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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
LITTLE THINGS COUNT
English Farmer Profits by Keep
ing Detailed Records.
Ram ls Kept Separate Until Ewes Are
Gathered for inspection, Thereby
Avoiding All over-ExertIon In
Running Around.
By E. H. JAYNEs.)

(By f. H. JAYNES)
Nothing is more discouraging than
lot Of lambs Of various ages, uneven
In size, running with a flock of ewes
that would, had they been given the
opportunity, have lambed at the same
period. For the past month lor two
the ram should have been R .ot by
himself and eating all the nice Juicy
grass he desired.
| The value OF such grass plot can
hardly be over-estimated 1t gives
the ram a tender bit of picking, caus-
ing him to take sufficient exercise to
keep him in the best of trim.
Supplement this with an abundance
of fresh water, little salt and trifie
OF oats, and we have combination
guaranteed to give results in the line
of big, strong, vigorous sire.
A practice that is common with
English breeders and which our
farmers must eventually follow Is the
hard coupling Of ram and ewes.
The American farmer turns his ram
with the ewes and trusts to luck 10
bring him good crop. He does not
know whether the ram is safely set
tling the ewes or not.
Too often the ram abuses himself.
to the detTment CT the latter part of
the crop. Then, too, the exertion from
running around, as z ram In bunch
-GG -e~ss usually does, undermines mis-
vigor. Is
Compare this with your English
farmer The ram is kept to himself
all the time except when he IN led
out to the ewes He gets his allowance
OF grain and his bite Of grass, no mat
ter how hard pressed the farmer is
for feed, for he knows too we'll that
handful of grain given to the ram is
as coed as one given to each of the
ewes.
When evening comes, the farmer
leadS his ram out to where the ewes
are gathered for the inspection Of the
ram. -.:-:sssA, lead Is loosened from his
haltetwwvxHss saSssly proceeds to In
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

And In vegenerating the tissues 3. !. 3.
has rapid aud positive antldolai sffece
upon all those irritating influences that
cause rheumatism. sore threat. weak
eyes, loss Of weight. thin pale eheeks. ana
mat wearinesa OF muscle and nerve that
is generally experienced. by all sufrarers
with poisoned bleed
Get bottle OF s. 8. s. at any drus
store. and In Q few days you win not only
feei bright. and energetic. but you win b
the picture Of new life.
s. s. S. Is prepared only In the iabors-
tory OF the Swift Specific Co, sol Swift
Bldg. Atlanta. Ga. Who maintain q vars
enlctent Medical Department, where sIl
who have any blood disorder OF q stub
porn nature may write freely for advice.
8. 8. 8. is sold everywhere By all drug
stores.
beware OF all attempts 10 eel ycsz
something "Tust IS good" Insist upos
8. y 4
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

The sreat experts In Chemistry and
Phyatology now declare what has an
along been eontended By the swift Lab.
Dratory that the germs Of blood disorders
md iodsment In the interstices OF the lis.
nuaa
and herein Is where s. s. 8. goes 70
work rapidly, effectively and with won
csrfully noticeable results.
This famous blood purifier contains
medicinal eomponents Just as vital ana
essential 70 healthy blood 90 the nutritivo
elements Of wheat, roast beef. and fats
and the sugars that mako up our daily
ration
As 9 matter Of faet there is one ingre.
dent Ia B. 8, 3. which serves the active
purpose OF stimulating each cellular part
OF the body 70 the healthy and 3udiclous
selection OF It's own essential nutriment.
That is why Il rsgenerates the hleod sup.
plFs why II has such tremendous IN
1nsnce In overcoming eczema. rash, PIN.
plas, and all akin a1lictionA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
ssleetlna Pullets.

At the Maine experiment station. they
select the good layers by picking up
the puilets which soonest show red
combs and begin to sing, as pullets do
when getting ready to lay. aud put.
ting them in a flock by themselves
BY picking out these early layers they
got a flock which averaged $50 eggs
during their first laying year and q
nook Of that kind Is good enough for
anyone.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
Three Cheers for Missouri's Mu

IHTCC SHCCTo iVT WloSVhTfc NutSi
We have two bears rampant in the
great seal of this imperial state They
are still there, even though the late
Colonel John Edwards demanded, af-
ter the death Of Jesse James, that they
be torn out of that visible emblem OF
our sovereignty. They persist, but
not as survival of the fittest. The
Missouri mule has become insignia of
the states true greatness. His ears
have been gonfalons on bloody fields
of war. His bray, at Modder River.
disheartened Beers mistaking 1t for
the bagpipes Of Gordon Highlanders
His feet kicked the Russians out of
Manchuria. His fame encircles the
world as one Of militant prowess, and
wherever his fame takes him the fame
OF Missouri rides upon his back
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
10 CENT "cAScARETS"
'haN IF BILIOUS OR cosTlvE
For sick Headache, Sour Stomach,
Sluggish Liver and Bowels-They
work while you sleep.


Cured Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges>
tiou, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi-
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in swill barrel. That's
the f4rst step to untold misery-indi-
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep--a 10-cent box
from your druggist will keep you feel.
ing good for months.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
Welcome chanoe.

Before you take this house." said
the honest real estate agent,"I wish
to tell you something that is against
It."
whats that?' asked Hemmandhaw.
Its right next to a boiler shop"
Az he took out his wallet to make
the first payment, Hemmandhaw Pc
piled:
"Oh, that's oil right The family
next to where we live has parrot. q
photograph, and pair of twins
Judge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Cube Puzzle.

seven other matches on the table
Now challenge anyone present to take
eaah of the seven matches separately
and, commencing with any square
(the mi6dlle one excepted), count
four successive squares, including
that Of the start, dropping the
match into an empty fourth. 4,
square already containing a match
must be counted in the course Of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
The Merry Life.

Some young folks have odd ideas
Of the life theatrical.
"My, but I'd like to travel on the
road with a company" said young
man the other day.
What would you like most about
such life?" his companion asked.
81 think it would be just great" the
ambitious one exclaimed, ito sit about
the railroad stations playing banjo
and singing songs until the train ar
rived. Youngstown (Ohio) Tele-
gram.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Matches and Matches.

made of. Those to be removed are
lettered a, b and Q.
Place twenty-four matches into 9
cube Of nine small squares. Remove
eight Of the matches and leave only
two squares. Experience will show
that the solution of this trick is far
more difficult than the uninformed
would at first imagine. All that Ia
necessary is to leave the four sides OF
the cube and the small middle square.
Replace the matches into the orig
inal cubes Of nine squares. throwing
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
NEAT TRICKS WITH MATCHES
Success. Of Deception More Often Than
Not Resta Entirely on lts Readl-
ness and Simplicity.

: The success Of good trick more
often than not rests entirely on its
readiness and simplicity Of perform.
ance. For the following all that ia
necessary is a box of ordinary wooden
watches.
Arrange fifteen matches in the four
figures given below. Then ask Q
friend (preferably a bachelor) to take
away three and leave an explicit ex.
PLANTATION Of what matches" are
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
ProduetIon ana Denomination.

Myrtle, who is studying physica'
geography. likes to fiaunt her superior
knowledge.
Jimmie" she said to her little
brother, Il bet you don't know what
termination produces"
Il don't know what 1t produces" re
piled Jimmy, "but know the German
nation consumes lots of sauefkraui
and wienerwurst Homegrown Tele
gram.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

A story of the late poet laureate.
Alfred Austin: He had been talking
a good deal about himself after din.
ner, as was his wont, to the annoyance
OF the other guests, and at last he
said: Lady , is it time for the
poet laureate to go to bed?" And
everyone in the room said "Yes."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
Free to Our Readers

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, fos
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about Your Eye Trouble and they will advise
as to the Proper Application of the Murine
Eye Remedies In Your Special Case. Your
Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieves
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't
Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for Soc.
Try 1t in Your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes for
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
What she Was Afraid OF.

A little girl remarked to her mammi
on going to bed: Il am not afraid ol
the dark"
mo. Of course not" replied hel
mamma.
Il was little afraid once. when
went to the pantry to get tart
what were you afraid off"
Il was afraid couldn't find ths
tarts New York Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
Keep pralnaoe Grade. Evan.

In laying tile be sure the grade IA
made even enough 80 that the water
can flow through ut uniform rata
This prevents sediment from being de
posted, as will happen when q fiai
grade follows steep one. Be sars
the bottom OF the ditch Ia perfectly
s-=--a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Il want some cloth to make my
dolly dress" announced . little gfr
OF seven "a she entered ; store thu
other day.
"How much is it!'' she asked whea
the merchant handed her the package
~Just one kiss.~ was the reply.
-All right" she said. grandma SAID
nhe would pay YOU when shs came n
tomorrow.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Except for quarters for the 1000 or
more operatives who will be needed
In connection with the canal and the
Panama Railroad, the Canal Zone will
be sort of military reservation. This
Is an especially bad time to go to
Panama looking for opportunities.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Lord Curzon began q friendly suit
in Washington against Joseph Letter
to change the trustees for the s1,700,-
900 marriage settlement made upon
his deceased wife, Mary Victoria Lett
er. Seymour Morris Of Chicago and
the Earl of Suffolk are to be substitute
ed for Robert T. Lincoln, former SEQ
retary Of war, and Viscount Middle
ton. Joseph Letter, executor of the
Letter estate, has agreed to the
change.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
Never Make Good

Some men never make good because
they spend most OF their time In try.
Ing to convince themselves that luck
Is against them. Boston Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Tests having shown that reconnai-
sance work can not be effectively
done at greater heights than 260O feet,
the French army has decided that its
war aeroplanes must be armored
against rifle bullets.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Another good thing about being :
successful moving-picture actor Il
that one doesn't have 10 know how 70
read.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30
SECOND HAND MACHINERY

Bought, sold snd exchanged; engines, boilers,
sawmills, etc. Send for Stock List and Prices.
THE J. Il. MARTIN CO.. S3 1st ST.. Portland. Or.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Alfred Davis, of OIL City. Pa, has a
sunflower In his yard that is nine feet
eight inches high and bears SO fully
developed flowers, with as many more
blossoms.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

The pulgat, Burmese measure, Is
the only foreign measure exactly cor.
responding to our inch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first
put up 10 years ago. They regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bow
els. Sugar coated tiny granules.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Mothers viii and Mrs. winsIow,s Soothing
Byrup the beet remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-01-30

Limited.
As we grow older we get sense, but
not to xoess.--Pittsburg Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

grave and ancient flunkeys guard the Say al every turn of the iabyrinthian pa ssages which are thlel<ly carpeted. while valuable paintings adorn the walls. Servants and stage hands fit past noise iessly. Everybody speaks in a whisper and visitors are requested to remove their hats.
 It was only when the act was finished that one began to breathe freely. George Grand was one of the first to come "of and greeted the writer with great eX- tolerance in English. to the great sur prise Of the diguificd flGnlsies who seem ed a little shocked at hearing a foreign language spoken in the House of Moiere."
 One Of my ambitions is to play in English in London" said Grand in the course of an interesting little chat. "G have already played in Sapho at ths 'Coronet, and in Madame Sans Gene at the old Lyceum theatre, but it was with French company, I should also like to act in French classical plays as I'm rather tired of always representing the modern French lover. Another of my ambitions is to found a club for seotsrnen in Paris and have monthly readings de- voted to Scott and Burns. No, I never went through the 'Conservatoire.' in fact. I was q before began to act at all, so I'm still only a beginner"
 This was said In all sincerity, but George Grands many admirers would re- celve this statement with an incredulous smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

his life lived practically in retirement at his country seat in Dorsetshire. while his brilliant and energetic spouse did the horors of Wimborne House, Airing ton street. which is one of the finest residences in London and for many years has been center of political activity. This grand dame was one of the daugh- ters of the seventh Duke of Marlborough and a sister of the renowned Lord Ran dolph Churchill. who had meteoric career in British politics and went 10 America for a wife. It is commonly as serted that it was Lady Wimborne who converted her now famous nephew, Win ston Churchill. who at present is First Lord of the admiralty. to liberalism and. however, that may be, her political in fluence is undoubtedly powerful and frequently has been exerted
 Cost Son His Seat
 Too actively, once at least, for, after several unsuccessful efforts she managed tc get her second son. Captain the Hon orable F. E. Guest. returned for parlia- ment in East Dorsetshire, only to have him unseated on petition on the ground of corruption, a thing which must have been sad blow for his ambitious Ameri- can wife, the former Amy Phipps. A great chruchwoman. too. Lady wimborne once attracted lot of attention by start ing an ecclesiastical bookshop close to Picadilly. which. however, proved los- ing venture. In fact. her ladyship is rarely out of the limelisht of, publicity
 The new Lord Wimborne, by the bye. originally was the Honorable Iver Guest. this being the real name of his family. who made their fortune in iron. Elevated originally to tho peerage by the liberal government he took his sec ond title to Ashby St Ledgers from his place in Warwiekshire, where he hunts with the Umous Pytchley pack. The family motto of the Guests is. 'by iron. not by the sword. which indicates the source of their wealth. The oldest and largest iron works in South Wales. the Great Dowlais works. as they are called, were established by tho late peers great grandfather, John Guest. who migrated in 1747 from Shropshire to Glamorgan. Tradition says that he and his partner possessed between them no property save one horse, which they took turns in rid ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
The Result of a Joke

Some half dozen years ago q writer in Washington wrote an article stating that the Secretary of Agriculture was inves- tigating the possibility of raising sl<unks for their fur. and believed In skunk farming lay great possibilities for money making says the Detroit Free Press. The art'elo was a pure fake. It was intended to be a subtle joke. It resulted in nearby swamping the agricultural department with inquiries about skunks, how to raiss them and all that sort of thing. It ex- cited the disabilities and after a time some of the wrath of tho secretary. But In several parts of the country persons began the breeding of skunlks for their fur in spite of the unpleasant atmosphers usually surrounding this variety of anil nal. And some of those who went at it actually made money. Others became al- most social outcasts. Few persons cara to be intimate associates of the skunk farmer, you know. The reason will read fly suggest itself. But the joke was taken seriously, you zoe. Some persons have habit of taking things literally. They are ahbtually literal themselves. Their sense of humor is undeveloped. What of 1t? Oh, joking with some persons is serious business, isn't it-one calling for extreme caution7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
WHAT THE FREE BOOK TEACHES YOU

o gmdeh all lsouhu yeasb t from rnp O point ar sf boo m .
 Ranamk a u is E c urr 0 a r a III al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
TEACH MEN CULINARY ART Class for Pupils Started at Kansas
 Agricultural College

A class in cooking for boys is being taught at the Kansas Agricultural Col lege The class in open to all boys in the shool but most of those in the class are students in civil engineering and in the school of agriculture They are the ones to whom such work will be of the most value says Manhattan Kansas special to the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 IA young mens are enrolled in the class, and they are learning the how and the why of simple meals. Sew eral times boys have taken work in the the home economies course, but there never before has been special class for them. The young men appreciate their opportunity and are very much in earnest in their work.
 The course as outlined is practical.
 The first work is on bevera ges. The boys are taught the making of good tea, coffee and lemonade. With every thing studied during the term, a short lecture is given upon the nutritive evalue of the food in question, and upon the simplest and best methods of prep aration. The boys learn that cereals need pleIty of cooking in order to bring out their full nutritve value and make them easily digestible. Vegetables come next, and they learn to avoid duplica- tions, such as rice and potatoes at the same meal, since both are starchy foods.
 After the lectures they get the actual work of cooking the different vegetables
 and meats. Under the study of meats
 they prepare parboiled steaks, roasts.
 brown stews. minced meats on toast,
 creamed dried beef chops and veal cut lets.
 When the average man prepares a meal for himself, he usually cooks eggs. But how many men really know. how to make an omelet or can even. boil an egg so that it will be tender and easily digested? That is the kind of work given in this class, and the boys are taught that there is a right and a wrong way of cooking every
 easiest and best They learn to make
 custards and buildings in the study of milk, and then find out that cheese can
 be used as c suNtitute for meat.
 The boys are taught how to make a fireless cooker without expensive mate rials. Practice Is given in the -prepara-
 ton of cereals and vegetables in the lileleSs cOohei. At 5oHe pcliou tics tiedii, dress and bake chickens and then. at the next meeting of the class a lesson in carving is given.
 Pancakes. corn bread. baking powder biscuits and ginger bread are made in the lesson on quick breads, and then sev- eral periods are devoted to the making of yeast breads
 Several of the boys are patching this year, and many of their problems are solved for them right in class. The class
 meets twice a week. two hours at time.
 and two college credits are given for the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
THE GREATEST TELESCOPE Will Be Six Feet in Diameter and
 Weigh Seven Yons

Canada is going to hunt the heavens with new telescope which will he the biggest in the world. It will cost f1s,000, and it's mirror of the most per feet glass which the skill of man can produce, will be six feet in diameter, says Pearson's Weekly
 No one but an optician or astronomer can realize the difficulties that lie be- fore the makers of such mirror. At present the finest, though not the largest, telescope in existence Is the Yerkes. e1sr
 The Yerkes telescope is "A feet long and weighs about. seven tons Figures mean little. but if you take Cleopatra s needle and acd to it the length of tall man. you will get a fairly accurate idea of the length of this tremendous ! instrument.
 The. lens of the Yerkes was made by the late Alvah Clarke. It is 70 inches in diameter and it took the firm four years to reduce the rough casting to its present perfection.
 | Imagine then, the difficulties con fronting the firm who undertakes to
 produce the 12-inch mirror of the new Canadian instrument
 In. the first place. there Is the cast 1 ing. The very finest flint glass must be made. and several lenses must be cast at the same time. The reason is
 that. after being nodded, the glass
 takes eight months slow cooling be-
 fore it can be examined with safety, and then the tiniest bubble or flaw will
 be sufficient to render 1t entirely use- l less.
 Granted that a flawless lens has been safely cast and cooled, that is only the beginning of the real task. First, the glass is ground down with 1 sand and water so as to get rid of the toughest propections on its surface. l Then 1t Is treated with coarse emery.
 and finer and yet finer grades are used until the last touches are given with rouge.
 Even after this there are certain to be number of tiny corrections needed which will keep the expert busy for weeks or months. So, exceedingly fine is the work, so delicate the surface, that little rubbing with the bare fin- l ger will be quite sufficient to deflcct ] the ray of light given off by the tiny 1 star millions of miles away. and so to distort it's Image.
 The largest telescope in the world ix
 the so-called 'sidero stab." shown at