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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Improved Ditching Piow.

A recent invention provides an Inn
proved ditching plow, especially adapt
ed for digging tlling sewer bitches or
draining bitches. Tie device is of very
simple construction, and capable Of ef-
fective service in any character of soil.
1t is especially adapted to be drawn
by traction engine or capstan, says
Scientific American. AS shown in the
engraving, 1t comprises a beam A,
which extends forward and with an
upward inclination from the cleaner B.
The latter is triangular in shape, being
provided with two diverging wings. The
purpose of the cleaner Is to travel over
the surface of the ground and remove
the excavated material from the edges
of the ditch. The beam A Is hinged to
the cleaner, so as to provide for GER
tain amount of vertical motion Below
the beam and forming an angle there
with Is blade G, provided with cut
ting edge at its lower end, which serves
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
lIIIlIIIEII(III
| GENERAL VIEW OF THE ExH1B1T1CN GROUNDS.
Its absence, with the result that all the
edifices will be fireproof.

It's absence, with the result that all the
edifices will be fireproof.
The giant Of the palaces is the ma
chinery hall. 1t Is the largest building
ever erected at any exhibition. 1t cov-
ers an area Of six acres, and consists
of n main building running northeast
and southwest, joined together at the
south end by building of similar con.
structlon, the whole resembling In de
sign the letter "u."
One of the most advanced structures
Is the palace of woman's work. Anoth-
er structure that Is nearing completion
is the Fine Arts palace. The hanging
space for pictures in this editice Is two
and half times greater than that at
the British Royal Academy.
stadium Like ROme's.
A striking feature is the great stadi.
um, built after the design of the fa-
nous Coliseum at Rome Here will be
held the quadrennial Olympic games
in which 1t is hoped all the civilized
countries of the world will meet
Upward of 1000 representative ath.
letes Will take part in the varied con.
tests, and the curves of the running
track have been so delicately calcu-
lated that a runner Will be able to get
round n corner at full speed. Besides
athletic games Of every description,
great angling and tly-castlng tourna.
ments will be held, and Il week In Octo-
ber will be devoted to games of Rugby
and association football, lacrosse and
hockey, while In the stadium the Aero
Club will conduct number of flying
machine contests and competitions The
attractions Will be practically unllm-
tied.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

pilfer little things quicker than man
They take little things where a man
wouldn't take the chance, because he
knows the value isn't enough to nsk
the chance of being caught. Look ut
the shoplifters.
Now, man who wears his shoes
off evenly across the bottom is a pretty
level headed sort of chap. He doesn't
90 off half-cocked and when he says Il
thing you can pretty generally bank on
it," He thought 1t over before he said
it.
"But when the shoe wears out on the
outside of the sole look out for that
man. He isn't man of his word. Don't
extend any credit to him, because you're
liable not to get paid. He's liable to
be a pretty slippery customer In a
deal"
"How about these shoes?" asked an
other listener as he held up his for in
spection.
Il can't tell anything about the
soles, because you've just had them
mended But can tell by the counter
that you're changeable In your nature.
You're not as steadfast as you should
be- Pull your shoe Off" and as 1t was
handed to him he said: "Now If you'll
look down on that shoe from the top,
or from the back, you'll see that the
counter is swung inward The man
who breaks his counter down toward
the inside OF his foot is changeable in
his nature, 1t isn't very marked In this
shoe, so you're not so bad"
what about the man who wears hiA
heel off on the outsider"
Every one does that. 1t doesn't
mean anything in 'shoeology' But there
are men who wear their shoes out
sQuarely on the back of the heel-come
down so hard they break the counters
down. All I've seen have belonged to
successful men,
as there any difference between the
way fat men and slim men wear out
their shoes?.
Not that I've noticed. They wear
them about the same as other people. =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Farm Facts and Fanci...

Farm Facts and Fancies,
j.. Hogs need clean. pure water as much
as the rest of the stock. See that they
get It.
Perhaps you do not realize 1t, but
the dearest animal on your farm is the
cheap scrub.
Which do you keep7 The COW that
makes more than she eats or the COW
that eats more than she makes?
1t Is impossible to plant an orchard
or wlndbreak In the winter time, but
IT Is possible and profitable to plan one
or both.
Fungous diseases and insect pests
can be kept from taking the profits Of
the orchard this next season by faith.
full, judicious spraying.
The five to eight quarts of milk a
day COW will never return the farmer
an adequate profit, unless the percent
age Of butter fat is high.
An argument In favor Of the open
head In fruit trees Is that the fruit on
such trees does not rot so badly as that
on trees with dense heads
First the framework, then the trim
mingS So with stock-raisIng. Feed
to get the biggest kind Of growth, then
lay on the fat as fast as possible.
A dairy cow must be given more feed
than just enough for her own support
II she Is to be relied upon to give any
thing for the support of her owner.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
MY Choice.

I'd rather be happy than sad
I'd rather be good than bad;
I'd rather rejoice, yes, this is my choica.
Than brood over the troubles I've had.
I'd rather be modest than proud,
I'd rather be quiet than loud
I'd rather look up, to the sky's golden
cup,
Than walk with my head always bowed
I'd rather be healthy than sick,
I'd rather be certain than quick:
I'd rather be broke than have It b.
spoke
grew rich by an underhand trick.
I'd rather be sober than tight,
I'd rather be kindly than fight,
Unless, 1t were true, only fighting
would do
The work to establish the right.
I'd rather be free than slave,
I'd rather be noble than brave;
I'd rather be me, with my babe on ny
knee,
Than the richest old man near the grave.
I'd rather be lavish than mean,
I'd rather my wife than a queen.
And I'd rather my home than the splenv
dors of Rome
Or the castles that Europe has seen.
Detroit Free Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
The Cat Under the nan.

According to the report of the Stats
Game Commission of Pennsylvania for
1907, song and insectlvorous birds In
that state are increasing and game
birds becoming scarcer. Bear and deer
are rapidly increasing.
Bears are now protected In Pennsyl
vania by legal close season during
the spring and summer months. Dur
Ing the season of 1907 there were killed
in the state $50 deer.
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, chief game pro
tector Of the state, recommends the
placing of bounty on the scalps Of the
domestic cat as well as on those Of the
wildcat.
There is no greater destroyer Of
bird life," he declares, "than the house
cat"
The legislative appropriation for
bounties on noxious animals and birds
was insufficient to meet the demands
upon 1t last year. A much larger ap-
preparation Is called for, and the addi-
tion of the great horned owl and the
goshawk to the outlawed class Is re.
Quested.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
SPELLING NAMES

ThereWas No Doubt About Hannah
When the English Lady Finished.
A bygone generation witnessed an
acrimonious controversy In the Irish
family of O'Conor in County Roscom-
mon as to the right of any branch OF
the ancient race to spell the name
thus-with one ''n." That right. 1t
was maintained, was held only by the
F; O'Conor Don as head Of the house.
So prolonged was the contest between
the partisans of the O'Conor and
O'Connor titles that it was called the
"N-less" (stsnding for ''endless") cor
respOndence. Finally the question was
referred to Sir ]. Bernard Burke, the
Ulster king Of arms. His decision
coincided with a decision in a certain
other matter-namely, that much mi : a
be said on either side. The two d
putting families had a common origin
a king Of Connaught, and could with
propriety and in accordance with ira
dition spell the name one way or the
other. Fortified by this award" the
two families have continued to spell
their name with one "n" up to the
presen: hour.
Equally firm, on the question as to
how his name should be spelled was the
witness in a case tried in the kings
bench few years ago. Asked his
name, his prompt reply was John
'Awkins." DO you," queried counsel,
spell your name with or without an
Ii" The emphatic answer was,
John" As a rule, however, as we
have said, variety in the spelling Of
the names of people, as in that of the
names of places, owes It's origin to peo-
pie not being so clear as was our friend
regarding how name should be SPELL
ed.
Two stories in Illustration of this
occur to us. In the first Mrs CULVER
full was having christened her latest
baby. The old minister was little
deaf. What name did you say?" he
queried. Il said," replied the mother,
with some asperity, Hannah" do
you," said the other, "mean Anna or
Hannah2" Look ERE" exclaimed the
now thoroughly exasperated lady, 81
won't be hexamlned in this way.
mean 'Haitch-hay-hen-hen-hay-h -haitch'--
Hannah!"
The second incident to which we re-
fer Is this. Here also there was "a
lady in the case" She was on an err
rand, and she had to deal with the
name Of another party. In brief, she
had bought pair of sleeve links for
her fiance when the shopman asked.
ANY Initials, miss?" The rest may be
stated thus:
She-Oh, yes; forgot. Engrave
u" upon them for his first name.
Shopman-Pardon me, Is it Uriah or
Ulysses? Names with "U" are rare,
you know.
She (proudly) His name is Eugene.
London Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

Any one who intends to start seeds
indoors needs knowledge of various
facts concerning each variety-the
length Of time needed for termination,
the time required for the plant to reach
the blooming or fruitage stage, and
whether it can be transplanted to the
open ground with safety in early
spring, or not until considerably later.
For instance, says Suburban Life,
chrysanthemum seeds will germinate In
from five to ten days, but the plants re-
quire very long season of growth be-
fore Towering, and the person who gets
ahead of Jack Frost must SOW the
seeds not later than March land
earlier, If possible. With varieties
which germinate quickly, grow rapid
ly and bloom early, the sowing should
be delayed at least a month, to avoid
the trouble of repeated transplantings,
to prevent the Seeding plants from
getting "leggy" and weak.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

to enter the earth more or less deeply
as the plow is drawn forward, and
carry the excavated material to the
surface. At its forward end this blade
Is braced by means of support D,
which is fastened to the beam A. At
the forward end Of tie beam A is
clevis bar e, which is secured at it's
upper end to draft bar F, extending to
the rear of the beam A. In this clevis
bar are a series of apertures adapted
to receive link to which pulley block
Is connected. This block serves to re-
ceive the cable that is passed to the
windlass Or drum Of the traction en-
gine, for the purpose of drawing the
car forward. Owing to the lightness Of
this plow, it may readily be loaded
upon truck and transported from
place to place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Measuring Hay in stacI,..

To find tie number of tons in long,
square stacks, multiply the length In
yards by the width in yards, and that
by half the altitude In yards. Then
divide that by fifteen. For circular
stacks multiply the square of the cir
conference of the stack in yards by
four times the altitude in yards and
divide by two. The quotient will be
the number of cubic yards. Divide by
fifteen for the number of tons.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
WHEEL OF YESTERDAY.

statisticianS of the Census bureau
Record Its Decline and Fall.
Ten years ago even persons with
cork legs rode bicycles, says the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal. Not only did
hoi pollol buy wheels" ON the Install
ment plan and tear down street and
boulevard and pike and path in mad
pursuit of pleasure but society strad.
died the bike" and did feats that evil
denced hitherto unsupported grit and
Drawn. The fat rode to reduce, the
lean to build up, the old to get young
and the young to get muscle, For one
reason or another every one gripped
the handlebar with both hands, paved
at the pedals with both feet aud rode
WIN all of his--or her--heart aud soul
and strength. Not to ride was to miss
something like seyen-eighthS Of life and
live the other eighth In solitude. Where
is the wheel OF yesterday? Early in
tbs morning. when all men are abed
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

hold on the farming community than
the Barred Plymouth Rock. The Or
pingtons are comparatively newcomers,
but have rapidly made their way to
hrst place in the utility class. Particu-
larly may this be said of the buff vari-
ETY.. Buff Orplngtons are one of many
varieties and probably the most popular
of the Orpington family. They are rap
idly replacing many wornout strains
and mongrels on our farms and have
taken front place in the utility poul-
try ranks as winter layers and market
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
HoIsteins Preferred.

The Iowa State board of control will
soon have 1000 Holstein COWS at It's
different institutions. Different breeds
have been used heretofore, but 1t has
been decided to have only one breed
and Holstein. was selected because of
Its milk-giving qualities. Last year
the cows at the Iowa institution gave
nearly quarter of a million gallons
of milk and this amount will be in.
creased.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
IN the Civil war and besftes all that a

IN the Civil War and besI Ices all that a
"hardshell Baptist" As-
AN they didn't lick us in tn Civil
War;" he used to say I'VE jes' got
plum wo' out klllln' them Northern.
ers."
For the last several years of his life
Mr.. Mason gave up work In the fields
but he kept several hives of bees, by
which he used to sit all day watching
over them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
The British Breed.

British bred animals, whether thes
be horses, cattle, sheep or even pigs.
are superior to all others in quality
and stamina. There is some strange
and admirable power In our soil which
puts stronger fiber and a more en-.
during stamp of excellence into the
live stock bred in our islands than are
found in the same breed or species In
any other part of the world.-Londop
Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Fence Posts.

Wyoming experiments In preserving
fence posts show that when the posts
were dipped in crude petroleum and
burned off so that the char comes above
the ground when posts are set, they
will keep indefinitely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

fowls. There is
great demand for
eggs and fowls Of
this breed. They
have light-colored
legs a n d white
flesh. Chickens are
hardy and grow
rapidly. Eggs are
of medium or larg-
er size, according
to strain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
America Ha. the Healthieyt Cath,

America Has the Healthiest Cattle
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson says
the United States has the healthlest
cattle of any nation on the face of the
earth. This is owing to our rigid sys-
tenn Of inspection and our prompt meas
ures to eradicate diseases. In Europe
40 per cent of the cattle are infected
with tuberculosis, and In the United
States only 10 per cent, and we will
soon have 1t entirely eradicated.a We
have inspectors in Europe, and not one
animal infected in any way is permit
ted to be shipped to this country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

outh Rocks, White
Wyandottes a n d
B uf Orpingtons.
Both Barred Plym-
outh Rocks and
White Wyandottes
are to be found in
every locality, and
eggs from them
may be had at rea-
sonable cost. No
variety seems to.
hQVn n UrRoEo.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Process Butter.

The government inspection Of reno
waited butter last year showed a total
production of 63,000,OOO pounds of such
butter, an increase of 10 per cent over
the preceding year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Pride and Pried.

"Biffers gets his new car out severai
times day. Matter of pride, sup
poser
yep. Pried 1t out OF a mudhols
three times last Monday Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

countless men and women who do not
get out into the country because they
have neither horses nor motor cars
and who need the fresh air and the ex-
erclse that bicycling once gave them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

White Orpingtons are most promls-
Ing variety and are likely to become
popular on account Of their merits as
layers and table FOWLS s.-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

The more children a woman has the
fewer theories she has
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01
Buff Orpington Fowls.

No varieties of fowls are better suit
ed to the requirements of farmers and
others than Barred and White Plym-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-09

The best proof that Columbia is becom-
ing a city is the smallness of the rooms.
Some of them are of such size that an
extra chair or a trunk takes up all the
available room.
If a poet were to write of Columbia
life, he would probably praise the quail
ties possessed by the large, shady
Dor, hes and the lawn swings when the
moon is shining behind the clouds. The
lawns and rooms are small. but Column
bia has swings and large porches which
seem an agreeable contrast to the flats
of the city, where the man coming home
late from lodge must stand on the side
walk while he hunts for the keyhole.
In the city one lives as far from the
Office as he can. But in a college town
the student who lives more than half
a dozen blocks from school is out of
touch with college life. Therefore in IA
few years it will become absolutely
necessary to build large dormitories near
the University campus.
The water is better than that of al
most any city in the country. The pur-
ity of the water, aided by the fine
sewerage system, makes an epidemic OF
typhoid fever almost impossible. The
business houses are among the best found
where and their window displays are
up-to-date. The railway
stations are small and remind one of the
Union station in Kansas City, which.
having been built before the flood. Is
on account of its historical
interest.
Summing up: Columbia, with its brick
streets. good water. steam or hot air
heat. electric lights, golf links. tennis
library and lecture course, has
all the advantages of life in a large city.
With its lawns. pOrches. pure air good
neighbcr> and pleasure re>Orts-Lovers
Leap and the classic Ilink>On--it has
all the benefits Of life i'm small country
town.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-09
Chicken a la Newburg.

Cut cold cooked chicken duck or turkey
into cubes of about one inch. To each pint
of these blocks allow two tablespoon
fuls of butter. Il Tablespoonful Of Hour
half pint OF milk and the yoIks o.
three hard-boilcd eggs. Rub the yolks
of the eggs to powder. adding grad
ually the milk Put the butter AM
flour in a saucepan: when smooth adj
the eggs and milk: stir until it reaches
the boiling point: press through
sieve. add half Il tea>poonlul Of salt, q
>altspoonful OF pepper. and then 'ne
chicken. Toss this gently over hot wa
ter until the chicken is well heated, an'
serve with triangular pieces of toast.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-09
Those Basement Stepladders.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian
1t may seem a small matter, but when
some Freshman cracks his Uranium i'm
Il hcadlong plumg" down the basement
steps. carpenter, probably will get busy
and build new ones. But why wait un-
til the Freshman RECEIVERS with hospi
tai nurse lending over him: Those
basement steps are not only at dan
ger"uS angle but they are rough. >plin-
terry and unsightly. Because the whole
basement looks like a >ubtcrranean pas
sage the architect possibly thought those
steps appropriate entrances. Anyhow
the dark cavern ought to be lighted not
only for the sake of the frightened
Freshman but for the ba>hful Coed who
occasionally feels her uncertain way
about that gloomy corridor.
COED.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-09
NOT 4 CAMPAIGN.

some newspapers are >ayin" IA hot
Campaign" ARD Who said IA tame fight =
We are told that The State or.aniza p
tion i, in fine fighting trim for Il great
victory Also, the opponents are
ready for the fray.
Political warhor,es" are crratin"
havoc in the "enemy's ranks" The Old
Guard stands fast The noise of con
rlict'' dulls our >cn>eS. 1t is the crisis.
Let every man do his duty" and not
stay at home" Truly. we scarcely com
prehend the immen~ity of the conflict
that RACES about us but we rest assured
that when the smoke clears away in
November after the battle" we shall
have a breathing spell of peace.
Why should decent men call each other
liars. and sensible people talk OF cam
paigning when no man bears hostility or
a gun: However much enthusiasm may
be- stirred up. this i not Il warlike dis
turbance. with states torn asunder and
voters arraycd in hostile camps.
However much we may hear from big
guns and however much strategy willy
politicians practice to gain support or
administer drfcat. this i not il cam
paign."
a friendly contest between men and
parties, both working for the welfare of
the people and the country. as all our
American elections ought tn be and are.
Of course. some personalities and some
sharp debates are to he expected
some seemingly unpatriotic talk. too.
may be INDUCED in and Yet prove to he
for the nations best interests.
The man who Uses cheap abuse and
terms OF ragin. war to further his own
"r extremely partisan ends. is not count
ing our popular government at its true
value. He mi>interpret> the meaning OF
free election.
And the editor who writes such stuff
may not he be- branded a yellow Jour
nali>t:
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-09
H A N II s.!

n ANlEL MCFARLAND, editor of
the NJ. S. L. Independent while
student here and now editor
OF the Maryville MO, Republican,
writes t" tine Department of Journal
ism:
Il am intensely Interested in the
School of Journalism because it il a
Missouri idea, and | know it will be a
great success and do as much toward
making the University famous as any
thing that has even been done there.
The Missourian is certainly good, and
the experience on it will be as good
as man will get almost anvwhare.-