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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Wagon Road Bridges.

State supervision Of all bridges erect
ed is proposed by State Engineer Fred
erick Skene Of New York. That gen.
tleman has drawn up q proposed law
covering the matter. He would requ-e
his approval, as well as the approval
Of the county engineer, of the plans
and specifications of every bridge ex-
ceeding $500 in cost to be built by n
town. He also recommends that con-
tracts for such bridges be required to
be awarded to the lowest bidder, after
the work has been properly advertised,
and, finally, that the approval OF the
State engineer be required before pay
ment for completed bridge is made
There is Law In that State providing
that the assistance OF the State engi-
neer may be invoked to superintend
such constructions, but It has been lg-
nored by the counties and towns, and
contracts have been irregularly award
ed, with the result that there are many
inferior structures. Such a law as
that proposed would be the means of
correcting the evils of the existing sys-
tenn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Tho InvaluabIe Cuckoo.

The fact that there Is a national
danger in the disappearance Of the
birds Is coming to be more and more
widely recognized. A writer In Subur-
ban Life tells Of the work of the cuckoo
as an insect destroyer. ITO watch
either the black-billed or the yellow
billed cuckoo flourish his long bill dex-
trously among the fruit trees or bushes
affords much pleasure, as we know that
he is doing his best to store away all
the insects he can find, either IN his
own little stomach or those of his
fedglings. Twelve or more caterplllars
big, fat ones-seem only light lunch
for him, and, when at least bis appetite
is appeased, he viii kill the destructive
insects, apparently for the fun, Of 1t,
killing, tasting and Indlfferently throw.
Ing them away without turning on his
perch"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

A farmer residing near Almira,
Washington, inquiries concerning the
milk weed pest which is infesting that
locality. Professor r. Kent Beattie,
of the department Of botany, answered
as follows:
"The perennial milk weed, which
believe you have, is very difficult to
destroy. The only principal upon
which you can work is to keep the tops
of it closely cut down, SO that the plant
cannot make food, until you have
starved out the roots. This, Of course,
is difficult task, especially if they
cover large field. l would put the
patches into clean cultivation, either
as graden, or potato plots; then it
would pay you to work very hard to
exterminate these weeds, for they are
difficult to kill once they take posses
sion of the land. From the Wash.
ington State College. Pullman
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

Any one who has attempted to re
move very tight screw knows what
a very difficult business it is. After
straining and twisting for con-
siderable time the operator frequent
ly ends by losing his temper and de-
stroying the bite Of the screw, which
remains fixed as tightly as ever. With
the aid Of pair Of pinchers, however,
the affair is quite simple one Place
the screwdriver In position and then
catch hold Of the blade with the pinch
ers just above the head Of the screw.
Press the screwdriver firmly and at
the same time twist round the blade
with the plnchers. The tightest screw
will yield Immediately to this sort of
persuasion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Ground Wira Fences.

In the summer season many farmers
sustain considerable loss of live stock
from lightning striking wire fences and
killing animals standing near. This loss
can be avoided II the fence Is grounded
that is, connection made between
the wires and the damp soil beneath
This can be done by stapling No. 8
wire along the post from top to bottom
and burying the end In the ground deep
enough to reach damp earth. These
ground wires should be fastened to
about every third post. When the light
ming strikes fence thus fixed the cur
rent Is conducted into the ground In
tead Of being detected into the body
II some animal
When q storm comes I'D stock in q
Held will naturally drift toward the
fence for protection, especially IL there
are no trees In the field. The barbs on
wires attract the lightning, which has
been known to travel several miles on
a fence before 1t was discharged into
the ground. Lightning takes the path
OF least resistance, and If the body of
an animal is standing near the fence
1t makes a good conductor and the
charge Is detected, with the result of
\ dead horse or COW.
The cost and time needed to ground
a wire fence Is small and need not en-
ter Into the question, but when a valu-
able animal is killed, or maybe a whole
herd, as has often happened, the cost
Is then very considerable. While you
may never have had any losses of this
kind, it will not pay to put this matter
off, for the next storm that comes Up
may be as disastrous to you as it has
been to some Of your neighbors. Avoid
1t by grounding your wire fences in
time.-Goodall's Farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
A War on Insects.

Massachusetts scientists have evolved!
a plan for the destruction of the gypsy
and brOwn-tailed moths, They hav,
looked with dismay on the rasages of
these moths in the foliage and have
planned what, In military science,
wonId be fine bit of strategy. I'm
able by any direct assault to destroy
tie moths, the scientists have enlisted
tie HlG Of an army of moth par as:tes.
little insects that rasten themselves OIL
the moths, feed upon and finally de-
stroy them. Eight hundred thousand
Of these parasites have been secured,
and at the right moment will be set
upon the nemy. A singular fact is that
the moths do not recognize the para
sites as enemies, but seem to find their
presence grateful. They give OF their
life to support the parasites, ard ul-
timately, fall a victim to their own
generosity. How similar this relation.
ship to that which too often obtain.
among human beings! So striking
is that similarity and 80 many unpleas-
ant things does 1t recall tat we almost
feel pity for the destructive moths and
resentment against the ungrateful para.
sites whose services have been invoked.
But look at the devastation wrought
by the moths gives poise and resolution,
and we welcome the scientists strategy
and wish for 1t success.
But what of the parasites? What
mischief, II any, will they work In the
affairs Of man when they have de
stroyed his enemies, the moths? Will
it be necessary to employ another army
of insects to destroy them, and, II so,
how much progress viii have been made
toward the conditions Of healthful veg
etable growth columbus Dispatch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Trees and LishtninR.

There is popular belief that certain
trees are less likely than others to be
struck by lightning, and that during
thunderstorm 1t is quite safe to stand
under a beech. for example, while the
danger under resinous tree or an oak
ls, respectively, fifteen or twenty times
greater. This Is disputed In a recent
writing by DIR. A. w. Bothwick in his
Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden
Of Edinburgh" The doctor says that
no tree is immune, and the beech is
struck quite as frequently as any other
species. Apparently the taller trees In
a neighborhood are the ones most like
ly to be struck Contrary to what is
believed by some people, the cells are
not "ruptured or torn by the formation
of steam, as might happen If the heat
ing by the electric current was very
great. The cells collapse and shrink
up, but are never torn" The root sys-
tenn does not Seen to be ever damaged
by lightning.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Is Pe-ru-na Useful
for Catarrh?

Should list of the ingredients of Pc.
runa be submitted to any medical ex'
pert, of whatever school or nationality
he would be obliged to admit without
reserve that the medicinal herbs com
posing Peruna are of two kinds. First
standard and well-tried catarrh rene.
dies. Second, well-known and gener.
ally acknowledged tonic remedies
That in one or the other of these uses
they have stood the test of many years
experience by physicians of different
schools. There can be no dispute about
this, whatever. Peruna is composed OF
some of the most efficacious and uni.
versally used herbal remedies for ca.
tarrhal diseases, and for such conditions
of the human system as require tonic
Each one of the principal ingredients
of Peruna has a reputation of its own
in the cure of some phase of catarrh OF
as q tonic medicine.
The fact is, chronic catarrh is dis,
ease which is very prevalent. Many
thousand people know they have
chronic catarrh. They have visited doc.
tors over and over again, and been told
that their case is one of chronic catarrh.
1t may be of the nose, throat, lungs
stomach or some other internal organ
There Is no doubt as to the nature OF
the disease. The only trouble is the
remedy. This doctor has tried to cure
them. That doctor has tried to pre-.
scribe for them.
No other household remedy SO uni.
versally advertised carries upon the
label the principal active constituents,
showing that Peruna invites the full
inspection Of the critics.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

. . e. CURES
- - - MALARIA

Malaria due impurities blood which rich,
heathful qualities of the circulation and it fud
unable the disorders
suffers in consequence The appetite fails digestion chs
slight while ambition
Bo skin eupons and times and follow when the
blood becomes deeply polluted with the maaal
and blood purifier needed
this work It is the most perfect all blood purifiers
nvgoratng, heathfu goes
and mpury poison gives
qualities
mnenty because from the blood the posons which
produce the disease and while doing this strengthens
the with information Malaria medical
advice furnished free to all who write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Concrete Water Tank.

The diagram shows a sectional out
fine of concrete water tank with the
bottom and top finished, and a portion
In the middle of the walls In course
Of construction. The bottom is shown
In position, but as a matter Of fact,
the walls are built first, and the bot
tom put in afterwards. A quantity of
IA inch by 8 inch unplaned board,
sufficient to make large box of the
length and breadth the finished tank
is to be, and two feet deep, will be
required. The sides and ends Of this
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Machine for stunning Cards.

A machine which automatically
shuff1es a pack of cards In an instant
with the cards concealed from sight
and which changes the position Of nine
out of every ten cards is the latest
mechanical device for cardplayers. 1t
not only protects the cards from injury
but gives an absolute square deal
shuttle. The machine weighs four
pounds and attaches In a moment to any
table. 1t Is about twelve inches high.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
A Retort piscourteous.

A young lady full of good deeds no
ticed the tongue of horse bleeding
and with use of technical terms too
little appreciated said to the cabby,
"Cabby, your horse has hemorrhage."
"It's 'is tongues too large for his
mouth" said the cabby and added SEN
tentiously, Like some young ladies'
London Globe
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

"Gumbolt and have made bet and
agreed to leave 1t to you. He says
drowning man gets his lungs full Of
water, and l say he doesn't. Which Of
us Is right?"
"What are the terms of the wagerr
'"The loser is to pay for dinner fos
the three of u.s."
"H'm--I never knew Gumbolt to pay
= bet. You Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

City Niece-Why, uncle, I'm surpris-
ed to see you wearing such a rusty
looking hat when you come to town.
Uncle Reuben-It's TIL hat l alters
wear tew home.
City Niece-Yes, but that's different
Everybody knows you there.
Uncle Reuben-Wall. nobody don't
kncw me here, so amt worryin'. b.
grass
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

There is some leather made from frog
skins in this country, and American
novelties made Of this leather include
pocketbooks, card cases and similar
things In France some children's
shoes are made Of this leather.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
desperate nemeax.

"It says here" began the lady who
could do more talking in one day than
SIX Photographs and flve parrots com.
bined, that after a balloon has ascend.
ed to the height of six miles Its occu.
pants dare not open their mouths
"Will you go up, Marie, If l buy a
balloonY asked her husband, desper
ately.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Side Light. ON Poesx.

Scott was writing the Lady of the
Lake"
''If you were to tell the truth about
her." he said, II should say that she il
awfully seasick, but expects to feel bet
ter when the boat gets to st. joe"
Thus it is, in all ages, that the poet
has to sink the Real in the Ideal.-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
Limited Knowledge.

Paw, have you ever been easti
{ Yes; l spent year in New Yoi
City when | was considerably younge
than / am now"
well, what is the eastern question ?
!. THE only one l ever heard was, 'Ho,
much is he worth p Chicago Tribune
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

automobiles =.
In fact, the
horse has de-
veloped a
n e W prank,
called "auto-
p h o b ia "
making him
unsafe espe-
cially for la
dies to drive.
Let him see
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

box are made as separate shutters, the
boards being nailed to cross-pieces of
2 inches by inches batten, put about
four feet apart The end shutters are
made to go inside the side shutters,
and two Of the cross pieces, In this
case, are fixed right at the ehd of the
Noards
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

howard E. BURTON-Assnyer arr Chemist.
III Leadvle, Colorado Specimen prcesi Gold
Silver Lead. Gold, Silver, 75c Gold, 5Oo Zinc OF
Copper, 81. Cyanide tests. Mailing envelopes and
full price list sent application. Control and IN.
pire work solicited. Reference; Carbonate Ma
Honal Bank.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
StiII Had Then.

The woman Of the house eyed him sus
Ficiously.
You've been here before, haven't you p
she asked.
"Not lately, ma'am," answered Ware
ham Long. "You prob'ly reco'nize m,
clothes. This is an old suit O. yer hus.
bands you wuz kind enough to give me
when l wuz here two years ago."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
CAS- ORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the ~ <<@z
Superb ufty.

SWVVENUTVye
"Do you think Mars is inhabited?"
asked the scientific person.
II really can't say that 1 care much
whether it is or not" answered Miss
Cayenne. "There are already enough
nelghbors to talk about. Washington
Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

llIJ nently cured by DR.. Mines Great Nerve Re
sorer. Send for PREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
DE- r. H. Kline, Id, 9Sl Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
PreYentn RnnnMar.

After being trained to pass locomo-
tives, bicycles, ETC., without shying,
the horse must now be broken in to
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
What a Poultry Man Says About
20-MuIe Team BOrax.

AS / am in the poultry business, had
ten white chicks to wash and prepare
for show. l used "20-Mule Team
Soap for washing the birds, and car
say from years of experience washing
white birds, never before have l found
a soap or Borax that cleaned my birds
so fine and easy. had great deal OF
comment on my birds being so white
]. A. Dinwiddiey Newmarket, Tenn.
Local agents wanted Write for money making pla1
Her Idea.
"Stocks were all down a few points
to-day" remarked the broker.
''The idea !" exclaimed his wife. "It's
a wonder they didn't advertise 1t as a
bargain day."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's SoothinI
Syrup the best remedy to use foI their childrai
auring the teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
State of Ohio, City of Toledo !, :,

State Of Ioess' oed9' dasznty. e5tz q T0ied0|ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner Of the firm OF f. J. Cheney 4 Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
svery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of HalI's Catarrh Cure
\ FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and su bscribed in my pres.
nce, this 9Th day of December A D 1886.
(SeaL) a. ": SA EASvN'
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
lcts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
laces of the system. Send for testimonials free
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
one Point Settled.

"And now, Cryptomeria," said the
young man, still holding her hand, but
with a note of anxiety in his voice,
"where shall we go for our wedding jour
ney?"
''!Some quiet little place in the country,
not far away, Gerald" she answered,
will suit me great deal better than Q
long and expensive trip"
"We are going to be very happy, dear r.
said Gerald, with sigh Of relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08

on TO it until he reached the solid
earth again. It threw him off his bal
ance and his throw to first failed to
be good enough to result in a double
play. Joseph earned big rose ON
that play.
Murphy pulled one off in Thea fifth
that was hair raiser. 1t was a
low liner and Murphy took it at a
fast run right off of his shoe strings
He tumbled over but came up with
the ball.
Two games are planned for Wednes-
day, the only off day of the season.
Cedar Rapids will stay over a day
longer than the schedule calls for and
there will be double header at the
regular price of admission for one
game.
Jumps Jacobs is pretty good but it
takes him so long to say strike" or
bali that the fans got little impa-
tient and began guessing and their
guesses didn't always hit the nail on
the head Sounded as though the
bleachers were full of 17-year-locusts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
Thinks il Saved His Life.

Lester M. Nelson of Naples, Maine,
says in recent letter: 81 have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many years.
for coughs and colds. and 1 think it
saved my life. l have found it re-
liable remedy for throat and lung CON-
plants, and would no more be without
a bottle than would be without
food" For nearly 40 years New Dis
covery has stood at the head of throat
and lung remedies. Az preventive
of pneumonia and healer of weak
lungs it has no equal. Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
and ST. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
With Ball Players

Stark is only loaned by Little Rock
to Peoria, it turns out.
Pitcher Lee Stillman and Infielder
Mackey have walked the plank at
Clinton.
Decatur has signed Catcher Doc
White, released by Peoria, and let VIII
klns go.
Joe Bower is back at third for Pc
oria, and it is believed his throwing
arm will come around in good shape.
play at all the southern towns on the
coming trip. 1t will be severe test.
Instead of releasing Joe McGinnity
Manager McGraw has decided to let
him take his regular turn in the box
hereafter.
The name of Carlisle appears in the
Kansas City lineup. Yesterday he
made two two baggers. Guess that's
our Walter.
Donnelly has released Tevis, the
pitcher borrowed from Indianapolis.
If he is not good enough for the Amer
lean association neither will he do in
the Three-Eye
Springfield has purchased Harry
Scanlon, fast left handed pitcher
and outfielder, from Oshkosh. He will
take the place Of Murphy, who was
signed as utility man.
Sheldon Lejeune has been fined $50
and suspended by President LOTUS for
his. assault upon Catcher Smith of
Clinton. In thus sitting down upon
baseball thuggery the league execu.
tive once more shows his impartiality
Eugene McGreevy has resigned as
. umpire and it is said he expects to
sign to pitch for Peoria. He was for
merly the premier twirler in this
league but went to the bad and has
not worked in the box for three years
He made good as an umpire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

Rheumatism Cured In "a Hours.
T. ]. Blackmore of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa. says: "A short
time since procured a bottle OF DR..
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. It
got me out of the house in "a hours.
I took to my bed with rheumatism
nine months ago and DR.. Detchon's
Relief for Rheumatism is the only
medicine that did me any good. ]
had five Of the best physicians in the
city, but received very little relief
from them. I know DR.. Detchon's Re
lief for Rheumatism to be what 1t Is
represented and take pleasure In rec
|ommending it to other poor sufferers. >
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island: Gust Schlegel
& Son. 20 West Second street. Daven.
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
The Best Pills Ever Sold.

After doctoring Is years for chron-
lie Indigestion, and spending over 5000,
nothing has done me as much good
as Dr. Kings New Life Pills. con-
slider them the best pills ever sold,"
writes B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside, N.
&c. Sold under guarantee at all drug
|gists. rs cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
BENEFITS Add Another.

The BENEFITS defeated the Max
team of Moline on the South Heights
diamond yesterday afternoon by the
score of IL to 4. The battery for the
Max team was Anderson and Brown
and for the BENEFITS Rhodes and
Gstettenbauer. The BENEFITS will go
to Long Grove. Iowa. next Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
c. r. 1. G. P. Bows Win.

The C. r. l. & P. and c. b. & @.
clerks went to it yesterday on the
South Heights diamond, and the for
mer won out 10 to g. j. Killian and
Howard Gregg formed the battery for
the winners. and Holdorf and Kirkman
for the losers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08

Stolen bases-McCarthy, Scharn-
weber (2), Smith (2). Two base hits
Mccarthy, Herbert. Struck out-By
Higgins, 5; by Case, 5. Bases on balls
-Off Higgins, q; off Railing. Q. Hits
-Off Railing, 1 in 2 innings Hit by
Pitched ball-By Railing, 1. Passed
5all-Olis. Umpire-Stickney.
squeal on Umpire.
Decatur, H., June S.-Peoria won
squally IL inning game. The visitors
got two runs in the first without a hit,
Laudermilk being unsteady. All close
decisions were against the locals and
n the 18th the visitors hit in vic
tory. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
Red Stars Win Another.

At the Ninth street diamond yes
terday the Red Stars defeated the
Reservoirs by the score of 90 to s. The
batteries were Leithner and Means for
the winners and Anderson and Manuel
for the losers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-08
Torniuht.

II you would enjoy tomorrow take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets tonight. They produce an agreea-
BILE laxative effect, clear the head and
cleanse the stomach. Price rs cents.
Samples free at all drug stores.