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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
MILLIONS OF TREES PLANTED.
Work of the Past Year ON Upstate
Forest ReseryaffOns

Work of the Past Year on Upstate
Forest Reservations.
The planting time ON the state for
est reservations for the year has closed
and operations in the field are sus-
pended, although a corps of men is
maintained at each of the three nur-
| series, says the Utica Press. Begin
ming in 1905, the state has planted on
barren tracts several million trees. On
one plantation alone, that on the line
of highway three miles north Of Paul
Smiths, the state has planted 1,000,=
600 young trees, of which 100000
white pine were brought from Ger
many.
AT Lake Cedar is planted a forest
of 300 acres, while another toward
Saranac lake embraces 400 acres. On
the two there have been planted up
ward of 5000 trees Of each of the fol-
lowing varieties: White pine, Scotch
pine, Douglas fir, European larch and
black locust. They range in age from
wv " IOuL JCdlo anu luElNc So WGlI
that only about 10 per cent have been
lost, either in the long droughts of
the summer or the cold weather of the
winter.
Near Saranac Lake, on the Lake
Placid road. is new forest planted
by the state commission. The work
was begun in 1905, when 100000 trees
were set out, and the paintings of each
year since have been 100000 trees.
The plantations of the forest are
along well-traveled highways and at
tract the attention OF tourists who
journey through the region either in
motor car or a coach. The ground
on which the planted forests stand
was denuded waste, cleared by repeat
ed forest fires until 1t became as clear
of logs as cultivated field. Tall ferns
or brakes had grown each year from
the soil, and here and there few pop
lar trees had started from seed carried
by the wind and cherry trees from
seed carried by the birds. Left to it.
self, however, 1t would have been hun
dreds of years before the land would
have been reforested, and then only
with poplar and wild cherry.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
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The older man frowned.

The older man frowned.
"Pooh, pooh. The passing prefer
ence Of the girl of to-day isn't worthy
of any consideration whatever. Yester.
day 1t was dolls; to-day 1t is Teddy
bears. Sometimes 1t Is lap dogs.
Sometimes It's beaux. / suppose my
dughter thinks she Is fond of your
"Yes, sir"
"Just what I expected. You train
a girl up In the way she should go and
when she's old enough she'll run away
with the first smug-faced rattle-brain
that happens along"
The young man involuntarily ran
his hand over his chin.
"Do-do you object to my face, sir?"
The old man family chuckled
II wasn't referring to you person.
ally" he explained; "rm merely de-
scriblng the type. Come, let's hear
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13

1t is much easier to destroy birds
than insects, but as the number 0:
birds Is reduced the insects multiply
The wren is very useful bird, and
may be induced to remain near the
dwelling houses If boxes are provided
for them, but, as they are unable to
contend against English sparrows, the
entrance to the wren boxes should not
exceed an inch In diameter. as the
wren is very small and can only pro
tect itself by going where the sparrow
cannot follow. Every announcement
should be given birds by feeding them
and providing suitable places for their
protection and accommodation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
DESERT DRINKS UP BULLION.
Reclamation Projects of the West
Irva,xz Immense Outlay.

Reclamation Projects of the West
Invsixs Immense Outlay.
| Outside of the regions In which Its
field Of operation lies little is known
of the wonderful work of our reclama-
tion service. This bruderbund of ma
sons and ditchers is too intensely occu-
pied in accomplishment to give thought
to advertisement. Its members are
men of the reticent type-slow of
speech, but with unbounded imagina-
tion and the daring that defeats diff
culties at the first assault The creed
of the corps is expressed in the homely
adage where there's will there's a
way" and they hold to it with an un-
shakable faith that prompts them to
the performance of miracles, for such,
surely, are the marvellous jugglings
with rivers and mountains that con-
form the handiwOrk of nature to the
designs of man.
To these latter-day Lombardinis.
whose titanic labors transform the san
dy wastes into gardens of luxuriant
growth, the words of the ancient pro-
phet are literally applicable:
"The wilderness and the solitary
place shall be glad for them and the
desert shall rejoice and blossom as a
rose"
Viewing the achievement Of the serv.
ice during the short term of it's exist
ence and remembering that it's men are
practical to the last degree, we must
treat its boldest projects with a respect
which we could not otherwise accord
to them. Nevertheless, our amazement
is excited by a proposition to convert
two-fifths Of the area Of the United
States from arid land into fertile
farms. Yet this stupendous enterprise
is seriously entertained by the young
est division Of our government. 1t
nothing less than the ul-
innate salving of the 100000 acres
of waste comprising the Great Ameri-
can desert. The undertaking will in
volve the expenditure of $1,500,000,0
but it will create $2,350,0000O0 worth
Of taxable property and will provide
homes for 100000 of our future pop
llation. This is the prospective goal
to which the bureau aspires, and its
engineers declare that it is attainable
within the present half century.
During the four years since its or
sanization the reclamation service has
productive 280,00O acres of
lesert, being one-fourth of an area that
las been mapped out for irrigation un-
ler. twenty-five projects.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13

Do not attempt to save your own
seeds unless you have used every pre-
caution necessary to prevent cross fer
tilization. Plants often mix without
the knowledge Of the grower. A mel
on, 1t Is claimed, may De fertilized BY
a pumpkin, and, though the fruit of
this season may be apparently genuine,
yet the seeds Of such, II used next sea
son. may cause failure of the crop or
destroy the quality.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
Use of seismoeraph in war.

According to dispatches from Vienna
some important experiments were made
during the recent Ostend gunnery trials
by Prof. Belar, director of the Lalbach
earthquake observatory. who used the.
seismographic apparatus to see if 1t was
possible to calculate scientifically by the.
vibrations of the earth the location and
direction of distant artillery FIRE. The
experiments were satisfactory, and they
will be continued during the coming au-
tumn artillery maneuvers in the Kara.
wanken hills.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
Hillside Chicken Coon,

l have adopted the plan of substi-
tuting a large roosting coop for each
thirty or forty chicks as soon as they
are large enough to roost, says an
American Agriculturlst correspondent
This is made from a dry goods box
four feet long, three feet wide and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
Preserving Meats.

A method OF preserving meat has
Deen brought out in France by n. de
Lapparent, which seems to have met
with considerable success. 1t can be
also applied on a small scale for
household purposes. SAYS the Scientific
american. The principle consists in
exposing the meat to sulphurous acid
fumes. BY burning a small amount
OF sulphur In a receptacle containing
the meat hung up In place 1t can be
preserved for several days, even In
summer. There Is no taste left from
the sulphur fumes, and there seems
TO be no danger TO health Such a
method can be used also on a large
scale for preserving meat for army
use, as 1t Is quite simple and easy to
apply In practice. From experiments
made on a large scale it appears that
the meat fumigated with sulphur did
not contain more than % grams (340
grains) Of sulphurous acid gas per 100
Kilograms (220 pounds) of meat, which
Is on the order of ten thousandths.
Inc meat should be fumlgated as soon
as possible after killing, and prefer
ably on parts which have no cut bones
Lean meat Is found to keep best. To
preserve 1t for several months meat
can be inclosed In vessels full of car
bonic acid gas. 1t has the appearance
of fresh meat, and its taste Is not
changed after cooking. In England Mr..
Lascalles Scott proposed method
which consists In immersing the meat
In solution Of bisulphlte of lime.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13

Eggs from young geese are often In
fertile, 1t is best to keep old geese
for breeders. One gander to three or
four geese Is a good mating. Where
there are as many ganders as geese,
they often pair of and only mate to
gsther.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13

Get two boards
about S15 feet long
fasten together to
come to a point,
with a brace at
open end. The sin
gletree is attached
to brace by means
of c.svises and
chain. The horse
walks in the row,
and this tool win
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13

Jump! jump!"
"What's the matter?"
"Something has become Iammed sod
l can't stop her!"
"rhen let her go; 1t might be
worse"
"Worse!"
"Yes she might have become jamme,i
so you couldn't have started her, YOU
know Houston Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13

B. P. Wagner of Missouri has de
vised the following: The illustration
shows how | make my potato coverer
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
Wanted 10 Know.

DO you like chestnuts?"
IF you've got one to tell, no: If you
mean the kind one eats, yes"-Hous-
ton Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-13
Saving seed.

do the covering nicely.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25

session of the term on Wednesday last
and on Thursday the school year was
closed with picnic in A. M. Webb's
woods.
While playing among the barrels in
his grandfather's store on Friday,
James Mead, the six year old son of
Harrison d. Mead, fell and broke his
arm. DR.. G. f. Snyder, who was call
ed, set the bones and the patient is
doing we'll.
Miss Mile Westervelt, of Woodcliff,
has been spending week with her
sist cr, Mrs. T. J. Ward.
Miss Alice Cook, of New York, is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs Zada Webb, of Newark, is
spending some time with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Webb.
Miss Rea Cook has returned home
after couple OF weeks spent at As
bury Park.
Miss Susan l. Ely,w was the guest
of Mrs. Henry DeForest lest week, is
now with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ely of
MorriSt own.
Miss Maud Cook, of Lakewood, is
spending some time at her home here.
Charles DeForest he's returned from
a visit of several days in Connecticut.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25

with the humiliation which slavery
carried with it help other races to dis
associate the degradations of slavery
with themselves and behold it. shining
brighter with all its curses concerning
the negro" He declared that COL
ored man in the south if a just and
worthy citizen who has the money,
can purchased home or factory, or
store, or farm at most any location
whether in City or country. If he is a
mechanic, if competenty, he can enter
into actual prosecution of his trade
unmolested. If he sincerely begins
any kind Of worthy enterprise to help
build up the welfare of his people and
vicinity whether educational, COM
mercial or political, he meats a hearty
welcome from his CaucaSsion neigh
borS. In the northern part of our
country in MANY places, the opinion
exists That Il clIored man should not
purchase home or factory or store or
farm at any Important location. Ii
he oe Il cum QetenG mechanic, he must
not exercise that knowledge. Should
ne be lnsl red 70 OriAg about some
wholesome and sincere institution for
JAe beJUerment of conditions among
colored people, especially in a line OF
commerce, lie must meet the resist
ance OF the predjudiced and its source
most always springs from local bureaus
of charities and such organizations
whose managers occupy places OF pub
lie trust and whose minds and lives
should De much more broad, than TO
falSify their positions +" He declared
that he Is conversant with conditions
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25

there is plenty to do in America to
help better his condition and benefit
this country which from point of in
heritance is as much his as that of the
other races.
NEGRO ONCE sUsPICIoNED. NOT NOW.
A great many persons of the Ameri-
can civilization thought for long
time that education would be a dam
gerous weapon in the hands of the
negro. The men and the women of
the race who have been fortunate to
receive the true education have most
positively forced the contrary Of that
theory-by just living and acting.
The great object in educating the
negro race is and should b. to make it
a better race, just as it IL and should
be for all other races. 1t is the height
of folly for the negro race to eX-
pect great results of itself and a worse
folly for other races TO expect great re-
suits of it without at least the princi-
pies of education The colored race
must be trained in all the diversified
forms OF education just as any other
race to bring forth worthy results.
The logical deduction is that the race
will remain where it is-will require
education. character and wealth, and
develop to a desirable citizenship"
PREDJUDIcE AGAINST THE NEGRO
NORTH.
Mr.. Cooper when asked why the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
Morris and Orange Presbytery.

The Presbytery of Morris and Orange
held it's June meeting in the First
Presbyterian Church chapel on Tues
day last. A principal feature OF the
meeting was the very interesting re-
ports of the General Assembly in Col
umbus, Ohio, as given by the six COM
missioners from the presbytery-three
elders and three ministers. The Rev.
j. D. Hillman, of Mt. Freedom, was
at his own request, dismissed to the
Presbytery of Lackawanna, and takes
charge of the church of New Milford,
Pa The Rev. r. H Nichols of South
Orange was elected Stated Clerk, in
place of the Rev. Stanley White, re-
signed. DR.. White has accepted sec
retaryship of Foreign Missions. The
Rev. DR.. Holloway read the memorial
minute on the death of the Rev. t. A.
Reeves, of Rockaway. The death of
the Rev. S. Bayard bod was an
nounced and a committee appointed
to prepare a memorial The Rev.
Nicholas Bowers, of Stirling, request
ed to be released from the pastoral
care of his church, to take place next
October. Action was deferred till the
September meeting. The Rev. J. A.
Ferguson, of Hanover, was detained
from the meeting of Presbytery by
the illness of his daughter. The Rev.
Mr.. Gardner, of Chester, presented an
interesting and able report upon
evangelistic work. The new church
edifce in Summit will be ready soon
tor dedicatory services.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
SUES E. H. HARTMAN.
Railroad Masnate Is Made Defendant
In $50O,oOO Suit.

III pSOO,OOO QUIT
New York, June 25.-Naming Ed
ward HI. Hartman as the chief de.
PENDANT and making grave charges
against him, Henry Melville Walker,
lawyer and promoter of New York
city and London, filed in the United
States circuit court a suit of sensation
al character. He makes twenty-eight
other persons and two corporations de-
PENDANTS, but their names are not re-
vealed because Hartman is the only
person who has been served with
summons.
Walker accuses Hartman of having
conspired to maintain a monopoly of
the railroads in Oregon and by doing so
Of having damaged Walker in cash and
reputation to the amount-bf $500,000
Walker asserts that after he undertook,
at the order of the officials of the Port
land, Nehalem and Tillamook railway
in Oregon, to dispose of bonds in Eng
land and otherwise promote there the
interests of the railroad Hartman "by
trick and device" had the charter and
property of the railway transferred to
his own agent and, though pretending
to be urging the speedy construction
Of the road, he and his associates were
doing their utmost to "choke off the en-
terprise."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
MENDHAM.

Among those who spent Sunday in
this place were Fred Nicholas, OF New
ark, Mr.. and Mrs. Manning Day and
Mrs Emma Babbitt, of Morristown.
The Misses Reynolds and Mr.. Aker-
son, of Brooklyn, are spending the
summer at Somerhurst cottage.
The Y. p. S. @. f. will hold an ice
cream and strawberry festival on We'd
nesday evening, June 26, on the chapel
grounds. The Chester band will fur
niSh music.
The last meeting of the Junior @.
Il. will be held on Thursday afternoon.
Ice cream and cake will be served.
Miss Sarah Fisher, principal OF the
public school, has gone t her home in
New York state, to spend her vacation
Miss Hazel Thorpe has returned from
two months stay at New Providence.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Taylor have
been entertaining Mr.. Taylor's sister
from Railway.
Mrs. Denton, of Newark, will spend
the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. j. X.
Burd.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
MT. FREEDOM.

Edward Thompson, wife and two
sons of Port Morris, were entertained
by Mr.. Thompson's sister, Miss Lucy
Thompson, last week.
Mrs. Charles Marshall and son Carol
of Dover, were visitors here for a few
days last week.
Mrs Augustus Nitz, of Rockaway, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Manning
Wright.
George Wright, who was employed
at the Morris Plains Hospital, is home
on the sick list.
o. f. Lozier, of Trenton, called on
his old friends here on. Monday last.
He was resident here in his boyhood
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hubert and
daughter Helen, and Miss Susie Coe
of this place, attended the wedding OF
Miss Lottie Pruden and Frank
Schmidt at Washington Valley last
Wednesday evening
Mrs. Manning Wright was the guest
of her daughter Mrs. William Hedden
at Dover for few days last week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
NEWS FROM
OTHER TOWNS
HANOVER.

At a business meeting of the Parish
Reading Circle held at the home of
Mrs. ]. e. DeForest on Tuesday even
ing, June 18th. Lester @. Genung
was reelected president andlMiss Clara
e. Ball was elected secretary and treas
urer. The previous book committee,
consisting of Mrs. j. e. DeForeSt, Mrs.
Henry G.. M. DeForest, Miss Clara Ball
and Miss Cora Kitchell, was also re-
elected and were instructed to select
and purchase the new books for the
club and have them ready for distri-
button at a meeting to be called on
July 18th.
The Young Ladies Auxiliary held
an all-day sewing meeting at the home
of Mrs. Henry G.. DeForeSt on We'd
nesday last. Considerable work was
accomplished and very pleasant day
was spent. An afternoon meeting will
be held at the same place this Friday
to complete work on garments to be
sent to the Indian school at Tucson,
Arizona.
Hanover public school held its last
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25

of this nature, and could name the
principles in whom this spirit has ex-
existed for seven years at time. He
declared that there was not as much
as the shadow of a reason for distrust,
but that it has been a matter of strict
ly unmodified prejudice. He went
on to say that this spirit can not be
attributed to all the people north, be-
cause most OF them are genuine gener-
GUS Christians and people of justice,
but this spirit seems to be confined
more particularly to few who. hay-
ing eyes, see not, ears, but hear not
and minds but understand not. Mr..
Cooper declared that all these errors
will eventually come out in the wash,
and that both Caucasian and negro
will understand each other better and
both will work together for one COM
mon end of good on behalf of this
country"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
PlTTsBuRG SHOOTING CASE.
Major Harper Fires Five Shots at Levi
De Wolf, a Broker.


Pittsburg, June 25.-With revolver
in each hand, Major T. Lemuel Harper,
steel man, resident secretary of the
famous Americas Republican club and
prominent politician, walked into the
office of Levi De Wolf, a wealthy
broker, in the Columbia bank building
and fred five shots at De Wolf. None
of the bullets took effect, and Harper
is now in the central police station.
A scandal which will stir Pittsburg
society is currently reported to be back
of the affair. All the interested par
ties refuse to talk. 1t is known that
Major Harper and De Wolf had a per-
sonal encounter in the Americas club a
few months ago, when several blows
were struck. Ex-State Senator w. A..
|dagee separated the men at the time.
Since then it Is alleged that Major
Harper has made several threats to
take De VOLTS life.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
KNOX ON STATE RIGHTS.
Senator Opposes Extension of Federal
Power.

Power.
New Haven, Conn.,, June %. = A
strong declaration that the federal gov
eminent must not invade the rights of
states was made by Senator Philander
G. Knox of Pennsylvania in speech
here. He was the orator of the day at
the senior exercises at the Yale Law
school.
This was the first speech made by
Mr.. Knox since the Pennsylvania Re-
publicans put him forward as their
candidate for the presidency. 1t had
been said that he would furnish some
material with which his boom could be
pushed ahead. Among those who heard
his address it was remarked that he
had taken direct issue with the states
right utterances of Secretary Root and
with some Of the policies Of President
Roosevelt such as the proposed ma
tional Incorporation law. Mr.. Knox
did not specify the proposed extensions
of national power to which he objected.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
Elopina Preachers Return.

Philadelphia, June 25.-Forgiven by
the wives they deserted and with the
young women whose lives they blight
ed earning their own living in depart
ment stores the Rev. Oscar w. Fisher
of Bridgeton, N. j., and the Rev. M.
De Witt Carpenter of Harrington, Del,
have both returned to the firesides
they left. Both preachers claim that
their love for the girls was purely pla-
tonic
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
arvar Loses His Niuhtie.

Parsons, kan, June 90 William ].
Bryan lost his nightshirt on a train
out of this place, and how it fell into
the hands of Jefferson Davis, the con-
ductor Of the train, was reported by
trainmen to the general offices Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. Mr.. Bry-
ans shirt was returned to him by an
agent named William Mckinley
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25
LEWIS HELD FOR MURDER.

Prosecutor Tells Coroner's Jury Farmer
Admits 5urying Stepdaushter.
West Chester, Pa. June 25.-C Caught
in the trap of his own confession, ac-
cording to District Attorney MacElree,
that he threw his stepdaughtter, little
Mary Robbins Newlin, to die in the
hole on his farm in which her body
was found after tying part Of a burlap
bag about her head Irwin r. Lewis is
in the county jail here, awaiting trial
on the charge of numbering the child.
After an intensely dramatic recital Of
Lewis admissions by the district attor-
ney the coroner's jury in Avondale re-
turned verdict that the child came to
her death from asphyxiation at Lewis
hands