will warn
me that whisky stimulates the heart
and that beer is had for the kidneys.
VIII they? You have one guess"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
Loganberry Shipments
May Become Enormous

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis.-"I believe that the time will
come when we shall ship out of Ore
gon ten million dollars worth of To-
ganberries annually" said Professor
C. l. Lewis, horticulturist of the Ore
gon Agricultural college. ''This be-
lief is based on the excellent produc-
ing, shipping and household qualities
of the fruit, taken in connection with
the great demand that exists in East
ern markets. But the tremendous
possibilities of the loganberry export
trade cannot be reached until the
growers organize the industry and
develop cooperative marketing.
81 believe that the growers should
form associations at once and hold a
number of meetings as soon as possi-
BILE for the purpose of increasing the
demand. The loganberry is we'll
known in many of the Eastern mar
kets and l observe that heavy demand
always follows its introduction.
''Some people say that the logan
berry is going down with a slump as
have some other fruits, notably the
prune. Of course itmay, but if we
standardize our products and ship only
high grade dried or canned berries and
fruit juices, and then practice cooper.
ative marketing, there need be no
slump with this berry. The output of
the loganberry will have a very close
relation to the standardization of To-
cranberry products.
"Capital must be interested in the
loganberry business, since factories
cannot be established until the plant
ings are large enough to furnish a
big supply of berries. We are in a
transition period in Oregon between
shipping out all our fresh fruit and
developing by-product industries, and
not until our paintings are materially
increased can we develop the by-pro-
ducts business as it should be developed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
What Are Contents
of Average Egg Crate

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis-Only about three-fourhts of
the eggs that are packed in crates at
the stores as they come from the farm
are fresh. Of the remainder about
three-fourths are classed as stale,
most of the others as cracked and
dirty and smaller number as rotten.
This is the average condition of a
crate of eggs such as are found in the
market in various parts of the United
States, according to the Investigations
made by the U. S. department of agri-
culture.
Perhaps the eggs in Oregon are not
quite so bad as that, at least not al
ways, but they are far from what they
should be. When the eggs are packed
of mixed lots just as they are brought
in by farmers and poultrymen, the
number of eggs in each of the four
classes at certain seasons, as found by
Gambling at the Oregon station, is
about as follows:
Fresh eggs 279, stale eggs, 55,
cracked or dirty eggs "a. rotten 2.
In percentages the values in the above
order are 77.5, 1872 and 6.
The condition of the eggs in the
markets is ascertained by Gambling, a
process that under scientific market
methods would be attended to by the
producer. But as long as no better
prices are paid for graded and strictly
fresh eggs than are paid for mixed
lots, just SO long grading before mar
keting will not be done.
The present methods Of buying and
selling without regard to value is un-
fair both to the producer and consumer
of frseh eggs. Shall the producer, the
dealer or the consumer take the first
step to correct the present unsatisfac-
tory methods of marketing?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
CapitaIizlnq Kitchener,

The Boston Transcript tells an
amusing story of one of the subjects of
Lord Kitchener, consul general of
Egypt, who turned the power and in
duence Of the famous English soldier
to his personal profit.
While driving one day, Lord Kitch.
ener noticed an old man in the street
whom he recognized as an acuuaint.
ance from the Sudan. The consul gen.
eral ordered the driver to stop, and in
vited the old man to take seat in the
carriage. So the two drove together
through the town to the place to which
the Sundanese wanted to go.
A few days later the dark friend of
Lord Kitchener was seen lowering
about the British agency. At last an
officer asked him what he wanted,
Il should so much like to drive out
with Lord Kitchener once MORE" the
old man replied.
"Why?" the officer asked.
You see," the Sudanese answered
naively, after my friends and &C
quaintances saw me sitting at the side
of Lord Kitchener, they came to me
one after the other, and from one
received five pounds, from another two
pounds, from others one pound, and 4C
piasters from the very poorest. They
all believed that could speak in theil
favor to El Lord.
And" the old man added, "I should
very much like to see that happen all
over again."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
Boston Educator Tells
How to Play Life's Game

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis-"Play the game you know and
know the game you play" is the phil
osophy of life offered to the students
Of the Oregon Agricultural College by
DR.. A. E. Winship, noted Boston
educator. "Life's work is game,
not battle. l pity the one who en-
ters upon his career with the purpose
of making it battle. Civilization
has outgrown that idea, and we
achieve leadership now by helping
ourselves, not by hurting the other
fellow.
"It is useless to count on luck.
For though it's always luck when we
lose, it's science when we win. Al
most without exception. luck goes to
the fellow that has pluck. In rec
ord Of one thousand freak plays in
baseball, nine hundred and fifty of
them won for the superior side. That
is nineteen out of twenty-a fair es-
innate for life's games.
at is only fool who plays the 9TH
er fellows game. The bunco- -steerer
is looking for the person who wants
something for nothing. And l am
firmly resolved that If am ever
buncoed, I'll lie out Of it. When a
man has made fool of himself, the
good Lord will have patience with a
little diversion.
"And then play the right game at
the right time. Three of the world q
greatest money makers = Carnegie,
Rockefeller and Hill-always do. At
least they never do the wrong thing at
the wrong time-to do the wrong
thing. ! am sure they could not sue
ceed selling valentines on the Fourth
of July"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20

Mother Dearie," said Johnnie one
night after he and Jessie had crawled
up in the big chair before the fire.
place. what makes some apples green
when they are ripe and other apples
green when they are green?"
Mother Dearie hugged her little
Twins close to her side and smiled
into the fire, and just then there came
little pop in the fireplace and there
in a cloud of black SCOT stood the
Sandman, laughing and bobbing his
head at the children.
Seems to me l heard something
said about apples as came down the
chimney" said the Sandman.
YES" said JESSIE Johnnie was
just asking Mother Dearie why 1t is
that some red apples are green and
some green apples are red"
Didn't either" said Johnnie. 'I
asked her why green apples are green
and red too"
Don't quarrel about that, because
we can easily go and find out all
about it," said the Sandman. So he
pulled out of his pocket the very
same two long pointed caps with bells
on their ends tina. the Twins had
worn before, and they clapped them
on their heads and there they were,
no bigger than the Sandman. The
Sandman took each one by the hand.
just as he had done before, but this
time they did not skip up the chimney
in the smoke. The library window was
open and through it came a long level
sunbeam from the big red sun going
to sleep over behind the orchard
The sunbeam looked just like won.
derful road all made out of gold and
the first thing they knew they were up
on that golden road and there was the
cutest little golden automobile they
had ever dreamed of. 1t was no big
ger than half an orange but 1t was
plenty big enough for the Sandman
and the Twins, 80 they hoped in and
the Sandman cranked up the engine
and away they went like the wind
The Sandman steered the golden
automobile straight along the golden
sunbeam road and before long the
road had to make little turn to 60
around the trunk Of a big apple tree.
This is the apple factory" said the
Sandman, and they all climbed out Of
the automobile and stretched their
legs. They were way up high in the
branches because, you know, the sun
beam road runs right through the air
and hardly ever touches the ground.
There is no time to lose IL we are
to see all of the factory and get back
to Mother Dearie before sleepy time"
called the Sandman, as he slid down
one Of the branches toward the big
trunk. The Twins slid down after
him and I expect they wore holes in
their stockings doing it. Down at the
place where the branch Joined the
trunk Of the tree there was q little
bell knob and the Sandman gave this
great pull. In moment the Twins
heard tiny little creaking noise. Just
like a door swinging in the wind, and
there stood little man much smaller
than the Sandman, all dressed in a
pretty suit of green, and all wet with
apple Juice.
"Hullo Sandy, how are ye," he
called, and opened the door wide.
I'm pretty we'll, Jackie" said the
! Sandman. Il thought that would
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
Cathay,

Cathay Is an old name for China,
and is said to have been introduced
into Europe by Marco Polo. 1t is a
corruption of Khitai. derived from
Khitan, the name of people who con-
quered the Celestial empire at an early
date.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20

Little Mary's aunt was visiting her
at her home in the country. One day
Mary said: Come, auntie, and see my
little banties. They are just cutting
their tails"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20

bring Johnnie and Jessie over and
take them through the factory"
All right, come on in." squeaked
Jackie. OF course the inside of the
apple tree was very dark and you and
| could not have seen anything after
the door was shut, but the Twins
could see as we'll as If it had been out
of doors because of their magic caps.
They found the inside Of the tree all
hollow and there was a tiny little
wooden ladder running clear from the
top to the bottom. Down the ladder
they went, Jackie first, then Johnnie,
next Jessie and then the Sandman. 1t
was pretty long climb because they
were so small, but they finally reached
the bottom, and there was a large
room, all filled up with wooden pipes
that looked just like water pipes
Some of these pipes were yellow
and some were white and some we're
green in color and they ran in every
direction.
Just as Johnnie was about to ask
the Sandman what the pipes were for
little Jackie turned around and
squeaked: The green pipes carry
the green Juice up to the leaves and
the yellow pipes carry the yellow
juice for the inside of the blossoms
and after the blossoms are gone they
carry the juice for the green apples.
The white pipes carry the sugar up
to sweeten the apples in the fall.
Usually they are empty because they
only have to carry sugar up for few
days every year, but just now we have
a few apples that are not quite sweet
enough SO ! am feeding them little
more sugar"
While he was saying this in his fun
ny little voice he turned to a sort of
tool chest and pulled out a little
green cup made out Of an acorn she'll
He held the cup under faucet which
was fastened to one of the white
pipes, and filled it with fresh sweet ap-
pie juice, right from the factory.
Each Of them had fine drink and
Jackie then led the way Gown into
long sort of tunnel which twisted
and turned for ever so far until finally
the passage way In 1t was too small
for them to go any further.
This is the end Of one Of the big
roots, and we are way under the
ground now," said Jackie. 'T thought
you might like to see where the Juice
comes from. There are whole lot
of little suckers at the end of each
root and they suck the water right
out Of the ground and the roots and
leaves turn 1t into Juice for the bios
SONS and leaves and branches and ap-
pies. After all of the food has been
taken out Of the Juice 1t all runs into
the leaves and they blow it out into
the air just like your own breath on a
cold morning This one apple factory
uses up enough water to fill cistern
half full every day"
They now returned to the ladder
and Jessie sighed as she looked up at
the long climb ahead of her. AS soon
as they were all on the ladder the ap-
pie man told them to hold on tight
and then he punched little button.
When he did this the ladder began to
shoot up to the top of the tree just
as II 1t had been an elevator and be.
fore they knew 1t they were back at
the little door.
tCppyrisht 1n1a nv 1osenh n. RauiA~,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
To Help an Etherized Patient.

A piece Of sterilized gauze or alb.
sorbent cotton saturated with vinegar
and held before the nostrils Of per.
son coming from under the effects Of
an anesthetic will tend to ward Off the
nausea.-Home Department. National
Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
Austrlans Turn to Athletics.

Athletic games and general sports
are rapidly growing in favor in Aus
tria. Many societies devote them
selves to certain sports such as bi-
cycling. rowing, field and track con-
tests, lawn tennis and the like.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
Some Men Haxa II ALI.

A lucky shopkeeper at Brunswick,
who accepted lottery ticket as pay.
ment for hat from an impecunious
customer, won prize OF $4,000 In
the lottery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-17

XIX.
IN THE TICKET LINE.
n AIRY and / were going away
Nu to neighboring town on q
lHl weekend trip ard had asked
Mary to meet me at the sta
ton.
You get the railroad tickets" said.
over the phone. for III probably be a
little late and I'll Just get there in
time TO join you and rush for the
train"
was. however, a title earlier than
L had expected. When I entered the
watting-room Mary was already In a
long line bound for the ticket agents
window and didn't see me.
Now an honorable man has an almost
religious respect for the etiquette OF a
waiting line. The man who breaks
through to q better place without duly
waiting his turn he regards as an in
ferfor species Of yellow dog he'd like
TO kick and kick hard. Therefore.
rather than conspicuously beckon Mary
out OF the line and take her place. I
decided &c let her manage her own az
fairs, buy the tickets as We had orig
inally planned and keep the sanctity Of
that line preserved.
You can imagine my horror and sur
prise when In temporary halt Mary
slipped deftly thead. smiled bewilder-
ingly at the man behind her and kept
her new and better place with a pretty
air OF defiant resolution. He raised his
hat and let her stay-what mere man
! was honestly ruffled. I had learned
something new about my wife-petty,
to be sure. but revelatory, too, In It's
way. Mary had about as much respect
for the ethics OF line-keeping as she has
for great many other scruples OF
mine. And she was evidently not averse
to playing forth her sex to gain an ad-
vantage over mere man, who. by all
the laws Of decency and gallantry.
might not protest when his displacer
was woman-and a young and pretty
one at that.
The line was long. for ii was satur-
day and a holiday. Mary waited a
while. Unanswered cleverly again and
at the man she had displaced. and l
Redeemed and gritted my teeth with
shame for her. For an instant I had
an insane desire TO step up and speak
furtively about the utterly interruptions
way she was demoralizinz an other
wise orderly line. I refrained In the
end, for fancied she wouldn't try the
same trick again.
] was mistaken.
Mary dropped her handkerchief
purposely or not, could not make out.
The man in front of her picked il up
and in the slight disarrangement of the
line she went ahead again. this time
with disastrous consequences. There
was an elderly gentleman with a red
face Just behind her now. and in re-
Spouse to her delightfully."- confidential
smile he merely stuck out his chin and
glared.
Keep your place in the line. LADY,
he snorted Indignantly. Everybody
gets his or her turn and It's only fair
you should wait. too. II you women
want equal rights. you can't have
privileges. too"
Mary stared into his churlish face
with beautiful insolence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-17

evening. for she did not know that
he had saved any. Perhaps he will
tell me before he goes TO sleep" she
said, and smiled very sadly as she
folded the shawl in her lap. The
other children had gone out and
back over the road in a vain hope
of finding the lost money, but Ted
had stayed at home Poor little
chap; he only wanted Mrs. Tabby to
take him I'm her arms and smile at
him. hut she thought that he was
staying at home for a different rea-
son.
So they sat silently on the porch,
Mrs. Tabby In one chair. waiting for
Ted to confess, and Ted on another
waiting for Mrs. Tabby 10 take him
in her arms. Suddenly the children
came racing pell-mell. We've found
it, shouted Tommy, and they
fiocked up the path and all tried 10
tell the story at once.
But what Teddy didn't quite under
stand was that Mrs. Tabby picked
him up and held him tight all eve
ming, and Tom came and stood near
and snugRled a soft little arm about
him without seeming jealous at all.
He did not even know that they had
suspected him-and IL ended hap
PLY for all. Patience and Kindness
and trust had paid them each one in
contentnent and love.
tcopyright 1914, y. Z. Yodsr.p
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-17

Grimly he stepped out of the line and
motioned her back.
81 was ahead OF you. madam" he
doomed wrathfully. land ahead III
stay"
Mary's face flushed furiousiy.
Flow dare you speak that way to
me-" she exclaimed haughtiiy. 81 have
fully as much right here az you. Be-
sides. I'm In q hurry"
A dIsgusted Greek chorus of men adj
vised the irate gentleman 10 shut up,
which he Reluctantly did. and. tossing
her pretty head. Mary kept her third
place In the line. 2 suppose ] should
have interfered. but I was 30 thunder
struck at Mary's pretty. unscrupulous
disregard for the privileges OF others
that I merely gritted my teeth again
and stayed where I was. Amer some
slight alteration In the line. Mary
moved on to buy our tickets.
She dropped a small pink purse mirror
that hurtled to the feet OF the stout.
indignant old gentleman. who furtively
kicked IT, She held up that lire while
she dug for evasive nickels and dimes
and squealed when some one returned
the pink mirror.
It's things like this that give men
their opportunity Of making ironic fun
OF the ways of women.
(copyrisht. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-17
SEReES

When the chance came 10 earn
some money. Ted was very anxious
10 make some too. For he had
secret. His plan was to buy some
thing for Mrs. Tabby and he had
saved up his pennies for a long
time. The fifty cents would help
so much.
With Tommy he loaded up the
cart, and they drove back and forth
with old Dave. Tommy driving. and
Tedding standing up In the back
TO hold things on. II took them
nearly all OF the afternoon. but IL
nally the work was done. and Grand
mother Tsbby slipped a big 50-Cent
piece in each boys pocket. She
thanked them. but they did not go
home at once. Out on the lawn, I'm
the cool short grass. the old lady
cat brought them lemonade and
cakes, and then they rolled about TO
rest. Late in the afternoon just be
fore supper they went home.
The very first thing that they did.
of course, was to walk up 10 Mrs.
Tabby and show her. the money
that they had earned. Ted proud
~ drew his piece forth, and Tom
my reached into his pocket for his
own.
. But IL was not there. A look of
fear passed over his face. and his
whiskers began 10 tremble, but look
as he might, in every pocket. the
coin was gone. Mrs. Tabby tried
- comfort him, but II did little good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-17
TIMES BEDTIME STORY
A MONEY QUESTION.

'I know 1 had II in my pocket"
he sobbed, saying again and again
that IL could not have fallen out.
In the meantime Ted felt sorry,
but he had other business. He hur-
ried up to his room, gathered the
other pennies he had saved, and
counted them. In all he had 81
enough for a lovely shawl for Mrs.
Tabby. He slipped out of the house
. unseen, and down TO the one shop
in Tabbyland. In q very few mo-
ments- he was back at home, and
hidden away in a corner, where he
thought that no one could see him.
he undid the bundle and looked at
his treasure. But Tommy saw him,
and went at once to his mother.
II think that Ted took my money"
he said. He Is off in a corner
looking something over and over.
] have felt all along that he took
it" TON Tab5y,' said Mrs. Tab
by strongly, don't say that again,
for am sure that Ted did not take
your money. / won't even think
of it,
But she did think of it just the
same. for Ted had been known TO
take things before. When he slipped
shyIy in and gave her the shawl, she
was both glad and sorry. She
thanked him. but said nothing about
the other money, nor did she tell
the other children about the shawl.
Where had he gotten the rest OF
the money for II? She puzzled all