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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
lINsURING AGAINST HEN LICE
sood Spray Pump VIII DO as Much
In an Hour as Brush viii In
Day-Best Formula.

i The time to fight lice is all the
dime. Absolute cleanliness must be
maintained at all times. The drop
pings should be removed at least once
Ia week.
Twice year, in spring and au-
!umn, a general cleanup should take
place. The perches should be re-
moved and burned until the outside
Is thoroughly charred. The building
should be thoroughly whitewashed.
For this purpose spray pump not
only facilitates the work, but does a
much better job, the spray putting the
whitewash into cracks and crevices
that would be difficult to reach with a
brush.
A good spray pump will do as
much in an hour as could ordinarily
be cone in day with brush. The
perches should be thoroughly sprayed
every week or so with kerosene to keep
lown the red mites. These mites at
tack the fowls only at night, and are
found on the perches. or In cracks and
srevices near the roosting place.
Kerosene Is an effective remedy. but
Il should be applied frequently.
The litter should be replaced with
clean material at least once a month.
The nests should be looked to fire.
1uently. Straw Is poor material for
nests, as the hollow straws make nice
hiding and breeding places for red
mites. Excelsior Is preferred by
many. However, the best material for
nesting purposes is tobacco stems.
When the house has been thor
oughly rid Of the pests the fowls
should receive attention. There are
many lice powders on the market, but
the safest plan is to make your own at
home as needed. The Farm and Home
says the best formula Is two ounces
crude carbolic acid. four ounces gaso-
line and one pound air-slaked lime.
The carbolic acid and gasoline should
be thoroughly mixed and poured over
the lime. stirring the whole mass thor.
oughly. Keep away from fire. After
standing for several days fine pow
der Is the result. Use In sifter-top
can. Experience has shown that this
powder Is very effective.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

| shod hoofs grow faster than shod
ones. The actual time required for
the horn to grow from the coronet to
the ground, besides being influences
to a slight degree by the above-men-
toned conditions. of course, varies in
proportion to the distance of the coro-
net from the ground. AS we have
said. the wall Is longest at the toe and
shortest at the heel, while some feet
are upright and blocky and others low,
wide and spreading. At the toe, de
pending on its height, the horn grows
down In from II to 13 months, at the
quarters In from six to eight months,
and at the heels In from three to five
months. 1t is, therefore, possible to
estimate with tolerable accuracy the
time required for the growing out of
a sand crack, cleft or fssure In the
hoof wall, but the class OF hoof that
Is the most liable to these defects
the brittle wallis always of slow
growth, and the general complaint
with horn Of this quality is that the
feet do not grow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
USE DYNAMITE
FOR FARMING
Blowing Up Compact SubsoaI 60
Form Underground Reser.
voirs Has Produced
Good Results.

Where the surface soil is underlaid
with a layer of compact subsoil or
hardpan that is impervious to water
and impenetrable to the roots OF
growing crops. the rain runs on
quickly and the land suffers severely
in times of drought.
Blowing up with dynamite this COM
pact subsoil to form underground res.
ervoirs has been tried with good re-
suits. says the Farm and Home. Bore
holes IN the ground two to six feet
deep and from twenty to thirty feet
apart, according to the nature and
eompactness of the subsoil and hard
pan. About eighty sticks of dynamite
are used per acre, which cost $3.50
with caps and fuse.
An ordinary two-inch auger with a
long handle is used, and a half.pouad
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
PREVENT DISEASES or SHEEP
One Of Large items of Expense for
Breeder Nowadays-MiIIlons Lost
Through careIessness.

One of the chief items Of cost in
the raising OF sheep that has been
round Is the work carried on to pre-
vent disease among the animals.
Sheep men In the west, where the
nomadfc herder has been accustomed
to wander from range to range, have
learned that they cannot be too care
ful along this point.
Losses of millions of dollars have
resulted because of carelessness In
this respect and now all of the west
ern statas have stringent dipping
laws. In dipping, the sheep are
forced to swim singly, through long
trenches. filled with a solution OF to-
bacco and sulphur or some other germ
destroying concoction. This Is recog-
nized as the best preventive of
scabies, the disease that plays the
greatest havoc with sheep.
Scabies Is caused by a parasite
germ, which spreads over the sleeps
body, causing intense itching, rapid
emaciation and death. In the west 1t
Is considered high crime for flock
master to allow infected sheep the
run of the open range as perfectly
sound sheep may pass that way
months later and be infected. Dip
ping is done regularly in all sheep
communities. In Wyoming no sheep
can be brought into the state unless
the state board of sheep commission
ers receives ten days notice, with an
entrance fee OF 3 cents head for
sheep and rs cents head for bucks.
The sheep are dipped Immediately
after crossing the state line, and II
they show signs OF infection they are
held In quarantine on a clean range.
SO vigorous is this warfare against in
fection in Wyoming and other great
sheep states that even the sheep
shipped for market must be sent In
disinfected cars.
Crews OF experienced men must be
maintained at these dipping stations
and as all these things cost money
the sheep man must bear the expense.
The solutions in which sheep are
dipped are quite expensive and dip
ping must enter heavily into the cal
culations OF the operator. who, per-
haps, has several hundred thousand
head OF sheep running under his brand
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
COULDN'T REPEAT THOUGHTS
Newly Married Man Would Not Tell
Wife What He Was Thinking ef
When He Missed Train.

Alfred" she asked. cuddling up to
him. do you tell me all your
thoughts?
why do you ask that. you foolish
little girl?"
Because love you 80. You prom
ised that you would tell me every
thing. Do your
"Oh. you wouldn't want me to tell
you everything, would your"
She drew away from him in sudden
fright Her worst suspicious were
verified.
"You are deceiving mel she ex-
claimed. you"
mo. no, my dear. don't think that.
! wouldn't deceive you for the world"
"You have Just admitted that you
don't tell me all your thoughts"
well. there are some that"
Don't! Don't!" she cried. you
are going to lie. hate lies the worst
Of all things. T."
Her feelings overcame her. and she
covered her face with her hands.
Don't be silly" he begged.
"Silly!" she tragically replied. "Do
! you call 1t silly for me to refuse to be
Rdeceived?"
"You are not deceived never"
"You have just admitted that you
have thoughts which you cannot tell
mel"
"Oh, could tell them to you; but |
don't think you would care to have
me do so.'
Then what are they?"
They are the thoughts think when
| have to run to the station In the
morning owing to late breakfast,
and see the train moving out of the
station"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

HOWARD e. BURTON : Assayer ana Chemist,
] LeadyIlle Colorado. Specimen prices: Gold.
Silver Lead, 81. Gold, Silver 75c; Gold, Soc; Zinc
or Copper. 81. Mailing envelopes d full price list
iicited. Reference: Carbonate Nstionaf Bank.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Adu. Leopard Moths, Female a. Left. Natural Size.

ny w. E. BRITTON and G.. A.
CROMIE. Connecticut Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station)
The leopard moth occurs in Europe
md parts of Asia and Africa, and was
probably accidentally introduced into
This country from Europe more than
thirty years ago, being first noticed at
Hoboken, N. j., and later spreading to-
ward the north and east along the
soast.
The larvae or caterpillars cause
great damage to nearly all kinds of
shade trees by boring In the branches
lust under the bark and cutting large
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

an expanse of one and three-fourtha
inches in the male to two and one-half
inches in the female. The larva is
yellow or dirty white, marked with
brown or black dots, and about two
inches long. See illustrations.
The moths appear about July /, the
males being very common around cleo
trio lights, and the females lay eggs
singly or In groups Of two, three or
four. In the crevices of the bark or
near the buds. The larvae, Matching
In few days, begin to tunnel In the
twigs, and by the end Of the season
are about one inch in length. They
leave the small branches and crawl
over the bark to enter larger ones,
cutting galleries In them and expelling
the frass through round holes, which
they soon close with silk webs. Dur
ing October the borers 60 deeper into
the wood and remain through the win
ter two inches or more beneath the
bark. They pupate in their burrows
the second spring, and before the
moth emerges the pupa works itself
partly out of the opening, and the
adult flies away. leaving the empty
case protruding from the burrow.
There are few natural checks, only
one parasite being known in this
country and four In Europe. It Is be-
lieved, however, that certain birds,
especially woodpeckers, prevent the
spread Of the leopard moth in the open
country. Many larvae are doubtless
killed by the breaking Off OF the
branches, which In cities are carted
away and destroyed.
I. Removing infested branches; inject
iHg carbon disulphide (bisulphide) into
The burrows, and stopping the open
ing; probing with hooked wire for
the larva, are some Of the methods OF
control.
Planting species Of trees not badly
infested, like oaks, honey locust and
sycamore, and especially those kinds
that do not grow very large. and have
a smooth bark; placing trees further
apart, SO that the larvae cannot easily
crawl from one to the other; and
keeping the trees we'll nourished and
vigorous, are the chief preventive
measures.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
HOW GIRLS
MAY AVOID
PERIODIC PAINS
The Experience of Two Girla
Here Related For The
Benefit of Others.

Rochester, N. Y.-"I have daugh,
ter l3 years old who has always been
very healthy until recently when she
complained Of dizziness and cramps every
month, so bad that would have to keep
her home from school and put her to bed
to get relief.
After giving her only two bottles of
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound she is now enjoying the best Of
health. ! cannot praise your Compound
too highly. want every good mother
to read what your medicine has done for
my child. Mrs. RICHARD N. DuNHAM,
8ll Exchange ST., Rochester, NY.
Stoutsville, Ohio. --"I suffered from
headaches, backache and was very irreg-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
By Natural Reasoning.

A keen student of human nature
must have written the following:
when you see a young man sailing
down street shortly after midnight
with his collar crumpled, you can
make up your mind that there's .
young girl crawling upstairs not far
distant, with her shoes under her arm
and an extinguished lamp in her
hand"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

stick of blasting powder is placed in
each hole. The explosion breaks the
ground all around for a distance OF ten
to fifteen feet, makes an opening al
the surface eight to ten inches In dia
meter. and forms subreservoir below
the bottom Of the hole from three to
six feet in diameter. with the hardpan
sbivered into fragments. The openings
and holes so created should be par
TALLY filed with sand or gravel to
keep them opened permanently for the
surplus rainfall. The work can BE-
done in leisure time in dry weather
Largely increased crops result. The
modern method Of tree planting is to
blow a hole for each tree with dyna
mite.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Separating Lady's Finger TIPS.

Many boys pride themselves on
their muscular strength. Let a girl
place the tips of her forefngers togeth-
or. keeping her elbows on a level with
her shoulders. and challenge any boy
to take hold of her wrists and sep
arate them by steady pull. Unless
she be unusually weak or he be very
strong, he will probably fail.-Wom-
ans World.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
FoaIInd Time.

As foaling time approaches give the
mare a rest, but let her have exercise
In the open air every day. Watch the
colt when born and see that the UNI
bilical cord Is not severed too close to
the bod nor too soon, as the colt
might bleed to death. The little colt
should get nourishment from the mare
within the first hour or there may be
trouble. The watchful eye OF the own
or should be on the alert at such
lines.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Mo General Rule for eaIkers.

Balky horses seem to have an indt
viduality. Just like folks. and a rule
that will work with one may not with
another. Brutal treatment seldom
tends to fetch a horse out of its balk,
neither does loss of self-control on
the part of the driver. Sometimes
Ignoring the At the animal is having
and pretending to fix the harness or
rapping on the animals foot with a
stone will cause 1t to forget the recent
npleasantness.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

sand you didn't know 1t was load
edf" "No, Judge. swear l didn't"
"But before pointing 1t at the de-
ceased, why did you not look into the
barrel to see whether or not 1t was
loaded?" "Why. Judge, that would
have been a fool thing to do! 1t might
have exploded and killed me."-Hous
ton Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
rwo or Eour Kinda Of Women.

TWO or Four Kinds OF WonleFls
Someone probably one Of those
Frenchmen whose life Job It was to
make epigrams-once said that there
are but two kinds of women: good
women and bad women. Ever since
then problem playwrights have been
putting that fiction into the mouths
Of wronged husbands and building
their "big scene" around It. Bus
don't you believe 1t. There are four
kinds: good women, bad women. good
bad women and bad good women. And
the worst Of these Is the ast.-Amer.
lean Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

A recently invented aluminium appa
ratus makes the most minute details
OF a fracture distinctly visible. Alum
mum is no more an obstacle to the
x-rays than clear glass is to the sight.
AS the metal is transparent to the
rays the operating surgeon can exam
Inc the fracture without haste or off
aculty, closing his apparatus only
when every fragment has been put in
place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Proper EnrIchmSnt q soil.

More attention must be paid to the
scientific enrichment of our soil II
will not do to take everything or and
put nothing back. Our farmers are
realizing the necessity Of proper and
adequate fertilization. Of proper rota
tion and thorough tilling their fields.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
COOLING MIX Is an Ar,

Cooling of milk is an art not ali O
us know. II you have an aerator, we'll
and good: that will do the work for
you. II not, turn your milk from one
can to another till the animal heat is
out of 1t. 1t is good plan also to
let 1t stand in water all night. II the
water is running. so much the better
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
caution's Choice.

"A man Of your energy and talents
should take an active part in politics"
NO." replied Dustin Stax. "I prefer
big business. In politics when you
decide to forget the details of trans
action some one is sure to pull an old
,crap book on you"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try 1t for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus.
trated Book in each Package. Murine is
compounded by our 0custs-not a "Patent Med.
icne"- but used In successful Physicians Pracr
tice for many years. Now dedicated to the Pub.
ic and sold by Druggists at 6c and Soc per Bottle
Murine Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes, 25c and SOC.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Too Shabby for a Servant.

Coleridge was one day riding In Re
gents park in an unusually strange,
shabby dress, when a number Of his
friends rode up and met him. Cole
ridge offered to fall behind ana pass
as one OF the party's servants. mo-"
one of them said, II am proud OF you
as friend; but, must say, should
be ashamed of you as servant"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Need for Cultivation.

1t Is a mistake to allow orchart
land to lie hard and crusty in the
spring simply because there are no
weeds growing. The orchard needs
cultivation just as does the corn. A
mulch should be maintained SO as to
prevent the escape Of the moisture.
During midsummer the moisture will
be needed. and If 1t is dried out the
trees may suffer and shed their
leaves early.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
wsll.Tralnad Farm Man

The "hired" man on the farm, VIII,
has mastered his business is a skilled
laborer. and should be SO treated. vet
II Is usually impossible for him to get
a small amount per month, a mere
trife. over the price paid the ineffl.
Client laborer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
study In Farm Economies.

A wise man once wrote: "Just stop
a moment and consider earting ton
o, hay fifteen or twenty miles to mar
ket or feeding It upon the farm and
carting tub Of butter to market.
They are about equal In value, and
uote the difference In carriage"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
TreIllses for Tomatoes

Grow your tomatoes on trellises this
year and see II you do not have bet
ter crops than ever before. Trellises
should be set in the ground about
eighteen inches deep when the plants
are set out. and the vines trained from
the start.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Plant Diseases.

There is no section of the country
immune from plant diseases and trou
blesome insects. The orchardist and
the gardener should provide spraying
materials and be ready for any emer
gency. Some seasons may not require
severe fighting, but others will require
vigorous assaults.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Fighting Sheep Ticks.

II there are many ticks on the flock.
make arrangements to dip the lambs
just as soon as the ewes can be
sheared. 1t will be good idea to dip
the sheep also at the same time. The
coal tar dips may be used, and some
of.the sulphur dips are good.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
!, Aaulterated Alfalfa Seed.

Alfalfa seed is subject to adultera
tion with cheaper seeds closely re.
sembling it. and the great danger lies
In the fact that with the adulterations
some noxious weeds may be intro
duced. which will cause endless trou-
BILE and work in the future.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Soil Condition When Planting

Just after rain is poor time t.
SOW seeds. 1t Is better to wait until
the ground can be raked or narrowed
easily. When transplanting is to be
done, first wet the ground thorough.
ly. Then 1t will be possible to take
up good ball Of earth with the plant
and the roots will not suffer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

ular. A friend ad-
vised me to tax Q
Lydia 4. Pinkham s
Vegetable Com
pound, and before I
had taken the whole
of two bottles I
found relief. ] am
only sixteen years
old, but / have bet
ter health than for
two or three years.
/ eaunnt awprase r,.xs
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

galleries, often across the grain, thus
girdling them. Dead branches extend
Ing above the mass Of foliage In the
tree tops are a sign of attack, and
many twigs will be broken off or with.
er during the summer. The pest has
been especially destructive to elm and
silver maple trees in the coast cities
and towns of Connecticut, but is not
so abundant in the open country.
The adult moths are dirty white,
with semi-transparent wings marked
with metallic blue dots These have
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
orIaIn Of diamonds.

Won Bolton thinks that diamondA
were formed in nature by the action
Of metal yapors. such as iron or mag
nesium. on carbon dioxide. He has
succeeded In making microscopic dia-
monds by the action of mercury va
sor on carbon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
a Good LlnIment.

A good liniment for all kinds OF
swellings on dairy cows, as well as on
all other farm animals is made by mix.
Ing equal parts OF turpentine, sweet
oil and spirits Of camphor. Apply lib
orally and frequently to the swollen
parts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Modern Witches.

A little boy who went to the same
school did was reading story about
witches. When he finished the teach
er asked him IL he knew whether
witches still existed. "Oh, yes," he
said, "only they call them old maids
uow."-Exchange
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Cause OF. Bone SPAWN.

Dr. Sloan says that the chief causea
of bone SPAWN are working a colt too
young. fast driving over slippery roads
and jerking and stopping the colt too
quickly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02

Do not plant before you think the
season is favorable. Early planting
Is generally desirable. but this is an
unusually backward spring. Get
your land ready and then plant when
the soil. temperature and weather
conditions are favorable.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
soil for Onions.

Onions require a deep. mellon
loan soil with large per cent. organ.
10 matter. You will be disappointed II
you plant onions on close. clammy and
compact soil
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Improvement In Wool.

A remarkable improvement in tn,
condition Of western wool this year is
reported by buyers. A large proper.
tion of the species are free from dirt
owing to the educational methods
adopted by the large wool houses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
some seIf.penIaI Necesearv

some seif-DenIaI Necessary.
We all have to put up with one an.
other; one cannot do that even in our
own homes, without conceding
good deal which we should very much
like to retain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Actions a Criterion.

A slender acquaintance with thu
world must convince every man thai
actions, not words. are the true cri
terion of the attachment of friends
and that the most liberal professions
of goodwill are very far from being
the surest marks Of it.--George Wash
ington.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-08-02
Emerson on Woman SURFACE.

II a woman demands votes, offices
and political equality with men. as
among the shakers an elder and elder
ess are Of equal power-and among
the Quakers-it must not be refused.
1t Is very cheap wit that finds 1t SO
drall that women should vote.-Ralph
Waldo Emerson.