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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIr1ES

it is impossible for my husband to lose
 more than one at time''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES

You've heard the old saying that a woman's work is never done?"
 "Oh, yes," replied the cynical man. "and the curious thing about it is that it originated before women got the mo- tion that they were called upon to run the earth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
DEEPLY vERsED

Professor Diggs is an authority on the Chaldeans."
 '1ndeed?"
 "Yes. He knows as much about those ancient people as Mrs. Diggs knows about the Smiths and Joneses who live next door,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
ALMOST INSULTED

ALMOST INSULTED
 What is your favorite soft drink?" asked the breezy young man.
 Sir" answered Colonel Soaksby, with some degree of asperity, those concoc- tions interest me not at all. Fortunately. I have never been in such a predicament that I could not get water for bathing purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
YES, TITS WARM

In times like these When every breeze
 Seems priceless while it's blowing And mortals hot Long for a spot
 Of endless chill and showing. To winter days The mem'ry strays
 Affections fond entwining With frosty scenes, Fur coated queens
 And Sol but feebly shining!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Fine Work by E1ectior Officer.

rihe WOrk by E1ectiOF Officers
 "Desp1te the fact that some of the managers and election officers in tbe recent primary were not very familiar
 With the new laws, the election went
 off in splendid style and we are high ly grat1hed with the result of the first primary held under the ney laws" said
 John B. Bethea, chairman of the coun-
 ty democratic executive committee While there were one or two fea- lures Of the new law which I did not believe would work satisfactorily, the
 results were a pleasant surprise to us all.
 T do not believe there has ever been primary election held in Jefferson county in which there was an abler lot of election officers than in the re- cent one. Many of the leading men of
 the city and county laid aside thei1 business and made the sacrifices nec- essary to serve in this capacity. Aside | frons the loss of time, the arduous work
 of handling such an election and of counting the ballots is severe strain
 on any man. All did their work cheer fully and the count was completed with
 the least possible delay, when we con slider the exceptional length of the l ticket.
 "The second choice voting was more 1 or less confusing to some and caused a delay in the counting. We are very
 much gratified that every candidate in l the primaries seemed highly pleased l with the way the election was con- l ducted In all close races I reuuested l that a watcher be present during the entire time the tabulation of the voting was in progAess and we had expert
 adding machine men from the banks to check against each other to avoid even the slightest chance of an error. There was not a single complaint from any 1 candidate or friend of a candidate to i the effect that the election was not conducted in fair and accurate
 manner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Tuscaloosa Ready

Tuscaloosa is ready for the crowds which are expected tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday," said A. S. Grove, a well known Tuscaloosa attorney, who was in Birmingham yesterday. Fer many weeks the people of our city have been working and planning for the cen- tennial and we think that we have pro- Vloed against every possible accident which might mar the pleasure of the occasion. We have arranged to take care of every visitor, no matter how many come.
 The diphtheria scare is long since a. thing of the past The health authorities took charge of the situation the day it started and adopted the most strenuous methods to stamp out the disease. They ef1ectually checked the spread, and within week things were normal in the city and at the institution. Only A few cases of the disease ever devel- oped, although quite a number of the students had the germs. However, that has all been remedied, and there will De nothing to mar the pleasure of the centennial celebration tomorrow, Tues day and Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

Opelika News: Birmingham left nc stone unturned to make things pleasant and interesting to the old soldiers last week. In honoring the old soldiers the Magic City honors itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

Entered at the Bu mngnaIn. Ala. post office as second class matter under act of Congress March B. 1879
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
LEGEND OF THE ROBIN.
indian story Of How the Brave Bird
Got It's Red Breast.

indian story Of How the Brave Bird
Got Its Red Breast.
When white men first came far
across the sea to this country they
found many birds such as they had
sever seen before. But they found one
which they liked best of MI 1t had
pretty red breast, and they called 1t
robin, for its red breast made them
think of bird back in the old home
Which they loved most of all.
The Indians had u story about how
the robin got its red breast. They said
1t happened long time ago, when
there was only one fire in all the cold
far north.
A hunter and bis son kept the fire
burning day and night until the father
fell Ill, and the son had to watch the
fire all alone. The great white bear
was waiting for chance to put the
fire out so he could have all the north
to himself. He saw the boy fall asleep;
then he jumped on the fire with his
wet feet and put 1t out
But-a gray robin saw him, and when
he was gone she pecked about in the
ashes till she found e tiny live coal.
She famed 1t with her wings until 1t
blazed out and turned her breast red.
Then she flew away to every hut in
the cold north. Wherever she touched
the ground fire sprang up, and soon
there were plenty of fires to keep the
people warm. After that the robins
breast was always red instead of gray.
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

The candidacy Of our own "Bill"
Peterson for Delegate to the National
Democratic convention is meeting with
popular favor at the hands Of the Dem
ocratic papers, OF his candidacy, the
Ontario Democrat Of Feb, Srd, said
"Wili M. Peterson, well known
Eastern Oregon lawyer aud Democrat
10 war horse, will te candidate for
delegate 10 the national Democratic
convention TO be held In st. Louis next
June. Mr.. Peterson has been chair
man Of the Democratic central COM
mittee in Umatilla county for eight
years. aud was presidential eleotur
In 1912. He ia an ardent supporter OF
President Wilson, and may To relied
upon In any emergency that may arise
during the convention TO serve the best
interests OF the party"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
First Taking Machine.

The recording of vibrations Of q
membrane was first accomplished by
Leon Scott in 1857, by the invention OF
what he called "phonautograph."
This is regarded as the precursor OF
the modern phonograph. The actual re-
production of sound was first achieved
by Thomas Alva Edison in 1876 and
first patented by him in 1877, the pat
ent being dated in January of that
year. There had been, of course, sew
eral experiments and improvements
between. The first method of recording
vibrations of a tuning fork on the sur
face of a drum was discovered by
Thomas Young in 1907. Alexander
Graham Bell and s. Tainter patented
the graphophone in 1885. Emile Ber-
liner patente the gramophone in 1887.
New York Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
Cast and Wrought Iron.

In paper recently read before the
Society of Chemical Industry the state
ment was made that the strength Of
cast iron was affected by the addition
of wrought iron in the following pro-
portions: With 100 parts Of cast iron
ten parts of wrought iron increase the
strength 2 per cent; twenty parts of
wrought iron increase the strength
32 per cent; thirty parts of wrought
iron increase the strength GO per cent;
forty parts of wrought iron increase
the strength only 33 per cent The
maximum result Is therefore produced
with 80 per cent wrought scrap.-In-
dianapolls News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
LESSON or THE LETTERS.
A Warning the Thoughtful Old Lady
Gave the Needless Young One.

A Warning the Thoughtful Old Lady
Gave the Needless Young One.
They were two women, one young,
radiant; the other gently, beautifully
old.
but, auntie, it's such fun"
The older rose.
"Wait"
In moment she had returned. Two
faded, yellow letters lay upon the
young girls lap.
"Read them"
Wonderingly the girl obeyed. The
first read:
"Dearest--I leave you to John. 1t is
plain you care for him. love you.
Just now 1t seems that life without
you is impossible. But can no longer
doubt. If you cared there would be
no doubt. John is my friend. would
rather see you his than any others,
since you cannot be mine. God bless
you. WILL
The other:
"Beloved-I am leaving you to the
better man. For me there can never
be another love. But 1t is best-it Is
the right thing-and | am-yes, l am
glad that it is viii you love instead Of
me. You cannot be anything but hap.
py with him. With me-but that is a
dream must learn to forget. AS ever
and ever. JOHN"
Joseph Hall in Life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
How the Roman Empire Grew.


Rome was founded 750 B. G., the
kings were expelled 500 B. G., and 1t
was not until 200 B. c., AGO years after
the founding of the city, that the Ro-
mans conquered their immediate neigh.
bors, the Samnites, Latins, etc. 1t was
not until 2GG B. c., following the defeat
of Pyrrhus, that Rome was supreme
in Italy, from the southern boundary
of Cisalpine Gaul to the Sicillan strait.
For $50 years, from the foundation OF
the city. the Romans could stand on
the hills of their city and almost look
across their entire territory, as 1t
stretched away only some twenty miles
on either hand. After the consolidation
of their power In Italy, however, 1t
took them but 150 years to conquer the
world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
The Oregon Voter has this to say of

The Oregon Voter has this to say OF
Henry Ford
Henry Ford is conspicuous exam
pie of a business man who, while
achieving money success, found no
time to study history, economics or
government. He is to to pitied rather
than censured for having been SO in.
tlated by his financial success that he
thought be could lift the world from
the slough of destruction. His intent
was excellent, but when he rushed
headlong into affairs of which he was
pathetically ignorant he not only made
himself ridiculous, but he cast dis
credit upon the American nation and
impaired Its possible effectiveness as
an intermediator for peace. The bus
iless mau owes 1t to his own self ie-
speot to try to become informed upon
questions of national policy as well aH
legislation which directly Affects him
in the conduct of his own business"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
ATHENA. ORE. FEB. ll.......l916
Tbe armorplate pIunderbund have


served notice on Uncle Sam what IL
will do to him il he establishes nation
al shipbuilding yards: Shove The price
of a,mor up 5000 per ton. Now we
are waiting to see what congress has
to say TO the plunderbund. Id tne
stress Of national preparedness taking
into consideration what the trenen-
dous cost will be to the country, steei
trusta are not to be taken into consid-
eratiop. The vital interests of the
nation and the welfare of the country
are at stake, and the future depends
entirely upon the successful realization
Of swift and dependable prepared
ness, or what benefit would big
navy and large army be with the ma
tion behind them bankrupted In the
making Of them? Where would the
German Empire te today II 1t were at
the mercy Of steel trust that was 10
a position 10 dictate to the imperial
government whether or no 1t could
build battleships and manufacture war
munitions? II world conditions are
suob as we are led to believe them 10
be-that the United States must
benoeforth be on war footing to
meet them--the quicker congress in-
iects a little German ginger into This
governments management OF military
affairs, the better. Imagine II you
can the Krupps or any other German
manufacturer Of war equipment, tell
ing Germany that II the government
over there bnilt war vessels, they
would boost the cost Of armorplate up
5000 per toni But it's different
over here. Vastly different. The
German method is to run the navy and
the army, munitions and equipment as
we'll, and it has proved to be a sun-
cessful method. Over here, the gov
eminent runs the navy and the army,
but the steel trusts and the powder
barons are at the very start trying to
"hook one over" aud be In position
10 run the munition and equipment
end of it-in other words, place the
government at their mercy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
For Sale.

One brown mare mule, no brand Wis
ible. buckskin nose, star In forehead,
3 years old, weight $50 pounds; also
one 8 year old brindle COW, brand on
side resembling bgure with half cir.
ole above, ear marks resembling crop
of each ear. will te sold at public
auction to tho highest bidder at the
Barrett place, one mile north of Ath-
eua, Oregon on Saturday, March 4,
1915, at . O'Clock, p, m. 10 pay costs
of advertising aud feeding, II. A.
Barrett. Athena, Oregon. Febliw4.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
THE YoLK OF AN EGG.
It Is Good Predisested Food, While the
White lis Not,

u 10 NoVb TTG0tdSoeg6 pNtt sNff'S 49,
White is Not.
It has long been known that many
persons cannot eat even perfectly fresh
eggs without suffering all the symp
toms of violent poisoning.
The egg has two parts-tlie yolk IN.
side and the white outside. The white
is the part of the egg that the chicken
is made of-the part that makes the
bones, the feathers and the flesh. The
yolk. however. Is what the chicken
lives on. II is dinner basket placed
there by nature for the infant chicken.
1t is little lunch put up for the young
life within the egg to support 1t until
1t gets out of the shell. for the chicken
must eat inside Nle shell as well MS
outside, and the yolk is little bundle
of predigested food that nature has
prepared for the chicken to eat before
it emerges into the world.
Thus we see that the yoIk is food,
whereas the white of the egg never
was intended to be eaten. Really it Is
not ct to be eaten. 1t has some food
value, 1t is true. 1t can be utilized I'M
der some circumstances, but 1t Is not
good food. The yolk is the only part
of the egg that really is wholesome
food. 1t is digested very quickly, too,
recent Investigations showing that the
yolk is digested entirely in the stom-
ach. There is some fat in the yolk,
there is some protein in the yplk and
some carbohydrate in the yolk, and all
are digested in the stomach.
The fat of the yolk is of n peculiar
kind. 1t is more readily digested In
the stomach than any other fat, al
though other emulsitied fats are also
to some degree digested in the stom-
ach.-Dr. j. II. Kellogg in Good Health.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
The Harm Of Damn Houses.

1t is dangerous to health and even
to life in damp, moldy house or one
built over n moldy cellar. Many years
ago the London Lancet in an article
on diphtheria traced the disease in GER
tain cases to the presence of certain
molds and fungoid growths which
seemed to be breathed into the throat
Remember, one Of the best disinfec-
tants is lime. Moldy cloths. such as
shoes and other articles that are unfit
for use, should be destroyed at once.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

Massau auhusetts. through the adoption
of constitutional amendment ty the
referen lum, has authorized its cities
and towns to go into the business OF
home building. They may advance
funds aud credit for building houses
for working people at cost aud on
terms a work man can meet, with suf'
foient light air, sanitation aud garden
space,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

The Baker Herald says: "And those
Baker uounty cattle that were fed In
idaho and won prizes at Denver were
sold at auction for 10 cents a pound,
the highest price ever paid for car
load of cattle from Idaho, Thus
Baker county is not only boosting Or.
egon, but Idaho as we'll. "
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
Well informed.

There goes n T;an who has delved
deep In Roman history"
AN authority on the subject, ehf"
Sure. He knows lots more about
Julius Caesar than the average voter
knows about his congressman. "-Spo
kane Review.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
Diamond School of Healing and
Instruction.

Prof. ]. 9. Diamond, the we'll known
Healer and lecturer. treats all manner
of ailments, no matter now long stand
ing. Kidney trouble and Rheumatism
a specially. Female trouble success
fully treated; no medicine, no knife.
When you aIe through with your doc
tor, come to us. Provision made fol-
county patients.
Prof. ]. q. Diamond,
DR.. i4ora Diamond.
eco, Broadway, and Madison. Port
luun, Oregon. ADV.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

.'Snow Rises work to the unemplos-
ed" says a Portland paper. Yss, and
1t gave a lot Of work to ths family
man who was employed, too. In fact.
1t gave us all good deal Of work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
II Sure Is.

Patience-Do you ever look back
over the past?
Patrice-Why, bless your heart!
That's the only way one can look at
the past" t."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
Milestones In Life.

"Did anything ever feel more con.
spicuous than your first long trousersF
"Only the vast expanse Of my hrst
dress shirt Louisville Courier-Jour
nal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

cawker-l'yc had another addition
TO my family since saw you last.
Cumso-you don't say, BOY or girlf
Cawker-. Son.in.law. .--rnck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
Nothina TO Il.

His Wife Never mind II you have
lost everything, You still have me.
Mr. Bustup- But you're not an asset;
you're n running expense. Judge,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
Discussed.

Customer-l'm going to masked
ball. and ! want something that will
completely disguise me. Costumer-
Certainly. sir. will give You some
thing nice-Pele Mele.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

Prejudice eorrupts the taste, as It
perverts the Judgment, In all the con-
Germs OF life. Racine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

Exercise is the chief source of i'm
nrovpment in all Our faculties Blair
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
); .Mulligan Stew

moRen0B eA0 U u0@ Oh oh0B@o9o10H q
Until the other day never knew
there was any great difference in hcRs
, l had surmised that hog was hog |;
and that was all there Are to it. But
Link Swaggart has enlightened me on
that point. Ha said be knew of a
friend of his-mention of name un
neoessary-who recently butohered Is
red hogs, and then had to kill black
one so that he would have lard enough
to fry the others in. FAOTl And
here's more of it: He said further
that this friend bought the red pigs
three months ago and they weighed
l26 lbs apiece. and by ding when he
butohered them they only weighed
1870 lbs each. Link forgot to tell me
what bis friend fattened his hogs on
land never asked him.
She was sprinkling tiny black speoks
over the snow and l asked what 1t was.
Pepper" said she.
"What forp" eez /.
Sowing Scotch Tweed pattern -
BY practical denomination, Sam
Haworth has convinced me that he
has passed the stage of neophite ID the
handling of the Shovel. never knew
Of but one feller who could equal Sam
uel In the art of shoveling. Aud come
to think of it, don't believe be could
either; for Sam shovels snow. while
the other fellow shoveles smoke.
That bear meat recipe Doc Weloh
handed the Mulligan Stew last week.
has set all the Phunny Kolum fellows
wagging their pencils. I thought it
would, for there's more truth than
poetry 10 what doc said; that it's
easier to eat the ak than to masticate
ordinary bear steak.
On
Everybody in town laid aside his
.laboTs Sunday except my friend Henry
down at the P. o. he was confronte
with the ordeal of distur bing a lot of
delayed Eastern and Portland mail
and he did it after bis usual quiet
and methodioal fashion. Here.
Drum
Science and Speed vs.. Brawn and
Muscle, with s. & s. the winner, is
the deduction I find after rehearsiug
the kinks and thrillers of the Dayton
Athena Hi basket ball game Saturday
night. And the game was better than
the score, 2l-27, indicates. The girls,
l am Of the opinion. played one Of the
bast games of the season also, when
they defeated the lassies from Colum-
bia tnot N. " College before de-
lighted audience amid rounds upon
rounds of applause.
On
Alone on the depot platform.
Bathed in the cold winters freeze,
Stands an empty eight-gallon neer keg
With nothing In 1t OF freeze.
Shorn of its former glory.
Drained of its last amber dreg,
Beerless, bungless and friendless,
Stands an empty eight gallon keg.
--AIoo (ldaho) AdveI tiser.
With tbe crowd on the depot platform
His whiskers flaming the treeze.
Stood an empty two-legged FOUNDER
Shiveling as though he would freeze.
shorn Of his past great power,
And oursing the hand of Fate,
He was thanking the hours arrival
That would tear him out of the state.
Silver Lake Leader.
! didn't hear anything Of Kernel
Wood from 4 :05 p. m. Friday until
4:05 Monday. Guess Weston's leading
family shelf-cover reposed in a snow
bank some'rs between here and the
Pine Creek trestle. 1t Would be a
dad-burned good thing for the COM
munity iu general If snow banks could
be made perpetual over that way
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
m

! didn't hear anything Of Kernel
Wood from 4:05 p. m. Friday until
4:05 Monday. Guess Weston's leading
family shelf.cover reposed in snow
bank some'rs between here and the
Pine Greek trestle. 1t Would be a
dad-burned good thing for the COM
munity iu general If snow banks could
be made perpetual over that way
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11
With tbe crowd on the depot platform

With The crowd on the depot platform
His whiskers tanning the freeze.
Stood an empty two-leRged FOUNDER
Shiveling as though he would freeze.
shorn Of his past great power,
And oursing the hand of Fate,
He was thanking the hours arrival
That would tear him ont of the state.
Silver Lake Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

Alone on the depot platform,
Bathed in the cold winters freeze,
Stands an empty eight-gallon heer keg
With nothing In it OF freeze.
Shorn of its former glory.
Drained of its last amber dreg,
Beerless, bungless and friendless,
Stands an empty eight gallon keg.
--AIoo (ldaho) Advei tiser.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-02-11

Everybody in town laid aside his
.labors Sunday except my friend Henry
down at the P. o. He was confronted
with the ordeal OF distur bling lot of
delayed Eastern and Portland mail
and he did it after bis usual quiet
and methodioal fashion. Here,
Drum