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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

savage eccentricity. None Of the man
servants has ever worn anything that
looked like q livery. There have BEEN
no 1angling chains or snowy BRASS on
the harness Of his horses and the eQui-
pages he drove or was driven In were
OF the most homely design. The coats.
of-arms and monograms of the Astors
have never had a place In his home.
On the Aston estate at West Copake
there Is no running water or pumping
engine. The old man will not tolerate
anything In the nature Of throbbing
machinery in or about his home. II
hand pumps are good enough for the
other jewellers on the countryside they
are good enough for him. The few
hired men he employs do not fall In
with. this ideal Of simplicity. There
are innumerable beds OF ''posies"
about the simple white frame mansion.
and they must be watered In dry
weather II Is no unusual thing for
the two gardeners who take care of
the lawns and flower beds to carry
a thousand pots of water to the thirsty
plants In the course of day.
One Peculiar Hobby.
Another of Uncle Henry's crochets
is to collect silver half-dollars of an
cient vintage. 1t is common rumor in
the village Of West Copake that he has
barrels of them in his cellar and boxes
and baskets of them stuck under beds
and hidden away in the garrett This
eccentricity Is a development Of only
recent years. 1t Is strange fancy
for a man whose income is more than
$4,000 day.
For four decades Henry Aston has
hardly spent weeks income in
year, and his millions have multiplied
enormously. He owns more than one
hundred valuable parcels of real estate
in New York city and wherever you
happen to roam In Columbia county
you will have an Aston farm pointed
out to you. None of these farms, how.
ever, Is held in his own name AS
fast as he acquires them he transfers
the title to his wife, and one Of the
Dinehart boys is put in charge Of
them.
Some of the Aston property from
which Uncle Henry Aston derives
large rental will pass In Il simple to
his nephews upon his death. Had any
children, been born to him this would
not be the case. But as for the 9TH
er p'rincely half Of his fortune, he has
taken the same pains to keep 1t away
from the bloodkin as his brother, VIII
liam Aston did. to prevent Uncle Henry
or his issue from inheriting dollar Of
his estate. In the will of the late Will
liam Astor there was inserted this
clause:
1T is my will and intention. that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

hood when he married Malvina Dine
hart and became the pariah Of the
family. Before then he had taken q
prominent part In the most brilliant
social life both here and abroad. He
was immensely fond Of travelling and
had made several tours Of the world.
Several times he had been reported
engaged TO debutanSes who were IA
vorites In New York society for their
beauty. He was already several times
millionaire by his grandfather's will
and It was estimated by calculating
mothers that he would inherit about
S30. 100000 more from his father. OF
course the calculating mothers never
reckoned that he would stoop to fall
ing In love with farmers daughter
and comforting upon her the name of
Aston.
Willingly Gave UP Wealth for Love.
II cost the young scion Of the then
richest house in America $30,000.000
and his social standing for his DISC
bedience. but he paid 1t willingly and,
he says today, has lived happily ever
after. Unlike the rest of his kin and
his associates among the elect. Henry
Aston was endowed with rather bit
ter cynicism. He had begun to alien
ate himself from his aristocratic ia
Their and brothers by commenting sar-
castically upon the shams and delu-
sions of the world in which he lived.
Returning from his second tour around
the world he asked permission of his
father to manage the big Astor farms
at Red Hook. and It was while en-
gagged In this work that he met and
fell in love with Malvina Dinehart.
When a very young man John Dine
hart. Malvina's father, had been farm
hand on the Aston estate. He had
risen rapidly to be manager and SUI
perintendent and he had invested
shrewdly In several profitable farms.
His rusticity had never worn OF and
his place had always been in the serv-
ants hall His daughter, therefore,
though well educated and talented,
was looked upon as utterly impossible
as a mate for the young millionaire;
that is by his father and brothers.
Had One SympathIzer.
But there was one niece, Margaret
Aston Ward. daughter of Henry AS
tors dead sister. Mrs. Samuel Ward,
who sympathized with Henry in his
romance. She was married four years
later to John Winthrop Chanler and
became the mother of the present gen.
Grafton of CHAMBERS and Chambers.
The Chanler boys. Sheriff Bob" hus-
band of La Cavalieri. and Lewis Stuy-
vesant, are the only blood kin who
have kept In touch with Uncle Henry
Aston during all these years. and 1t
is more than likely that they may
share in his millions when he Is laid
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
The Automatic
Corn Harvester
By REX BEREsFoRD in the
Iowa Agriculturist

For the last eight or ten years we
have followed the practice Of hogging
down from to Is acres of corn each
year. We nearly always SOW rape in
the corn at the time of the last culti-
vation Sometimes this does not
amount to much. but usually lot Of
green feed results. We have never
been able to see any appreciable dam
age to the corn crop from the growth
of the rape We have found that hog
ging down this corn and rape is
very chear and easy way of making
pork.
Last fiji we turned 1875 Chester
White shoats weighing 81 pounds
apiece into twelve acres Of corn and
rape. We started the pigs slowly on a
little cut corn thrown over the fence
70 them. This was gradually increased
for about week, when the shoats
were turned into the field. This was
done September g, when the pigs were
rom las to $50 days old. On Novem-
Der 10, or 72 days later, they weighed
III pounds, or gain Of 1.01 pounds
day. = This gain was made on corn,
rape and water. No care was given
the hogs in that time except to drag
a log over one-half the field, as in
breaking stalks, about October 1. The
,ame treatment was given the rest
of the field November Is.
II our estimate of IS bushels per
,cre was correct, this field produced
about 7S0 bushels OF corn. At 40 cents
a bushel, minus 3 cents bushel for
husking, this would give $2S8.6O as the
market value of the corn. Counting
the stalks worth $40, the total value
of the crop was $298.60, or $24.SS per
acre. On the 1926 shoats this corn
produced 1924 pounds of pork. At
$6 per 100 pounds this was worth
1859, or $46.62 per acre for the IL
acres, making an added profit over the
value of the corn OF $21.75 per acre.
The shoats when taken from the
corn field were we'll grown. thrifty
and vigorous; ready to make gains of
nearly two pounds day in the fat
tening pen for period OF so days
more. There was no roughing or sick
ness OF any sort. and their health was
much better generally than that OF
hogs running in dry fall pastures or
shut up in dusty yards. We have had
hogs do even better. than this when
run on second crop clover pasture
along with the corn and rape. We
believe II would pay to feed little
tankage or meat meal where only the
corn or corn and rape are used. How
ever. we have never tried It.
It is often claimed that hogging
down corn is wasteful; that there is
much corn tramped into the mud and
never eaten. have examined good
many fields that were hogged down,
and have plowed ana cultivated a
good many the season following. |
have always found that there was less
corn left In the fields hogged down |
than in those hand husked, even BY |
the most careful huskers, and then
pastured by cattle The factor OF |
waste Il in favor Of hogsing down. |
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
A Typical 1911
Feeding Problem

Writing to the Iowa Agricultural,
Iowa State college. Ames, Henry
county farmer asks these questions:
Il have car of 1.000-pound steers;
pasture is all dried up and am feed.
ing shelled corn. but the cattle are
not gaining. Shall feed green corn,
and If So how would you advise me
to feed 1t? My hogs have no grass.
What shall do with them?"
These questions were answered as
follows by ]. M. Evvard of the Iowa
Agricultural Experiment station:
Green forage corn, under these
conditions. can be fed very profitably
to the cattle and to the hogs. Much
care must be taken In starting the
cattle over. however. Begin slowly
by allowing the steers a stalk each
the first day, two the second and
third, three the fourth and fifth, and
80 on. increasing the quantity stalk
with the attached ear every two days.
Thin cattle having a feed of grass
only are more difficult to put on
green feed than cattle fed a liberal
allowance of shelled corn as this
Henry county farmer Is feeding. The
hogs can be fed along with the steers
and during the period OF getting on
green feed they had best be fed lib
orally Of grain to keep them from
overeating on green forage. The ad-
vantage OF feeding grain along with
green corn is that securing is much
less likely to take place, due to ami
mails not taking gorge of green feed
because the dry shelled corn takes
up some OF the stomach space and
slackens the appetite somewhat for
green corn.
I'VE have had very good success at
the Iowa station with feeding a III.
tie tankage or meat meal to the hogs
Following cattle. A third of a pound
per hog daily along with the green
and sbelled corn is enough to make
gains faster and more profitable. II
Is a good pasture substitute.
Green corn forage is very similar
In composition to silage. The greatest
difference is the water content-green
corn running close to IS per cent and
good silage not more than 65 per
cent Comparing these feeding stuffs
100 pounds of green corn Is equal to
about 80 pounds of silage. And silase
Is recognized through merit as great
cattle feed"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

neither my brother Henry nor his is
sue shall as. heirs-at-law or nextof-kin.
receive any portion of my estate, and
any such portion to which he or they
would In any contingency be entitled
to give to the trustees of the Aston IL
brary for corporate purposes Of the
said institution
scorned to Dispute VIII.
Had Henry Aston been so inclined
he was advised by his lawyers he
could successfully have attacked this
clause in his kinsman's will. The then
Mrs. Coleman Drayton was referred to
in the same manner in William AS
tors will. When Henry Aston was in
formed of this he said:
las for Mrs. Drayton, do not know
her; never saw her in my life. AS for
my brothers will. | have absolutely
no interest In II. do not intend to
give II thought"
An effort was made recently to ques-
ton Uncle, Henry Aston concerning
his opinion Of the approaching mar
rage of his nephew Col. John Jacob
Astor and twenty-one-year-old Made
leine Talmadge Force. The interview
er, however. failed to reach the thresh-
old of the West Copake mansion. He
was held in wedge OF farm hands
while one OF the Aston gardeners went
up to the house to tell Uncle Henry
that there was a plot on foot to in
terview him. Uncle Henry said curt
ly: Wedge him out" and the inter
viewer was wedged out.
Notwithstanding the reports that
have long been circulated about old
Henry Astor's remarkable collection
OF half dollars. no effort has ever been
made to rob his house. One or more
of the ''Dinehart boys" Is always in
the mansion, and any would-be ma
rauder who gets look at one Of the
"Dinehart boys" suffers sudden
change Of heart--New York World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

to rest under the Astor-Dinehart tomb
that he erected several years ago In
the little cemetery of the Reformed
church at West Copake.
No children were born of the Aston
Dinehart union and there have never
been any children In the household.
Nor has the Astor mansion at West
Copake ever known such thing as q
retinue of servants. For thirty years
Henry Aston and his wife have occu-
pied the big white frame homestead
that faces on the main road RUNNING
by West Copake down to the Copake
Iron works. four miles away. Copake
Iron Works is the railroad station on
the Harlem division of the New York
Central
This entire district has prospered
since the coming of Henry Aston to
Red Hook. for he set a standard for
farming that scores of his neighbors
have profited by. And he bought
thousands Of acres and put them un-
der cultivation.
Has Lived His LIE Apart.
The move to West Copake was made
in order to sever forever the last tie
that might bind him to the Astors of
Red Hook. Since then his social circle
ms been his own family-his wife, her
seven brothers. "the Dinehart boys"
their families and the few farmers
who have been admitted to intimacy
at the Aston mansion.
In accepting his exile from the gid
ed society In which his parents moved
Henry Aston adopted q regime Of life
that was warranted to blot out for
ever every suggestion of the luxurious
households he had frequented during
his younger days. He accepted the
standards Of living Of the Dineharts
and never once since his marriage has
he spent dollar for show or ostenta-
ton. Indeed, he has carried this ideal
Of simplicity to the verge Of an almost
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

his parent and brothers were shocked
into fury because he married out Of
his caste. Millions came down to him
from his grandfather and he has never
spent 1.-THE of his income. He owns
blocks and blocks of New York real
estate today, including share In the
Aston house and corner on Long
Acre square. not to mention many ex-
tensive and beautiful farms In Column
bia county.
But with all these resources he does
not own an automobile, a yacht or a
racehorse, and never did. For 45
years he has lived the life OF re-
tired gentleman, forgotten and never
mentioned by his nephews and nieces.
who consider themselves the very
cream OF the American aristocracy.
His unforslvabIe Crime.
II was an unforgivable crime that
the now bent and white-haired Astor
committed when he refused to chill
the love that crept into his heart for
the comely Malvina Dinehart. the
daughter of John Dinehart. simple
though prosperous farmer Of Red
Hook, N. Y. Although his GRANDPA
ther had been peddler and his uncle
q butcher. old William B. Aston. who
had been admitted to the innermost
circles OF Americas colonial families,
could not brook that his son should
marry farmers daughter. He re-
garded such q union as q king would
look upon the mating Of royal prince
and barmaid and he treated this dis
obedient son OF thirty-ave as guilty
of unflliel conduct
This forgotten Henry Astor OF West
Copake was as brilliant young social
light In the early part OF his life az
Col. John Jacob Aston was during the
years he was happy in the marital
companionship Of the beautiful wife
who was Ava Willing. Henry Astor
was in the prime Of his young man
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
The
SEED CORN
Practical Suggestions for the
Fall Harvest

Foresight says that the Iowa farm
or ought to be thinking now about
gathering his seed corn.
Every ear Of corn intended for
seed should be harvested and hung
up in dry, well ventilated place two
weeks before danger of killing
Frost" urges Prof. M. L. Mosher,
farm crop expert of the extension de-
partment of the Iowa state college.
That means not later than October 1
in Iowa. 30 the seed corn problem is a
present problem that needs present
thought and attention.
The value of good seed cannot be
overestimated. The ordinary Iowa
farmer gets an average of about 25
bushels Of corn per acre In a good
year. The better farmers get from
80 to go bushels on the average.
While the cost of growing the so
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Moreover, the land is left cleaner and
freer from weeds anu insects where
the hogs have done the harvesting. 1t
is our experience that white grubs,
corn root worms and cut worms
bother but little in field that has
been hogged down the season before.
We think that from every standpoint
letting the hogs do 1t" is the best
way of harvesting at least part OF
the corn crop.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
RU - to Florida.

BILE and money BY furnshinR absolutely reliable In
formation concerning the adnptabillty OF lands Tor
p9rtstion, climate, etc WcarepersonallyA cquant-
me s'ssS 10 ana nave pa,a n
able and accurate or will refund three times the
Information, tis Consolidated s6s. ssskss.vins ~.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

our Utrus Heights land Orange, iomon, olive, POM
he espsa o. @'nH ss im
q psrsns Canal BspesitiSn grounds Soil has been
hundrsd doIisss fsicc I'D o rs per sers Term
ten por cent down, balance one dollar per acre pas
month; elk per cent ON deferred payments, Fefpst-
"a whser nghss ire Upon feqgest VIII forIar6
Qom9slgial lnsulution II 6scrzmsnto, fRziH6E
tsssssn siSs- NY Essssos isss.s 6Sissso. e
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Important to Mother
Roman Gossip.

Mummy 1.-THE village banker)-What
do you suppose the young fellows in
ancient Rome did to pass the time?
Phunny (the village philosopher
Oh, don't know. suppose they used
to hang around and talk about what
punk town Rome was.-Puck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

The Pure Food Law stopped the sale
Of hundreds of fraudulant medicines. They
could not stand investigation. Hamlins
Wizard Oil has stood the test Of investi-
CATION for nearly sixty years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Smokers ike Lewis Single Binder cirar
for its rich mellow quality.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

The more woman runs after .
man the easier it is for her not to
catch him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

FOUNDERS Reliable Roup Remedy
may be mighty fine. but fall is the
time to make the poultry house tisht
ON the three coolest sides 70 there
won't be any roupI
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Mrs wfnsow's Soothing Syrup for Childrcn
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, ailays pain, cures wind collie, CSC q bottle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Few Of US can do more than one
thing well. Many a man who has no
difficulty in making money is q dis
NAL failure as a spender.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

An Easy Way to String Seed Corn.
bushels is but slightly greater than
for the 35-bushei crop, the profits are
more than doubled. That is how i'm
portant good seed is.
The greatest cause of low yields is
poor seed-seed that has been killed
or weakened by freezing. heating,
moulding, etc., or seed which is gen.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Somehow we can't help feeling sorS
~ for an ex-hero.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Perhans Both.

Milly-I put away my last years
bathing suit in camphor. but 1t evap-
Grated.
Billy-The bathing suit?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
COME TO TME NEW en- Aru

r,,4..,.TX xCE ~ IaE NEW BTATG
n1enved farms ~ our old prices including perpetr
uAI wafer light In our modern irrigation system, 20
ye g 70 c2TRlese interss
soiL y mlles frontage on santa 20 Railroad. About
gains In New Mexico. The Above prices viii soon IS
ssn sn ,. we have no ssents but deal direct
pgher land values. Investigate at once. Ten Iakee
Land 90. OnavA, n. ~, II mIles from Las VegAa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

eov.RSnEsI LSp-Deep rich soil. nne climate. rail.
roads, markets. schools. In large valley. Wheat
Produce " bushels and everything else In propor-
uon NO extreme heat or cold, cyclones or earth
Write for Information. Sas a nlss wiass.sssaksv
The Washington times., 1911-12-11
Prepare for Thugs.

CHICAGO, Dec. u.-Women of Tracy,
q suburb, who have been carrying re-
volvers for protection against thugs,
today organized a shooting gallery for
practice.
The Washington times., 1911-12-11
This Will Cure Your Cold
Mix It for Yourself at Your Own Home
Nothing Secret About It. No Drugs.

Medical authorities recognize the cur
ative qualities of oil OF pine in all in
Of the mucous membrane
of nose. throat, lungs. and digestive
organs Wherever there Is a catarrhal
condition, leuchorrhoea. gleet, inhamma-
tion of the urinary passages, or rheu-
matism due to uric acid, virgin oil OF
pine brings speedy relief.
The worst colds. coughs. soreness OF
the throat, bronchitis and catarrhal dis
turbances are said to disappear inside
of twenty-four hours, II treated with
absolutely pure virgin oil of pine. which
Is prepared by the Leach Chemical Gem.
pany, of Cincinnati. Ohio, and supplied
by reputable druggists everywhere in
sealed half-ounce Walls, insuring II esh-
ness.
Mix the contents Of one Of these viali
with two ounces Of glycerine end half a
pint OF pure whiskey. Shake well and
take teaspoonful every four hours. II
is not necessary for you to experiment
with patent cough syrups or dangerous
compounds OF unknown Ingredients
many of which contain drugs and OPT.
ates. Virgin oil Of pine is natures own
remedy and 10 harmless, mild and sooth.
ing.
The Washington times., 1911-12-11
CHRISTMAS SHOP
HOURS TO Be MADE
LONGER next week
Many of the Stores Will In
augurate Evening Ses-
sions Saturday.

Christmas shopping at night will be
begun In most OF the Washington stores
next Saturday. December 16. The shops
Will. for the most part, remain closed at
night until the end Of the week. All
next week most Of the concerns will
remain open until . or 10 o'clock each
night.
In spite OF all the efforts which the
merchants, through the Retail Mer-
chants Association, have made to in
duce people to do their Christmas shop
ping before the last week, they realize
that the usual rush will begin Saturday.
ana will not abate until late the follow
ing Saturday night
''The people OF washington have re-
sponded splendidly to the suggestions Of
the merchants to do their shopping "a
early as possible" said Joseph Stras-
burger. president OF the association, to-
day. I'VE have been anxious that the
night shopping season be made as short
as possible. and so have suggested that
next Saturday be the first night. in or
der that the burden upon the clerks and
other employees be as light as possible.
The strain Of Christmas week upon them
is severe at best. Most of the stores
have agreed to this program"
The Washington times., 1911-12-11
Girl Likes Children,
So She Kidnaps One

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 11.-Possessed
with an all-consuming love for chill
dren, which prompted her to kidnap.
Miss Myrtle Milan, seventeen years
old. of Clare. Mich, was arrested late
Saturday afternoon when she was
seen on the street with Ida Schwartz,
the five-year- daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isadore Schwartz, of 407 st. An
tome street, who disappeared late
Friday afternoon as She was on her
way home from a nearby kindergar-
ten.
The girl says she could not resist
the temptation of abducting the child,
as she wanted somebody to love and
that would love her. When arrested
she was on her way to the police
station with the child. whom she said
she found at 10 o'clock the night be
fore. The child. however. tells DIFF
ferent story, and says she was coaxed
away with the promise of candy and
that the woman intended to leave the
city. Miss Milan later confessed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz came here
less than two years ago from New
York City.
The Washington times., 1911-12-11
Human Alarm Squad.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Third Pres
byterian Church has organized human
to wake up lazy church members and
see that they get to church on time.