davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The copper era., 1908-06-04
New Strike Made in New YOrk-ArizOna
 Mines.

John c. Molder, general manager of
 the New York-ArizOna Gold x Copper
 company, came in from the mines
 and reports that work is progressing
 along rapidly at the mines with ex-
 eellent results and he is highly elated
 with the outlook of the mines.
 The Argentite shaft is now down
 about 26O feet from the surface and , the shaft is all in ore. Assays taken
 across the bottom level, ran S62. 80 in
 gold alone besides the silver and cop
 .r values: this shows that the gold values are increasing as depth is ob-
 tained.
 The company has increased their
 force of miners and are Crowding the development work as fast as possible now as their new gasoline engine and
 big bloweris in operation furnishing air to the miners and also blowing the bad air out of the mines which is working fiue. The Jensen shaft on the old Gloretta mine is now down
 fifty feet and the gold values are in- creasing as the work proceeds. An as say taken at fivefoot depth ran from BIO to Sl5: at twenty-five feet down it assayed $2O to $50 and at fifty feet it assayed $40 to S60 to the ton in gold alone, besides the silver and copper values, which shows that the gold is going to increase in value as depth is obtained.
 The company had a long train of burrows this week loaded with four thousand feet Of finch pipe of twenty feet length. They were pack ing the pipe over the Buzzard Shadow mountain to the Lillian mine. The New York Arizona company is draw ing wide attention as the New York and Boston capitalists are getting interested in the company on account of the exceedingly rich gold ore that the mines are producing -Morenci Leader.
 N. L. Amster of Boston, president of the Arizona Commercial Copper of Globe and of the Shannon Copper company of Clifton, whose of fer to take over the Keystone mine by paying off the S65, ,O00 mortgage on it was accepted by the Keystone stockholders and then rejected by them so they could accept an offer from John B. Newman of Globe, will bring suit against the Keystone com pany for damages. charging that they failed to fulfil their part of the agreement with him. Amster was in- formed immediately of the action of he Keystone stockholders Tuesday in accepting Newman's offer, and wired W. $. Sultan, who promoted Amster's leal with the Keystone, to bring suit IgaInst the company tor damages. t is understood that there was no written agreement between Amster Ind the Keystone company, but that he stockholders at their meeting Idopted resolutions accepting the Am ter offer as it was made to them yer 1ally by his representative. Amster lsserts that he was to pay the S65, 900 l mortgage on the Keystone held by | he Old Dominion Commercial com 1any as soon as an abstract of title | vas given to him for the property. | He says that no abstract of title Was | given to him, although he stood |
The copper era., 1908-06-04
Tn Every Department of Banking the First Natl Bank of Clifton is Prepared to Serve You in a SzatiS

ready to pay off the mortgage and be- gin development work on the pro- perty. Newman having already paid of the mortgage and secured an op- tion on the property, Amster can only ask for damages and not for a compliance by the company with the agreement made with him.
The copper era., 1908-06-04
Bucklen's Arnica SalYe Wins.

Tom Moore, of Rural Route l, Cochran, Ga, writes: q had a bad sore come on the instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal it until I applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Less than half of a 25 cent box won the day for me by efTecting perfect cure" Sold un- der guarantee at A. C. Co. drug de- pdrtment.
The copper era., 1908-06-04

NJ. F. Gilbert and D c Banta were in from the San Simon country Tues day. They recently came from Louis jana to get free homestead in that valley. They looked over the coun
 try and picked out good locations, and started their settlement, both digging wells. This they did before finding out just where they were, but from the neighboring locations MT. Gilbert thought his well was on un- surveyed land in Arizona. After making their locations, getting water and planting a crop they made fur ther survey, and found that instead of being in Arizona or on unsurveyed land that both had their wells on section 36 in one of the New Mexico and all sections 36 are school lands and cannot be homestead ed The gentlemen will probably rent the school sectiOn.-Liberal.
The copper era., 1908-06-04
Albuquerque Gets $3O, ,OOO for Exhibition

The conference report in the sun dry civil bill having passed the sem ate, has just passed the house and now goes to the president. It car ries an appropriation of S3O,OOO for the city ot Albuquerque for the in- ternational irrigation congress.
 Old members of the senate and the house declare that such an appro- priation was never made before with out government supervision and in- tuential members said it was a won derful thing to accomplish.
 The report stood defeated in the house, but Andrews, by appeals to his friends as the vote was taken, pulled it from the fire by twelve ma jority, all democrats voting no.
The copper era., 1908-06-04
Spain Will Spend $35,OOO,OOO on New
 Navy.

Dispatches from London say:
 It seems that the estimates of the amount of ship building that will be done in the United Kingdom when Spain proceeds to reorganize her navy have beeu little too sanguine. The appropriation of something like S35, 900, ,OOO has been approved at Madrid, and all that remains to be done is to negotiate the business with with suitable contractors. Many well known concerns in this country have looked into the matter, and representatives of both Vickers, Sons X Maxim (limited), and William BeardmOre & Co.,, Qimited), have been in close touch with the Spanish naval authorities on the subject.
 The difficulty is that Spain really has less need for a new navy than for new naval system. The admins trators of its affairs have authority to spend the s35, ,OOO,OOO, but in spend- ing it they wish CD to give industry sadly needed 6llip, and (2) to modern ize their naval ports and their dock yards. The proposal is that the ship building authorized in the progra m is to be done in Spain. The con- tractors may design the vessels at their headquarters, but they must build them in Spain. A great deal of the work must, of course, be done in London. The armor, for instance, cannot be made in Spain, nor the guns, nor the gun mountings. The propelling machinery ot the faster boats will also probably he made in London, and d large part of the hull material as well. The condition about building in Spain is admittedly onerOus, for the plant in existing dockyards is not at all modern. The only Spanish government order placed recently in this country was for the trOopship which Messrs. Scott, of Kinghorn, are to build.
The copper era., 1908-06-04
Stomach Troubles.

Many remarka ble cures of stomach troubles have been effected by Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. One man who had spent over two thousand dollars for medicine and treatment was cured by d few boxes of these ta blets. Price D cents Samples free at all druggists.
The copper era., 1908-06-04
No Need of Suffering From Rhsuma
 tiSm.

It is mistake to allow rheumatism to become chronic, as the pain can always be relieved, and in most cases d cure effected by applying Cham berlain's Pain Balm. The relief from pain which it affords is alone worth many times it's cost. It makes sleep and rest possible. Even in cases of long standing this liniment should be used on account of the re- lief which it affords. p and 5O cent sizes for sale by all druggists.
The copper era., 1908-06-04

John Kiha, of Vining, Ia, says, q have been selling DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for about d year and they give better satisfaction than any pill I ever sold. There are dozen people here who have used them and they give perfect satisfac- tion in every case. 1 have used them myself with fine results.In Sold by A. c. drug department.
The copper era., 1908-06-04

A great many people imagine they have heart trouble when the fact is that the whole trouble lies in the stomach. The pains in the side around the region of the heart are not necessarily heart trouble. We suggest that you start with the stomach and whenever your food seems to nauseate ;ake Kodol It will not he very long until all these 'heart pains' will disappear. Take KOdal now and until you know you are right again. There isn't any doubt about what it will do and you will find the truth of this statement verified after you have used Kodol for few weeks. It is sold heTe by A, c, drug department
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Egg. yariouslx Preserved.

Eggs are preserved in many other
ways besides cold storage. Often the
preservative is effected by excluding
the air by coating, covering or lmmers-
Ing the eggs, some material or solu-
tion being used which may or may not
be a germicide. An old domestic meth
cd is to pack the eggs in oats, bran or
salt; another consists in covering the
eggs with lime water, which may or
may not contain salt. In Germany
sterilization Is effected by placing in
boiling water from twelve to fifteen sec
onds. Sometimes they are treated to a
solution Of alum or salicylic acid. 9th
er methods consist in vanishing with
solution Of permanganate of potash,
vanishing with collodion or shellac I;
packing in peat dust. preserving in
wood ashes, treating with a solution Of
boric acid and water glass, vanishing
with vaseline, preserving In lime wa
ter, preserving In solution of water
glass. The last three methods have
proved most successful. Infertile eggs
viii keep much better than fertile eggs
By any manner Of preservation
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10

A farmer residing near Center
vile, desires to know the best meth
cd of raising peas, and the most de-
sirable variety; also, with regard to
combining peas with oats. The Sta
ton supplied him with the follow
ing information:
"The experience of the Expert
ment Station staff, leads us to be-
lieve that almost any of the COM
mon field variety of peas will grow
we'll in your region. We advise the
Black Eyed Marrow Fat as the best
general variety. Ordinarily we SOW
the peas at the rate of one to one
and one-half bushels per acre, disk
Ing or drilling them at least four
inches deep. Sow the oats about a
week after the peas are sown, as
the latter grow so much stronger
and consequently, the oats will be
smothered out unless they are given
the advantage. We do not consider
that oats and peas are as good for
horses as for COWS. The mixture
makes very rich nutritious hay"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10

Another inquiry from Seattle re-
lates to the culture of chestnuts. The
correspondent was advised as fol
lows:
"The American chestnut (the reg
ular, tall-growing Variety should be
pruned the same as any other shade
tree, leaving, however, a permanent,
or constant leader, through the cen
ter of the tree. This is the practice
of the Experiment Station, and one
that is used upon all forms of the
tall, or upright, growing trees. 1t is
also used upon the sweet cherries,
but not upon the sour ones.
"The tendency of this chestnut is
to produce a thin, open top, and 1T Is
advisable to cut back the outer limbs,
and occasionally the leader, to thick
en- the foliage. The Dwarf, or Jap
anese, chestnuts should be pruned
to small, compact trees, branching
them from a foot to three feet from
the ground. They will practically
take care of themselves after the
first year or two of pruning. This
pruning may be done at any time
while the tree is dormant, or after
the sap has ceased to flow, which
will be Immediately after 1t comes
into full leaf."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
New Farm Products.

Alfalfa was an unknown crop few
years ago. Now 1t is one of the most
reliable and profitable of Texas crops.
1t, has not been long since the onion
was produced only in few short rows
for family use Now the onion crop is
one of Texas best advertisements. The
effort to raise for the market me-
dicinal plants began with one enter
prising citizen Of Grayson County only
few years ago. Now this line is be-
ing taken up and will be carried on for
all 1t is worth. The list is growing
longer, and the prices Of cotton and
other farm products are better than
they used to be, and the man with the
hoe is growing more independent. The
sugar beet is now being tested. Colo
RADIO holds first place in the production
of beet sugar In the United States,
with 422, 1872, $50 pounds of sugar from
13S, S,366,366 acres, while Michigan and
California are closely matched for Sec
ond place, producing 165.000,0O0 and
164,000,OO0 pounds, respectively. The
sugar beet crop in this country last
year brought $4,500,O00.
Tie present year will be an impor-
tant season for experiments with the
sugar beet in Texas. Let the tests be
made under as good conditions as pos
sible There is really no doubt as to
the results in localities where the soil
is Of the right density and quality.
Lands that produce fine crops Of beets
of the ordinary variety or the biggest
turnips in the world" are quite sure to
break few records in sugar beets II
given fair test.-Galveston News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Farm Hints,

The horse is mans best friend, there
fore he is deserving Of friends treat.
ment.
Don't forget that the barnyard ma.
nure is the best all-round fertilizer you
can obtain.
Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed
on the farm and clover makes the best
hog pasture.
Don't let money act as paddock on
your heart and shut in all the kindness
and happiness.
The animal that has a full, brigh,
eye is apt to be healthy. And moist
nose is another Indication of health.
The man who keeps his troubles to
himself is better thought of than be
who burdens his neighbors with them.
The neighbors have their own troubles
to think about.
Little Things on the farm amount to
as much in the end as they do In any
other business. yet the farmer as rule
does not pay as much attention to de.
tails as does the city business man
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Farm Labor.


One Of the greatest problems con-
fronting agriculture is competent farm
help that can be secured at a compen-
satlon proportionate to the net earn
lngs for the farmer. Manufactures,
mining and railroads furnish employ
ment to vast number of workers who
are under trained foremen and their
wages are graduated according to the
amount of product they can turn out.
Manufacturers and transportation cor
porations are capitalized and the in
vestment is required to earn fixed
dividend for the stockholders The
earnings are expected to exceed the
dividends, operating expenses and fixed
charges to create a surplus fund to
conduct affairs in emergencies and dur
lng panlcs without stopping dividends.
The farmer is compelled to compete
IN the open market for help to conduct
his agricultural operations. While the
farmer is delighted if his investment
returns reasonable profit, he has no
recourse If the seasons results are con-
Quoted at loss. The manufacturer in
times of financial stringency to protect
stockholders discharges part of his
force, reduces their wages or runs his
plant on shorter hours. The farmer
can only protect himself from exorbi-
tant wages by the purchase Of costly
labor saving machinery.
rhe world moves forward and the
value of farm lands and the higher
l'pri3es of agricultural products will not
soon revert to old low standards. The
| farmer will not find cheap labor Of
fered in the market except by ineffi-
cient employees.
Agriculture is annually becoming
more of business proposition and the
| standard of labor advanced on the
farm. The farm laborer must under
stand modern agricultural machinery
and how to operate it to obtain employ
L1ent. Machinery is too expensive to
De trusted with inexperienced opera
tors, and the man who can skillfully
handle modern farm implements is in
demand on the farm at wage scale
that will compare favorably with the
employees in industrial enterprises.
Farmers are now practical business
men and the majority of them keep
books on farm operations and know the
amount of their profit and loss annual
ly. Farming as profession is becom-
ing more attractive and diversified and
labor needs TO be more skilled to meet
new conditions OF agriculture. The in
ducements are potential for young men
To qualify as farm laborers and the
field offers as brilliant prospects as
any other profession. The farmer Is
not so much In quest Of cheap labor as
efficient help and is willing to pay a
wage scale proportionatel to the ability
and proficiency of the Iaborer as an up
to-date farm hand.-Goodall' Farmer
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.
Washington Farmers Ask information
on Various Subjects.
From the Washington State College. Pullman.

From the Washington State College. Pullman.
The experiment station has received
letter from j. A. B., of Everett, ask
ing how to exterminate the Canadian
thistle. Professor w. S. Thornber,
horticulturist, replied as follows:
"The Canadian thistle is hard
plant to fight, but by judicious cut
ting and cultivation you can eradi-
cate 1t. The plant must be kept from
forming a growth above the surface
OF the ground for at least one year
in order that your efforts for it's ex-
termination may be successful. The
plant spreads by underground stems,
or roots, which are thrown up at dis
tances of from three to six feet from
the parent plant, so merely destroy
Ing the mother plant will not kill
the weed. A good cutting during
the month of June, followed by other
cuttings in the latter part of July
and on through August will check
the thistle materially, and may de-
stroy 1t entirely. 1t Is generally
quite difficult to eradicate the plant
in pastures and fence corners, since
q small residue will be left unde-
stroyed, which will grow durng the
following year. There is no spray
that will kill it. Sometimes it is
helpful to cut the thistle off about
three inches below the surface of
the ground, which causes the root
to rot by drying out. In cultivated
fields 1t is advisable to rake out the
underground stems, and allow them
to dry thoroughly before plowing
again.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Hard to Do without Pockets.

"The most annoying thing in navy
life for a recruit is the absence of
side pockets in the uniform trousers"
]. r. Rose, a yeoman at the navy re-
cruiting station, said this morning.
"The average man doesn't realize how
strong is the custom of thrusting his
hands in his trousers pockets until he
dons pair without pockets I've worn
the navy uniform four years now, and
/ frequently find myself trying to put
my hands in my pockets. kansas City
Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
|E;;zI[;;z4IEIII|FIE | |
H1NGELEss DOOR FOR A COOP.

b c. This acts as groove for the
door, a, to slide in. Thus you have a
sliding door, which opens and shuts
with the greatest ease. The front Of
the coop Is inclosed with lath, or mar
row strips, placed 2& to 3 inches
apart. The top should be covered with
good grade Of roofing paper to make
it waterproof. A coop of this SORT
should be to 21a feet long, 16 inches
deep and not less than 20 inches high,
while 2 feet would be better-Richard
Moncure, In Farm and Home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Catarrh Twenty-Five Years
Had a Bad Cough

Miss Sophia Kittleson, Evanston,
Illinois, U. S. A., writes
''I have been troubled with catarrh
for nearly twenty-five years, and have
tried many cures for it, but obtained
very little help.
"Then my brother advised me to try
Peruna, and did.
my health was very. poor at the
time I began taking Peruna. My throat
was very sore and had bad cough.
"Peruna has cured me. The chronic
catarrh Is gone and my health is very
much improved.
recommend Peruna to all my
friends who are troubled as l was"
PERUNA TABLETS:-Some people pre-
fer tablets, rather than medicine in a
fluid form. Such people can obtain
Peruna tablets, which represent the
medicinal ingredients of Peruna.
Each tablet equals one average dose
Of Peruna.
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative
Manufactured by the Peruna Drug
Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10

in A Of the accompanying Illustration
Place the free ends beneath the seat
and under the foot rest in front, letting
the frame extend behind the buggy The
trunk or box, explains Prairie Farmer
can then be placed on the end Of the
frame behind the seat of the buggy. II
should be tied on.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10

The diagram shows convenient way
to make coop for the poultry yard
of which the special feature is its door
Procure box of the right dimensions
and saw hole, d, in one end. Then
strengthen the box with narrow strips
of wood, b C, on each side of the hole.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10

Another letter from w. G. M, of
Mabton, made inquiry concerning the
culture Of English walnuts in that
region. Professor Thornber's reply
follows:
"The selection of proper varieties
is very important, and up to the pres
ent time / have found only two va
rieties that are hardy enough to
thrive we'll under the conditions of
your locality. These two are the
Fayette and the Mayette. They are
not English walnuts, strictly speak
ing, but are the same species, and
are commonly spoken of as Per
sian,' or English walnuts.' 1t will
be impossible for you to grow in a
commercial way grated trees Of
these varieties, simply because the
operation of grating is so difficult
that only few are secured, and the
price of grating stock is very high.
A better way is to secure good first
or second generation trees from re-
liable nurserymen. Theses second
generation trees are grown from
nuts of first generation trees, usually
In Oregon and California. From my
personal experience, / should judge
that you will succeed remarkably
we'll If you secure good varieties.
Almost any of our soils, II the sea-
sons are not too severe, will grow
English walnuts, providing there is
not shale, or hardpan, nearer than
three or four feet to the surface of
the ground. l understand that we
are obliged to watch these conditions
very closely in this section. l do not
recommend that English walnuts be
sown in your region, yet believe by
careful selection of varieties and of
the orchard grounds that they will
succeed in many places"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Literal Charity.

II would like to take the sense of the
meeting about this charity relief" said
the professional philanthropist.
And when the contribution was taken
up he found he had taken nothing else.
Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10
Didn't Need Thea.

Neighbor-If your statement is true
your clotheslne was robbed by tramps.
Judson-How do you make that out?
Nelghbor--Didn't you say they took
everything but the Illustrat-
ed Bits,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-10

During 1900 / was running farm on
the Mississippi river and became so impreg-
mated with Malaria that for Jsar was
almost physical wreck. tried a number
of medicines recommended as blood purifi-
ers, chill cures, and Malaria eradicators,
but nothing did me any good until began
to use S. s. s. The result was that after
taking il for awhile was as well and
strong as ever was have never had
chill since nor the slightest symptom Of
Malaria. I hope others win be benefited
by my experience. and with that end in
view give this testimonial, knowing that
s. S. s. is the best remedy for Malaria.
Amory, Miss. S. r. C0WLEY.