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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
FROM FARM TO TABLE
Better Methods Of Using the Par
Gel Post Are Sought.
Uncle Sans Experts Trying to Work
Out New Ways Of Transporting
Agricultural Products.

Officials of Uncle Sans department
Of agriculture, who have striven long
to bring the producer and consumer to-
gether for the sale of farm products,
are now trying to work out better
methods Of transportation.
Although the marketing Of farm
produce by parcel post is relatively
new in the United States, 1t is, in fact,
only special case of direct dealing be-
tween producer and consumer, which
was the very earliest type Of market
ing. Only the transportation medium
Is new in parcel-post trading. This
Is to certain extent paralleled by ex-
press, which has been available and
has been utilized by some farmers for
many years. Even with the older
forms of direct dealing, in which
sales are made from house to house
or through farmers markets, parcel
post marketing has points In common
In that the actual producer of the
goods Is known to the consumer Of
them, and the satisfaction or dlssat-
isfaction of the latter has a direct
and potent effect on the success Of the
formers business.
Quite naturally, in spite of these
general slmilarities many new prob
lens In the marketing Of farm pro-
duce were created when the mail sys-
TEN was made available for transpor-
tation Of relatively bulky commodities,
all post offices and rural routes there
by being made shipping agencies. This
was in striking contrast to the faclll-
ties furnished by the older transpor-
tation systems, which the farmer could
use only by making trip to rail
road or express office. Many of the
problems, great many Of which still
exist have been attacked by the office
of markets of the department, which
has made its work hundreds of ex-
perlmental shipments of various COM
moditles over varying distances under
different seasonal and other conditions
and has studied methods of grading
and packing and of transacting busl-
ness.
Success in parcel-post marketing, ex-
perts of the office have found during
their studies, demands that the farm
er continue to give thought to details
after proper preparation Of his goods
for shipment. The mere placing of the
packages in the mails at any time is
not sufficient, they say. Mail sched-
ules should be carefully looked into
and the commodities should be started
on their journey, IL possible, so that
they will travel chiefly at night and
reach their destination early the fol-
lowing day, Such methods, 1t Is said,
have been worked out by the farmers
who are carrying on the most success
full businesses with the city people.
Commodities travelling at night thus
utilize natural refrigeration, since the
nights are usually colder than the
days. 1t Is especially important, it is
pointed out, that such precautions be
taken in the shipments Of products
like butter or lard, which may be llqui-
fled by heat, and dressed fowls and
other meats, which may spoil If they
become warm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
A story For PacIfIsts.

Colonel Roosevelt told at recep
ton in Chicago story for the profes
sional pacifist.
"The pacifist, with his unavoidable
IDEAS" he said, reminds me Of Victor
Hugo.
During the Franco-Prussian war oi
1879 Victor Hugo, then at the height
of his glory, was SO Mortified by the
cruelties Of the siege Of Paris that he
demanded, in burst of splendid gen
erosity:
"'If / go out in front of the armies
IL l go out alone and unarmed-I
Hugo-and If let them kill me-theI
don't you think that this will end the
war?
For you, yes, certainly was the
cold and sagacious answer given tC
Hugo. Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water each morning
before breakfast.

Why Is man and woman, half the
time, feeling nervous, respondent
worried; some days headachy, dull ant
unstrung; some days really incapaci
tated by illness.
II we all would practice inside-bath
ing, what gratifying change woult
take place. Instead Of thousands o.
half-sick, anaemic-looking souls witt
pasty, muddy complexions we should
see crowds of happy, healthy, rosy
checked people everywhere. The rea
son is that the human system does moi
rid itself each day of all the waste
which 1t accumulates under our pres
ent mode of living. For every ounce
of food and drink taken into the sys
TEN nearly an ounce of waste material
must be carried out, else 1t ferments
and forms ptomaine-like poisons which
are absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as it is to clean
the ashes from the furnace each day
before the fire will burn bright and
hot, so we must each morning clear
the inside organs of the previous days
accumulation of indigestible waste and
body toxins. Men and women, whether
sick or well, are advised to drink each
morning, before breakfast, glass oil
real hot water with a teaspoonful Of
limestone phosphate in it, as harm
less means of washing out the stom.
ach, liver, kidneys and bowels the in
digestible material, waste, sour bile
and toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening
and purifying the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach.
Millions of people who had their
turn at constipation, bilious attacks
acid stomach, nervous days and sleep
less nights have become real cranks
about the morning inside-bath. A quar-.
ter pound Of limestone phosphate will
not cost much at the drug store, but is
sufficient to demonstrate to anyone
Its cleansing, sweetening and freshen,
ing effect upon the system.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Perfected.

After one year of experimenting in
my laboratory, l have perfected Por-
celain and Cast Gold Inlay Crown for
bridge attachment which is so superior
to the Gold Crown or the Gold Band
and Porcelain Crown, that it gives me
pleasure to demonstrate the technique
of making it to other Dentists.
Fortunately, have enough Imported
German Novocain to last me over one
year. l can now absolutely promise to
work on your teeth without pain. 1t
is the most wonderful synthetic substi-
tute for Cocaine ever used by the
Dental Profession. DR.. Elof 7. He'd
lund, DR.. L. Began, DR.. S. s. Skiff.
Dentistry, "Not the cheapest but
the best"
455-459 Morgan Building, fourth
floor, Washington at Broadway, Port
land, Oregon.
Telephones, Marshall So; A 1868.
Open Evenings. Nurse in attendance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Weeds Wanted MANY MANY 2s cQm%ou IN 9y no,'nS ones
ManteI's Ghost Story.

Robert Mantell tells of barnstorm.
ing company in the west in the ole
days that made try at Shakespeare.
Considerable complaint was heard rela-
tive to the efforts Of the man who
assayed to do the Ghost in Hamlet
One day a dramatic man on the local
paper said to the leading man.
"That fellow who plays the Ghost
does not suggest the supernatural.
~ should say not" assented the
leading man with alacrity, "but he
does suggest the natural super -
Everybody's Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she had taken it with good
results. l did SO, my weakness dis
appeared, ] gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds Of
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ing and cement work, and raised hun
dreds of chickens and ducks. / can
not say enough in praise of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
if these facts are useful you may pub
lish them for the benefit Of other
women. Mrs. M. o. JOHNSTON, Route
d, Box 100, Richmond, Ind
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Buying a Substitute.

Bessie had new dime to invest in
ice cream soda.
"Why don't you give your dime to
missions?" said the minister, who was
calling.
81 thought about that, 7" said Bessie,
,"but l think I'll buy the ice cream and
let the druggist give it to the mis-
sions. THE Christian Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
MoIybdenum Found In Peru.

The exhibition of some samples of
molybdenum ores taken from newly
discovered deposit in southern Perm,
reports Commercial Attache William
F. Montavon, is exciting considerable
interest in Lima. 1t is claimed by
Senior Eduardo s. Arenas. who brought
six tons of the ore to Lima, that the
mines are the largest known molyb-
denum deposits in the world. The ore
brought to Lima is still in the School
of Mines and has not yet been tested.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Russia Turns TO America.

The British acting consul general at
Odessa reports a statement In the
Russkoe Slovo (Moscow), to the effect
that the Russian minister Of agricul-
ture, when introducing his depart.
mental estimates in the duma, stated
that the lack Of labor was making it.
self severely felt and that the use Of
implements and machinery for agrl-
cultural purposes In Russia must be
largely extended. The department Of
agriculture, therefore, proposed to give
large orders to American firms.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
The New.Fansled Way.

"What has become of the old-fash.
loned man who used to whistle and
wait for his sweetheart?' asks an ex,
change. Probably sitting In the front
room listening to his son honk the tin
lizzie while waiting for Mayme to don
her motor garb.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
penends on Kind Of Corr

Depends On Kind Of Corn.
He admits he can not be expected
to know it all" just because he sells
a few stocks and bonds now and then.
But his friends were surprised when
he sprang this question few days
ago when Gov. Goodrich's request that
more corn be planted was being dis
cussed:
"But how far apart do you have to
plant the rows Of corn to keep one
row from shading the other?.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

She-"The man I marry must be
bold, but not audacious; handsome as
Apollo, yet Industrious as Vulcan; wise
as Solomon, but meek as Moses-a
man all women would court, Iyet de-
voted to only the one woman. He
"How lucky we Judge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
A Perjured Lady.

Brownly was modern man,
Both money mad and able,
Who never saw his family, save,
Around the breakfast table;
And then he'd hide himself behind
The Daily Morning Blow;
Yet when he died his widow cried
And sighed: ~ miss him so!'
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
No Ceremony.

"In the olden times gentleman
used to call upon lady with much
formality and stately ceremony.
"Well?" "Now he merely drives up
and honks for her to come out. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
How to Dress Up a House.

Give it Coat of paint.
Provide every window with a Sash.
See that it has plenty of Drawers.
Put stone Collar around the well.
Use firm Tie on each window
weight.
Equip it we'll with Hose.
See that there is good Cap on the
chimney.
Put asbestos Jackets around the fur
mace pipes.
Fit steam radiators with Mufiers.
Use good Braces wherever neces-
sary.-New York Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Mean lnsinuatIon,

Miss Fluf-Mr. Crump hasn't got
O bit of tact.
Miss Fllp-How do you know he
hasn't?
Miss Fluff heard him ask Miss
Prim the other day If she wasn't In
terested in the prehistoric age.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
A Modest Demand.

The Lawyer---Don't you think $40 a
week alimony is little too much to
demand when he's only making $50?
The Lady-No, don't. That's what
! used to make him gimme while ! was
livin, with him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Marine Effects.

"Some people are seasick when
they get in bay, aren't they, popf"
Some are, my son."
"Do they ever have hydrophobia
when they get in blight ?"-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
The Place for Him.

Uncle = That boy Sam of mine
doesn't seem to be able to keep his
mind on anything. don't know what
to do with him. Uncle Eben- Why
don't we send him to one of them con-
centration camps we read about?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Getting the NeWs.

"Why do you encourage that inces-
SAINT talker, Mrs. Gaddy, to come
here?"
"Well, I save that much on sub.
scription to a daily newspaper
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

from my age that
when going up
stairs / had to go
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then sit down
at the top to rest.
The doctor said he
thought l should
have an operation,
and my friends
thought would not
live to move into
our new house. My
dauUhter asked ma
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
WHY She Left Him.

Mrs. Bridey-Want to dine out
again? Why do you prefer hotel food
to home cooking?
Her Husband-At the hotel can al
ways look at the menu and see what
am eating.-Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
A Mean siam.

II lost bunch of jokes today said
professional humorist. at was some
thing Of loss to me-"
sAnd no gain to the finder either. He
probably won't know what they are"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Spotted.

Mrs. Smith-They tell me one of the
girls made faux pas at the cooking
class lunch that everybody noticed.
Mrs. Comeup (proudly)-I guess it
was my daughter. She can make any
of them French things.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

Reverses.
"They say there will be food dicta-
tors appointed to prevent food specu-
lators."
"At last, poetic retribution! The
packers will be canned. Baltimore
American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
CUTICURA, HEALS ECZEMA
And Rashes That Itch and Burn
Free to Anyone Anywhere.

In the treatment Of skin and scalp
troubles bathe freely with Cuticur&
Soap and hot water, dry and apply
Cuticura Ointment. II there is nat
ural tendency to rashes, pimples, etc.,
prevent their recurrence by making
Cuticura your daily toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with
Book. Address postcard, Cuticura,
Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Difficult.

"Is your daughter studying music?"
81 wouldn't exactly call it studying"
replied Mr.. Cumrox. "She makes so
much noise about it, l don't see how
she can possibly get her mind on the
subject. Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Prudence.

do you want your wife to voter"
Il don't like to express myself"
said Mr.. Meekson. "If | advocate 1t
and Henrietta finds she doesn't like
politics, she'll blame me for getting
her into it."-Washingto Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
WeldIno Aluminium.

A welding compound for aluminium
has been evolved, II successfully joins
that metal TO copper or brass without
the aid Of flux.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

allow do you know that picture is
one Of the old masters?"
Don't ask me-" replied Mr.. Cum
rox. THAT information is part of
what paid for. Ask the dealer how
he knows" s."-Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
LOgical Result,

"Have this drink with me. l call il
the submarine cocktail"
GAN right; then we can have sub
marine chaser. Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
A Fellow Feeling.

"You made funny break in con-
graduating the BRIDES father instead
of the groom"
"No, / didn't. I've daughter, too,
and l know what they cost. boston
Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
HIs status.

"Your husband is always chatting
folks, isn't he, Mrs. Coceup?"
Eyes, indeed; I was telling our new
French neighbor that he was good
deal of a chauffeur. Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
The Way Of il.

"Do you always give your wife her
own way?"
mo"
How do you manage it?"
II don't. She takes it."-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
A Success.

The Landlady-I heard you singing
in your room this evening.
The Fourth Floor Back-Oh, sing
a little to kill time.
The Landlady = Permit me to say
that you have an excellent weapon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Two Grand Divisions.

Two Grand Divisions.
"Now, children, what is the earth
inhabited by?"
Human beings"
Correct. And, Willie Stone, into
what two grand divisions are all hui
man beings divided?"
Regular people and boobs. Life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder. Makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. Relieves Corns,
Bunions, Hot Swollen Tender, Aching Feet. Sold
everywhere. Csc. Don't accept any substitute
Sample FREE. Address, Allen s. olmsted. lie
Row NJ "
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Had peflnIte Information,

Willie Willis-What are "pieces OF
artillery" pa?
Papa Willis-I think they must be
the kind that the girl next door plays
ON the piano-N. Y. Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Nothlna Left.

Doctor-My dear sir, you must give
your wife some considerable change
at once.
Husband-Can't do 1t, doctor; you
have got 1t all.--Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Practical Peace plans.

aren't you for peace?" asked Mr..
Rafferty,.
II am" replied Mr.. Dolan. That's
why want to get in as soon as pos
sible and finish up the fighting
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
An Adept,

'"When you go into the army you
will have setting-up training"
"Gosh, doc, | don't need any more
of that. I've been setting 'em up for
years. Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
The Way Of 1t.

IA waitress, like poet, is born tt
her work."
"How do you make that out?"
Because she is one maid to order
Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

Mother-The teacher complains
you have not had a correct lesson
for month; why is it?
Son--She always kisses me when
get them right.-Puek.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong, sick women
well, no alcohol. Sold in tablets or liquid.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON her HANDS
Zoo IIlto Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind.-''For two years I
was 50 sick and weak with troubles
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
VentiIation.

why is this cheese so full Of
holes?"
That's all right. It needs all the
fresh air it can get Boston Trans
cript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

"A man with a broad mind" spoke
the almost philosopher, generally has
a wide acquaintance"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06
Fiction.

"His wealth is said to be fabulous. !"
"And the most of it is. = Brown
ing's Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-07-06

LOGGED OFF LANDS cheap; famous Fruit
and Hay Belt, Hood River Valley; level, irrigated;
terms. Box 1856. Hood River, Oregon.
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-19
UN NUOVO METALLIC

E. il "canadium" che appartie-
ne al gruppo del platino. E state
scoperto recentemente nella Co
Iumbia britannica, mel distretto
di Nelson. Lo 81 trova sotto for
ma di grani di diverse dimensio-
nj nellie fessure dele rOcce, in
uuantita variable. Resiste all'a-
zione della umidita come all'ossi-
dazione artificiale. E. piu duttile
e piu malleabile del piombo, e 81
fonde ad una temperature piu
forte. II nuovo metallo 81 distin-
que per diversi aspetti dial plati-
no ordinario, dial rutenium, dial
palladium e dalIosmium. 81 stan
no facendo col canadium degli e.
sperimenti alPUniversita di Gla-
gov, e 81 spera di potere utilizza-
re largamente il nuovo metallo
per application Industrial.
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-19
IL CONSUME MONDIALE
DELE ARANCE

Sino a pochi ami addietro IA
rancia era considerata un frutto
di lusso, ma ormai il progresso
del mezzi di trasporto la sa-
piente organizzazione CONNER
ciale del produttori hanno fatto
il miracolo di diffonderla a po-
co prezzo e in tutto il monde. 81
calcola, ad esempio, che ogni in
glese consumil annualmente % a.
rance, 16 ogni francese, 13 ogni
austriaco, 3 ogni svizzero, 6 o.
gni prussiano e 2 ogni russo. Mel
la curiosa statistica non figurano
litaliano 10 spagnuolo, perche,
mentre da un lato gil italiani Q
gil spagnuoli consumano per con-
to loro buon numero di arance, -
numero considerevole che po-
treble segnare una percentuale
media ira quella inglese e quella
francese, - s'incaricano dallal-
tro di provvederle al resto dell'u-
manita. L'Inghilterra e la Fran
cia comprano lie arance in massi-
ma parte dalla Spagna, mentre la
Svizzera, PAustria, la Germania,
PAmerica sono nostre ottime Q
fedeli CLIENT. LAmerica, pero,
tenta da qualche tempo di fare
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-19
II grave problema
marinaro dopo
Ia guerra.

II professore Oreste Arena, al
Teatro Utreggio, (Palermo)), in
presenza di un numeroso pubbli-
co di cospicui cittadini, ha tenuta
la sua conferenza, iniziando cosi
Il ciclo del problemi dopo la guer-
ra.
DOpo un breve esordio sulla sa-
crosanta necessita della nostra
guerra, per la independence poll
tlca, economical e marinara del
nostro paese, Poratore partendo
dal principle della nazionalizza-
zlone della nostra marina, ne ha
prospettato con dati statistici 10
svlluppo attuale, assolutamente
inadequate al bisogni delrecono-
mia nazionale.
Accennato agli studi importan-
Il delPon. Ferraris, che sc fatto
propugnatore della ricostituzione
del naviglio e della necessita di
un credito navale largo, il prof.
Arena ha posto come base essen
zlale del problema PorganizzaziO-
ne di una industria navale, che
rlcostituisca in un decennio due
terri del materiale necessario al
rltalia una organizations SEQ
lastica che fornisca un personale
di terra e di mare alpaltezza del
tempt.
II primo e vero lato del pro-
blema 81 deve risolvere con Fac
crescere la capacita produttiva
dei nostri cantieri con Paumen-
tarne il numero, con Paumento
della produzione siderurgica a
buon mercato, con la riproduzio-
ne in serie, che apporterebbero
risparmio di tempo di spesa.