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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
DRESSED DOG as BARY.

How Woman Outwitted Stony
Hearted Street Car Conductors.
This is real true dog story
He is a pug and a great pet Of his
mistress. who is very fond of his fine
| pedigree. One day she discovered that
Teddy could not see as well as usual.
She felt as sad as if he were brother
or sister and a famous oculist was con-
suited. who told her to bring her pet
dog, to him.
They started, but a great obstacle
presented itself. Conductor after con-
ductor insisted that the dog should not
ride on his car, says the Portland Ore
gonian; so that it was only after get
ting on and off about a dozen times
that the doctors office was reached.
Teddy was as quiet as he could be
while having his eyes examined, and
his mistress was told she must bring
him every day for a month, and all
would be done for him that was posi-
BILE. So Teddy's mistress went to
nelghbor who had a small baby and
borrowed an outfit that was not too
dainty. Teddy kept very quiet while
being dressed in the long white dress,
then a cloak and muslin cap, and over
he face long white veil.
Thus they started Immediately upon
entering a car If 1t was filled, up
would jump a man to give the woman
carrying a little baby a good seat.
Teddy never wagged his little curled-
mp tail once, neither did he bark.
Each day the trip was taken with
the same result-a good seat and
very quiet baby.
One day the doctors Office was filed
with people waiting their turn, when a
woman turned politely to Teddy's mis-
tress and said: MY turn comes next
aid l will wait for you on account Of
your baby. 1t is so very tiresome to
walt with a baby"
The doctor opened his door at that
moment and called them both in his
private office. He said. 81 will show
you the very best patient l have" and
took Teddy carefully in his arms. He
threw back the white veil and dis
closed the dogs little pug nose and a
pert little face looking out cutely from
.nder the frills of the cap.
Teddy can see pretty well out of one
eye now. His mistress expected huge
bill for the experts service, but In
stead she received receipted bill from
the good doctor with note saying that,
as Teddy was the first patient he had
ever treated of royal dog blood, he
esteemed it great honor to have been
the means of helping him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
OFF,

Sprague's electric railway, however,
was about twenty years wide, and it
was filed with numerous attempts to
help the eager passengers to hurry.
The first cable road was laid in San
Francisco in 1873 by Andrew S. Halli-
die, Henry Root Asa L. Hoevy and
William Eppelshemer. The originator
of the idea, however, was e. S. Gar
diner, of Philadelphia, who suggested
the plan some time prior to the actual
building.
The cable served its useful purpose
for eighteen years, when 1t was electri-
fed by the motor car promoters; that
Is, electric conductor rails were strung
in the cable conduit and the wire rope
hauled out. The dynamo had been per-
fected and electricity was CONNER
cial motive power; therefore, the cleo
tric street railway Of 1888 was a sue
cess. Before that, attempts had been
made to operate street cars by various
kinds of magnetic engines. In 1885
Thomas Davenport blacksmith, built
railway in Springfield, Mass, over
which he operated a car driven by an
electric magnet motor, and twelve
years later Prof, Moses Farmer brought
out another electromagnetic motor, but
they never passed beyond the expert
mental stage.
The real beginning of the American
electric street railway system was the
Union Passenger Railway of Richmond,
Va, equipped by Lieut.. Sprague and
opened for service on the first day of
February, 1885, 1t was a "troller" line
trolley" is the word in use now. City
officials soon saw the danger of over
head wires in the crowded city, and their
precautions led to the underground sys,
tenn, system that is familiar to all.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Eradicating wild Mustard.

One Of the most pestiferous weeds ID
the wild mustard, but recent expert
ments In Wisconsin seem to give prom
ise that 1t may be quite easily and
cheaply exterminated. 1t has been
known for several years that spraying
field with blue vitriol would kill mus
tard without injuring the grain which
is growing. But. the attendant expense
has been the chief objection to wide
use. The Wisconsin station has been
making some tests with copperas, or
iron sulphate, that indicate that 1t is
quite as effective as the bluestone, AMI
cheaper, as 60 cents will furnish enough
to treat an acre. Similar successful ex-
periments have been made with copper
as by the Cornell station. Some three
years ago the California station tried
spraying with blue vitriol to hold IN
check mustard on its cereal paintings
at Yuba City and came to the same
conclusions as did the Wisconsin sta
tion. At Davis during the present sea"
son experiments in a limited way were
tried with copperas, but owing to the
lack of facilities for properly applying
the compound results were not satisfac-
tory. The work will be repeated anoth-
er time with the most approved applt
ances.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

Three hundred years ago Samuel de Champlan, the
French explorer founded the settlement of Quebec. In
commemoraton of its tercentenay the city Of Quebec
recently had the greatest celebration in its history and
one Of the greatest ever held IN the New World The
city gave itself up festivities for ten days, and Ia
nadans both British and French ancestry joined in
making the event to be remembered The celebration
was attended by the Prince Of Wales by representatives
from all the principal governments and by the greatest
collection of warshps, comprising English, French and
American vessels that gathered in the St Lawrence
river The United States represented by Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks and Rear Adimgal W. S. Cowes brother
inaw of the President.
Civil religious, military and naval authorities par
tcpated In the various ceremonies and festivities There
were huge and costly pageants, fetes military parades
and naval reviews to charm both eye and The cee
bration attended by nearly all Canada, and thou
sands of expatriated Canadians gathered from the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

horses made trips over this railway
carrying passengers. The car was a
big stage coach, or rather three stage
coaches In one, for there were three
compartments, each of which resem-
bled small stage coach, and 1t had
the name "John Mason" painted above
the center door,
About twenty years later the Sixth
avenue street railway was built and
the street ear craze began, 1t really
amounted to Il craze, for thirty street
car companies began business during
the next five years, During the ten
years from 1860 to 1870 eighty-five
street railways were built The census
twenty years later showed 769 street
railways IN operation. In two years
this number Increased to 0ST,
The street railway was success,
therefore 1t was the object of various
attempts at Improvement, for in Amer
lea. whatever is success. must be i'm
proved People wanted to so faster
than the one poor horse could pull the
car. aud SO many were satisfied to 60
slow that the little car the one horse
pulled would not hold them all, They
made larger cars and htched two
horses to them, but two horses could
not 20 any faster than enc horse since
they had doubled the size OF the car
SO inventive genius kept the patent
office UP nights examining their claims
for Improvements In street railways
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

for testing them. One of the most re-
cent is shown in the accompanying IL.
lustration, patented by a Minnesota
farmer.
1t consists of wooden frame OF
casing across the top of which is q
leather support for the eggs, the latter
resting in flexible apertures. In the
bottom Of the casing is an inclined mir.
ror. Mounted on the upper part of the
frame is a light-refecting hood ii
which is placed lamp or other suitable
illuminant. In operation eggs are
placed over the aperture, and the light
falling on the eggs will cast shadow
upon the mirror If they are unsound
The soundness of the eggs is indicated
by the clearness of the light that falls
through them upon the mirror.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

Tomatoes are imported in increasing
quantities each year from Italy. The
quality of these tomatoes is stated to
be good and the prices low. Large
quantities of canned tomatoes are also
shipped now each season from Italy to
the eastern part of the United States,
and the American shipments to Italy,
are much smaller than formerly. 1t Is
suggested by one of the leading import
ers in Liverpool that the American to-
matoes are frequently packed before
they are fully ripe, and that this prac-
tice renders them undesirable for use
The Italian tomatoes are carefully SO.
ected, and are only packed after they.
have attained ripe and rich color. i
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Learn Hnu to Sell.

Alone the farmer has no more chance
with the market combine than a rabbit
has with hungry bulldog. Collective
" he may hold his own and get fair
price for his produce. Figure a bit.
Five cents bushel added to the prio
of wheat means gain of 81 to $1.50
per acre. 0ne-half a cent per pound
means a gain of So in every 1000
pounds of beef or pork or mutton. Co
operation in selling will bring these
advances and more. Twenty-Five cents
bushel added to the sweet potato crop
in four years has raised the growers of
Ttdewater County, Virginia, from pow
erty to respectable wealth. Southern
cotton growers have made S3,0O0,0O0 d
year clear profit above the average BY
sticking together. Organization is the
big stick" of commerce and it is time
for farmers to learn to use it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
On a New Fonting.

Absalom Foote, an eccentric old gen.
tleman who had grown tired of life in
the city, decided to move to some small
er town. free from the road of traffic,
the hustle and confusion of the throng-
ing multitude, where he could end his
days TRANQUILITY. as became man of
his age. In casting about for loca-
tion, his eye chanced to light upon the
advertisement In village paper of one
Thomas r. Foote, who wanted to dis
pose of his boot and shoe store at a
bargain, having made up his mind to
remove to the city.
That's the very thing" he said.
"Sellng shoes is nice, easy occupa-
tion. 1t will give me Just enough to
do to keep me from stagnating and 1t
won't wear me ont with overwork. I'll
investigate 1t. It's queer though, that
his name is Foote, my name is Foote,
he wants to come to the city and want
% go TO the country"
A visit to the little town decided him.
He liked its appearance and location.
He was pleased. moreover, with
Foote's Shoe Store" and bought it,
rood viii and all, at a bargain,
We'll" said the other Mr.. Foote,
~you won't have to change the sign"
NO" he answered, slowly. "I'Il just
add little TO IT,"
The next day he added this, just be-
low the sign: This place has changed
feet"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Keep Digging in the Corn Field

Some ambitious farmers are anxious
to lay by the corn field very early; but
it is not wise, for the grass and weeds
are always more forward to grow about
this season than any other, and the
ground will become very foul where the
corn is too early laid by and, more than
this, a great proportion of the nourish.
ment of the crop is derived from the air
and dew conveyed to the roots. This
can be done only when the surface is
free from weeds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Evolution of
the Street Car
N~~O-~NN-NONN~N-

Three hundred years ago an English
coal miner laid some wooden beams in
the muddy road leading from his col
liery, for the wheels of his coal carts
to run on the other day a coal mine
owner from the same country boarded
an electric car in New York and made
a tour Of the subway. The boards in
the muddy road were the ancestors Of
that street car, writes b. Il. Wilson.
The little eXpedient Of the English
miner, which made heavy hauling light,
marked the beginning Of the "tram-
way" the great-grandfathe of the
railway, the thing which made street
cars possible. These wooden beams
served their purpose very well until
they began to wear out Inventive
genius was equal TO the OCcasion the
wooden beams were plated with iron.
Thin iron bands were fastened to the
top OF the beam to take the wear of the
cart wheels. This was all right as far
as the top was concerned, but the wood
en- beams rOtted on the bottom 80 they
made them out of iron entirely and laid
them on short pieces Of wood which
could be cheaply replaced when they
rotted. To keep the wheels Of the coal
carts from running off the rails was
the next problem, and they solved it
by putting tlanges on the outer sides of
the rail, In 1880 William Jessop, the
father of the street railway, took the
hanges off the rails and put them on
the cart wheels and the real evolution
Of the street car began.
A clumsy omnibus car drawn ov
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
A sweep Rake.

The two main pieces in the frame
Of the sweep are made of 21a by 4 inch
pine scantling they are II feet long
and about 20 inches apart. The teeth
are made of by inch scantling, and
are 8 feet long they are beveled on the
lower side to slide over uneven ground.
The arms for hitching the whiffie trees
to should project about feet 6 inches
over the end of the sweep; these are
made of by inch stuff. The guide
arms should be 8 feet long by 21a by 8
inches. Each has about foot Of chain
with a ring on the end to fasten to the
breast strap of the harness.
The hay guard can be made of 2 by
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

inch stuff this is raised about a foot
above the sweep to keep the hay from
sliding back too far over the sweep. 1t
should be braced about four feet from
each end.
The wheels are 1S inches in diam
eter; and a piece of inch gas pipe is
used for an axle. 1t Is clamped to the
teeth, two pins with washers being
used to keep the wheels from sliding
sideways and rubbing against the teeth.
The piece projecting at the back
under the sweep should extend about
two feet; 1t is beveled like sleigh
runner; it is to keep the teeth from
raising too high where riding on the
empty sweep.
In hitching horses to q sweep that
have never been used on one person
can get best results by tying the halter
shank to the end of the guide-arms and
making both lines the same length on
the harness then fasten one line tC
each ring of the bit. When 1t is desired
to turn the horses to the right, simply
hold the off horse back, and drive the
nigh one ahead, and he will naturally
swing around to the right.
In drawing a sweep load Of hay or
to the stacker draw it as far ahead as
possible, then back the horses and raise
ends of teeth, and drive ahead again
this will pack the hay on the stacker
and less of it is apt to fall back on the
ground when being raised to the stack
The most convenient size Of stack tC
build is 16 feet wide by about % feet
'cng-Montreal Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

rious foreign countries in which they have made their
homes The landing of Champlain the shore of the
St Lawrence and his selection of the spot which Que
bec the Oldest French settlement in Canada is built
reproduced. great historical pageant given umi
mated floats representing different events in the history
of Quebec. There were parades in which the various
crack Canadian regiments took part Premier Laurier
and other noted speakers made addresses. There
review of the English French and United States vessels
in the St Lawrence river. Thanksgiving held
the Plains of Abraham by the Catholics of the city,
headed by the Canadian primae and thanksgiving
ices held in the Episcopal cathedral There
great shore parade and enacted representing the
landing of WOfes force the ascent up the heights and
the battle OF the Plains Of Abraham. Then farewes
exchanged and the British squadron took its depar
ture The next day the French vessels followed suit and
finally the New Hampshire heaved anchor and bade fare
well to Quebec.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

until Lieut.. Frank G. Sprague, U. S. n.
(resigned), built the first successful
electric railway in 1888, the dummies"
were the only things the suburbanites
had to ride behind
The Cable system.
The gap between the dummies" and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

The most popular of these improve
ments were the dummies" steam en-
glnes mounted on wheels and boxed up
to make them attractive. Their popu-
larity was short-lived in the cities,
however, but suburbanltes consented to
ride behind them long after they had
disappeared from the city streets. But,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Invest in a sprayAr.

No farm work pays better than
spraying the trees, berry bushes and
grape vines. Attention to this matter
at the proper time assures immunity
from insect enemies and good crops Of
perfect fruit are the results. Don't
spray fruit trees while the bloom is on,
for that kills bees and bees are valuable
assistants in pollenizing fruits. A
spraying outfit for the farm need not
be large and costly, and will have its
own value the first year 1t is used,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

In the main the egg-eating habit is
caused by soft shelled eggs being laid.
The hens get taste of the egg and
thus form the appetite To prevent
these bad eggs the fowls should be COM
pelled to exercise and there should 10
such feed given that will supply plenty
Of lime, and in addition a small trough
Of cracked oyster shell should be con-
stantly within reach of the fowls SO
they can help themselves at will.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
General Farm Notes.

Sour swill is not fit for hog feed.
The early fruit catches the big price.
1t takes nerve to thin fruit, but 1t
pays.
Too much corn win produce thumps
in pigs.
Dry soil is one of the first requisites
for sheep farming.
Select the pigs for breeding from the
sow with the largest litter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
The Garden in the FaIi.

Just as soon as any crop Of vegeta-
bles is finished in the garden spade tue
location, and If any seeds are in the
soil many Of them will sprout. If so,
go over it again, which will save much
time and labor In the spring. Late
summer and fall is the proper time to
clean garden, especially If weed seeds
are to be gotten rid of.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Lifting Heavy Timhers.

When it becomes necessary for one
man to handle heavy weight, such as
log or barn timber which must be
lifted, it can be done without a strain
by making use Of the trick shown in
the sketch Using small blocks, build
a crib under the center of the log by
lifting up one end, allowing the log
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
sulphur for Rats.

1t is said that if sulphur is sprinkled
on the barn door and through the corn
as gathered there viii not be rat or
mouse to bother. A pound of sulphur
win be sufficient to preserve a large
barr Of corn
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

When a man moves into a western
town, the thing that surprises him most
is the great number of men who do
nothing all day but stand on street
corners and exchange fool opinions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

GOOD eggs. InlS sup
position is natural,
inasmuchas so many
eggs of questionable
,urity reach the din.
ner table. If the
dealer desired he
could readily dis
card eggs of doubt.
full age, as shere are
numerous devices
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16

to balance near the center. When lifted
as shown in dotted outline place an
other timber under the long end, and
then repeat the operation and
Home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-16
Simnle Egg Tester.

The average person evidently imag
ines that it is impossible for the dealer
to distinguish between bad eggs and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-24
For a sprained Ankle.

AS usually treated, sprained ankle
will disable the injured person for a
month or more, but by applying Cham
berlain's Eminent and observing the
directions with each bottle faithfully,
a cure may be effected in many cases
) in less than one weeks time. This
liniment is a most remarkable prepara-
ration. Try it for a sprain or bruise,
or when laid up with chronic or MUS
cular rheumatism, and you are certain
to be delighted with the prompt re
lief which 1t affords. For sale by Hays
& Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-24
Grocer Cleveland.

Cleveland
who has the civil died his home
in Princeton New Jersey early hour this morning aged "
needless will occasion wide regret Few
universally have been
deserving of the paudits constituency
Cleveland citizen, states
equaled
sublime right and to do itregard
less of the consequences.
Cleveland President United critical period
history, promptly and
his actions prob
which him high
history of Americas
all the loss of
a a a
Eternity will be 10
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-24
Business Conditions.

1t is the opinion of prominent
Hattiesburg banker who is in a posi-
ton to know about such things, that
the dull times in Hattiesburg and
throughout the South Mississippi tim
Der belt have reached bottom and are
now on the uplift.
at is necessary that the bottom
should be reached in a panic, said the
gentleman referred to, land the sooner
the better for there is not usually any
improvement until conditions have
reached the lowest level. We have
been dragging the bottom for a month
or more in this section and there is
every indication now of an early i'm
provement. In fact an Improvement is
already noticeable and 1 think it will
kbe more marked from now on" 2 q
This is the opinion OF financier
and reference was made by him tic
financial conditions. Business i'm
provement must of necessity follow
financial improvement very quickly
That business is improving in Hatties
burg is evident now, but the improve
ment is very naturally a gradual one
That it will be more rapid within the
next thirty days is the opinion of &
number of business men in the city.