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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
rnaIvfdunI,ty Of Cows.

While there are slight individuas
differences in digestive efficiency
among cows. extensive experiments
have shown that these are insufficient
to account for the widely variable re-
turns made by similar cows from like
quantities of the same kind of food.
The results obtained in tests Of this
kind are emphatic 1t has been
shown that, of two cows Of apparently
the same merit, from superficial exam
ination one may return three times as
much as the other from given
amount of similar foods. They digest
ed their food equally well. 1t Is a
well known fact that there are indi-
vidual likes and dislikes among cows,
which necessitates an intimate knowl-
edge of each cow If best results are to
follow. Occasionally a COW will make
her best performance upon a ration
not suited to the other members Of
the herd. These matters are Of con-
tinual interest to the dairymen, who
should safeguard himself at all times
by keeping at least approximate rec
ords of food consumed and product
yielded by each individual.-Kansas
Farmer.
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pointment, and for several days nothing
was said on the subject. Before Mr..
Harper left town, he sent word by Mr.
Gilman that he would give five hun
dred dollars, but this offer was also re-
fused.
Three months passed away before he
came to town again, and the invention
slept quietly In Idaho's room. Every
night she lifted the cover and took a
peep at her treasure.
One day, in response to the ringing
Of the bell, during her mothers absence
Ida opened the door to find Mr. Har-
per smiling genially into her face.
II have concluded to accept your
terms. Where is the burner?"
A few moments later the deed was
done, and Mr.. Harper was gone, but
Ida was sitting with a bit of paper in
her hands, which represented one
thousand dollars.
Mrs. Allan and Clarence could hardly
believe 1t possible.
One thousand dollars! They did not
know until long afterwards that the lit
tie invention netted Mr.. Harper many
thousands Of dollars.
But with that little slip of paper Ida
educated herself, leaving her mother
free to help Clarence in his study of
civil engineering.
One day schoolmate inquired why,
having been successful once, she did not
try again.
II shall never do any more invent
ing" laughed Ida, II proved the capa-
bility of the feminine mind, and that
is all l set out to do."-Chicago Daily
News,
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Homemade Rarometer.

Those who love experimentation may
try the following method of making a
cheap barometer, as practiced in
France: Take S grams of pulverized
camphor, 4 grams of pulverized nitrate
of potassium, grams Of pulverized
nitrate of ammonia and dissolve In 60
grams Of alcohol. Put the whole In
long, slender bottle, closed at the top
with piece of bladder containing a
pinhole to admit the air. When rain is
coming the solid particles win tend
gradually to mount, little star crystals
forming In the liquid, which otherwise
remains clear: IL high winds are ap-
preaching, the liquid will become thick
as IL fermenting. while film Of solid
particles forms on the surface; during
fair weather the liquid viii remain
clear and the solid particles viii rest
ut the bottom.
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brought only restless snatches Of fever
ish sleep. Her mother became anxious
and spoke several times of consulting q
physician.
This state Of things could not last
very long, however, and one Friday
morning Idaho Allan's seat In the
school room was vacant, most unusual
occurrence, and Idaho Allan herself
was locked up in her own room with
the key on the inside. When 1t was
discovered that the girl had no inten-
tion of coming down to breakfast her
mothers voice was heard, with quiet
authority, demanding the reason.
"Oh, mother, do let me fight 1t out
alone !"
what is 1t, Ida? l must know what
the trouble is"
Reluctantly, yet submisslvely, Ida
opened the door.
Il have been thinking, mamma" she
began hesltatingly, "and really must
get 1t out Of my head. can't go to
school-don't make me go, mamma un-
til | have tried to work out my ideas.
1t won't amount to anything, know,
but can't stand 1t any longer"
Mrs. Allan was wise woman. This
girl of 10 was not to be treated as a
child any longer, so she said:
"You may have your own way, dear,
and fight your battle in your own fash
ion. Lock your door, If you choose. l
will not come In again until you want
me, but on one thing, no, two-I insist.
You must eat the meals l bring you,
and go to bed at your usual hour"
Ida promised readily and the mother
went away.
Soon after she returned, bringing to
the door tray containing Idaho's
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breakfast. After the girl had eaten It
she sat for long time In intense
thought, She forgot everything; she
was at last an inventor!
Her books and her fancy work, the
dainty belongings that girls delight in,
were recSlessly pushed aside. She
needed her table for sterner occupation.
Shortly before tea-time on Saturday
evening the key turned in the lock, and
slender, pale-faced girl descended the
stairs wearily but unfalteringly,
"Is the battle fought, little daugh-
teri"
Fought and won, mother; you shall
see my invention tomorrow
1t was not of intricate mechanism,
but underneath its simplicity lay n
thought. Mrs, Allan saw that 1t was
of practical value, but she did not say
so just then.
A few days later, Mr., Gilman, him
self a mechanic, and tried and trusted
friend of the family's, came In, and the
invention was SHOWN 10 MN,
"That's a tlrst-class Idea. I'll send
Harper around to see 1t, the next time
he is In town."
BY the time Mr. Harper made his ap-
pearance, Ida was ready to talk freely
about her improved lamp-burner.
81 will give you one hundred dollars
for the right to get 1t patented, and the
use of the patent" said Mr., Harper.
Idaho refused the offer.
1.-Two hundred then" said Mr.. Har-
per.
Mrs. Allan was silent figure In the
conference, being, as have said before,
wise woman but she could not keep
sfrom sending Ida a look, which entreat
ed her to accept the offer.
II must refuse that also" was
ldaho's response.
MAY ask what your terms are?"
asked Mr., Harper, looking, as he felt,
trlte nettled.
Il will take one thousand dollars for
all my rights to the use of It," was
Ida's response.
Then you will have to look else
where for customer" and Mr., Harper
took his departure.
Mrs. Allan plainly showed her dlsap-
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shaped so as to draw itself into the
wood and not slip off. This book needs
one or two links A hardwood peg Is
placed In the upright back Of the crank,
thus holding the load at any height.
To take the hay rack off the wagon
place the lifting jack in an upright
position at one end as near the center
as possible Place the hook beneath
some part of the rack, turn the crank,
and 1t will surprise you how light the
rack seems. When high enough so as
to clear the wheels, have AKA or other
fairly strong timber to put under the
rack, the ends resting on two well Sc
cured posts. Raise the other end in
the same manner and you will have
your hay rack or grain tank where the
weeds will not grow over them and
without any lifting to speak of.-Mon-
treal Star.
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VIEWING WEDDING PRESENTS.
Remarks by the Guests Which Are
Susceptible of. INSTRUMENTATION.

Remarks by tho Guests Which Are
Susceptible of misrepresentation.
"Women viewing another womans
wedding presents say things which are
liable to be misinterpreted," said the
bachelor who declares he hates we'd
dings but always goes when invited, to
a New York Sun man.
NOW, why is 1t that the most COM
mon remark of the women who are
inspecting the layout Of silver and cut
glass and other gifts more or less use
ful Is: What lot Of presents she
got' They don't mean anything un-
kind, but the Inference an uninitiated
eavesdropper would draw is that they
wonder why she got so many.
"Of course, they vary the remark.
What lucky girl' says one, as If she
would like to add, Some persons have
too much luck And another says, 4
wonder where they all came FROM i'm
plying almost that the bride couldn't
have enough friends to make so many
gifts and must have sent some of them
to herself just to make showing.
"Now, these women don't mean any
harm. It's just their way of express
ing admiration usually, But there are
others who surely evince an unchar-
table, petty spirit.
'rhey pick up and examine every
article and appraise 1t in loud whis.
pers. They express voluble wonder as
to whether the silver is solid and doubt
the genuineness of the cut glass. Even
IL they do like thing, they will de
eide that 1t won't wear well. Pretty
silver, but how 1t will scratch, says
one, while another knows the china is
lovely, but Is to break easily.
"And so the tongues wag, while the
quiet man In the corner keeps watch.
ful eye, He is a detective, and dis
trusts everyone"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
Proit From Dairy Products.

The Maryland Experiment Station
has been making tests as to profits
in selling dairy products, as milk, cream
and butter. This test shows that cream
is one of the most profitable forms Of
sale, when 20 per cent cream can be
sold at 30 cents gallon, and even at
this low price returns 231a cents per
pound for the butter in the milk, be-
sides leaving the skimmilk for use on
the farm. OF course, cream can be u.s.
ually sold for more than 80 cents per
gallon. 1t appears that milk shipping
is ordinarily more profitable than but
ter. Thus II cents per gallon for 31a
per cent milk is equal to 231a cents per
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Dairying and FARMING.

Butter has market value of $50 a
ton, and 1t removes less than so cents
worth Of fertilizer from the soil. On
the other hand, ton of wheat has a
market value of $50 and removes $3.50
of fertilizer from the soil. Anyone can
see by this that dairying is worth a
good deal more to new country than
the growing of wheat if the value of
keeping up the fertility of the soil is
fully appreciated.-Field and Farm.
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lncn Dolt Tor the rope to
work on. Thirty inches from the
base is an offset to which is ct
tached a spindle for the rope to wind
on. The need of the offset will easily
be seen in operating; the crank will
always be in the clear. The crank is
IA inches long. The spindle is one inch
In diameter. A piece Of good one inch
gas pipe makes a good one. The up-
rights are spread 20 or % inches at the
base. 1t also needs few light wooden
braces to strengthen and stiffen it. It
should be made quite strong and light,
so that one man can carry 1t handily.
On the end of the three-quarter inch
rope Is a five-eighths inch iron hook,
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pound for butter, while at Is cents per
gallon for 3.6 per cent milk the but
ter Is sold at 32h cents per pound
In selling cream at 70 cents per gal
Ion the price obtained is equal to 33
cents for the butter, but creameries
never pay this amount, and no home
made butter brings any such price ex.
cept for very few gilt-edge makes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
A HOME SONG.

l turned an ancient poets book,
And found upon the page:
"Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage"
Yes, that is true, and something more;
You'll find, where'er you roam,
That marble floors and gilded walls
Can never make q home.
But every house where Love abides
And Friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home, sweet home
For there the heart can rest
Country Life
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04

In 1905 Kansas raised about an av-
erage crop of corn, but the yield was
more than that OF all South America.
which, OF course, Includes the much
advertised Argentina; was over So
100000 bushels greater than the COM
bined crops of Canada and Mexico, and
exceeded the same years crops of
Egypt, Italy, France, Bulgaria and
Russia proper together.-F. D. Coburn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
The Wrong Question.

An interviewer having obtained ac-
cess to the presence of a famous actor
asked the great man If he would be
kind enough to describe some of his
early failures,
"Sir" snapped the tragedian. II never
had any! James-the door Human
Life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
A Girls Success

They were brother and sister, the
children of an inventor whose life story
had been the old one of an inventors
woes, the lack Of appreciation, the fall
ure of practical acknowledgment of his
powers, and the struggle with poverty,
which was ended by his early death.
The wife, brave little woman, who
had eaten uncomplainingly the unbut-
tered bread that her husbands efforts
had provided, now set forth, as many
another earnest mother has done, and
earned, not only bread enough to salts
fy their hunger, but butter with which
TO make 1t palatable.
BY the time that Ida-short for
Idaho-was old enough to study United
states History In the public school,
Mrs. Allan could look with satisfac-
tion around their pleasant home, and
rejoice In the fact that she had much
TO live for.
But about this time she had vague
mlsglvlngs for both Clarence and
Idaho had evidently Inherited their
fathers inventive genius, and all at
once 1t seemed to develop.
Clarence, who was approaching the
final year Of his high school course,
could scarcely give sufficient time and
attention. to his studies to pass his ex-
aminatlons credltably, while Ida, who
had not yet entered the academic de-
partment, found tho passion contagious.
Clarence laughed in his boyish fashion
at his quaint quiet little sister, and
more than once hurt her feelings by his
tranllness.
"Girls are beginning to think they
can do anything that boys can. They
are type of the new woman" he
would say. Discovery and invention
are only for masculine intellects. Isn't
that so, JimT' turning to his friend.
"Well, don't know" answered Jim,
who privately admired Idaho Allan I'M
mensely.
Whether her presence biased Jim's
Judgment on this topic, or whether he
was, from principle, champion of wom-
ans rights do not dare to say, but he
proceeded to expatiate upon womans
powers and the recognition that the
world was beginning to give them.
'Do you mean to say" said Clarence
scornfully, that you really think girl,
say Ida, for instance, is capable Of In
venting anything equal to thisg
And he held up for inspection his
work for the time being, a wonderful
construction Of perforated tin, which
was to be fastened on the stovepipe to
save fuel.
Ida answered before Jim could find
words, thereby saving him much EN-
barrassment,
~ doubt whether | am capable of
anything equal to that, but II you would
lessen the angle of the upper wing, you
would find that you had improved your
device"
Clarence saw that the girls sugges.
tion was good one, and he lapsed into
silence. while Jim laughed.
For a long time afterwards, this mat.
ter weighed on Idaho Allan's mind, She
had only slight faith in Clarence's In
genuity, and that she was Just as cana-
BILE of lnventlng something practical
as no was, became her firm conviction,
which she longed to prove.
Her mind dwelt upon the subject, and
she found that she could not attend to
her work, as she had heretofore done.
Every day she. lost grades In her
studies, and the teachers expressed
their wonder
Her appetite failed and the nights
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The accompanying Illustration Of a
poultry house is largely self-explana-
tory. Both a window and curtain
front is provided. The window slides
back and In place Of 1t cotton screen
can be let down to fill the opening
The pens are built II #. 13 IT. and
the coop is placed beneath the drop
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A white spot on the forehead Of a
horse is called "star." A white face
from eye to eye is bald face" A
strip between the nostrils is "snipe j"
A white eye is glass eye." A horse
has pasterns, not ankles. White around
the top Of the hoof is white coro-
net" White above the pasterns is a
white leg"
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tanks off the wagons.
With a device like the cut,
one man can take off any
kind Of a hay rack with
ease. This lifting jack is
seven feet high. The two
uprlghts are 2x4 at the
base and 2x2 at the upper
end. They can be ripped
out Of 2x6. Have the
wooden block out of
an old hay fork pulley,
bolted to the upper end Of
the uprights with a half
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
An Explanation.

'sHow long has this rsstaurant been
openY asked the woaId-be diner.
1.-TWO years" said the proprietor.
81 am sorry did not know it." said
the guest "I should be better or u
had come here then"
"Yesf" smiled the proprietor, very
much pleased. How is thatY'
81 should probably have been served
by this time If l had" said the guest.
and the entente cordiale vanished.--
Harper's Weekly.
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Make One Friend nav

One of the busiest men In busy city
says II try to make ut least one friend
a day" That seems more than most OF
us can manage and yet the wayslde
spring of country road makes a friend
of every paSserby.-W Home
Companion.
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N~N~NN~~~~
A Lifting Jack.

AittihS JacA'
When one is alone on a farm with
perhaps no help around it is almost
impossible to lift hay racks or grain
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POULTRY HOUSE.

ping board Rough boards are used for
sheeting together with tar paper and
cheap shingles. The inside may lie
plastered
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An humble lover often makes very
domineerlng husband.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-14
Decreasing immigration.

Thus far the immigration totals for
1908 show but little more than half
those for the corresponding period Of
1907. Such falling off is not likely to
be shown when the whole years totals
are in, hut it is well assured that there
will be fewer immigrants than last
year. This is a cause for national con-
graduation. The rising tide of immi-
grafton has been something which all
thoughtful and patriotic Americans
have dcplored. and it is to be hoped
that the high tide of the last few
years will not soon be reached again.
A smaller number of immigrants each
the past decade will be a good thing
for this country and nobody will
mourn the decrease except the steam
boat companies,
1t is not SO much i'm the great number
of immigrants that the menace is found
as in the changing nature of the people
who nave beer coming to us. There
have been few and fewer of the kind of
immigrants who came in such numbers
in earlier generations. and vastly
more Of the refuse and rubbish of the
Old World. The immigration laws have
not been made stringent enough t"
keep out this great mass of undesira-
bles and SO our shores have been made
the duEping ground for the criminal.
the deceased, the impoverished and the
inefficient of the overburdened lands of
Europe. Fewer immigrants will natur-
ally mean more desirable immigrants,
and for the desirabl classes the doors
will always be wide open and they will
find this the land of liberty and oppor
tunity.o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-14
The Cottage on the Hill.

can see in fancy still
The White cottage on the hill
ne hohtysnckle blooming by the door,
Where the early beams of morn
Kissed the roses on the lawn
And softly crcpt along the kitchen floor.
There We're flowers of every hue
Sparkling i'm the morning dew,
hear the drowsy humning of the bees,
AID L see the robins throng
With a merry tril and song,
10 pluck the ripening cherries from the
WhistlinS down the grassy lane
Goes the farmer boy again
10 drive the patient kline to pastures
green:
With heart so light and gay
Sowing fancies all the way
In after years for memory's hand ia
CLEAN.
Down the quiet. sheltered nook
Still the little babbling brook
So softly sings its soothing lullaby
rrlnsed with willows dropping DER
Where we fingered on the shore.
When sunset hues We're fading from the
SKY.
Still tie sunlight brightly falls
On the time-worn cottage walls
The h0neNsucllle fingers by the door,
But a sad voice in the breeze
Softly echoed by the trees
Is whispering, They will come again no
more"
Dear old cottage on the HILL
Art thou waiting. watching still,
With longing for some dear familiar face?
20 the far-oft early scenes
Shed a halo Ger thy dieams
An afterglow that time can reer erase
Iideless time! thy cruel wave
Morning skies no more can lave
But toward the unknown sea is flowing
still,
Rolling backward nevermore
To YOUTHS magic. sunny shore.
And lonely, silent cottage on the hill.
Mrs. S. J. Stevens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-14
MAINE HORSE CHAT.

John Blair of South Sebec has bought
two fine horses. They are steel gray
and are beauties
l.. M. Hamlin of Summit bought a
pair of heavy work horses Of Walter
Snow of Milo Saturday.
r. z. bradford of Golden Ridge lost
a nice horse last week; il broke through
the floor and ruptured blood vessel
Joseph Potter of Stratton recently
sold IA nice thrce-year-old colt to Mr..
Henry Henderson of BeachmnIt, Mass
j. A. ChurChill's black mare Snow
FLAKE hy Dare Devil, dropped ii fine
foal the ether day to Mariner by Bin
gen.
ID. A. Tewksbury of Bradford Center
has sold his span of heavy work horses
and bought a span Of mules of Bangor
parties.
Edward Gray of Ellsworth Falls has
bought stout young horse and it has
been pronounced by those who have
looked him over, good one.
c. o. Perkins of Parkman sold a
horse TO Fred Hing of Cambridge re-
Gently and bought three-year-oid colt
49,
he has. He has fine span now.
Berlin. the big handsome Perchcron
stallion, is attracting much attention
in Milo. His trainer, Edwin Lancas
Ter has broken the animal. ST. that he
now drives min hitched to q road cart.
A. w. Richardson, Fort Fairfield
obliging and capable assistant post
master, has a very fast horse IN the
iron-gray gelding Togus, by Alfondly
81 PIP on half-mle track, in a race;
dam Nokomis, with a record in the
30s, by Blnodmont (sire of Ada p. p
2:09la); second dam the famous old
trotting race mare Kate klaXton. To-
gus has been handled by G. w. Gerow,
and will soon be under his care again,
and is showing 2:20 speed.
John Savage Of Chcrrytield lost val
liable bay horse last week in a peculiar
manner. Mr.. Savage lives on the Main
street near the river, and when he left
the horse out to drink. the animal
walked into the river where the bank
was soft, the bank caving away from
him and after swimming about for a
few minutes was carried down river
by the swift current at that place, and
went over the falls, the fall upon the
rocks breaking his neck.
The first Stallion Fair to be held in
connection with the Horse Day. rs
announced in the program of Show
hogan Grange, will occur in that town
on Wednesday, May y. BY direction
of the municipal officers, counting also
on the courtesy OF the owners of the
machines all motor vehicles will he OK
cluded from Water street. between the
North Channel bridge and the top of
the Eddy Hill, for such part of the uf-
ternoon as the Horses are being shown.
The public are invited to BE- present
and view what promises to be the
greatest showing of animals kept for
breeding purposes which has ever oc-
CURED in this part OF Maine.