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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
BOYS ADJUSTMENTS IN CUBA
spin Tops In Spring Just Like Their
American Cousins-Reason for
Custom ls Problem.

Boys certainly are boys the world
,ver, and the little Cuban youngster
s as like Young America as two peas
n pod. says Havana correspondent
n the New York Sun. Just why the
Cuban hopeful should resort to the
sport of top spinning In the springtime
ind no other is inexplicable, but 1t IS
rue here just as 1t Is in the states.
t Is not remarkable that they should
spin tops. The strange thing about 1t
that they should only take up this
amusement In the spring. In the
United States there Is reason Tor
his. The winter has kept the young
'ters more or less bottled up and the
Iports he has INDUCED In have had
heir reason In cold weather. With
he coming of the warm spring days
ind the disappearance of snow and
ce, the top inevitably appears first
If all and has its run until super
eded by marbles. the playing of which
8 better suited to the still warmer
lays following.
But in Cuba there is no such reason.
20 far as the climate Is concerned the
oungsters can spin tops successfully
rom one end Of the year to the other.
Why do they do 1t only in the spring?
chat this Is fact cannot be contro-
'erted, and 1t is done, too, by boys
Who have never set foot on American
oil. Nor has the practice come with
he American flag
Is 1t then psychological? Is there
,nything in the mental makeup OF the
pecies boy which irresistibly compels
tim to seek his top in the months Of
darch and April? Can 1t be heredi
airy, handed down through all the
ges from the days of Noahs ark
Now II this be not the explanation
Il the reason why Yankees in q cole
climate and Cubans in a hot one spil
ops In the same months Of the sprinl
md at no other time, let some studen
VI the race furnish another
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
CHANGE STOCKINGS AND MIND
Discovery Of Small Hole In the Former
Causes erlde-EIect to Call OF
Marriage.

seattle. Wash.-Leonora Murphy, IL
and pretty. and Clyde Rowan of As
toria, Ore. after having been engaged
for four years, were on their way te
the minister's the other day to gel
married, when the bride-to-be discov
cred a whole in her right stocking JUS
above the shoe top.
BY the time the two reached the par
sonage she had decided that the hole
would show when she kneeled before
the minister. In spite of Rowan's pro
test she bade the minister and Rowan
wait until she could 90 home ant
change her stocking.
She hadn't been home more than five
minutes before she telephoned Rowan
he need not wait any longer. She sale
that while changing her stocking she
had also changed her mind. and de
termined not to. be. married.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
STRAWBERRY PROBABLY MOST
WIDELY GROWN OF ALL FRUITS
Adapted Almost Every Climate and
Condition From Florida TO AIaska-WeII- Drained,
FriabIe Clay Considered Best Soil
Northern Slope Preferred

keep the bed fruiting more than one
year, plan like the following Is often
used: AS soon as the bed is through
fruiting. the plants are moved with a
horse mower or by hand, close to the
ground, and then the bed is raked
clean and the trash burned; or else,
If it is very dry, the bed may be
burned over without raking. If this is
attempted, however, the leaves and
straw must be very dry, SO they will
burn like flash; otherwise injury
will be done the plants. When the
trash is disposed of, plow furrow on
each side Of the row, leaving about
one foot of row standing. Fill this
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

day; after that sheep and pigs liv-
or. poultry waste cut fine, or a COM
mercial food made In the form Of a
meal containing fish and grain, at q
low coss. This should be fed to the
fish the same as poultry is fed.
Supposing the cost of tank and fry
is $50 and cost of feeding $25, a to-
tai of $75, and 5000 of the 10000
fry grow to fingerlings the first sea-
son. BY September the fingerlings are
worth s25 per thousand. and will find
ready sale II put on the market.
The producer has left the tank and
$50 above the cost. with chance to
save many of the other 5000 fry not
reckoned. There are no fertiliser
bills to pay. no spraying of trees, no
waiting a year for returns, no work.
ing In the hot sun killing weeds-iust
lot OF wholesome fun that need not
interfere with other work on the
farm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
New Pushmoblle.

propels 1t by this means, which en-
ables him to run in any position he
likes. Otherwise he has to run con
tinuaily in a bent-over attitude. An
other big advantage of this handle Is
that 1t can be raised at right angles
with the seat of the machine. and the
pusher can jump up on a cross-bal
that will then be- at the bottom, and
ride there while going down grade OF
after vigorous shove, and gel
rested. The time and energy thus
saved are important factors In a race
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
HERE is A NEW PUSHMOBILE
Imitation Of Automobile Recently
Built by Philadelphia Boys Makes
Splendid Racer.

The pushmobile itself is new. but
n new type of pushmobile was recent
~ built by couple of Philadelphia
boys, who won race with 1t. AS
most boys know, the pushmobile is an
imitation OF an automobile, and the
majority are made by their owners
The vehicle shown here has this ad
vantage-there is long handle
pivoted to the back. and the "pusher'
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Manner and Customs.

The manners Of some people en-
countered in taking walks abroad are
suggestive of the report made by the
old British sea captain who was sent
out to investigate the manners and
customs Of the inhabitants Of a new.
Undiscovered Pacific island. His re-
port was brief. as follows: Manners
they have none. and their customs
are beastly."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
AVOID LIQUID BLUlNe.

The reason so many housewives
prefer RED CROSS BALL BLUE is
because it is all blue. Liquid blue
contains large percentage of water.
Why buy water when you have it by
the tub full?
Buying solid RED CROSS BALL
BLUE is real economy. Dissolve it
as you need 1t. A large four-oz. pack
age, all blue, for 10c. Used in thou
sands of homes. FOR SALE AT ALL
GROCERS,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
War Aaainst "Loan Sharks"

Lawyers engaged to assist poor peo'
pie in New York who had been in the
clutches Of the loan sharks" have
reported that their clients took an ag-
gregate Of $8,29960 in loans, on which
they were to pay s3,744.71 in interest
in three months. The lawyers in most
cases were able to persuade the loan
companies to continue the loans at
the rate Of per cent annually. The
loans had generally been obtained to
pay doctors bills or funeral expenses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Apis.

II Is difficult to believe what early
writer's tell us of the divine honors
lavished upon Apis, the sacred bull of
Memphis, and upon Minevis, the sa.
red OK of Heliopolis. Yet perhaps
some of our customs of deeds of to-
day, as handed down by the uninitiat-
ed, may seem just as anonymously
absurd when heard and understood
from an equally proportionate future
time
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
CynIc Well Answered.

A cynic once observed: 1T does not
matter whom you take as a bride, be-
cause you always find out next day
that you have married some one else"
To which every happy husband will
confidently reply: ut is better to love
the real woman you have married
than to marry the ideal girl you have
loved"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

frequent for information concerning mix
calendar
Spray mixture so gallons and Paris
green or pounds
onehaf
gallon.
H-Back gallon, gallons.
del foliage
Xv.-White inseed OIL
lime pounds gallons
will
foliage.
green pound pounds
gallons.
Number vI-Lead four pounds gallons.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

In the spring. They thus escape the
early frosts and they are not so like
ly to be dried out by the hot winds
at fruiting time. Many growers, how
ever, obtain good results on a south
ern slope, in spite of the disadvant-
ages.
Some growers prefer to fruit the
bed only one season; in this case, as
soon as it is through fruiting, the bed
is plowed up and some late crop,
such as turnips or fodder corn, plant
ed on the land. If 1t is desired to
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Mice In Queer Nest.

When an old gas main was being
taken out at Sunderland (Scotland)
recently, mouse was seen to run out
at the end of the pipe. The pipe was
then broken up, and in the interior
was found a nest containing six young
mice. How the animals could exist
in pipe which had gas passing
through 1t is regarded as remarkable,
but the fact that there was fracture
in the pipe may in some degree ex'
plain the mystery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Christmas Makes Demand.

The German demand for apples and
nuts to hang on Christmas trees is al.
ways very great The inland produc.
ton of apples, even in a favorable
year, although large, is far too small
for the demand, In spite of the fact
that thousands of acres of new trees
are planted each year. In order to
supply the inland market, large guam
titles of apples and nuts must be i'm
ported from abroad each year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Prayer and Work.

II you do not wish for his kingdom
don't pray for 1t, but If you do, you
must do more than pray. you mus
work.--Ruskin.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Recoanlzed His Limitation.

"But," her father objected, you
have never shown that you are capa
BILE Of supporting wife," "Oh," the
young man replied, 'ff you want her to
marry widower I'll have to confess
that can't qualify"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Peculiar Chinese industries.

In Taochow there are some strange
industries, One is the raising of the
machi. a sort Of large pheasant, the
tail feathers of which are very valu-
able as they are needed for the dress
hats of mandarins. Timber is very
plentiful in this district and is sent
away by raft to all parts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Much Idle Land.

It is claimed that there are 77,00O,-
900 acres of swamp and overflow
lands in the Mississippi valley that
can be converted into fertile farm
property at an expense Of IS to 81
an acre.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Manv SIlos Built.

Fifteen silos were built this last fall
in two weeks time all within radius
of 20 miles of Reading, Kan
Manufacturers say that more silos will
be sold during the next year than In
any two previous years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Pioneer In Good Move.

In the middle of the sixteenth cen4
tury professor of theology In Strass-
burg insisted upon having Individual
communion cups, and during the
plague In 1854 his demand was en-
forced.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

A man usually wants the preacher
to furnish proof that what he prom
ises Is going to come true, but he is
willing to take the glib promoters
word for Il,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY

THT WOHINE GTG HEWEOF
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid. Csc
soc, $1.00. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, 25c, $1.O0. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
New Baby Beef.

A new style In baby beef has beer
set in some portions Of the east, par
ticularly in Pennsylvania, and fat
little animals weighing from 400 to
800 pounds are now prime favorites
in the big markets.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Most Akin to Love.

OF all the paths that lead to wom-
ans love, PHYS the straightest-
Beaumont and Fletcher.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
United states Behind World

OF all the nations the United States
alone allows the use of white phos-
phorus in making matches.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

The exquisite complexion Of the
young Chinese women is due to the
great care which they give their skin.
Generally speaking. the result Is due
o massage.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Orchard Essentials.

There are six essential elements II
the production Of a first-class orchard
soil. climate. sunshine. cultivation.
moisture and protection from insect
pests and diseases.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Do Not Lose Your Temper.

Anger is lack Of sense. That 10
to say, man is not as sensible
when he is angry as he is at other
times. He may be angry and still
have more sense than some people
have when they are not angry, but
be is not as wise when he is angry
Rs at other times. He cannot reason
30 well; his brain does not work in
as sane groove; he is more foolish
than other people who may have
much less sense than he has when he
Is In good hunor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
The One Bio Man,

Getting tangled up Is the Job OF
the 999, and untangling them is the
job Of the other one in the 1000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
nsjiv ThaIIdht-

GAIL men should cultivate a fixed
and firm determination, and vow that
what they once undertake they will
never give up"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

ANY good doctor will tell you that medi-
cine like Ayers Cherry Pectoral cannot
do its best work il the bowels are con.
stipated. Ask your doctor il he knows
anything better than Ayers Pills for cor.
recting this sluggishness OF the liver. 4
Made by the J. O. AVER co., Lowell. Masa.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

Hamins Wizard Oil is recommended by
many physicians. II is used In many pub
lie nni private hospitals. Why not keep
bottle on hand in your own homer
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
DANGER PERIOD
OF WOMANS' LIFE
FROM IS TO 50
Interesting Experience of Two
Women-Their Statements
Worth Reading.

Asheville, N.C.-"I suffered for years
with female trouble while going through
the Change of Life. tried local ply
sician for a couple of years without any
substantial benefit. Finally after re-
peated suggestions to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, / quit my
physician and commenced using it with
the happiest results. I am today prac-
ticaly we'll woman and anxious to con-
tribute my mite towards inducing others
to try your great medicine, as / am fully
persuaded that it will cure the ailments
from which / suffered if given a fair
chance.
elf you think this letter will contrib
ute anything towards further introducing
your medicines to afflicted women who
are passing through this trying period,
It is with great pleasure l consent to its
publication. - Mrs. JULIA A. MOORE
| II East St., Asheville, N. G..
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
II Can Pa nona

"You make 10000 marks year az
aviator? And yet people say you can't
live on air" ."-Fliegende Blatter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
4 Cures While You Walk

Aliens Foot Ease is certain cure for hot,
sweating, callus, and swollen, aching feet. Sold
Substitute Trial package FREE. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
MauazIne and Politicians.

"uBu@'EFV "E'U V'Ft'~'"Fus
Many magazines are like politicians,
In that their promises of good things
for next month are the cleverest part
Of them.-Detroit News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Oh Tall IIeI

When schools of aviation are found.
ed will they award scholarships p
Lippincott's.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Point for Consideration.

I'VE must consider, not what the
wise will think, but what the foolish
will be sure to say.''-Sir Arthur Helps.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Only a Few.

There are only two or three girls
beautiful enough to be slouchy.-At-
Gibson Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
pTr.rs cIrREn M = no nAys
Chinese compIexlons.

Your druggist viii refund money If PAZo OINT-
MENT falls to cure any case Of Itching Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to IA days. Soc.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Fundamental Error.

We suffer, in teaching, from the
means being exalted and the end for
gotten.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use fog their childre4l
turing tie teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Promises,

Pink Eye" is e idemic in the Spring.
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Reliable Relief.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
All He Had to Do With II.

"And you actually consented to let
your wife run for o1lce?" Consented?
Certainly not. ! acquiesced."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

TTrpEp CThMpc Seals Stencils and Brass
tEELN 0ihhliD y Signs, Celluloid Buttons
end Ribbon Badges. Good Goods. Quick Service.
Works. 1915 A St, Tacoma. Wash.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL it fails to cure. e. w.
GROVES signature Is on each box. 25c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
The Case of Mrs. Kirlin.

Circleville, Ohio.-T can truthfully
say that / never had anything do me SC
much good during Change of Life as Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Before / had taken one half bottle
of it l began to feel better, and have
continued taking it. My health is better
than 1t has been for several years. If
all women would take it they would es-
cape untold pain and misery at this time
of life. - Mrs. ALICE KIRLIN, 1853 w.
Mill St., Circleville, Ohio.
The Change of Life is one of the most
critical periods of a woman's existence.
Atsuch timeswomenm may yrely upon Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
Coughs
and Colds

You could not please us bet
ter than to ask your doctor
about Ayers Cherry yPectoral
for coughs, colds, Group, bron-
chitis. Thousands of families
always keep it in the house.
The approval of their physi-
clan and the experience OF
many years have given them
great confidence in this
standard cough medicine.
Sold for seventy years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
D N ||'.' 81 sSs Il
l|a2S5zi!lk!IjSlIaI;IillI[ \ i

A Tonic, Alternative and Resolvent The
best remedy for Kidneys, Liver and Bowels
Eradicates Pimples, Eruptons and Disorders
of the Skin Purihes the Blood and gives
Tone, Strength and vigor to the entire system.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-17
P. gTLAND FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

Win furnish you any kind of help you want. male
or female, skilled or unskilled, farm, sawmil log
ging or any miscellaneous labor. Call, write or
phone No fees Of any kind charged in this Office
PhonesA 1924; Main 1855. 2l5 Second st. Portland Or
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-26
WORKING CLASS ANSWER.



Most any kind OF disease the present
snE, system is afflicted with leads "a
socialist tu the cooperative common
wealth as the sure cure. But In our
.onndings and consequent arguments, we
with the sure cure must bc careful not
to make Siomesc twins of capitalist in
competency and working. class cconom'
les.
Holding IL true that the business rent
LOT Everett is $4,000 per month, that
the payrooI is 100000 per month, it
being equally true that the business rent
lis Is per cent of the payroll these facts
so far are only mathematical statements.
However. when the argument is made
and conclusion drawn that the working
man who earns $50 month pays is
per cent or 50 for place to buy goods,
it makes us wonder how he can afford it
and where he gets the money from
If we remember that no commodity Is
produced until it is in the hands Of the
consumer. and if we do not forget the
principle of surplus value, we would
then remember not to forget that the
only exploitation the working class is
subject to is at the point OF production,
And then, if the working man in Everett
is subject to a gouge of 50 per in the
shape of business rent, then one need
not be a MARKHAM expert to be able to
bring forward many more such like
"gougings" until the poor wage slave
will have very much disappeared and
he will not even have eaten yet.
And once more. If that is the kind of
conclusions we are going to arrive at as
a result of peeking into business man
agement by the uppers, then what is go
ing to keep us from making our strong
est plank in our next platform the de-
mand that business rents be lowered in
stanter, for the immediate benefit of the
working class? If we won on this plank
and business rents would be lowered,
then we would all have a fat chance to
90 to the bank once month to make a
deposit of a nine spot. Yes a fat chance.
Very.
All we have done is helped to conclude.
And the conclusions are not at all salts
factory. The reason is that the argu
ment had the wrong premise. Working
class exploitation, surplus value, the
wages system is the basis of socialism.
Not high rents.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-26

V. Pasteur, 1927 Wetmore Ave. Hours
10 to s p. m. Consultation free. a new
method without knife or drugs. Niece
Of DIR. Pasteur. hydro anti-toxin man.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-26
NEWS POLICY OF THE Pr.

The Seattle P.-L of January 10 gives
space to the following item regarding a
man who at one time was a member of
the socialist party in Seattle, He tried
to boost scheme of selling mining
stocks to party members through the
state office and complaint was made to
his local by the state secretary. Mr..
'S':f.o has never been Il member of
prominence or credit i'm the party. He
could by no manner of means break into
the columns of the P.-L except as it ac-
cords with the 'uews policy Of that
paper to use any Old shoe from the waste
pile to di-credit political activities which
may be ont of line with the instructions
of the P.-I's dictators. The capitalist
press is I'm the ma-ter'z ring and it is at
least amusing to see it perform.