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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-18
THE WHOLE THING IN AN EGG SHELL
How to Get 200
Eggs a Year
Per Hen

The second edition OF \ Practical Poultry
Manua. Is now ready. Contains among other
things the famous sampson Method OF Feed.
ny. which is known To- De- one OF the best
means OF making pront from poultry.
some ~ The chapter headings are. Brooder
Chicks Profitable Poultry Raising. Princi.
PIE Dlnculli">. Remedies for Roup. During
thr Moult Economy in Frcdin-. Poultry as
a business. Trap Nests; with plans and H.
M>trallon>. TINS chapter : worth the
price ~ thu book. Tells the practca. way
to make poultry pay. Price 30
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Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
TOLD OF THE TITLED.

"A rose OF roses bright. vision Oh
embodied light is an Indian poets de-
scriptiou Of Lady Curzon.
one Of the fads Of the princess Of
Wales is 10 impress on every one in
Great Britain the importance Of learn
Ing 20 swim.
The countess OF Jersey Is described
as beiug a clever. cultivated woman.
who reads and thinks. and who has
been one of the most energetic OF So
ciety g.obe-irotters.
The duke OF Argyll was 81 years OF
age recently. During the last q years
he has produced upward Of dozen
books. including the opera Of -Diarmir"
in the great Jubilee year.
Lord Carew. the English noble
man. is a farmer Of rsnown and owns
herd OF Jerseys OF rare strain. His
wife delights to 90 '-a-milkin" in a short
skirt and lov-cut bodice. and IS said TO
put most OF the expert milkmaids to
blush.
King Edward is 10 review the Scot
ush volunteers at Edinburgh. But uu-
less the war Office consents TO allow III.
volunteer regiments outside Of Edin-
hursh more than - per cent OF their
travelling expenses. Ie.0oa expected VOL
uuteers VIII be absent from the review.
Ex Empress Eugene visited the Kiel
harbor few weeks ago in her steam
yacht Thistle she is - years old au-
stiil quite active. She wanted TO see
the town which had 50 rapidly become
world-famed. and was shown the prin-
cipal streets and sights. She spesks
German fineatiy- From KIel she pro-
eeeded TO Stockholm.
Queen Alexandra of England IS. like
many women. i'll at ease on the rostrum.
Her voice is low and sweet with iu-
the suspicion Of foreisn accent about it.
There is an almost pathetic note in its
tones that fingers in the memory
haun'iugly. However. her subjects
loyalty declare that she IS a most charm
ing speaker and that the foreign tfnge
Is but an added charm TO the voice.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
CURRENT CURIos.

At Culross abbey. in Fife. Scotland.
4 tombstone has been found which is
believed to date from the fourth cen
uury Of the Christian era.
4 partridge shot by sportsman in a
field near Baiubridge. England. the
other day. dropped into the smokestack
Of Passing locomotive and was lest.
Bishop Mora. OF Hidalso. Mexico. re-
Gently celebrated mass 5G1 feet below
the earth surface. at the bottom OF a
silver mine which has been worked tor
centuries
I might as well be dead as alive. for
I have nothing TO live for. said an un-
known tramp TO another tramp wnom he
had met a few minutes before on the
road near Leigh. England. Don't say
hat. mate" replied the ether. AT .ha.
moment a bolt OF lightning killed the
first speaker
When a Dover N. h man finished
painting his pole leans. he left the har
containing the leftover seed in the
grass beside tree. He found the bax
the other day firmly rooted to the
sround- The bottom layer of beans had
spFou'ed- and the roots embedded them
selves in the turf.
/ was walking across 4 field with NV
dog al my side when young rabbit
emerged from a wood close bv." saws
writer Suddenly it fell to the ground
and vas TO all intents dead. The dog
shifted ii and watched II for about ter
minutes. thinking it absolutely dead. /
walked away about so yards. when
ooked back and saw the rabbit rise and
tGn rapidly into the wood whence il
came. II is evident that II saw the dog
ard dropped down out of fright"
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
Feeding Hoses.

Farmers generally do not give the
feeding OF their horses the attention
they should The COW and sheep are
carefully examined and discussed. bN
he feeding of the horse is usually all
the hay he can eat and various quanti-
tics Of oats and corn. according to ths
amC1nt CT work tring done. II a horse
Is expected to DO extra hard work. he
should to literally and frequently fed.
The horse has : small stomach in pro-
1crtiCn to ais size aud frequent fe d
ing when At hard work is necessary
Oats and hay are ideal horse food and
! think the lest. hut because they are
the best is 10 reason Why they should
he exclusively used; variety is often
much relishsd by the horse. Good tim.
c'hy hay. early cut and well cured Il
lie lest hay for hoFses Many farmerI
feed toO much hay. a less amount o.
hay and mere grain Is much better.
Opinions differ great deal as To the
Watering CT horses prefer watering
My as the horse comes in from work
-r before feeding. horses should net be
Watered soon after meals as the stoun-
aeh teins small is liable to be par. iaI-
y emptied Of the undisested food
causing towel trouble or loss Of food
Louis Campbell. in Epitomist.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
COLORADO CONCERNS.

Rontt county. Colorado. contains
within its boundaries 92.77O head o,
cattle. valued at SSi7.si3. In this re-
spect 4 leads all the counties in the
state.
From 5000 oo0 to 50 400 600 mo-.
tons Ct freight will be shipped iu5o
Denver this year than last. say the
general freieht agents. who also adI
thai last year was considered the bar
neF year in the railroad history Of tae
town
owners u 100000 acres OK Dr.
lan1s in eastern Colorado and western
Colorado have formed the Colorado
Association for Scientific Farming. TO
spread the knowieiee of the Cambeii
system ~ dry farming 70 the world
and 10 induce fhe settlement of tss
western plains.
Following the success which has al
tendeG the feeding OF field peas o.
lamts in the san Luis valley. huudrs Is
Of farmers who have made fortunes ia
the process are now trying the sane
food on cattle. with equally good sur-
cesr More shan 500 0aa lambs are he-
Ing fatteued there this year. and IL IS
believed that In two years more tha
number ~ cattle fatfeaed per sea5ol
will exceed that number.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
Traiaing shepherd Days.

The natives of New Mexico have ar
original and successful way OF training
shepherd dogs. A pup is taken from
its mother as soon as possible. The
breed Of deg is immaterial. The young
CT sheep or goat is taken away and
the pup is substituted. After the frs.
few days the pup is never fed except
Just before he fsoek goes to pasture in
the morning and Just after the sheep
ar Brought in at night. As sooa as
he can walk he goes out with the flock
AMI stays with il all day. Whenever
he begins TO anticipate supper by try
ing to drive the flock in before sun
down he is punished. After he Is
about year old. h. takes a flock out
guards Il from other dogs and coyotes
during the ily and brings ii in at the
proper time al night without superyi-
sicn or help. With a dog encountered
in The hills with his flock all kinds of
temptations are useless. for in spite of
all allurments he viii remain faithful
to duty.-E- r. Beach. in Epitomisl.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
FROM SCIENTIFIC SOURCES.

According to the Scientific American.
the cost Of running an electric furnace
capable Of producing the extraordinary
heat Of 5000 degrees is 50 cents a min
ute, Sis an hour. or about $500 day.
At the recent Roentgen congress in
Berlin q special committee adopted
the following terminology for the new
science: Rontgenology is the study cf
Rontgen rays; Rontenography is pho
Biography by the rays: Rontgenoscopy is
observation BY Rontgen rays; ortho-
rontgenography in place Of orthodia-
graphy- Rontgonotherapy and the verb
10 rontgenize In their obvious mean
ings.
The new quartz vessels so valuable
Tor their endurance of temperature
changes, have Disadvantages. They
leak al high temperatures and BertheIo,
using tubes with walls ore-thirtieth of
an inch thick. lost a third Of the oxygen
and sixth Of the nitrogen in one hour
al 400 degrees Centigrade. The sealed
up gases were originally at about air
pressure Permeability for hydrogen Is
quite marked at 500 degrees. but vttb
hydrogen chloride and carton dioxids
II Is scarcely appreciable below 1900 de-
grees.
The old idea that changes are taking
place on the moon has been carefully
investigated by N. Puiseux. q French as
tronomer- Going over all records. from
tne earliest observations to the latest. be
concludes that the reality Of the sup
posed changes has not been proved, and
.nat tne varying sensitiveness Of the ret
ma LOT faint objects is suaicient to ac-
count Tor differences seen, while differ
ent conditions Of exposure might er-
plain all appearances in the nho,o-
graph
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
MAKING LAND PRODUCE CORN
south Carolina Farmer Get.
2"t I-2 bushels of Corn Oa An
Acre of Ground.

Right in this connection We want to
tell our readers how Mr.. John d. SuIii-
van. of Honea Path. South CaroIina
made 20l = bushels of corn upon an
acre; and had seven acres nearly as
good. We do not want our readers to
get their heart set upon the maximum
yield IN cotton alone. but set upor the
maximum of all the staple crops. cot
ton. corn and grain: then We will be
farmers worthy of the name. For cur
part il gave Us more pleasure to set
our feet upon the acre that had pro
dueed 200 bushels of corn, tran upoa
the one that had produced the three
bales OF cotton For the simple rsa-
son. that II we will follow Mr.. Skill
vans example in raising such a Weld
OF corn, 1t will mean more for the
genuine prosperity of the south. When
We have raised our 200 bushels OF corn.
our three gales OF cotton is much near
er e. ar money and can go TO buy the
real comforts that will make our home
life u BON the farm all that il ought to
be- Now for the corn growing. The
49, CHN VI ~ChEl2-GtIt Dfd0cQ
bottom; good land Of course. but not
extra until IL was made so by the labor
and manure put upon il BY Mr.. SulIi-
van This land was turned deep in The
fall with a two-horse CHATTANOOGA disc
plow. then followed with bull-tongue
as deep as mule could pull it. twice
| cross plowing IT, Then twas broad
casted with stable manure and har-
rowed in with Torrent harrow. In
the spring the rows were laid of four
feet with two-horse pIow, and mixture
OF go pounds Of acid. meal and kaiuit
were drilled in this furrow, which was
mixed with the soil by running a bull
tongue in the bottom of the f1rrow
The corn vas then planted with a
corn-planter. When this corn came
up II was irst run over with a weeder
The second time it was plowed with a
snort sweep and bull-tongue. and
noed TO the stand. leaving one or two
stalks every twelve inches. Third and
fourth time plowed with a larger sween
and layed by. The variety of corn
planted was the AlbermarIe Prolific
and while the cob and ears are small
you certainly have the number OF them
while the stalks stood so thick ma,v
mad from three to five ears. and all ay-
eraged two good ears to the stalk.
Here we have the same lessons of deep
and thorough preparation. high manur-
ing and rapid cultivation. The seasons
nave to be propitious for this maxi
uum yield, but the seasons, which are
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
ODD FACTS ABOUT GOLD.

Few people know the real color Of
gold. because IL is seldom seen ox.
cept when heavily alioyed. which
makes It much redier than when il is
pure.
The purest coins e-cr made were
the $50 pieces whicl once were IN
common use in California. Their
coinage was abandoned because the
loss by abrasion was so -reat and be-
cause their Interior coull bc bored out
and f.lf-i with lead. They were &C.
tagonai In shape. and We're the most
valuable coins ever minted and cir.
culated
AL gold is not alike when refined.
Australian gold IS distinctly redier
than thar taken in California. More
over. placer guh is more yellow than
that which is taken from quartz. This
Is ore q the mysteries Of metallurcy.
because the gold in placers comes
from that which is in quartz. The
gold IN the Ural mountains is The red.
dest in the world.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
THE SECRET OF YOUTH.

De Soto looked for the secret of
youth in a spring of gushing. life
giving waters, which he was sure he
would find in the New World Al
chemists and sages thousands OF
them), have spent their lives in quest
for l.. but il is only found by those
happy people who can digest and as
simulate the right food which keeps
the physical body perfect that peace
and comfort are the sure results.
A remarkable man OF 81 says:
For many long years suffered more
or less with chronic costiveness and
painful indigestion. This condition
made life great burden to me, as
you may well imagine.
Two years ago l began to use
Grape-Nuts as food, and am thankful
that / did. 1t has been a blessing to
me in every way. / first noticed that
1t had restored my digestion. This
was great gain but was nothing TO
compare in importance with the fact
that in short time my bowels were
restored TO free and normal action.
The cure seemed TO be complete;
for two years | have had none Of the
old trouble. use the Grape-Nuts food
every morning for breakfast and fire.
qucntiy eat nothing else. The use has
made me comfortable and happy, and
although I will be % years old next
fall. have become strong and sup
pie again. erect In figure and can walk
with anybody and enjoy IT," Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek,
Mich. There's a reason"
Read the little book. The Road to
Welfvfile." In every pkx.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
NATURALIST WAS At FAULT
Nan Of Learning Failed to Identify
Very Common Animal from
Description.

One OF the professors at great university
in Scotland recently wrote to an eastern
university to the following fleet:
Walking IN the dusk through the grounds
OF the university the other evening my at
tentlon was arrested by low murmuring
sound near me. whIch was neither 4 hisS nor
q whistle. On looking Jaw a creature lving
on the ground. larger than a cricket. Two
antenna-llke protuberances projected above
tae eyes Il nad no Wigs; and the covering
OF tis body vs. varlegatec, though certainly
not like down.
Mindful OF the danger to myself. did no;
venture to turn il on it. back. 30 a. TO eoun.
tne legs. On the ground lay small quantity
OF snoW-WhIte substance. which Rad evi-
cently exudsd from the body Can any ot
your professors identity the creature from
this imperfect description
Ihe naturalist connected with the eastern
university fell into the trap-baited. prob
ably. especially for him He wrote learn
edly about various insects. and concluded
that tire ore observed must be one OF tive
whose long Latin names he gave
The antenna-like protuberances are
used for burrowing IN the ground" he
wrote, and these insects secrete a fiuid
which they have the power Of eiecting to
protect themselves in case OF attack
lee tutor wrote again 10 thank the nat
uralist for MS information. and TO saw he
need not trouble him further. as he had for
tunately observed the creature again more
closely under exactly similar circumstance.
snc was able row 70 identify il himself a.
tae Naeea vul<aris. or common COW.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
STRENGTHEN THE STOMACH
Or. Williams Pink Pills Really Curs
Indigestion Instead Of Merely
RELIEVING Symptoms.

There are plenty of remedies BY which
you can relieve for the time heartburn.
pain and gas on the stomach and can
smother nervous sensations and induce
artificial sleep. You can humor your
stomach by giving it predigestcd food.
But when you take your next meal all
your trouble begins airesh.
There i only one sensible thing to do.
Strengthen the stomach and do away
with the necessity for drugs aud arti-
fetal foods. The best remedy ever found
for this purpose j. the oue that was used
by Z. +. Struug, of Capleyllle, Shelby
county. Tenn.
" For years" he states, II suffered
greatly from indigestion. tried many
different remedies ard some of them
would relieve me for time. but the
trouble always came back. About SIX
months ago had an unusually severe
attack. and while l tried everything
had ever heard OF. found that none IL
the ordinary remedies would reach the
difficulty this time.
Zone dav / read in Memphis uaper
how Dr. Williams Pink Pills bad cured
Michigan woman. n sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia Of n most stubborn type. I
then tried the same remedy and it
proved just as successful in my case.
took only three boxes. and was cured.
have not had the slightest symptoms Of
indigestion since"
The tonic treatment has sound prin-
ciple as its basis. and abundant success in
actual use. Multitudes of cases that had
defiei all other remedies have been cured
hy DR. Williams PINK Pills. The pills
actually make new blood and sfrik ke af the
not of all diseases caused by had blood.
They contain no harmful stimulants or
opiates. Every dvspeptic should read.
= What 70 Eat and How to Eat " Write
the DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schenec.
tady, N.I., for free copy.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
HERE AND THERE.

There is nothing like Kindness To
farm animals. ii you would make them
dociie and agreeable.
Teach the little pigs TO eat as soon
as possible and feed them skim-miIk.
all they will eat.
There is better margin for profit
in a well-fed litter Of pigs than may be
found in any other like investment O.
money on the farm
Besides the proftahleness of grow
ing the better animals, there is the ad-
vantage in that there is always a de-
mand for such stock.
1t Is Of utmost Importance that the
water used on the farm should be pure
though II seems there are many who DO
not regard sanitary conditions and are
content to use water that Is wholly IN
tt for either man or beast. from wear
to year.
For diarrhea of fowls. dust a Iittle
powdered chalk and cayenne peppar in
to boiled milk. mixed up with a little
meal; feed on soft food. and without
vegetables for a few days Keep the
birds in warm place and out of the
draught
Horse breeding continues with in
dustrial prosperity. With all the i'm
proyemerts of electricity and mechan-
ical traction the demand for horses in
ereases as our cities grow aad the sr-
perior quality must replace the cheap
small horses OF the street car class
Hickory. beech. maple and elm
wood make the best ashes and are nj
great advantage on clay land There ia
no manure 50 good for stray berries az
ashes and they are excellent sor grass
They are probably worth more than STA
BILE manure. They do not germinate
weeds as tho latter does.
in 1000 pounds of average milk
shere are Sc pounds of fat. This il
taken OF and sold as butter. II rspre.
sents only the carbon, or that which
does not rob .he soil. When you keen
the skim milk and feed ii on the farm
you retain % pounds Of casein fnitro-
genous matterl. IS pounds Of milk su
gar. ard pounds OF mineral MATE.
(liEe. magnesia. etc.l as well a. phoz
phoric acid and potash
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
RAISING GRAIN IN THE SOUTH
Go Grow Wheat and Oats Isn't
Living In to uis Opportunities.

If any southern farmer falls to SOW
a large crop Of wheat and oats. he sim
ply neglects his opportunities and fails
to do his duty: be fails 10 read Gods
handwriting upon the feii." for the
early and short crop OF cotton will give
us plenty Of time both to SOW larger
area than usual. and to give 4 better
preparation. And the short cotton
crop. being interpreted rightly. certain
ly means TO make up your loss a best
you can by intelligent efforts in other
crops thas can be grown before another
cotton crop comes in. According to
past experience. next wear will be a
good grain year. since this was a poor
enc. We generally have one poor and
then a good year. But leaving the yield
Of grain cut OF consideration. II will
pay us well. IL we will only prepare
our land right. in this work upon our
soil and have something growing upon
It in the winter time TO prevent wash
ing and leachilg ard to add vegetable
matter or humu~ TO our soil. in which
Il is so deficient However. we can
raise grain in the south. If We only go
at il right We know men who are
making money Rising both wheat and
oats every year. OF course their yield
IS not always 81 large. but when YOU
take good land to start with and piow
il deep. harrow h well. ard manure il
we'll. then Won can always count on
rcmuneratiye crop. With cats We have
not failed TO make a good crop in ten
years. We make il a rule to SOW half
cur crop in the fall aud half as early
after Christmas as We can get them in
the ground. but generally in February.
hut have sown as late as the 4th Of
April and made fair cats. III you will
SOW them in the open furrow" you will
never have them killed out Let us
all unite and SOW so much grain that
the hills Of our Southland will be COW
cred with coat OF green this winter
and early spring such as they have
never had before. II need not cut your
cotton or corn area one acre: You can
make good corn. or cotton either. after
this grain. IL you will only manure
mighty. and this is what We want YOU
10 do. Spread on the manure and en-
rich your land. Make two crops where
one grew before" and let US fulill our
boast that we have soil and climate
IN which We can grow almost any
crop. Southern CultivaiOr.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26

II her system Is in a derangcd condi-
tion. or she is prcdisposcd to apopleNv
or congestion of any organ. il is 1t this
time likely 10 become active and, with
. host Of nervous irrita;ious. make life
q burden.
At this time, also. cancers and tumors
are more liable 10 begin their destruc-
tive work. such warning symptoms as
sense Of suffocation. hot flashes. dig
illness. headache. drsad OF impending
evil. sounds in the ears. timidiiv. pal
pitation % the heart. sparks before
the eyes. Irregularities. constipation.
variable appetite. weakness ami iuqui-
etude are promptly needed by intelli-
gent women who are approaching the
period of life when womans great
change NAV b. expected.
Lydia +. pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound is the worlds greatest remedy
for women at this trying period. and
NAV BE- relied upon 70 overcome all dis
tressing symptoms and carry them
safely through 10 a healthy and happy
old age.
LYDIA E. Pinlshari's Vegetable Com
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism. and builds up the
NtahNANN ANt ftas - 1ASA4 - nv NtAtf
medicine can.
Mrs A. L. q Hvland. OF Chester
town. Nd. in a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham. says;
Dear MrS Pinihan:-
II had h--en suffering with falling u the
womb for wears and WIS passing through the
change II life. Nv womb was badlv swollen
had q guol deal q sorens-ss. dizzy Spells.
hsasiachss AMI WIS very uervots I wrote
you for sivi0e and cumu1sncs-i Treatment
with Lydia z. Finkham. Negeiabls, Com
pound n you dirert.d. amt am happv toslv
that all the--s dis'rs-sinZ symptnuis lift uis.
and have passsd saf.lT through the change
of life well WOMAN
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant periot women are invited to
write 10 Mr.. PinlSham for advice. IL
Is free and always helpful
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
Good News for All.

Bradford. Tenn, Oct 2srd tSpeeian. -
Seientlis research shows Kidney Trouble
20 oe tte latner OF % many diseases that
news OF a discovery OF a sure cure for II car
not faI TO be welcomed all over the coun-
Try. And according to Mr.. J. A. DAVIS. Of
tins place, Just such a cure Is found In Do!d' )
kidney Pills. MF. Davis says:
Docds Kidney Pills are al that Is
claimed them They have done me more
good tnan anything | have ever taken. /
nac hidney Trouble very bad and after tax
ing few boxes of Dodd's Kidney PIlls lam
completely cured. / cannot praise them too
Kidney Complaint develops into Bright's
Disease, Dropsy. Diabetes, Rheumatism
and other painful and fatal diseases. The
safeguard Is to cure your kidneys with
pods Kidney Pills when they show tie
hrss symptom Of disease.
Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26

God operating. never help a man who
has not first done the right kind OF
work; and the rign. kind Of work al
Ways pays. no matter what kind OF sea-
sons We have. though Of course it pay1
best with good Southern Gull
tiV Vator.