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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
FARMS FOR A SONG.
But Some of the Songs Are to the Tune
of Caruso Prices.


of Caruso Prices.
One of the farm papers reports few
recent sales One place of less than 200
acres in Chenango county has just been
sold for $4,000, one of 50 acres in Mon
roe county for the same round sum, and
one of 240 acres. same county, for $40
an acre. Another paper reports three
recent sales in Rhinestone at $125 an
acre, one at 5000 and one at $3.50. The
5000 an acre place hadn't building on
it. the price was for land alone.
When you next hear of abandoned
farms" says Country Life in America,
lust docket these few with them. The
comparison may suggest something.
There are farms and farms.
Some are rich as mud and some are
poor as Jobs turkey; some are accessible
and some are miles from a lemon; some
are mostly arabic and some couldn't be
ploughed with dynamite. Some can be
bought for So an acre and some can't
be touched for one hundred times that
sum- The chances are that when you
buy farm you'll just get your moneys
worth-if you're as shrewd buyer as
the other fellow is seller--you won't get
any more.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
dimensions of an Acre.

An acre In this country contains 49,
$50 square feet, or 100 square rods.
A patch SO yards inches wide and
20 yards long is practically an acre
of ground. 1t is far better to see just
how much can be raised on an acre
than to follow the old plan of show
ing Just how many acres one is able
to plant and partially cultivate. The
one-acre crop is in line with high-class
diversified farming.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Hitter Huffer.


Bitter cream and butter may and
generally does result after the cow has
been feeding literally on moldy
hay, decaying roots and certain weeds.
Another fruitful source OF bitter cream
and butter is the holding Of the cream
at too low temperature. when objec-
tionable bacteria get In their work,
causing a pungent or bitter flavor
For best results cream should be cool
ed and held at temperature OF about
so degrees for six or seven hours i'm
mediately after separation, after which
1t should be ripened in a temperature
of from 60 to 20 degrees. When 1t
begins to turn sour 1t Is ready to be
churned, and then the sooner 1t lie
churned the better. In small dairies,
where several separator skimmings
are required to make up the quantity
of cream for a churning, the cream
should never be run from the separa-
tor into the vessel holding previous
skimmings. One needs cream can Of
sufficient size to hold all that Is re-
quired to make up the churning, and
such vessels should be kept in place
where the temperature Is about 60
degrees. Each skimming should be
cooled before being emptied into this
storage can. When fresh cream Is
emptied it should be at once thoroug-
" incorporated with the contents of
the can by stirring with spoon or
ladle. Churning should not take place
within five or six hours after the last
cream has thus been added.-Field and
Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
striped beetles.

Look out for the striped beetles.
They often attack and destroy melons
and cucumbers as fast as the plants
appear above the ground An appli-
cation of wood ashes, air-slaked lime,
or gypsum, tainted with kerosene or
turpentine or carbolic acid, will help
to drive them away. If you have only
few plants you can easily protect
each hill by erecting a mosquito net
ting guard over it until the plants be-
gin to run
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
ShneinQ Mules.

The hoof of the mule, being smaller
and tougher than that of the average
horse, does not need shoeing unless
worked on hard roads great deal.
1t is better not to have them shod if
confined to work on the farm, unless
used to haul heavy loads on frozen
ground
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Retaining Washed Land.

/ had about one acre of washed
clay land on one side of a good field.
1t was absolutely devoid of yegeta-
ton, had been left out for number
of years after wasting fertilizer upon
it, and was an eyesore. Early in the
spring I crossed it with burrows about
s feet apart. In these burrows /
dropped wild blackberry roots, one
about every feet. l dropped fork
full of stable manure next to each root.
partially covering it, and covered the
whole with one furrow made with the
turn pillow. In the next furrow i
dropped small pine tops and partially
covered them with the pillow. l went
over all the land in the same way.
The work required three days for two
men and a team The following spring
I plowed out the middles. This was
five years ago, and I have not touched
the land since. / have gathered two
good crops of blackberries and the
land is now covered with heavy berry
bushes and a good wild grass sod,
with no wash to speak of.-G. M.
Humphreys, in Agricultural Epito-
mist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

According to William butcher, pres
ident of the Audubon Societies of the
United States, birds save to the farm
er $200,000,000 year in the destruc-
ton of noxious insects and noxious
weeds. The great destroyers of birds
are the plume hunters for millinery
purposes. Birds destroyed for food
are restocked by natural processes but
the plume hunters recognize no closed
season.
Millinery interests in America rep
resent $3S,OO0,000 worth of work done
by the birds for the farmers. The
bobwhite is the arch destroyer of the
potato bug, the cuckoo of the cater
pillar, the woodpecker of the boring
grub, the lark Of the grasshopper and
the sparrow Of the weed seeds. Pres
ident butcher thinks the birds are en-
titled to at least fair play from the
milliners.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

In all silos the greatest waste oc
ours around the sides, particularly In
the corners, because the air has great
er access to these parts. The fodder
is not packed tightly in the corners
the air fills the interstices and decay
results. With the cylindrical silo the
friction is equally distributed over the
entire inside wall surface, SO that the
silage settles evenly.
The place silo is to occupy may
determine the form to build. There
are several kinds. Chief among these
are the round the stave, the square
rectangular, and the octagonal form.
A square or rectangular silo can usu.
ally be constructed within a barn with
better economy of space than round
silo. For these reasons square silos
are most frequently employed within
the barn, and the circular type when
a separate building is constructed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Grass. sox shady Places.

The Iowa Agricultural Experiment
Station has found out that, on rail-
roads running east and west, it is nee
essary to plant a different kind of
grass on the north side of embank-
ments from the south side because of
the different amount of sunlight that
each side receives.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Preserved Cherries.

Stone the cherries, preserving every
ounce of juice Weigh the fruit, allow
ing pound for pound of sugar. Put a
layer of fruit to one of sugar until
all is used up; pour over the juice and
boil gently until the strip begins to
thicken. Use sour cherries.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Secure two lengths

Secure two lengths
Of small cord, also
six pieces of round,
light wood about
IL inches long and
~ inches in diam.
eter, bore IS inch
holes at each end OF
sticks, then having
tied a knot at one
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

skeleton. My back
was so bad | could
hardly walk and the
k ey secretions
much disordered. A
week after / began
using Doan's Kidney
Pills / could walk
without a cane, and
as l continued my
health gradually re-
turned. I was SO
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

as the name of the
device indicates.
The cover is a cir
cular piece of fiat
metal with clasps
extending d o W n :
ward so as to en-
gage the upper end
of the neck of the
jar Or bottle. The
handle, which Is
connected with the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

1t has been demonstrated by numer-
Gus experiments in Europe as well as in
America that the pulp possessing the
best fiber for paper. and the most prac-
ticable TO make. is that derived from the
wood of the spruce and fir.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
A Rare Good Thing.

Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say / would not have been with
out it so long, had / known the relief it
would give my aching feet. / think it a
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert,
Providence, r. l." Sold by all Druggists,
Csc. Ask to-day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

grateful I made public statement Of
my case, and now seven years have
passed, and l am still perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. soc. box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and |
can truly say that
LydiaE.Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. !
never forget to tell
my friends what
T,vdiaE Pinkhan1's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

The coffee plant or tree is a little
different from most berry producers. In
stead of planting the seed the coffee
plant is grated from the old tree and
set out in hotbeds until it has become
rooted
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

Jules Verne. author of Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea- re-
auired no legislative enactment to make
him get up early. He rose at in the
morning in the summer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Rect culture Wanes.

Comment has arisen over the appar-
ent decadence of sugar-beet culture in
the farming section about Toledo,
Ohio. Where few years ago a dozen
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

The worlds entire supply of the oil
.of bergamot comes from small section
of Calabria, fronting on the Straits nf
lMessina.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

Although the Manchester ship canal
failed to pay in the earlier years of its
operation it is today carrying big ton
mage and providing a profitable invest
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
PROVED BY TIME.

No Fear of Amy Further Trouble.
David Price, Corydon, Ia, says: Il
was in the last stage of kidney trou-
ble-lame, weak, run down to a mere
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

The exports of dolls and toys from
Coburg to the United States during 1908
amounted to $1.920,965, as compared
with So, &c., 446 in 1907, a decrease of
S941 4S1
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
Water u Nee

Water u Necessity for Crops.
This reservoir is 100 feet high and
S7A feet in diameter and will hold
3,400 tons of water, an equivalent to
80 acre-inches of rain fall. An aver
age rainfall of 1914 inches during the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething: softens the gums, reduces In
hammation, allays pain, cures wind collie rs
cents bottle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

Lame back and Lumbago make a young
man feel old. Hamlins Wizard Oil makes
an old man feel young. Absolutely moth
ing like it for the relief of all pain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09

growing season would fill to the point
indicated. A rainfall of 9 inches, If
completely utilized. would produce a
yield of 80 bushels of wheat or 157
bushels of oats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
New TOP for Milk Jars

Two purposes are served by the
combined cover and handle for milk
Jars designed by Massachusetts man,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
ss 49,
~ &mckfn Cow.

The following description is given Of
a device to prevent cow from suck
ing herself:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. ChaS. Barclay

Granitevil1e, VT. -''I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-09
STOP THATPAIN
TAKE
Gold Medal HARLEM Oil

CAPSULES
''Odorless and Tasteless."
Your pains and aches from KIDNEY, LIvERs
BLADDER OR STOMACH TROUBLE will
begin to disappear the first day you take
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL Cap
SULES.
Holland Medicine Co., Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sirs: In writing you this, am DONG
something that have never done before, vol-
unfairly Several weeks ago saw your coue
pom in the "Times- STAR" and as a last RESORT
/ thought would try your HARLEM Oil Cap
sules. You sent me the coupon, and to make
long story short, am now on my second
box. / am, OF was suffering from what | sup
posed was kidney trouble, caused by an over
indulgence of beer, and the pain I suffered at
night was excruciating, and lett me feeling
bad all next day. I have since then stopped
drinking beer, thinking that would allay the
pain, but without any good results. But your
capsules have given me SO much ease. l felt
that not to write you would be doing you an
injustice, hence this letter. I am going to
continue their use indefinitely. Thanking you
for your generous kindness in sending cou-
pom, am,
T. w. REHNAN, 1857 Freeman Ave.
Cincinnati, o., March %, 1909
Get box today. Capsules rs and so cents.
Bottles, Is and IS cents, at ali druggists.
HOLLAND MEDICINE CO.,
Sole Importers Scranton, Pa
IL your Druggist cannot supply you,
write US direct.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
AGGRESSIVE FIGHT
FOR SUPREMACY
TO BE MADE BY REPUBLICAN
PARTY HEADQUARTERS ARE
OPENED AT GUTHRIE.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. S.-State re.
publican headquarters will be re-
opened here Friday by Acting Chair
man James A. Harris of Wagner,
who is also treasurer of the state
committee. and henceforward the
campaign preceding the 1910 No
vcmber election will be pushed per-
sistently and with every effort put
forth to win the state.
The campaign in this state is to
be an aggressive one" said Mr.. liaI.
ris. IT is to be fight to .he last
ditch and We have everything to on.
courage us In such fight. High
state taxation, eXtravagant expcnd.
lures by the present democrati;
state administration. ridicule heaped
upon the state board, state debt
far I'm excess OF the constitutional
Initial these things are mattcl Q
that the democrats will have to an
swcr in the coming campaign, for as
| said above, this is TO be IN az.
gressive campaign"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
ATTY. WEST MAY
GO TO COURTS
Continued from Page One.

continued from Page One.
~~-~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~-
tions In regard to- the inyesIg,.
ton OF any criminal matters inv9iy.
ed In fact, Mr.. lIcnshaw informs
me that you had instructed our Of
flee to inve stigate certain matters
H. connection with the Columbii
rauk which will ncccssitatc an en.
tire inquiry. However this may ba
this at least is apparent to me:
That if there be any delay in ths
mycstisat'on Of the bank and before
The grand jury, that at least there
should be no delay In the investi-
cation by my office of the affairs
o. that bank, and I would therefore
be glad to have YOU transmit to
me at once Il memoranda of all
conversations and the original of
pny written instruments or records
which, in your judgment, will bear
upon violations of law and which
have come under y.ur observation,
with instructions to the bank com.
missioner to do the same. and 20
all his subordinates, In order that
an attorney may be furnished with
everything | may need to make an
investigation outside tD grand jury"
To his letter Of Nov. 80 the at.
torney general has received no re.
ply II 1t becomes necessary to have
another Oklahoma grand jury, Gov.
crnor Haskell says he will direct
in the work John VI. Hayes, counsel
to the governor, assigned to prohi
bition enforcement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09

that price may be, will be unpr3flt.
able few years hence
A restricted use Of cotton and q
stimulated and more determined of
foi. to grow 1t iu countries vlc-e
experiments have not so Gr boon
encouraging are the directions iu
which the increased cos, Of prHldr
ton would exert itself n the United
States can not grow cotton pro"-
ably at price which the word
can conveniently pay either 1t viii
buy less cotton or find cheaper
supply elsewhere The invention Of
picking machine would com.'.ba- De-
aucc. and probably more than rom
t,rbalaurr. those factors which ~.
,r,1s' tine cos. of production In 'hiI
country and which. boy ing that,
stimulate the growing OF cotton I'm
,s.u'JiDs where. Dr. Wu may judge
by past efforts. the industry can
hr uppor,i only by high p.lcos
The only point of advantage which
th, cotton wing industry of India
Egypt Africa, have over the Uui.
ed States Is In the lesser cost at
labor This advantage would be min.
imi2od. and possibly destroyed. ny
tho invention OF machine that
made the cost of picking a bale
s. or 81 instead f $40 or $l2.
Whether It be- superstition or phil.
osophy. We believe that when need
becomes great and pressing It gives
girth to th" genius to satisfy 70.
and by that token We are not only
very sure W. shall have success.
ul cottonpicking machine, but w,
are persuaded to believe that the
day of triumph is mo-, very distlr,.
Dallas News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
Senator Cores Mother.

Washington. u. C.. Dec S.-Onc of
the new additions to the Oklahoma
colony in Washington this winter is
Mrs. Gore, the aged mother OF Unit
ed States Senator Gore of Lawton.
Although well advanced in years, Mrs,
Gore takes keen interest in the
work of her favorite son, Tom. She
Is a regular visitor at the Capitol
whore she may be seen almos every
day watching the proceedings IN the
senate chamber.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
REPUBLICAN PARTY
IS BEING JUDGED
MUST EITHER DROP CANNON
AND ALDRIcH OR ITS DOORS
ARE SEALED.

Washington. Dec. S.-Represcnta-
tive Charles ". Fowler of New .Ier-
sey tonight gave out statement out.
lining the tariff commission bill VIII ch
he will introduce in the house of rep.
resentatives tomorrow. The bill, as
described by Mr. Fowler, provides
that congress shall fix the max mum
and minimum tariff schedule or rates,
and that the commission, consis ing
of fifteen members. shall. with the
approval of the president. fix the act.
ual rates to be paid at some point be-
tween the max mum and minimum
rates so established by congress.
l}ut no rate so fixed and approved
shall become effective or operative for
eighteen months alter having been
promulgated by the president in order
that every industry affected by the
tariff changes may have ample time
to adjust itself TO the new condition.
IF anyone should suggest" says
Mr. Fowler. that such comm sslon
could not constitutionally fix the tariff
rates at any point between the maxi
mum and minimum rates established
by congress because that would be an
exercise of legislative power, let him
ask himse 1 whether the power to TX
rates is such a stretch of legislativ,
power as that given to the lntersta'
Commerce Commission, and approx
ed by the supreme court, to fix a reas.
enable railroad rate"
Returning to his attack upon the
present control OF congress, Mr.. Fow.
Ter declares it 20 be perfectly clear
that unless the republican party gets
rid of Aldr chism and Cannonism. tno
people will get rid of the republican
party"
lie asserts that the peoples hopes
have been turned to disgust and the r
/ fai' h to resentment, and he says he
does not believe that they will permit
/ Mr.. AldriCh Ito pick their pockets
| through the legerdemain OF words"
He prophes es "a thunderbolt of
/ righteous indignation and punitive
wrath" as about to "s'rike shatte,
and paralyize the republican party
unless 1t utterly repudiates Aldrich.
ism and its subservlent compliment.
/ Cannonism"
Impending defeat and the loss of
the next house of representatives
Mr.. Fowler says, can be avoided only
by emblazoning on our party ban
nors these pledges;
First. We are against Aldrichis;l
and Cannonism.
Second, We demand tariff revis on
hereafter by evolution and not reyolu.
tion
Third. We demand tariff revision
based upon ascertained facts, and not
upon selfish trades and corrupt agree.
ments.
Fourth. We demand a permanent,
board and responsible tariff commits,
on. which shall ascertain thes,
facts, obviate trade wars and assist
in securing and retaining the good will
and frienship of all nations by wise,
Just and advantageous trade treaties" I"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
Students TO Explore Cave.

Guthrie, OKLA. Dec. S.-Prof. j. NJ
Mayberry o, he Epworth University
ut Oklahoma City and many members
of the geological class will spend all
of this week in the Glass Mountains
near Cleo gathering geological spect
mems. They expect to make stuo,
of gypsum deposits and to explore the
caves in that locality. One of these
caves in that locality will receive spe
cial attention IN that it has never
been explored to It's furthorest depths
II is said 10 contain hidden
stream,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
ThaW Determined.

White Plains. y. Y. Dec. S.-Not
withstanding his repeated rebuffs u,
the courts, Harry X. Thaw is still
trying to get away from MatteaYan
His attorney obtained an order here
today return1hle at Nyack, y. Y, on
Saturday morning next, directing he
authorities of the asylum TO sac,
ferrod TO some her institutions. The
petition on which ths order was
granted was made by Mrs. Mary G,
Thaw, who alleges that Thaw Is be
ing mistrcated AT Matteawan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-09
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Ardmore, Thursday, Dec. Q, 1906
THE NEED OF A COTTON PICK.
ING MACHINE

lN1 MRCFilNts
4 party Of capitalists made an
madycrtscd trip from New York
TO South Carolina few days ago
to witness the wording of a machine
TO pick cotton. They were favor
ably impressed with IT, It IS said.
but desired to SEQ It work ON more
uneven ground before deciding
whether they would finance a com
pauy to manufacture the machine
and put 1t ON the market This fur.
thcr ana scycrcr test has not been
made yet. but is to be- shortly
So many attempts to invent a
machin" OF this kind have failed
that every promise of achievement
arouses more skcpticism than before.
Cotton growers especially have come
60 regard the labor of picking as
part of the price thatm ust be
paid for tn crop. and efforts to
Lessen It as attempts to cheat Ma.
ture, and therefore doomed to de.
feat. But there Is more of supcrsti
tion than philos ply IN that notion.
This newest machine Is said to be- Z,
very marked Improvement over any
that has come and gone heretofore.
and serviceahlo enough as at pres
ent developed to warrant it's being
put ola the market hut even with.
out the enc uragcmcut of that state
mont, one who has made up his
mind that science viii not solyc
this problem looks ON the mystcr.
ics Il has wrought In the past with
duh eye. Doubtless before the
first reaper did It's work most men
believed that the labr of cutting
and thrashing hy hand was part
ot the price that would always be-
paid for the wheat crop, but they
had vastly more excuse for thoi.
skopticlsm than we have.
II costs not less than S2O.OOo.
GOO to pick l2.oOooo0bulc crop
Frequently it costs rou,id,rab
more, and the greater cost is when
the crp is largest ANA cotton thcro.
fore worth Jess per pound. Ir We
count 12,ooo,ooO bale. a normal crop