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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
San Lo.e scale

The San Jose scale Is the insect
that should be sought out and fought
at all seasons Of the year. 1t is
soft-bodied insect protected by a waxy
covering which can be penetrated only
by very corrosive chemicals. Owing
to injury to foliage. these chemicals
must be used In winter or when the
trees are dormant.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
war on Bnd Seed.

Good work in detecting adulterated
seeds is being carried on by the De-
partment of Agriculture. OF 1,471
samples Of seeds taken last year 102
samples were found adulterated or
misbranded The department publishes
the results of the test, together with
the names Of the firms that sold the
seed. 1t is claimed that since this
work began the trade In adulterated
seeds has fallen off greatly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Conversational seeds.

The National Government is becom-
ing more liberal to the agricultural
interests each year. The appropria-
tion bill has reported, covering all
appropriations made for the Agricul-
tural Department, amounts this year
to $13,773,276, which is an increase
of $889, ,45O over that of last season.
The forestry service has secured an
increase of $5OO,OOO for fire protec-
tion. Last years forest fires were an
object lesson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Pure Milk.

Certified milk sells in all large cities
for about twice the price of other
milk. 1t is absolutely clean, no Inn
purities being allowed to get into the
milk. A layer Of fine cheesecloth Is
stretched over the milk pail, layor
of absorbent cotton Is placed upon
that, then another piece of cheesecloth.
There Is no sediment in the bottom
of the milk vessels of milk treated in
this way. 1t is not expensive either.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
CheaD Riding.

Uncle Zeke (back from the city,
You talk about cheap ridin'! l rode
twenty miles on street k'yar, an all
1t cost me was a nickel.
Uncle Jed-Gosh That amt moth
in. When was thar last year l rode
to the top Of the tallest buildin' in
town an it didn't cost me a blamed
cent Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

1t is mothers duty to keep con-
stantly on hand some reliable remedy
for use in case of sudden accident or
mishap to the children. Hamlins Wiz
ard Oil can be depended upon for just
such emergencies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Creamery Butter Production.

The 1900 census gave the total
amount of creamery butter made In
the United States as 420,126.00O pounds.
In 1904 the figures had increased to
531, ,4S0, 900. and 1t Is estimated that
the 1910 figures will reach fully 1885,
900. 900 pounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
served ,Em Right.

Uneasy lies the head that wears
the crown" quoted the student.
do you mean to tell me-" exclaim-
ed the self-made man, that those king
buffers wear their crowns to bed?"--
Kansas City Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Tbe AppIe County OF Europe.

Normandy is the apple country of
Europe. Germany is its best customer.
The apples which could not be sold
were turned into 100000 gallons OF
cider. which is the fayorite beverage
of the inhabitants Of Northern France
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

few inches from the ridge. Strips 2
In. thick are nailed above the battens,
which will raise the ventilator in.
above the roof boards and give ample
ventilation while preventing direct
drafts.-Farm and Home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

The Duchess of Marlborough has be-
come deeply interested in philanthropy
ic and educational work among Lon
don working girls, being actively con-
nected with the management Of the
National Physical Recreation Society,
Of which King Edward is also pa
tron. The society, established in 1886,
furnishes opportunities for working
girls to obtain instruction in physical
education, providing hundreds Of in.
structors for its numerous gymnasi-
ums. The Duchess recently presided
at the thirteenth annual drill compe-
tition, given by the pupils Of the So
ciety for challenge shields and med
ais, and she presented the tokens to
the winners.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Bless HerI
When

When lovely woman buys bonnet
Constructed of some shredded hay
She piles lot of fruit upon 1t
And walks along the Gay White Way.
New York Evening Mail.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
one of Many.

Does your husband worry over
money matters?"
"No; it's lack-of-money matters that
worry him."-Houston Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Solving the Milk problem.

"We're thinking of keeping a cow"
said Mrs. Lapsling. IA neighbor of ours
has big vacant lot where we can pas.
teurze her."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

"She married the old fellow for his
money and he hasn't got any"
wasn't she dreadfully disappoint-
sd?"
mot a bit. She's got it."-Balti-
more American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslows Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Il Cures While Won Wall.

Aliens Foot-Ease is u certain cure for hot
sweating, lus, aud swollen, aching feet. Sold
substitute, Trial package FREE. Address
Allen s. 0lmsted lie Roy, N Y.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Portable Hog House.

FOrtAbIe HOG HOuse.
A small house which can be occupied
by brood SOW and her litter Is the
best for raising strong, healthy hogs.
1t Is the most cleanly and sanitary,
and with well-arranged yards the pigs
can be cared for with practically no
more labor than in long house.
A very economical and useful house
is shown in the accompanying cuts. 1t
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

It costs as much to be the father
Of a belle as 1t does to own q race
horsA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Reward of DunIicifY.

Tommy, do you know where little
boys go that tell lies?'
"You bet do That's the way most oe
'em get to go to the bail games"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

placed any.
W here, attracts
and kills all flies
Neat, clean, .orn.t.
mental, conven-
lent, cheap. Lasts
all season. Made
of metal, cannot
spill or tip over,
Will not soil or
injure anything.
Guaranteed effec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

and secured a divorce. She said her hus- band drank all the perfume she had in the house and when he couldn't get more perfume at home he forced her to give him money to purchase a new supply or the scented liquid.
 The symptoms which attended per fume jazz as described by relatives of Osborne are interesting.
 Here is the story of the downfall of the perfume victim as told last night:
 On Christmas day. 1906, Osborne was out of whisky and money. bottle Of perfume which was said to be strong enough to curl a pair of oak-tanned shoe soles fell into his hands He drank a few spoonfuls of it. Immediately he ex- pressed a desire to take a long walk. He left the house and was gone two days.
 Other than taking him away from home the debauch caused him no trouble. He felt no remorse on the morning after"
 A few days later he drank a full bot tie of the same essence. That time he left home and was gone for a month. He couldn't remember where he had been when he returned home.
 By the time he acquired the third perfume jag the habit had so fixed It. self upon him that he could not be sat- isfed without a bottle of essence in his pocket from which to take nips.
 The last time his wife saw him drunk was July 29, 1907. He arose early in the morning, took several copious draughts of perfume and soon became intoxicated Arming himself with his walking stick he stalked out of the house. Then he disappeared for good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
SALARIES IN VAUDEVILLE.
In No Other Line Is Pay for Equal
 Ability and Effort Higher.
From the Theatre Magazine.

From the Theatre Magazine.
 In no other line of work is the pay higher than it is in vaudeville Lillian Russell and Elsi Janis are both report ed to have received 5000 a week dur ing brief engagements, and there are perhaps a dozen persons who never ap pear for less than a third of the sum. and who have all the work they desire. These salaries are, of course, paid only to the highest class of artists but there are plenty of people who make s20o or $500 a week and who have very little open time. A good sketch, cleverly pre- scented, is often worth $500 or $500 a week, and song and dance people frequently make from $50 to S10O apiece out of their acts. Strangely enough, acrobats. who require years of practice to perfect their feats, are among the poorest paid people in the profession. A very fair two-peo- pie acrobatic turn can be secured for s1OO, and even the best ones rarely cost the management over $500. Girl acts which require the services of a half dozen or more shapely females, who can both sing and dance, are usually put on by some of the big producers like Joe Hart or Jesse Lasky who pay all expenses connected with them and figure to make a good profit. Such acts. if sue cessful, often net their producers from $5000 to S1n GJ0 a season. the girls who play in them receiving from $2O to $30 week.
 good sketch is a veritable gold mine to it's owner. w. H. Murphy and Blanche Nichols have been presenting their screaming farce, Prom Uncle Tom to zaza," for nearly five years, and it is still as successful as ever, and there are a number of sketches now being played which are still older. Acrobatic and Juggling turns remain practically the same year after year, although new stunts occasionally replace the old ones. The audience little guesses the amount of time and patience which it requires to get trick of this class into shape for presentation. to say nothing of the dan ger involved. The Piroscoffei who do
 a wonderful juggling act with plates, practiced it daily for six years before they were ready to show it to the pub 1 lie. Think of it! Six years of constant l practice to present a trick which takes hardly half a minute to present and which 1 is only single incident of their perform l ance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

trip nearly four centuries ago. and
 sperry passed near where he was
 killed by the natives. It retraeed the steps of Commodore Perry. who made history faster than man had before or since. It sailed through the Suez canal as it soon will through the still greater canal at Panama, and then it came home to anchor in the peaceful waters that flow by the Hotel Chamberlain.
 The real object of the cruise is per haps not known Nor need any one stop to discuss it now that every ship has come back sound and intact. It was perhaps more spectacular than political or practical Scarcely any other President would have attempted 1t. The ending of the cruise is satis- factory at any rate. We know now we have a fortress fleet, one that renders invasion improbable, if not impossible Our sea power is proven, We stand prepared for war, even if we have no eolliers, and even if Mr. Reuterdahl says our armor belts do not extend far enough under water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
HIS WIFE.

By Theodosia Garrison. Somehow never seem to mind the men They look minute, then they look
 away But it's the women that l mind most;
 they Whisper and lift their eyes and stare
 again, And I start back as though didn't care Care. while my throat chokes and my
 eyes are dim It's not for me, but. oh, to think they
 dare
 To laugh at Jimmy Jim Perhaps I shouldn't mind-I ought to be IJsed to their sneers and grins by now,
 God knows, And yet--how this train stops and backs
 and slows And waits for more to look at him, and
 me. "Only a little glass or two," he said. Oh, my poor boy, how gay he looked and
 trim. I used to think I'd rather see him--deadl But, oh, it's Jimmy Jim. I wonder if those staring women think envy them their husbands sitting there Prim and sedate The fools, I'd ather
 bear With everything, the pain, the shame, the
 drink, And be his wife, his wife to help him so. His wife to love him ana to comfort
 him. a How proud I used to be, how proud, and
 oh, To think it's Jimmy Jim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
THE UPLIFT OF EMPORIA.

From the Kansas City Star.
 The mere factor of Misunderstanding the question of population-justif1es Elm poria in entertaining the proposition of street railway which is now under hopeful consideration. It is quite a step from the katy depot to the Santa Fe sta- tion, and the distance between "Soden's s' and the Normal is much farther than one would think of walking for pleas ure.
 Do you know, by the way. that Emporia did have a street car line once? It was in the early sos that the town was overtaken by very close approximation to boom. Upon the subsistence of this spasm of en- terprise Emporia found itself in possession of two new hotels, an opera house, morning daily and street car line, which involved the employment of two mules and continued in emi-operation for sev- eral years. Then some malicious "cut- up started the story that fugitive from justice, who had eluded the authorities for a number of weeks had been secreted all that time in an Emporia street car' and the line was abandoned. The morn ing daily also went the way Of all the earth. but the hotels and the opera house are yet in commission.
 In the meantime the enrollment at the "Normal'' continued to take on magnined proportions, William Allen White moved into the town and started the Gazette. the county commissioners built a new court house, the Santa Fe put up fine station, Fred Harvey established an eating house at the depot. and though the "Carbondale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
A NEW STYLE IN THEFT.

From Golfers Weekly.
 Queer things, men. Perhaps the noblest accomplishment of American sculpture is the Adams monument at Washington, master work of the late Saint Gaudens. Along comes prominent citizen, has marble firm do it's best to initiate this tragic figure and establishes the result in his cemetery lot. MT. Adams protests. Mrs. Saint Gaudens protests. They go so far as to offer a true replica, free of charge, since their object is to protect the fame of Saint Gaudens and the dignity of the bronze which sits in grief and silence above the memory of Henry Ad- ams wife. So generous an offer is not sufficient for our Baltimore connois- seur. He must have the replica, made and delivered, before he will yield the imitation. There happen to be legal dif- faculties about this course, and it is a somewhat singular position for human being to take It prepares one to believe that man was created more than little lower than the angels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
DOWN IN A SUBMARINE.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 In describing the sensations under water in a submarine. one of a crew said: "The first sensation that you feel when she goes under the water is the compression. The farther down she goes, the heavier the compression be- comes. This Is noticed mostly in the ears. A ringing sensation comes to you, and as you drop the ringing be- comes more pronounced. It Is similar to hearing a buzz saw in the distance, and then as you get nearer the sound Is heavier. When the boat stops sink ing and starts ahead, the feeling be- comes less pronounced, and in a short time you pay little attention to it. This is the case every time we submerge. Under the water and below the level of the water there is absolutely no motion. When the wave line is 10 feet below the level of the sea, the boat goes below this, as everything is done to give the engine all of its power to run the boat without any interference from the waves. A speed of about six to seven miles an hour is maintained while submerged"
 The longest the boats stay down is about six hours, and then the batteries must be recharged. This is done by the gasoline engines. The principal objec- tion to a submarine boat is the noise. The engine is placed right in the room where the men eat and sleep. and the noise from the engine not only makes conversation very difficult, but it also interiors with sleeping. According to the men who have made several cruises on this type of boat, the noise of the engine Is the one thing that they can not get accustomed to. When the men try to sleep on their first night out it is nearly impossible. After several days they become partly accustomed to the noise, but their sleep Is broken. This is the same on every trip. The men selected for service on a subma- rine must first serve a full enlistment on one of the large boats. The ser vice. ,N~on account of its many hard ships. pays better than for any other branch of the navy. The men are al- lowed s1 every time they submerge and $5 extra a month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Prices Cotton Pleker

Theodore H. Price and some Pitts burg magnates are quarreling over the control of a S55, ,0O0, 900 stock company to exploit the Angus Campbell cotton picker Theodore H. Price desires to control the company, and so do the Pittsburg magnates. The organization of a s55,0OO00O company before pound of cotton has been picked by the machine shows a determination to pick good money from the pockets of investors and cotton farmers at any rate.
 Felix Campbell may have invented q feasible and practicable cotton picker. No one in the south knows thing about it, but Theodore H. Price and the alert Pittsburgers are already onto the job. In their minds eye they have already picked the next crop and the farmers also.
 Angus Campbell should at least dem- onstrate his invention before he organ izes a $55,00O,O00 stock company, and the millionaires who are striving to get on board the Angus Campbell picker should beware of the canny Scott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

From the Norfolk Xirglnlan-Pnot.
 Enthusiastic negroes at the stations between Birmingham and Chattanooga hailed Mir. Taft as the 'Possom Presi- dent. At one stoppage of the train an admiring brother presented him with a coop containing several fat specimens, but Mr Taft had all of them put at liberty from the rear end of the car before the boundary of the southern territory had been reach ed It is to be feared that this dispels the delusion that he really hankers after the feshpots of Juba and Scipio. He ate of the eritter in Atlanta from politeness to his hosts and in respect to the memory of Uncle Remus. His act of emancipation will seem like gastronomic saerilege to the Luculluses of Mississippi and Georgia but We ap plaud it. 'Possum is food which ought to be acceptable to normal palate only as a last resort against starvation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
To climb steep hills Requires slow pace at first.
 king Henry VIII.
Battle Of Horseshoe Bend

Congressman Hefin's effort to have Congress purchase the Horseshoe Bend battlefield in Tallapoosa county for the purpose of making it a national park and historic rallying point should have the support of every Alabamian. Gen eral Jackson fought the Creek Indians there on March 27, 1874, and when he had crushed them he had opened all Alabama to settlement. Five years later it became a state. Horseshoe Bend is the most deeply historic spot in this state, and Congressman Hefin's efforts deserve to be crowned with success.
 The memorial of the Horseshoe Bend battle commission very truthfully says this battle has not received the atten- tion which it's importance demands. It's great historic significance is amply sustained by well ascertained facts. These facts are set forth in Brewers History of Alabama, and in the his tories of Andrew Jackson and of the Indian wars.
 In few words, the battle on the Tal- lapoosa ended the Creek war. The power of the Creeks was gone at the end of it, and the whites began to fill up Alabama. The Greeks never recov- cred from the blow that befell them at Horseshoe Bend.
 This is why the Horseshoe Bend '-battle park should be established, and if Congressman Heflin is well backed up by the state he will succeed in the long run in inducing Congress to pay due attention to the most important Indian battle fought in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Center of Pig Iron Production

The center of pig iron production in this country is put by the Iron Trade Review in the state of Ohio at a point a short distance south of the city of Canton. It is 76 miles due west of Pittsburg, and about 60 miles south west of Youngstown, O. The location of the center is based on the figures of pig iron production from July. 1907, to July, 1908.
 The Iron Trade Review presents a table indicating state centers with reference to prominent cities, as fol lows:
 Alabarna-24 miles northwest of Birming- ham.
 Colorado-at Pueblo.
 Connecticut-S5 miles west of Hartford. Georgia,-13 miles southwest of Rome. Illinois-15 miles south of Chicago. Indiana,-at Indiana Harbor. Kentucky-13 miles west of Ironton, O. Maryland-at Sparrows Point. Massachusetts, miles west of Pittsfeld. Northern Michigan-40 miles southeast of
 Marquette.
 Southern Michigan-3s miles west of Bay
 City.
 Minnesota-4t West Duluth. Missouri-40 miles southwest of St. Louis. New Jersey-35 miles northwest of Tren-
 ton.
 New York; miles west of Batavia. Ohio-35 miles southwest of Youngstown Pennsyfvania-20 miles northwest ot
 Johnstown.
 Tennessee-E miles north of Chattanooga Texas-27 miles southeast of Tyler. Virginia-25 miles west of Roanoke. West Virginia--3 miles south of Wheeling Wisconsin-96 miles northwest of Milwau.
 kee.
 This means that the center of Dis iron production in this district is neal Palos or Littleton, whereas the truti is it is just about at Birmingham o Ensley. In some way the figures O the Iron Trade Review are faulty S, far as this district is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Our Sea ROYerS Come Home

The battleship fleet, reinforced by the home fleet, passed by the capes and into Hampton Roads promptly on time, and the President had the satis- faction of seeing the sea rovers come home in better condition than they were in when they left Hampton Roads in December 1907 The ships have in the meanwhile traversed 45,000 miles. It was the longest practice cruise that great modern battleships ever under. took. And the results are in every respect satisfactory. It has made us stronger politically; 1t has demon strated the sea-going quality of our new navy and it has turned 15,O00 men into excellent sailors.
 Magellan made a globe-encircling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
STORY OF THE KITCHEN
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 N CORRESPONDENT, who signs VV himself Alabama Georgia" was telling the Post Wednes- day his opinion of ,drap dumplings, and he has not even the poor excuse of con- founding them with drop dumplings. This unfortunate insists that drap dunn pings may be cooked with spare ribs and backbones. Hog meat and wheat bread! Think of it; and a south eFner! Are all of us to be Yankeeied down there?
 It is a canon of southern gastronomy that swine and corn are twin, and not to be separated. As well cook rabbit and cabbage together in the same skillet as to put dumping formed of wheat four into a pot where is cooked the flesh of hog.
 If evidence were wanting that this man is a carpetbagger, we have it in the suggestion of drop dumpiings and cabbage cooked with ham. Cabbage andslean meat! Horriblel complete, a flat, fragrant Yankeefcation as ever was ordered.
 Cabbage Is a grand vegetable, and very much of a gentleman. It is a lit-