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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

well, you see," he replied, coldly
"he doesn't give any clue as to theSper
son to be robbed; so all 1 can do is t.
go to s., watch the scamp and await
Developments B. K. won't receive this
word, at least. so the Job win undoubt
edly be postponed"
Margaret's face had lost all vestige
of color as her father spoke. Nothing
can change your purpose" answered
her father
Mrs. Taylor then asked Margaret in
a solicitous voice, If she felt like max
ing the visit she had planned.
"Why-yes, mother. Father, try to
treat Ernest as you would wish son
treated If you had one in such a posi-
tion," she said as she left the room.
AS the door closed, Mrs. Taylor alb
ruptly turned to her husband and said :
Seth, l don't understand this. You
can't believe that Ernest Bixby is plan
ming any such thing as that note ap-
pears to indicate. Why, you must be
crazy"
ION the contrary, Sarah, there Is no
other Interpretation possible"
"Then all have to say Is, that you
must see him and learn what untoward
circumstances have led such boy as
Ernest to contemplate such a thing. Go,
Seth, and have him from this first step
-remem-"
First step!" Interrupted Mr.. Taylor /;
what right have you to say it is his
first stepT"
IF you need any proof-his letter is
enough" answered his wife.
"Bosh he may have been In this
business for years. Besides, this is Just
the opportunity to get the young scamp
out of the way
why, Seth, what do you mean? One
would think, to see and hear you, that
you were delighted at this shocking
news"
well, of course, that isn't true; but
as he Is young scamp, and we should
have learned it sooner or later, | am
glad we did learn 1t in time to save
Margaret from marrying him. Then,
don't you see, now that she is rid of
Ernest, very likely she'll be willing to
listen to Mr.. Wilson. Well, you needn't
look incredulous and disgusted; he told
me, last week, the day that saw him
Margaret's fiance l should have half
million to use as long as 1 needed it
and that means our fortune is as good
as made"
"You wouldn't sacrifice your only
child for money, even if we were not
perfectly well provided forP'
Sacrifice nothing-I'd like to know
If she wouldn't sacrifice a great deal
more by marrying that youngster with
his head full Of dreams which will
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
Destroying Burdoclx.

Like all biennials, the burdock is cas-
lily destroyed in cultivated fields. 1t is
in by-places, such as fence sides, lanes.
corners around the buildings, pastures,
and the borders of woodlands, that bur-
docks give trouble. But even in these
they are not difficult to destroy. Farm
ers who go over their fields twice a
year will soon have no burdocks. In
cutting them care should be taken to
strike below the crown. Every plant
cut In this way must die. The cutting
may be done at any time of the year
when the ground is not frozen, and 1t
is, Of course, much more easily done
when the plants are young. While 1t
is not difficult to cut off a small tap
root with the knife, it is much more
difficult to accomplish the same when
the root has attained diameter of
an inch or more. Two or three years
of persistent cutting will remove near
ly all burdocks from the by-places of
farms.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

The future American highway" &C.
cording to an inventor whose pamph.
let is reviewed in Engineering News
will be paved roadway 120 feet in
total width, divided by longitudinal
curbs into eight separate roadways
four for passage in each direction. He
provides two 16-foot roadways for ami
NAL traction vehicles and a 4-foot
walk at each side for the stray pc
destrians who may still indulge in the
Anticipated method of locomotion that
nature furnished. The rest of the
width Is devoted to automobile roads.
AS the cost of this remarkable high
way would amount up to between
100000 and 100000 per mile, the in
ventor does we'll to call it highway
OF the future"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
A MODERN INSTANCE.

Maud Muller on summers day
Was helping to put the wheat away.
And she sighed sometimes for distant
lands
Where the girls don't assist the harvest
hands.
The judge rode by-a man of note
To see how her father meant to vote.
And he craved a drink and she coyly
laughed
AT his compliment as he gazed and
quaffed
His heart beat fast. But he said good
day."
Then remarked, "Giddep" and pursued
his way.
She watched him 20 and she softly
sighed,
"Tis a lucky lass who becomes his
bride"
And the judge sighed too with his brain
awhirl
"Maud Muller's a stunningly handsome
girl"
The years passed on and the usual fate
Game to those who mix In affairs of state
Maud's family labored from dawn till
dark
As the price of wheat reached the dollar
mark.
And her bright eyes shone with a fresher
charm,
As she lifted the mortgage off the farm.
While the judge, he owned with dismal
sob,
Was politician without job.
Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

NEW WEED CUTTER Ii is comblneo
weed cutter and gatherer, as shown In
the accompanying illustration. The
cutter is adjustable, and is operated by
a lever which terminates close to the
handle of the implement. The gatherer
Is placed in the rear of the cutter. In
front of the cutter are pair of small,
light wheels. 1t will be seen that after
bringing the implement close to the
weed pull on the lever is all that is
required to operate the cutter. As the
implement is pushed on to the next
spot, the weed is gathered up by the
rnka and carried on.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
WORKS OF A WATCH.
All the Parts Are but the Expression
of One Idea.

All the Parts Are but the Expression
of One Idea.
To one who has never studied the
mechanism of a watch its handspring
or the balance wheel Is d mere piece of
metal. He may have looked at the face
of the watch, and while he admires the
motions Of its hands and the time 1t
keeps he may have wondered in idle
amazement as to the character of the
machinery which is concealed within.
Take it to pieces and show him each
part separately, and he will recognize
neither design or adaptation nor rela-
ton between thems but put them to-
gether, set them to work, point out the
offices of each spring, wheel and cog,
explain their movements and then show
him the result. Now he perceives that
1t is all one design; that, notwith-
standing the number of parts their di-
verse forms and various offices and the
agents concerned the whole piece is Of
one idea. He now rightly concludes
that when the handspring was fashion
ed and tempered its relation to all the
other parts must have been considered:
that the cogs on this wheel are cut and
regulated -adapted-to the ratchets on
that etc, and his final conclusion win
be that such piece of mechanism
could not have been produced by
chance, for the adaptation of the parts
is such as to show 1t to be according
to design and obedient to the win Of
one intelligence.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

The grayish black squash bug is
difficult to manage. Gathering the eggs
and the old bugs early in the spring
is laborious but sure, If thoroughly
done. The bugs will crawl upon a
piece of board laid among the vines,
and may be gathered and caught. The
use of poisons will do no good in the
case of the bugs, as they do not eat
the leaves, but pass their beaks
through the outside of the leaf to
suck the juices, and will not consume
any Of the poison. In series OF ex-
periments in the method of prevent
Ing the attacks Of the squash vine bor-
er the preventatives employed were
paris green at the rate of half tea
spoonful to two gallons Of water, corn
cobs dipped in coal tar, and the kero-
sene emulsion; the application of the
paris green and the kerosene was re-
peated after every hard rain until
September; the cobs were dipped in
coal tar again once In three weeks
All three of the applications seemed to
be beneficial, with perhaps little
something In favor of the corncobs
as being cheapest and most convenient
The odor of the tar has no effect on
the Insects, but sometimes repels the
moth, causing her to lay her eggs else
where.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
Cnhhage Rot.

Black rot has been very destructive
on cabbage and cauliflower for seyera
seasons, and means Of relief, even
slight, will be welcomed by growers
Recent investigation by the New YorR
station at Geness show that the germ
of disease may be carried over winter
on the dry seed, fact previously
doubted by scientists, and that these
germs may produce the disease when
inoculated into the healthy plants. II
is, therefore, wise precaution to dis
infect the cabbage seeds, as removing
one possible source of infection. This
can be done very cheaply, easily and
safely by soaking the seeds for fifteen
minutes in corrosive subllmate solu-
tion Of / to 1000-strength.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
The New Farmer,

The Presidents address last month
at the Michigan State Agricultural Col
lege Is so clear an expression OF the
conditions of modern farm life that
d future historian may turn to 1t 10
read our times. All national leaders
have told us that the farmer is the
backbone of the nation. Washington
and Jefferson were farmers, and good
ones. The Illinois that bred Lincoln
was one vast farm-Chicago was then
only small town. The President OF
to-day, not bred in farm life, although
he has been practical ranchman, Is
the first to express the unity between
farm labor and all other kinds. The
farmer to him is an expert mechanic
and business man, whose problems are
precisely those of the workman in the
town, who depends for success on in
duStrial and social cooperation. He
must be an educated, aggressive par
ticipant in the work Of life, competing
with the farmer Of Europe, inviting
to his workshop Of many acres the
most skilful young men, learning from
technical students and the practical ex-
perience of his neighbors the best that
Is known about his business. City
workers, meeting In the friction OF
crowded life, have always learned their
craft from one another. The farm
er has until recently been in social
and business isolation. Now he is a
citizen Of the world, often closer in
point of time, to the nearest city than
his grandfather was to the farmers of
the adjacent town. The difference be-
tween the townsman and the country
man In educational and intellectual
opportunities and In industrial respon-
sibility is rapidly diminishing. That
means the diminishing of the old real
or fancied disadvantage of farm life
which drove ambition and initiative to
the city for opportunity to show them
selves. The advantage remains and
Increases, for no matter how near to-
gether modern instruments of unity,
the trolley and telephone, bring city
and country, broad acres still remain
broad, and produce the conditions of
free and independent life.-Youth's
Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
ssWiId sJIk.v

Among the peculiar products Of Man
churla, which are becoming better
known to the outside world since the
opening of that country. is wild silk"
produced by an insect named Antheroea
pernyi, which lives upon the Mongoli-
an oak leaves in southeastern Manehu-
ria. The annual production for a few
years past is estimated at 1900. 900 Co
coons In Shantung this silk is mann
factured into pongee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

never be realized--to say nothing of
thls!' as he held up the note.
Il don't think Margaret would marry
Jim Wilson, If he had billion
Nonsense, didn't you see how philo-
sophically she took what saidY"
We'll, see 1t Is useless to talk to
you | must 60 and see If can help
her with her packing
When Mrs. Taylor reached the door,
her husband said: Sarah, l shall ex-
pect you to make Margaret see that I
am doing only my duty, and that the
best thing she can do is to put Ernest
out Of her mind as quickly as possible" I"
Ernest Bixvy, all unconscious of any
miscarriage Of his letter, was pacing
his room In an agitated, nervous man.
ner, at about 8 o'clock Wednesday
evening, wishing himself well out Of
the business that was before him. A
knock at his door made him start guilt
lily.
~ thought told him not to allow
any one up here, tonight" he muttered,
as he went toward the door.
"Margaretp was all he could gasp as
he staggered back, on opening the door
to find Miss Taylor standing before
him.
"Yes, Ernest. Let me In. Oh! I
thought should never get here! Err
nest, don't look as If you were afraid
of me-tell me am not too late! You
haven't done 1t yeti"
Ernest threw himself on his knees
before her, and taking her hand In his
said In a broken voice: "No, thank God,
and never shall do it now. Don't cry.
little girl, tell me, how did you hear
of itT"
Take that chair. Ernest" command
ed Margaret, indicating one that stood
near her When he was seated she be-
gan. DO you remember, on Monday,
you wrote two letters one to me and
the other to b. X. whoever"
81 see" Interrupted Ernest. 81 won.
dered where that envelope addressed
to Kracker came from that l found on
my desk, Tuesday morning."
"I'm afraid, dear, that you are much
too absend-minded to make a success.
full oh, Ernest, l can't use that
word In speaking of you" and she
choked back sob and went on, Didn't
you write two lettersg"
Yes Margaret, but destroyed
yours, couldn't bear"
Good. But Ernest. tell me how did
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
Caro- Of the Hedge.

When the hedge plants begin to die
out the cause may sometimes be traced
to lack of plant food. There Is con-
siderable wood removed from hedge
plants every year when the hedges are
trimmed, and this annual loss cannot
be sustained by the plants unless they
are assisted. Apply wood ashes freely
every fall.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

and spelling the
appearance of the
lawn. A Massa-
chusetts man has
invented an imple-
ment intended to
help him solve the
problem and light
en- the labor of
stopping and dig
ging up the roots.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
A Frank Rep1x.

why do you insist on asking ne
how l got my money!" asked the ex-
boss.
Thought maybe could 20 there
and get some myself" answered the
candid political opponent Washing
ton Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

not entirely the
fault of the pig,
as his environ
ment is generally
accountable ( 0 r
h | S cleanliness.
Pig raisers sell
dom. attempt to
give the pigs a
bath, as it is al
m o s t impossible
to catch and hold
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
INVARIABLY the Cane.

Strive on, 0 toiler, as you may,
To make mankind your debtor;
Some other man will always say
He could have done 1t better.
Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
To Give Pig. a bath.

The unfortunate pig has always had
the reputation of being the most un-
cleanly animal In existence. This is
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Early the next morning Mr.. Taylor
came down to the hotel Office. "What
papers have your" he asked. Just
these, sir" said the clerk, "there'll be
others in directly"
Didn't hear anything of a robbery,
last night, suppose" he said, noncha-
lantly, as he scanned the headlines,
then turning the paper, he glanced has
| tily through the second and third pages
until something arrested his attention,
and he fairly gasped as he read.
do you know anything about this y
thundered Mr.. Taylor, showing the
clerk the article he had been reading.
"Slmply that the couple are our
guests" he answered, taking his pencil
from behind his ear and pointing to
Mr.. Ernest Bixby and wife" on the
register
"Send word to Mr.. Bixby that Mr..
Taylor wishes to see him here, imme-
diately," he said, in an imperious tone.
AS Ernest entered the office through
one door, In answer to the summons, a
messenger boy opened the other door.
1--WE been looking for your, Mfr. Bixby,"
he said, as he handed him note.
Ernest opened 1t, after excusing him
self, and read:
''Dear Bixby--I am happy to be able
to tell you the Hemingway National
Car Company has made you an offer of
$4,000 for your patent. if you sell it
outright. However, see me before de-
Gliding; I think YOU can do even better.
"With heartiest congratulations,
''HENRY r. STEWART.
AS he read the words, his first
thought, naturally, was how pleased
Margaret would be, then came the aw-
full recollection of how nearly he had
outraged not only his own manhood.
but the great friendship this busy man
had manifested toward him; all for an
imaginary wrong.
But he was young, and nothing In
face Of such good fortune could depress
him. With joyous smile, realizing the
bearing 1t would have on this hereto
fore dreaded interview, he handed the
note to Mr.. Taylor: 'Read that, father.
and congratulate us" he said.-Penn-
sylvania Grit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
weed Cutter and Gatherer.

Weeds are a constant source Of
trouble to the gardener, cropping up
quicker than he can cut them down,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

minute. Nevertheless Missouri
stockman tackled the problem and sue
ceeded in planning an apparatus by
which the pigs are given a good wash
ing before they are slaughtered. 1t
should also prove equally as useful at
other times. The construction and op-
Grafton of the dipping tank, as 1t is
called, will be plainly evident by a
glance at the accompanying illustra-
ton. Resting on the ground is the wa
ter tank, which Is connected to an in
clined inlet and outlet. On the in
cline of the outlet are tiny stairs to
assist the pig in ascending. In prep
aration for his annual" the pig is
forced down the incline into the water,
and If his common sense does not di-
rect him on the incline, he is prodded
from behind with bar. In fact, in
time this device may become very
fashionable with pigs, and it would
not be surprising to hear of them tax
ing their daily dip" hereafter
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30
vermont's s1,ooo,ooo suga

vermont's 100000 Sugar Crop.
Various reports indicate that this
has been the best maple season for
years. The average sugar per tree tap
ped ranges from 2 to 4 pounds. Last
year 100000 trees were tapped, and
as large number this year. Five
thousand tons of sugar worth $1,000
600 Is crop of importance to the
Green Mountain State, remarks the
Country Gentlemen, especially as the
national pure food law (Which ranks
second only to the oleo bill as bring
ing about an immense reform in the
direction of common honesty in mer-
camille transactions) absolutely forbids
the selling as Vermont maple sugar
syrup and product that which is not
actually and entirely what it processes
to be,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

In less than half an hour Margaret
and Ernest might have been seen alight-
ing from a cab before the Rev. George
G. Grace's parsonage. A short time
later, they entered a hotel, and Ernest
registered: Ernest A. Bixby and
wife" If he had glanced up the list
few lines he would have seen: "Mr.
Seth Taylor" written In a bold hand.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-30

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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-21
LOCAL BAR At WORK.

The committee appointed at a
meeting of the bar of this city to
prepare a petition to be presented
to the legislature through our rep
resentative, Hon. w. c. Davis
has drawn up strong appeal, deal
ing with civic conditions, and
dwelling at length upon the adj
vantages and inducements our
town has to offer as a proper loca
ton, geographically and otherwise
for the new court of Civil Appeals
which is to be established by the
present legislature.
The petition is strong and to the
point, but deals with interests and
matters with which our readers are
already familiar, and which we
deem unnecessary to publish in
detail.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-21
CONTRIBUTE NOTHING.

Not very many issues back this
paper called attention to the mail
order evil, stating among other
things, that we should always re-
member those who remember us.
The clipping below was handed ms,
taken from a very reliable journal,
which bears out the point we made:
"A furniture dealer in a Penn
sylvania town, who is active in the
war on mail order houses, quotes
the following as an excellent and
illuminative argument against the
plan of merchandising:
Recently church congregation
in little Kansas town built a new
church. To pay for it they were
obliged to call on the merchants of
the community for donations. The
merchants responded literally, and
5000 was raised from this source.
The last man asked to subscribe
was John Smith, a jeweler: i
will give you $40 if you will let me
add something to the subscription
list, he said. The permission was
accorded him, and he wrote at the
foot of the list:
John Smith. jeweler. 5000
Sears, Roebuck * Co.. oo.oo
Montgomery Ward & Co. oo.oo
THE church people saw the
point when the minister read from
the pulpit the list of donors to the
building fund, and since the dedi-
cation of the church there have
been no mail orders sent out from
that town. "-Navasota Examiner.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-21
BUSINESS ENLARGED.

The firm OF S. II. Dunlap & Co.
is preparing to enlarge their gin
merry, and to add well stocked
lumber yard to the business. The
installation of a new engine and
boiler, new stands, presses. con-
densers, elevators, ETC.. is to be
made and the whole business
thoroughly equipped. Lumber is
already arriving for the additional
business. Mr.. S. II. Dunlap will
be in charge of the concern, and
will under his management push
the enterprise to success.