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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
PROPER PLACE
FOR CHICKENS
Should Not be a Allowed to Roost On
Top OF Harness OF BugSy
Should Have Good
House.

One OF the most Important things
In the care of laying hens is the
house that they are to live in. On
most farms 1t used to be that the hen
roasted any old place, and her favor
lite place was on top of the harness
or buggy, And when they could rot
reach their favorite place. they took
to the trees. but can say that the
hens life on the farm has changed,
for now you see nice houses and
yards for them. says a writer in the
Successful Farming.
A good poultry house may be de-
fined as one that is dry. warm and
ventilated, and fitted to accommodate
the kind of fowls that is TO be kept
A stationary house suitable for any
kind Of fowl may be built OF stone or
brick. but the best house is built Of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
CBy GEORGE W. BROWN, ohio.)

By GEORGE W. BROWN, Ohio)
There is no theme upon the farm
that will so benefit the farmer as to
keep the quarters and surroundings
Of the farm in a sanitary and health
full condition where swine are kept.
Nowhere will an outbreak of chol-
era become SO disastrous as upon the
farm where these animals are kept
with dirty, filthy surroundings, and
no care taken In the disinfection OF
the nesting places and slop troughs
during the summer time.
Upon our farm we have never prac-
ticed the method of keeping a herd
of swine in one place very long, and
never do we fatten out more than one
bunch of animals in the same field
In one year, preferring rather to shift
our operations about from place to
place.
We have no permanent quarters,
but relv upon the service of the cot,
shown in the illustration.
These hunks can be shifted about
easily upon runners, and many times
each year are changed from one field
to another, or from one pen to an
other, thus we always have the anil
mails in fresh sleeping quarters, and
upon fresh forage. While the animals
are located upon new range, we
break up the old range, cropping 1t
in some profitable farm crop, thus get
ting the benefit of all excrement from
the animals, profiting in its enrich.
ment of the soil, and we as well
freshening and sweetening the sol
by cultivation.
Then swine should be supplied with
some shade aside from board shell
ter to ward off the heated rays Of
the summer sun. There Is nothing
for this purpose quite so nice al
clumps of willows, catalpas or pop
lars grown in some convenient loca
tion in each field, preferably along the
fence row, in such manner that the
animals may have access to the cool
ing shade during the heat of the day
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
THE USE OF THE COMMA.

The point on which most writer's
are at odds with the compositor is
the comma, says the London Chron-
icle. 1t is not that he misplaces 1t SO
outrageously, as in that sentence
which was the cause of many tears In
Berlin newspaper office some years
ago: prince Bismarck walked in on
his head, the well-known cap on his
feet, large, brightly polished top boots
on his forehead, dark cloud In his
hand. the inevitable walking stick in
his eye. a menacing glance"
No, but he Is too fond of this par
ticular punctuation point He takes a
delight in breaking up the flow Of
sentences with his artificial pauses.
We all say: why then did you do it,"
in one breath. 1t is the compositor
who says, "Why, then, did you do it?"
1t Is possible to be too hard on the
comma. 1t has its undeniable uses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

lumber made in size suitable for
moving once a year at least. Lumber
is cheaper than brick or stone, and
when you find that there is some i'm
provement that YOU could make to the
advantage of the hen and coop. It will
be good deal cheaper remodellng
the wooden building.
1t is impossible to build a house
that will answer for all times of the
year. You will find alterations to
make in spring and fall. so when wood
is used in its construction 1t can be
built In sections and bolted together.
In warm weather you can use wire
frames in place of the board sections.
Give the hens plenty of room. lots OF
clean straw to be used as scratching
material. fight lice nine days week.
and see II the hens don't pay their
way
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

In one of our fields we have such a
clump of quaking-asp and 1t Is pleas
ing to note how contented these AMI
mails are during the sweltering heat
of the day, as they lie about In the
shade of this rustling clump of trees.
II there is not such shade planted
along the borders of a field we should
not be slow in planting such If we
were in the swine growing business,
and every wide awake farmer should
be, for indeed he should consider
himself too poor to be without this
profitable animal upon his premises.
Many make mistake in allowing
their swine to run to the creek dur
ing the summer for water. We have
such place upon our farm, and we
might save much time in getting wa
ter to our swine many times II we
allowed them to go to this water
course, but we are afraid OF 1t. In
deed in this field we never allow our
swine to roam, for we do not know
what farmer several miles above us
in another district might nave cnol-
era or plague. and our animals ex-
posed by contamination in the water
flowing down stream.
We rather prefer to keep our ami
mails we'll away from this stream of
water, and give them pure water
from the we'll in disinfected troughs,
thus doing our part toward keeping
down loss from cholera.
We keep down the Objectionable
and nauseating hog wallow upon our
farm and do not tolerate it in the
least. We know the swine enjoy 1t,
but we have learned to detest its
abominable company, and by chang
ing the animals about, and locating
new quarters frequently we keep this
mire OF mud and filth abandoned.
With the advancement along other
lines of farm operations, the ad-
vancement in this line Of work ap.
peals to us as very significant In keep
ing these animals in sanitary and
healthful location at all times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
AVOID LIQUID RLuINe.

The reason SO many shousewives
prefer RED CROSS BALL BLUE is
because it is all blue. Liquid blue
contains a 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
ais you need it. 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, 1912-03-08
eLAIH REASONS WHY THE WINDS
BLOW.

Astronomers and other scientists
have not yet succeeded In ascertain
ing Just how far the atmosphere OF
our earth extends above the land and
the sea on which 1t rests, but some OF
them hope to some day soon. The
Astronomer Royal of England. who
has completed his report for the fiscal
year ending May 10, tells some very
interesting things about the varying
densities, attitudes and temperatures
of the air cushions, air pockets and
air currents surrounding the earth.
In reference to air currents and
the reasons why the wind blows, the
report explains that air consists OF
gaseous particles, all trying to get
away from one another, and that, un-
der certain conditions. they can be
compelled to come closer together by
contraction, or forced to fly further
apart by expansion. A quart bottle,
for example, holds % grains of air at
the temperature of 10 degrees. If the
bottle be cooled by surrounding 1t
with ice, the air inside contracts.
When this occurs, more air rushes In
through the bottles neck The quart
Of air now weighs more than ~ grains.
If the bottle be heated, the air 1t con-
tains expands, its tiny particles ny
further asunder, and many OF them
escape from the bottle altogether.
There is still quart of air, but 1t
weighs much less than the original 70
grains.
Now, consider the earth and the sea
under the influence of varying degrees
OF the suns heat Where the heat is
greatest, the air is made lighter and
expands. Where the heat is least, the
air is unexpanded and heavy. Both
the hot and the cold air have weight,
but the cold, being the heavier, Is
drawn more effectively down to the
ground. In doing SO 1t drives the light
er air UP out of its way, just as lump
OF lead dropped into pail OF water
forces some of the water upward. II
the earth were equally warm at every
part, and continued at constant tenn
perature, wind could not exist. 1t
"blows" because of heat and gravita'
ton. In other words, air moves from
the place where its weight or pressure
is most, toward the place where Its
weight or pressure Is least.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

around the center and as even and
equal as possible. Now turn the up.
per points out to form the fore legs
and the lower points to form the hind
legs and your frog is completed. A
fine thread attached to frogs body
at one end and pole or cane at the
other will make 1t easy for you to set
Mr.. Frog to jumping about gayly. The
accompanying illustration shows how
tie frog looks when completed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Childish Beliefs.

Yes, children believe plenty of queer
things. suppose all of you have
had the pocketbook fever when you
were little. What do I mean? Why.
ripping up old pocketbooks in the
firm belief that bank bills to an i'm
mense amount were hidden in them.
So, too, you must all remember some
splendid unfulfilled promise of some
body or other, which fed you with
hopes perhaps for years, and which
left blank in your life which moth
ing has ever filled up.-Holmes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

If you use Eye Salve use the best.
PETTIT's EYE SALvE is the standard,
is reliable and costs no more than infer
ior goods that are unknown. Used by
Physicians and Oculists, helps where all
others fail. 1t is not the TUBE or Box
that cures, it is the SALvE that does the
work. Guaranteed by Howard Bros.
under the Government Food and Drugs
Act. Don't be deceived or misled. The
only really antiseptic Eye Salve that has
been in the market for years. Sold by
Druggists throughout the known world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
CHRONOLOGY OF INVENTIONS.

Barometers were first made by Tor
ricelli In 1912. Bombshells were first
made in Holland In 1895. The first
almanac was printed In Hungary in
147C. Iron pavements were first laid
in London in 1917. Buckles were first
made in 1880. Brandy was first made
in France in 1910. Roller skates were
invented by Plympton in 1863 Gov
cred carriages were first used in Eng
land in 1880. Alcohol was discovered
in the thirteenth century. Stem wind
ing watches were the invention OF
Noel in 1851. The first iran wire was
drawn at Nuremhurg In ic51
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Found Valuable Pearl.

A negro pearl hunter the other day
found a pearl weighing AT grains In
the waters of Lake Bioteneau, near
Shreveport, La, said to be one OF the
largest gems of its kind in the United
States. The finder sold 1t in Shreve-
port for $3.50, and the purchaser In
turn received $1,000 for the stone. The
second owner was a merchant, but the
third professional pearl buyer. This
last values the gem at $4,000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Foo Wards Off Frost.

Some California fruit growers now
save their crops from frost by Great
ing an artificial fog. An iron wagon
carrying a sheet iron tank contain
ing straw sprinkled with water. A
fire of tar is lighted in the wagon
beneath the tank of water sprinkled
straw which generates large
amount of steam, creating fog which
effectually protects the trees.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
orlaIn Of the Bath Towel.

A towel manufacturer found that
his machinery was not working right
and that his towels were suffering q
vast tangling OF the threads. While
adjusting the machine he used one OF
the damaged towels to dry his hands.
He found 1t pleasingly absorbent, and
from the idea to which that gave rise
was born the bath towel and . for
tune to the patentee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

A flight Of stairs has been erected
in Paris over which 100000 persons
have passed without 80 much as
scratching the surface. These steps
are almost imperishable, for in the
concrete of which they are constructed
a generous proportion OF carborundum
has been introduced. and since car.
morundum is almost as hard as the
diamond, 1t has given the concrete q
wearing quality which no marble OF
granite could possibly approach.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
swlndlers prosecuted.

The mayor of New York Is vigor>
ously prosecuting swindlers who sell
short weight potatoes. The law re-
Quires the barrel OF potatoes to con-
tain 100 quarts, and to weigh 174
pounds. but most OF the barrels In
use are short from 20 to so pounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Ginsano.

The light yellow root Of ginseng is
highly esteemed by the Chinese as
stimulant. 1t is used, however. for
almost every domestic and medicinal
purpose, and specimens resembling
the human body often command their
weight In gold because Of supposed oc-
cult virtues. China furnishes almost
the sole market for ginseng.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Hose or Hosiery.

A New Rochellite whose yard need.
ed fall attention, called at the hard
ware department of New York store.
81 am In need of some lawn hose" he
said. "Try the hosiery department,
second floor" responded the young
lady in charge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Free to Our Readers

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for
4s-page illustrated Eye Book Free. Write all
about Your Eye Trouble and they will advise
as to the Proper Application of the Murine
Eye Remedies in Your Special Case. Your
Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieves
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes Doesn't
Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for Soc.
Try 1t in Your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes for
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Hlndus on California Farms,

There are nearly 10000 Hindus
scattered along the Pacific coast from
California to the Canadian line and
many of them are working on farms.
They know little about farming but
learn readily and as their pay is
small farmers find them fairly profit
able.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
First JsuntInu Car.

The first jaunting car was estab-
lished in Ireland in 1915 by Milan.
ese, Carlo Bianconi, who settled In
Dublin and drove every day to Caher
and back, charging twopence a mile.
From this small beginning in 1897 he
had established CT conveyances.
drawn by 900 horses.-National Mag
azine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Explanation Of ooIors Of Leaves.

In extremely moist atmosphere tha
color of the leaves are not usually very
bright, as in England. And in very
dry climates the leaves dry up sud-
denly, and their skin, which is very
thick to prevent the escape of moist
ure, is not sufficiently transparent to
allow~the color to be seen beneath. In
regions where the autumn foliage Ia
most vivid we find that an average sea-
son produces the most exquisite colors.
Neither very dry nor a very wet sum-
mer will result In much brilliancy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
gate can be put are both numerous

gate can be put are both numerous
and obvious. 1t can be attached to
home or store window to bar thieves
and in that case is made of iron and
padlocked in its open position, or 1t
can be made of wood and erected at
any opening through which a baby
'could fall. particularly at the head
Of stairways in the house or on the
porch. in place of the gate of solid
construction most used for such pur-
pose. The height of the pickets. Of
course. will vary with the require
ments.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Bees and cranberrIes.

Cranberry producers at Cape Coo
are calling for colonies of bees in
order to make their plants more pro-
ductive practical tests having estab-
lished that the activity of the bees in
carrying pollen from plant to plant
is means OF materially increasing
the yield of this Cape Cod staple.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Harm in Extremes.

Too much noise deafens us; too
much light blinds us; too great dis.
tance or too much of proximity equal
ly prevents us from being able to-see;
too long and too short discourse OBJ
scures our knowledge of a subject:
too much of truth stuns us.--Pascal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Not a Landseer.

'Ts that a Landseer, Mr.. Croesus?"
asked visitor, pausing before paint
ing of COW, executed with great skill
and fidelity. mo" replied the host.
Reckon it's q Durham. See how
broad 1t is between the horns, and see
the color and curl on its forehead.
That's a genuine Durham, sure. That
amt no Landseer. Youths Com
Danion
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Guard Against undesIrabIes.

About 250,000 immigrants are turn,
ed back every year by the immigra.
tion officials of this country. To guard
the ports and boundaries against
those whom the law forbids entry,
the government employs nearly 1000
trained men.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Doubtful.

It Is possible there may be funnier
sight than dignified man with a
long nose. an undershot jaw and
bushy whiskers, trying to get full
drink at a bubbllng fountain. but we
6nnhf ff
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Eond Of WALKING Sticks.

OF all people perhaps none Is more
fond of canes or more skilled in their
use than our fellow citizens of Porto
Rico. The walking stick. In that is
land would seem to mark social dis
tinctions among men as fans do
among women.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
po Aw,v WIN tha nIusa.

Well, now, when all Is said and
done. after you recovered from that
last fit of blues, did 1t do you, or
anyone else, any good to have itf
Make that last fit the last one.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
The Millennium.

There can be no industrial peace
until labor and capital have attained
to tho very highest pinnacle of intel
ligence and undlluted justice and un.
til there is self.conviction on the part
of both that they must deal Justly
with each other--New York Tribune,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
A, A. A. EM a, !; :;i Sake
Moral In Eunllitlnn.

The history Of evolution is one long
record of victory In the face OF appar
entity insuperable obstacles. Man 10
man because he is ever doing the i'm
posslble-or that which seems such to
weakness and folly.--Rev. w. q. 81
monda
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Distennper

In all its forms, among all ages of borses
and dogs, cured and Others in the same sta
BILE prevented from having the disease with
Spohn's Distemper Cure. Every bottle
guaranteed. Over 100000 bottles sold last
year. $50 and $1.o0. Good druggists, or
send to manufacturers. Agents wanted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
USEFUL GUARD
FOR A WINDOW
Missouri Man Has Invented Gate
That WiI be Found Con.
venient for Variety
of Usess

The door and window guard pat
ented by Missouri man has variety
of uses. 1t comprises gate made Of
parallel pickets linked together by
short cross bars and sliding easily
back and forth on rollers 1t can be
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Usefulness Of relenhons.

The telephone wire is one of the
strongest ties that binds people to
the farm. 1t is the nerve which keeps
farm folk In touch with their friends
and neighbors and in touch with the
outside world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

Owing to the advancement of science
It would be possible to get along with
out horses now, If 1t were not for the
necessity of having few of them at
the annual horse shows.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Mo Hone.

well, how are you getting on with
your admirer, Alice?" "Oh, have
given up all hope now. We got stuck
In an elevator for three hours yester-
day and even that didn't make him
propose."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Recognizing People.

Data have been gathered in Ger
many with reference to the distance
at which persons may be recognized
by their faces and figures. If one
has good eyes, the Germans claim,
one cannot recognize person whom
he has seen only once at greater
distance than 50 feet. If the person
is we'll known to one, one may recog-
nize him at 800 feet and If it is a
member of ones family, even at 500
feet.-Scientiflc American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
PILES CURED IN 6 TO !. DAYS
pr.otieallv IndestructIble.

Your druggist viii refund money If PAZ0 ONT
MENT fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to II days. 50c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Anythlna hut That.

Only one letter in million goes
astray, and that one, an exchange
says, never happens to be a bill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
Amateur Hunter AaaIn.

Weekend Sportsman-"I just shot
deer, old chap!" His Pal-"Gweatl
XIII him2" Week-End Sportsman-T
think not. He shot back!"--Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
The Alarm Clock.

The devil was asleep when man
was made. but he awoke before wom-
an was completed.-Life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08

~ Infammatory Rheumatism may make you
a cripple for life. Don't wait for inhamma-
tion to set in. When the first slight pains
appear, drive the poison out with Hamlins
Wizard Oil.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
onlx One "RRoMo QuININE"

That is LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Look
for the signature of L. w. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-08
sure ThIna.

Joy riding is no longer risky; It's
a dead certainty.-Baltimore Evening
Sun.
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Door and Window Guard.

folded up into small compass against
one side of the opening 1t guards or
stretched all the way across and
made fast. The uses to which such a