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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
BROOME GRASS.
Director of Experiment Station Says
It Has Been Overdone.
By H. T. French, Director Experiment Static n
Moscow, Idaho.

It Has Been Overdone.
By H. 7. French, Director Experiment Static n
Moscow, Idaho.
In response to numerous inquiries
regarding out experiences with Bromus
inermis, take occasion to present the
following brief account of the results
thus far attained on the experiment sta
tion farm.
Broome grass has been growing on
the farm in small plats, and in pasture
fields, for six or seven years. Where
it has been allowed to stand unmolPgted
1t has produced a dense sod, aad COM
paratlve(y little growth after the second
or third year.
Where it has been re.seeded, or the
ground disturbed by narrowing, it has
made much better growth. Around
the borders Of fields where the land is
cultivated the growth is rank and coarset
My opinion of broome grass is. tina.
it has been somewhat overestimated FOR
general use; but that it has a place as
grass to be used in out-of- -the-way
places, where it can not, on account of
the nature of the soil, form dense sod.
Such place would be found on stony
land, or rocky hill sides.
1t will produce one or two good crops
on farm lands, then it should be either
plowed up and crop of grain taken
off, or else given a good discing to pre-
vent its forming such a dense sod.
This grass, like most of the others, will
do best on rich moist land but at the
same time will Withstand severe
drought, if the sod does not become too
dense.
All kinds of stock seem to relish eth
er the grass or hay made from it if it is
cut early,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

Burn of the asparagus beds now and
clean the ground thoroughly, applying
manure plentifully. All bushes and.
weeds that have not been cleared from,
the ground will serve as harboring
places for mice and insects. When the
materials on the surface Of the ground
which have been destroyed by frost
are dry, and the grass also dead, it is
not dinicult to burn an entire bed over
and thus consume many seeds on the.
ground
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
sugEestioas for Dairymen.

susgesttoAs for Dairymen.
A good time to do your dehorning Is
to dehorn the calves with a good de-
horner when they are few days old.
Mark them with an aluminium earmark
so you can keep a record Of them.
Keep a record Of the breeding of
each COW, so you will know when she
Is due to calve, and then allow her to
go dry six weeks before calving.
The dairy bull should be fed like a
working horse and should receive plen-
ty Of exercise. Work him in a tread
power.
The milking is one of the most Inn
portant parts of the dairy business.
TIE cows should be milked quickly,
cleanly and quietly. Do not excite your
cows or they will not let their milk
down. Don't abuse COW because she
kicks. If she kicks there is some cause
for It, Look for the cause and remedy
1t. 1t may be sore teat, 1t may be an
inffamed udder or 1t may be that she
has been misused and regards her milk
er as an enemy that she must fight II
such is the case, treat her kindly and
she will soon learn that you are not
going to harm her,
Clip the long hair of the udder and
tanks and tail, and wipe off the udder
with damp cloth before milking, and
you will be surprised to see how much
cleaner the milk will be.
Weigh each cows milk with an &C
curate scale and test the milk with a
Babcock tester and you will be able to
see how many Of your cows are paying
for themselves-Dr. David Roberts,
Wisconsin State Veterinarian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Lamb Values Advancing.

During the past ten years there has
been a building up period In the lamb
trade. Lambs are now In demand In
every consuming center and the trade
appears to have no limit The fact Of
the matter is that lambs are becoming
scarcer each year. Any frst-class
lambs win be sure of strong prices for
many years to come.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
ROYALTIES IN ENGLAND.
Little Prince of Norway Disputed
with Kaiser In Popular Favor.

Little Prince of Norway Disputed
with Kaiser In Popular Favor.
Seldom before has there been
greater gathering of royalties in any
European kingdom than tnat which
was seen in England recently. There
were, besides the members of the
British royal family, the Emperor and
Empress of Germany, the King and
Queen of Spain, the King and Queen
of Norway, and the heir apparent, lit
tie Prince Olof. Queen Amelia Of Por-
tugal and the Infanta Isabella Of
Spain, the two last being present to at
tend the marriage OF Prince Charles Of
Bourbon to Princess Louise o: Orleans
OF all the visiting royalties, the
Kaiser Is the most important and his
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
SPRAYING Potatoes.

Careful potato growers can no longer
doubt the advantages of spraying in
blight" years; but some doubt whether
the practice is profitable year after
year. Tests along this line have been
continued for Ave years by the Expert
ment Station at Geneva; and the evi.
dence presented in Bulletin No. 29O,
giving details of the fifth years test
and summaries of preceding ones, seems
conclusive in favor of the practice.
The gain each year has been profitable !;
and there is already much more than
enough excess Of gain over cost to pay
for spraying five years more Similar
gains, though not quite so great, were
obtained by farmers under tests care
fully checked by the station and by
much larger number Of farmers who
sprayed independently.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

rests the gate piece, which is of suit
able size to turn easily. Through the
upper part Of the post two-inch hole
is bored into which is driven one prong
of hedge fork. A small hole is bored
through the end of the prong and a pin
inserted to hold it In place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Winterine Shean

1t is not cold weather that hurts
sheep so much as 1t is getting wet.
Sheep to fatten well should be fed reg
.ularly twice day, morning and even
ing. Sheep naturally drink little and
often, and should have water con-
venient to them all the time. Don't
feed we'll and give good shelter, then
allow your sheep to drink ice water to
cool of.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Ben Davi. Good Enough.

A Maine farmer who has been max
ing money during the past eleven years
from growing Ben Davis apples, re-
Gently disposed Of shipment of this
fruit at $4.S5 net prort per barrel.
When all other apples are past their
usefulness, old Ben Davis Is good
enough for the most of the people.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

sentiment. His father is Haakon VII,
who as Prince Charles of Denmark
was elected to the throne of Norway,
In 1908, and his mother is the Princess
Maud, third daughter of King Edward
and popular English princess.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Guinem FowI.

1t is a hard matter to distinguish
the sex Of guines fowls. Some authort-
ties claim thar the male chatters In a
quick manner, while the female gives
or a sound Ike -otrack" or aJoe
Pratt" or ~Buckwheat" The male
gives : sound similar 10 q scresch.
turned mts q laaRA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
only Healthy Animal. Pay.

Pure water only should be allotted to
the hogs Do not think that the hog
viii eat anything and it will be best
for him. Clean food and drink are bet
ter and more profitable for any animal.
Healthy animals only are profitable In
this age. ]. Waterstripe, in Swine
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
AZ Their second Nreet,nw.

"May | call you Mabel?" he asked.
pausing In his perusal of the menu.
"If you wish to-" she said, but my
name is Gertrude, Pick-Me- Up.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Durable Gate Hinge.

In the accompanying sketch A rep
fesents block of hard wood in which
socket hole is made, says a writer to
the Prairie Farmer. In this socket
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
crnin wiu Tnor.... g.

It is claimed that COWS that are fed
a little grain In connection with their
pasture yield a larger proportion of
cream in the milk and always make
hard huttsp
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Great Things.

It's easy for the average man
To do great things, you'll find:
That Is, it's easy quite for him
To do them-in his mind.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
wheat in the Cotton Be1t.


The first week in November Is early
enough to SOW wheat throughout the
middle portion of the cotton belt. This
crop often succeeds well sown as late
as Dec. /, provided the conditions shall
be favorable for termination for two
weeks after sowing (not too cold and
wst). Land covered with a thick
growth of grass or other vegetation is
not considered the best condition for
wheat, for the reason that wheat likes
a compact, smooth surface soil. Turn
your land well, then harrow, then roll
with heavy roller, thea SOW the seed.
A one or one and half ton roller run
over freshly plowed surface once or
twice will compact the three or four
inches Of surface soil. The wheat seed
should then be put in with a regular
wheat drill says Southern authority
I would not apply less than 400 pounds
of fertilizer per acre and would prefer
500 to 600 pounds unless the land De
already rich. recommend this Tor
mula: Two, hundred pounds acid phos-
pbatA, 400 pounds of cottonseed meal
and 80 pounds of muriate of potash
per acre, supplemented with a top
dressing of SO to rs pounds of nitrate
of soda in March If the appearance of
the plants seem to indicate the need
Of more nitrogen.-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

emergency. The box with separate
compartments for the different sized
nails may be easily made by inserting
partitions In the box, the size depend
ing the number of apartments desired
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
A Nail Box.

BY having regular and orderly nail
box always at hand in some convenient
place it may come in handy In an
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-31

Special Correspondence.
Washington, %. g., Oct. 21.-zSVll hat
ever apathy was exhibited among Re-
piblicans in Washington caring the
e,triy DAYS OF the campaign has en- en-
tireis uisipIeareds and win me als
appearance gave gone hundreds o. fte-s
ll,aptitans. 'i'ney nave lett the ca pi,ai
a jy scores and hundreds JurItlg tile
past few Gays and every berth 5nn
Every outgoing train mas been engaged
Tor the next week. They form the
small army of federal employees VINO
liaSatleft for their homes La order thilt
they may cast their ballots for Jalt
and Sherman Two weeks ago great
anxiety was felt over the apparent jn-#
difference OF most of the voters eitlr
ployed in Washington. There seemed
to be little prospect that any great
number Of those entitled to the fran
chise would exercise their privilege
as American citizens. But the League
OF Republican, clubs got busy" Meet.
ings were held night after night; rail-
roads We're appealed 10 and sails
factory rates were Obtained Personal
solicitation had It's effect With the re-
snlt that practically5g05 per cent Of the
voters of Nebraska. the Dakotas, Kansas.
Minnesota. and all the region west OF
the Mississippi have already gone ailu
those living nearer the seat of gov
eminent have made arrangements to d
ego home" between now and next Sat-
.urlay night. without cnduirinog unto
the political affiliations of thelrSclerka
md employees the heads OF departments
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Capital Voters Leave for Home

Oklahoma in spite Of the fact that the
latter state has generally been con-
ceded to the Democrats.
Altogether the outlook nj the begin
ming of the closing wee of The cam 4
paign is brighter for the Repubii-
cur ticket than at any time since the
campaign opened.
No cruise ever Undertaken by q
squadron of the United states navy
has produced the satisfaction among
the authorities that has followed tne
record breaking cruise of the 2&tiantlt.
battleshir feet That $4,000 officers
and men could be transferred froil
the Atlantic through the Cariibean N
to the Pacific and thence to Inc Japail
sea without one serious outbreak OF
5anvE,kind seems incredible. Jack AZ
sea Is a model OF discipline. But the
very officers who create that GiH-
cipline are the first to recognize the
fact that Jack ashore, especially aftef
d long confinement inEthe engncne
room or the forecastle is4usually the
apostle of license And yet Admiral
Robey D. Evans and his captains. az
first, and now Admiral Sperry have
shown the world that the American
sailor is a n1aneWho can be depended
upon to uphold the prestige of the
United States, not only at target pracs
tise. but IN any position In which he
may be placed First in the West In
Gies, where the first shore leave was
granted and subsequently iii all the
ports of South America, both on the
shores of the Atlantic and on those OF
the Pacific the blue shirted boys Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-31

fol- the transportation OF western grain
to the seaboard. The canalsto of New
York are as free to navigation as The
seven seas, and yet tile Erie canal is
used almost exclusively for the trans
portationso of freights to ana from the
saaboard TO the west. Local traffic is
insignificant when compared with the
vast grain shipments from Duluth and
Chicago to Now York, via Buffalo. aud
vet the people of the state of New York
voted for the constitutional amendment
which means such a heavy tax upon the
lands of the commonwealth by an over
whelming majority.
And now Illinois comes with propo-
sition to bond herself to the extent OF
S23 0GO in aid of the deep waterways
project from the laiscs to the Gulf That
amendment will be voted upon next
week and there Is reason to believe that
1t will be ratified by the electorate ana
thus another step will have been taken
towards cheapening the cost of trans
portation and at the same time afford
Ing means for defense in case of trou-
bic and the necessity for transferring
gunboats from point to point without
the aid OF foreign waters
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have been unusually liberal In granting
requests for leave of absence with the
result that the federal force will be
reduced to the minimum until after
a the ELECTION.
REASON FOR EXODUS.
one reason for this hurst Of political
animation in quarters Where a month
ago there was apparently no DISPOSE
lion to take any part iii the coming
elections Is found in the reports, SO
persistently circulated by the Demo
cratic managers and 56the newspapers
Which support Bryan to the effect that
n tidal wave Is forming which will
sweep the Nebraskan into the Whlte
House. UpSto the time when these re-
ports gained currency the feeling Of
confidence in Mr.. Tafts election was
50 deep rooted in the minds of Re-
pnblicans here that apathy was the
natural result. There is nothing like
n modicum of alarm to stir up activ-
1ty in politics and that small wave
OF alarm swept through the depart
inents with the result that the apathe-
tic streak was promptly washed away
and everyone developed n disposition
to do all in his power to bring about
the election OF the Republican ticket
ALARM IIAc DISAPPEARED.
2 4fttut 4lllere' Is inSolutelNs nolUlliS like
alarm among the Republicans today
From all over the country comes re-
ports of the closing up$of the lines and
general nggressiveness on the part of
the leaders. TIL" weak spots have been
strengthened ED Mr. HtchcocS's
forces are Watching every point In
Wisconsin and Illinois. in Ohio and
3 New York. conditions are reported as
Infinitely better than they We're 10
days ago, while from tho intcrmoun-
tain and coast states every letter re.
ceived indicates that the Republican
ticket is assured of success,
The claim Of the Bryan MANAGERS
that Kansas may be found in the Hrv-
4 m column is looked upon as absurd.
while Nebraska is reported as safe as
PENNSYLVANIA. There is every reason
to eXpect. from present indications
that Taft Will carry MARYLAND. and
/ his chances in Kentucky and Missouri
are as good as those of Bryan In
t ! 44l Z 4 i Z. l. ~ =. I I =
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Two years ago the great Empire state
tS set the pace for. canal improvements
when the people of New York voted to
pledge their credit to the. extent of
SOL 100000 to supply better waterway
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-31

Year by year there Is q growing dis
position among the people of the Unit
ed states TO support all movements
looking to the cheapenng of water
transportation. Twenty-Five years ago
President Arthur vetoed a river and
sharhor appropriation bill carrying
something less than Sl0,000,0OO because
he considered the amount excessive. To-
day ii Is doubtful If President Roose-'
welt would disapproVe measure carry
ing 10 times that amount If it should be
sent TO the White House for his APP
prevail.
Sccy. Taft Is committed to the policy
of improved waterways and has heart
lily endorsed the work of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress. and Mr..
Bryan is apparently equally enthusiasts
tic in supporting the plans of that or
ganization.
With New York willing to pledge her
credit to the extent Of upwards of
hundred millions and With the lcsisla-
ture of Illinois asking the votes of that
state to vote nearly quarter of that
amount it is evident that the United
States is entering upon era of water
transportation Improvement which is
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Uncle SANS fleet behaved themselye
like gentlemen.
ALWAYS BEHAVE wELf..

Uncle Sam'sIneet behaved themselves
like entlemen.
ALWAYS BEHAVE, .wEI.r.
They have, since last December. met
with the British colonial in the West
Indies. the. transported and transplant
ed sons OF Spain and Portugal, the Ia
naka, the Australian and the Jap. and
from everywhere have come similar
tales of JOY and decorum mingled in
such manner as to be absolutely unique
In the annals of naval cruises. IN the
past the authorities of the department
have always expected, from the officers
4 in command OF vessels and squadrons
reports of rows. hroils and assertions
f by the score. 1t was expected in the
present instance that there would be
many minor conflicts in some of the
ports visited. But instead the list OF
petty Offenders during the past 10
months is less than the number of
"drunks and disorderlies" reported dur
Ing a period of 80 days In a model town
Of 5000 inhabitants in any prohibition
state in the country
MEN URGED BY OFFICERS.
All through the long cruise the Of
ticers of the fleet have impressed upon
their men the desira blity of good con
duct and Jack has responded with hon
or to the flag and infinite credit to him
self. Very naturally President Roose-
Welt and his official family are more
than delighted They are enthusiastic
+ in their praise of the men of the fleet
The result will be that Congress will be
asked To provide for all especially bril-
liant welcome for the boys upon their
return.
IF this great, unprecedented voyage
shall result in convincing the world
that the United States is a nation of
peace said an old officer of the navy
today five million dollars will be none
too much to expend In giving Sperry's
fleet the welcome which it deserves.
Five million in entertainment is bstter
than so million in pensions.
INLAND WATERWAYS.
Two years ago the great Empire state
set the pace for canal improvements
when the pcopL, of New York voted to
pledge their credit to the extent of
SOL 900 900 TO supply a better waterway
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/, JE,yELER,s EXPERIENCE

C. r. Kruger The Jeweler. 1860 Vir-
ginia Ave, indianapolis, Ind, writes:
II was so weak from kidney trouble
that l could hardly walk 4 hundred
feet. -Four bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cleared my complexion. cured
my backache and the irregularities dis
appeared, and l can now attend to bust
ness every day and recommend Fo
ley's Kidney Remedy to all sufferers,
as it cured me after the doctors and
other remedies had failed. F. J. Hill
Drug Co. C"The never substitutors'C.
Salt Lake City.
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destined to make this republic the fore.
most nation on earth in the matter OF
cheap transportation facilities just as
She is today the foremost In the matter
OF railroad mileage.
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TAFT OR BRYAN.

Any Daily Subscriber paying three
months in advance will be given FREE
large Autograph of TAFT or
ERYAN
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MORE RELICS FOR THE. STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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Of
Parker mingled little politicians
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-18
LOANS
NEGOTIATED
Lowest Terms
Amos Radcliffe.
Eagle River, Wis.
is A FREAK OF NATURE.
Peculiar Fossil Which Was Found in
Limestone Bed.

A remarkable freak of nature and
a rare find from a biologists point of
view came to light on the farm of
John r. Sanderson, located a few
miles from Latrobe, while Charles D.
Fausold was digging a hole in the
ground. The hole, about six feet
square, was being put down through
a bed Of soft limestone, and one of the
stones encountered, piece Of lime
stone about eight by six inches in d.
mansions, was accidentally struck
upon the edge with a pick 1t split
open at the blow and inside was found
grapevine leaf 1t was of an ordi-
nary size, looking exactly as a leaf
from a modern grapevine looks, and
it was as green and as fresh and ten
der as though it had just been plucked
from a vine. 1t withered as soon as it
was exposed to the air and sun. The
leaf was found in the center of a Is
acre field of corn, says the PhiIadel-
phia Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-18
Friday, Sept. 18th, 1908.

John A. Awkward for Governor
and Burt Williams for Lieutenant
Governor, are both to we'll known
throughout the state to need any
word from US. Mr.. Awkward has
been before the people once be
fore for the same office, being de-
teated by Davidson. Mr., Burt
Williams has been the popular
mayor of Ashland for several
years, and under his administra-
ton that city has prosPared as
never before. He is the publish
er of the Ashland News, and a
hustler.-Antigo News Items.