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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

Alas, it will soon be too late to advise
people to shop early.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

A 10, - psspls aFs sivlns Ne pullla
tlps e. ~ ne best means % ahullah
their.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
LADY PAGET GIVES DINNER.
in Honor of the Grand
Duchess Vladimir and Others.

London, Nov. 25.-Lady Paget gave a
dinner tonight at her home in Belgrave
square for the Grand Duchess Vladimir
of Russia. Prince and Princess of Greece,
the Grand Duke Andrea of Russia, and
members Of their suites.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

NspsfHassss y EIaass hs,s shssa
lhss slslln.fl ed mshss aa sinslsh, aisf
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
The Carefree Bohemians.

How would you like to 60 to a Bo-
hemian supper? Lots OF literary people
and all that"
mo; these Bohemians are too free and
easy for me. Last time went they ran
out Of cheese and spread the sandwiches
with library paste" -"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
ADVICE TO q Friend.

The young man was about to be mar
rIed.
Praise your wife's grace and beauty
constantly" advised one friend
But don't 6verdo It." eounseied an
other. she may conclude that. she has
thrown herself away on yout and want
10 go on the stage"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
Uncle Pennywise Saysi
THANKSGIVING Times.

The technicality only seems to work
agin the government. .--
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
More Useful.

John" said the Senator'S wife, II
think We had better have Mr.. Pine at
our Thanksgiving party. He IL so bril-
liant at repartee."
Il can attend to the brilliant repartee.
You invite somebody to Iisten."' !
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
RIGGS RESIDENCE
FOR COSTLY HOTEL
Ritz-Carlton People Want |
Street Property.
BIG OFFER HAS BEEN REFUSED

Owner Said to Have Turned Down
Cash Proposition of $35O,OOO for .
Site-optIona Obtained on Other
Important observation-disclosures
Building Hotels in other Cities.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
About Due.

No items in the press we see,
Or none to date. ... = =.
The early snowbird seems to be
A little late.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

''Wombat is Dragging about a sixteen
FOUNDER"
Boy or turkey"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
"A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A WEncoME RLooM.

We, love the gay chrysanthemum
Which blooms to-day.
It brightens UP the landscape some
When skies are gray.
e e
We love the gay chrysanthemum
q Now in its prime:
For blooms are few and II does come
At the right time.
Oh, yes. indeed, we love the gay
Chrysanthemum;
Although its odor. by the way.
Il rather bum.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
We PFoEreas.

Then you like bridEe?'
Sure 1 do! And yet once thought
ping-pons was fun g., 49,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
3OTH GOOD CAT IMITATORs
lawyers Sleeping in Court Room Meow
Like Feline, and Finally Come
Together In Mix-Up.

"a bunch of lawyers were sleeping
IN a stuffy court room in a country
town because of the overcrowded con
dition Of the single hotel during ses
sion Of court" said a lawyer, when
me of them, practical joker, possess
ing remarkable faculty of initiating
a cat, concluded to have some fun out
of 1t. After all of them had quieted
down to sleep he started a plaintive
moan like a cat. Another fellow on
the opposite side of the room had a
similar faculty Of imitation, and was
awakened by the noise of the sup.
posed cat. and remarked to his next
fellow:
"'Some darned cat has got into the
room. Just wait. I'll initiate tabby
and We'll catch the Tom
so the two began meowing at each
other The first supposed it was a
real cat, and the room being extreme
ly dark, they kept approaching each
other, each with boot in hand to de.
molish the supposed cat They got
together finally, and then there was an
act not down on the program Each
had aimed his boot we'll, and when a
light was finally struck the two men
were mixing 1t up badly In the center
Of the room, and 1t took the rest of the
lawyers and the town doctor to get
them in presentable shape for court
the following day"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
MANY DEFINED PRINCIPLES
IN PRUNING FRUIT TREES
Should Adapted Different Vareties-In Top
of Tree Several Distinct Systems Are


The shape, however should be largely
determined by the natural character
istics of the tree. Low-headed trees
produce the best results in many To-
calities. They are able to stand heavy
winds without injury, the fruit is near
er the ground and makes harvesting
a crop and all orchard work much
easier, and the trunks are not so like
ly to be injured by sun-scald.
If one-year-old trees are set out, the
pruning the first year will consist in
cutting the top back to within eight
cen or twenty-four inches of the
ground. The cut should be made just
above strong bud. During the first
season three or four branches should
be permitted to grow; the others
rubbed off soon after the buds ex-
pand.
In the spring Of the second year, II
more than three or four branches
grew during the first summer, they
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
FASHIONS
OF THE
MOMENT.

does not suggest the empire period
neither does it suggest the small-Waist
effect of few years ago. The word
natural may fifty be applied to the
waist line | am alluding to, and no
matter what changes take place in the
world of fashion we are pretty certain
to find it remaining in favor with wo
men of cultured taste.
Headdresses for Summer.
All the Paris milliners are now
showing straw and erin hats and the
Parisiennes have already begun to
wear these summery headdresses.
Things seem to have way of getting
turned upside down in the world of
fashion of recent days. Last summer
we were wearing bands Of fur on our
thin silk muslin dresses and last Au-
gust the smartest women were wear
ing large hats of silk beaver with thin
summer dresses. Now we are wearing
straw hats with winter suits.
A model by Reboux Is one of the
very newest shapes. 1t Is made Of
black erin and the wide brim is turn
ed up suddenly at one side, rather to-
ward the front. The hat is lined with
black velvet and the crown Is large
and domed. For trimming such hats
as this have a feather, held down by
handsome jet ornament or cluster Of
wings of aigrettes at one side. Moth
ing is put round the crown and the
success Of the hat depends on the
manner in which 1t is worn. 1t must
be so placed on the head that the
peak juts out over the left eye. Last
year we had hats of this kind with us,
but then it was the fashion to wear
them IN y r"'o0n style, with the turn
ed-up side i"' + across the front
A smart E+''n ;oque is made Of
supple b"aYc, L in a delicious shade
of cream Vito =. shape Is quite
supple ard o3]v trimming is o
soft aigrette OF w'ite mara bout, held
in place by a steel ornament at onf
side. Among the spring models TO
Nice I have seen just such a toque
this made entirely of silk velvets in
lovely shade of dark purple,
Notwithstanding the fact that ve'
vet shoes almost invariably MAX
their wearers' feet look larger tha
need be they are at the moment in fu
favor. With velvet suits, especial
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
GROWING HERBS
is ESSENTIAL
Nothing Can Quite Take Thei,
Place in Househ hoId-Seeds OF
Annual Sort Should be
Sown Early.
(By r. q. WEATHERSTONE)

No garden can be considered COM
plete that does not include a goodly
variety of herbs, for nothing can quite
fill their place in the household.
The seeds of annual sorts should be
sown early, but of the perennial var
ieties (and many of the best are that)
the seeds sown in midsummer will
produce strong plants that may be
freely cut from the following year.
Make the soil rich, mellow and fine
before sowing the seed. When the
seeding plants are large enough they
may be transplanted to the border
beds, or the fence-row where they can
grow undisturbed year after year
When the roots become large they
may be divided and new plants start
ed If more are wanted, though two or
three plants Of one variety will fur
nish all a good-sized family will need,
as the leaves should be cut several
times during the season.
The leaves should be cut when full
ly grown and before the plant blooms,
choosing clear, dry day for the work.
Spread in cool, shady room to dry.
as drying in the sun or by the fire
spoils both color and flavor.
When thoroughly dry powder the
leaves by rubbing between the hands
and store away in tight cans or boxes
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

should be cut out, making the cut
near the main stem and parallel to
1t. The remaining branches should be
cut back to within three or four buds
of the main stem, making the cut just
above strong bud.
In the spring of the third year all
but three or four branches are cut
out, including the terminal branch,
and the others are cut back to within
three or four buds fthe stem from
which they grow, the idea being to
produce three or four we'll developed
and we'll situated twigs on each
branch each year, and having the
branches so placed that the tree will
grow into a symmetrical form and be
open enough so that the sunlight can
get into the center Of the tree, thus
adding much to the color of the fruit.
By cutting each seasons growth back
to within a few buds of the last sea-
sons growth the tree is made to grow
much stockier than 1t otherwise
would.
The pruning after the third year
is very similar to that given in the
third year. Three or four twigs are
selected on each growth, the others
cut out, and the remaining twigs cut
back. All cross limbs or limbs that
are too close together, or that rub
together should be cut out
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
(By r, w. FISHERY

1t Is known that heavy pruning Of
during the dormant period has tend
ency to produce wood growth, or
cause the trees to grow larger. This
Is due to the fact that when pruning
ls done when the tree is dormant the
plant food which Is taken up by the
roots early In the spring is concen-
trated into a smaller portion Of the
top and results in the very rapid
growth Of the parts left. Weak trees
are often forced into vigorous growth
by heavy top pruning which Is done
In the winter or early spring.
When vigorous plants are given
heavy winter pruning water sprouts
are often produced, because there is
more plant food sent up from the
roots than the top area can use, re-
Bulting In the growth of dormant la
teral buds.
Heavy pruning of the top in the
summer or when the tree Is In an
active state Of growth has a tendency
to check the wood growth, causes fruit
buds to form and sometimes results
in the growth of water sprouts. The
wood growth Is checked because when
pruning Is done when the leaves are
performing their function Of assimi-
lating plant food large portion Of
the area which Is making plant food
is removed and the supply of pre-
pared plant food Is checked, thus
causing decrease Of growth over the
whole tree.
Heavy root pruning checks the
growth of wood by cutting off the
supply of moisture and crude plant
food. This results in an increasing
1ber Of fruit buds. In sections of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

those in black, these shoes are al.
most ubiquitous and now that the
weather Is gradually becoming spring
like we find velvet shoes In such
shades as violet, bottle green, nut
brown and gray very generally worn
in the street. The velvet shoes may
be said to be de rigueur with velvet
costume, but with a suit of any other
material the shoe, which very often
matches the dress in color, is of dull
suede or of soft kid.
With spring and summer suits this
idea of having the shoes to match the
costume is an admirable one; delight,
full effects are obtained with white or
pale pastel tints.
Many women of fashion have adopt.
ed velvet shoes for evening wear, but
do not think the idea a good one:
in the first place because, as | have
already said. such shoes make the feet
look unnaturally large, and in the sec.
ond place because either satin or fine
glove kid would seem to be a more
suitable accompaniment for evening
frocks Of thin materials.
have not lately seen many Of the
bright red shoes which were such a
rage a few ,onths ago, but at Monte
Carlo very smart shoes in violet kid
are being largely worn with white
suits. touch of the same purple being
introduced In the hat or scarf.
An evening coat Of heliotrope vel.
vet, with heavy embroidery in silk and
dull silver. is shown in our illustra.
ton, and is one Of the most effective
Of the seasons costumes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

glad did, for it has cured me.
II know of so many cases where wo.
men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that 1 can
say to every suffering woman if that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will."-Mrs. JANETzKI,
2963 Arch ST., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pc.
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe.
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
Corn Producer Wins $500.

Perley G. Davis of CRANKY, Mass,
sets new worlds record for corn this
years production. and was given
$500 award by the New England
Corn exposition judges. The record
was made on one acre of land. from
which Mr. Davis harvested 103A
bushels of crib dry yellow flint corn.
His yield at harvest time was 1877
bushels of shelled corn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
DYSPEPSIA

Having taken your wonderful Casca-
rets' for three months and being entirely
cured OF stomach catarrh and dyspepsia,
think a word of praise is due to
'Cascarets' for their wonderful compost
ton. have taken numerous other So
called remedies but without avail, and
hnd that Cascarets relieve more in a dav
than all the others I have taken would in
year" lanes McGune
Pleasant Pslatsble. Potent Taste Good
Do Good Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripa
l0c. 25c Soc Never sold in bulk. The per.
aine tablet stamped c c. Guaranteed ta
cure or your money back
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
Australian Wool Industry.

1t has been calculated that the lii
dustry of wool production brings Aus.
tralia an annual return of from $780,.
000. 900 to $l75,00O,O00 But this does
not include the returns from the sales
of sheep. stud and flock. and the large
quantity disposed of at the yards for
local consumption. Possibly all these
bring the total up to $3.50. 100000 Q
pear
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
Good Reasoning,

" wish Cousin Jim and Mi1s Jones
would get married." pondered eight
year-old Nadine. "Cause, why, man.
ma?" "Oh, don't like either of them,
an If they'd get married to each
other an go off on long, long we'd
ding journey, wouldn't have to see
any more of them, an they'd ought
to be happy. So it would be killing
two birds with one stone!"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

the country where fruit trees have a
tendency to start bearing very young
and to produce large crops Of fruit,
1t Is often necessary to do such prun-
ing that will cause wood growth rath-
er than the production Of fruit buds.
In forming the top of the tree sew
eral distinct systems are practiced.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

How is it" demanded the patient
man, In the Soho garbage den, at last,
how is 1t that quail Is always off the
menu?"
The hireling readjusted his greasy
napkin and yawned wearily.
That" said he, 'is just fancy
touch. We never had a quail. Sport.
ing Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
AIuhlv lmnronAr

What is the proper thing for a
man to do when his wife asks him for
money and he hasn't any?" Inquired
Newed.
"Oh, there isn't any proper thing
to do under those circumstances" re-
piled Oldwed Anything he does will
be wrong"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

The sardine industry gives employ
ment, in the Spanish port Of Vigo, to
$4,000 people, of whom 5000 are wom-
en-. The wages of the men range from
so cents to 81 day and of the women
from rs to IS cents. The value of the
preserved sardines exported last year
was $2,203,5oO.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
A Question.

I'VE must have no sinecures," said
the reformer.
WELL replied Senator Sorghum,
sometimes I'm In doubt
as to which make the most trouble,
the fellows with sinecures or those
who work overtime getting in the
way"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
Art Criticism.

"I rather like the motif of that pic.
ture," said Mrs. Oldcastle, after she
had carefully inspected the new work
of art. "Yes, so do l." replied her
hostess, as they were passing from
the gallery, "only both me and Josiah
thought the artist meant it for a cow"
Chicago Record-Hnrald
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
MAKES HANDY
FIRE ESCAPE
Stout Knotted Rope Makes Excel.
snt Substitute for Ladder
ANY oI-Headed Person
Can Use IL.

1t Is not feasible to have ladder at
every window, and in case of fire peo-
pie In the second story are often in
danger of their lives. For safety, tie
large knots in strong rope, coil 1t
neatly on the floor or some place
where 1t can be found Immediately In
the dark, Make loop at one end so
It may be looped around bed post
or a stout hook placed in the window
frame Ia case of fire throw out the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
Crowdlnu the Market.

What are these old masters held
att"
sixteen thousand each"
"I'll give you two dollars apiece for
two of them.
Make it five dollars for three, and
they're yours"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

johnson says he's getting along
splendidly in his new position"
'Is that so?"
Eyes, he's been there three months
now and already one member of the
board of directors knows that he's
working there"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
One Point Of View.

Mrs. Exe-You don't hear my hus-
band going around complaining about
my treatment of him, as yours does.
Mrs. Wye-No; but that doesn't
mean that your husband is satisfied
merely that he Is subdued.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

ana L We1lC TO. Cno
store to get a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege t a BILE
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it l in
sisted a nd finally
got it, and I am SO
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
A Mistake,

Don't you think that candidate In
dulges a great deal too much In YER
bosity7"
"Oh, no. indeed; he's strictly tenn
perance."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

wrote a few
weeks ago Of the
dresses with the
transparent lace hens
which have been
adopted in Paris Dy
several of our smart
ootrasses writes
Idalia de Villiers IN
the Boston Globe.
Needless to say, such
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12

loose end OF the rope and scramble
out. Any coolheaded person can
wriggle down rope of this kind. al
though they may blister their hands
or get slight fall in doing so. but
even 80. 1t 1t is better than being
roasted.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-12
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago, Ill.-"I suffered from fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-04
KATE DOUGLAS WI0GIN,

Darnley, and the crystal gazer had
been brought from Dublin for the &C.
cAsiOn.
II have no children" replied the
author.
"But l see them; they are coming,
still coming-oh, so many little ones!
They are clinging to you; you are sur.
rounded by them,'' went on the Dub
lin woman, her eyes on the ball, nor
would she accept denial "They are
the children Of a relativeT" she asked
hopefully. mo? cannot understand.
/ e them" she insisted.
Helen Ware. who is starring this sea.
o in 1.-THE Deserters," a military
melodrama, is N of the very few fe-
male stars who have made their way
to the top Of the ladder through hard
work. From the time she made her
debut on the stage rs a Super with
Maude Adams in ''The Little Minis
ter" up to now she has shown that
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-04

the men Of education and Of position,
are directing the revolution and not
the street rabble Of Lisbon.
DR.. Braga, Portugal's provisional
president, besides being a man Of let.
ters, extensively educated and poIiti-
cally powerful. has the reputation Of
being thoroughly upright and honest
and Is said to be the best man in the
country to whom the chief office could
be trusted at such a crisis. He is
about fifty-five years Of age and when
a young man took up the study Of
medicine. He holds a professorship in
the Curse Superior de Lettras at Lis
bon and is Il member Of numerous
academic bodies in various countries
Of Europe. He is also accounted a
poet Of originality and power. His
work both In poetry and scholarship
has won the commendatory notice Of
Anatole France. who presided at a
fete in his honor a few years ago.
About three years ago DR.. Braga be-
came president Of the committee Of
seven. a position which gave him enor-
political power and prominence
in his organization. For many years
he has been intimately associated with
DIR. BernardinO Machado. one Of the
leading professors in the Lisbon uni
versity. who has been mentioned for
the first permanent president At the
new republic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-04

The bride is twenty-six years old and
is said to possess at least 100000
in her own right. The bridegroom is
Charles B. Calvin, thirty-two years
old, a civil engineer in the employ Of
the board Of water supply Of New
York at a salary of $1,000 per year.
No tale Of fiction is stranger or more
romantic than the search for and SUBJ
sequent wooing by the heiress Of her
soul mate-now her husband. After
sending out Pinkerton detectives to
find this mate, whose description she
had furnished them, and while they
were still securing the country to To-
cate the man whom this description
would fit, she discovered Mr.. Calvin
in the very shadow Of her Cornwall
mansion where he was surveying and
straightway began to woo him.