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| the ducks remain on Lake Merritt un-
til well in February, seeming to know
by some physical barometer of their
in the Yukon, so that they are safe
in starting northward.
Study of the birds on Lake Merritt
has developed some very interesting
facts. For instance, when the ducks
first arrived they were least afraid
of the attendant who fed them, and
finally lost fear of him altogether,
playing about his feet and eating from
his hands like poultry in a barnyard.
This attendant has evolved shrill
whistle, at sound of which the ducks
from all parts of the lake will come
flying at top speed, tumbling like
divers on the grass in front of him
to receive their food.
1t was also found that the ducks,
even on the first day of their arrival,
were absolutely unafraid of an auto
mobile. If human being on foot
dlsturbs them when they are on the
land, or when on the water close to
shore. they are still not frightened
enough to take flight The appearance
of dog, however, even at distance,
Is sufficient to send all the ducks rush.
ing to mass together in rafts In the
center of the lake. The result of this
last discovery is new ordinance
forbidding the taking of any dog to
the park during the time of the fes-
tival.
By the time the festival is held,
midway of the season Of the ducks
In Oakland, the birds, of course, have
lost all fear of human beings, either
on foot, or in automobiles, since they
are accustomed to the visits of thou
sands of men, women, and children
every Sunday. Even during the pag-
cant, however, the log boom across
the upper end of the lake remains
closed, and the boats are not allowed
in the part of the lake reserved for
the birds, so that young ducks, or those
which are new to the lake and all the
people, may retreat to the center OF
tbis preserve and there remain un-
disturbed.
ducks to Oakland for the winter has
never been satisfactorily explained.
AS a general rule, wild ducks shun
civilization they seem to sense
danger. That is why the hunter uses
decoys and blinds in his effort to
bap them. At first only a few ducks
dropped into Lake Merritt on their
way from the north, and as they were
not annoyed by the hunters gunshot
dogs or other enemies, they remained
for the winter. The number Of feath-
cred visitors has iScreased each year
until the present tremendous focks.
Under the present federal migratory
bird law the birds now have n chance
to hold their own and even to increase.
They cooperate with man by taking
every advantage of protection with
almost human intelligence.
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minerals)," says the animal husbandry
department at Ames. "Is it any Won
der that sows get thin, even though
they are well fed, when they must
produce such rich milk as this? If
the sow is properly fed, she will not
only give the pigs the right start, but
she herself will lose less weight"
One good ration recommended by
the Iowa experiment station is: All
the corn the sow and pigs clean up,
and a slop mixture of three parts of
wheat middlings to one part of 60
per cent tankage. Some lime, char
coal and salt may be allowed in addi-
ton. Self-feeding is recommended.
When sows can be put on pasture,
that is of course desirable, and then
one-half of the slop mixture will be
enough. Sudden changes in ration
must be avoided. There is little danger
of overfeeding during the milking
period.
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MILK is QUITE NOURlSHING
Usually Plentiful on Average Farm
and Chickens Should Receive
Full Allowance.

Milk is usually plentiful, on the
farm, and the chickens should receive
the benefit of this. Give the grow
ing stock a feast of milk every day
or two-no matter whether it be sweet
skinned or sour. 1t is also good for
the old fowls, especially those in molt
But with all kinds of fowls, and espe-
cially the growing stock, care should
be taken to place no more before them
at time than they will consume in
just a few minutes, for otherwise 1t
soon becomes contaminated and unfit
for the fowls.
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trap-door spiders, employ similar de-
vice. But nothing is too old or too
good to escape the efforts Of improve
ment. A Belgian, Joseph Henri DIE
rick. invented door of new type,
consisting Of two triangular parts
which close together on diagonal
line. running from one lower corner
of the door. opening to the opposite
upper corner. The two parts, or
leaves, are pivoted in such a mannes
that when opening they swing into
partitions in the ceiling, leaving an en-
tirely unobstructed passage:
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The Farmers Lot.

President ]. H. Kimble of the Farm
ers' national congress said the other
day:
1.-The farmer can't help enyying the
union man with his short hours and
high wages.
"a union man. while striking for a
44-hour week, visited his cousin, a
farmer in the country.
''Ihe striking union man said one
day over his pumpkin pie at dinner:
"'Well, there's one thing you farm
ers can be thankful for ,anyhow,
George. The death rate is smaller in
the country than in the towns
Eyes said Farmer George; folks
that have to run farm don't git no
time to die"
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and every variety of firearms are
barred from the park in which the
lake is located, from the time the
ducks begin coming in until they have
left in the spring.
Due to this protection, an annually
increasing number of ducks are now
actually remaining every summer to
nest and rear their young in reed
grown corners Of the lake, where they
are rigidly protected and fed all the
year round. The result is that May
and June see many families of ducks
on this lake, in the midst of the best
residential section of Oakland.
The young of these city-bred birds,
urged by nature to return to their
birthplace for their own nesting the
year following their birth, naturally
increase the number of resident ducks
on Lake Merritt, until in time there
will be a large flock of permanent
birds in the city.
The first wild ducks to arrive in
the autumn are pintails, which begin
to settle down on the lake by the
last week of August, and by the first
of September are on hand by thou
sands. The majority of these come
from the klamath lake reservation,
near the border line of California and
Oregon. The pintails are the most
clannish of ducks, focking together
In large "rafts" on the lake, feeding
together in focks, and parading up
and down the lawns in regiments.
They are almost as fearless as the
mallard-said to be the ancestor of
the domestic duck-and soon lose all
fear Of man.
The second autumn flight of ducks
includes pintails, widgeons, teals, SHOW
elers, and mallards. This migratory
horde comes about the middle of Oc-
tober, and from much farther north
than the klamath reservation, the
movement having its origin In that
part of Alaska known as "the flats"
consisting of about 300 square miles
of marshlands in the vicinity of Circle
City and Rampant. AS the Feeding
and nesting grounds become frozen.
the ducks start southwark, and the
time of their arrival, of course, de-
pends to some extent on the weather
conditions on "the flats" This flight
is much larger than the first, and
brings the bulk Of the birds to Lake
Merritt.
There is third and last flight,
which comes from even farther north,
starting in the Yukon delta. In this
flight come myriads of shore birds,
few Of which visit Lake Merritt, but
the most of which hunt the mud flats
farther south, along the coast of Cal
ifornia, Lower California, Mexico. and
Central and South America. Travel
ers in this flight begin to arrive
shortly after October 18th, and thou
sands of them go to their favorite
feeding grounds in the vast marshes
between San Francisco and Sacramen-
to. This flight ends the arrivals, ana
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".'' AHe answer Is Oakland, Cal.
fo' several years now Oakland has
oeen The scene of one of the most re-
Variable spectacles afforded by any
dy ID the world. Almost In the heart
me city is body of salt water,
hAe Merritt, about a mile and a
ai long and half mile wide. There,
wslanlng early in the fall, vast fiocks
WHO fowl arrive to find food and
aVlection. Three years ago the Oak
aaa municipal government set aside
W. uese birds section of Lake Mer-
NV some twenty-five or thirty acres,
.suuae II OIL from the remainder of
ue iake by booms, so that no boat
~ua reach them. To further encour-
" nen to make the lake their win
W. w. nome corn and wheat and crum-
s sea iOa'es of bread were scattered on
.' sopihg lawn adjacent to this mart
s, ae iaKe. Thus each morning the
s.01 a' WOULD find a fresh supply of
~ ,o'u' making 1t Unnecessary for them
" 's 'en'ufe outside the protected area
an ',a'cn .a OF 1t. The result has been
VIA sA4uai a increase In the number of
,,.u .u io~i coming to Lake Merritt
:. -. u. now at times they literally dark
' air with their numbers.
., iso years ago Oakland inaururated
,s,, y, "ia Duck Festival" but this
nd md M sue event far exceeded in beauty
n," 'vOpe any that had preceded IT.
M s'seuht ssl of decorated boats on the
uobIlsa alu u parade of decorated auto
bIm s s, VI the drives surrounding the
h ,,s sanctuary opened the festival
t,sn ~, "a afternoon, hundreds of chill
|, al IN on, oaa .ne Oakland public schools.
do, A.. .vs'ume, danced folk and out.
|hts 'A'iees on the lawn bordering the
m A. M ,ane M are the ducks that thew
|ts dsDca ,,,sn,ened ,el, by the children as
b mora oroce. When the ducks do have
Tie yonnos. .ney walk and fly among
b. ,Uunesters s, and over their heads
h Il a. thau clouds of huge butterflies.
b the s fes,,uN, ,Snowingly were taking part
DE uark 'usal. NV Yet 100 yards outside
suld thav ~. y, duck can be seen, nor
,ee seen ' NE ne approached even If thew
Nights a, 49, ihey come flying In at great
n il awara ua afop suddenly to the lake,
hn, evan rs y mat there is safety and
benss. IN the midst of human
dt Of fN1anee na,l has been passed by the
pepetuItvo oasland !. which provides in
l.sdIns :, f. for the protection and m
Tue ducks. Dogs and cats.
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FEEDING AT NARROWING TIME
Sow Should Receive Nothing But
Warm Water for Twenty-four
Hours After Pigs Come.

For twenty-four hours after farrow-
ing, the SOW should receive no feed,
but plenty of good warm water. She
should then be started on a thin slop
of bran or ground oats, ground barley
and little tankage, the amount to be
gradually increased, taking about ten
days to get her on full feed. After ten
days or two weeks, give the sow all
the grain she will clean up twice or
three times day.
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IIIIIIIIlJlLlulJIIIIl

help to all sick women. It is wonder
full medicine, and 1 give you permission
to use my testimonial and my photo
graph. Mrs. EMsfA BAKER, 30 S.
East St., Lebanon, Indiana.
These letters recommending Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ought
to convince women of the great worth
of this medicine in the treatment of all
ments to which they are often subject
Mrs. Baker calls it ga wonderful med
icine." If you are su ffering from
troubles women often have, or feel all
run down, without any ambition or en-
ergy for your regular work, take Lydia
q. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
is a natural restorative and should help
you as it has Mrs. Baker and many,
many other women,
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
COWS FRESHENING IN FALL
Records Show Animals Produce More
Milk and Butterfat and Make
Best Returns.

The time of the year that COW
freshens seems to have considerable
to do with the profit she returns.
says the United States Department Of
Agriculture. An analysis of the figures
obtained from many cow-testing as
sociations shows that in most sections
the cows that freshen in the fall and
early winter produce the most milk
and butterfat and bring in the great
est income over cost of feed.
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RATION NEEDED FOR
GROWING BEST PIGS
Sow During Milking Period Should
Be Fed Literally.
Strong, Growthy Youngsters Must
Have Supply Of Bone and MUSCLE
Building MateriaIs-SeIf-Feed
er Recommended.

Liberal feeding of the sow during
her milking period will pay for itself
many times over in strong, growing
pigs. The milking sow, as well as the
milking cow, needs a. ration rich in
muscle and BODYBUILDING materials,
the proteins and minerals because she
must supply these materials to the
sucking pigs.
Compared with cows milk, sow's
milk contains about 80 per cent more
protein (muscle and bone builder), 2
per cent more fat and 43 per cent
more of lime and phosphorus Ozone
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FEEDING sKIMMILK TO PIGS
Difficult to Put Exact Valuation on 1t
as Supplemental Feed-one Ex-
cellent Rule.

1t Is difficult to put an exact valu-
alton on skim milk as supplemental
feed with pigs. The rule which has
often been laid down is as follows: {:
To find the value of 100 pounds of
skim milk when fed alone, multiply
the msrket price of live hogs in cents
a pound by five. If fed in combina-
ton with corn or barley, multiply by
six.
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HIS CONDITION

sassr' asks,y uae you coming on, Uncle
We'll. nea 1n an acquaintance.
.sasd Ola p .ust tell We, Gabe," an.
ehg, All u 81 .Srasg sockery Of Mount
= sood, p hain't doing no pertick.
- neighbors sa,s like a doctor and
e Some Se's don't understand my
e some ss,s says one thing about It
logged il ! i9o%ethins meth else. till I'll
aderine wha.. n don't get to sorter
whether none Of 'em have
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got any sense. 1 don't like to dis
app'int my friends, though, and 1 hate
to waste what 1 pay the doctor for.
So I've took enough of one thing ana
luther to float boat, and have KINDA
got the notion that what's the matter
with me is simply what's the matter
with me, and there hain't no help for
it."-Kansas City Star.
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
BREEDING FOWLS FOR COLOR
Rhode Island Reds for Exhibi-
tion Purposes.

In breeding Rhode Island Reds for
color in order to secure exhibition
pullets, use sire with rich, red
breast, free from shafting or lacing,
and free from black ticking on wing
bows and rich red.in fluff; mate him
to females with dark rich red hackles
with little or no black ticking and red
In undercolor of back, to produce ex-
hibition cockerels.
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DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.

Good fat steers not very plentiful.
Choice steers of pretty good weight
sold up to $40, freight paid. with fair
steers going to packers around ST and
the palmer steers from S6.75 down.
Choice light cows sold at Sc and
pretty good killing grades brought
$3.50 to s5.75, with fair cows at IS to
S5,25. Palmer cows sold from $4.75
down.
Inquiry for good stock steers was
good, but the run was limited. Some
pretty good steers sold at 81 and choice
Kinds are quoted at S7.25. Fair steers
are bringing $3.50 to $6.75. and the
common, thin steers are from Sb.4O
down.
One load of good hogs sold to small
killers at $1,000 with several loads the
same way at S10.40 and $10.50. The
sales were mostly from $3.50 to S10.1O.
Rough hogs sold at $S.75. Pigs were
in good demand. Prices ranged from
sS.75 to 50 for the fair to choice stock
pigs and a good many more could be
used to advantage here.
Sheep.
One bunch of fair quality fat lambs.
weight SIS pounds. sold at $14.4o flat.
s1I.i0 and $14.25 flat. Heavy lambs.
~ which the bulk of the supply con-
sisted are quoted from $3.50 to $14.
Wnile strictly choice light lambs would
bring around $14.75 or possibly little
more. Good ewes are quoted at ~ to
Ss.a5. with fair ewes at $3.50 to 50.
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Rats in the Cellar,
Mice i'm the Pantry,
Cockroaches
i'm the Kitchen

What can be more disagreeable than
home infested with pests7 Destroy them
with Stearns' Electric Paste, the standard
exterminator for more than 43 years.
Kill rats, mice, cockroaches, waterbugs
or ants in a single night. Does not blow
away like powders; ready for use: better
than traps. Directions in Is languages in
every box. Money back if it fails.
2 OF. size 35c. IS o. size S1.5O.
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Easy.

Bobby wanted a donkey-and he
had seen the donkey in nearby field.
"What would happen if 4 stole that
donkey?" he asked his father.
Bobby thought a while and then
said:
you wouldn't forget to feed it
while l was away, would you,
father?"
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
Make Good Greens

Turnip tops make almost as goo
greens as mustard. Sow the earl
turnips thickly and then thin out 70
green's.
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SURE TO HELP.
SICK WOMEN
Mrs. Baker, So Much Benefited BY
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Anxious to Help Others
Lebanon, Indiana.-'Twasc complete
ly run down from women's troubles and

obOIlldCll IhO0DiO oAA0
for a long time was
hardly able to do my
work. / had some
frien DIS W ho h ad
taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege ia BILE
Compound, and they
told me about it. I
KIN ow what it has
done for me and I
recommend it to
others, as / am sure
IL. will be a gre at
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21

It's all right to speak well of the
dead, but the widow who marries
second time needn't rub it in.
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
GOLD MEDAL
,hkRAEM ON
w Axs25IlzA "

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles, the
enemies of life and looks. In use since
1896. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every bon
and accept no imitation
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21

ENICE Is famous for her
pigeons, but where in the
world is there n city of a
quarter of a million of in
habltants where hundreds
of thousands of wild
ducks make a sanctuary
of a beautiful lake within
the corporate limits, and
where each year a festival
Is held In honor of these
myriads Of winged visi-
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Plan to save Money.

Manure saved is money saved.
Spreading it as made is the best prac-
tice.
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
Women
Made Young

Bright eyes, a clear skin and body
full of youth and health may be
yours if you will keep your system
in order by regularly taking
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
curious Form Of Door.

One Of the Oldest human invehtionS
is the door swinging on hinges at one
side. Some weaving insects. such as
The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21
METAL MARKETS.

(Colorado settlement prices)
Rar silver (American). ...$ .SSM
Bar silver Qoreign) ..... ,o ;ssh
Soppei ,.,........ ATT
Ilnc '......... 500
tungsten, per unit. ....... S.oVV 4.uo
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-02-09
DanfOrth

VIM. Swanson was a Sandstone
caller Tuesday.
Cyrus Smith was a Sandstone
caller, Monday.
Toney Greenly was to Sand
stone, Wednesday.
Erickson brothers were to
Sandstone. Friday.
John Greenly hauled wood to
Sandstone. Friday.
Martin Fynskov and Lyman
Bently are busy saving wood.
Hendricks brothers were in
Sandstone with potatoes, Mon
day.
The last snow storm we had
was a hummer; something like
10 inches fell.
Bill Smith acted as substitute
and drove school bus Monday as
Cyrus was to Sandstone.
Don't forget caucus at school
house Friday night. Everybody
come and make it interesting.
Joe Peter and Vim. Swanson
are busy getting hay from mea.
dow before we get another biz.
zard.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-02-09
Windenere

John Lyden visited school &C.
Friday forenoon.
Olaf Olson has been on the
sick list the past week.
Harold Stage and Fred John
son visited at the Pulling home
Tuesday evening.
Several of the Windemere
young people spent Sunday at
ternoon at Pullings.
Alfred Erickson has been on
the sick list for the last few days
but is better at present.
Because of the condition OF
the roads Louis Dahleen spent
Wednesday night at Pullings.
Fred Olson has been laid ur
for the past week with a large
abscess. He had it lanced las,
week and is feeling much better
now.
T. The Windemere Sunday schoo
Wy Il give an oyster supper at The
M.SE. church Saturday evening
Febta 25. Remember the date
and make it a point to attend
Mr.. gid Mrs. Alfred Erickson
are rejol cling over the arrival o
baby boy that made its appear
ance Sunday. Mother and bah.
are in the hospital at Moos,
Lake.
Swan Olson had the misfor
tune TO fall down stairs las
Monday evening. He escape,
with only minor injuries and i
recovering as we'll a. can be ex
pected.
Several people from 1his local
ity went to the Lutheran. Ladies
Aid at Nels Larsons last Satur
day afternoon. Quite a GROVE
attended and general goo>
time was reported.
The heavy snow storm tina
visited this part of the countr,
last week put several things on
of order. The roads were so BAT
that it was impossible for tn
mail carrier to make his regula
route for several days. tn,
storm also stopped quite a bit o
the work in the woods.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-02-09
CITATION FOR HEARING ON ri.
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION

State OF MIMI. County OF Pine-~-ss.
IN PROBATE COURT
In the Matter Of the Estate of George
A. Starch. Decedent:
The State Of Minnesota. To all per-
sons interested In the final account
and distribution OF the estate OF said
decedent: The representative Of the
above named decedent. having filed
in this Court his final account of the
administration Of the estate OF said
decedent. together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowapce OF said final account and for
distribution cf the residue OF said
estate to the person thercuuto en-
titled. Therefore, You. ind Each Of
You. are hereby cited and required
70 show cause. II any you have, be-
fore this Court nj the Probate Court
Rooms i'm the Court House I'm the
Village Of Pine City, In the County
~ Pine. State ri Minnesota. on the
9Th day Of March. 1929. at ten o'clock
A. NJ. why said petition should not
be granted.
Witness. The Judge OF said Court
and the Seal Of said Court, this 7th
day OF February. 1892
Robert Wilcox.
tSeaD Judge OF Probate Court
(Feb. 9-23)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-02-09

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the nth day of March. 1914. ae 10
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due. tO the highest bidder for cash. To
pay said debt Of One Thousand Seven
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lars. and interest. and the taxen, u Any.
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within ONE yesr from day Of sale. ~
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state Bank OF FINLEY. n. OAK.
l. Asnsgnee OF AortgAese.
10. A. Naplin.
Attorney TOR Assignee az Mortgagee.
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tan. N-Aarch :,