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Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07

q tumor caused by rupture. L wrote
to you for advice and you told me not
to get discouraged but to take Lydia
/. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
did take it and soon the lump in my
side broke and passed away. r. Mrs.
+. r. HUEY, 713 Mineral Ave, Galena,
kans.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from roots and herbs.
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms Of
female ills, including displacements.
Inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregu-
larities, periodic pains. backache, bear
ing-down feeling, hatulency, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostratiOn. ItcOsts
but a trihe to try it, and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
IfyOu want special advice write
fOrit tOMrs. .Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
1t is free and always helpful. q
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
Queen Elizabeth's Amuls.

Queen Elizabeth during her last ill.,
ness wore around her neck a charm
made Of gold which had been be-
queathed to her by an old woman in
Wales, who declared that so long as
the queen Wore it she would never be
H. The amulet as was generally the
case proved Of no avail. and Eliza
beth Notwithstanding her faith I'm the
charm. not only sickeDed, but died
During the plague in London people
wore amulets to keep off the dread de-
stroyer. Amulets Of arsenic were worn
near the heart. Quilts IF quicksilver
were hung around the neck and also
the powder Of toads.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
No Swelling at All.

i see not one ripple on the water
All is calmness," said the little Ger
man lady, looking out dreamily over
the quiet sea. Il haf crossed the
ocean when it was calm like this all
the way over"
DO you mean that there was no
swell even in midocean?" asked her
companion, who had never crossed at
all.
"No. no swelling at ALL" was the re-
ply.-New York Press.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
2o2, ,322 PEOPLE In Delawar.

The population of the state Of Della
ware, as enumerated in the thirteenth
census and announced by the .censu.
bureau is POP 322.
This is an increase of 1857. or g.
per cent over 1S4735 in 1900. when
the twelfth census showed an increase
Of 1922, or SO per cent during the
previous ten years.
The population by counties is: Kent,
S2,721. New Castle. 123,lSS; Sussex
46,413.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
DEER PLENTIFUL HERE

Destroying Crops and Playing Havoc
With Fields In Sullivan Co., N. Y.
Deer are so plentiful near Middle
town, Sullivan county. N. Y, that they
are destroying the farmers crops and
creating havoc in the turnip fields.
The hunting season doesn't open
until Oct. Is. Old hunters state that
they cannot remember a time when
deer were so numerous and are max.
ing ready for unusual sport when the
season opens.
Hudson King, a farmer near Monti-
cello, found three deer mingling with
his herd OF cattle in the barnyard.
They were so tame he had difficulty
in driving the maway
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
Wherein They Differ.

Jack-WidCws are wiser than maids
In one respect at least Tom-What's
the answer? Jack-They never let a
good chance go by, thinking that a
better one will come their way.-Chi-
cago News
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
eIrI pIes In Marathon war;

Miss Elizabeth Marris said, Il could
die Waiting" at the close of a dance
in Chicago. AS she seated herself she
fell over and died within a few min.
utes She had been dancing continu.
ously for four hours. Miss Harris was
twenty-five years old.
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not sleep. 1t kept
growing larger and
by fall it was as
large as a hens egg.
| could not go to
bed without a hot
water bottle applied
to that side. l had
one of the best doc
tors in Kansas and
he told my husband
that l would have to
be operated on as it
was something like
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
Well Qualified.

"Why do you apply for a position as
boss Of this gang? Have you ever had
any experienceY
'Bossed my son after he grew up."-
Buffalo Express.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
In Mitiaation.

Judge-Hoss thief, you're found
guilty by tn jury. Have y anything
to say as to why l shouldn't soak v
tn limit? Prisoner-Well. judge. it
wasn't your boss I stole.-Cleveand
Leader.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07
DOCTOR
ADVISED
OPERATION
CuredbyLy ydiaE. .Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Galena, Kans. "A year ago last
March l fell, and a few days after
there was soreness in my right side.
Ia a short time a bunch came and it
hethered me so much at night | could
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07

Procrastination is one Of the most
expensive forms Of happiness-Life.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07

bladder remedy De-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root ful6lls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. It
COrreCts inability to
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07

Binghamton, N. Y. The regular ifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-ROot,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07

hndoutif you have kid
ney or bladder trouble
When writingmention
reading this generous
offer i'll this paper and
send your address 70
DR. Kilnar &, ca
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-07

hold water and scaldiug pain in passing IT,.
or bad effects following use Of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to 90 often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-ROOt is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble. it will be found just
the remedy you need. It has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that a special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
GOLDEN wYANDoTTEs.
Product of Sailor with Natural Gift
for Breeding Fowls.

Product of sailor with Natural Gift
for breeding Fowls.
The commercial Importance Of the
hen and her product has formed the
theme of many comment since Secre-
tary Coburn of the Kansas State Board
Of Agriculture gave cackling feminin-
lty her due few years ago, In book
entitled "The Helpful Hen," but the
hen as an object of the breeders fam
oy Is less considered by the great.
thoughtless, chicken,eating public.
Breeding chickens is less expensive
than breeding trotting horses, for the
animals cost less on the hoof, the gen.
erations are shorter--about one-third
as long--and variations are more cas-
lily secured, the st. Louis Republic
says. There are no pedlgreed chick
ems. The Identification of sucking
colt as the offspring of a registered
mare is simple and easy, but into the
case of the chicken there are obvious
difficulties. Not the least OF these Is
the division OF maternal labor. in the
accomplishment of which 1t comes
about that scarcely any hen of birth
and consideration is permitted to sit
on her own eggs. A freedom Is there
fore allowed to breeders in the intro
duction of fresh and alien blood into
well-known strains OF fowls which
make the breeder of dogs or horses
stare and gasp
For example. the Golden Wyandotte
fowl. as originally bred, has not a
drop of wyandotte blood In its veins
Joseph McKeen, Wyandotte breeder
of 0mro, Wis. conceived the idea OF a
golden-eolored Wyandotte fowl. Mr.
McKeen was an old sailor with nat
ural gift for breeding fowls. He had
none Of the paraphernalia considered
necessary for the modern breeder; he
could accomplish more with a few old
boxes, sack OF eornmeal and few
hens than can the average faneler with
all his costly apparatus, A common
barnyard hen =" Mr MeKean's flock
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
A Kings old Clothes.

The posthumous sale of the wara.
robe of King George Nv. of England
realized $4,000. Greville, who at.
tended the sale, says that the king
hardly ever gave anything away ex.
cept his linen. which was distributed
every year. There are all the coats
he has ever had for fifty years, 200
whips, canes without number. every
sort of uniform, the costumes of all
the orders in Europe. splendid furs,
pelisses, hunting coats and breeches.
His profusion in these articles was un.
bounded because he never paid for
them, and his memory was so accurate
that one of his pages told me he recol.
lected every article of dress, no matter
how old, and that they were always
liable to be called on to produce some
particular coat or other article OF an
parel Of years gone by"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08

seemed to his eye to possess certain
qualities of size and shape which
marked her for experiment. She was
crossed with the Seebright bantam
This gave the rose comb and the laced
feathers. A further cross with the
partridge cochin fixed the color and
increased the size. while an admix-
ture of Plymouth Rock helped In the
establishment Of the general type and
heightened the laying qualities. The
fowls thus produced were golden Wy
andottes, with rose comb, clean legs
and feathers laced with black on a
gold ground; but they had not one
drop of Wyandotte blood, They were
subsequently crossed with the white
Wyandottes to increase the stability
of the type.
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In these days of high priced corn
there is lesson in the experience Of
Boyden Pearce of Hancock County,
Me-, who says: II have been forced
to depend upon my farm for my pork
and have learned that plenty of ruta-
baga turnips, clover and one bag OF
corn will put hog through the win
ter; then to pasture till fall. 1t makes
good pork and at low price. There
is money in 1t and no need to depend
upon the West for pork"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
A Discouraxing Theory.

"Why do those critics say such dis
agreeable things?" asked the unhappy
actress.
you mustn't blame them," answered
the manager. Probably they want to
avoid being overlooked in the struggle
for attention"
"But can't they attract attention hy
saying pleasant thingsf"
mot so much. When was out west
| learned that the man who pulls a
gun on you is remembered twice as
long as the one who offers you a
cigar" Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
First Imported Horses.

1t is said that the first horses I'M
ported into New England were brought
over in 1929, or nine years after tne
landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. One
stallion and seven mares survived the
voyage. From this it will be seen tnat
the first nine years of our history was
horseless "age" in New England
The colonists in Virginia differed from
the sober-minded Puritans OF New En-
gland In being fond of sport, loving
fast horses and trying their speed on
the race track. The horses imported
were English hunters and racers
Fearnaught, brought over In l764' lell
his mark on a numerous progeny OF
uncommon beauty, size and speed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
proflt in crop notatlon.

Farmers in lower Delaware are
greatly interested In an experiment
just concluded by Capt. William n.
Lank, who has thoroughly proven the
advantage of the rotation Of crops on
a four-acre field. Last spring he ma
nured the four acres, which had been
in corn the previous year. The manure
was plowed under, the ground wen
narrowed and peas drilled In. me
crop grew we'll, and in June the peas
were sold at a net profit OF $92.
AS soon as the peas were removed,
plows again turned the soil over ana y
was planted with corn. From this q
fine crop of fodder was saved,
yielding net profit Of $65. me
ground now has a fine set OF scarlet
clover on it, the seed having been
sown at the last narrowing OF the
corn, with every indication OF S4o
worth of clover hay in the spring and
constant improvement to the land.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08

there kept until sale days or until
they have recovered from the voyage.
Here they are fed on marine plant
known as turtle grass, sweet potato
vines, morning glory vines, mangrove
leaves, etc. When sufficient number
of turtles have accumulated an auc-
tion sale is held.
The upper she'll of the hawksbill is
covered with thirteen plates, called
collectively in the trade the head.
The plates vary In thickness from an
eighth to quarter Of an inch, accord
ing to the age and size of the animal,
and weigh collectively from four to
six pounds. These plates form the
tortoise shell of commerce and bring
about So pound.
In securing the plates the animal
must be handled while still alive. The
shell is first cut loose from the tur-
tie with knife. 1t is then put into
a boiler Of boiling water, and in
about five minutes the plates can be
ripped off with a knife. If allowed
to remain little longer in the water
the plates would drop off of their own
accord, but they would be injured by
too long submersion in the hot water
The Cubans use a knife heated al.
most white and with this tear off the
plates and let the still living animal
go. Formerly the plates were de-
tached from the bony framework by
| laying the animal while alive on a
hot fire or sometimes by soaking 1t
while alive in boiling water. Fortu-
nately these inhuman methods are
rarely practised now.
The under shell of the hawksbill,
called in the trade yellow belly and
by the fishermen calipee, Is also saved.
After being dissolved by means OF
chemicals 1t is used in the manufac,
ture of meerschaum pipes. The up.
per shell of the loggerhead Is EN-.
ployed in the manufacture of cheap
combs, glue, etc.
The proverbial nine lives of the cat
are we'll known, but the cat Is not In
1t with turtle when 1t comes tc
hanging onto life. Signor Rodi oi
Italy once cut a turtles head off and
noted that it lived for twenty-three
days without a head, and another
whose brain he removed lived for si1
months, apparently unconscious thai
| 1t had suffered any loss.
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stretch mesh of from "a to 26 inches.
They are either anchored or drifted
at night, and the turtles swimming
along get tangled up in them and fall
an easy prey.
AS the hawksbill turtles spend most
of their time at the bottom In deep
water, different apparatus must be
used to catch them The turtler first
discovers their location by means Of
water telescope, which Is an ordi-
nary water bucket with wooden
bottom removed and pane of glass
substituted. BY putting this on the
surface bottom down and placing the
head in the upper part the bottom Is
clearly visible.
When found round iron hoop with
a bag of coarse twine is lowered over
the animal and as he struggles upward
he becomes entangled in 1t and
is brought to the surface and drawn
into the boat. A three tooth grapnel
is also used at times. This is lowered
and the animal is caught by the shoul.
der.
Keeping Turtles Alive After Cap
ture.
Turtles generally have special spots
In shallow water close to shore to
which they return every night, and
each animal has Its own wallow or
burrow, where 1t remains when not
eating or travelling. 1t is in these
places that they are generally sought.
In pegging the aim is to drive the
peg In the chimes of the carapace Of
the turtle, as this offers the best hold
ing part and does the least damage to
the animal. When turtle is seen the
pegger stands erect on the forward
thwart with his miniature harpoon
poised for prompt throw at the right
moment.
AS soon as the animal is hit 1t dives
and drags the boat forward at rapid
rate 1t Is very soon compelled to
come to the surface to breathe and Is
then easily secured by means of a
rope, If too large to be taken into the
beat.
When landed at Key West the tur-
ties which have been kept alive-all
that die are thrown away as worthless
are placed In small, square pens of
wattled stakes, called kraals, built in
the water. close to shore and in staked
compartments under wharves. and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
salt for MiIking Gown.

Your cows will get enough salt BY
simply putting a lump Of rock salt In
the manger. A. cow giving good flow
of milk, we'll fed. ought to have two
ounces Of salt a day, an ounce In the
morning and an ounce at night. Some
advise giving this to them on their en-
silage, when you feed ensilage and
grain. You can take small piece Of
salt in your fingers and weigh it. and
will soon be able to judge the amount
In an ounce
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
oooooooooo

Key West, Fla, was for many years
she center of prosperous fishery for
sea turtles, but recently the business
has been rapidly dwindling owing to
the improvident methods employed,
the young and the old and even the
eggs being gathered In without
thought of the future
Three species of turtle, the green,
the loggerhead and the hawksbill, are
caught and handled by the Key West
fishermen and dealers, according to
an article In the Montreal Star. The
green turtle is the most highly priced
for food. This turtle is found on the
Atlantic seaboard from Long Island to
Brazil, and at one time was especially
common on the keys along the Florida
coast
The female turtle lays from 300 to
600 eggs in season, burying them
In the sand and leaving them to hatch
without further attention. Owing to
their many enemies 1t is probable that
but few of the young turtles survive.
The loggerhead turtle occurs along
the Atlantic coast from Virginia to
Brazil and Is common on both the
east and the west coast of Florida. 1t
is more common than the green tur-
tie, which is undoubtedly owing to the
fact that 1t is the least valuable Of
the marine turtles and there Is little
demand for It's flesh. More eggs Of
this species are taken for food, how
ever, than Of any other.
Grows to Enormous Size.
II attains an enormous size, far sur
passing the green turtle Examples
weighing 1000 pounds have been cap
tured, but the average now is prob
ably about 200 pounds.
The female of this species breeds
during the summer, the first eggs be-
Ing laid generally during the night of
full moon In June A peculiar fea-
ture of the laying process is that moth
ing apparently disturbs the creature
or is sufficient to drive her away.
Striking her with a stick or jumping
UP and down on her back produces
no effect. After finishing, however,
she Is very timid and fees for the
water at the slightest noise.
The hawksbill or tortoise shell tur-
tie Is found on the southern coast of
Florida, and thence to the West In
dies, the Bermudas and South Amer
lea. The flesh is rarely eaten, al
though the eggs are gathered for food
and for the manufacture of oil. The
great value OF this species is in its
horny covering, which Is the tortoise
shell of commerce.
The hawksbill does not grow very
large, the maximum weight not ex-
ceeding 400 pounds. Those with a
greater weight than 100 pounds are
not now common on the Florida coast.
The shell Of the smaller turtle is
thin and OF little use; 1t increases in
thickness and value with the size of
the animal.
In turtling gill nets and cast nets
are generally used The former are
about 100 yards in length with a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08

It is,- after all, but evidence Of
desire to speculate when the corn belt
farmer, particularly the one located in
the northern part, plants type OF
corn which is too big to mature In
the season lying between the limits Of
killing frosts in spring and fall.
Where an exceptionally favorable
season makes possible the proper ma
turity of such corn one year, there
will be half dozen seasons when II
will get hit with the frost before it Ia
ripe and sour and mold in the crib.
1t Is better to play safe and grow Q
smaller and earlier maturing type.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
keeping Up Spraying Fight.

The fight against insect, scale and
fungus diseases in our orchards must
not be dropped with the harvesting OF
the fruit crops. 1t cannot be hoped
that you have, by your spraying opera
tions during the summer season. killed
all the scale insects and fungi, and
doubtless during the press OF work
on the farm during the midsummer
season the matter will have been neg
lected, or very little done, since the
fruit was formed, and it can be de-
pended upon that there will now be on
your orchard trees fine collection OF
all sorts ready to hibernate and come
forth in the spring stronger than ever.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
WorId,s Wheat CROP, 1903.

Broomhalps final estimate OF the
1903 wheat crop OF the world places
the total wheat production of the
wheat acreage of the world at 3,347.-
100000 bushels. an increase OF 1885,
100000 bushels over the production IN
1908, a 27,OOO.00O bushel increase over
the crop of 1907. The production IN
Europe aggregated 1,S72,0OO,O0O bush
els. being 160.OO0.0Oo bushels over the
1908 crop. The crops of North and
South America reaches 1,040,000.0O0
bushels. or S0.O0O.00 bushels over last
year. 1t is likely that this great pro-
duction will not be more than enough
to supply the demands of the worlds
poDulation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
Good Roads of sawdust.

Making good roads with sawdust Is
being practiced in a number of locali-
ties in the South. Two ridges of earth
are thrown up Ca road machine being
required to do the work) at certain
width from each other, the space be
tween being filled with six-ineh bed
of sawdust. Dirt is then mixed with
the sawdust, and it Is claimed that
heavily loaded vehicles in passing over
this kind of road make no impress
sion upon it. 1t is estimated that the
cost of building is about $3.50 per mile.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
Light in Cow stables.

The light In COW stable should
come from the rear of the cows. so
the mixers can see to clean the cows
properly for milking. This arrange
ment is accomplished in modern
stables by building them thirty-four to
thirty-six feet wide and having two
rows Of cows facing toward feeding
alley in the center.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
CIeanliness I'm Dairy Counts.

Cleanliness In all lines of dairyine
counts for quality of products. After
milk vessels have been washed with
soap and hot water they must be final
ly rinsed with scaiding water. When
scalding water is used no drying with
rags will be necessary, as the heat
from the water will dry the vessels
without aid. Summing after cleaning
is to be commended.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
HOW west Has developed.

Five years ago it was freely predict
ed that land values in the West had
reached their height, but they are 20
to 40 per cent higher now than then.
The families of the first comers are
grown. The second generation has
come to the fore and is taking part
In the business of the communities.
They have grown up with the country
and know what it can produce and
lust how valuable it is for the purpose
of production and for a home.-C. M.
Harger in the Atlantic Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-08
Eeeding calves by Hand.

It is always best to feed the calves
by hand, because one. knows just what
they are getting and how much. 1t is
really not such a terrible task to feed
a dozen calves, but is quite nuisance
to go through the motion just for one
or two. Perhaps a great many dairy
men who object to raising calves or
their own herds would change their
minds If they should practice 1t in a
wholesale way.