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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
PROBLEM OF STORING GOODS
Careful Assortment Of Things to Save
and to Throw Away 10 the
First Requisite.

When deciding what to keep and
what to send to be sold, 1t is well to
make careful estimate of the com
paratiye cost of storage and replacing
deducting from the latter item the
probable selling price. When you ap-
ply this test you will probably find
that most of the kitchen utensils
should go to the auction room, nor
will 1t pay to store for any length OF
time the vast assortment Of odds and
ends which accumulate In most house.
holds.
One should pack for storage much
the same as one packs for any other
removal, with this difference, that the
goods may not be unpacked for many
months, and that 1t is desirable to get
them into as small compass as pos
sible.
With a view of reducing storage
space study ways Of using all the In
terror space of furniture turned upside
down. A large picture with deep
molding can have the space from the
glass to the outer line Of the frame
filed up with smaller pictures. Books
should be packed in good many small
boxes, rather than in one large box.
Make sure of complying with the
regulations of the insurance COM
panies. Have your things thoroughly
cleaned before you store them. Pack
as closely as possible. Do not store
rubbish.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10

meats, fish and few fruits, the steam
pressure method Of canning is almost
unanimously endorsed by experts In
this line. With a steam-tight recepta-
Gle canned foods may be subjected to
a much higher degree Of heat, and the
ferment germs totally destroyed.
Many parts Of the country are or
ganized into canning clubs under the
supervision of government agents.
They hold meetings at intervals and
the children, as we'll as the older peo-
pie, are taught how to successfully
can all food products. Lectures are
given at these meetings by the person
In charge. and prizes are awarded for
the most perfect goods. This work is
rapidly extending into all the states
and In year or 80 the entire country
will be organized into canning clubs"
The farmer and fruit grower have
great deal to thank the United
States government for. Unlimited
praise IL due our government for the
educational work that is being done,
In helping the farmer to realize great
er profits for his produce.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
AROUND THE HONEY MAKERS
All Falling or Slow Queens Should Be
Changed Promptly and Breed
Only From Very Best.

Comb honey that Is to be sent to
q distant market should be shipped
before cold weather, since the combs
become extremely fragile when cold.
Change all failing or slow queens
promptly, and breed from the best
you can secure, thus raising the
standard Of your stock step by step
and improving the average year by
year.
The young bees, Matched from Au-
gust / on, constitute the colony to be
wintered, and for this reason it Is
wise to see that much brood is ready,
even II you have to resort to stimu-
lative feeding.
AS a rule bees cast a prime swarm
as soon as the first queen cell is
sealed, unless prevented by bad
weather; therefore, the first young
queen may be expected to emerge on
the eighth day from the first swarm.
When the hives are well distribut-
ed in a certain space, their inmates
can be more easily handled. 1t seems
to improve their disposition, especial
ly IL there are some trees, shrubs, or
the like about 1t. Robbing is not SO
prevalent, either and the absence of
that always helps to make the bees
better natured.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
BAD PRACTICE or FARMERS
One Cannot Afford to Burn Corn
Stalks and Put Nothing Back In
Form OF Aumus.
(By B. e. sARA)


It always makes me feel sad to see
smoke arising from the burning corn
stalks In the field, because the farmer
is burning up his land and doesn't
know 1t. How can we expect to burn
up stock which the soil produces and
put nothing back in the way of humus,
and then hope to keep our soil In good
condition?
Maybe I'm wrong when I say that
farmers do not know what they're do
ing, for doubtless some of them do
know that 1t is bad practice, but
burning stalks is easier than disking
or cutting them up, and they are a
nuisance to plow them under. Some
farmers say there is no benefit in
plowing under stalks, but I cannot
figure it out that way. because ! do
not SEQ how we can go robbing our
soil and keep up the fertility. 1t costs
very little to keep q sheep and a
flock of 80 sheep is worth money.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Beef Pot Roast Loaf With MacaronI.

Beef Pot Roast Loaf With Macaronl.
Use what Is left over of a pot roast,
running 1t through the meat chopper.
Pare and quarter one large onion, pour
boiling water over 1t and let stand
about ten minutes. Then run 1t through
the chopper Put the chopped meat
and onion in q bowl, add one egg, four
rolled crackers, one-half teaspoonful
pepper and teaspoonful salt, unless
the pot roast was highly seasoned. and
a half teaspoonful sage IL desired.
Work into loaf; place in baking
dish and bake In a moderate oven for
an hour. Just before serving, remove
the cover and let 1t brown. Cook the
maoaroni as usual, drain and pour over
1t the brown gravy that is left from
the pot roast and set on the back of
the stove to simmer. Heat can Of
tomato soup and serve with the maca-
roni around the loaf.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Canned Red Peppers.

Wash one peck of red peppers, cut a
slice from stem end of each and re-
move seeds; then cut in thin strips
by working around and around the
peppers, using scissors or sharp knife,
Cover with boiling water. Let stand
two minutes. drain and plunge into
ice cold water. Let stand ten min.
utes, again drain and pack solidly into
pint glass jars Boil one quart vine
gar and two cups Of sugar 10 minutes.
Pour over peppers to overflow Jars,
cover and keep In cold place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Fruit Tarts.

Any kind of bottled or canned fruit,
one pound of flour, one-half pound
timed marrow, sugar, water. Fill
dish with fruit, add sugar in proper
ton; put the -four into a basin and
rub In the marrow with teaspoonful
of powered white sugar "a little bak-
ing powder may be added II liked).
Wet up with enough water to make
a stiff paste, roll out and cover the
tart in the usual way; bake In gen
tie oven. With some fruits. like goose
berries. currants, etc. there Ii too
much Juice and little should be left
out or 1t will boil over and spoil the
appearance of the tart. A half hour tc
bake tart. Make one medium tart.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
PUMPKINS STORED IN FIELDS
Piled In Row and Covered With Hay
Protection Is Afforded and Bal
anced Ration Formed.
CBy NJ. eoyERpELIl

By NJ. GOVERDELL)
You needn't expect to reap much
profit from gorging your hogs and
cattle on pumpkins for a few days
during the harvest season; then cut
ting off their supply of this valuable
feed for another whole year. Store
your pumpkins in the field.
Pile the pumpkins In row, as high
and as wide as you wish. cover with
hay and set up fodder on each side
to a thickness of three or four feet.
This not only affords ample protection
from the cold, but also enables you
to form most profitable balanced ra-
ton by adding the fruit of the vine'
as you feed out the corn and fodder.
Try this.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
GREATEST ENEMY or CHICKS
That Which Causes More Loss Than
Anything Else ls chiIlIng-ver-
min Is Next important

The greatest enemy of the chick,
and that which causes more loss than
any other one cause, is chilling; the
second enemy In Importance because
of amount of loss is lice; both lice
and chilling are the indirect cause of
bowel troubles, because both sap the
vitality and life of the chick, making
1t impossible for the little fellow to
resist the organisms of disease whcih
are always ready to attack it.
busting the setting hen helps, but
some lice are. quite sure to escape,
and can later be found on the head
Of the chick. Rub little dab of lard
on top of the chuck's head. getting 1t
into the down thoroughly, and you
will get these; repeat the dose in a
week. and IL the hen is furnished a
good dusting place, the lice are not
likely to give any more trouble; but
whenever you see chick that seems
unhappy, eyes closed, droopy, look for
lice.
The brood coops should be thor
oughly sprayed before using with some
coaltar preparation, sheep dip, white
wash, or mixture Of four parts coal
oil and one part crude carbolic acid.
1t pays to be ahead, and that explains
why 80 few OF us are making anything
on our poultry; we neglect these little
things; because of neglect disease gets
the start Of US, we become discouraged
because of the losses, and give up and
blame our luck, when all the bad luck
might have been prevented by little
careful preparation.
Give the checks a clean place, all
the heat they can stand, keep them
free from vermin, and you can safely
count them before they are raised.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Rented Wedding Cake.

There was Esomething wrong with
the cake, the baker said; it looked all
right and it smelled all right, but his
artistic sense told him it would not
taste all right.
"Then fix it up with an extra coat
of icing, and we will keep it for rem
ter, said the proprietor.
"Who in the world would rent q
cakeY someone asked.
Wedding parties" said he. "They
want big cake in the center Of the
table for show, but cake of that size
good enough for wedding would cost
more than they can afford to pay, SO
they order fine cake put in individual
boxes for the guests, and use the
BRIDES cake just as an ornament.
They don't buy it, they rent 1t. Some
times cake is rented a dozen differ
ent times. After each wedding it is
freshened up with a new coat of icing,
and looks as good as new for the next
occasion. A good renter fetches
about So a wedding"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Corn cakes.

Add to one-half can of corn one egg
Season with salt and pepper. add
bread crumbs until butter is fairly
thick: then let stand 20 minutes. This
mixture must be thick enough when
dropped by the tablespoon. Won't run
much. So If you think batter needs
more crumbs add them. Fry in small
cakes in bacon fat until brown and
crisp on both sides. Serve with bacon
for breakfast.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Cherries Preserved With Cloves.


Take the weight of the cherries In
sugar and to every two pounds oi
sugar allow one-half pint of water
Make sirup of this and when clear
boil the cherries In 1t about 4b min
utes, but not long enough to lose theil
shape. They should previously have
been stoned. Do not put in but few
at time. When they are all done
let the sirup boil one hour. pour ovel
the cherries while hot and seal. Now
l am very fond Of cherries, but have
found them trife insipid and to over
come that use one-Quarter teaspoon
full ground cloves to every two pounds
Of sugar. They are not spiced. but
simply suggestive of the Glove.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
WORKS ON SCHEDULE
WoMAN,s EXCELLENT ARRANGE
MENT FOR THE "Doe DAYS"
Cooking for the Week, by Her Method,
Practically Confined to One Day
Means Ease and Rest for
the Other Six.

Following is the way one house
mother arranges the meat courses IN
her home during the dog days" She
is blessed, fortunately, with family
that value her highly enough to insist
on easy work in hot weather.
She uses her coal stove only once
week, on Saturday, when she does all
her baking. On other days she uses
the fireless cooker for the preparation
of vegetables and other foodstuffs
which do not require quick cooking or
much heat. She uses an oil stove for
making coffee and tea, and cooking
such vegetables and other foodstuffs
as require but short time.
On Saturday she bakes enough cake,
bread and pie to last through most OF
the week to come, and she also roasts
big piece of meat. On Sunday the
roast Is served cold, with q special
acid jelly Of chilli sauce. On Monday
the meat is chopped fine and nodded
In aspic jelly, which is made from a
stock prepared by boiling the bones
of the roast. On Tuesday meat enough
for two days is cooked In the fireless
cooker, and what is left over by
Wednesday is turned into loaf OF
pressed beef. On Thursday chops or
outlets are used, and on Friday fish is
served.
Two pies, each of different variety,
and often a pudding are baked on Sat
urday. One of the pies is used for
Saturdays dinner, and the pudding or
an ice is served on Sunday. The other
pie Is reserved for Monday or Tues.
day. On the other days the desserts
are jellies, Bavarian cream or chilled
desserts, or something that requires
no hot fire to prepare. Two loaves OF
cake are also baked on Saturday, one
that is of the kind that improves with
keeping few days. While the oven La
being used the top Of the stove Ia put
to good purpose.
A whole ham and beef tongue are
boiled on Saturday to use throughout
the week at luncheons. Enough boiled
salad dressing to last through the
week is prepared and placed in the re-
frigerator. If Saturday happens to be
a mercury record-breaker the baking
is done on Monday or Tuesday. With
plenty of fruits, vegetables, cheese
eggs, salad and herbs an excellent
table is set throughout the summer.
OF course 1t requires some hard
work and much judgment and exceu
tive ability to do the bulk Of the
weeks cooking on one day, but the
housewife has an excellent rest for the
other six days. There Is little or NO
heat from the kitchen during the
week, and much oil and coal are saved
-an item worth considering.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
HANDY IN SORTING POTATOES
Smaller Tubers Fall Through Holes In
Revolving Screen-Work Done
With RapIdlty.

A New York man has designed a
machine for sorting potatoes, and
here 1t is. A frame, with one end
higher than the other, has hopper
on one and angular rollers rotably
supported in 1t. A belt that passes
over these rollers Is formed of strips
of wire so interviewer as to make
rather large mesh. Across the frame
and just beneath the hopper is a
chute. To sort the tubers they are
poured into the hopper and spread
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Artistic Porch pillows.

Manufactured burlap makes serv
iceable covers for porch pillows. To
decorate, cut inch-wide strips Of bright
silk POSSIBLY from discarded necktiei
or hair ribbons which have been
washed), thread IN a tape needle and
darn in half-inch stitches through the
loosely woven burlap bold design oi
interlaced squares or triangles. or Q
swastika. A half dozen covers can be
made in an afternoon, and they are
very effective when piled In porch
settee or Gloucester hammock on the
piazza Of the summer bungalow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Potato sorter.

over the revolving belt. All the
smaller potatoes pass through the
openings in the belt, roll down the In
cline to the chute and are elected at
the side of the frame. The larger veg
etables remain In the belt and are car
ried to another receptacle. This meth
cd is not only more rapid than sorting
by hand, but 1t makes sure that there
are no mixed sizes in the different
lots.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
For Lawn-MakIna.

The best fall months for lawn-mak-
ing are August and September. If
the soil is well prepared. deep, and
rich and mellow, the grass will usually
secure a good start. and with little
protection after the ground freezes
will continue to make roots during
mild intervals, and by spring will be
much in advance of lawn made at
that time and which, owing to late
season. may have to be deferred be-
yond the usual seed time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Euua Sur Le plat.

Six eggs, one tablespoon butter OF
nice dripping. pepper and salt to taste
Melt the butter on a stone-china OF
tin plate, or shallow baking dish
Break the eggs carefully into this. dust
lightly with pepper and salt. put In q
moderate oven until the whites are
wen ~set" Serve In the dish In which
they were baked.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10

Cranberries may be kept an indef-
nitely long time without being cooked
simply by keeping them covered with
water, writes contributor. The ber
riss l bought at Thanksgiving time
were four months later in as perfect
condition as when my grocer gave
them to me By being kept In water In
Mason jar.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Natural Fountain.

Containing a quart of clear, pure
water to every foot, the "water vine,"
q black, snake-like, leafless stem,
dropping from the ceiba and mahog-
any trees to which it has climbed, is
one of the wonders of the Guatemala
jungle. When the stem is cut the
water spurts forth in refreshing
stream. Moisture is drawn up from
the soil, and filtered through the pores
of the plant.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
plalnfsotInu Mhltewaah.

An excellent disinfecting whitewash
may be made as follows: Slake 25
pounds fresh lime in sufficient water
to make paste. sprinkle in 15 pounds
of flowers of sulphur, add 80 gallons
of water, and boil for an hour Then
add enough water to make 80 gallons
and apply with spray pump. using 3
bordeaux nozzle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Nettle's White Cake,

Put white of one egg In a cup, ill
with sweet milk and turn into mixing
bowl. Into sitter put two cups -four,
one cup sugar, little salt, two level
teaspoons baking powder. sift into
the bowl. Mix and add two table
spoons soft butter (not Melted and
flavor. Beat ten minutes. as beating
Ia tho feature.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Rare Work of Art Found.

A statue Of Venus was found In a
cellar at Naples a short time ago.
The ground floor of house collapsed
suddenly, revealing an ancient cellar
containing magnificent statue of the
goddess. The statue is of Parian mar
Bile and belongs to tho best period of
Graeco- Roman art.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Only Changes Needed.

The other day my 6 year-old broth.
er, who has fat, chubby hand, was
trying on my kid gloves. He found
they were too tight for him, and when
| asked If he could wear them he said: /:
mo, but If some of the too long side
was on the wide l could wear them. I"
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10

When cleaning oil paintings cut a
slice OF potato dampened In cold wa.
ter over the picture, wiping on the
iather with soft damp sponge and
lukewarm water Dry 1t and polish
with piece OF solt silk that has been
washed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Many Years Loss of Memory.

A Nevada case is reported where q
man wandered away from his wife and
three children. For ten years he was
not heard from. Passing through the
state again something seemed to snap
in his head and he knew himself
again. He had gone to Texas, mar
ried and had another little family.
His wife had died only the week be-
fore his knowledge of his real self re-
tuned. He attributed his loss of men,
ory to overwork while figuring on
complicated contracts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Bird on Chimney Suffocated.

A dead pigeon dropped down the
chimney of a Glasgow (Scotland) house.
the other day while an aged woman
named Elizabeth Hotchkiss was seated
at the fireside. The bird scattered the
ashes of the CRATE upon the woman,
with the result that she was severely
burned. 1t is thought that the pigeon
had been sitting on the chimney head
and was suffocated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Rhubarb Preserved In Cold Water.

Wash, skin and cut rhubarb In inch
pieces and fill Jars full. Put under
cold water faucet and flll to overflow.
ing, being sure the rubber is well wet
all round. Cover and seal. Some OF
the wire fasteners on my Jars are
quite loose, but have used them and
have not lost any fruit, because OF
wetting the rubbers all round. that is,
fill to overfowing and allow the Juice
to run all round the rubber; 1t acts
as q glue to the cover. which sticks
fast, and ! always have to pry mine
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Lime prevents disease

Scatter the air-slaked lime every
where in the poultry-house during
damp weather. and on the yards. too.
and It wiz do much to prevent roup.
Back of this. however. must be clean
linass and dry quarters.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Remains of Old Civilization.

Scattered throughout the Caroline
islands, notably at Ponape and Lele,
are massive ruins, one of sort of
Venice, whose origin is wrapped In
mystery. Hundreds of acres in some
localities are covered by the remains
of walls, canals and earthwork Of a
stupendous character. There are old
roads paved with stone blocks, ancient
stone platforms, and on the lagoons
ruins of what were once fish weirs.
The islands offer a rich field for the
archaeologist.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Deadly Insult.

It was an English ship with an Eng
lish crew and an American passenger
list. Two stewards were having a
heated alteration and pouring forth
anathemas upon each others heads,
when as crowning insult one said to
the other: "Aw, you eats just like a
passenger. San Francisco Argonaut.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Source Of Contamination.

Cracked or badly worn utensils are
great source OF contamination for
milk and cream, as they AFFORD q har-
Dor for various Objectionable ferments
which ultimately cause considerable
trouble.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Most Profitable Feed.

With hogs, especially the feeding
that produces steady, speedy growth,
Is the most profitable. A pig that Is
stunted In the early days of its life
should never have place In the
breeding herd.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
BY Their Speech Ye Shall Know.

A traveller who believed himself to
be sole survivor of shipwreck upon q
cannibal isle hid for three days in ter
ror of his life. Driven out by hunger
he discovered a thin wisp of smoke
rising from clump of bushes inland,
and crawled carefully to study the
type of savages about it. Just as he
reached the clump he heard voice
say: "Why in did you play that
card?" He dropped on his knees and,
devoutly raising his hands, cried:
"Thank God, they are Christiansl"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feeia
Fine--Acts Quickly. Try 1t for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
trated Book in each Package. Murine ts
compounded by our Oculists--not q "Patent Med.
tcipe" but used in successful Physicians Prac-
Noe for many years. Now dedicated to the Pub.
lie and sold by Druggists at 25c and Hc per Bottle
Murine Bye Salve In Aseptic Tubes, $50 and 800.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Settling Peach Tresa.

A great many people set peach trees
too deeply. The ground should be
plowed very deep. but the holes for
the trees should only be deep enough
to cover the roots well.