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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
ROADS BADLY WASHED
Damage More Extensive on
Grades Than Level Stretches.
In Sandy Sections Wash May Be Ef-
fectively Stopped by Use Of Two
Inch Planks--Clay Road Re-
Quires Different Treatment.

After hard or prolonged rains. roads
which have been constructed with a
fiat surface are often quilted In the
center, or. II the road was well
crowned, the cutters or bitches are
usually badly washed.
AS a rule, the damage ID more ex-
tensive on grades than on level
stretches. This is BECAUSE the dam
age in general depends on the velocity
of water, and this, of course. Is con.
trolled by the steepness Of the slope,
says the Fruit Grower and Farmer. II
the water cuts bitches very deep, 1t
might be advisable to reduce the
grade of the road. If possible, either
by cutting down the summit or filling
at the foot of the hill, or both. It must
be remembered this is likely to be
economical In the end even IL the
first cost seems high, since 1t will not
only save on future maintenance, but
will decrease the tractive force re-
quired to pull load at this point.
There are, however, many grades
that cannot be changed, because OF
local conditions.
In sandy sections, the wash may be
effectively stopped by two-inch planks
from six to twelve inches wide, and
cut into three-foot sections. These
short planks are sharpened on one
end, and then enough of them tc GOV.
er three feet In width of the gutter or
ditch are driven in edge to edge for a
depth of more than three feet, at right
angles to the grade OF the road. II
they are driven In little more than
flush with the gutter. there is no dan
ger of the road machine or drag strik.
ing them.
In clay section. 1t is practically
impossible to drive plank three feet
without splintering It. The method OF
construction Is entirely different from
that described for sandy sections. Old
logs or railroad ties, il they can be
secured, are better under these condi'
tions. They should first be cut into
four-foot lengths. Trenches then are
sunk in the cutters at right angles to
| the road, and the tie or log Is placed
In the trench Where the wash Is
severe, several logs are placed direct
ly over each other, lika the flash
board In dam. The top log or tie Is
placed at least four inches below the
gutter In order to prevent 1t from com
ing in contact with road drag OF
road machine in operation. The ties
or logs are placed from 20 to go feet
apart, according to the grade of the
hill, and 1t is an easy matter to in
sert one whenever required.
The chief advantage gained by this
use of logs or planks is that deep and
dangerous bitches which are not only
a menace to travel, but also make the
road narrow, are removed When the
| planks or logs are used, the entire
width of the road can be used by the
public, and the road is always safe.
Many sand beds thai are bad at al
seasons can be improved by mixing
clay with sand by means OF plow
and harrow and then using the road
drag systematically On the Other
hand, many clay sections that are bad
In wet weather can be improved By
first plowing and then mixing in sand
by means of the harrow, and finally
using the road drag,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
The skatemoblIe.

cut 1t in two crosswise Take strip
of stout wood about four feet long
and three inches wide and nail pair
OF wheels under each end. Nail an
empty box In the center of the board
and fasten stick across the top Of
that box. to act as pair of handles
on either side. This vehicle can be
made to turn corners when the boy is
coasting on 1t II he will lean toward
the side he wants to turn. as In roller
skating Some boys cut hole In the
front o. the box, set piece of glass
In 1t and burn candle inside at
night.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Ocean penizens.

According to Sir John Murray, one
of the greatest authorities on ocean
ography, the bottom Ia :. desert OF
pitch-black darkness, penetrating cold
and eternal silence. Worms, ses
puddings, and coral polyps sluggishly
crawl or sway in the almost current
less depths, and only two species OF
fish, both of them, with much head
and little body have been found
deeper than mile and quarter
down.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07

write like an angel is corruption
of Angelo. Among the Greeks who
emigrated to Italy and afterwards In
to France in the reign of Francis
was one Angelo Verjecto, whose writ
ing excited the admiration Of the
learned, SO that his name became
synonymous for the beautiful writ
ing and gave birth to the phrase, to
write like an angel"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Kitten in Reyols.

A remarkable case of filial ingrati
tude on the part Of black kitten has
occurred in Liverpool, England. A
few days ago a customer threw 9
piece of meat between them, which
was secured by the mother cat. Tt
the surprise of everybody, the kitter
sprang at his mother and drove hel
out of the house. Since then he hal
mounted guard over the doors to pre-
vent her return, and, although sh,
has attempted time after time to re
turn to her old home, her stern, ur
bending, and ungrateful SON bars th,
way.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
seed Corn.

Prof. NJ. L, Mosher. of the Iowa Ex.
pertinent station. says the newly se-
lected seed corn should be hung up
Immediately In a dry. well-ventilated
place, such as dry cellar. a dry at.
tic, or spare room. dry shed or In
any other dry. well-ventilated build
ing. Do not hang 1t In stable over
or near live stock. over oats or corn.
In any damp or close place. in damp
cellar, in a closed attic. over a
kitchen, or out in the sunshine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
f2sRs SyFs 80 90 E9YRga 57SsIEzg
Relic OF spanlah Armada.

An anchor of the Spanish armaoa
period, recovered from the Wallet, a
well-known "swatchway," three miles
off Clacton, England, has been pre-
sented to Colchester Essex Museum
For generations this anchor has been
IN enemy to the travis of local fisher
nen, but at length one of the fiukes
became worn partially away, and
the last trawl that struck 1t thus lift
I'D 1t from the ground.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
All About the FROG,

THE frog is very queer-looking
animal which lives on land and in wa
ter. If we notice we will find that
tadpoles develop into frogs. They
first have tail and no feet and legs;
then it loses its tall and two pairs of
feet and legs grow on It; and 1t comes
from the water and lives chiefly on
land."-From a Schoolboy's Essay.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Well Answered d.

When he once asked London
class OF girls, added DR.. Mcnamara,
what they would say II he told them
he saw the sun rise in the west, he
got the reply that 1t was impossible.
"But," he persevered, "supposing |
still declared had seen the sun rise
In tho west?" Well" one OF the
girls at. length replied, II should
think you must have got UP rather
late"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Very Human Wish.

Merta was five years old, and she
had been told so mar times that she
was big girl now aid must be good
that her very soul had sickened. Il
don't want to be five years old any
longer" she grumbled. "I'm tired of
being five and good enough to kill
you. I'd rather stay four and be Just
medium and have good time"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Byrup u best remedy to use for their children
Turing ne teething period.
sImpIIfy the Proplem 81 LIVING.

oIHlpTETy tHe FFuuIEW o. LTVIHH.
! do believe in simplicity 1t is as
tonishing as we'll as sad how many
trivial affairs even the wisest man
thinks he must attend to In day;
how singular an affair he thinks he
must omit. When the mathematician
would solve a difficult problem. he
first frees the equation of all incum,
brances, and reduces 1t to its simplest
terms. So simplify the problem OF
life, distinguish the necessary and
tha reaI-Thoreau "T ettars."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Dust LAYING In England.

The highway departmer of the city
Of Leeds, England. has recently treat
ed portions of macadam roadway
with granular calcium chloride to
combat the dust Solutions Of the lat
ter had previously been tried at
greater cost and without such salts
factory results. The road is first we'll
swept and two applications of the
chloride are made on succeeding eve
nings of about one-half pound per
yard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
The Profit In Milk.

The man who knows how to pro
iuce good milk. and who win locate
near large city. has as good chance
as any one to make money. He can
get first prices by selling the milk di-
rect to those who want 1t fresh and
willing to pay for It. In addition, his
farm viii pretty surely increase Ii
value as the city grows
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
sKATEMoBILE FOR THE BOYS
Youths of Eastern City Becoming Ex-
pert In inventIng Means Of Easy
and Fast Locomotlon.

Philadelphia boys are getting to be
experts In the invention of vehicles
for their play ! First 1t was the push
mobile, then the coasting stick and
now 1t Is the skatemobile, which any
boy can make for himself In little
while. Take an old roller skate and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Il Makes a Difference.

Little Willie--"Say, pa, what Is
business courtesy" Pa-"There are
two kinds of business courtesy, my
son. One is the kind extended to
people who pay cash, and the other
Is extended to people who don't. =
Stray Stories,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Never Too Far.

We need not be afraid that we shall
go too far in the walk Of active love.
ls no danger that any Of us will ever
60 OTTO far in the walk o. active love.
There is no likelihood th.. any of us
will become too bountiful, too kind,
too helpful to his neighbour. c.,
Hcrn
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Had to Re Done.

"You cannot burn the candle at
both ends" said the young wife, re-
monstrating with her hard-working
literary husband. I'm afraid, my
DEAR" was the reply, ut is the only
way to make both ends meet"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
settlnn Her Mind at Rest.

Winter Visitor Gin Florida)--"l
should love really to so sailing. but II
looks very dangerous. Do not people
often get drowned in this bayf" Wa
terman--"No. indeed. mum. The
sharks never let's anybody Drown
New York Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
wadsworth Was countIno HIs Wa

WadsWorth Was Counting HIs Wad.
"0h. Mrs. Huhb!" exclaimed Mrs
Goodthing to the young Boston matron
II remembered 1t was little Wads-
worth's birthday, so brought him one
OF those old.fashioned children's
banks, the kind we used to drop the
coins down the chimney of little
red tin house. with green blinds paint
ed on It. you remember. Children
have always loved them 80"
so very kind of you." replied Mira.
Hubb frigidly. You will find Wads-
worth in his toy ONCE. playing with
ais new cash register. r."-Woman's
Hems Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Somewhat Ambiauous.

A missionary stationed in lano
where the natives were cannibals,
wrote for assistance as follows: Our
small force Of brethren seems to be
unable to cope with the distress
which prevails in the dark and be"
nighted land. Please send few more
missionaries. Sunday Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
cuIllna Out OLD Sheen.

Any old sheep in your tiockf Turn
them off. Six years old is enough for
any eve You might get one that is
older than that through to grass
again. but you might not. and the loss
would cut quite figure In the totals
for the year, Put good sheep In the
place of every old one
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
The klna Drau.

The truth of the matter is that with
King drag and plow a skilfal man
can do anything that can be done with
big fourhorse road grader. and for
all around work 1t is much better Is
well as many times cheaper.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
L.eaal Repartee.

sand nov ! mean to handle your
witnesses without gloves" said q
counsel, whose Witnesses had met
with rather severe treatment from
the other side.' Indeed! That's
more than should like to do with
yours" smilingly retorted his learned
friend.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07

A Blair county barrister recent.
handed a brief up to the court i
which he thus described his two
brethren on the other side: "Ihe
are like two ghouls in cnuntr
graveyard seeking carcass TO
vour.r--ph phllade'Hb'c
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
swattlno Back.

Mrs. Hiram OffensI'm afraid you
won't do. AS nearly as | can tind out,
you have worked in six or seven
places during the past year" Miss
Brady-"Well. an how nanny girla
has herself had in the same toimei
No less, I'm thinllin'"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
MAKE SPENDING MONEY

Boys and Girls wanted to manufacture and sell
Perfection Furniture Polish. Agents pay l5e.
Retails 25c. Send Soc for formula and directions.
Material costs Sc. ARTS MFG. CO.. Dept. G.
311-12 Bernice Bldg, Tacoma. Wash.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Aphorisms Of LADY Grant.

NpHoFIsms OF Lauy~ GFaHt'
It is such a relief to ''let go" as my
aunt said when she gave up keeping
waist! Women find man dull and
uninteresting when he proposes to
another woman. THE Chequer
Board by LADY Shit e~~"t
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Cars q the Farm.

Take xealous care Of your farm
while you are young, and 1t win not
fail you in old age. Love your farm.
and the farm viii love you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
Il Cures While You waIk. w

Aliens Foot Ease is a certain cure for hot.
weating, callus, and swollen, aching feet. Sold
substitute. Trial package FREE. sAddress
Allen s, olmsted, lie Roy N. Y.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
sunflowera for Fowls.

Sunfiowers are Just the thing to
raise next season for the fowls. but
don't grow them for the sparrcwR
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
orjcin Of Famous phrase.

Don't buy water for b1uing Liquid blue is al
most all water. Buy Red Gross Ball blue, the
blue that's all blue.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
opnoslrlon.

Water in blu;ng Is adulteration Glass and wa:
Ter make liquid blue costly Buy Red Cross Ball
Blue makes clothes whittier than snow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinins Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. e. w.
GROVES signature is on each box. Csc.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-07

PILES CURED IN 0 TO ii DAYS
Your druggist will refund money il PAZ0 ONT
MENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind.
Bleeding or Prctruding Piles In to Id days. Soc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-01-11

Get Modern Dictionary Now.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-25
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE FRIDAY MORNING. JULY IS 1913

that weevii, one would suppose that
that would have been rendered whom
the woeYil first appeared, if it was to
be rendered at all the hint Of sparrow
service here is hopeless. For, at that
time the sparrows being over-abundant
and the weevil Just beginning, the spar
rows would have had their best op-
rortunity, but go far as known, the
English sparrow has altogether ignored
the alfalfa weevil, which was intro
duced and has spread destructively in
spite Of the abundaDc. of the sparrows,
Still If there is any possible way of
introducing the sparrow to the weevil,
we trust that the Agricultural Depart
ment scientists will show the people of
Utah how this introduction can be best
made, so that the sparrow can get in
his work on the weevil, which thus far
he has steadily ignored.
The later advices from Washington.
that the meadow lark is the true de,
vourer of the alfalfa weevil is subject
TO the same comment as above on the
like claim for the English sparrow; for
the meadow lark, like the sparrow, has
missed the weevil by an Indifference
that is hard to explain if he is in fact
feeder on the weevl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-25
ENGLISH SPARROW NEGLECTFUL.

A good many efforts have been made,
and are making, toward the e1termina-
tion Of the alfalfa weevil These ef
forts so far have met with Indifferent
success, but it is hoped that among the
many remedial propositions some ef-
fective remedy Will be found.
A suggestion of this kind which we
find in the June number Of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine, would
number has a fine showing of "Fifty
Common Birds of Farm and Orchard,
with Fifty Illustrations, in Eight Col.
ors.' Among these we find the Eng
lish sparrow (passer domesticus) illus
trated in rather more vivid colors than
the dali colored bird that is most com
monty known here. \ good descrip
tion of the sparrow is carried, with a
reference TO its quarrelsome disposi-
ton, and abundance. and familiarity
about human habitations, - There il
IS noted that this bird is almost uni
versally condemned since its introduc
ton into the United States,D which is
quite true. Among other Objectionable
features of the sparrow is 'in rural
districts Il is destructive to grain. fruit.
peas, beans. and other vegetables - But
it ia stated, on the other hand, ''the
bird feeds 10 some extent on large
number OF insect pests, aud this fact
POINTS to the need Of new investiga-
ton Of the present economic status of
tie species, especially as il promises
to be Of service in holding in check
the newly introduced alfalfa weevik
which threatens the alfalfa industry in
Utah and ncighborne States
Inasmuch, though, as the sparrow was
abundant in utaE before the alfalfa
wseyil was known here, the latter be-
ing, in fact. an Introduction Of but a
few years Iast, and since ii there was
any beneficial service TO be rendered
by the English spayrcw in suppressing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-25

territory, and that this is the reason
why there is not the decrease in the
consumption Of liquor that the increase
in the dry territory would naturally
lead one to expect.
There is a good deal in what Mr..
Sheldon says, but the grim fact re-
mains that the increase in drinking
keeps full pace with the increase in
population, despite the gains in ''dry -
territory. which, as Mr.. Sheldon shows,
now includes half Of the population of
the United States 1t is n clear case.
therefore, that for any one thus to
speak of "dry' territory, in the
sense in which he uses the term, is
misleading. That there is large con-
of liquor in "dry' territory,
in spite of the nominal "dryuess, is
certain Still, as has been shrewdly
observed, it is worth while TO have sta.
tistics like these. that please both the
liquor sellers and the Anti-Saloor
Lea pue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-25
HIsTORY'S REPETITION.

The public is much disturbed lust
now, and has been for some time past,
over the alleged indecent dances such
rs the "turkey-trot, - the "bunny-
hug and the "tango.n This leads
an English writer 10 compare the de.
nunciations now directed against those
modern dances, with the manner in
don when it was first introduced there.
The English writer quotes from "The
Letter Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer
Stanhope,' Of date 1872, as follows:
Lady Elizabeth gave very successful
bail where Tor the first time IN London
the polka was danced In public, and peo-
Pile stood upon the chairs and rout- seats
10 watch II. Mr.. Theodore Hook de-
calculated TO lead 10 the most licentious
consequences" Subsequently the
Sporting Magazine denounced the
dance which, TO the disgrace of sense
and taste. has obtruded Itself into the
whole circle OF the fashiona BILE world.
will corrupting dance a compound
OF Iminodest gesture and infectious poi
SON
It appears from this that the polka
was considered at that time as out
raeeous dance as the turkey-trot, :"
the tango or any Of the modern
dances that are so much denounced
All OF which proves the truth of the
old saying that manners change with
the times, and that il is not worth
while 10 get excited about social Gus
toms aud the freedom Of innovations
from LDe 10 time.