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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

a big goat butted In on dance
given In the school house at Annapolis
California, the other night and for the
tiine being held the fort successfullv
Inc dancers scattered when BilIy
dashed In through the open door. The
goat cut wide swath. The musicians
forgot themselves and the music
ceased very suddenly. Then it was
case Of grab without waltz. Tho
ladies' and children took refuge On tha
benches and tables. spread for the re-
freshments. Even mems couraea
quailed before the intrusion Of the hgt.
ter The goat seemed to pay particular
attention to the leader of the orcbestra
The animal charged, horns down -
him, The music stand vanished. u
did the musicians. And the buttine thn
piano got put it all out of tune Fin.
ally the goat was elected and the dance
resumed
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
Quick Poultry Fattening.

| The theory on which crate fattening
Is encouraged is that a hen will digest
more food than she will eat. Shredded
wheat will put the fat on at as low q
cost as AZ cents per pound The sec
tions of our crates are two feet wide,
two feet high, twenty seven inches
long, three sections to a crate; five
birds to section, says bulletin of
The Connecticut Experiment Station.
These have to be very carefully fed so
that the appetite will not be hurt
Careful attention has to be given not
only to what they are fed, but when
and how often the feed is offered to
them. Equal quantities of cornmeal,
ground oats and shredded wheat mixed
with skim milk consistency of good por-
ridge in front of them for few min
utes, every twelve hours for two days
Next evening let them eat their FILL
Next day feed in the morning not
enough to satisfy them At night, all
they will eat At the end of the Sec
pnd week give a noon feed of just a
little. The third week give all they
want at noon. Next week add little
tallow, perhaps half pint of tallow
to fifteen birds. Give little grit from
time to time.
If growing broilers give them a large
percentage of bran six weeks then
make the bulk of the feed cornmeal
for four weeks. Milk and buckwheat,
or milk and oats tend to whiten skin.
II anything is not contented, it won't
out on flesh.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
Cleanlng up After sewIng.

For those who must sew but whu
have no sewing room there is Il plan
by which the sewer can save fhe time
and labor that she formerly spent In
tidylng up the room after she has fin
ished each night. Buy Ave yards OF
denim and cut II into two pieces, Join
these together so MS to form a square
and hem the raw edges. Lay this square
on the floor and set the machine ON 1t,
All threads, scraps and rayelmgs can
be dropped on this, and when the sewer
has finished for the day the machine
can be covered and rolled on the denim
and the denim can be gathered up and
shaken,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
Esrtilirinx In Winter.

1t might be said that it is always
seasonable to fertillze the orchard or
garden. Manure placed on this soil
this winter will partially decay, and its
richness soak into the soil for the use
of the plants next year. 1t not only
serves as fertilizer in the orchard.
but In winter 1t acts as a soil protec-
tion and regulates sudden freezing and
thawing. On billy land 1t checks soil
erosion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
Wind Collie i'm Horses.


The treatment for wind collie differs
very materially from that Of cramp
collie. Absorbents are of some service
and charcoal may be given in any
quantity. Relaxants are also beneficial
in this form of collie. Chloral hydrate
not only possesses this quality, but it
also is pain reliever. It is particu-
larly well adapted to the treatment of
WIND collie, and should be given in l.
ounce doses in a pint of water. Di-
luted alcohol or whisky may be given,
or aromatic spirits of ammonia in l.
ounce doses at short intervals. A
physic should always be given in fiatu-
lent collie as early as possible, the best
being 1-ounce doses Of Barados aloes.
injections, per rectum, of turpentine, |
to ounces; linseed oil, 8 ounces. may
be given frequently to stimulate the
perlstaltic motion of the bowels and
fav0r the escape of wind. Blankets
Wrung out of hot water do much TO af-
FORD relief; they should be renewed
every five or ten minutes and covered
with dry, woolen blanket. This form
of collie is much more fatal than cramp
co!lc and requires prompt and bersist-
ent treatment. 1t is entirely unsafe
to predict the result some apparently
mild attacks going on to speedy death.
While others that appear at the onset
to De very severe yielding rapidly to
treatment Do not cease your efforts
until you know the animal is past help.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

Sod culture Is recommended by some
successful peach growers, The. soil is
worked during the time the trees are
growing. and clover crop is sowed
for fall and winter which is plowed
under early in the spring. Clover
crops should not be left until they
suck up too must moisture from the
soil at time when Ii Ia needed by
the trees.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
salt for sheen

Experiments recently made for the
purpose of ascertaining the nutritive
value of salt for sheep show that those
which have been fed salt gained In
weight four and one-half pounds more
than those which received no salt.
Moreover, the sheep which received
salt produced one and cne-third pounds
more wool and of better quality thar
those which received no salt.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

CD is supplied with water from tank
(a), which in turn Is supplied from
the hydrant as shown Tank (b) is
connected. with a sewer by waste
pipe I'D, The plug (e) consists of a
piece of gas pipe threaded into the end
OF the waste pipe and therefore an.
swers the purposes of plug and over
flow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

add about one ear of shelled corn to
one pint of oats per day.
| know from my own experience that
1t pays to keep sheep provided they
are kept well, and those who do not
do this are very likely to condemn the
breed of sheep which they may happen
to have or the breeding stock which
they have purchased for the improve
mont of their flock when the fault Is
really their own.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
pnckinr Ern.

Farmers and others who knowing, !,
pack bad eggs with good ones are 30
ing to be prosecuted by the Nebraska
and Michigan Pure Food commissions.
Dealers claim that their losses amount
ed to several million dollars last year
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
A nomestin niIenna

A Philadelphia woman. whose given
name is Mary, as is also the name Of
her daughter, had recently engaged q
domestic, when, to her embarrassment.
she discovered that the servants name,
too. was Mary.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

/
| One Of the largest sawmills in th
world has been erected on the islant
Of Hawaii by company which has
contract to furnish million ties J,
year to an American railroad.
A Belgian inventor has secured {
patent ON flying machine modelled OF
the insects of the locust species. Will
a l0Ohorsepower motor the machine
weighs trifie less than $40 pounds.
BY burning resinous materials to the
Wlndward of their vineyards at night
the French wine growers produce dense
clouds of smoke which protect their
vines from frosts In spring and fall.
Many old workings In the Pennsyl,
vanla anthracite field abandoned years
ago for lack of knowledge to work the
deeper views, are being reopened and
made productive by modern machinery.
A vacuum cylinder, for the preserya-
tion of food, from which the air NAV
be exhausted by apparatus SO simple
that any person can operate it, is a
recent Invention Of a German machin-
list.
An alloy of nine parts Of lead. two
OF antimony and one of bismuth ex-
pands In cooling, therefore makes a
good combination for plugging holes in
metal, as the plug fits tightly when
cold.
The increased demand for tungsten
ores and products In the United States
In 1907 led to the production of 1910
short tons of concentrates, valued at
SS9O,o4S, nearly three times the output
of 1906.
by the Invention of machines to
bleach and spin it, the wild silk of
Manchuria, great quantities of which
are exported each year, threatens to
seriously compete with that grown in
more civilized lands.
Strangers are sometimes surprised by.
the fear of yipers which exists Ia some
parts of France. These little venomous
snakes are dangerous both to man and
beast. Recently movement has been
made to protect the vipers, on the
ground that they render valuable sery-
Ices In destroying rodents, mollusks
and other small noxious animals. but
writer In the Journal of Practical
Agriculture strenuously opposes this
declaring that the services performed
by the vipers are of small account in
with the accidents. fire.
luently mortal, which they cause. He
Instances little neighborhood In the
Department of Meurthe-et- Moselle.
where the yipers became a veritable
plague, and where, inspired by the offer
,f reward, two hunters DESTROYED
1900 of them.
The increasing employment OF re-
lucing agents of many kinds In the
of steel is primarily dne
% the necessity of getting rid of blow
loles and gas bubbles. The reductors
sffect this by absorbing and removing
he gases dissolved In the molten metal. |
But they render another important
'ervice also by adding, by their pres,
nee In small quantities, to the tensile
strength of the steel. Ferrosilicium.
or Instance, when employed as re-
luctor, Increases the strength of THE |
teel about 10 per cent. Calcium also
las an excellent effect, and with van
Idium the strength of the steel Is
ometlmes doubled. vanadium also
realty increases the resistance of steel
Q the effects Of vibration. and conse-
llently ranadium-steel is largely EN-
'loyed for the manufacture of automo-
lie machinery.
Man ffcstOlfx~ tpJ,.t.~.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
harvesting Beets with steam p,ox,

To piow out crop of sugar beets
by running heavy traction engine
over the field would be destructive, Sc
the method described in Popular Me
chanics bas proved very satisfactory
The powerful traction engines are
placed at each side of a field, and the
plow, which is of special design, is
dragged back and forth by cables.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
SIN SAFE

Hicks-You were dreadfully indis-
Greet to mention that important deal Of
ours to your wife.
Wieks-Oh. its all right. 1 didn't
tell her i was a secret Boston Tran
script.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
His Popular Hanit.

Bjoues How did jackson acquire
his reputation for unusual Insight ana
sagacityy
psmith He has habit Of saying
"By George, that's sol | never thought
Of that heforew ew-~Cleyeand Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
Watering system for stoh1e

In the accompanying plan two gal
yanized iron tanks, ft. x 5 #. are
connected by pipe (c) SO that tank
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

/ Man usually indulges In a lot Of
self-praise when be has greatness thrust
upon him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26

A woman who has nose FOR news
usually has a chin for telling 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-26
THE HNORITE POET
QE5ANEKICAN CHILDREN

Who is the favor
lite poet OF Ameri-
can children? Why.
any school boy can
tell you. The an
swer is L.ongfellow,
of course, and has
been for a genera
ton. A book for
children has been
published containing
more than eighty of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
STAMFORD

Harriet H. Read of Bridgeport to Ann Clancy, widow of Jeremiah Clancy, lots 561 and 562 on map of Hollister Heights, fl by 100 feet.
 The same to Stanley Stoviski, lots 469 and 470 on Hollister Heights, each 25 by 100 feet.
 Frank Glasner of Bridgeport to Alex ander Mcdonald, lot 8 on map. of es- tate of Bridget Mcdonald, subject to a mortgage of $250 in favor of J. Henry Blakeman.
 Joseph Goldspinner and Rosa Gold spinner to Charles ISobol. lot 83, 25 by 107 feet, on North street and Bruce avenue, Hollister Heights.
 Alice M. Scott, Maplewood, Essex county, N. J., to James Anson Dolon and wife, lot 30 on map of estaAe of w. B. Scott, fronting 55 feet on War wick avenue No house to be erected within 10 feet of the westerly bound ary of said lot. House not to cost less than $2,000. No stable, sowshed or outbuilding within 50 feet of the street.
 Charles E. stagg to Bertram G. Nor Till of Providence, R. T., lots AT and AS on plan of HubbelI Terrace.
 Charles Sabol for $20O to Mechanics & Farmers Savings Bank, Bridgeport, lot 79 Hollister Heights 25 by 107 feet.
 Stanley Stoviski for $650 to Burr & Knapp, Bridgeport, lots 469 and 470 on may of Drexel Park. also lots 492 and 493 in the same park.
 Andrea Merl for $900 to Christian M. Newman, a lot of land bounded north by Jackson street, 75 feet; east by land of D. F. Hollister. 108 feet i; south by land Of Lorenzo w. Schmidt, 75 feet; and west by land of D. F. Hol- lister, 180 feet, subject to mort tgages .aggregating $2,400.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07

Just at present. Wall Street authori- ties are predicting g. less easy money market and higher interest rates. They attribute this coming change to the autumnal crop requirements, the growing acticity of business, new is- sues of. securities by the Harriman
 Gould, Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania Interests, the appearance of the Gov ernment as a heavy borrower on ac- count Of the Panama Canal. The eff feet of higher interest rates upon Wall Street values needs consideration by Speculators Monetary conditions ' says the firm of Watson, Alpers & Co, Suggest the wisdom of providing against possible adverse fluctuations. |"
 There is, however. no doubt that the volume of currency will amply suffice for all general business requirements
 The principal effect of the less easy money market will be felt in Wall Street, in the rates for call loans. It .1s not expected that general business will be at all disconnected, or that Legitimate enterprises will be unable to secure needed funds. There is really but one dangerous condition, and xhnt r found in the Aldrich Monetary
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07

Contradictory reports of the condi- .tfon. Of MT. Hartman are not so plen- tiful as they were for a short time following his arrival from Europe, and fhereA seems now to be general opin- lon that he will never again be so prominent a figure in financial, rail- road and speculative circles as he was erevious to his physical collapse. Banker C1ews voices this view by say- Ing that the Header and magician" of flae stock market bulls tthas with drawn, probably to never again resume his former active command" and Thereafter his speciadties will be obliged to. sell more strictly upon their merits, a condition that will be whole some and will contribute to financial stability" It is Highly fortunate, MT. C1ews adds, "that the market is re- 1ieved of the baneful effects of wild epeculations." Evidently, this veteran banker believes that the. withdrawal of Hartman from his former activities will be generally beneficial. But it is hardly probable that his special back CTS in the Standard Oil clique will fail to find some one to take his place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
REAL ESTATE IN
 SUBURBAN TOWNS
WEsTPoRT

Luigi Fratino for $500 to Edmund C. Smith, a, tract of land bounded north by land of Giuseppe Currsso; east by Franklin street; south and west by land of Gershom B. Bradley.
 Phoebe K. Thorne, wife of Edwin Thorne, of Babylon, N. Y., and Cath crime K. Blake, wife of Joseph A. Blake, of Manhattan, and Frederick J. Stimson of New York, to Morris Ketchurn, 3d, their interest in the real property of the estate of Morris Ketch- um, ST., grandfather of the grantee, late of the town of Westport. all that certain tract of land with the build ings thereon in Westport, containing 136 acres, bounded north by land of John HoWarth and Charles E. Sher- wood; east by the estate of Margaret Ketchun, deceased; and south and west by the highway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
WOMEN ARE NETTED
 IN POLICE TRAPS

The police swooped down upon Mrs. Michael Mccarthy Sunday while she was doing a fourishing business oyer the par of her saloon at BOY Hancock avenue. Seven frequenters were found Tn the place. Bonds of $25 each were put up by the friends of the freuuent- CTS and bond of $2OO was required TOT the proprietress. The frequenters were fined $5 and costs with the ex- ceptlon of one who gave the name of Griffin He forfeited a $25 bond Coun- seI for Mrs. Mccarthy entered a. de- murrer which was overruled. Taking into consideration that this was her nrst offence Deputy Judge Wilder was lenient and fined her $35 and costs. which she paid.
 another woman, Mrs. Timothy O'NeiI. whose husband owns saloon at 61O NeWneld avenue. was also surprised oy the police early Sunday afternoon While she was dispensing cooling bev- erages in her kitchen which is adja- cent to the saloon. Two frequenters were arrested and the priprietor, Timo- thy ONell was also placed under ar rest. The frequenters gave assumed names to the police. The case against O'Neil was continued until next Satur- day under $50 bonds. The frequenters are under $25 bonds. Both raids were conducted by Liquor Agent Wagner and Policemen Ladd and CoughIin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
Commission which may, in providing an eltstic currency. provide actually for cukrency contraction.
VHKEW GOLD, LIKE
 NICKELS, AT POLICE
The Brothers Curran Arrested for Fight. ing. Give Bail = Catherine Merritt Only Temporarily Sobsred by Hus. bands Death - City Court Busy, Monday.

The familiar figure of Catherine Merrltt was again seen in the city court room yesterday morning. Since catherine lost her husband who died
 at Lakeview home several weeks ago.
 her visits to the city court have been less frequent than formerly. She was arrested for drunkenness Saturday an
 was sent back to jail for ten days
 same offence and will serve out enough
 L1me to pay her fine, s15 and costs.
 Nelne Fitzgerald was sentenced to 15
 days. and Sophia Godfrey, colored, was sent up Tor 50 days for raising a dis turbance and fined $10 and costs for
 orunkenness. John Fitzgerald. "jack or all trades was discharged after
 promising to leave the city for his nome in Newark at once. Judgment was suspended in the case of Daniel Nolan charged with orunkenness and Ihomas Regan was fined $1 and costs Henry and Christopher Curran, brothers. were arrested Saturday night oy Poi1cernan Poland. in plain clothes, at the corner of Catherine street and Washington avenue. At police head quarters both denied fighting and Henry explained that his brother had to get him home. He admitted that crowd had collected during the tus- Sle. Both were required to put up a pond or go into a cell. Henry threw three Cen-oollar gold pieces on the oesk like so many nickles and the TWO went home quietly. Chris for 1elted his bond in the city court yes terday and Henry was fined s for breach of the peace.
 George Wolfe of the South End, was arrested yesterday afternoon at the corner of South and Park avenues by Policeman Schulze and locked up charged with gambling Wolfe and several others were shooting crap. The others escaped from the officer. Wolfe was hned $5 and costs, the total amounting to about $9 Wolfe admit led his guilt. but said it was the first Llme in year he had played and as Tar as he knew it was the first time m year that the gang had played on that corner.
 n Steve Orton. Joseph Rovnyack and steve St. George. were arrested Satur- gay night about midnight on the East Slde Tor breach of the peace, drunken ness and assault upon each other Or ton was fined $10 and costs, Roynyack $5 and costs. and St. George was dis charged.
 Andrew Budnar of 276 Willard street was assaulted by his brother-in-law, Joe Sarko. Saturday night because he remonstrated with Sarko on account or the way the latter beat his wife, Budnar's sister. Sarlzo hit Budnar With a small stove lid, in the face and gave him a black eye Sarko was lined $5 and costs and sentenced to 1O days in jail. Sarko took an anneaI under $200 bonds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07

The current statement "that former Gov McLean's candidacy @or the Bulkeley Senatorial succession) is strongly supported by those who fought hardest against the public util- lties commission, sounds very much as if it emanated from the Bulkeley side and is designed to offset the prob- able pro corporation leanings and af- Affiliations of Senator Bulkeley. There is no direct connection be- Tween the Senatorial contest and the pblic utilities question, for the latter
 Fortunately not to be decided by the
 g. Senate, but 1t is a fact that the
 te Senators and Representatives
 will elect a U. s. Senator, will
 vote upon the public utilities question. It is to be regretted that the two issues are linked together in even this indirect manner. for it may result in confusion, with untoward eff fects.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
CELEBRATION OF CHRISTENING IS
 FATAL TO FEDAK

John Fedak. 23 years old. an em- ploye of the Singer Mfg Company, paid with his life. Monday morning, Tor his too enthusiastic celebration of a Christening. which occurred on Hal lam street. Fedak came into his wife's room at 275 Willard street, at 2 o'clock. complained of being warm, disrobed. and went to the veranda from which he fell 20 feet to the street His skull was crushed. He was taken to the Bridgeport Hospital. where he died. last night. The widow is left with two small children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07

Mrs. Frederick A. Cook, wife of the explorer, knew nothing of the report that her husband had reached the North Pole until she received a cable gram from him twenty-four hours af- ter the American newspapers had print ed the story. The patient little wo- man, who had waited through SO many weary months for some word from her husband and had begun to fear that she might never hear from him again, almost collapsed when she received the message. She had been spending the summer at a country place in Maine, and the cablegran, which was sent to her address in Brooklyn, did not reach her for many hours after the rest of the world had heard the news of her husbands fame.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07

Thes6acts that Dr. Cook was accom- panied only by Eskimos in his trip to khe Northi Pole. and that it's success pau therefore be substantiated only by his own evidence. has engendered a 6dubt which is principally expressed by bis rivals for Polar honors. their Friends and packers. Whether or not any real value will be derived from his feat, is being dwarfed by the ulrestion whether or not he really reached the North Pole. We are strongly inclined to believe that he did succeed in his mission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
U. 5. INSPECTORS
 SEIZE WHISKEY

It is, understood that inspectors fol the United States Government are in Connecticut inspecting whiskey. Two inspectors have recently been through this city. The net result of their work 1t is said, is the discovery that a num- Der or saloons were selling bonded goods which are guaranteed by the government 100 proof, and which were but 94 proof. Such adulteration may be punished by g. fine of $50, imprison- ment, or both. Samples of the sus- pected goods were taken
 In the office of the Collector of In- ternal Revenue. this city. it was said this morning that the office had noth- ing to say upon the subject of whis- key inspection, or relative to the prob- able arrest of those found selling whis- key below proof