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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
ROAD :
BUILDING
FACTORS IN ROAD BUILDING
Necessity Emphasized In Giving Great
est Consideration to All
Local Conditions.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agrioulturs.)
Theory is simply the sign post that
points the way in road building,
while judgment is the vehicle on which
the journey is dependent, says pub
lication on 1.-THE Design Of Public
Roads" by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
The publication emphasizes the
necessity Of giving the greatest con-
sideration to all local factors In road
construction. In order to furnish the
kind of roads that community wants
and to furnish them with the least
possible drain on the public treasury,
the person who designs them must be
thoroughly familiar with local condi-
tons and must possess the judgment
necessary to weigh the Importance OF
all considerations. The publication
makes no attempt to state definite and
exact rules for designing roads to
suit every locality but takes up sep
arately the important features OF the
problem with a view to showing the
variations In current practice and the
influence Of some special conditions
with regard to each feature.
In order to select the type of sur
face best adapted to the need Of a
particular road, it Is necessary to con-
slider first, the class of traffic to
which the road will be subjected, and
second, to compare the estimated ulti-
mate cost of the different surface
types which would be capable Of sat
lsfactorlly caring for that particular
class of traffic. The number Of roads
for which accurate traffic and eff
cheney records have been kept is said
to be insufficient to warrant definite
conclusions as to the best type for
any particular class Of traffic, but the
following summary Is said to contain
about as definite information on this
point as can be drawn from available
records.
(a) Earth roads, when properly
maintained, are satisfactory in dry
weather for a light volume Of al
kinds Of highway traffic.
(b) Sand-clay roads are the SAINT
as earth roads, except that the sur
facing material has been selected care
fully with view to increasing thu
stability of the surface In both we
and dry weather. They are satisfac
tory for q moderate traffic Of horse
drawn vehicles and light traffic O.
automobiles. They seldom are salts
factory for even light traffic O.
heavy trucks unless the roadbed ma
terial Is very stable.
(c) Gravel roads, when well built
are satisfactory for heavy traffic o
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

ment of Agriculture.)
Although corn constitutes a large
proportion of the feed given to hogs,
the cost of producing pork may be ma
terially reduced by the use Of pasture
and forage crops, supplemented by
grains Rape, esoy beans, coWpeas,
peanuts, alfalfa, clover, vetch, rye,
oats, and Canada field peas are all val
liable forage crops for swine of any
age. In general, the grain ration which
Is suited to be fed with the legumes
Is corn and barley, etc; with the nom
legume plants, small amount Of nj
trogenOus feed, such as tankage or oil
meal, is advisable.
As Il general rule, if rapid gains are
desired, full ration Of grain Is fed
along with the forage, but If economy
in feeding is to be practiced smaller
proportions Of grain will be better. In
some sections Of the country, where
pastures are luXuriant, mature hogs
are maintained in apparently satisfac-
tory condition on pasture alone. This
practice should be followed however,
In case Of young, growing pigs, because
they will become thin in flesh and
stunted II compelled to live on pasture
alone.
In feeding test extending over
three summers ut the Missouri expert
ment station, forage crops demonstrate
ed their value. Ten pounds Of gain
were accredited to each bushel of corn
consumed before gains were accredited
to forage crops. Grain was fed at the
rate of 2 or 3 per cent Of the weight
of the hogs. For each acre pastured
alfalfa produced 59G pounds of pork
corn 3O5; rape, oats, and clover 394
sorghum 80; blue grass 295; rye grain
244; cowpeas 224, and soy beans 1S3
Grain for Hogs.
Hog ralsers differ widely regarding
the quantity of grain that should be
fed to hogs while on pasture. Some
feeders give them all they will con
sumo; others about 2 to per cent
of the live weight Of the hog. Still
others will allow pigs to run on pas
ture and feed them per cent grain
ration. There is no fixed rule govern
Ing the supplemental grain ration
which should be fed in combination
with forage The amount of grain fed
depends upon the kind of pasture used
the price of grain, and the market
When a farmer has more hogs thar
his pasture will accommodate, the pas
ture will last longer If a full grain ra
tion Is fed.
When grain Is high, 1t is rather ex
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

horse-drawn vehicles, light traffic
of automobiles, and light traffic of
heavy trucks.
(d) Water-bound macadam roads
are adapted to the same general char
acter of traffic as gravel roads.
(e) Surface-treated macadam roads
are adapted especially for heavy
traffic of automobiles. They also are
satisfactory for light traffic Of
horse-drawn vehicles and heavy
trucks. In all cases they require con.
stant maintenance.
(f) Bituminous roads are suitable
for heavy traffic Of both automobiles
and horse-drawn vehicles and mod
crate traffic of heavy trucks.
(g) Concrete roads are adapted tC
the same general class Of traffic al
bituminous roads, and generally art
capable Of withstandlng the traffic oi
somewhat heavier vehicles without In
jury.
(h) Brick roads are adapted to tht
same general class of traffic as con
crete roads. Either brick or concrete
roads, however, may be economical
for only moderate traffic where othel
road-building materials are scarce.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
COSTS LITTLE TO FIX ROADS
Expense Of Beautifying Highway In
Front Of Farm Buildings ls Com
paratlvely Small.

1t costs comparatively little to Ak
up, or even beautify the road in front
Of the farm buildings-and how much
It helps the looks and general appear.
ance of the place! 1t costs but little
more to have the road so far as 1t bor-
ders the farm not only free from un.
slightly weeds and rubbish, but well
graded
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
The MAKING OF
4 FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the rei-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making of this great
medicine for woman s ills.
Over $50, 600 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sub
stances are ut their best,
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs. o
Every utensil and tank that comes IN
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
1t is the wonderful combination of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
so successful in the treatment of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored 20 health by the use Of
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
PLOW MIGHTIER THAN SWORD
Food Is Most important Consideration
for War-Laok Of It Weakens
Fighting Nations.

The plow is mlghtier than the
sword, because the man who is to use
the sword must have food to make
him use it nightly. Food is the all.
Important consideration for war
There is more weakness among the
fighting nations now for lack of food
than for men and munitions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
TEST EACH INDIVIDUAL cow
Profitable Herd Can Be Produced
Only by Bringing the Matter Homo
to Each Member.

1t is not a question whether dairy
cows pay in general, but rather Ques-
ton whether each individual COW re-
turns more value than she consumes (;
If so, how much? A paying herd can
be produced only by bringing the mat
ter home to each member.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
HAVE A WEED-FREE FARM


prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture)
Far more important than to
kill weeds is to avoid having
weeds to kill In other words,
the farmer should aim to pre-
vent rather than cure the evil.
A farm can be made almost free
Of weeds by strictly observing
the following principles: Q)
Prevent weeds from going to
seed on the farm; (2) prevent
weed seeds being brought to the
farm; and (3) in the case Of
perennial weeds, prevent them
from making top growth and
thus finally starve out the un-
dergrOund parts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
All the Fixings.

Little Freddy had just been put in a
khaki suit with long trousers.
Mamma" he asked, IAN I a man
now like papa?"
81 suppose So" she replied.
"Well, them" he continued, II guess
I'll take a dime out of my bank and go
down to the barber shop and get
shaved" d."-Exchange
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
"When they checked up Jones ac
counts they found him short"
"Then what did they do?"
"TheY had him pulled"

a." said the temperance man,
strongly object to the custom of
christening ships with champagne"
81 don't" replied the other man. 81
think there's temperance lesson in
it,"
GLOW can that be?"
"Well, Immediately after the first
bottle of wine the ship takes to water
and sticks to 1t ever after, - New
York Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

Mr.. Brown had queer dream last
night, my dear. l thought | saw an
other man running off with you.
Mrs. Brown-And what did you say
to him?
Mr.. Brown asked him what he
was running for.-Tit-Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
sunIlaht for Plants.

Don't worry about having too much
sunlight, worry about not having
enough. Some plants do better In
partial shade than others but no vege-
table win thrive when shaded for he
greater part Of the dag.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Taikinu Politics.

"I don't hear you talking politics
very much"
NO." replied Senator Sorghum,
Talking politics is all right in time
of peace. But Pm willing to fight for
the future privilege of talking my
politics strictly in my native Ian
guage. e."-Exchange
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
WITH YOUR HANDS TIED by some

chronic I6Indle COmr
plant" or weakness,
what can you expect?
There's nothing you
can accomplish
nothing you can en-
joy. And no good
reason for it. Doctor
Pierc e. s Favorite
Prescription will cure
you, safely and GER
tainly, if you'll give
it faithful use. For
4-A-rv A-4 of III hAaA
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Not a Permanent Objection.

Not a Permanent ObJectIon.
Prospective Tenant - like the
house, but l don't fancy having that
huge building opposite. 1t cuts out
the view.
Agent-Oh, but that's only a muni-
tion factory. 1t may blow up any day.
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Force of Habit.

JacE--Why did you break your en-
gagcment with that school teacher?
Tom--lf | failed to show up of an
evening she expected me to bring a
written excuse signed by my mother.
Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
You Nav Try cutloura Free

Send today for free samples of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and learn
how quickly they relieve itching, skin
and scalp troubles. For free samples,
address, "Cutlcura, Dept. y, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap 20
Ointment % and 50.--Adv.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Sense of Humor.

$50 you think women have sense
of humor"
Decidedly" rejoined Miss Cayenne.
Some of them would never marry the
men they do If they didn't appreciate
Jokes. Exchange.
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GIVING Details.

Maud-Kitty married a man a good
deal older than she is, so l hear.
Marie-Older? Why, he's twice her
real age and three times the age she
saws she is.-Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Nav Have Happened.

"This paper tells of man passing
off as a woman of rs years. Now l
wonder"
What do you wOnder?'
"If | ever gave up my seat to that
lobster on the street car."-Brooklyn
Citizen.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
A Waste of KNOWLEDGE.

"Your friend seems very pessimistic
about the outcome of the war"
"Yes; you see, he has no way of ad-
vising Gen. Foch when to bring on his
reserve army."-Exchange .
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Starting With Poultry.

The safest way for those who are
about to make their first attempt at
poultry raising is to start in small
way with few fowls and learn the
business thoroughly before making
large investments.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Intrusted to an Expert.

Does that mule of yours kick?"
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
"An' l don't much object. There allus
has to be some kickin' and I'm per-
fectly satisfied to leave it all to the
mule. Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
True Devotion.

"And you love me for myself alone?"
Yes, dear"
Suppose I were to inherit a million
dollars?"
81 could help you spend it with a
clear conscience" ."-Birmingham Age
Herald,
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"Can you lend me an umbrella?"
"No, I'll give it to you. There will
be less embarrassment about getting it
back. l can ask you to lend it to me. "
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Fathers Views.

Were all human"
81 know, but it is hard to take that
view of some of the specimens my
daughter encourages to call"
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did those speeches you delivered
help anybody"
eyes," said Senator Sorghum. 81
have no doubt some of the copies I had
printed were used for fuel"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

"You, Rastus, you bin scroppin'
again. You'se los two of yo' front
teeth"
mo, ah amt mammay, homes All
got em in ma pants pocket"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
A Serious One.

Yesterday was the turning point in
Jiggsby's career"
GLOW so?"
"His auto turned TURTLE
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

"There is one queer thing about the
so-called auto face"
"What is that?"
at is not mobile face"
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1--WE no longer have the soliloquy on
the stage"
mo, the telephone conversation has
taken its place"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Her Value

"Our neighbors wife would be in
valuable in Germany"
an what way"
"For her tendency to rubber"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
The Riqht Kind.

"Cut out that joking in the ranks,
cried the sergeant.
"But they are rank jokes, sir" was
the culprit's comeback.-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

"He makes $4,000 year as an avia'
tor"
"And yet people say you can't live on
."-EXchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Just So.

"Man wants but little here below"
"Uh huh. What keeps business good
is the things he has to buy for his
wife" kansas City Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

miss Bertha says she has such an
elastic nature"
Il suppose that is why she does so
much rubbering." Exchange
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26

womanly troubles, this is the only
remedy: In periodical pains, bearing
down sensations, organic displace-
ments, and every kindred ailment, and
in all the nervous disorders caused by
functional arrangements.
An easily procured vegetable pill is
made up of May-apple, the dried juice
of the leaves of aloes, and the root of
jalap, made into tiny pellet and coat
ed with sugar. 1t was first put into
ready-to-use form by DR.. Pierce nearly
so years ago. Almost every drug store
in this country sells these vegetable
pellets in walls for 25c-simply ask
for DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
have DR.. R. V. Pierce stamp.-Adv.
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Touah.

Tough.
"Both day and night I'm on the go,
The tired chauffeur protested.
81 never get a rest, although
| often get arrested"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
AUTO ACCESSORIES

NN~N~~~NNSN-~NO~N~Oc~c-N
Jewelry and watch repairing, Miller's
355 Wash. ST.. Majestic Theater Bldg.
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No. 2s, 1918
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-26
Skin Tortured
Babies Sleep
| After CutiCura
So.p 2se. Ointment IS and SOC.
How Il Started.

Soap 2sc. Ointment IS and SOC.
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p. N. U. N
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15
 Served Him Rinht

man called up for his medical ex- animation was very concerned as to his liability of getting passed into a grade which would mean military serv- ice. So he thought his best plan was to get the military officer on one side, which he did and told him he was very anxious to get into grade 8. and prom lsed him $50 if he could manage it for him. The bargain was accepted, and after his examination he asked the officer how he had fared, which brought forth the reply that after much difficulty he had succeeded in getting him passed grade 8. The man at once handed over the money. ex- pressing to the officer his grateful thanks, and as he took the money the latter said:
 ''Yes, it was a difficult thing getting you passed grade 8; as matter of fact, if it hadn't been for me they would have turned you down alto gether."
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

McAdoo. The Arlington building and the treasury annex, both of which will be ready for occupancy in the winter, provide 100000 feet of floor space.
 But even with this addition to the available space the treasury depart ment will find 1t a million feet short of the requirements for normal times. The work of the treasury department is done in fifty-fve buildings scattered oyer the city. Every building and all rooms are crowded to 'suffocation," an .,fIicinl nf tho dn,nn ,,,nnt rni1i
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him a as
  n
    Don't love; you'll look  a  certainly speak kdY All Is exactly the girls other afternoon
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

he himself and - ~ Lets the fist the
 e N s said the postnan detective following, "i RI" ~ s' And the reply card said the thing the card said go Kit to K" other rad."2 Q QB3e ~ . p"''' "You have discovered the offc alsaid
 ' hope it, said
 afrid We can't though replied two chess when they game by eoespondence
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

The Burma mines, India, have un- dertaken the erection of mill for concentrating lead, silver and zine ores taken from these mines. The mill is being erected under the supervision of American engineers and mechanics. American machinery is employed throughout.
 A bicycle dealer in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands, has invented bicycle tire made of elm wood. It is said to have been satisfactorily tested on the clay and gravel roads of Holland.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15
BRIEF INFORMATION

Iceland counts farming ,.s one of her leading industries. She eNt HI sheep raising and in dairying. Iceland ex. orts about S270,Oo0 worth of but ter in year.
 Wayne Werner, teamster of Allen town, Pa, found a gold watch ana chain dangling from the tail or ms horse. His explanation is that the forse caught its tail on the watch of q bystander and whisked it out Of his pocket
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

'''S pN<A VAi taN LII N.''Si pNACAC ef'N A'fAN TOT in theater primping room after the matinee.
 "This town must be run away with office pets. You are about the forty-eleventh I've come across and haven't been here a month yet. But you can count me out. I got off be- cause 1 had day coming to me same as you, l guess"
 "No such thing! Two of the other girls wanted to get off and he wouldn't lettem. But when 1 asked
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

or Washington. Not man but wore his bathrobe, and in the pocket of almost every negligee reposed proud souve- mir of the owners prowess under the shell fire of the Huns, for the listen CTS were veterans of the war.
 A youth from North Carolina mountains still shivering from shell shock, fished up a piece of shrapnel from his kimonO pocket "They gouged this out of my hip," he ex- plained. Another piece got me in the head | don't reckon I'll ever be fit
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Ancestry els.

Heroic souls are always potential he roes. Ancestral worth that has sensed human need and dared assert its con- yictions has planted in posterity seeds
 that grow heroes. Life's simplest pro grams show the footprints-life'ss stern ter challenges call forth the full-armed hero. The sum of all the past courses through every mans veins. Distant ages echo through the dreams of youth and poster the nodding hours of senil- lty. Ancestral responsibility recog- nized and met has put fiber into the
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blood. Fear that trembled q thousand years ago today makes the aspirant for power belle his claims. Each link In the ancestral chain has strengthen. ed or weakened its power. Today's man is the result. If he comes of he. role line he needs only tie occasion to reveal the hero. If he be not born to the manor nothing in the times can make him other than he is.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

A Canadian soldier, whose arm had been broken by piece of shrapnel, calls for flag" as soon as the sur geon has finished his work. The arm was set in the emergency by the use of a bayonet scabbard and the handle of an entrenching tool, which were used as an improvised pair of splints. Pho tograph shows a comrade lighting the Tommy's cigarette.
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bakwisht
 
  of excep the steeh
  number whom brought by
  led al
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

hours The boys were counting their displayed Sl5 another he making rolling off log he said a old fellow he is to be around delivering Anybody calsf cried the nt the desk. "TH The he shufed slowly out the door, He
  
 lad q The commissions" made
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Good Thina Mas Patriotic

Jimmie (triumphantly)- boy, cussed right in front of ma today, and she never done thing to me.
 Sammie (eagerly)-Gee! whadja say?
 Jimmie-I said, ''F' hell with the kaiser"
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

QIll,.' Aaa fhen Ee found on top Of tBe reafi bo% Le l.VSt morning a reply e.lrG witt more n1yshea; numbers and letters ou Ii be=Wss convinced.
 ho siyly noted down or piece of rape fae 1aessagas .a inc two cards. Tbea more cards came, 10 and fro. al- ways heaiinr but single line of meaningless letters and figures. The pestman could hold himself aloof no longer.
 'sThe department of justice ought % knaM ahoagt this.e he said to him.