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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-05
0RTUNIT7ES FOR PROSECUTORS.

cent find by prospectors from Wonder OF a region ia the north
min gold calls attention to the fact that two other highly min
sections, the Dixie and Hike districts, have been discovered
le last six months by young men who have made Wonder the has
operations, The next year will doubtless bring numerous similar
n this section of the state. It is by n o means improbable that
of ground as rich in gold and silver al Wonder mountain r the
y of the Nevada Hills company are within easy reach of Wonder
sdng the coming of the prospector These properties themselves
ih will produce millions, could have been acquired less than two wear
20 by any pilgrim who happened along and put up location monuments
he wonderfully rich mineral lands of Tonopah and Goldfeld were any
odys property considerably less than ten years ago. The next decade
viii, It cannot be doubted, bring a much larger number of important
strikes in Nevada than has the last To use a familiar phrase, the gold
and silver bearing ground of the state has hardly been scratched IS yet
Nevada is more IF a pioneer state than any other in the Union. BY far the
greatest developments, the greatest production, the greatest yield in coin
of the realm, ar In the future. Opportunity is knocking at many doors
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-05
Other Districts.
NO FEARS.

Manufactures (who is showing him
around the workshops)-Wlth our
improved machinery we can make
one Of these giant l~recrackers every
minute in the day.
Visitor-Aren't YOU afraid you will
oyerstock the market?
Mannfacturer-Not at all. There's
Il FOOL born every minute. Chicago
Tribune.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-05

A century ago France had 20 per
cent of the population of Europe. To-
day only n European in ten Is a
Frenehman.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-05

Merchant and Bookkeeper-The
bonanza IA fit YOU out with ruling
to suit your particular style OF book
keeping, Call and get figures.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Anticipatory Gloom.

There was a cigar store opened up
town the other night, and as the build
Ing was not provided with steam heal
gas radiator was supplied. Three
hours later a huge plate mirror directly
behind was cracked from top to bottom
by the unequal expansion in a tight
frame.
bad luck to have q mirror break,
commented customer as he stood al
the cigar lighter. You'll have seven
years bad luck"
Il don't mind the glass breaking" !" the
cigar man explained to friend. y
can pay for new glass, and I'm moi
superstitious, but can't have the new
mirror for a week, and meantime every
man who comes In here is going tc
tell me It's bad luck to have the glass
smashed. Sure, It's bad luck. Dom,
l have to stand here and pretend I'm
hearing that fool remark for the first
time? I'm liable to kill some one be.
fore the glass Is replaced. I've heard
1t at least fifty times 30 far, and this
IL only the first day."-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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suit the other day, I noticed, and l
just thought when looked at him what
an improvement 1t made in his appear
ance. He was looking simply awful
before. OF course, dress means more
to him than 1t does to you with his
figure and poor carriage, and then, you
know, he has to try to impress people.
Still"
81 don't believe I need new suit,
Myrtle"
"But you do need It. want my hus-
band to look his best always-his very
best, and clothes really do help. That's
why l always love to see you in even
Ing dress. You look so distinguished
You look distinguished anyway, dear
est, but clothes really do help"
The man rubbed his chin. "Of course
they do," he admitted.
Certainly they do. Now, don't be
obstinate, dear. know perfectly well
what you are thinking Of. You think
need new spring clothes and new hat
and you're willing to sacrifice yourself
just to make your ugly wife beautiful
l don't want you to think of me at all
want you to get yourself the things
you need SO badly and not always be
denying yourself on my account"
do you need spring clothes
thought"
~ i
"Jlm, I tell you 1 don't want you to
think of me. Why, Of course l need
clothes. haven't thing fit to wear
But never mind that I'll get along
somehow. I'm going to have my poor
abused husband have his clothes this
time. I'll wait till business improves.
"Well," said the man, maybe the
business might stand 1t II you dom
strike me too hard. don't know but
I will get a new suit myself. How
much Will fix you outT
''You dear!" exclaimed the lady
well, If you insist on 1t, I'll tell you
But / want you to have your suit
Chicago Daily News
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
INTELLIGENCE OF THE BEE.

Transported to California, Ceases to
Deserve the name of Busy.
1t would be easy without appealing
to any prehistoric event to bring to-
gether a large number of facts that
would show that the faculty Of adapta-
tion and intelligent progress is not re-
served exclusively for the human race.
Transported to Australia or Califor-
MIA, our black bee completely alters her
habits. After one or two years, finding
that summer is perpetual and flowers
forever abundant, she will live from
day to day, content to gather the honey
and pollen Indispensable for the days
consumption, and her recent and
thoughtful observation triumphlng over
hereditary experience she will cease to
make provision for her winter. Buchner
mentions an analogous fact which also
proves the bees adaptation to circum-
stances, not slow, secular, unconscious
and fatal, but immediate and intelli-
gent. In Barbados the bees, whose
hives are in the midst of the reifneries,
where they find sugar in plenty during
the whole year, will entirely abandon
their visits to the flowers.
Let us lastly recall the amusing con-
tradiction which the bees gave to two
learned entomologists, Darby and
Spence.
"Show U.S." said these "a single case
In which under stress of circumstances
the bees have had the idea of substi-
tuting clay or mortar for wax and pro-
polls and we will admit their reasoning
faculties"
Hardly had they expressed this some
what arbitrary wish when another nat
uralist, Andrew Knight, having coated
the bark of certain trees with sort Of
cement made Of wax and turpentine,
observed that his bees entirely ceased
to gather propolis and used only this
new and unknown substance which they
found prepared for them in abundance
In the neighDorhood Of their home.
Moreover, in the practice of agricul-
ture when pollen is scarce the beekeep-
er has but to place at their disposal
few pinches of flour for them to under
stand at once that this can serve the
same purpose and be turned to the
same use as the dust Of the anthers, al
though its taste, smell and color are
absolutely different.-Harper's Maga-
zine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
shady Watering Trough.

The writer may be crank on the
summer care of animals, but at least
he knows that 1t pays we'll to look out
for their comfort during the heated
spell. Knowing the luxury Of drink
of cool water in warm weather an In
telligent man realizes that an animal
will enjoy its water much more If 1t
is In shady place where 1t Is cool
and where also there may be little
shade for the animal while 1t Is drink
ing. Only in some sections do we find
the old-time drinking trough hewn
from a log than which nothing better
has ever been devised.
On most farms 1t will not be at all
hard to find a corner shaded by trees
or vines where this trough may be lo-
Gated. Oftentimes an old tree Will
serve as hitching post near the
trough and light chain or tie rope
hitched to the lower branches Of the
tree to hold the horse while drinking
if Its owner wishes to leave 1t a few
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Fruit Grominr.

Fruit sometimes sells at a low price
and does not pay, but the same may be
said of all crops The farmer, how
ever, is not usually fruit grower Tex
cept of apples), and Strawberries, rasp-
berries and blackberries are seldom
cultivated on some farms. whether
grown for market or not, such fruit
should be produced on every farm by
way OF variety and for home use. The
Injuries can be produced more easily
by farmers than can the regular crops
Of grain. 1t takes two or three acres
Of wheat to buy the produce that can
be derived from quarter of an acre
OF mall fruits and vegetables
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

Every farmer who keeps sheep
should try rape this year, IL only ON
small plot, so as to learn how IT
grows and what 1t Is worth. Get the
dwarf Essex variety, plant 1t In drills
and begin to use 1t as soon as II ia.
we'll grown. 1t will grow again after
being cut 1t may be planted in April,
even later. Sow 1t in rows or broad
cast It, Those who SOW 1t for sheep
broadcast 1t over the field and turn the
sheep on 1t at any stage OF growth de-
sired. 1t is now considered indlspensa-
bic to all who keep sheep, but, as 1t is
also relished by other stock, 1t viii DO
found servlceable in providing a sue
culent food late In the season after
grass Is gone. 1t Is also excellent for
al! kinds Of poultry.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

prevent the establishment of private
mail routes, because the postoffice de-
partment is recognized as having the
absolute monopoly of the transporta-
ton Of letters and packets or bundles
of letters by regular trips and at stated
periods on all post routes. As to open
letters and circulars, they may be de-
livered by rival concerns, but the peo-
pie who make the delivery of circulars
business have no right to deliver un-
stamped closed letters. The law shuts
out the milkmen and the tradesmen,
who travel regularly along established
post roads, who would otherwise be-
come rivals to the United States post
Office for the purpose Of accommodating
their customers. New York TrIbuna
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

SMy dear" said the housewife, as she
filled her husbands cup second time
from the coffee machine and passed 1t to
him, "you can't possibly wear that old
suit again this spring."
"Why?" asked the man. "What's the
matter with it3"
"You ought to have a new one."
"ShHcks !" said the man. "All 1t
needs Is a little pressing and it will
look well enough. It's long way from
being worn out"
"Now, isn't that just like you'll Just
because 1t isn't in rags you think you
have to keep on wearing It Jim, want
you to go to your tailor tomorrow and
pick out nice piece of goods and have
a suit made of 1t. 1t really is shame
the way you go about"
'sNobody's mistaken me for tramp
30 far. Strangers seem to be decently
civil to me-"
"Oh, You know don't mean that. I
know You look we'll. You'd look we'll
In overalls and you would command re-
spect, as far as that goes. Nobody
would ever mistake you for a tramp,
even If you did dress like one."
You won't ever lose anything by
that" said the man.
"I'm not joking. want you to or
der that suit. And don't go to any
cheap tailor, either. Go to a good one,
even IL you do have to pay little
more. It's worth 1t. And get gray.
love to see you In gray. l think 1t
becomes you more than anything else.
Won't you go tomorrow and see about
Atr
why, no, my DEAR" said the man,
II think can get along very well with
the suit I've got"
Yes, yon can get along with It"
"Well, then, what makes you want
me to get new oneT'
you'd look 80 much better in a new
one. Mr.. Benton was wearing new
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Soil InocuIation,

Any farmer can try the experiment
of inoculating the soil with the neces-
sary bacteria for promoting the growth
OF crop. Should the soil seem un-
adapted to clover 1t will be found Of
advantage to procure few bushels Of
earth from field upon which grew a
luxuriant crop Of clover, broadcasting
the earth over the field and seeding to
clover, the possibility being that a
good stand of clover will be obtained.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
CLIMATE NOT CHANGING.
Prof. Moore Says Weather Reco1lec-
tions Are Unfrustworthy.

Prof. Moore Says Weather Reco1Iec-
tions Are Unfrustworthy.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, is rejoicing that the
country was swept by blizzard dur
ing the last days of winter, for the
reason that he believes that is the only
way to convince people of the error
In the idea that the winters are be-
coming milder and the climate Is
changing. He sees financial ruin to
many as a result of entertaining these
conceptions, SO nothing suits him bet
ter than to have experience give
dreamers some pointed lessons, says the
New York Tribune.
why, the blizzard In 1885," Prof.
Moore will say In his meditations,
when you get old enough you will be
telling your boys that occurred every
winter when you were youngster and
that the weather is not what Is used
to be-"
Shortly after Adam and Eve began
10 take interest In affairs arose the
story about the climate growing mild
er, the professor believes. He is able
| to trace back this weakness in per-
ception and memory to Thomas Jeffer-
son and Prof. Moore has such conf
dence in Jefferson that he regards him
as typical Of human nature through the
centuries past. The chief of the
weather bureau points out In papers at
the State Department where Jefferson
wrote: 1T is apparent that the climate
of Virginia Is changed. The old in
habltants here tell me that they re-
member when snow lay on the ground
four months Of the year an6 they rode
In sleighs. Now 1t is rare that we get
enough snow to have a sleigh ride. 1t
Is apparent that the climate Of Virginia
has changed since 1907, when the set
tiers came into jamestown"
There has been great deal of
clearing in the thickly wooded country
Of Virginia since 1907" ventured Prof.
Moore, "but really that would not
change 1t. The change was In the men
who were telling the story. we meas
ure things by different standard as
we grow older. Every man when he
gets to be 30 years Of age will look
back and think Of one great snow
storm and he will say: We had snow
four feet deep all winter long be-
cause all he remembers as he thinks
back Is the one mowstorm. He remem.
bers the abnormal and in his mind
brings 1t down to the present day and
compares 1t with the average. But ii
Is not fair comparison"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
LETTERS BY MESSENGER.

A Postal Law of Which You May Not
Have knowledge.
The statement made in an uptown
club one evening lately that the law
prohibits carrying an unstamped letter
past a postoff1ce and delivering 1t
caused much argument. Inquiry was
made at the postoff1ce, where an official
said that the question had been asked
frequently. "You may send letter by
messenger anywhere, past as many
postoffices as you please" said the off.
cial, "but you have no right to send
your mail that way regularly or at
stated periods. This is prohibited by
the postal laws and regulations. Sec
tions 1136 and 1137 were enacted to
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
THE TERRIBLE DREADNAuaHT,

Type of Fighting Monster Which
the United States VIII Build.
England Is aglow with pride over the
showing made by the great Dread
naught on her recent test cruise, to the
West Indies. Her turbine engines were
found to be great success, and the
seagoing and maneuvering powers of
the boat all that could be desired. 1t
justifles to the fullest extent thS judg-
ment of British naval experts as to
the effectiveness of the all-big-gun ship
In modern warfare. While the Dread
naught is the most powerful thing
afloat, 1t is also one of the fastest. hav-
ing shown speed in excess of 21 knots
an hour. She is 400 feet long, and her
main battery comprises 10 12-inch guns.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

minutes. By little care In the set
ting Of the trough so that the lower
back corner Is tilted away from the
side at which the horse approaches the
trough the overflow may be readily
conducted away from the trough and
the wet stamping place avoided. A
good plan is to dig out the soil for a
foot In the spot where the horse
would stand while drinking and fill it
with coarse gravel which would surely
do away with the wet spots.-Indian-
| apolis News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Changing Color Of Canar,e.

Orange-colored canaries are becom-
ing more and more popular. The proc
ess to turn a canary's feathers orange
is simple one. With its food is mixed
small quantity of cayenne pepper,
and In a few wweeks or months the feath.
ers change color. II the pepper Is Civ
en- to the bird when 1t is young a more
vivid color will be obtained.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

The imports of eggs into the United
Kingdom during the year 1905 were
valued at S34,543,o drawn from the
following countries: Russia, s11, 1,S98,-
200; Denmark, $S,272, 100; Germany,
s4,661, 900; Belgium, s4,S2S, 900 ;
France. sS,023,800 Canada, s617,sO0 /;
all other countries, s1ys27,AO0. The
United States exports eggs to limited
extent, those Of 1905 10 all countries
being valued at only sb4s,000
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Yermin-Proof Roost.

Get as vertical supports iron pipes
two feet long, cut jam tins In half sim
liar to the Illustration. Place kerosene
and water in the tins. The perches
should not come within six inches OF
the walls. Then the red mite (sar-
coptes) or tick Is held at bay. Lime
washing the house is not necessary,
says j. A. c. f.. writing from Colac.
Victoria, Australia. In our country in
stead OF using dropping boards roofing
felt in sheets is used. 1t folds easily.
does not rot, prevents the floor from
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

A view of the Dreadnaught gives
Americans an idea of the appearance
OF new fighters to be added to the UNI
ted States navy. Congress has author
ised two battle ships OF the Dread
naught type, and the plans indicate tnat
they will have points OF superiority over
the British pioneer. United States bat
tie ships of the next smaller type are
the best In the world, and as great an
achievement is anticipated In the crea-
klon OF vessels of this new class.
Other nations are also falling into
line Japan has Dreadnaught in
commission and others building. Ger
many has two on the stocks and has
ordered two more.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
An ideal Oration.

THAT speech of yours was very care
fully prepared. said one statesman.
"Yes." answered the other. Il tool
great pains with it. / don't think
said anything that won't be able tc
retract at any time without embarrass
ment"-W Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
The Early Fruits and Vegetables.

The Early Fruits and Vegetables.
Ground intended for onions should
be plowed as early as the weather viii
permit, as the onion crop Is the first to
go in. One method of producing onions
is to SOW the seeds In hotbeds and
transplant the small bulbs later. The
seeds may be sown In the hotbeds in
January or February. By thus grow
Ing them there Is saving of time and
less difficulty with weeds. II prefer
red, the onion sets may be procured
of seedsmen. In fact, onion sets should
now be In the ground. Plant the sets
In rows, placing them four inches apart
In the rows. The rows may be sufff-
ciently wide to permit Of the use of n
wheel hoe. 1t Is important to keep tho
grass from between the onions as wen
as to have the space between the rows
clean. Onions can endure frost, ana
will start to grow almost as soon as
planted.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
want Our Fruit.

Prof. w. A. Taylor, of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, says
the American fruit growers have
great field abroad provided they learn
It's requirements and supply the sors
Of fruit demanded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

Soil Treatment for Forcing House.
An account of investigations for the
control of rosette (RhlzoctomIa sp.) In
lettuce and tomatoes, and of nematodes
in crops grown under glass, is given by
the Ohio station.
Experiments have been carried on
for three years In testing soil steriliza-
ton with steam and formalin, and the
author has found that for the destruc-
ton of fungi in the soil the formalin
treatment and the steam treatment ap-
pear to be Of about equal efficacy. In
the case Of nematodes, steaming ap-
pears to be the only effective treat
ment, particularly for the destruction
of the encysted forms of nematodes.
Directions are given for the treatment
OF soil with formalln and steam, and
the comparative advantages and dIsad-
vantages Of each are pointed out.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Continuous Corn Culture.

In the spring of 1894, at the Rhode
Island experiment station, Professors
G.. e. Adams and II. ]. Wheeler began
the study Of the continuous culture OF
corn on an acre of soil that Is partly
silt loan and partly light sandy
loan. In the first two years only chem
ical fertilizers were used, the main
tenance Of soil humus being placed
upon the corn stubble remaining upon
the field. The following two years
half OF the area was sown with Grim
son clover at the time Of the last cuf-
tivation of corn and half to rye. in
order to compare the merits Of a legu
minous and nonleguminous crop as a
means Of maintaining soil humus.
Beginning with 1898, after the ex-
pertinent was in progress four years.
the first quarter of the acre pl y was
sown to crimson clover and the third
quarter to winter rye at the time or
the last cultivation of the corn, while
the second and fourth quarter acre re-
celved no clover crop. In 1899 the
land was lined to secure the success OF
clover.
A summary Of the results during the
twelve years the experiment has been
conducted shows the gain from using
clover as cover crop, after deducting
the cost Of the seed, was $50.24, or an
average Of $4.19 per acre annually.
compared with $4.2S, or an average OF
80 cents an acre annually from using
rye.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

What has become of the oId-fash
ioned girl who gave her lover q lock
of her hair for remembrance
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19
Alfalfa Seed Testing.

Directions are given by the Texa:
station for testing the purity of alfalfa
seed and the weed seeds frequently
found in it. together with seeds some
times used as its adulterants, such as
bur clover and sweet clover, are de-
scrlbed.
In 1905 the station tested thirty
two samples of alfalfa seed obtained
from the wholesale houses of the
State. In these samples thirty differ
ent weed seeds were found. The per-
centage Of sand, trash and broken seed
varied from 0 to 20 per cent. Testing
the vitality of the seed Is also describ-
ed. The results secured with the thir-
ty-two samples showed their vitality
or terminating power to vary from
40.5 to 06.5 per cent, the greater num-
Der having vitality of over so per
cent. The actual values of the seed
samples In percentages varied from
300 to 96. The results in detail are
given in table.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

being hollowed-cheap, everlasting.
Trap nests of any sort are not known
within fifty miles of this town. We
are backward.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-19

Some Of the Reformers seem to have
tackled everything but themselves