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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
oid-Time Cures.

or all the homely cures which are
still to be discovered in old manu-
script books of the past one of the
simplest is that of a sliced onion.
dipped in salt, and rubbed we'll over
the skin. Another famous remedy con-
sisted OF white mustard, made into a
thick. creamy mixture with water and
spread over swollen toes at night.
Linen rags were then ordered to be
wound around, so that no air could
cause a chill. II the heat did not
prove too great for forbearance, the
sufferer was ordered to leave the mus
tard to dry on. and to remove all
traces of II In the morning by means
of soft handkerchief dipped in rain
water.
or homemade ointments, one Of the
least difficult to make Is that of a
mixture Of half an ounce of white
wax. an ounce Of beef marrow and
two ounces of hogs lard melted over
the fire, and then strained through a
piece of linen According to century
old recipe. which dates from the time
when every housekeeper's garden was
her medicine chest as well. herbs and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
Whnt Girls ARG Called.

The most popular names for girls
what are they? Statistics have been
amassed by someone in girls col
lege, where there is an enrolment OF
1000. OF this number more than 100
have the name of-not Gwendolen, or
Gladys, or Patricia, or Doris, or Juliet,
or Marie, or Inez, or Marcia, or Per-
sis, or Eugene, or Geraldine, or Hor-
tense, or Muriel-but just Helen. One
sixteenth Of all the girls bore this
name, which means Light. Mary came
second with less than ninety. Then
followed Margaret. Ruth, Florence and
Elizabeth, in that order. Old-fash-
ioned names are frequent. There are
still many Hopes and Dorothys, and
few Emilys and Penelopes, but Abb
gail, Huldah and Hepzibah seem TO
have outlived their popularity in
America. Golfers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
Ea1r ana 2aHlze<
a&Rl!!'m!@,er!

Belts appear everywhere and on ev-
erything that has a waistline.
Anyone possessing a sun-plaited,
knife-plaited or accordion-plaited skirt
may rejoice, for these skirts will be
all the rage again.
Gold and silver, colored and jeweled
slippers are high in fashions favor,
yet many of the most careful dressers
cling to the blacks.
A single poinsetta or huge rose,
more often than not artificial, is
pinned on milady's muff. 1t gives a
pleasing touch of color.
To have more than three buttons on
the spring suit is taboo. And what
| Is more, the three must be diagonally
arranged to be quite au fait.
The guimpe of plain sheer tulle or
net is more frequently used than that
Of tucks. The yoke is extremely shall
low, and flesh tint is the usual color.
Drapery is still a commanding fea.
ture. 1t is quite the thing to wear
something loose. that may be called q
wrap, though it is more an evolution
Of the scarf.
Tan footwear Is promised the great.
est vogue that 1t has ever had, and II
will, of course, come In some startling
new shades, all the way from cham.
payne to ochre.
White cotton crepe will be used quite
as much this spring and summer as
last year. Some waists Of this mate
rial are now seen, rich with elaborate
designs embroidered In colors.
The Russian coat is trying to the
average figure, and the wise woman
will have her general utility coat SO
we're and conventional with the mate
rials and some little details to STAMP
It this seasons suit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

Eirth. Eggs, tisn, meat, fruit, vegs.
tables, glass. crockery, liquids, butter.
cheese, etc., may be transported by
parcels-post."
If we had the parcels-post in this
country the farmer could ship one or
five or ten pounds of butter, or few
dozen eggs, or peck of potatoes, or
a basket Of apples, to his individual
customer in the city, and avoid the
middleman. Fishermen in the north
of Scotland send fresh fish to the Lon
don market this way. Also, II we had
the parcels-post system in this coun-
try, the express companies would
quickly reduce their rates and stop
paying 800 per cent dividends.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
nnrlnn sleeyes Awain.

II Is said that the Raglan shoulder
line and a modified kimono sleeve will
return to favor 1t is true that they
were satisfactory and more becoming
than the tight sleeves set In small
armholes. which are still in vogue.
The same Idea is noticeable In many
OF the new and beautiful ball gowns,
where broad bands of embroidery ex-
tend over the shoulder line.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
|QQg0MERNS INTERESTS
Thoughts ON Domestic ECONOMY.

thoughts on DOm6stIc hCohoHS'
There are many households in which
the mistress of the establishment
doesn't know her business, writes the
Country Contributor. This is de-
plorable state of affairs. What right
has woman to marry and take on
the responsibility of housekeeping
when she doesn't know the first thing
about 1t? What man would dare at
tempt life at such hazards? With such
a wife man Is truly up against 1t
when hard times come. II the woman
has been wholly dependent on the cook
and the best that the market affords
for food for her husband and family,
where are they to land when prices
rise as they have risen and retrench-
ment in household expenses is necs-
sary?
There are many women who hold
this ignorance and incapacity OF theirs
as a distinction-they imagine that 1t
marks them something above the COM
mon herd. Out upon such nonsense!
What man at the head Of large
manufacturing or business concern can
succeed unless he knows the minutest
detail of the business? Why is it that
the man who began as an office boy
so often ends as millionaire? Sim
ply because he knows his business
from the ground up.
II the details of a business, then, are
not above the close study and consid-
Grafton of financier, why should the
minutiae of the days work be be-
meath the notice OF the mistress of any
sort Of house? Why should not the
-four bin and the grease can be under
her inspection? And why should she
not be able to take the place of any
servant In the house II necessity pre-
sents itself? To my mind, nothing Is
more interesting than the preparation
of food and the study of domestic prob
lems Our supper in the kitchen re-
demonstrated to our minds the fact
that we have too much house. No
body needs parlor, living room, a
dining room and kitchen, at least
nobody in moderate circumstances. The
family life is much alike among rich
and poor and we are nesting, close
living creatures by nature. A small
room with a genial fire draws the fam
lily like a magnet, little circle. need
ing only love and congeniality to bring
happiness. Can we not take a lesson
from this regarding the actual essen
tials OF existence?
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leaves, compounded with care, had an
almost miraculous effect on painful
chilblains, although, like all the fore
going recipes, it was only prescribed
to be used when the skin was not
broken. The mixture consisted OF a
handful each of common mallow,
marshmallow, ground ivy and peri
winkle leaves, boiled with a penny
worth of alum and six breakfast cup
fuls of water. Boiling was continued
until the liquid had reduced to quart,
when 1t was strained off and stirred
into six-pennyworth of camphorated
spirits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
WHAT is THE ANSwERp
there Are Four Reasons for Opposi.
ton 90 Parcels Post.


What is the answer? There isn't
any one answer; but the parcels post
is one of several answers, Golfers
says. Everybody Knows now the old
story. When John Wanamaker was
postmaster-general, some one asked
him why he didn't have a parcels post
like every other civilized country? He
said there are four reasons: The first
Is the Wells-Fargo Express Company.
the second is the American Express
Company, the third is the Adams Ex'
press Company, the fourth is the Unit
ed States Express Company. Every
once In a while our consuls In Europe
write to our government telling how
the parcels post works in Europe, In
Senator Platt's day (Senator Plat was
once the president of the United States
Express Company he used to have
such reports withdrawn from the pub.
lie. Here Is recent one from II, S.
Culver, United States consul at Cork,
Ireland. This report was printed In
the Rural New Yorker:
Farmers. merchants and manufac-
lurers patronize extensively these
means of communication between the
markets and the isolated individual
customer. The rates by parcels'post
are 6 cents for one pound or less, s
cents from one to two pounds, and 2
cents additional for each pound up to
eleven-the weight limit of parcels,
The length of parcel allowed is three
feet six inches, and the greatest length
and glrth combined is six feet. For
example. a parcel measuring three feet
six inches In Its longest dimension
may measure two feet six inches in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
|kz(M> Science
s. |ssses1e:lIlyef1tiOn e

|
| The third municipal census of
Buenos Ayres, now being compiled, is
expected to give that city a population
Of at least 1,285,000.
Brass may be given a color resem-
bling pewter by boiling 1t in a cream
of tartar solution containing small
amount of chloride of tin.
New York is experimenting with
street cars driven by electric motors
which get their power from gas en-
gines mounted below the floors of the
cars.
Though blessed with the most fer
tile soil and most favorable climate in
the world, the United States produces
less wheat per acre planted than Eng
land, Germany, or Holland
A model electric engine, built by
Thomas Davenport, poor blacksmith
of Brandon, VT, and operated on a
small circular track in 1884, probably
was the first electric railway In the
world.
A bit of primeval yew forest about
half mile square Is carefully pre-
served In the Bayarian highlands of
Germany, the tree, once widely dis
tributed, having become almost extinct
In Europe.
The amount of fertilizing matter
brought down by the River Nile from
| its source every year is estimated at
10O,O0O,O00 tons enough to cover a
road from the earth to the moon six
teen feet wide by two and one-half
inches deep.
The Bell Telephone Company is to
| adopt In New York the plan developed
| by independent companies in Buffalo
| of attaching pay-station telephone box
es to street poles, after the model OF
police call-boxes. 1t is said that little
inconvenience is caused by the roar ol
traffic In the street, because the head
Of the operator can be introduced into
the box so as practically to shut out
the extraneous noises.
During 1908 Peru and Panama Off
cially adopted the world system Of
standard time based on the meridian
of Greenwich, and 1t is expected thai
In consonance with resolution of the
Pan-American Scientific Congress the
Latin-American countries generally
will adopt this system. 1t was tht
expressed wish of the congress thai
the new system should become effect
i've from Jan. 1, 1910, Time signals
upon this system are now sent ou
without cost by cable and wireless
telegraphy throughout the American
continent The whole globe is divided
into hourly belts, starting from the
meridian of Greenwich.
The chairman of the chemistry sec
tion of the American Association fo'
the Advancement of Science, Professor
Louis Kahlenberg, dwelt, at the recen
Boston meeting. on the Importance O
recognizing that solutions are reall!
chemical In character, and that there i
no wide gulf separating the act o
solution from other chemical phenom
ena. Benjamin Silliman, Sr., in 1887
regarded solutions as chemical com
pounds. and the chemical view pre-
dominated until 1887 Professor Kah
lenberg thinks that the renewed stud,
of solutions from the chemical poin
of view will greatly aid in getting |
broader and more correct conception
of the nature of chemical action itself
| 1t will be of particular service in un
raveling questions in physiology.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
Funeral Baked Meats.

The Customer--Hi. waiter! What
do you mean on the menu by Brown
Soup" "Jonesed Eggs and "Harrised
Mutton?"
The Waiter--Well, sir, you see. sir,
we often give dishes names of our
clients who die after bein' reg'lar Gus.
toners here.-The Sketch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

The dashing hat which appears in
the drawing is extremely novel. 1t is
of rough straw in the natural color,
with bowl-shaped crown of medium
height and wide brim rolling high
on either side-the left sire rolling
slightly higher and toward the front.
A wide band of black velvet ribbon en-
circles the crown, passing through the
rever on the left, which is slashed to
admit 1t. Through this is thrust a
quill In exquisite shades of peacock
blue and green and cut to resemble an
arrow. The entire effect is most novel
and striking, and yet how simple!
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

becomes the chip on the shoulder OF
maturity and the sour disgruntlement
Of age, says writer on child develop
ment. The child who is taught to take
life as 1t is without complaints, bet
ter yet, to make the best of it or to
laugh at its discomforts, is the child
who will go through the world a pleas
ure to himself and to those who must
deal with him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
women as follows
rhe IIntrimmed HINT.

The prevailing fashion for having an
entirely plain hat on the head is inter
esting and artistic, but one should not
adopt the fashion without knowing its
dangers. They are these: That un-
less the hat has exquisite lines, which
means perfection of cut and shape, 1t
looks ungainly. One must pay as much
for the shape of the brim in a hat Of
this kind as for the trimming. Too
few women realize this.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
Practical Charity,

Mrs. Juno Robson. of Cleveland
Ohio, has established practical char
ity. She has opened a house in good
neighborhood where working women
may find home at cost not exceed
ing SO week. The house accommo-
dates twenty; 1t has the air of a pri-
vate home. The women furnish their
own meals, but under Mrs. Robson s
direction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
To Thread the Machine Needle.

If, for any reason, either poor eye
sight or lack Of light at machine, one
has difficulty in threading the machine
needle. try holding a piece OF white
cloth or paper on the opposite side of
the needle eye, which will then be so
prominent that threading will be easy.
Keep bag hanging on the sewing
machine to catch scraps. Have scis-
sors hung by cord or ribbon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
Peppers Are Handy.

1t Is a good plan to have a can of
Spanish peppers always In the house.
They can be easily and attractively
used In an emergency. Sandwiches
may be made of them, or they may be
used to garnish leftover meats. etc
Cut the meat into cubes, cover with
bits of pepper and bread crumbs and
brown
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
Correct whininw Children.

For 8 child's sake IL not for those
around him, do not let him whine. The
fault finding attitude toward life Is
all too easy. and 1t makes for sure un-
happiness, The whine Of the young
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03
women i'm the Trades.

Only two professions, according to
statistics, have so far not been invaded
by the persistent American woman.
There are no women sailors in the ma
rine corps and no female linemen for
telegraph and telephone systems. The
other professions and trades number
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

Men are too willing to go to law
Remember that when lawyer advises
you to so to law, 1t is not his funeral
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

A woman who tries to convince .
man that he knows more than she does
is both clever and dangerous
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

wedding white satin ha.
the yoke of dotted net daped each side with the princess
veil reaching the prety
with cevery aped unic arranged
this selftone tucked
white Irish lace large black velvet hat
embroidery and huge pink left side makes
a charming finishing touch
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-03

Belts appear everywhere and on ev-
erything that has a waistline.
Arizona republican., 1910-10-22
Derelicts of the Streets

u OW is the season when the derelict
ES of the city's streets holds forth in
IL full swing. with the chill of the
fall air biting at his coattails and real
winter but a week or so ahead. OF a
morning when the business men OF o
community are en- route to their Offices
these drifters lay for them, with one eye
open for a policeman aud the other for
a man who looks easy" And again In
the evening they crawl forth and ply
their trade. Some Of them are worthy
Of assistance and some are merely acting
q part. collecting often as much as two
and three dollars In a single day by this
small touch" system.
1T Is no easy matter to distinguish
the impostor from the man really down
on his luck" said worker In one Of
the organized charities the other day.
"All OF them tell hard luck stories, and
generally, 1t must be admitted, It's the
bum who comes across with the most
gruelling hard luck tale. BE seems the
most sincere and cops the coin. The
chances are. though, he's but an impos-
tor. On the other hand, a man who mar
rates hard luck story, simple and COM
monplace in Its details, does not make
half the impression upon his hearer that
he would with q lurid story. Yet he
may. be telling the gospel truth-for
truth Is always simple. To know when
Arizona republican., 1910-10-22
Laundry Hints.

Tt your table linen is OF extra good quail.
ity it does not need starching. for q
gloss may be impaired by wringing Il
out In boiling water and ironing while
still damp.
BY ironing on the right side Of a
tablecloth or napkin a high gloss Is OBJ
tained. and by ironing on the wrong
SIDE the design is brought out more clear
ly. After ironing in the latter fashion.
however. IT Is wise to turn the cloth and
iron lightly on the right side
The removal of stains from linen Is the
most troublesome OF oil laundry tasks
Tea and coffee stains can be obliterated
by stretching the stained part Eat on 4
table. wetting it with cold water and
then rubbing with equal Vacts Of glycerin
and lukewarm water.
Fruit stains must be treated with boil
ing water while still fresh. Salt has long
been considered the ant.dote for wine
stains; keep on rubbing " tn the salt until
the stain disappears. II the stain is te-
nacious stretch the part affected over a
bowl and pour boiling water upon II.
Once stain is removed the linen needs
but little rubbing. Simply soap il thor
oughly. soak and rub on a board In hot
suds II should then be Finsed well and
washed IN thin BLAZING water
A bosom board for fine shirts should
lie very smooth and but thinly covered.
Some laundresses use a marble board, but
these cost quite sum.
Arizona republican., 1910-10-22

round. fluffy ball of fur-a Maltese
kitten.
Mr.. J. looked ut 1t second, rubbed
his eyes, blinked and looked at Mrs j.,
most woe-begOne expression upon his
face.
Isn't II Just too dear for-why, what
the matter, Homer?" asked Mrs. j., her
disappointment all too apparent In her
tone. Don't you like it?'
'Yes-yes," answered Mr.. j., valiantly.
"Uh-huh, 1t is sort of cute. isn't it?'
Gutter exclaimed Mrs. J. why,
think it's just darling!'
Just then there came knock on the
Kitchen door. The maid of all work
stepped forward and opened 1t. without
stood a man. Despite the plainness of
his clothes there was a sporty look to
him. From his arm hung q small wicker
basket
is dis de back of Mr.. Justwed' S
joint?' he asked, pleasantly. Then he
espied Mr.. ].
Il got i'm In de wardrobe" he said.
pointing to the basket. DE coon dat
bit Off his tail made a swell job OF il -
take il from muh An his ears'll come
around all to the merry in week. jas
pippin you're gettin', mister, and no
kiddin'. either!''
oh" CALCULATED Mrs. J. What in the
world was he talking about?
Mr.. ]. seized the basket, deposited Il
on the kitchen table and almost tore the
cover off.
Look, Blossom" he said enthusiasts.
-tically.
Mrs j. looked.
Within was q round, sleek, white and
black ball-a whimpering. shivering little
bulldog.
Isn't he n beaaty7" exclaimed Mr.. J..
''Yes-yes," agreed Mrs. j., obviously.
1T is sort of-sort of-why, it's cold.
isn't it?''
''Dey always shakes an shivers like
dat, lady" vouchsafed the dog man,
''just like dey had do d. rs
''Oh. is that soT' Mrs. J. acknowledged
But what's the matter with his ears :
And look, why is his tail tied up in that
dirty rag?"
The dog man laughed.
Now what dye t'Ink o. dat!'' he
grinned. why. OATS where we Topped
of his ears and chewed OF his tall
Mrs. J. clutched the table for support
'oh-oh-it's horribler' she gasped.
Straightway, of course. Mr.. j. proceeded
to explain to her precisely why 1t is now
deemed necessary to make such altera-
ton Of a dogs anatomy and how they
are made. To better illustrate his expla-
nation he picked up the pup and put him
on the table.
Suddenly the little fellow pricked up
his mutilated ears. and his body became
tense and rigid. With all the strength
Of his puppy lungs he emitted an lnfan-
tile growl.
At the same time. from the other end
OF the table came a pathetically weak
little ''S-s-s-phut"' scarcely louder than
q whisper.
Both Mr. and Mrs. j. looked in the
direction of the sound and there beheld-
the little round ball of Maltese fur arched
and bumped, with every single hair stand
ing on endi
Mr.. ]. laughed.
So did Mrs. ].
Arizona republican., 1910-10-22
ST The Seasons Coiffures. ~

ing shown this season completes this
couture, being placed on tie left side
just above the ear.
Hobble. hobble. hobble-it's all hobbIe
these daysi First IL was the hobble
skirt-aDd Is new, for that matter for
IL has to come TO stay--foT n time nj
least Thea the hobbie hat with is tall
stoye-pipe crown caught aud pulled in
near the brim by velvet band And
now it is the ho5ble coilfurei
This latest wEiin Of Dame Fashion IS
built on the same idea that chaIac terIzes
her other "hObble children"
1t Is said to be the outcome Of the wide
popularity Of the hobble skirt as the
old style of hair-drcssing looks out of
proportion and topheavy when worn with
this latest Of skirts. And Il Is fash
icned thus!y:
The hair Is parted smoothly In the
middle and draped loosely back from the
face with q due regard FOR til. proper
placing and pattin;, Of soft little ten
drills. II Is then bGncheI 1T the back
Of the head In n large, thick mass. and
around this Is twisted one of the heavier
coils OF hair. or & ribaon. or on OF the
new silver gauze bauIs-thus you see
making the longed-for hobble. Back of
this hohble the hair is cOilcd and fixed
with the usual array Of Lairplns to hold
II In place. And. here. too. 70 where
the cIrls gO-don't overlook these eurls
for. as has been said above they are
distinctly characteristic of the seasons
cOi1fures.
At first this hoEble fashion may seen
ungalnly. for all of the hair IS punched
at the back with only the parted hair