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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

schooner Leora NJ. Thurlow. which
caught fire, Saturday night during the
progress OF the Lumber Co. fire, was
damaged to the extent of about $4,000.
New sets OF sails and rigging will be
required and two of the three masts
were burned SO as to be unfit for use.
The schooner is owned by a group
Of small owners, including Capt Leon
ard, q in all. and the agent is III. II.
Mcdonald of Bath. The captain of the
schooner, who was at Bath Saturday
night, came TO Augusta. Sunday aft
eraoon' 70 iearn the extent of the dam
age done to his vessel, He informed a
Journal reporter that it would be at
least S3aO0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
George h. Cunninahann.

George II. Cunningham died, satur-
day afternoon, at the home OF his
sister, Mrs. Frank IL Phelan. Church
Hill road. aged &C years. A mother.
one son, Herbert Cunningham of
Washington, Me, three sisters, Mrs.
John O. Perry. Mrs. Sarah GilIey and
Mrs, Frank Phelan. and a brother,
Amos Cunningham. survive.
Mr. Cunningham was veteran of
the Civil War and served in Co. |.
18Th Maine Volunteer Infantry. Flu
neral services will be held at p.
NJ, Tuesday from the home of Mrs.
Phelan. Church Hill road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
Save the Babies.

NEUTRALITY something rghtu.
all the children born in civilized countries twenty-five per cent nearly
one-uarter die before they reach year, seven
than onethrd before they V and onha before they fem
We do not hesitate that timely Caoa would
oy these precious lives Neither do hesitate say many
ne deaths occaond by the ofnarcoc preparations Drops
and soothing sold for chdens complaints contain less opu
morphine They considerable quantities deadly pOson any quantity
they spe red circulation and lead congeson Sickness DEATH Caa
operates exactly the but you that signature
Ch Fletcher Gasoa the blood property opens
pores Of the skin and aIays fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Meader who re-
turned = this city about a month ago
from Utica, y. Y, where they have
been living for the past two years, left.
Saturday, for Quebec. where Mr..
Meader has accepted a position as i
timekeeper with a Granite company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Thomas Gurney assistant agent AZ
the Maranacook station of the Maine
Central Railroad. was in the city, Sun
day, calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
VISITING the Ruins.

Many local people as we'll as those
from Gardiner and Hailowell, visited
tie ruins all day. Sunday. and those
who came in the forenoon had the OPP
portunity of seeing the turret pipe
paying upon the ruins, which was the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

gusta Lumber Co. came up from
SQUIRREL Island, SUNDAY night. on the
islander, called home on account Of
the fire of Saturday night. which de-
stroyed the greater part of the com
pany's plant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

The funera! of the late Alton Nor
rison was held at p NJ, Saturday,
at the undertaking parlors of Knowl-
ton q Hewins. Rev - w Coons Of
fieiated. Interment was at Mr. Pleas
ant cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

H. b. Woodman, who has been act
ing as lumber surveyor at the Cnshnoe
Paper CO.. for the past few weeks,
ltfI, Saturday. for Mount Tom. Mass,
wnere he has accepted a similar posi-
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

A. A. Soule and family returned.
sunday night. on the steamer Islander
FROM their cottage at Squirrel Island
where they have been for the past two
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Mrc. Frank f. Chase and daughter
Lillian are passing a two-weeks vaea-
ton with relatives at Weeks Mills and
Palermo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Leslie A. Dyer of Boston and Mr.
and Mrs. John Dyer of Bangor came
up, sunday night, on the Islander from
Ocean Point. where they have been for
several DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

A number of the members of the
Winthrop Street Baptist church of this
city went to Hallowell. Sunday fore
nooa. to attend service at the Halo
well Baptist church, the pulpit of which
was occupied by Rev. Horace Wayland
1ilden, d. D.. of South Dakota, a for
mer pastor of the Augusta church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

c. w. Walsh Of Bath passed Sunday
in the city 10 visit his wife. who is re-
covering from severe illness. and who
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. G.. f.
REYNOLDS. 100 Water street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

II. II 5 q simple
matter. Just get
a bottle of HAYS
HAIR HEATH
today. Use II sregu-
larry and you'll
not be troubled
with gray hair or
distressing dan
druff that's so an
moving and irri-
ia ting.
HAYS III Al r
HEALTH is just
as good for men
as well. All drug
gists sell it for soc.
or S1.00 and Will
back if it's not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

George Stuart is able to be about
again, after undergoing a surgical OPP
Grafton for tonsilitis at the Augusta
General hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Joseph Williamson went to Bowdoin-
ham, Saturday forenoon, on a brief
business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Harold Bickmore left, Saturday, fol
Ocean Point, where he enjoyed the
weekend with friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

E. E. Abbott OF Belgrade was in the
city, Saturday. for a short time, call
ing on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
Daily ksnnebss Jcurlla,
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Miss Helen Millett is passing the
weekend with Miss Elizabeth Regain,
Gage street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

PHILIPPE jacques went, Saturday. to
Old Orchard, where he will pass a
short vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Howard Weber, cashier at the Maine
Genital fraieht Office. returned. Satur-
day, from Sauirrel Island where he
has been enjoying a weeks vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Miss Florence Colby of Boston is Wis
ting friends in the city for a few
days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

Henry Winter and family of Water
vile were callers in the city, Sunday
having made the trip by automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
A Castaway Spectator.

NVlihdH burgess. OF TINS city nau
tine privilege of watching the fire in
its early stages from a reserved seat,
so to speak, and enjoyed it's very
much, but the latter part of his ex-
perience was not quite so satisfactory
His viewpoint was the shoals, OPP
pesite the lumber plant, which are
we'll out from the river at low wa
ter. He became so Interested in
watching the fire thar by the time he
got ready To go home he found that
the water had risen over The shoals
and he was marooned. His rescue and
safe conduct. to land was effected by
Eslie Davis in the Damfino.
The lisit of the fire was seen as
far away as Squirrel Island and the
blaze itself could be plainly seen at
Randolph. Several people saw the
light of the fire at Bowdoinham and
it was first reported there that the
paper mills at Gardiner We're burn
ing. those who saw the light not be-
lieving that it was as far away as at
Augusta. The p. NJ. cars from Gar
diner and Winthrop were crowded to
the running boards with out-of-town
people who saw the glare of the fire
and thought half the city must be
burning up.
Many motor boat parties visited the
ruins. sunday as many as % motor
boats being counted at one time in the
vicinity of the ruins. The parties
mostly came from Gardiner and Ran
doiph but one large BOAT came up
from South Gardiner with a party. A
number of women in dainty white
gowns. which could hardly have been
white when they returned home. were
seen wandering about the ruins dur
ing the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
Society Women
Gray or Faded Hair Does Not Match
Graceful Form and Handsome Face.

Beautiful hair--natural colored-every
woman wants it--eYerV woman can have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

More than 1.O0e,OO0 feet Of lumber
were burned, covering an area of
nearly two acres, together with the
saw mill, engine room, boiler room.
clapboard mill, Single mills. three
storage sheds and much valuable ma
chinery.
The buildings spared were the plan
ing mill. drying mill. stables, mill of
flee and tenement houses. The amount
Of lumber saved was very small com
pared with that destroyed Although
the fire was under control by II p. NJ,
the engine and wagon pipe played
onto the ruins until we'll into Sunday
afternoon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

1.-TWO out WheH WHITE TVH WE
made.
Augusta ...O1 o 90 IA
Gardner - 0 0 0 o o-a
,rhree-hase hits-Shepard Two-base hits
Moore Moo eas stolen is mccarthy, wha-
len. douglass. Struck out-by Moore 70
by Wilson 5. Double olays-Seott, Good
"a bali-MooSe Wild pitch-Moofe z
BASE on balls-Moore 3. Wilson l. Sacrl-
flee hits-F. Desmond Umpire, craig
Time 55 Attendance, 200
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29

wharf, where it did valiant work in
saving that part of the Lumber Co.
plant from destruction. The City of
Augusta pumped water from the Ken
.nebec river through 90 feet of suction
hose and played a good stream as
long as there was any danger in that
locs Iity.
In all 5000 feet of hose was used in
fighting the fire and Is streams were
in use at once, including the two on
the engine and the four used on the
turret pipe. Several of the hremen
had narrow escapes and some OF them
came near being suffocated while
fighting among the piles of blazing
, lumber but no one was injured at the
fire
The only fireman injured in con-
nection with the fire was Elmer f.
Pinkham of Volunteer Hose, No. 3,
who last his footing and was dragged
by the other runners with the reel, as
it came down over Northern avenue
lie was picked up from the side of
the road and taken into the store of
Casavant & Cloutier. where i'm a few
minutes ne E&d sufficiently recovered
to walk to his home on Northern av-
enue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-29
drenched with water.

dfenched with water.
The steamer City of Augusta did
splendid work, not missing a stroke
from the time she took her station at
$40 p. NJ, Saturday. until the word
was given by Chief Buckley at A. NJ,
sunday, to call off the engine.
: This is the second big fire to visit
Augusta within five months. The 9th
eg was in the business SECTION at the
North End, April Is. and destroyed sew
eral business blocks, causing a loss
of $4,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
Girl Leading Hunt Gets Word
From McVicker-Contents
OF Letter Kept Secret.
FOOTBALL INJURY OF
YEARS AGO BLAMED
Friend Believes DeLeon Disap-
pearanCe and Dependency
Played Part in Mystery.

/. Herbert McVicker. the bank cash
Ter of Fleetwood. Ga, who disanpea red
mysterously ten days ago. is known IN
be alive and able to communicate with
MS friends, though his present location
Is still mystery. His sister Miss Ka-
tie Lou McNicker, has received a let
ter from him in which he said he left
because he was respondent.
A blow on the head. received in
football game at Locust Grove acade-
my years ago, is believed by his friends
to be the cause of Herbert McVicker'x
strange disappearance from his home.
1t was believed just after Mcvicker re-
ceived this injury that his brain would
seriously be affected but he soon re-
covered and gave no sign of mental
trouble. His friends now believe that
increased business cares. of the past
Few months brought about pressure on
the brain from piece OF the fractured
Skull, and resulted in McVicker's NOR
bid dependency and his sudden deter-
mlnation to disappea and abandon HE
affairs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
SAVANNAH PASTORS
WHO RAPED JURIES
WILL BE ON VENIRE

SAVANNAH. GA, Sept. 1S.-Savan-
nah ministers having protested against
the quality of men on the jury lists. it
is understood that when the new list
is compiled there will be a surprise in
store for them in that practically all of
them will be on it. Almost every ply
stefan in the city also will be on the
list.
1t was stated by the ministers that
the class Of persons who should serve
on iuries were not put on the lists, and
that this was the reason the. judges
found difficulty in securing good jurors
and why it is hard to- convict in GER
tain cases, particularly for violations of
the liquor laws.
The jury commissioners gave ere
dence to the statements, and in order
to remedy the matter and satisfy the
ministers, the preachers themselves
were pct on the list.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
WHO MARRIED JERRY'S
SISTER? THAT'S ISSUE
IN NJ OYNIHAN CASE

ST LOUIS. Sept. 1S.-Who married
Kate Moynihan?
This question will become an issue in
the now famous contest of nearly 500
claimants for the $64 900 estate of Jere-
miah Moynihan.
When the case is called before Judge
HCltcamp. jeremiah and Daniel O'Connor,
Of Oswego. y. Y. are expected to pre-
sent their claim as Moynihan's nephews.
based on the assertion that they are the
sons of Mrs. Katie Moynihan O'Connor
Jeremith's sister. who preceded him 10
this country from Ireland and settled
in Oswego
At a hearing. Welcome Sutliff Rich
ardson, of Hamilton, \. Y, testified that
he was the son of jeremiah Moynihan's
sister Mrs Kate Moynihan Sutliff whose
second husband was named Richardson
He took his stepfathers name, he said
His testimony contained nothing about
any marriage of Kate Moynihan to an
O'Connor He introduced a photograph
which he said was that of his mother and
Moynhan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
Crowd al Depot to
Meet Mail Bride To-Be,
But She Fails to Come
Georgian Wins Arkansas Widow
BY Letter-Thinks She Yet
Will Keep Promise.

HAzLEHURST. GA. Sept. 1S.-En
sha Turner, a farmer of this county. IS
years old. advertised for wife and
was taken up by widow living in
Arkansas. who said she was 80 years
old and had son Of twelve.
1t did not take them ,ong to agree to
wed. and Turner wired two tickets. He
met the early train Yesterday with the
hope of avoiding publicity. The train
did not arrive until D. m. The secret
had got out and the station was packed
with cheering people.
The woman failed to arrive. and
while Turner showed signs of great dis
appointment, he says she will be here
on another train.
Before returning to his home, nine
miles in the country, Turner arranged
to have a friend meet every incoming
train.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
Business Affairs
Found in Good Shape.

Inc letter received by Miss McVick-
er has not been made public. but man
closely in touch with the McVicker af-
falr, who is in Atlanta TODAY. said he
mad learned that the letter bore the
postmark of Western railroad show
ing it had been mailed on a train and
that McVicker did not dvuIge his nres
ent address. In the letter he merely
stated that unusual dependency led ia
his disappearance
For the past ten days the police of
dozen cities, bank officials and friends
nave been trying to find the missing
bank cashier. An examination of his
DOCKS showed that he had not tempered
with the banks cash nor was he in anv
financial trouble other than worry over
some transactions pending which re-
quiFed great deal of attention.
Herbert had been building a cotton
gin and some other enterprises" said
this friend today. 1T was worry over
increased responsibilities which caused
MIN to give up and drop out of the
world, am sure He had been used to
working for salary most of his life
and the increased worry OF the past
few months was too much for him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
ZAPATA ORDERS
MADERO IN EXILE

MEXICO CITY Sept 1S.-General
Emiliano Zapata. chief of the southern
insurrectos, is again threatening to at
tack Mexico City. The commander Of
the federal garrison at Suernavaca sent
word to the capital today that fnsur-
gents from Zapata's main band are
again raiding the countryside and that
his scouts have brought word that the
rebel leader is preparing for an extern
sive autumn campaign.
Zapata sent an ultimatum to presi-
dent Madero that the president and all
his family must leave the country as
eXlles before he will quit fighting.
You must sell your lands and leave
the republic for good" wrote zapata
for you have betrayed your country
| intend to attack Mexico CITY but II
it brings intervention from the Irnited
States ! will kill every American with
in reach, and then join my own forces
with the government soldiers to hght
our common enemy from the north"
The state Of Morelos is a desoIate
tract of land. Villages and towns have
been destroyed and the ruins of burned
ranch houses stand like monuments
throughout the farming districts. Ia
pata has secured the district, bringing
to himself the title Of THE Atilla of
the South" a name in which he seems
to glory
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
An Alibi
For the Gunner.

Neither of these boys was near the
Metropole hotel at the time Rosenthal
was killed" said Mr. Wahle
A telegram from Hot Springs, Ark.
where District Attorney Whitman and
agents for Charles A. Becker, the ac-
cused police official are seeking evil
dence. said that the taking of deposi-
lions was being held mp awaiting the
arrival of counsel for Becker, who was
expected to arrive today. Lawyers for
Becker. Sam Schepps the alleged muir
der paymaster," and others who are
under arrest in connection with the
murder seemed satisfied with the trend
of events.
According to the Hot Springs ad-
vices. motive for the killing of Rosen-
thai existed outside Beckers rage
against the nformer. Becker's lawyers
will introduce a deposition containing
an alleged statement from Schepps to
the effect that Tenderloin characters
who existed by traffic in white slavery
were in a murderous rage against Ro-
seminal because the latter won their
cadets" away from them and success
fully competed against them.
Becker's lawyers will try to show
that the man whose murder had
brought about the scandalous exposures
was white SLAYER as we'll as a gam
bIer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
LOVE LETTERSTOG GIRL
OF NINETEEN CAUSE
MINISTER TO RESIGN

ST. LOUIS, Sept 1S.-Love letters
written to a young unmarried woman
and containing such ardent assertions as
Il love you better than Jesus have
caused the Rev. w. T. Dunn. father Of
eight children, to resign from the pas
.orate of the Dewey Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church. in Granite City, and to
withdraw from the Southern Illinois con-
ference of the church
The letters were written TO Miss Els
telle Massey, nineteen years Old and were
unsigned The young woman's mother
Mrs. Joseph Mikschl. of Granite City,
found the letters and took them to the
Rev. Or F. II. knight. Of EdwardsviIle,
superintendent Of the district meet
ing of the Rev. Dunn, DR.. Knight. Miss
Massey and Mrs. Mikschl followed, and
the pastor admitted having written the
letters, Or knight said
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
DeLeon Story May
Have Been Cause.

His accounts are correct. He had
not touched the bank deposit of a firm
in which he is partner. but had drawn
only the small amount of cash in his
own personal deposit. His business af-
fairs were all right. but they caused
him great deal of worry. The case
seems to be almost identical with that
Of Noise DeLeon, the Atlanta contrac-
tor. 1t may have been that reading
newspaper accounts of DeLeon's dis
appearance gave McVicker the idea Of
quitting everything and leaving
"McNicker was unmarried. He had
a sweetheart in Fleetwood, but she says
she had done nothing to make Herbert
leave. Their courtship had not been
broken off and seemed progressing as
usual.
We folk in Fleetwood think Herbert
would willingly give thousand dollars
to come back and resume his old life
without gossip about the past We
wish he would return, for we all like
and admire him"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
Gaynor Aid, Mentioned in
Graft, Threatens to Sue
Waldo for Libel.
ALIBl PREPARED FOR
ACCUSED "GUN MEN"
Attorney for 'Gyp' and Lefty
Say They Were Not Near
Staying.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-Before the
aldermanic graft committee assembled
today to continue its investigation into
the police department A. j. Johnson.
former public official and assistant
manager of Mayor Gaynor's campaign.
whose name has been dragged into the
scandal, threatened to sue Police Com
missioner Waldo for libel, and demand
ed that he be called as a witness before
the committee.
Johnson's was one of the names
mentioned in an affidavit made by Po-
lice Captain John r. Reith. of the Mac
Dougal Street station, who swears that
he could have bought a captaincy four
years ago for $4,000
Johnson also threatens to sue Reith.
1t was this aff1davt whieb Waldo
promised to produce before the COM
mittee today, although at the time the
alleged offer was made to Reith, Theo-
dore Bingham was commissioner of po-
lice
johnson alleged the story IS simply
"a bac<fire," designed to discredit him
as witness before the committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
LAWYERS AND JURORS
ILL IN WILCOX FROM
RAIN;COURT DELAYED

CORDELE. GA. Sept 1S.-An cpl
demic of malaria fever and other kim
bred ailments, said to be prevalent
throughout the greater portion Of Will
cox county. resulted in superior court,
which was convened at Abbeville yes
terday by Judge Walter f. George and
Solicitor Max Land being adjourned
until the fourth Monday in October.
The malady is said to embrace law
ycrs. jurors and Iitigants Of the court on
the sick list. and is attributed largely to
the excessive rains throughout the year,
as d result of which the Ocmulgee riv
er. on which Abbeville is located, has
several times been overfloWed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
GIRL ASLEEP THREE WEEKS
Is A PUZZLE TO PHYSICIANS

BOSTON. Sept. 1S-What has
caused Miss Agnes Hea, daughter Of
Arthur Hea. Of Medford and a student
in the high school there. TO remain
asleep three weeks is puzzling the doc
tors in a Brool>line hospital who are
irving TO awaken her.
The maladv, which is thought to have
originated from "a spell of hysterla,
came upon the young woman In a no.
tel az Ral Harbor whore she was
spending tho summed Snr smiles con
uuuousN oven When pins are stuck
into heV hodV
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-18
WAR ON 100000, 900 TICK
Is WAGED BY GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-Goverr-
ment experts are gradually pressing the
Texas fever ticks into smaller confines
to the south. Department OF agricul-
ture officials believe that with the con
tinued co-ope alton of the Federal and
state authorities. the pest which now
causes an annual loss estimated at
100000 Gee to 100000, 600, will eventual
ly be eradiCated.
The magnitude Of the task is appar-
ent from the fact that the mother ticks
brood Of one season may be 500 ticks
each of which is a menace to cattle