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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
The Traitors Thumb
~~~~~o~N~~~

That's grand slam again In no
trumps to us, and the rub" said Guy
Hardwick as he added some big fig
ures on his score sheet. What do
you make 1t work out at, Willie?"
Willie Stamford's face looked rath-
er white as he slowly totaled the
amount that Hardwick and his partner
had won; he was already realizing
what fool he had been to attempt 70
yplay bridge against man with Hard
wlck's notorious luck.
II think" he said at last, "it Is ex.
actly $3.50 I'll have to send you a
check, Hardwick,"
ALL right" returned the other man,
easily. No hurry, old chap. Nobody
game for another rubber, eh? Well, 1t
is bit late"
you do have the most extraordi-
nary lucks Guy" said Willie.
Luck" said Hardwick. you may
well say that; I've got a mascot. you
know"
Mason, his partner, laughed some
what skeptically.
1T is all very we'll to laugh at what
you don't understand, but I'm not jok-
ing. Look here, If you fellows will
hold your tongue I'll show you the
thing"
Hardwick took silver cigar case
from his pocket and held 1t out to
them open. They peered over 1t eager
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
Hnx rhex pon,t Lay.

Many who keep hens are asking
themselves just about now why their
pullets don't lay. when the fact 10 that
lot of their young stock was hatch
ed too late, or was not given proper
food and care during growth, The
size and general appearance Of pull
let does not always denote the time
when she should commence producing
eggs | have seen fiocks Of pretty
big nice pullets and they would lay
hardly an egg all winter. The first
essential for winter eggs is the right
kind OF. stock to produce them. Food
will not supply that want; 1t may
help some and In some instances It's
pretty difficult to help the matter very
much by giving extra care. The strain
has got to be OF the right sort IL they
prove themselves reliable and profit
able layers. After being In the poul-
try business so long and seeing SO
many people fuss and experiment and
work in the effort to get eggs from
stock that had no eggs to lay, no In
clination to make eggs or ability to
commence to get ready to lay. 1t Is
impressed all the stronger upon my
mind that there is a whole lot to this
hen business besides feed and care
Inland Farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

ly. wonder written large on the faces
OF all three,
II did not contain cigars. All that
there was inside 1t was curiously
shaped brownish, weezened shriveled
object set In a wide gold rim OF an
tique workmanship. round which ran a
somewhat roughly executed inscrip,
tion.
TITS a mans thumb" replied Hard.
wick. 81 found 1t amongst lot OF
odds and ends when succeeded my
old uncle at Hardwick. You know he
would not have left the place to me
only happen to be the last Hardwick
left, and he went and chucked a whole
lot OF money-all he could. In fact
impossible charities and things, and |
thought was UP tree with the death
duties and that. Well, was roofing
about, and as say found that grizzly
relic and q long rigmarole written ON
parchment wrapped round 1t. which
being interpreted and condensed in.
formed the reader that the owner of
the thumb had been disreputable
Hardwick who had tried TO betray
some fortress for the safety OF which
he was responsible. He was caught
red.handed sneaking of with the keys
of the front gate. and somebody Topped
of his thumb during the resulting un.
pleasantness. The gentleman was sub
seauently boiled In oil or hanged
forget which-and the thumb was
picked, and sent to his sorrowing rela.
tiyes as little reminder not to fol.
low his distressing example. AS for
that chaste and elegant mounting, |
don't know who put that on.
II felt pretty desperate when found
what trick old Uncle Guy had play.
ed on me. and as | stood one day with
that thing In my hand an Idea flashed
into my head,
"'Good luck you bring, do you?
said to myself Well. Mr.. Traitor, we
will try your luck
IL did Iwent of with my last hun.
dred pounds and single ticket to
Monte Carlo and made that bank sit
up there, The traitor certainly was
all on for roulette. Then tried the
stock exchange and paid OF the death
antias and all little worries like that.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
squashes and Pumpkins.

With care in storing, there is very
little difficulty in keeping these, es.
pecially the former, in good condition
until spring, and have kept some
varieties of the genuine pie pumpkins
until well into March in just as nice
condition as they went into storage.
Select those that are well matured,
and make sure that they are gathered
before being touched in the least with
frost Store in cool. dry place as
late as safety from freezing will per-
NIT, then remove to garret where
they will keep cool and dry, but al.
ways safe from frost, Do not pile
them, but set them on the floor and,
better still, separate them SO that
they do not touch. In this way. well
matured specimens can be kept almost
t will.-Exchange
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
SONG
Forgive me il when lilies blow

Forgive me II when lilies blow
And lanes are all a-trill with song.
And hedges gleam with scented snow.
And visions fair on mortals throng--
Forgive me, OF thy gentle grace.
II | can find mid scenes 80 choice
No fairer vision than thy face,
No dearer music than thy voice.
Forgive me II when bleak rain drips
And mist obscures the wintry skies,
] find June's roses on thy lips,
June's heaven In thy radiant eyes.
SO craving skies forever blue,
And roses ever at my door,
Forgive me II ! ask of you,
For love much-and more and
more.
II. Zangwill
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
osnt Fine by Jadge Laadls.

Judge X. M. Landls, who fined the
Standard OIL Company s2s. .240, 900. has
fined John Bower. of Rockford. H., /
cent. Bower had sent threatening
letter to his brother-in-law. who is al.
legged to have misused members of his
family. The Judge apparently sympa'
thized with Bower and told him that
II he had said to the relative what he
had written to him 1t would have beer
all right
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
warning to palrxmen.

We have repeatedly warned the
dairymen that the oleomargarine law
is likely to be amended next winter,
and that the amendments proposed
will destroy the value of the law, so
far as concerns the protection Of dairy
products. Again, we ask you-have
you written your congressman about
It? Do you know his views? Does
he know what you want him to do In
the matter? Does he know what you
are going to do to him In the cam
paign next year if he doesn't give you
square deal? This is no joke. It
is a serious proposition, and no time
is to be lost If the oleomargarine law
is to be preserved in its present form.
Missouri Dairyman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

To complain Is not fault OF age
alone; 1t Is favorite pastime of youth
also, A writer in the Argonaut tells
the following story OF an incident in
a Western university. The dean OF
the Institution was told by the stu
dents that the cook was turning out
food not "tit to eat,'
The dean summoned the delinquent,
lectured him on his shortcomings, and
threatened him with dismissal unless
conditions were bettered.
why, sir" exclaimed the cook. you
oughtn't to place so much importance
on what the young men tell you about
my meals, They come to me in Just
the same way about your lectures
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
value of the Home Market.

Farmers should encourage their
home town, to build up good home
market for their dairy and poultry
products, fruit, vegetables and many
things that sell far more profitably at
home than they could by shipping
them away. Here Is where the French
farmers gain their prosperity; they
have good home markets, where they
market everything at high prices di-
rect to their customers in their
thrifty home towns and villages.
Towns can be revived by the farm
ers and merchants working together
to get new industries, and the home
market soon develops for all the farm
products that make prosperous com
munity, and as the town grows the
farms increase in value.-Inland
Farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
IndividunI HOG Houses.

Noticing articles from time to time
on the construction of individual hog
houses, | wish to submit the plan OF
houses that we use," writes CORE
spondent of the Breeders Gazette. 81
make them six feet square on the
ground, both doors to be hinged so
they will open and close readily.
Twelve-foot boards make side and roof.
use good soft pine flooring, as it is
lighter and much easier to move when
necessary than heavier lumber. Four
pieces 2 by 4 inches and six feet long
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Are Farm Land Prices Too Hight
How long will the price OF farm
lands continue to increase? Just SO
long as the price of farm products con-
tinue to increase, and these prices VIII
remain firm so long as labor mas
steady and profitable employment. In
no other country in the world Is Ia
Dor so we'll rewarded as here. Where
prices are low, wages are necessarily
low. The man who receives llperai
returns for his work can buy lloer-
ally, and can pay fair price. There
seems to be no probability that in
dustrial conditions will be radically
changed In this country SOON Tne
people generally are too well satisfied
with them Good markets may, there
fore, be expected to continue indef-
nitely.
Farm lands which may be relied on
to product satisfactory crops OF grain
and grass are not selling too high.
Land which, with proper management
will produce from so to 100 bushels OF
50-cent corn per acre is well worth
$3.50 an acre or more. There is large
amount of such land in Kansas and
adjoining states.
The sure way to increase the value
of land is to increase its productive
ness. Under existing conditions prices
will take care OF themselves. The
days Of large surpluses are past. De-
mand crowds close upon the heels of
supply. Mouths are multiplying faster
than food for them. Kansas Farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

are for sills Two pieces 2 by inches
and 6 feet long are for ridge and
plate.
If this plan is used 1t will be found
much more satisfactory than plain
shaped house. The door in the roof
can be opened when the gun shines.
Sunshine is the best tonic known for
little pigs, and the door is essential
when the sow needs attention at pig
ging time as means of entrance and.
as is sometimes the case. a very hasty
exit"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Sunshine is the dairyman's bess
friend When the sun beats down
hot IN the summer we are apt to think
it an enemy. but a week Of clouds.
even in July, casts gloom over
everything and makes both man and
beast at cross purposes with the world.
Sunshine is required to kill germs and
microbes and keep both animal and
human dispositions sweet. The Yer.
mcnter's cow barn that must be built
50 warm and tight lacks sunshine to
keep the inmates in the best Of health.
All along our country's northern bcr-
der. tuberculosis is on the increase In
dairy herds Farmers Mail and
Breeze.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
Alfalfa Soils.

Alfalfa does best on well-drained
soils, where the water level is several
feet below the surface. 1t is a very
deep-rooted plant, sending its roots
down into subsoil which is largely un-
available to other farm crops. These
roots will not thrive in a water-soak-
ed soil, and in attempting to grow al
falfa on wet soil. or soil with the
water level only few feet from the
surface, the alfalfa is placed in un-
natural conditions and little can be ex-
pected Of it. If possible, a field with
q SUFFICIENT slope to effect thorough
surface drainage and sufficiently open
to porous to provide good under-drain-
age should be selected for alfalfa
Maryland Experiment Station.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

The little village of Cap DAil, OIL
the national road near Monte Carlo, Ia
threatened by destruction from land.
slide, a Cincinnati Inquirer's Monte
Carlo dispatch says. Suspended like
the sword of Damocles above the ham.
let Is huge rock, which has lately
given signs Of collapsing completely
1t has already partially destroyed the
town hall and ominous cracks have az.
peared in the walls of other buildings.
The cause of the threatened catas
trophe dates back to when two Monte
Carlo contractors commenced to dig
the foundations of a dwelling house
Just at the foot of the rock These op.
erations cut away portion OF the bass
OF the rock, with the result that the
huge mass moved slightly, causing the
walls of several houses to become
cracked After having visited the
scene the mayor of Cap dali informed
! NJ, de Jolly, prefect of the Alpes-Mari
| times department, OF the situation and
civil engineer was appointed to ne
| port on the steps to be taken.
A few days ago traffic ON the rail.
way line, which passes close by, was
diverted to branch line. and similar
changes were made in the tramway
service. Despite these precautions.
however, the rock again moved and
partially wrecked the house which
serves as the Cap dan town hall.
Should the rock fail on to the nation.
al road It will destroy the water mains
which supply Monte Carlo and Men
ton and will probably block the rail.
way line
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

CONCRETE BEEHIVE this are not pres
ent. the things may be purchased with
out any great outlay of money.
There have been many improve
ments lately in the manner OF con-
structing the beehives, and probably
the most interesting is one which Is
made of concrete. A patent has been
recently issued covering the manufac-
ture Of concrete beehives, but any
one with little ingenuity may easily
make them, and a set of molds once
having been made satisfactorily may
be used indefinitely and any number
of hives made from it. Anyone at
tempting to make hive Of this ma
terial should aequaint themselves with
the character of the cement and should
also be familiar with the habits OF
bees.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Of a lantern in the
barn by having
some such device
as here shown to
keep the lantern In
place. This affair
requires only two
small pulleys and
a rope. The rope
is run through the
pulleys, the lantern
n 80 4h - =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
Ice BOX Reparsee.

"Huhi" sneers the plate of ice
cream to the piece of limburger cheese.
You needn't give yourself such airs,
Didn't you see in the papers where
there are a million microbes 70 each
drop Of Ice cream?'
81 did" retorts the limburger.
That's nothing. Compared to me you
are a sparsely settled territory"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

and then pulled up to a convenient
height, the loose end of the rope be.
ing fastened to cleat on the wall.
If this device is arranged In about
the center of the barn much better
light will be given than If the lam
tern were carried around from place
to place.-Cor. of Farm and Home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
Good Reys.

Young men are so selfish about not
wanting to kiss their sisters more
often"
"on the other hand, they show a
wondrously generous spirit toward
their chums In turning all such pleas
ures over to them. "-B Boston Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Is that of bee rails
ing. Its advant-
ages are that little
space is required.
there Is no great
expense and the
work is light, re-
quiring only a linn
tied amount of time
and care. Much Of
the apparatus re-
quired may be made
at home and where
the facilities for
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

lapse had made him rich man rlsins
fast in his profession.
AS. he thought over these things
growing nervous and uncomfortable
the door opened, and Hardwick's mar
appeared.
Stamford screwed up his courage
and made the plunge.
rs Mr.. Hardwick in?" he asked. II
want to see him on important busl
ness"
The mans mask-like face twitched
with sudden gust of feeling
Haven't you heard, sir?" he said
In voice That only rigid affort kept
steady. Mr., Hardwick was run over
and killed by a motor bus just before
lunch time today, sir. It's terrible bad
business. New Orleans Times Demo
crat
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

when you die, will people say OF
you: Its too bad he didn't die ten
years ago."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Up to date. every joke concerning
DR.. Cook and the north pole has made
mention OF q gumdrop.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

The worlds estimated steam power
in use today is 100000 horsepower.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
Beehive Of Concrete.

Among the occupations which Offer
profit and amusement, and at the
same time entirely suited to women,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Convenient Light for the Barn.
Many fires may be avoided when
the short winter days require the use
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

Oh, pensive pig,
Romantic pig,
Hear my adoring sigh!
a cabbage. by the common herd
Is generally deemed absurd;
Both coarse and plain.
or common grain,
A vegetable yokel.
And yet to me a cabbage seems
Fit subject for an artists dreams;
For fond effusions tender themes;
A cabbage. in the moons pale beams
Inspires my praises vocal.
oh, cabbage, Of the pale green hue,
Washed by the pearly morning dew,
Oh. cabbage fair.
Oh. cabbage fair,
/ bring thee homage true.
And some there be of whom wot,
who holds that kitchen soap Is not
A proper thing
OF which to sing
In sentimental measure.
But kitchen soap, by one OF taste,
Upon pinnacle is placed;
And any scene by 1t is graced.
So smooth and bright, so pure and
chaste,
1t gives exquisite pleasure.
Oh, kitchen soap, of graceful form.
I bring to thee my worship warm.
Oh, kitchen soap,
Oh, yellow soap,
You take my heart by storml
-Harper's Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04

My sentimental sense Is such
That Realism's ruthless touch
Can not displace
The fond embrace
With which Romance / cling to.
Now pigs are hardly thought to be
A theme for loving eulogy,
Or lyrical apostrophe;
Pigs are poetical to me.
And so pig l sing to.
oh, pig, thy blue and beaming eye
Smiles on me from thy rose deck cd
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29

of words for it, at $500 per month. Agreed To have
the staff who would safeguard my in
teress, and see to it that nothing put in the maya
zine that could not stand for, persuaded the old Col
onel to employ G. @. DeFrance Secretary of the Ma
tional Populist Executive Committee.
L continued to live in Thomson and had nothing to
do with the business end of the New York Watson's
The thing mis- managed from the start and
devoured money greedily the Mississippi eats
CONTINUED TWELvE.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29

terror to evldoers solace to the good-and into thou
sands of desolate lives and homes they have carried
and wi-if God spares me-carry the ray Of light the
word Of Kindness, the inspiration of Hope.
How did it happen that they established?
WE'LL it's just one leaf out Of the book of restless
existence episode in a chequered
First cerking; then, school teaching; next, prac-
Using law; after that term in Congress- then,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29

a heburst Of political persecution, and five or six
years of resisting it. them journalism and authorship
again. law; this followed by ecturng; and last Of ali
came, not Lucifer but Col William DeHaIton Manu. of
'To1Om Topics, and other dubious publications.
Funniest thing that ever happened nearly. Nobody
but would have got into any such scrape [ reckon
Hearst had offered me $4,000 to dictate editorial
or two, every day. to his morning paper, in New York
Went there to talk
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29
THE STORY OF 1.-THE JEFFS"

HEY are the children that came to me after it was
too late to hope for any of the human kind.
They are the vessels which are laden with the
most precious cargoes that [ produce or col
lect; and pray fervently Bon Voyage! as they
disappear on the boundless seas of human activity
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29

OIL = C1 I'll UOUCd.
They are beacon lights,
warning the incautious
or storm-ridden mariner
to keep off the hidden
reef.
They are my Couriers,
riding swiftly, riding
dauntlessly, bearing de
spatches from my soul to
yours.
They are my Battle
axes, and with them I
make the helmets of the
Paynim and the Barba-
rlan ring.
They are my Bucklers;
for, without their pro-
lection, mine enemies
and yours would reach
the vital spots.
They are my bugles;
for with them [ sound
the note Of alarm, or
blow the signal for the
"Forward, March,"
They are my Builders;
for with them we are
erecting a power for
Good-invisible, but un-
resting and invincible.
They are my Heralds;
for they stand on the
watch tower, and call
men and women, boys
and girls, to the higher,
better life.
They are my Mission
aries; for they instruct,
they agitate, they spur,
terror to il-doers; q solc
sands of desolate lives {
and Wilt God spares I
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29

it over. While in my
room at the hotel one
day, a card came up, with
Col. Mann's name on it.
Never had heard of
that ancient cosmopolite.
Never had seen a copy Of
ToaUm Topics. Did not
know that he published
erotic books, and made a
habit of borrowing large
sums from rich rascals
and rakes who were
afraid to refuse him.
So [ innocently went
down to the parlor,
where [ found a luxuri-
antly hirsute person
paunchy, red-faced, and
with eyes resembling
hard-boiled eggs.
[ never saw Santa
Claus to know him; but
if ever he lays eyes on
Col. Mann, he will get
scared, thinking he is
meeting his own ghost.
Col. Mann looked so
much like the pictures of
Santa Claus that it was
all [ could do to keep my
face straight, while he
was introducing himself.
Well, to make a long
story longer, he offered
to finance a monthly
magazine, if I would
write a certain number
Agreed. To have
would safeguard my in
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-29

They are the Sewers that [ supply with the best OBJ
tainabe seed, and then send forth to SOW.
They my Carrier Pigeons; and they cannot take
too fast, carry too far the message with which they
are entrusted.