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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Fine Work of Art In New York.

Most important in the accessions of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art is q
delightful relief sculpture of Vishnu.
"The Preserver, the Pillar Of the Uni.
verse;" says the New York Times. The
relief is 61h inches in height by 2S
in width and is beautifully carved
from greenish black stone in high
relief. The figure, standing erect, is
impressive and the serious face gives
the idea of the thought power for
which Vishnu stands, the balancing
force between the contending powers
of good and evil. There is wonder
full amount Of finely carved detail In
the ornamentation of the figure and
the sort of canopy under which it
stands. At the foot of two pillars on
either side are two smaller figures, and
in the upper part of the relief are
tiny figures who represent the ten ava
tars of Vishnu. The figure comes from
temple in Kikkeri, in the Mysore dis
trict of southern India, which was
erected In I'LL, and the sculpture Is
supposed to date back to the last quar-.
ter Of the twelfth century. 1t was re-
moved to England in the early part Of
the nineteenth century.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
PET SAVED SOLDIERS LIFE
Effective "First Aid" Rendered by Cat
When Its Owner Was Wounded
During Crimean War.

During the Crimean war a French
soldier was leaving his native village
with his corps, when little cat came
running after him. 1t would not 60
back, so he put it on his knapsack and
carried 1t along. Day by day, writes
Arthur Broadley in the Evangelical
Messenger, she was perched up thus,
and every night slept by his side.
One day great battle was to be
fought, so the soldier left pussy be-
hind with sick comrade. After he
had gone about mile on the way the
cat came running up to him, so he took
1t on his back again. Musket and cam
non balls were now flying around,
The soldier fell twice, but at last a
dreadful wound laid him bleeding on
the field.
The cat, instead of running away,
jumped to the place where the blood
was flowing, and began to lick the
wound. The army doctor came. and
the lad was carried to the hospital
tent.
When he recovered consciousness he
asked whether he would live or not,
and the doctor said: Eyes, thanks to
your pussy; she has used her tongue
we'll and has stopped the flow of
blood, otherwise you would have died.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
The Garden Of Eden.

The question of the site of Eden
has greatly agitated theologians; some
placed it near Damascus, others in Ar
menia, some in the Caucasus, others
ut Hollah, near Babylon; others In
Arabia, and some in Abyssinia. The
Hindus refer it to Ceylon, one writer
locates 1t at the North Pole, and a
learned Swede asserts that 1t was In
Sudermania. Several authorities con-
cur in placing 1t in peninsula formed
by the main river of Eden, on the east
side Of it, below the confluence of the
lesser rivers which emptied themselves
into 1t, at about 27 degrees north lati-
tude, now swallowed up by the Per-
sian gulf, an event which may have
happened at the universal deluge, 1884
B. G. Many, however think that the
whole story Of Eden is a legend and
that, accordingly, the man who tries
to find Its site is like the blind man
who looks in a dark room for his black
hat that Is not there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Snakes as Pest Destroyers.

Snakes are not our enemies, says
Gayne X. Norton in American Forest
ry. They never attack except in self
defense. OF our Ill species only II
are poisonous-two species of Flaps,
coral snakes, and 15 species Of cro-
taline snakes, the copperhead and moe
casln, the dwarf and typical rattle
snakes. On the other hand, the help
they render is valuable. The pests
destroyed each year, especially ro-
dents that injure crops and carry COM
municable diseases, roll up large bal
ance of good service in their favor.
Rodents are destrOyers of farm
products, cause loss by fire through
gnawing matches and insulation from
electric wires, and of human life
through germ-carrying, particularly the
bubonlc plague.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14

GET ALONG WITHOUT SCENERY
In That, as In Many Other Ways, the
Chinese Theater Seems Primitive
In Our Eyes.

Scenery in China is conspicuous by
its absence. Mountains, mountain
passes, rivers, bridges, city walls, tenn
pies, graves, thrones, beds and other
objects are represented by an arrange
ment of chairs, stools and benches,
while the passage Of rivers, horse rid
ing, unlocking of doors and entering
houses where not even q screen exists
between the visitor and those he visits,
the climbing of mountains, execution
of criminals and numerous other ac-
tions are presented by pantomlmic
motions that are perfectly understood
by the audience. Thus. leper drinks
wine, in which, unknown to himself,
a venomous serpent has been soaked,
feels an itching sensation and throws
himself into an imaginary fish pond
where, to the beating Of gongs, he goes
through the motions of washing and
finds himself cured of that loathsome
disease, to become future chief grad
uate. Or general sent on distant
expedition brandishes his whip. capers
around the stage few times amidst
the clashing of cymbals, and then
stops and informs his audience that he
has arrived. Or a criminal who is to
be hung, accompanied by the weird
music from the two-stringed fiddle, will
wall and moan his confession and then
walk over to one side Of the stage and
stand under a bamboo pole with a rag
tied to the top. He has been hung! All
pain is represented by throwing the
head back and gazing upward. Anger,
by very hard breathing and staring
eyes. Every movement of the hand or
head, the positions in which the feet
and arms are held, are all significant
of some definite action and meaning,
and these movements are perfectly un-
derstood by the Chinese, who will tell
you, like the modern school Of stage
artists in the West, that scenery is an
unnecessary bother.-From 1.-THE Chi
nese Theater," by Frank 8. Williams in
Asia Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
RETURN TO WAGER OF BATTLE
Warfare Of the Future Likely to Be
Restricted to Comparatively
Few Combatants.

A day, not far removed, may cone
when the embattled hosts Of rival ma
tions will give place to wager of
battle to decide the conflict. The bat
tie will then be confined to the COM
batants alone without violent interfer-
ence with the peaceful pursuits Of
noncombatants or destruction of their
property.
First, however, we must evolve
great engines of destruction, so per-
feet that few skilled heroes will d.
rect each one of them. These war ma
chimes will be so costly that only n
few great powers will have the re-
sources to construct and maintain
them. Wise legislation and skillful
systems Of taxation will be necessary
to organize the whole people for their
support. A chosen few, picked from
the whole nation, will man them, men
in the full vigor Of their strength,
physically perfect to endure the terri
BILE strain, and powerful of brain to
IIlGel anu VNShS hhtsANeNS Va
mechanics and every difficulty Of
strategy.
Above all, these hero supermen
must be of such answering character
that they will, day in and day out,
without surcease, devote their unfiag-
ging zeal to the great task of defend
ing the civilization for which they con-
tend. The evolution and the increas-
ing economic burden of maintenance
of this machinery will make war the
luxury of the most powerful states
and will cause the area of war con-
stantly to recede. Small nations Will
no longer be able to maintain military
establishments, and eventually the mil
lions of men who now battle upon the
field of honor will have been replaced
by n contest among few men in con-
troll of stupendous machinery.-Ellery
G. Stowell in the Century Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
WANTED HIS MONEYS WORTH
NobIeman Evidently Had Some Idea
That Great Musician Was Giving
Him the Worst Of II.

Wieniawski had his humorous expert
ences, this even after he was quite
widely known, writes Alexander Bloch
in the New York Times. On one occa-
sion he was asked by wealthy Brit
ish nobleman to state his terms for
playing half an hour at his home
They came to an agreement, and on
the evening Of the musicale Wieniaw'
ski opened the program with Beethov,
ems "Romanze in F."
He was playing his best and deeply
engrossed in the music when he sud
denly noticed out of the corner Of his
eye the host nervously looking at his
watch. This happened several times
before the Romance" was finished.
At Its close, as he was bowling his ac-
acknowledgements to rapturous applause,
the British peer caught him by the
sleeve and whispered in his ear:
"For heavens sake, man, how much
do you expect to get through in half
an hour at this rate? Why do you
play such slow pieces"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Steel Is Easy to Cast.

The English have just invented a
hlgh.speed steel which is so strong that
engines and guns and tools made of II
can be worked more rapidly than those
made of any of the other steels. The
Popular Science Monthly magazine
says that tools of this steel can be cast
into shape, and casting is the quickest
known way Of making any tool.
There are few steels, however,
which, by casting them, do not be-
come brittle. "Cobaltcrom Steel" as
1t Is called, nevertheless can be made
In this manner instead Of having to
be forged and rolled, two very much
lengthier and more expensive proc.
esses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
LITTLE SOUNDS THAT DISTURB
Strange How Ordinary Noises Of the
, Night Affect One Who Is Alone
In the House.

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Fancies of Children.

The Spectator speaks of that "region
Into which the 'grownup' has no right
Of entry, and no key to turn the lock-"
the mind of the child. and then gives
some instantaneous flashes of the child
point Of view, point of view discon-
certingly aloof and apart from that of
"grownups." A child, on a torpedoed
ship, when everyone was anxiously
hoping that 1t would keep afloat, was
heard to say, in n weary voice: "Oh,
when will the ship go DOWN." A small
boy who was being shown the bust of
his grandfather, mounted on little
circular stand, asked his mother
whether his grandfather had been a
very wise man, and then added: "But
was that all there was of him?" Per-
haps the Gaping story is that of an
other little boy who, when told to make
no remark on guests absent foot.
exclaimed: "Oh, no, and when I get to
heaven I will say nothing to John the
Baptist about his head"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
A Very Live Tree,

In a recent st. Nicholas there is a
picture of the battered trunk Of o
tree, broken away in places, and In
side it is growing young tree. The
old tree was one Of the giant redwoods
of California, and In spite of wind and
fire 1t has made up Its mind to keep
right on growing in the person of the
young tree in the very spot where 1t
has stood for years and years.
During a terrible storm on the noun
tain the top of the tree was broken off
and afterward the trunk was very
nearly destroyed by forest fire, but
the root retained vitality enough to
send up young tree within the trunk,
which protects 1t from the wind.
The original tree was splendid spe-
cimen, more than IL feet in diameter
and towering high into the air. and Its
successor will probably be of gOodly
size when the protecting old trunk
falls away.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Grasshoppers Ely to Sea.

The grasshopper would seem to have
nothing in common with the seagull,
yet grasshoppers have been picked up
in swarms at sea, 1900 miles from the
nearest land. The African grasshop-
per has been known to cross the Red
and Mediterranean seas in destructive
numbers, and even to fly to the Canary
islands. For the most part these
grasshoppers are Of migratory spe-
cies (Schistocera tartarica) noted for
Its great flights. The bodies are about
four inches long and are equipped
with large air sacks in addition to the
usual breathing tubes. These sacks
buoy up the insect so that it is able
to stay in the air for days at q time,
exertlng practically no effort at all.
During flight its speed varies from
three to twenty miles an hour. When
1t Is tired it rests on the water and Is
borne along on the waves.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
MT. HERM0N HOLY GROUND
Many Nations Have Built Their Tenn
Piles on the Elevation Of Which
David Sang.

Mount Hermon, sacred mountain of
Syria, rises, silent sentinel. above
the fruitful fields and vineyards of
Lebanon and Damascus. Cut off from
Its range of the Antillbanus by the
deep valley of Barada 1t has kept its
lonely vigil through the ages. The
Hebrews called it Hermit. According
to legend the wicked angels in their
fall from Paradise landed on Hermon
and gave 1t its name.
Like a gray-haired giant the old
mountain helds its white-crowned head
above the clouds. At sunset these
clouds turn to rose and gold, the noun
tain top flaming like torch against
the sky. As the sunlight fades the
evening mists wrap old Hermon's head
in walls of gray and white. "The
white-haired old man Of the mountain
has donned his nightcap for the night
the people of the surrounding plains
tell you.
The mountains foot is covered with
the green of oaks, poplars and dense
brush with an occasional luxuriant
vineyard. The wines Of Damascus are
famous throughout the Orient. The
mountain springs keep the valleys
we'll supplied with water. Higher up
are the ruins of former temples, built
centuries ago, their entrances facing
the rising sun. In the old days the
pious folks of the valley climbed the
mountain side to worship on their holy
ground. The temples are of various
nations, including Greek, Roman and
Hebrew.
David sang of Hermon and the
cooling breath Of the winds blowing
from its icy submits. As the giver OF
all good things, Of wine and cool wa
ter, of timber and olives and breezes
in summer days, of tales of wonder
and angels for the winter nights, the
people Of old looked to Hermon as
storehouse of treasure set up by
benefcent Deity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14

one or tsie Dest-lhrormed men In the
country, who became prominent in
business and diplomacy, left school
when sixteen years of age to enter
the services Of a firm of East India
merchants In the old days of sailing
vessels. He made many voyages round
the Cape of Good Hope and devoted
his time on shlpboard to study. He
read every word in one of the encyclo-
pedias of that day and learned seven
or eight languages. In this way he be-
came the best-posted man whom the
federal government could find in the
United States for special diplomatic
work. Whenever a subject arose in
conversation with which he was unfa-
miliar he looked 1t up In some book
Of reference and he said he never for
got what he read about matter that
interested him at the time. His was
a perfect system of self-education.-
New York Commercial.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Sponue Is a Germ Carrier.

Along with many other unsanitary
toilet articles, the sponge is going out
of fashion. But people may he still
found who consider 1t indispensable.
They have overlooked the fact that
the sponge Is porous and that every
pore becomes hiding place for untold
colonies of germs. You cannot boil
n sponge for any length of time, there
fore you cannot insure its absolute
hygienic cleanliness. AS the germs
multiply, peculiar musty odor be-
comes noticeable.
When one bathes, many particles of
dead skin are thrown from the body
If a.. sponge Is used quantities of these
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Self Education,

Some Of the best educated men nev-
er went to college. One of the most
eminent biologists never went to
school. Many college and university
graduates think they have acquired
the sum Of human knowledge and rest
on their oars for the rest Of their lives,
while others with inferior advantages
pass them In the pursuit of knowledge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
NUMBER 24

uead particles collect in the pores of
the sponge and will remain there even
after considerable rinsing. If a sponge
were examined under a microscope
one would be Mortified at the picture
it would present.-Marianna Wheeler
in the Peoples Home Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
He's Some Help.

Belle-Iler husband is very good at
figures, you know.
Beulal-Renlly?
"Oh, yes. He's in a bank"
"lhink OF that !"
"She always takes him to her knit
ting club"
"What can he do at n knitting
:lub?"
"He counts the stitches so she can
talk."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14

Patlence-What's become of that
young man who used to call on your
Patrlce-You mean the one papa
didn't like?
"That's the one"
"Oh, he's gone to be soldier"
"What's he know about being sol,
der, I'd like to know"
"Oh, papa showed him how to
march,"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14

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Belt, and they have money to spend
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
RADISHES.

The radish is quite hardy and may
be grown throughout the winter in the
middle section of the United States. In
many portions of the South it is pos
sible to grow it in the open ground
throughout the winter. For the home
garden the seed should be sown in the
open ground about the time of the last
killing frost. The seed should be sown
in drills at a convenient distance for
cultivation, usually about Is inches.
To be OF good quality, radishes must
be grown quickly in rich soil, and be
used as soon as of sufficient size. Sue
cessive paintings should be made every
few days until the weather becomes
warm. They will not Withstand hot
weather and are suited to early spring
n late autumn planting.
There are autumn varieties of rad
ishes which may be grown late in the
season and stored for winter use the
same as beets or turnips. A few of
these will add variety to the winter
supply of vegetables.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
ARRANGEMENT OF HEN HOUSE
No Floor Needed Where Drainage Ia
Good-Dropping Boards Should
Be Cleaned Daily.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
When the soil is we'll drained and
consequently will remain dry no floor
need be used in the poultry house, the
ground itself serving as the floor.
Often a slight dampness can be cor.
rected by filling up the floor several
inches above the outside ground with
sand, cinders, gravel, or dry dirt.
Three or four inches of the surface Of
the floor, and of the run if a very small
run Is used, should be removed and re-
placed with fresh dirt two or three
times a year. If the ground Is so wet
or damp that this condition cannot be
corrected by filling 1t is best to provide
a board floor, as this will help ts keep
the house dry, will allow easier clean
ing and will promote the general
health and welfare of the hens. A
house with a board floor should be set
or posts or blocks, so that it is 5 to II
inches above the ground. When this
space is left the floor will not rot so
quickly and rats are not so likely to
take refuge under the house.
In order to keep the flock in a clean
and sanitary condition, dropping
boards should be provided and roosts
above them. This makes it easy to
remove the droppings each morning
and helps greatly to keep the house
free from Objectionable odors. A lit
tie sand or ashes sprinkled on the
dropping board after each cleaning
will be found to make the cleaning
easier.
The dropping boards and roosts
should be placed against the back wall
Here they are out of the way and at
the same time where they are least
likely to be reached by drafts. The
dropping boards should be about 20 tC
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
LIMA BEANS.

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the fonca nc . s,Innort for thn yinos
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no eocrrod with +bo usn Of o minimum
amount If enocinc
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
kOHL-RABl

The edible portion of the kohl-rabi
is the thickened stem. 1t is closely re-
lated to cabbage and c%aulilower. 1t
should be started in the hotbed or win
dow box and set in the open ground
about the time of the last frost. The
method Of planting and the cultivation
is similar to that practiced for cab
bage. 1t a be planted in the open
at the same time. Early sowings are
made, and If thinned to 4 to 6 inches
apart the plants will o o grow to
edible size under favorable weather
much more consideration than usually
is given it. 1t is really a poor mans
caulifiower.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
Berliner BuSst.

II hereby pledge that if I don't 1
WILL" said Berliner Busst, Randolph,
N. D., as he signed his name to enlist
ment papers at the United States navy
recruiting station.
"You are almost too good to be true"
said the lieutenant in charge, as the
chap with the ominous name affixed
his signature, enlisting his services for
four years. But Berliner Busst as
serted he meant every word of the
oath.
Two enlistment blanks had to be
torn up before the officer could write
the name correctly rather than the
way it sounded.
It's an obstacle race of about 1000
miles, but that's nothing if there is
anything in a name."-Case and Com
ment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-26
DIS.

The culture and uses of collards are
the same as for cabbage. The plants
should be started In very early spring
and set out as soon as the ground is
in condition. They withstand the heat
better than cabbage and are much
used in the southern portion of the
country. Collards do not form a true
head, but instead a loose rosette of
leaves, which, when b%lanched, are
very tender and of delicate flavor.
No southern garden is complete
without this plant. Too often, how
ever, 1t has constituted the sum total
in the shape of garden supplies. Use
it, but don't abuse 1t.