The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

VI dlIdI VI lObSo pCtkulhVs
During business hours the southern
most square mile Of Manhattan island
has population of 100000.
In series of telephone experiments
a German scientist has made magnets,
alternating current transformers, and
even dynamos talk without the use Of
vibrating plates or membranes.
The United States capitol receives it's
annual bath a short time before Con-
gress convenes, the toilet articles used
consisting of about $500 feet Of hose
in the expert hands OF one company Of
the fire department. Powerful streams
OF water at high pressure remove dust.
spider webs, insects Of all kinds, birds
nests and other foreign substances
from the many creyices. sss.ss=s;e - (
The Archaeological Society has made
Ave excavations around the walls OF
the amphitheater in King Arthur's
round-table field in Monmouthshire.
England, and the searchers found the
main entrance, the sand which formed
the bed of the arena, and corner
stone. From inscriptions on this stone
they trace the date Of the theater back
to 11O A. D.. or 1900 years.-Popular
Mechanics.
A close study Of the water supply
for the operation of the locks under
present plans shows that the available
amount of water on the isthmus 10 not
sufficient to maintain, at all times, In
the canal, the forty feet Of depth stip-
ulated for by the law. In dry years
the modern Dreadnought of the navy
the large carriers of freight and the
army transports will not be able TO
use the canal.--Julio F. SorEano. In
Van Norden Magazine.
The University of Pennsylvania was
the first academic institution In Amer
lea to have professor of German.
Even from the earliest days Of the col
lege the institution had professor OF
modern languages which included Ger
man, and this professorship was occu-
pied by Professor Creamer, who was
himself of German descent. In 1880
a closer connection was formed be-
tween the University Of Pennsylvania
and the Germans by establishing the
German institute.
Sow a large white sponge full Of
rice, oats or wheat. Then place 1t for
week or ten days In shallow dish.
and, as the sponge will absorb the
moisture. the seeds will begin to sprout
before many days. When this has
fairly taken place, the sponge may be
suspended by means Of cords from a
hook in the top Of the window where
little sun will enter. It will thus
become living mass Of green. requirs
ing only little occasional moisture
Suburban Life for January.
A record was established by the fish
commission in the distribution OF fish
and fish eggs for propagation and
Matching purposes during the fiscal
year 1909, when the output aggregated
3,117,131, ,911 This is 240,000,000 more
fish and eggs than were distributed
during the previous year. Whitefish
and several varieties Of perch and fiat.
fish were used In greatest numbers.
Vast quantities of the fry of the cod
and the lobster also went out. Alto
gether the commission distributed the
eggs, fry, fingerlings, yearlings and
adults of almost forty kinds Of fish.
The most luxurious prison in the
world is In Japan, about fifteen miles
from Toxic. In the midst of gardens,
where flourish medlars and cherry
trees, where are seen ornamental ponds
with water lilies, arises the palatial
prison. The cells are spacious and
airy. The lighting throughout Is by
electricity, and the apartments are fEr--
nished luxuriously. Bathrooms with
marble baths, hot and cold water being
laid on; dressing rooms and reading
rooms-nothing seems to be wanted to
make the sojourn In this prison pleas
ant. In fact, 1t seems an ideal country
residence.
In Ireland spiders are largely con-
cerned in the cure Of ague; In many
localities the sufferer is advised to
swallow living spider. This ought
to make one shake nearly as bad az
the ague, and no doubt the better way
would be to put large black spider
In box and leave 1t to perish, as Is
the vogue in Somerset and some Of
the nearby counties. A lingering faith
In this old world superstition must
have been alive until quite recently,
for the making OF spider web pills is
not an uncommon industry In New
England. and Longfellow tells of q
popular cure for the fever "by wearing
spider hung around ones neck In q
nutshell" Chicago Tribune.
According to the legend, the Span
iard's inn. still in existence, was
rendezvous of Dick Turpin, and 1t is
said that in the stable there he stalled
his Black Bess But the Spaniard's
has other associations. Its tea garden
was certainly the spot that Dickens
chose for Mrs. Bardell and her party
to take tea In. Jack Straw's castle