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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
For a Red
Hlolelly Skin.
The Remarkable Action Of
q Famous Remedy and
Some Facts About 1t.

- z Il . i t. Il
The skin is but a net work of fine blood
vessels. And 1t ID q perfectly natural
consequence that any influence In the
blood that is condition of Ill health
makes It's first appearance In the skin.
There are certain medicinal properties
that follow the course Of the blood stream
and the influence of these properties is
that OF an antidote. This Is why S. S. S.,
the best known blood purifier, has such
q positive action IN the skin. There is
one Ingredient in s. s. s. which peculiarly
stimulates cellular or giandular activity
to select from the blood or from this
fine net work OF blood vessels in the skin.
those elements which It requires for re-
generation.
Thus pimples, acne. eczema, lupus, or
any other blood condition that attacks the
skin or seeks an outlet through the skin
Is met with the antid0tal effect OF $. s. 8.
The action of S. S. s. In the cellular
tissues Of the body serves the active pur-
pose of stimulating each cellular part to
the healthy and judicious selection of its
own essential nutriinent. Not only this.
but II from the presence of some disturb
ing poison a condition Of disease arises,
S. s. S. so directs the local cells that this
poison is rejected and eliminated from
their presence.
This is why skin troubles vanish so
readily and why they do not return.
4, Under the influence Of s. s. s. this fine
net. work OF blood vessels In the skin is
constantly taking from the blood the nu-
triton required for healthy tissue and the
cause of disease is gust as constantly be.
Ing removed, scattered and rendered
harmless. These facts are more fully
explained IN book on skin troubles sent
by The Swift Specific Co., 16o Swift
Bldg. Atlanta, Ga You win find s. s. s.
on sale at all drug stores. Get bottle
to-day and Danish all skin Affections.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
ALPHABET IS EVER CHANGING
Painters Cause Certain Letters to As
sumo New Shapes-CultIvatlng
Artistic Side Of Trade.

Alphabets are suffering a change OF
form at the hands of modern sign
painters, remarks the Philadelphia
Record. For many years letters have
held certain distinct forms, which
gave them their names and classes.
Sign painters, however, are cultivat-
Ing the artistic side OF their trade,
and from various signs displayed all
over the city there seems to be a
great unanimity of opinion among
them as to the appearance Of certain
letters in one of the alphabets.
This new idea seems to be ten
dency to fill in and balance" blank
spaces. 1t was first to be observed
on the letter L." The painter saw
At to add frill about the middle of
the space between the base and the
upright. Next the letter 20" of the
series was attacked and the orna-
mentation went in the middle, max
ing the familiar letter resemble an
old Greek theta" "A" and "V'' and
%" have been the latest to be
touched up.
II the idea spreads much further
the entire alphabet cirange It's
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
Bv Thos Cunningham

j Y
The most economical, powerful, safe
and satisfattoxy stumping device !
have yet seen is hand power stump.
ing machine, known n, the United
States as the & hand stump puller,'
sold BY Mr. " J. Htzpafrick, ~ Be-
attic, Wash. This machine weighs
100 pounds and can De wheeled around
like barn truck yeIlture 70 say
that it will come Of with lying colors
in contest with any OF the varlous
makes OF horsepower stunplng ma
chimes. It is built on the double ac-
tion pawl and ratchet principle. =
heard about this machine last fali and
travelled twenty miles 70 see it, very
skepticai as to the stories 4 had heard
about it. The agent attached it 70 2
standing tree tfir), about 90 inches ~
diameter, placing the cable about ~
feet up the tree. ! TOOK hold Of the
lever, and pulled the tree down my
self, in eight minutes. boughtthe
machine on the spot, and have pulled
the stumps from 80 acres Of land with
IT since, the machine costing not one
cent for repairs. Very recently
gave . demonstration on stump pulling
to the members OF the Royal Commits
sion on Agriculture, appointed by tte
government OF british Columbia. IN
this demonstrationl first attached 9
large sized, horse power stump puliex
of the capstan variety TO- mr. stump
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
NOT WANTED AS CO-LABoBER
Minister Firmly Declined Clerical
Assistance Of Dog.

IA wide-awake minister visited a
neighborhood for the first time. When
aroused his explosive tones were
rather startling. A good brother who
always occupied a side seat near the
pulpit was accompanied by his dog,
and the dog lay regularly just in front
of the pulpit. All went well till an
explosive sentence from the minister
led the dog to raise his head and howl.
much to the amusement of the people.
This occurred several times, and
each time his dogship arose to the oc-
casion and let off chorus of howls.
The audience was conaulsed with
laughter. The preacher, however,
easily won the day when he turned to
the dog s owner and said:
Brother, it may be your dog has a
call to preach; / do not know about
that. But this is my appointment. ("
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
PRESIDENT VISITS NORMAL
State School at Monmouth Praised
BY Former Leader.

On October IL, 1913, President P.
L. Campbell, Of the University of
Oregon, visited the Oregon Normal
school. Some years ago, Mr.. Camp
bell was president of the Normal
school, SO that he takes deep interest
in its present growth.
In assembly, just previous to his adj
dress, while being introduced by Pres
ident Ackerman, the, faculty and stu
dents rose in a body and gave him the
"Chautauqua Salute. Following
this he gave very capable talk on
"The Oregon System He commend
ed the Oregon System" as the great
est growth in the political, social and
educational world. He urged insist
emily that we get a bigger "perspec-
tive" At the close of his address the
students sang to him in an enthusias-
tic way, which pleased him greatly.
On the evening of the same day the
faculty gave their annual reception to
the students and townspeople. Presi-
dent Campbell, who was guest of
honor, in speaking commended the
early founders of the school who had
done SO much to make the school what
it is. He said thai. the value Of the
school was determined by its work, by
its spirit, rather than by its number
of students. The keynote which ran
through his informal talk was the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
Social Calls ii, Chin

It is difficult for q Cbinaman b r1sz-
ter the English pronounciatlons l
this accounts in great measure for Thu
prevalence Of pidgin English. The
letter r. is almost always sounded like
i, SO we have KILN or kleen for green,
and lain for rain. '74po muchee lain
just now' is often heard; "just now
being a favorite expression to denote
the immediate present. In calling
upon lady, one says to the boy
house servant of any age from Is to
60 q aissee have got?" and the
answer comes, Have got" or "No
have got" according to whether she
is in or out. This recalls the time
honored, true story Of the lady who
called and the boy reported to his
mistress of the house: "One piecee
man down side, b'long missus. |.
Scarcely complimentary to the some
piecee man National Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
ILLINOIS YOUTH WAS PLUckY
While Hunting for Squirrels Boy DIE
covers Hiding Place Of Wolf and
Cubs--Kllls Them All.

A boy OF fourteen. In Illinois, start
ed out with a dog, revolver and an
axe, hunting for squirrels, and found
something else. After getting into the
deep woods, the dog suddenly charged
hollow log, and barked furiously. The
boy tried to. "sics him on, but without
avail. Then the boy kneeled down and
peered into the cavity, and saw whole
lot of eyes cleaning at him. When he
recovered from his surprise. he took an
other look, and made out the group to
be a she-wolf with SIX cubs. She
snapped her teeth viciously, and would
have come out had 1t not been for the
presence OF the cubs The boy was a
strategist. He sharpened some stakes
with his axe. and drove them into the
earth in front,of the opening: and hav-
Ing thus imprisoned the wolf, killed 1t
with his revolver When she was dead.
the boy up ended the log. tumbled out
the cubs, killed them, with the axe,
and then marched home with seven
scalps. for which he received hand.
some bounty.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
A Mercenary Lass.

Willard D. Straight, the brilliant
young financier Of Morgan 6 Co., was
discussing the American bankers
withdrawal from the Chinese loan.
81 like China, Mr.. Straight said.
"My regard for China viii not let me
consider her from purely selfish and
commercial viewpoint. ] cannot, in
this matter, put myself in the position
Of the young lady who was asked by
her chum.
"sDo you think, dear. that 1t 10
better to have loved and lost than
never to have loved at allf'
Why. of course it is, the young
lady replied. provided he lets you
keep all his presents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
Road Interest Still High.

There is no abatement in the in
terest in good roads. Following the
two days of road building set apart by
the governor of Missouri, the governor
Of Arkansas issued similar procla-
nation and vast amount of work was
accomplished on the highways OF that
state. At one point In Iowa liberal
prizes were offered by the merchants
to every farmer who came to town on
Saturday on road drag, the men
coming the greatest distance receiving
the highest prizes. The result WAS
that the town was full Of road drags
and hundreds Of miles Of highways
were Ieveled up in excellent condition.
Farm and Home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
Two Showers Of Pearls.

The accident which recently befell
the pearl necklace of the Queen Dow
ager of Italy, when the string broke
and the priceless little spheres were
scattered in every direction, recalls a
similar mishap to the splendid FIVE
fold rope which used to adorn the neck
Of Queen Alexandra on certain state
occasions. On stepping into the gild-
ed coach on her way to state opening
Of parliament in the last reign her
necklace caught in the ornate door
handle and the pearls fell in shower
and rolled from the crimson carpet on
the muddy ground. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

By an ingenious arrangement Of re-
Electors aO-candle power incandes-
cent lamp, recently mounted on a
lightship off the Virginia coast is
made to give flashes Of more than
100, 600 candle power in certain direc-
lions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
The cspsIys Scissors.

Fasten pair Of sclssors securely with
piece OF string to sonas convenient
article.
Can you release them without cut
ting or untastening the stringf
The scissors can be easily released
by passing the loop Hpword through
the handle. and then completely over
them. &
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
When Your Ewes Need Care

TRY Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting- Feels
Fine--Acts Quickly. Try It for Red Weak
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
trated Book in each Package. Murine u
compounded by our Oculists- not o sPatant Ned
icine" but used in successful Physicians. tlac-
h0 and sold by Druggists at 25c and 600 per Bottle
Murine Rye Salye In Aseptic Tubes &c and s0c-
Murine Ese Remedy Co.s CnlcaEc
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

aWe could have settled our difficult
ties by tossing 9 coin. Instead, we
spent 4 lot of money by going % law. !"
s'Well7r
81 understand the jury settled mat
ters by tossing . coin. "
"Yoar husband says ha has 70 sit &C
desk all day"
eyes, replied the ensrgtic wonan;
"but most Of the time be keeps hts
feet on the desk. :
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

The other day In asCleveland school
this composition was handed In By .
little German boy;
The sheep are weak and foolish AMI
mails, They are very useful We can
use everything ON them except their
hleat The sheep learn their shepherd
very easy. but otherwise thsy ara damh
animals.
They eat hay, grass and carrot
soup And ths captain OF the sheen Is
called the Bellbuck.'S-woman's Homo
Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable 3 Come
pound did for me.
One earagoI found
myself a terribIesuf-
ferer. I had pains
in both sides and
such q soreness /
could scarcely
straighten up 1t
times NJ back
aeha, ! had no ap
raeffA ami xnm -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Write Allen s. Olmsted, Le. Roy, N. Y. for Z;
free sample OF Aliens Foot Ease. II oiirea
sweating, hot swollen, aching feet. 1T makes
new or tight shoes easy. A certat seuz i0x
oorns. ingrowing nails and blinjol6% All drug.
gfsts sell 1t. 25c Don't accept any substitute.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
Exerelser for Child.

one direction. Even after he is well
developed child will probably find
lots Of pleasure and exercise In riding
about on this device.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are sold
with and without soluble sugar coating
They regulate the bowels, invigorate the
Liver and purify the blood. Adv.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Constipation causes many serious
diseases. It is thoroughly cured by
Doctor Pieree's Pleasant Pellets. One
q laxative, three Tor cathartic.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Y Do you think you are able to sup
port my daughter in the style TO which
she has been accustomed?"
~ don't know, sir, but I'llftell you
what I can do"
whats that?"
81 can save you about 80 per cent
of her present cost to your.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
TO UNITE CAPTIVE SCISSORS
Considerable Amusement Is Furnished
by Releasing instrument When
Once Fastened.

A neat trick for affording amuse-
ment at an entertainment Of young
people is shown In the illustration
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Use Roman Eye Baisam for scaldlns sem
sation In eyes and Inflammation q ezes er
eyelids Adv. y
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Mothers win find Mrs. w1nnow-s Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

What became Of your dachshund?''
! MY wife got tired Of swatting flies
and she gave him away
What had he to do with swatting
flies7"
1T took him too long to get in and
o1t through the screen door,"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Worms expelled promptly from the human
system with DR.. Peery's Vermifuge "Dead
Shot, ADV. 2l
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

A certain culprit upon release from
Jail met friend. What were you
in fort" asked the friend.
II found horse" the man replied.
Found a horsef Nonsensel They
would never put you in Jail for finding
a horse"
"Well, but you see ! found him be-
fore the owner lost him."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
WOMAN ESCAPES
OPERAT
By Timely Use Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Here Is her own statement.

Cary, Maine. -" / feel it aduty / owe
b al suffering women to tell what
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

In 1912 British Colambia adrnittea
S. SIT new settlers
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Mother Don't ask SO many ques-
ton, child. Curiosity once killed 3
cat.
WillieW What did the cat want to
know, mai
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
The Sword Of Virtue.

Teacher You see, had the lamb
been obedient and stayed in the fold It
would not have been eaten by the
uolf, would it?
Boy promptly Mo, ma'am; it
would have been eaten by US. Sketch.
Morgan County republican., 1913-09-11
$50 Scholarship.

University of Missouri, Sept. g.
The Missouri State Fair Board has
arranged to pay all necessary expen-
ses tor two young Missouri farmers
while attending one term of the Shor,
Course in Agriculture at the Univer.
sity OF Missouri.
A $50 cash scholarship Is oheae
as prize in a corn and stock judg-
ing contest, and similar prize in a
corn Judging contest. These con-
tests will be held during the Missouri
State Fair at Sedalia, September q
to October 3. The contests are open
to allsyoung men in Missouri who
have never attended an agricultural
college. Information will be sup
piled by John Stinson, Secretary,
Sedalia, Missouri.
Morgan County republican., 1913-09-11
Not the Elixir OF Life.

The influence of alcohol upon
longevity has now been studied with
some thoroughness by physicians and
actuaries and some definite results
have been gained, although here
much work needs to be done. The
results show at any rate that alcohol
does not increase longevity and
hence we have here again no clew to
the worldwide desire for it.
Robert Mackenzie Moore. actuary
of the United Kingdom Temperance
and General Provident Institute, in
recent report based upon sixty
years experience of that company in
the insurance OF the lives of abstain
ers and nonabstainers (the latter be-
ing moderate drinkers and good risks
and belonging to the same class and
following the same occupations al
the iormer), found that in respect to
longevity the abstainers showed a
marked superiority over the non alb
-'ainers throughout the whole period
OF life for every class OF policies and
for both sexes, however tested.
For instance, at the age OF 80 the
expectation OF life for ,he nonabstain.
ers is 35.1 yesn; for the abstainers
1873 years, difference of nearly
IL per cent. Al the age OF 40 the
percentage Of difference 10 the same.
Another very thorough and impartial
investigation has been made by Ed.
ward X. Phelps on the mortality due
70 alcohol. 1t is based on the testi.
mony OF the medical directors OF three
prominent life insurance sompanie s
OF America. Mr.. Phelps conclusion
is that 8 per cent OF al deaths oil
adults in the Uui,ed States are due
Morgan County republican., 1913-09-11
Mad Dogs,

A mad dog does not rush
A mad dog does not attack.
A mad dog does not iroth at the
mouth.
A mad dog does not fight back
when cOrnered!
The symptoms usually described
as those of rabies are only those of
a simple form of epilepsy or nervous
disorder and they are not contagious.
Hydrophobia Is not caused by
heat; epilepsy is. Hydrophobia is
only communicable by bite; epi.
lepsy 10 not communicable at all.
Dogs suffering from Hydrophoba do
not froth at the mouth; epileptics do.
DIR. Wesley Mills says: "Discriml
nation lies between this disease and
epilepsy, or fits of various kinds,
arising from the heat OF the sun az
dogs run the streets" Again he says:
"Fear of water is pure hypothesis
30 far as the dog Ia concerned
Let q poor little house dog, unsc.
customed to roughing it for himself,
become nervonsly excited by the din
OF the streets, or overheated on a
hot summer day, and some fool ralses
the cry Of mad dog and SHES brick.
Men are but savages under restraint
and anything that runs must neces.
sarily be guilty, and soon a howling
mob is IN pursuit and the dog is
lucky indeed that escapes.
Every large city has g dog pond
hundreds Of men are employed as
dog catches. They are frequently
bitten. Did any Of them ever have
hydrophobisr
Hundreds Of men In this country
keep dog kennels and raise dogs for
sale; other hundreds make n business
Of training dogs for field trials, hunt.
Ing and performing. They are freq,
uently bitten. Did any of them ever
have hydrophoblaY
Give plenty Of water. Give the
dog q chance. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Morgan County republican., 1913-09-11
z. p. Duvall writes briefly of the

q. =. Duvall writes briefly of the
drought Of 1854. Though small
boy then, / we'll remember that
drought. Our home was about IA
miles west of Boonv,lIe, Mo-, where
my father owned y large farm, part
Of which was IN the Lamne bottoms y
and very rich. It was not uncom-
mon TO have yield Of from sixty to
eighty bushels of corn to the acre.
Wheat then was not grown extensive
Iy IN that part of the country. Corn
was the staple product Of foodstufY,
for man as well as beast.
From June, 1854. to May, 1865,
there was neither rain nor snow in
quantity sufficient to moisten the
land. For many years after it was
spoken of AZ the eleven months
drought Of "a So" The corn crop
of 1884 was almost complete fail.
ure, as crop failures were counted IN
those days; and the yield Of garden
truck was correspondingly meager.
1t was time of great scarcity.
In the spring of 1855 the farmers
prepared their lands, which was not
difficult, as the soil was dry and
loose. Corn planting began the first
of May. The fields were crossed
with one horse plows, and the corn
dropped by hand and covered with
hoes. The whole process Of plant
ing raised great "fogs" of dust from
the fields as the strong south wind
blew over the land. The people were
quietly serious, but the farmers
planted IN hope.
BY the middle OF May the corn
was in the ground. About that time
the long delayed rain came on, with.
out storm of any kind, and gently
continued until the land was thor.
oughly wat. The warm moisture
brought the corn up within three
days; and the season thereafter was
80 uniformly favorable that crops of
every kind brought an immense yield.
The farmers raised corn enough that
year to do them five years, If proper
ly saved. Corn in those days WAS
counted by the barrel, barrel being
five bushels; and tifty cents Il barrel
delivered in town, was the usual price.
Morgan County republican., 1913-09-11
Trustees Sale.

WHERsAs. Thomas Edward Wilson, q widow.
eS, by his certain deed Of trust dated the
seve enteenth day Of August. one Thousand nine
Of the Recorder Of Deeds Of Morgan County,
Missouri. IN book n at page to7. conveyed 10
the undersigned. Edgar p. Yarneli. As trustee,
all Of hts right title. interest and estate In and
TO the following described real estate situated
In the County Of Morgan, state Of Missouri, to-
wit: All Of the north half OF the northwest
quarter Of section twenty five t25). Of township
forty.two (%l), Of range eighteen (8), contain
ing eighty acres more or tesS which said con.
veyance was made In trust to secure the pay.
ment Of one certain promissory note in said
deed described. and whereas the annual interest
on said note IL due and remains unpaid and
whereas II 10 provided In said deed Of trust that
the whole shall become due aud pa yabie upon de-
fault In the payment Of any part Of said debt
and interest Now, therefore, In accordanc
wththe provisions Of said deed of tru st. and
at the request Of the legal holder of said note
he having elected to collect the whole Of said
debt and interest, I will proceed to sell the
above described real estate at the Court House
door. In the city Of Versailles. In the county OF
Morgan, State Of Missouri, at public vendue to
the highest bidder, for cash In hand on Tues
day. the thirtieth day of September, 4. ID. 1913.
between the hours OF nine O'Clock In he fore ,.
noon and five O'Clock In the afternoon Of that
day, to satisfy said debt and interest. together
with the cost and expenses OF executing this
trust.
Dated September 4th. 1913
kDGAR p. sARNELL, Trustee.
Morgan County republican., 1913-09-11

What about the Versailles Gymnas-
iumi 1t started with good men,
bership and outfit in the spring, but
the dry weather must have affected
it, as we hear nothing OF it. Tell US
about what you are doing, we will
gladly publish it.