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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-01-06
RENovATlNe THE CAPITOL.

The capitol has recently undergone
a thorough house cleaning and reno
waiting. over 200 workmen have been
laboring with paint brush, mallet and
Misel for months to improve the
building. Among the numerous big
changes is that of using the power
plant OF southeast Washington, which
will transmit heat and light through
more than a mile OF tunnel to the
capitol, the office building and the
congressional library.
All the rooms, stairways. etc, have
been painted and vanished. For
year after year paint and varnish
have been put on the walls and stair
ways until 1t will no longer stick. but
peels of, leaving unsightly spots,
This year the cleaning went so deep
that all OF the old paint was sandpa.
pered of and the new coats put di.
rectly on the walls. The painting OF
the dome and capitol combined has
been an enormous task. 1t has been
estimated that II one man only were
to tackle the Job 1t would take him
about five years to complete 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-01-06
cATALPA TREES FROM SEED
Good WInd-B reaks Easily Obtained In
Short Time and at Practically
No Cost.
Rx GEoRGn w RRowN1

By GEORGE w BRowN)
For number or years we nave
grown this valuable species Of decidu-
GUS tree from the seed gathered from
our matured trees and we do 1t easily.
After the leaves have dropped we
gather the long spike-like pods from
our catalpas and separate the seeds
which are dried out and stored away
with our other farm seeds. In early
spring when we plant our dwarf peas
In the garden we scatter the catalpa
seeds into the trenches with the seed
peas.
About the time the peas are gone
the little catalpa plants come up nice
ly and by cultivation we can grow
them foot to 18 inches the first year
and we then can set them out the fol-
lowing year In a permanent location.
We have hedge or windbreak
about the west and north sides Of our
orchard grown in this manner, and
besides have many growing alongside
the border fences and roadways, and
upon our home grounds, where they
bloom and are very pretty and orna-
mental the whole year with their
broad, attractive leaves and dropping
seed pods foot or more In length.
Some Of our friends have tried the
method Of scattering the seed In the
woodland or planting 1t along the
fence rows where trees are wanted,
but field mice rob the seed and fail
ure results.
The catalpa speciosa. or tall-grow'
Ing catalpa is what we grow, and 1t is
easily grown from seed after our
method II we desire few trees OF
this species for planting no easier
method can be employed than to grow
them ourselves from seed gathered
from the true specosia variety We
are intending next season to grow a
large quantity for planting into a
grove for post timber. as they are val
liable and have out-lasting qualities
above many other varieties Of timber
for this purpose.
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state city. She is the only woman
humane officer in the state OF Okla
homa.
Time was, not many months ago,
when Sapulpa's teamster's mistreated
their horses at will, left them in the
hot streets for hours without food or
water and inflicted all sorts Of cruelty,
thoughtless or otherwise, upon the
dumb brutes of the vicinity. But last
March the women of Sapulpa, aided
by few of the men, organized hui
mane society, and determined to
stamp out these abuses So limited
we're the finances of the new society
that 1t could not afford to employ IAN
officer to look after the work.
Then into the breach stepped Mrs.
Bassett, who volunteered to fill the
Office until regular officer could be
employed. So well did she accomplish
her task that the city council agreed
to pay salary and appoint as hu.
name officer anyone the society might
select. Mrs. Bassett was urged to take
place, and when her name was placed
before the councilmen they were de-
lighted to make the appointment. And
they went even further. They named
her city truant officer as WELL
Before she entered upon her duties
1t was frequent occurrence for team
sters to work horses with sore shoul
ders day In and day out Mrs. Bas-
sett has rapidly remedied that condi
ton, and the practise has been almost
wholly discontinued. Most Of the
horses in Sapulpa have been provided
with hats this summer and have been
fed and watered with greater regu-
larity, while drinking fountains have
been erected in many places over the
city.
Stray dogs without friends to pro-
long their lives by means of the
brass tax tag are no longer killed by
the bullet of policeman. In its stead
gas is used, as Mrs. Bassett believes
1t to be practically painless.
Due to this woman's efforts a roping
contest at Sapulpa was declared of
last summer. She not only realizes
that the day Of the wild west is long
since past in Oklahoma, but 1t Is her
desire to put stop to form of
amusement that results In broken
horns and legs and frequently broken
necks for the steers that are used.
In addition, horses and men also are
frequently injured.
AS truant officer, Mrs. Bassett has
almost stamped out truancy In the
public schools Of her home city. With
the compulsory school law behind her
she is able to enforce her demands
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EFFICIENCY IS REQUIRED.

The order signed by President Taft
placing In the classified service assist.
ant postmasters and such clerks In
certain classes OF post offices as are
not now within the civil service, does
not take effect until December 1. An
important feature Of the order Is that
assistant postmasters who cannot pre-.
sent an efficiency record win not have
the advantage of the order. The offl.
cial text of the order Is as follows:
'lt is hereby ordered that the posi-.
tion of assistant postmaster In post
offices of the first and second classes
and also tho position of clerk, OF what.
ever grade, In post ofhees OF the first
and second classes, not hitherto classi.
fled, shall be included In the classified
service. provided that no assistant
postmaster or clerk appointed without
examination prior to this examination
shall be classified who fails to estab-
lish to the satisfaction of the post
office department his capacity for ETH.
Client service in the position held, and
Schedule A of the civil service rules
Is hereby amended accordingly. This
order shall take eject December /.
1910.
The civil service commission Is not
~rAaarsd m make definite statement
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ink. and do the work carefully.

ink. and do the work Carefully.
-Four place cards /afe given, one a
aemure Puritan maiden to be colored
IN ngnt gray gSwn, darker gray cape
WITH bright rsh lining. cap to match
the cape win a white facing and tie
and kerc5ief-which just shows LIT,
tie in fyOnt. =
rant the face and hands In the nas-
urai color. Red and yellow. n prop
cry emixed, viii give : Satisfactory
nesh colse<or beginners.
The lines In all the cards sho,,ld
be gone over with a pen and ink out
line
The turkey is to be painted brown,
light and dark shades, with q bit Of
red on the head, and outlined.
The pumpkin is brilliant orange
color with dark green leaves. and
the apples shaded In light and dark
red and green leaves. with brown
stems.
The water-color cards may be bought
By the dozen. or very stir and heavy
water-color paper may be used.
Those who do not already possess :
box of water-color paints may secure q
very excellent little box Of new make
with all the necessary colors, for 50
cents A fve-cent Japanese brush.
which comes to a very me point VIII
answer all purposes TAR doing tAsa
work
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A chrysanthemum Luncheon.


Judging from the numerous letters
from brides-elect, Cupid must have
been unusually busy with his little
bow and arrow. There are so many
requests for pre-nuptial functions, !
am sure the description of this chry-
santhemum luncheon will be very &C.
ceptable.
1t was gorgeously brilliant, the color
scheme being yellow; especially fitting
for this month as November claims
the topaz and the chrysanthemum; In
this instance 1t was also the brides
birthday month as we'll as her we'd
ding day season. For centerpiece
there was mound of yellow NUNS"
kept In place by embedding the stems
In sand. At each place there was a
little yellow jardiniere containing one
stiff, straight little yellow mum" to
which the name card was attached
with yellow ribbon. The grape fruit
cocktail had wee mum" In the cen
ter of the fruit; around the stem of
the glass there was fluffy bow OF
white tulle, The plates on which the
frappe glasses stood had wreath OF
yellow "mums" around them and the
ice-cream was In boxes concealed by
petals Of yellow crepe paper "mums.
The candle sticks were of silver and
had yellow, shades. At each place
were yellow slippers filed with salted
nuts. Just the bridal party were In
cluded In the guests, / mean the girls
In the party and two matrons of honor
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gies have bestowed handsome gifts
for the use of their countrymen
at large, Sir Ernest, has gone
them all one better by his interna-
tional philanthropy. An Anglicized
Teuton, his gift takes cognizance Of
the fact. and the million dollars do
mated in the name of the late King
Edward, as memorial to 1.-THE
Peacemaker," includes in its benefit
his compatriots in the land of his
adoption equally with his erstwhile
eountrymen In the fatherland.
A gift to international charity in
memory of King Edward; a million
dollar fund established for the aid of
the English poor In Germany and the
German poor in England. plainly the
gift seems designed to relieve the ten
sion between these two nations whose
war scares" at the expense of each
other are so numerous. However.
Sir Ernest says that was not his idea,
although II that were the effect of
the fund he would be greatly delight
ed.
The son OF Cologne banker, Sir
Ernest was born In 1859 and at an
early age went to England, where he
made splendid fortune. About eight
years ago, on the eve of his departure
to India, he placed at the disposal of
King Edward s1.0O0.o00 to be used
for charitable or utilitarian purposes.
King Edward devoted the money to
providing additional sanatoria for the
open air treatment Of tuberculosis,
which were greatly needed at that
time. Sir Ernest early became prof.
cient In financial affairs. In recogni-
ton OF successful services rendered
to the Egyptian govefnment In 1899
he received the X. C. NJ. G. And in
addition he has the flrst-class Royal
Order of Wars Norway and SwAden)
to which countries he ives of great
assistance In railway enterprise, and
the Order of the Crown of Prussia, of
the first class, one of the highest Ger.
man decorations. OF late years Sir
Ernest had been closely associated
with King Edward and was one OF
the last allowed to call on him before
bis death.
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A Neck.Tie and Apron Party.

A Neck-Tie and Apron Party.
This really is an old time stunt, but
like many other old things has been
rejuvenated. The hostess prepares as
many cheese cloth aprons as there are
men and as many pieces of silk or RIB
bon as there are girls. When all arrive
the men are given spools Of thread
and told to find the girl who has an
apron to match it. In this way part
ners are chosen and the girls put on
the aprons after the men have sewed
the hens and sewed on the strings.
Allow half or three-quarters of an
hour for this. Next the girls are CIV
en- the necktie pieces and they are
gathered together and put through
door, each girl having hold of an end,
the door is closed and the men are
to come in and take hold Of an end.
When each man has an end, the door
is opened and the girl who has hold
of the other end must fashion neck
tie for her swain. The latter puts It.
on and the girl puts on her apron, and
thus partners are selected for supper
or refreshments. This is very jolly
party, adapted to private parties or
for church social. 4
I MADAME MERRI.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-01-06
palrylnq and Soil Fertility.

No other branch Of agriculture pre-
sents more advantages than dairying
-disposing of these products of the
farm as milk aid butterfat, When
the latter may be sold to creamery
stations and the skim milk fed to
calves and pigs along with alfalfa the
profits are greater than from almost
any other form Of agriculture.
No other business tends so rapidly
to build up the fertility of the farm.
and, when judiciously conducted, no
other branch of farming yields more
satisfactory financial returns. Raising
and feeding alfalfa will add from is
to 80 per cent. to the profits Of dairy
ing over the use of any other feedstuff
that may be raised or bought The
profit problem for the dairyman is con-
stantly to find the feed that will de.
crease the cost of his production.
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LIVESTOCK NOTES.

The lamb that cashes In the most
money for its owner is not product
Of poverty.
Circumvent the large feed bills by
producing better roughage and grain
on your own farms.
To allow feeders to eat all the corn
they can stow away after reaching
the farm Is disastrous.
A little flock well tended on the
small farm well titled will rarely dis
appoint the good shepherd.
Give ewes good pasture and extra
feed lust before the breeding season
Give them extra feed during preg.
nancy.
Tar in sheep troughs is said to be
generally beneficial for sheep at all
seasons, and especially for grubs In
hot weather.
To get the best financial results
from a flock of mutton sheep 1t is es-
sential that they combine good
fleece with good leg OF mutton"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-01-06
WANT U. 8. TO BOOST GOOD ROADS

Secretary Wilson Of the department
OF agriculture has received petition
signed by eight American delegates
who attended the recent international
road congress at Brussels requesting
that his department consider the ad-
visibility of the United States govern
ment becoming member of the Per-
manent International Association Of
Road Congresses. The Office Of pub
lie roads Is part of the department
Of agriculture, and for this reason the
matter was put up to the secretary for
his consideration.
The special significance of the petit
tion is that 1t discloses the fact that
the United States, which has the most
extensive system of roads of any
country in the world, has been one Of
the three slowest nations to join the
International Road association now
formally adhered to by 26 govern
ments, Italy and England are the
only other large countries which have
not joined.
The nations of Earope have gone a
long way ahead of the United States
In road work, particularly In the mat
ter Of administration and road mainte-
nance, and experts say that for this
reason this country will benefit i'm
mensely In the advantage of collabora-
tion made possible by membership In
the international congress. France,
for instance, with Its almost perfect
system of roads, sends one and one
third times as much freight over her
public highways as is carried by the
railroads. The freight traffic on the
roads of other European countries is
almost as heavy. In this country con-
ditions are reversed and 1t is estima-
ted that the railroads carry nearly
four times as much freight as the pub
lie roads. Yet railroad development
depends, engineers say, on the good
roads which open up and make acces-
sible the country adjacent to the
lines.
The department OF agriculture now
has the petition under consideration
and, II approval Is given, congress will
be asked this coming winter for the
small appropriation necessary for this
country's membership dues.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-01-06
A Box Shower,

A jolly crowd wishing to Shower"
one Of their number who was about
to leave the state of single blessed
ness, conceived the bright idea Of Civ
ing box shower. The boys were In
on 1t too, and they had loads of fun.
All the gifts were In boxes, which in
turn were put In huge dry goods box
covered with white paper cambric on
which hearts of red, large and small
were pasted. When all had arrived,
the bell rang and the village express
man appeared and said he had small
parcel for Miss B and imagine the
surprise when he entered with the as
sistance of several of the masculine
guests bearing the immense box The
honored couple were told they could
unpack, but each package was to be
shown, the card read and speech made
before the next box was opened.
Among the articles were boxes Of
paper, box of matches, box of tacks,
box of soap, OF thread, of pins, work
box. glove and handkerchief box,
stamp box, tool box and a nest Of
boxes ending with wee pill box
which contained a collar button; box
Of tin kitchen utasils, box of paper
napkins, box OF lay is, etc. When 1t
came to serving refreshments the hos
tess had dainty luncheon put up in
pasteboard boxes covered with rose
wall paper, box for each couple, cof-
fee and Ice cream completed the re-
past. There were salted almonds and
bon-bons in pretty heart shaped boxes
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|IEklEgglIES O7M
/. /. ia gltI1IGRJ .~

All-black hats are seen in satin, vel
vets, brocade, hatter's plush, velours,
beaver, beaver cloth.
More dress hats are In all-black or
black-and-white with touch Of metal
or color than in any other shades
Ostrich feathers, willow plumes es-
pecially, are much in demand. Shaded
and two-tone effects lead In favor.
Brimmed turbans are seen, with up
right brims almost as high as the hat
itself and close to 1t except at the
back 8
Hat shapes are Of three sorts-the
large, wide-brimmed hat (the most
popuisr, tie clotche, or Charlotte Co..
day, aIAe the turban.
AS variation on these there ia the
large hat with the mugHroom bfiIn i'd
a wide variety Of shapes. all geasgally
following the mushroom type. y
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as to the number of persons who will
be brought into t. competitive classi-
ned service until further analysis of
the effect Of the order has been made.
There were on July 1, 1909, 2,105 as
slstant postmasters In first and second
class post offices, and on the date
named there were 614 second class
post offices In which city free delivery
mad not been established, in which
tnere were employed 1,746 clerks who
were unclassified. A considerable
number of these second class Offices
nave since been classified by the es-
adjustment of city free delivery, thus
reducing the number Of clerks who
are classified and who will be affected
by the present order. 1t is probable,
however, that the total number of per-
sons affected will be In the neighbor-
hood of $500.
Some regret is being expressed by
civil service reformers that the presi-
dent did not accompany this new or
der with. one covering all the fourth
class postmasters in the country into
the classified service. At present the
fourth class postmasters of IA states
the territory east Of the Mississippi
river and north Of the Ohio river-are
In the classified service The number
OF fourth class postmasters in these
IL states Is about $4,000. The totai
number Of fourth class postmasters in
the country is 52.942, so as will be
seen, not quite half the postmasters In
this class are In the classified serv.
Ice.
1t was said at the civil service COM
mission recently that the policy will
undoubtedly be to fill the places Of as
sistant postmasters by the promotion
OF postoffice employees already in the
classified service Postmaster General
Hitchcock desires that this policy
shall be pursued rather than a policy
under which men unfamiliar with the
duties of the Office would be brought
in through competitive examinations,
and the civil service commission sup
ports the postmaster generals views.
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VERY housekeeper does herself
4 proud in getting up the Thanks
giving dinner. Besides the snowy

IA pIOuu III 6Slllu6 up buo luhuhS
"a giving dinner. Besides the snowy
linen, sparkling silver and glass
and savory dishes, some decoration is
needed to make the festive occasion
quite complete.
These decorations are no small item
of expense II purchased In the art
shops where hand work brings It's
price. ANY woman or girl may, how
ever, make her own decorations at
very small expense and in short time,
We are giving today several designs
which work out attractively in color.
The candle shade. representing the
horn OF plenty, always in evidence in
Thanksgiving decorations, is to be
traced on thin water-color paper by
means of carbon paper. and tinted in
water-color. The horn Is to be purple
mot too dark-the ribbons green, and
the fruit Of the gay richness Of the
natural color. The inside Of the horn
may be tinted dark green.
To add to the effect when lighted.
put bright bit Of color on the wrong
side Of the shade under any gay col
ored fruit, such as orange or apples.
Leave 8 little seam on each end Of
the shade and fasten with brass brods.
The edge is cut out irregularly around
the fruit. When the painting is done
no over ell lines with waterproof black
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MooNsHlNERs IN THE CAPITAL.

An Illicit whisky still almost In the
heart of the national capital! Now.
what do you think of that? The
revenue officers made Il discovery a
few days ago that In the southwest
section of the city is an Illicit still
with a capacity of 100 gallons of
whisky day. and It has been there
for nearly year. Some important
arrests have been made. and II has
been discovered that several OF the
wholesale liquor houses Ii this
city were getting their supply Of
whisky from this still
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To Clean a Black Skirt.

To clean a black skirt, lay the skirt
as fatty as possible on clean table.
Remove all grease spots with brown
paper and a hot iron, then with q
sponge dipped in strong coffee rub
over the whole of the dress, paying
special attention to the front and edge
of the skirt. When the whole Of the
skirt has been sponged and Is still
damp, iron on the wrong side until
perfectly dry.
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sheep-RaIsIna Pays.

Farms where sheep are depended
apon for the big end of the income
are quite scarce this side of the Mis-
sissippi. But farms where sheep show
net profits that they are never given
credit for are numerous. The man
who has kept flock Of 10 or so ewes
ell his life seldom realizes how much
they contribute to his bank account
and to the looks Of his farm until he
gets sore on the wool trust" and gets
out He's generally found getting
right back In
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INTERNATIONAL CHARITY
GOAL SET BY BRITISHER

Philanthropy
has gone for
ward a step In
the act Of Sir
Ernest Cassel.
Though many
have been gen
erous In their
home towns,
dispensing of
their s u r pl u s
for the general
good, and nu-
marOllS Carna-
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WOMAN BOTH TRUANT
AND HUMANE OFFICER

Crue city to
animals may
serve as an In
spiration to the
painters brush
In Paris, but it
never can In
Sapulpa, Okla.
not, at least,
so long as Mrs.
Mabel Bassett
is on the job as
humane officer
OF the new
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For the Hostess
Chat on Interesting Topics Of Many Kinds. by
Recognized Authority ',

bearing the monogram OF the bride
and groom elect, which the guests re-
tanned as souvenirs.