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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
HINDoo HEAVENS.
Four Degrees of Bliss to Which the
Departed Spirits Pass.

Four Degrees of bliss to Which the
Departed Spirits Pass.
The Hindoos believe In four special
abodes Of the righteous after death.
The first Is called Saratoga, Gods
world" the second, Sameeba, Near to
Cod" the third, Sarobam, Goods i'm.
age" and the fourth, Sayutcheyam,
which signifies ITO be absorbed In him."
To Saratoga, the first degree Of bliss,
go the souls of all of those who have
ever made pilgrimage to a holy place
or who have paid for the temple lights
for one month. In Saratoga there is
great happiness and no work or sick.
ness. The inmate Is allowed to read
the five sacred books, drink ambrosla
and hear the houris sing.
To Sameeba go the spirits Of all
Keerikarar, or workers In the Brahman
cause; also those who forego the COM
forts of life, such as sleeping In re.
cumbent position, eating sufficiently,
etc. Their happiness consists chiefly of
continually praislng God.
To Sarobam, the third heaven, 90 the
souls Of such as never spoil Gods mod.
Ell by shaving or pairing the nails.
These are the Brahman Yogls. They
wander about the earth, always going
from left to right. They eat nothing
but nauseous food and live in con-
stant state of abstraction on divine
subjects
The fourth heaven, Sayutcheyam, ls
the coming abode Of the "nyane," or
philosophers. These nyane pay no at
tention to heat or cold, never batha
and often 60 for weeks without food.
II they are. sick, no one knows 1t but
themselves. They are the stoIcs Of tho
world Of to-day and believe that In
Sayutcheyam they will eventually bo
absorbed In the deity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
nzlEa3 zi4kagps:'

"You Jim" called the man with the
hoe to the young fellow with the sham.
bling gait, who was making for the
street exit, putting on his coat as he
went.
The young man stopped hesltatlngly
and turned about.
"What you doin' with your coat on
Where you goin'2'
1--WE quit the job" replied the young
man.
Come here and tell me why you
quit" said the man with the hoe
whats the trouble witt you? You
amt been on three days"
Macs been raggin' me again." said
the young man. Hes picked on me
right from the first an l told him jest
now l wouldn't stand for 1t. I'm
through and that's all there Is about
it."
"Rats!" said the man with the hoe.
you don't want to quit every time the
boss gives you a lick with the rough
side Of his tongue. If you do that
you'll work just about one day out O.
the week an put In the rest huntin'
another job. Here, I'll go talk to Mac.
Come along O. me and we'lr fix it up"
The young man shook his head.
NO" he said, II told him l wouldn't
stand for 1t, an l won't. l don't take
everything. l don't have to. know
when a feller don't treat me right"
"See here" said the man with the
hoe. "Mac's bark's worse than his bite.
He don't mean one-half O. what he says.
There a1n't a man on the Job he ain't
got after some time. What do you
think bosses are for, anyway, If they
can't talk little? They've gotter do it
to earn their pay. You're too sensitive.
Any little thing puts you out"
"Oh, 1 guess not" said the young
man. "He told me wasn't worth my
salt an that l moved around like 1
was goin' to sleep. He said / was SO
slow that made snail look like It
was exceedin' the speed limit"
"What of it?' said the man with the
hoe. you don't think he's fool enough
to pay you wages IL he don't think you
earn 'em, do you? If you do you're fool
ed. Mac amt that kind of man. He
wants you to move little quicker,
that's all. The more work he can get
out Of us the better he'll satisfy his
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
TELEPHONES ON CARS.
Useful I'm Train Dispatchins - Com
neetfons Quickly Made.

Useful In Train Dispatchins - Com
neetions Quickly Made.
There are three methods followed in
the application of the telephone to cleo
.ric railway dispatching: ID Fixed tel
ephone substations In booths placed at
suitable points along the line. (2)
Jack boxes at poles to which portable
telephones carried In the cars may be
hung and connected for temporary
use. (3) Portable telephone sets hung
upon the front of the car, the vestibule
platform of which serves as booth,
and attachment made by flexible wires
to jacks at numerous poles along the
line.
On some railway lines, says Techni-
cal Literature, the method of connect
Ing a telephone on the car with the
line Is not by means of a Jack at the
side Of one of the poles, but by long
slender rod carrying the wires, which
may be hooked upon the main lines any
place.
AhS tCASpuOucs usScu Oh ElCClIlC Edli-
road systems must give transmission
which is clear and loud, and must be of
types not liable to be placed out Of SER
vice by the Jar Of continuous transpor-
tation on car.
Application Of the telephone to train
dispatching on electric railways has re-
suited In marked economy of both
plant and operation and that fhe abil-
ity Of the superintendent to be In
formed as to the position of the various
cars and to communicate with their
operators gives greater service eff
cheney to the road.
The telephone Is of great service in
severe snowstorms by reason of the
facility which 1t affords for infor1na-
tion to be given the train dispatcher
as to the condition Of the road. In cases
of mishap the telephone affords means
for quick clearance Of the track by the
facilities of obtaining wrecking cars or
repair hands. In cases of accident not
only can medical help be summoned
for the injured but means can be taken
to procure information relative to de-
tails Of the occurrence which may be Of
great Importance in ascertaining the
liability OF the company.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
OF CORN HUsKs AND CARPET.
Two Grinding Wheels Used for Pol.
fshinw the Teeth of fha Coo,hs

Two Grinding Wheels Used for Pol.
ishing the Teeth of the Combs.
There are many kinds of grinding
wheels but, perhaps. as curious as any
is the cornhusk wheel, which Is used
for grinding combs.
The teeth of some sorts of combs,
after they have been cut, still need to be
be rounded on the edges and smoothed
and finished all around, which could
not be done on solid. fat-faeed wheel,
says the New York Sun. For this there
is required wheel of some material
that will work around the edges Of the
teeth and also in between them. The
corn-husk wheel serves this purpose
well.
For the making of such wheel dried
corn husks are used. They are laid to-
gether and tied In little bundles Of a
dozen or so, the butts all at one end
and the points at the other.
The corn-husk grinding wheel Is 20
inches In diameter, made up of such
little bundles of corn husks placed with
their butts against and secured to the
spindle on which the wheel Is to turn,
the husks radiating from 1t all around.
When sufficient number of bundles of
husks to form the wheel have thus
been placed against the spindle, the
wheel Is compressed, to make It not
solid but compact and give it the width
of face required.
The wheel built up In this way Of
corn husks Is mounted and run by pow
er. The workman, using water and
powdered pumlce stone in the grinding,
stands, with tray of combs to be
ground on a table at hand, and one
after another holds the combs against
the wheel The life of a corn-husk
grinding wheel is only four or FIVE
days.
Another interesting wheel to be seen
In the shop where they finish combs is
a polishing wheel of carpet covered
with muslin. This wheel has smooth
and, when in use, fiat rim, which, how
ever, will yield anywhere under pres
sure, and SO when a comb is held
against 1t, this wheel adapts itself
readily to all the combs rounded or
nodded surfaces, and thus can be made
to polish 1t perfectly everywhere.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20

BOSS That's all there is to 1t. Humor
him, my son, humor him. Step around
lively; 1t won't do you no harm. Il tell
you you've got to get your hide tough
ened up. Jest laugh an let 1t go at
that-only don't let Mac see you laugh
In. You'll get along all right as 500 -
you realize that the bosses ain't got
time to be polite"
He called me a knock-kneed loaf
er," said the young man, with highly
injured air.
Your knees do kind O. interfere a
little" said the man with the hoe. 81
don't say he ought to have mentioned
1t, cause 1t amt your fault. You can't
help the way you look or the way your
knees bend in, and l don't blame you
for feelin' little sore. But you don't
want to quit on that account
That's not all he said to me by a
good DEAL" muttered the young man,
starting toward the door again.~
mo use O. your bein' too thin-slxin-
ned. You'll probly have darned sight
worse things said than that said about
you before you're as old as l am.
You've got to get used to 1t. Here,
don't go. Come on and We'll see Mac
about It."
HE cussed me, too," said the young
man.
'sWhat does that amount to?" said
the man with the hoe. "Cussln' don't
break no bones. Don't take no notice
of It, Jest 60 on as If he was readin'
out loud an pay no 'tention to him.
I'd let him cuss blue streak If he
wanted to. He don't hurt nobody but
himself. But 1t don't mean anythin'.
A few little pet names, that's ALL You
wait till he boots you off the place
afore you get mad. He'd do 1t quick
enough If he didn't like you. Then
you'd have some cause to get sore
about"
"He done It," said the young man.
by gol That's what he done"
'Kicked you"
"Sure, the big slob!"
The man with the hoe rubbed his
bristly chin with his lime-crusted hand.
IF that's the case" he said, thought
fully, 81 don't know but what you done
right to quit. You don't want to be too
sensitive, but it looks to me as If you've
gotter draw the line somewhere. Chi
cago Daily News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
AN ACCOMMODATING HOUSE
~N@~~~ooo~

A "rooming house" In an Arizona
town Is often a one-story building
spreading over the ground like a New
England COW barn. There is usually
hall through the center and rooms
opening off on each SIDE One of the
most surprising specimens Of this kind
of elongated architecture is described
by Brooklyn man who recently re-
turned from the West.
"When went out" he explains, 81
took up homestead just out of town,
and while was completing my ar.
rangements ! stayed In the new city
at roomlng house appropriately
named The Bowling Alley The en-
trance led directly into the long hall,
into which thirty-four rooms opened
seventeen on each side. At the far
end was the dining-room, at point
where the tenpins are set up In a
regular bowling alley.
"In those days was not much inter-
ested In anything which did not per-
tain directly to my ranch. was look
Ing for house-one about ten by fif-
teen feet. l wanted to buy something
already built in town, put 1t on a
truck and move 1t out to my place.
Such houses were to be seen daily NOV
ing through the streets of Douglas, and
I concluded that secondhand house
would meet my wants.
II asked the landlord of The Bowl
ing Alley If he knew where could
buy little house about the size Of the
room l had occupied in his establish
ment.
"'Size of your roomT he answered.
We'll, how would that suit you? It's
yours for one hundred dollars
"'What! Why, my room Is in the
middle of the house. How am l going
to take itT
"'Put up your money and I'll put up
the house.
II put up the money. In little
while the landlord, with two men and
team OF horses, pulled the dining
rom off the end Of the hotel and pried
open the right side of the outfit. That
gave them the chance to extract my
room as handily as man might take
a book out of the middle of a set on
library shelf.
''The hotel was built on sectional
plan, SO that in case business was bad
In town, the building might be hauled
In pieces across the desert by mule
power and set up again where there
was q demand.
"I like to have my house so as can
saw a hunk Off when l want to-"
said the host.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20

saving of 10 cents yard on 1t, and
everybody / showed 1t to thought it
was such wonderful bargain, and for
that matter they're selling a poorer
grade right now at Sudhamer's for 80
cents-no better, anyway. And what
do you think? Guessv ~
"Oh, | couldn't" said the hostess.
Il knew you couldn't. Well, looked
in the paper the other day and saw
that Goopin's were offering mercerized
silk poplin for 25 cents, and l went
right downtown ana found it was the
very same I'd paid % for. declare
I am SO mad l never want to buy an
other thing there Chicago Daily
News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
Could Thin Them Out.

The Hon. II. L. Dawes In his young
manhood was an Indifferent speaker.
Participating in a law case soon after
bis admission to the bar before a North
Adams justice of the peace, Dawes
was opposed by an older attorney
whose eloquence attracted a crowd that
packed the courtroom. The justice was
freely persDiring, and. drawing Off his
coat In the midst Of the lawyers nelo-
quent address, he said:
"Mr. Attorney, suppose you SIT down
and letDawes begin to speak. want
TO thin out this crowd Boston Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20

'I've bought my last bill of goods
there" declared the caller, with empha
sis on the possessive pronoun. tive
told Mr.. Wenham that he might as well
close my account. He's been wanting
me to do 1t for long time, although
can't see what difference 1t makes
whether you pay cash or have things
charged. You have to pay for them
anyway and they don't let the cash
customers have things any cheaper and
I don't think they are as polite to you
If you haven't an account. But must
say / think it's downright mean and
dishonest the way they do business
81 thought they had rather good
reputation" said the hostess.
Il don't care what kind of reputa-
ton they've got said the caller. Il
know they served me mean trick and
I'll never buy another cents worth
there again, unless it's something that
I've absolutely got to have. You know
that mercerized French poplin was
telling you about2"
II don't think you told me-"
"Perhaps l didn't, come to think of
1t. You noticed Em1nies dress, didn't
you-the heliotropeP
"Yes, indeed l thought it was a
sweet little dress"
"Well, it is. l think so myself. How
much do you think paid yard for
that poplin?"
Il don't know, I'm sure It's very
pretty and 1t. looked as If 1t would
wear"
"Would you think Ss cents too much
to payT
''No, indeedl"
'There! That's Just what | told Mr..
Wenham and he laughed at me. But l
guess / know something about goods.
That poplin cost me just Is cents a
ward at Goopin's. The moment | saw
It / said to myself, That's bargain + !"
81 should think So"
-sWouldn't you now, reallyf"
.'Indeed l should. Didn't 1t wash? y
seYes it washes nicely. The girl told
me that it would, but didn't take any
chances. / made her cut me Off a
piece and took 1t home and washed Il,
and it came out beautifully. Yes, En-
mie has worn that dress six or seven
times You wouldn't think it to look at
1t, would your
II thought it was quite new. Have
they any more of itf'
'Oh, yes. Certainly they've more Of
It. | bought enough for me a dress
and for Emmie dress, but there's
more of It."
"But what was there wrong with it?'
'There was nothing wrong with 1t,
as far as that goes But | bought all
that stuff and thought I'd made clear
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
At Regular Rates.

Miss Matilda Owens hung on the
arm Of the editor of the Laneville
Bugle, to whom she had been engaged
for three years, and endeayored to turn
bis gaze toward the sky.
"Just notice the moon, William y
she said, In a melting voice.
"At the usual rates, Matilda, | shall
be happy to do 80" he replied.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
where They Come In.

81 see that the worlds population Is
estimated at 1,4sO,00000o persons. Is
our town considered in that caicula-
tionY asked Tuckahoe boy Of his
father.
"Oh, yes, my son." replied the faith
Rr; 'sruckahoe's population is repre-
sented In some Of those ciphers !"---
Yonkers Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
Long Ago and Now.

Miss Gaddie- Enemies, are you?
Why, / thought she loved you not long
ago7
Miss Bright-so she did. and she
loves me not now.-PhiladeIphla Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
Different.

"whats the best cure for loveT
"Matrimony."
II don't wish to kill 1t, but cure IT,
Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
Wanted 70 Keep Them

"You seem to like his attentions.
Why don't you marry himp
Because like his attentionA"-
Town and Country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
The source Of Misunderstand,n1

1nc SOuFcS OA MhAumoerHtandtnG
"We should be careful what we say"
remarked the wise person.
'0f course" answered Miss Cayenne.
although it isn't 50 much what we say
that gets us into difficulty as what
somebody says we said. Washington
Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20

When a man has bad luck, bis
friends think they have done their duty
when they say: 'It's too badi"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20

Never judge a woman's brilllancy BY
the lightness Of her hair.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-20
spen of Beauty.

From whatever standpoint women
may be regarded, 1t is impossible To
ignore the supremacy of beauty, which
both in life and fiction, exercises a
power more potent than any other hu.
man influence
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-01-10
pIsFieuRINe SKIN HUMoR.
impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-Cured by Cuticura.

"Since the year 1894 have been
troubled with very bad case Of &C.
xema which have spent hundreds Of
dollars trying to cure, and went to
the hospital, but they failed to cure
me, and 1t was getting worse all the
time. Five weeks ago my wife bought
. box of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap, and am
pleased to say that am now com
pletely cured and well. It was i'm
possible for me to get employment,
rs my face, head and body were COW
cred with 1t. The eczema first APP
peared on the top Of my head, and It
had worked all the way around down
the back of my neck and around to my
throat, down my body and around the
hips. 1t itched SO / would be obliged
to scratch 1t, and the flesh was raw.
I am now all we'll, and I will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to all persons who wish q
speedy and permanent cure Of skin
diseases" Thomas M. Rossiter, 290
Prospect Street, East Orange. N. j.,
Mar. 80. 1905.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-01-10
seamen Of Mature Aae.

Lord Charles Beresford. who has
Just been given the highest sea COM
mand in the British navy, with the
rank of admiral, is In his sixty-flrst
year. Admiral Bosanquet, who relin-
pushes the particular service squad
ron, Is So, or year older than any
American officer on the active list.
The new commander of the Mediter-
ranean station, Sir Charles Drury, is
81. Vice Admiral Curzon-Howe, the
new head of the Atlantic fleet, is Sc.
The chief Of the new home fleet, Rear
Admiral Bridgman, who is So, did not
reach his present rank until he was
IS. Prince Louis of Battenberg, Sec
ond in command of the Mediterranean
squadron, is 81. Farragut was go
years of age before he obtained flag
rank and 81 when he fought his great.
est battle.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-01-10
Chicken and Rice PIE.

Disjoint large fowl and put in a
stewpan with three pints OF boiling
water. Add slice from large onion,
two slices Of pepper. Simmer until
tender; the time will depend upon the
age of the fowl. Wash one and one
half cups of rice and cook in three
quarts OF boiling water ten minutes.
Add a level teaspoon Of salt and cook
until tender. Drain. add one-half cup
of butter. one cup Of milk, and two
we'll beaten eggs. Put layer OF
chicken in a baking dish, then thin
layer OF rice, another layer Of chicken
and last the remainder of the rice.
Pour two cups Of the chicken broth
over and set in moderate oven fol-
half an hour. Serve in the same dish.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-01-10
Breakfast Roll.

sift together one pound of fine -four.
one-half teaspoonful of salt, and two
teaspoonfuls of Borwick's baking
powder; then rub in one and onehali
ounce fresh butter. and work all well
together with one well-beaten egg and
a little milk, just enough to make a
dough: knead 1t until smooth. then
turn on Toured board and roll out
about one inch thick; cut into rounds:
brush over with yolk Of egg and milk
beaten together; bake in brisk oven
for about is to 20 minutes.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-01-10
Real Home Of the Peanut.

Botanists have placed the home Of
the peanut in Africa, but some author
tiles think 1t native to Brazil. Louis
lana finds the Spanish variety--a
small, but fine nut-best adapted to
the climate Of that state. The "goob-
or grabbers" of Georgia and South
Carolina like the small white and red
peanut of Tennessee, and each year
shows an increasing cultivation In
those states Of that variety.