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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
CITIES THAT LEAD THE WORLD.
Spirit That Animated Middle Ages
Now Inspires Germany.

Spirit That Animated Middle Ages
Now Inspires Germany.
/ know Of no cities In the modern
world which compare with those
which have arisen In Germany dur
ing the past twenty years, Frederic
c. Howe writes In Scribner's. There
are none in Great Britain, from which
country official delegations are con-
stantly crossing the North sea to
study the achievements of the German
city. There are none in France, In
which country the building Of cities
has made but little progress since the
achievements of Baron Haussman
made Paris the beautiful city that
1t is.
There ahve been three great periods
in which the building of cities in
spired the thoughts and dreams OF
men. In the age Of the Attonines the
Roman people gave thenselves with
enthusiasm to the establishment of
their cities The great public struc-
lures, the temples, amphitheaters and
palaces then erected have withstood
the ravages Of time and still remain
the wonder Of subsequent centuries.
During the middle ages the cities of
Italy, France, Germany and the Meth
erlands erected similar monuments
expressive OF the love and pride awak-
ened by their newly obtained freedom.
Now again in the twentieth century
the German people are expressing
their pride In the fatherland and the
imperial aspirations Of Germany In
monuments of the same permanent
character and artistic splendor Cap
ital cities like Berlin, Munich and
Dresden, as well as more commercial
cities like Dusseldorf, Mannheim,
Frankford, Cologne, Wiesbaden and
Stuttgart, are vying with one another
In the beautiful, the orderly and the
serviceable.
Important as is the honesty and the
efficiency of the German city, 1t Is the
bigness of vision, boldness of execution
and far-sightsd. outlook on the future
that are most amazing. Germany is
building her cities as Bismarck per.
fected the army before Sadowa and
Sedan; as the empire IL building Its
warships and merchantmen; as she de-
velops her waterways and educational
systems.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
Farm Work Horses.

II those who have horses In their
charge on the farm would inaugurate
a more systematic course OF feeding.
utilizing the cheaper forms Of feed,
much expense of winter feeding could
be saved, and better and healthier
horses would be the result. Adopt, for
instance, the plan of feeding the
horses in the morning only a stomach
ful Of tho feed. stomachful at noon,
and only stomachful at night. Such
course would give the horses stom-
ach chance to digest the feed.
II variety of feed is at hand. then
feed one kind In the morning, an
other at noon and another at night.
Regularity in feeding Is important II
horses are watered frequently enough
they will not drink too much at a
time. Regular exercise In the open
air is absolutely necessary to maintain
a healthy condition. Spasmodic exsr-
cising alternating with periods Of In
activity Is dangerous and Improbable.
The proper use Of the means at COM
mand on the farm will insure a good
condition of the horses that will look
we'll, be we'll and give excellent serv-
ice.-N. A. Clapp.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
"ME. THE JANITOR. +"

1t is a gerat thing to be janitor,
and most janitors know 1t. A writer In
the New York Press tells the story OF
a certain janitor who fully realized
his Importance. He even went so far,
as the anecdote shows, as to prefer his
title of janitor to his name. The Incl.
dent was this. couple wishing to be
married had stopped at the apartment
OF a minister. The hour was very late.
There were no friends Of anybody In
the bridal party within reach.
But the lady was insistent Some
body must give her away. About this
time the janltor came in sight, and she
seized upon him.
"Will you give me away?" she plead
ed
"Sure | will" said the lord of the
apartment house
The minister took him aside and
coached him carefully. When say,
who gives this bride awayf' you an
swer, L do
When 1t came TO the question in the
ceremony, the reply was, ME. the
janitor"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

Arthur Rackham's fall illustrations
will include pictures for "Rhinegold"
and "The Valkyrie," translated by Mar
garet Armour from the Wagner IL
bretti.
Among early novels will be q new
book by Edward G. Booth, author Of
''The Post Girl" 1t also Is a story of
life and love in the authors native
Yorkshire country, and it will appear
under the title Of "The Doctors Lass"
A novelist of generation ago. Mrs.
Marie Walsh, has just died In New
York. She was the author OF Wife OF
Two Husbands" "The Lost Paradise"
and "The Romance of Dry Goods
Drummer" She dramatized Miss Brad
don's novel "Three Times Dead"
Why do women writer's favor the
pseudonym "George?" There were
George Eliot" and George Sand" and
at present there is George Fleming"
Julia Constance Fletcher. Georg
Schock," Harper writer, completes
the -four Georges" But there Is now
room for a George v.
Under the will of Mark Twain, Clara
Langdon Clemens, wife Of Ossip Ga
brilowitsch, sole surviving daughter,
inherits his home at Redding, Conn.
and all other real and personal estate.
This she will enjoy without power of
anticipation and free from any control
or interference of any husband she
may have"
Walter Pulitzer, son Of Albert Pulit-
ger, formerly proprietor of the New
York Journal, whose death was some
months ago recorded, announces that
he will take up his fathers Memoirs"
where the latter laid off and incorpor-
ate them In biography of the journal
list and an account Of the progress Of
journalism in his day.
Mrs. Humphry Ward has not scored
ton, Colonist" The Saturday Review
thinks the story very thin and thread
bare. 1--WE never read novel Of Mrs.
Humphry Ward in which the charac-
ters were SO sketchily outlined and
so uninteresting. But the book will
be popular because 1t idealizes the cant
Of the hour"
The publication of the complete edi-
tion of the works and correspondence
| of Galileo, undertaken by the Italian
| government in 1890, Is at an end, the
concluding volume having just been
issued. 1t is the twentieth. 1t con-
tains indexes to the whole set and an
"Indice biografco" of Galileos contem-
poraries. The edition is published at
Florence, where Calico died. Its full
title is lie Opere di Galileo Galilei:
Edizione Rationale soto gil auspicii dj
Sua Magesta IL Re d'Italia."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
FATE OF AN ORCHARD.
A Tragedy I'm Kansas That Has
Pathetic Side.

A Tragedy I'm Kansas That Has .
Pathetic side.
A tragedy was enacted in Kansas
the other day, namely, the deliberate
burning of 800 acres of trees. 1t was
not the sort Of destruction that Is so
narrowing to the soul of Clifford Pin
chot; 1t was worse than that, for the
trees burned were not those of the for
est, but of an orchard. They were
apple trees-65,000 of them or there
abouts.
These trees were planted twenty-five
years ago, and were In the very prime
of life at the time Of their destruction.
The man who placed them there looked
forward to the time when the fruit
from their branches would bring him
fortune, and he cultivated and cared
for them to the best Of his ability.
They grew and fourished for few
years, but when the time came for
bearing they produced little or no
fruit. Then the soil was examined
a proceeding that had been overlooked
In the beginning 1t was found
not to be adapted to apple growing.
The subsoil into which the roots of the
trees penetrated did not supply the ele-
ments necessary to the formation OF
fruit. The owner experimental
while longer, hoping to furnish the
needed elements through fertilizers,
but to no effect. OCCASIONALLY there
would be light crop Of apples. but
the orchard as whole was failure;
finally he gave up in encouragement
and sold 1t to man who proceeded
to burn up the trees and turn the 800
acres into cornfield.
The man who had planted the or
chard looked on and felt sorrow at see
ing those trees burn, though he knew
it was the proper course. But they
were trees that represented hope and
labor and satisfaction In their growth.
And they we're living, and in going
down by the ak and by fire they
seemed to reproach him, for no one
with Imagination can work with trees
and plants without feeling that they
all have certain sentient life. It
was a real tragedy, the burning Of
that orchard, and the one consoling
reflection is that possibly the apples
1t might have grown were Ben
ses.-Terre Haute (Ind.) Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
TO WASH PAPER MONEY.
laundry May He Established in Oh
cInnati for Purpose.

laundry May Bs Established in Gin
clnnati for Purposs.
Cincinnati Ia likely to have a new
laundry. Uncle Sam is to be the pro.
prietor and while 1t Is to be for the
benefit of the public fhe populace will
not be allowed to wash Its dirty linen
there, the Enquirer of that city says
II Il Is secured here It will be UNIQUE
enterprise and be the first of Its kind
to be regularly established In the
United States and probably the FIRST
of the kind In the world In fact, the
laundering will be done free to the
general public.
II the efforts Of Assistant United
States Treasurer G. A. Bosworth are
successful 1t will be established In the
subtreasury. His chief deputy. r. B.
Barrett, has just returned from a trir
through the east and while In Wash
ington he paid visit to the treasury
department and there was shown a
new process whereby 1t is intended tc
wash clean all dirty bills that are still
capable of being placed in circulation
Deputy Barrett states that when he
was there he was asked for dirty
bill and he handed rvs-spot taken
from the money he had brought from
Cincinnati, II was returned to him
In an altered condition. One half oi
the bill as bright as when II frat came
from the printing presses and the 9th.
or half retained reminder Of this
city. II was explained that the dc
partment is experimenting and thai
the prospect is that In the very near
future instead Of destroying and ma
csrating all bills unit for circulation
and replacing them with new the old
will be washed antiseptically clear
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
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Hollow Concrete Fence Posts.
To construct hollow REINFORCED con-
crete fence posts a few notifications
Of the ordinary mold are necessary,
In addition to the core to be placed
in the center of the post, writes c. A.
Cook. The mold for an ordinary AKA
inch post feet long consists OF a bot
tom, two sides and two end gates, all
Of which are held together by three
iron clamps placed over the top OF the
sides after they are put together. The
sides are held to the bottom by small
dowel pins inserted in holes In the
bottom, SO that the sides may be read
lily revolved, leaving the finished post
lying on the base to harden. One end
gate must have two-inch hole In 1t
through which the core may be with
drawn.
The wooden core Is constructed OF
pieces and is 2 inches in diameter
Its full length should be ~ feet. A
round piece Of soft wood may be
SdWou lutO uFC oIlipoI oo eh'e "H-A
the central portion is withdrawn the
narrow sides and then the wider sides
may be removed from the concrete
post,
The galvanized iron core tapers
from 2 inches In diameter at the larg-
er end to n of an inch at the top, for
o 7-foot post is 7 feet inches long.
This can be made by any tinsmith
from good heavy galvanized iron, and
should be closed at the smaller end.
The mold is fastened together, and
about one inch Of concrete is placed
on the bottom before the core Is put
in position. After being wrapped
with paper the core should be
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

passed through the hole in the lower
end gate. The paper covering will per-
NIT the removal Of the core In twenty
to thirty minutes after the post is
made. The galvanized iron core may
be CREASED. but the paper is fully as
effective.
The wooden core extends entirely
through the post, and two end gates
with two-inch holes in them are used
with 1t. The metal core should be
placed In the mold so that the small.
er end is about two inches from the
top of the post. After the core is in
position the remainder Of the con.
crete can be put in and the post set
aside to harden until the core and
molds can be removed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

The cut shows very useful poul-
try house for three pens of fowls,
with yards arranged for the same
number. The house is 30x30 feet and
will accommodate 100 fowls. The
hallway takes but little room out OF
the interior and yet 1t communicates
with all three pens The inside divi-
sions are of wire netting, allowing the
sunshine that enters at the side Of the
house to fall into the pens; but the
house should be so located that three
sides may receive morning, noon and
afternoon sun. The plan is followed.
according to Orange Judd Farmer, for
dividing the yard outside as for divid-
ing the space inside the house. This
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
Grating Wax.

In an iron pot melt over the fire 100
parts Of the finest asphalt, add 900
parts brown pitch, until, with stirring.
1t is fluid; then pour in 600 parts of
melted yellow beeswax. The fire must
not be too hot at this time. When 1t
is all we'll mixed, add 600 parts of
thick turpentine, stir 1t we'll and pour
into 1t 500 parts of refined tallow. Lift
1t from the fire. stir until you begin
to note that 1t is cooling. and then
drop in. stirring steadily, very care
fully. because the mass will at once
rise up. $50 to 500 parts Of alcohol.
according to the consistency you wish
Il to have
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

Some years ago, not being able to
account for the disappearance of eggs.
wire cage trap was set in a fowl
run. After little time this was 90
cupied--not by rat, but fine hedge
hog filled to Its utmost capacity the
trap, 1t was reset, to be filled in q
few days by Mrs. Hedgehog. No more
eggs were missed. London Timsa.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
Caring for Grapes.

Rules for grapes culture from the
experiment station record, United
States Department of Agriculture:
The main points In grape culture
are summarized as follows:
With a few exceptions grapes OF the
Lubrusca species. of which the Con-
cord may be taken as the type, are
the most satisfactory for general
planting.
A warm, rich. well drained soil Is
best for the grape.
Almost all vines should be planted
at least eight feet apart.
Strong one-year-old vines are most
desirable for planting.
Thorough shallow cultivation Is es-
sential.
The pruning of the first two years
must be done with reference to the
system under which the vine is to be
trained after 1t begins fruiting. Dur.
ing this time the vine should become
thoroughly established.
The best time for the principal
pruning Is soon after the leaves droI
in autumn, but pruning can be done
at any time during the winter wher
the vines are not frozen. Summer
pruning consists Of pinching latera,
branches In order to encourage the de
velopment of the fruit and the bearing
wood for the succeeding year.
The long arm, short spur system o.
training Is usually the most satisfac
tory for the inexperienced grower
but the renewal systems are highly
recommended.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
top of the stump. leverage can be
secured to take full advantage OF the
strength OF the horses.
A New Insecticide.

Prof. C. P. Gillette, of the Colorado
Agricultural College. his discovered q
new insecticide for the Goblin moth,
which has proved effective in destroy
ing the worms, and probably will be
found not so injurious to apple trees
as other arsenical poisons. Sulphide
of arsenic is the name of the new poi
son. 1t comes cheaper than the arsen.
les now In use.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
The Morgan Horse.

Forty years ago the Morgans were
the favorite road horses, This strain
traces to single ancestor, Justin Nor
gan. foaled in Vermont In 1893. his
blood being largely thoroughbred.
From him descended the Black Hawk,
Bashaw, Golddust, Ethan Allen. Ben
Franklin. General Knox and Daniel
Lambert families, The Morgan type
Is short Of leg. thick and round bar.
rel, intelligent and Of great courage
and endurance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
soil Moisture.

To produce any crop 1t requires from
800 to 500 pounds Of water to make g
pound of dry matter. 1t is important
that soils have great deal of mois-
ture, and that It is not lost by evap
oration. Deep plowing makes soils
hold more moisture and frequent cul
tivations prevent its loss by evapora,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
arenn rood fer Chiclrs.

II you have your own CLANS feed a.
great variety ss you have. Cracked
wheat, cracked Kafir corn and cracked
corn are all good, but something In
place of meat should be given. either
beef scraps or blood meal. also char
coal and grit
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

Are you marrying manf" was
asked of 3 sober looking gentleman
at recent reception.
"Yes, sir" was the prompt reply;
"Im a Clergyman"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
al Frnnk Annwer.

"John JONES'" said the magistrate,
with severity, you are charged with
habitual drunkenness. What have
you to offer in excuse for your of.
tense?
Habitual thirst, your honor"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
smaII Flociss Beat,

Because table scraps form q large
part of the small flock's ration. and
they are usually evenly balanced ra-
tions. Is one of the reasons a small
flock Of hens does better than large
one.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
The shalxx ladder.

Many q man has spent the best
years of his life climbing the ladder of
fame only to have the thing tilt ovsr
backward just as he grasped the last
rung-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

When q man sits and looks absently
out of the window, his wife steps soft
ly up and looks over his shoulder to
nee what woman he is looking at now.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
EARLY Hat.hing.

To get early sitting hens the henA
must have laid out their clutches OF
eggs during the winter or very early
spring. Hens that have laid during
the fall and all winter will be the first
ones to become broody. Those that
start to laying In the spring will be
that much later In wishing to sit.
Put the early sitter to work as soon
as your eggs are fertile. Remember
that 1t Is the early bird that catches
the worm, and 1t Is the early chick
that brings the big price. If possible
1t is best to move each hen as she be.
comes broody to room apart from
the other hens. Here she may sit In
undisturbed peace. The room should
be rather warm, as well ae quiet and
half dark. Under such conditions the
hens will all attend strictly to busi-
ness, there will be fewer broken eggs
and hens leaving their nests, and the
matches in general will average a
much higher percentage of the mum.
ber Of eggs set.-Agricultural Epito.
mist.
Removing q Small Stump.
BY fastening the chain to one Of the
-. 4 AZ.
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gives a large amount Of yard space.
with yards conveniently located. This
building is shingled all over the out
side, with the heaviest building paper
under the shingles, and may either be
sheathed or lathed and plastered in
side
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

II one married man knows = thing,
every woman In the neighhorhood win
soon hear about Il.
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Keen ONT Of Deht.

Think not your estate your own
while any man can call upon you for
money which you cannot pay.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05

An electric machine has been mad.
to wash and purity the air in any
room
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Removing a Small Stump.
BY fastening the chain to one Of the
large roots and bringing 1t across the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-05
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


Carnegie says he has made forty-two
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-15
A CLEAN SHEET

And have made another far significant improvement
We would like know what il has been notedthe
ping Of all patent medicine advertisements.
The editor has been for years enemy the business
length Of time watched the mischief has wrought
and wherever he has ctured he has tried the fraud He
has denounced far and wide the of the
that what it is Ii is the only perhaps the
greatest hindrance health prosperity
of the entire district
why hindance health Because many diseases
hard diagnose the skilled sometimes being put his
wits determine the OF the maady and the medicine
business depends upon ability induce every prescribe
for himself the result being that he often the wrong thing
the right, and great injury is thereby done.
Again chief ingredient of nearly all he stuff alcohol and
appetite for strong drink often encouraged if satisfied
thereby
The business prosperity because at first
and cheap road and the continuous
failure that follows invites continuous outlay for that other
sometimes the entire income of the family being used in
that way.
Knowing these things and wishing to be able ovouch
thing advertised the columns OF The CITIZEN tho three year
the the editor entered into negotiations with the
companies made whereby the obnoxious ads
could be dropped.
would advise the buying taking of any
medicine except at the direction Of competent physician
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-15
CONFERENCE OF CHARATlES
Meeting in Louisville Last Week-ln.
teresting Program.

The Kentucky conference Of Charl-
tiles and Correction met in Louis
vile Dec. 9Th and 9TH. The conference
was a union gathering Of the confer
ence OF charities. the association for
the study and prevention OF tubercu-
losis. the association for the proven
ton OF blindness, the consumers
league and the babies milk fund as
sociation.
The opening program was held IN
the assembly room OF the Louisville
Public Library on Tuesday, the 9Th,
at 2:30. The general subject in the
afternoon was Families and Neigh
borhoods" Several interesting papers
and addresses were listened TO on
such subjects as Organized Charities"
The Enforcement OF the Child Labor
Laws in Kentucky" "rhe Conditions
fare" These subjects were handled
10y Miss Mary Bryson Of Covington,
Lafon Allen. Mrs. r. Z. Halleck and
Mrs. Letchworth Smith of LOUIS
Vile. The evening program was On
the general subject OF public health
and the following topics were Discus
ed: Medical inspection of School
children" by Doctor Caroline Hedger
OF the health department OF Chicago,
"A State Unarroused" by Eugene Ker-
per, executive secretary Of the asso-
cation for the study and prevention
OF tuberculosis, and THE Scourge Of
the Mountains" by James p. Faux
rer, Berea.
Doctor Hedger's address was a mast
erly presentation OF the need Of medi-
cal inspection of the children in both
the city and rural schools. and a plea
for the prevention of diseases thereby.
The other two addresses of the even
ing were on the subject OF tuberculo-
sis In the state at large and in the
mountains, and in them a strong plea
was made for funds and workers TO
combat the dreadful disease. Mr..
Faulkner also urged upon the audience
the necessity of a proper interpre-
tation and understanding of the mour-
tain people and sympathy rather than
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