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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

Modern cemetery ideas that run con-
trary to deep-seated sentiment usual
ly create dissatisfaction when they
are first introduced. Just now, says
Park and Cemetery, the lot holders in
Cedar Groce cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y,
are agltated over the rule providing
for the leveling Of all grave mounds.
Many of the lot holders who are now
paying for annual care Of their lots
object to a notice to the effect that
mounds on lots for which annual care
is not paid would be leyelled. Some
resent it as "a mean outrage"
Other cemeteries have had similar
experiences. In Lakewood cemetery,
Minneapolis, when a new law went
into effect regarding the lowering Of
grave mounds there were many pro-
tests, but in less than year when
the changed appearance Of the sections
made apparent the marked improve
ment In the landscape by lowering the
mounds to an almost imperceptible
rise over the graves lot holders began
requesting this treatment of their lots,
and within a short period Of time sew
eral thousand grave mounds had been
lowered, the cost Of annual care ma
terially reduced, and the general ap-
pearance of the grounds greatly Inn,
proved
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

are very ornate, even to the point of
fussiness.
When one does not have a skirt with
a paneled front, plain gored front is
often trimmed with buttons and loops.
This adornment sometimes goes to the
bottom of the skirt, on both sides; at
other times it extends little below
the hips.
There appears to be some controversy
about the wearing of hatpins. Some
say that none should be visible at all /;
but, on the other hand, the most ex-
quisite designs are seen in wrought
gold and colors to harmonlze with hat
or gown.
The engagement bracelet is quite a
new fad and, while not exactly taking
the place of the engagement ring, 1T
accompanies, that gift and is of like
pattern Tiffany settings are very
handsome, and the bracelets are the
perfection of skilled workmanship.
Some of the new hats show wings Of
exaggerated length, which prove the
milliners' skill to outriyal even nature
in the length Of certain wings. The
feathers are mounted on woolen can.
vas, and they are colored to match
every kind of hat we see.
! Two of the leading features of the
fall models are the development of the
tailor-made and the japanese effects
each Of which draws upon the other tC
form an entirely new style, which
while it has the characteristics of both
is at once more practical and more
artistic than either.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
DON'T BE an Indulgent Mother.


II child is told he must not do
certain thing, no argument should
change the verdict, and If he disobeys
he must be made to pay a penalty one
way or another. He need not be treat
ed with severity, but he may be de-
prived of some pleasure, or toy and in
that way will be made to understand.
Indulgent mothers should remember
that they are treating unfairly and un-
kindly the little creatures whom they
love most of all. Your kind of kind
ness is not kindness at all.
You who are so careful what the
child puts into its stomach, watch just
as carefully what 1t puts into its brain
Through lack of proper teaching he can
acquire state of mental dyspepsia
that will become chronic and which will
make 1t impossible for him to enjoy the
very sweeter things in life. Think
about 1t, will you? Help your child
to be splendid, unselfish, beautiful of
character. There are enough of the
other kind in the world, and it is peo-
pie of the better sort that are needed.
The jails are crowded with people
who, when they were young, had every
thing their own way. Their tempers
knew no rein and what the mothers
might have directed with the greatest
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

kindness and loving discipline the law
does later by means less loving and less
kind. All humanity Is not made up OF
indulgent mothers, and that fact the
child finds out in time, much to his
sorrow. He should be properly ad-
justed to the regulations of proper con-
duct. and let this regulation take place
early in life, when the little mind ac-
cepts the ideas that are the foundation
of character.
There should be school In which
mothers should be taught the art OF
bringing up their children. 1t is upon
this teaching that the character OF the
future generation depends.
The spoiled babies will never be pres
,dents of the United States. They
won't even be able to hold down the
lob of office boy. Many man strug-
gled unsuccessfully all through his life
to overcome the frightful havoc
wrought by the silly indulgence OF
devoted mother.-Exchange
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
Late Already.

Five minutes after the tardy gong
had struck the principal Of the school
was walking through the lower hall
when he saw pudgy little fellow
scamperlng toward the flrst-grade room
as fast as his fat legs could carry him.
"see here, young man, | want to talk
to YOU" called the principal to the late
conner. II hain't got time to talk to
you; I'm late already" replied the
breathless beginner as the door Of his
classroom closed.-The Circle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
~~0~~NNN~

Dresden and pompadour silk found&-
tions are being used for chiffon and
voile dresses.
Trimming ideas are numberless. Tiny
ball drops, tassels and pendants of all
descriptions are shown on the new
models.
Somewhat heavier and rougher goods
will be fashionable this fall. Scotch
cheviots of fancy design will be much
used in the construction of tailored
gowns.
Two distinctive features may be
noted about sleeves. They have much
more fullness at the top, some of them
even being laid in deep plaits, and they
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
The Busines. Girl wife.

Should be a success, because she
knows the worries that beset man in
business.
Understands the value Of money, hav-
Ing had to work for it herself.
Has generally learned to dress neat
ly and carefully, without extrava-
gance.
Knows by experience the workers
need of a quiet, restfuI home at the
days end.
Has learned in her business career
the necessity Of system in all work.
Knows the unfairness of asking the
business person to execute household
commissions.
Knows how easy 1t is to be detained
at the Office, and therefore won't grum-
BILE over much If dinner is kept waiting.
Her own experience has taught her
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

Gracious Father, we know that no
good thing wilt Thou withhold, and to-
day we desire the best things Fix
our eyes on those means of joy which
are ever fresh and life-glving. Cleanse
us from low thoughts and evil pur-
poses. Let the beauty of goodness and
the charm Of kindness rule our hearts.
Feed us with heavenly mamma and let
us slake our souls thirst with the
water of life. Revive fading energy.
Help us to run the race of life with
enthusiasm and undiminished strength.
Forgive us as we forgive. May the
day be filed with Thine own gladness
which inspires for still nobler endeavor
and makes. each day supremely glad.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

CARDS honesty, women are superior to
men. Women are employed in bust
ness as extensively as men, and yet the
record shows that almost every en-
bezzler and defaulter was a man, says
Home Chat. There are more women
cashiers than men, The universal
stores and shops of almost every kind
employ women to handle their receipts,
and to give change; yet, says the Tele-
graph, there were a hundred cases of
men cashiers stealing to one case where
woman cashier took her employers
money.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

"Money." says Prof John Graham
Brooks Of Boston, will buy almost
ANYTHING. even including a wife"
prof Brooks is mistaken. Money can
not buy wife. No man living has
enough money to buy one. There isn't
enough in the whole world 1t is true
that there are many men who nave
sufficient money to buy a woman who
is willing to go through the marriage
ceremony and to act the part OF wife.
But a woman of that kind is not a
wife any more than the one who taxes
the position without the Formally OF
the nuptial vows.
The unfortunate man who bought her
soon rues his bargain. She was not
worth the money he paid for her.
But it is one of the compensations
of these barters in so-called matrimony
for society in general that the man who
is willing to buy wife gets the woman
who is willing to sell herself. They are
mated. even in their misery. He has
tust the kind Of a companion he de
serves and she has the price for which
she has sold herself.
But there are no wives for sale In
this country today, as Prof. Brooks as
serts. The wives are all married to
husbands who would scorn an object Of
barter and saIe.-Pittsburg Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
supreme Trust.

What we need is heart to trust God
here and now. Somehow the idea gets
into our minds that the supreme trust
is that confidence in God which makes
a believer content to lie down and die
without fear or regret. Not so. What
is needed is trust to make one live
without fear and go forward In the
path of duty without shrinking. BE
not anxious for the morrow" DO your
very best to prepare for it, and then
go ahead with firm assurance that God
will be true to His word and help you
according to your need.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
a pirerence of Extremes.

Some one wrote in paper that a
cure for fatigue after hard day was
to hold the feet in mustard water for
ten minutes but, reading hastily, the
lady read, "hold the face in mustard for
ten minutes She tried 1t, but did not
continue the cure for ten minutes by
any means. and she did not 90 shopping
for several days afterwards.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
nIs only Natural.

The Queen Of Spain is planning TO go
home to visit her mother, and in con-
sequence there are the usual tales
about her being so sick Of Spanish for
maIity and so on. II is very natural
that a girl wife with pretty baby
should want to gs home to talk 1t over
with her friends, and even queens are
no exception.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
Some Hand Rules.

Don't pull your fingers.
Don't bend your fingers backward.
Don't distort your knuckles or your
muscles; keep them in as normal shape
as possible.
Don't use your fingers as drumstlcks,
unless you want to make the ends of
your fingers as round and big as mar
bleS.
Don't strain your hands by driving
in pins or tacks or by using them
roughly, you will surely spoil their
shape.
Don't use your teeth upon your fin
gers, for it loosens the flesh at the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

Some clouds rise from stagnant bogs
and fens, others from the wide, clean.
large ocean. But either kind, thank
God, will serve the angels to come down
by. In the old stories Of celestial visit
ants the clouds do much; and 1t Is
oftenest of all down the misty slope Of
griefs. and pains, and fears, that the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
Sad.

Crimson Raubier-0ne Of de disaD-
polntmcnts Of my life was de day some
body fust showed me de cotton gin.
Next-House Noonan-How was dat7
Crimson Rambler-Well, | was
Young an inexperienced, hadn't never
been nowhere, an | fought 1t was
somethln to drink.-Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
The Soul that Comprehends.

The Soul that Comprehends.
Give me the soul that comprehends,
That understands, that knows;
That sees Gods hand and feels His ends
In every flower that blows;
That grasps the world with steadiness
And wrestles for the truth;
That can forgive with readiness;
That never stands aloof;
That feels itself a part of life,
In sympathy with all;
That glorious in mans earnest strife
That sorrows if he fall;
That dares to say and dares to do
And dares to speak its love;
That boldly lives life straight through
And fears but God above.
A. Cressy Morrison.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
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pEIG5KNsJS
1 49,
ON the NIountnin Top.


streams rode the itinerant preacher,
and behind him, on the horse, rode his
little boy. On long climb the father
dlsmounted, and on the steep quarter
mile before the top the boy, too,
trudged beside his father and the horse.
On the top of the hill they paused for
rest before remounting for the long
ridge ride.
The view from the top was inspiring.
Behind lay the foothills that receded
into the blue grass region, and ahead
rose range after range Of the Cumber-
land hills the Log Mountains, the
Pine Mountains, the Blue Ridge-and
beyond Kentucky the hills Of Tennes-
see, too far to be discerned through
the haze, but surely there, beyond the
last dim and crooked line that lifted
itself, half-hill, half-cloud against the
autumn sky.
The lad found q chestnut tree, and
was busy at its root. But the father
looked this way and that way, with
ever-increasing elevation Of spirit; and
when the lad returned from his search
for nuts, the father was on his knees
and praying aloud
No one heard that prayer save God
and the boy, and the boy did not tell
of it until years afterward, and then
could recall no word But the spirit
of the prayer became to him life
inspiration.
First of all, it was a prayer of re-
joicing In the glory which God had
displayed on earth-a glory filling the
world with changing beauty, with the
progress of the season. and even now,
with the coming Of winter, painting
the forest with the splendor of Gods
love Of beautiful things.
And then it was a prayer for the
homes In sight from the mountain top
--for those lying In plain view in the
valleys near at hand, and those more
distant, discerned by the little clear
! lngs or the ascending smoke Of their
hearthstones
He prayed for the men and women
in those homes, burdened with cares
and earning scanty living from theiI
hillside farms; for the boys and girls
many of them growing up without edu
cation; for the future of that hidder
but hopeful region, into which he hat
come that he might give his life IL
service for these people.
The father lived till his head wa
white, then died, honored and beloved
having wrought nightly for the peopl
of the Southern highlands.
The son made his way into tn
world, and won success as an inventor
but year by year he goes back agal
into the hills, where his fathe
r wrought, to stand beside his father
grave, and to perform an annual gif
Of love for the people Of that regiol
through an institution which is an
swering the fathers prayer.
If ever in the passing years the prob
lens have brought to him discourage
ments, or the worlds temptations o
wealth and power have inclined hin
to forget, the vision of that mountai
top has returned to him, and he ha
seen again, and for the thousandt
time, the kneeling figure of his father
and has heard again his prayer for al
the homes In sight, and the boys an
girls within them; and his heart ha
found a new baptism for service In tn
spirit Of his fathers prayer Youths
Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

When man says. "Tll see you
again." It doesn't mean that he thinks
you are 80 entertaining that he wants
to see more of you, but that he thinks
you are bore, and wants to get rid
at you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

that 1t is only in cheerful, peaceful
home, lighted by the light Of love, that
the wage-earner can find strength, re-
freshment and hope to start each days
toll anew,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

most powerful Joy slides into the hearts
of men and women and children.
Beautiful are the feet of the men
OF science on the dust-heaps of the
world, but the patient heart will yield
a myriad times greater thanks for the
clouds than give foothold to the shin
ing angels.-Geo. Mcdonald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

The hat pictured above was a mush-
room model in pure white chip. The
trimming consists of white taffeta rib
bon and large white roses, with natural
green leaves, the high arrangement of
the flowers giving quite new effect.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

This long coat suit in corded blue nov
city suiting is decidedly modish and suit
able for the autumn tourist.
A rough cloth suit in. almost invisible
stripes of dark blue and green is adapted
for general wear and is given smart
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

sides of the nails and makes the fingers
stubby.
Don't sit with your thumbs doubled
up; 1t makes the thumb joints large.
Don't put your thumbs in your
mouth for it makes the tip of the
thumb big
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

When a woman hasn't anything to
tell she is willing to let a man talk
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08

touch by the wide bands of the material
which trim the skirt.
The Fluffy Duff suit in green broad
cloth is the glorified Prince Chap. This
popular style possesses that intangible
quality the French call "chic"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-08
xvamen More Honest THAN Men.

W0mcM MUFe AOHesE H-1-1- =
Statistics compiled By American
guarantee companies show that, as re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
PROTECTION AGAINST
INFECTED COWS
See Wilson Stamping Out
Bovine tuberculosis.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. Is
CSpeciaD In an effort to eXterminate
bovine tuberculosis, thousands of in
fected COWS will be killed within the
next few months, by order of Secre-
tary Wilson, of the department of ag-
riculture. This plan has been breach
ed to President Roosevelt, and has re-
ceived his official Endorsement.
Recent tests made by the depart
ment of agriculture of the effects OF
She use of milk from diseased cows,
especially on babies, have resulted in
reports of such an alarming nature
that Secretary Wilson has decided
that the public welfare demands the
elimination of the plague. Many COWS
have already been killed in the dis
trict of Columbia and the territories,
where Secretary Wilson has the pow
er to inforce the pure food laws.
In the States, where the govern
ment pure food law is imperative, the
secretary will invoke the powers of
the interstate commerce commission,
which forbids the shipment of milk
that has not been tested from one
State to another Rather than have
the markets closed to them, it is be-
lieved that dairymen will submit to
have their herds examined by gov
eminent experts, and the diseased
COWS destroyed The shipment of un-
inspected mich cows from one State
to another will also be prevented, and
cheese and butter may also be effected
by the proposed regulations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
RE6EKAS WILL HAVE
A FINE MEETING
To Entertain Their Friends
Tonight,

A most enjoyable occasion will be
that at Odd Fellows Hall this evening
under auspices of Vashti Lodge of Re
bekas, and a large assemblage of the
good friends of these ladies and the
general public as well will enjoy the
amusement features offered and the
delightful refreshments bountifully
served. The event of chief interest
will be the moot court" wherein two
prominent young barristers will con-
duct court trial with judge, sheriff,
prisoner and witnesses in attendance,
the plea OF the unlucky defendant be-
ing that for divorce from her worser
half. The trial promises to afford
plenty of merriment for the specta-
tors. At the adjournment of the
court" the guests will be served re-
freshments. An admission fee of fiji
teen cents will be charged, and the
public is invited to come and enjoy
the occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
DOMINICAN TREATY
PUT IN CONSTITUTION

SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 2S.-(Spec-
iaD-A constitutional assembly will
meet in Santo Domingo tomorrow for
the purpose of the incorporating into
the constitution the recent treaty with
the United States.
Under the provisions of the treaty
the United States and Santo Domingo
the president of the republic is au-
thoriZed by the Dominican congress
to issue and sell bonds not exceeding
S20,000,000 in United States currency
to be redeemed in fifty years, bearing
per cent. interest, payable semi-an-
nually. The bonds are guaranteed by
the treaty, which will become a part
of the constitution of Santo Domingo
and the customs receipts are pledged
to redeem them. The bonds and in
terest are exempt from taxation in
this republic. A fiscal agent will take
the bonds and distribute the proceeds
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
RUSSIANS OPPOSE
A CONSTITUTION

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 2S.-(Spe-
iaD-The Union of True Russian Peo-
pie, an organization of those favoring
the perpetuation of the old despotic
regime in Russia, have appointed a
fanatic priest, Father Vastergofe, as
the head of a deputation which will
wait upon the car and petition him
to withdraw his manifesto of October
3d. 1905, granting a constitution to
Russia. That the purposes of the
union are looked upon with favor by
the emperor is apparently shown by
the fact that he recently issued a
manifesto allowing the badges Of the
organization to be openly worn.
What action the car will take on
the petition is not known, but ar
rangements have been made at the
imperial palace to receive the deputa-
ton with every courtesy. The con-
stitutionalists will celebrate the ami
versary of the manifesto with elabor-
ate demonstrations
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
BEDBUGS TOO MUCH
FOR COMMISSION
Reply to Criticism of Pan
anna Conditions.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. Is
(SeciaD -Replies to the charges of
Miss Beeks, who under authority of
the President, made an investigation
of conditions surrounding the en-
ployes of the United States in the
canal zone, have been made by the
Canal Commission.
Miss Beeks criticised nearly every
feature of the living arrangements of
the employees from the fact that they
were forced to use cold shower baths,
to the lack of Jim Grow" counters in
the Commissaries, so that blacks and
whites should not have to mix while
making their purchases.
The Commission says in effect that
there is no such thing as cold bath
on the Isthmus unless ice is put in the
water, since the water in the pipes is
70 degrees. To the charge that 1000
men are quartered in box cars, it is
stated that these are employees of the
railroad, who cannot be quartered at
one place, but must go from place to
place.
Miss Beeks suggested that the FAM
lilies should have separate houses and
not be .quartered in the four-family
houses now used. To this the reply is:
THE cost of building separate quar-
ters is fully so per cent. in excess of
that of the four-family type, For
1000 families this would represent
$1OOOOOO in buildings alone The
Commission has not money for this.
Bedbugs and vermin on the Isthmus
seem to have greatly impressed Miss
Beeks, as they have impressed other
people who have gone there. The
commission frankly admits that it is
unable to cope with so formidable an
adversary This is an evil" says
the reply, ito be expected in climate
so favorable to insect life. The COM
mission combats it by every means in
its power"
AS to the impure and unpalatable
drinking water and the lack of nutri-
tious food the commission merely
makes sweeping denials, statements
to the contrary by the chief sanitary
officer being quoted.