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BETTER TO WEAR OUT Man Who Retires With Ample For. tune and Allows Himself to Rust Out. ENTERS A LIFE OF MSEEY. Loses His Hold Upon the Social end Business World and Rapidly Goes Sown Hill. The average young man makes up his mind that at 50 or CO years of age he will retire and take things easy tor the rest of his days, says a writer in the Dundee Courier. The average young man makes a great mistake. It Is far beter to wear out than to rust out. To the young man work is a drudge, a necessity to keep him alive. In middle age work is an accepted thing, and we are used to it, and feel rather the better for having occupa tion. In old age work is a necessity to keep the mind and body young. There is scarcely a more miserable spectacle than the man of 50 or 60 who has retired with ample fortune. He loafs around the house. Goes from one club to another. Gets lonely. Feels blue. He tries to kill time in the day looking forward to the meet ing of his cronies in the evening. The cronies are busy in the daytime and they have engagements and pleasures in the evening, so that our retired friend seems to be In the way. He finds that the anticipation of retire ment was a pleasure, and that the realizations is a keen disappointment. "There is nothing," says Carnegie, "absolutely nothing in money beyond a competence." When one has enough money to buy things for the home, for his family comfort and enjoyment,' when he has sufficient income to take care of himself and family, surplus dollars do not mean much. The business man should prepare for his future so that if ill health overtakes him he may have the where with to surround himself with com forts, travel and the best of care. The man who enjoys pleasures of the home and friends, who trains up young blood to take hold of the business, who travels and enjoys himself as he goes along has the right idea. We must learn to enjoy life now instead of waiting for to-morrow, for to-morrow may never come. The man who cashes In, puts bis money In bonds and retires from all work goes down hill quickly and feels he is of no use In the world. The farmer who moves in town to live on his income is a sorry individ ual unless he has a garden and chick ens, or buys and sells farms, or occu pies his time with work of some kind. The retiredt non-working farmer who has moved to town gets up In the morning, goes to see the train come in, whittles a stick, loafs at the hotel or store, goes to the next train, talks of his rheumatism, goes to bed at 8 o'clock, and the next day goes through the same rigmarole. Occupation is the plan of nature to keep man happy, so when you have all the money you need have some occupation or hobby to occupy your time. The man who retires from any active work is mere ly counting the days until he dies. When old age comes, and your body or brain won't let you do or care for as much as you could In your younger days, then get lighter work or lighter cares. Keep busy, if it is only raising chickens or gardening, or studying astronomy or botany. Keep at It as long as you can. Die in the harness Instead of fading slowly away. Cul tivate the reading habit in your younger days that It may be a pleas ant occupation when your legs and hands grow feeble with age. When you quit work or occupation of some sort then life has no beauty for you. firth. Eggs, fish, meat, fruit, Teg tables, glass, crockery,. liquids, butter, cheese, etc., may be transported by parcels-post." If, we. had the parcels-post in this country the farmer could ship one or five or ten pounds of butter, or a few dozen eggs, or a peck of potatoes, or a basket of apples, to his individual customer in the city, and avoid the middleman. Fishermen in the north of Scotland send fresh fish to the Lon don market this way. Also, If we had the parcels-post system in this coun try, the express companies would quickly reduce their rates and stop paying 800 per cent dividends. Hugo and the Barber. When Victor Hugo lived in Paris In the Palais Royal he used to be shaved by a barber named Brassier. A friend of the poet asked the barber one day if he was busy. "I hardly know which way to turn," was the reply. "We have to dress the hair of thirty ladles for soirees and balls." And M. Bras sier showed the list to his friend. A few days after the friend returned and inquired about the thirty ladies. "Ah, monsieur," said the barber, sadly, "I was not able to attend half the num ber, and I have lost many good cus tomers through M. Victor Hugo." It appears that the poet when about to be shaved was suddenly Inspired and seized the first piece of paper he could find to write a poem. Hugo hastily left the shop with his unfinished verses, on the hack of which were the names and addresses of the thirty la dies, many of whom waited in vain for their coiffeur. WHAT IS THE ANSWER f there Are Pour Itettiion for Oupoal tlon to 1'aroel Puat. What la the answer? There Isn't any one answer; but the parcels post Is one of several answers, Collier's says. Everybody Knows now the old story. Wheu John Wanamaker was postmaster-general, some one asked him why he didn't have, a parcels post like every other civilized country? He aatd there are four reasons: The first is the WcUs-Fargo Express Company, the second la the American Expresa Company, the third Is the Adams Ex press Company, the fourth is the Unit ed States Express Company. Every once In a while our consuls In Europe write to our government telling how the pan els post works in Europe. In Senator Piatt's day (Senator Piatt was once the president of the United States Express Company) he used to have such reports withdrawn from the pub lic. Here Is a recent one from H. 8, Culver, United States consul at Cork, Ireland. This report was printed In the "Rural New Yorker": "Farmers, merchants and manufac turers patronise extensively these means of communication between the markets and the Isolated Individual customer. The rates by parcels-post are 6 rents for one pound or less, 8 tents from one to two pounds, and 2 tents additional for each pound up to eleven the weight limit of parcels The length of parcel allowed Is three feet six Inches, and the greatest length and girth combined Is six feet. For rxample, a parcel measuring three feet lx inches in Us longest dimension may nieasurs two feet six Inches in fnvention The third municipal census of Buenos Ayres, now being compiled, Is expected to give that city a population of at least 1,285,000. Brass may be given a color resem bling pewter by boiling It in a cream of tartar solution containing a small amount of chloride of tin. New York Is experimenting with street cars driven by electric motors which get their power from gas en gines mounted below the floors of the cars. Though blessed with the most fer tile soil and most favorable climate in the world, the United States produces less wheat per acre planted than Eng land, Germany, or Holland. A model electric engine, built by Thomas Davenport, a poor blacksmith of Brandon, Vt, and operated on a small circular track in 1834, probably was the first electric railway in the world. A bit of primeval yew forest about half a mile square is carefuly pre served In the Bavarian highlands of Germany, the tree, once widely dis tributed, having become almost extinct In Europe. The amount of fertilizing matter brought down by the River Nile from its source every year is estimated at 100,000,000 tons enough to cover a road from the earth to the moon six teen feet wide by two and one-half inches deep. The Bell Telephone Company is to adopt in New York the plan developed bv lndenendent companies in Buffalo of attaching pay-Btation telephone-box es to street poles, after the model ol poljce call-boxes. It is Bald that little Inconvenience is caused Dy me roar oi traffic In the street, because the head of the operator can be Introduced Into the box so as practically to shut out the extraneous noises. During 1908 Peru and Panama offi cially adopted the world system oi standard time based on the meridian of Greenwich, and It la expected that in consonance wth a resolution of the Pan-American Scientific Congress the Latin-American countries generally will adopt this system. It was the expressed wish of the congress that the new system should become effect Ive from Jan. 1, 1010. Time signals upon this system are now sent out without cost by cable and wireless telegraphy throughout the, American continent. The whole globe Is divided Into hourly belts, starting from the meridian of Greenwich. The chairman of the chemistry sec tion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Professor Louis Kahlenberg, dwelt, at the recent Boston meeting, on the importance of recognizing that solutions are really chemical In character, and that there is no wide gulf separating the act ol solution from other chemical phenom ena. Benjamin Sllllman. Sr., in 1S37, regarded solutions as chemical com pounds, and the chemical view pre dominated until 1887. Professor Kah lenberg thinks that the renewed study of soluttons from the chemical point of view will greatly aid In getting a broader and more correct conception of the nature of chemical action itself. It will be of particular service In un raveling questions in physiology. Li IILRU Thought on Domeatle Economy There are many households in which the mistress of the establishment doesn't know her business, writes the Country Contributor. This is a de plorable state of affairs. What right has a woman to marry and take on the responsibility of housekeeping when she doesn't know the first thing about it? , What man would dare at tempt life at such hazards? With such a wife a man is truly "up against it" when hard times come. It the woman has been wholly dependent on the cook and the best that the market affords for food for her husband and family, where are they to land when prices rise as they have risen and retrench ment In household expenses is necs-sary? There are many women who hold this Ignorance and incapacity of theirs as a distinction they imagine that it marks them something above the com mon herd. Out upon such nonsense! What man at the head of a large manufacturing or business concern can succeed unless he knows the minutest detail of the business? Why is it that the man "who began as an office boy" bo often ends as a millionaire? Sim ply because he knows his business from the ground up. If the details of a business, then, are not above the close study and consid eration of a financier, why should the minutiae of the day's work be be neath the notice of the mistress of any sort of house? Why should not the flour bin and the grease can be under her Inspection? And why should she not be able to take the place of any servant in the house if necessity pre sents itself? To my mind, .nothing is more interesting than the preparation of food and the study of domestic prob lems. Our supper in the kitchen re demonstrated to our minds the fact that we have too much house. No body needs a parlor, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen, at least nobody in moderate circumstances. The family life is much alike among rich and poor and we are nestling, close living creatures by nature. A small room with a genial fire draws the fam ily like a magnet, a little circle, need ing only love and congeniality to bring happiness. Can we not take a lesson from this regarding the actual essen tials of existence? WEDDING COSTUMES. Belts appear everywhere and on ev erything that has a waistline. Anyone possessing a sun-plaited, knife-plaited or accordion-plaited skirt may rejoice, for these skirts will be all the rage again. Gold and silver, colored and jeweled slippers are high in fashion's favor, yet many of the most careful dressers cling to the blacks. A single poinsetta or a huge rose, more often than not artificial, is pinned on milady's muff. It gives a pleasing touch of color. To have more than three buttons on the spring suit Is taboo. And what Is more, the three must be diagonally arranged to be quite au fait. The gulmpe of plain sheer tulle or net is more frequently used than that of tucks. The yoke is extremely shal low, and flesh tint Is the usual color. Drapery Is still a commanding fea ture. It is quite the thing to wear something loose, that may be called a wrap, though it Is more an 'evolution of the scarf. Tan footwear Is promised the great est vogue that it has ever had, and it will, of course, come in some startling new shades, all the way from cham pagne to ochre. White cotton crepe will be used quite as much this spring and summer as last year. Some waists of this mate rial are now seen, rich with elaborate designs embroidered In colors. The Russian coat is trying to the average figure, and the wise woman will have her general utility coat se vere and conventional with the mate rials and some little details to stamp U this season's suit. Funeral naked Meat. The Customer HI, waiter! What do you mean on the menu by "Brown Soup," "Jonesod Eggs" and "Harrlsed Mutton?" The Walter Well, sir, you see, sir, we often give dishes names of our clients who die after bein' reg'lar cus tomers here. The Sketch. Men are too willing to go to law. Remember that when a lawyer advises you to go to law, it is not his funeral. A woman who tries to convince a man that he knows more than she doea la both clever and dangerous Old-Tlnie Care. Of all the homely cures which are still to be discovered in old manu script books of the past one of the simplest Is that of a sliced onion, dipped in salt, and rubbed well over the skin. Another famous remedy con sisted of white mustard, made into a thick, creamy mixture with water and spread over swollen toes at night Linen rags were then ordered to be wound around, bo that no air could cause a chill. If the heat did not prove too great for forbearance, the sufferer was ordered to leave the mus tard to dry on, and to remove all traces of It In the morning by meant of a soft handkerchief dipped In rain water. Of homemade ointments, one of the least difficult to make is that of a mixture of half an ounce of white wax, an ounce of beet marrow and two ounces of hog's lard melted over the fire, and then strained through a piece of linen. According to a century old recipe, which dates from the time when every housekeeper's garden waa her medicine chest as well, herb and For a fashionable wedding the bride's gown of heavy white satin hai been fashioned after tbe model In the illustration. It is cut en prlncesse and the square yoke of dotted net Is draped on each side with the princesf lace In fichu fashion. The lace veil reaching to the knees Is prettily ar ranged on top of head with orange blossoms. The bridesmaid's costume ii primrose satin, also of princess cut, with cleverly draped tunic arranged as shown In design. Tbe bodice In this gown Is made from self-tone tucked chiffon cloth, with round yoke of white Irish lace. A large black velvet hat, with crown band of gold embroidery and huge pink rose on left side makes a charming finishing touch. leaves, compounded with care, had an almost miraculous effect on painful chilblains, although, like all the fore going recipes, it was only prescribed to be used when the skin was not broken. The mixture consisted of a handful each of common mallow, marshmallow, ground ivy and peri winkle leaves, boiled with a penny worth of alum and six breakfast cup fuls of water. Boiling was continued until the liquid had reduced to a quart, when It was strained off and stirred into six-pennyworth of camphorated spirita. What Girl Are Called. The most popular names for girls what are they? Statistics have been amassed by someone in a girls' col lege, where there is an enrollment of 1,600. Of this number more than iuu have the name of not Gwendolen, or Gladys, or Patricia, or Doris, or Juliet, or Marie, or Inez, or Marcia, or Per sia, or Euitenie. or Geraldine, or Hor- tense, or Muriel but just Helen. One sixteenth of all the girls bore this name, which means Light. Mary came second with less than ninety. Then folowed Margaret, Ruth, Florence and Elizabeth, in that order. Old-fashioned names are frequent. There are still many Hopes and Dorothys, and a few Emilys and Penelopes, but Abi gail, Huldah and Hepzibah seem to have outlived - their popularity in America. Collier's. becomes the chip on the shoulder of maturity and the sour dlsgruntlement of age, says a writer on child develop ment. The child who is taught to take life as it is without complaints, bet ter yet, to make the best of it or to laugh at its discomforts, is the child who will go through the world a pleas ure to himself and to those who must deal with him. A Novel Hat. Women In the Trade. Onlv two Drofesaions, according to statistics, have bo far not been invaded by the persistent American woman. There are no women sailors in the ma rine corps and no female linemen for tfiWranh and telenhone systems. Tne other professions and trades number women as fohows: Architect . Cleruymen , Dentists . . Electricians. EnKlneer , Journalist. Lawyer . . Teacher .. Bookkeeper mrk Com. traveler Bank official! 1,041 s,m 786 409 84 1,190 1,010 827,614 SR. 140 85,246 946 494 Manfaeturer 3,433 1 Packers and shippers . . Stenographers Tel. operators Undertakers. . Carpenter. . . Masons Painters and glaziers ... Plumber . . . Vflnora . Blacksmiths. . 19,998 86.118 12.656 823 64S 167 1.750 126 1.809 188 The Vntrlmnied Hat. The prevailing fashion for having an entirely plain hat on the head is inter eating and artistic, but one should not adopt the fashion without knowing its dangers. They are these: That un less the hat has exquisite lines, which means perfection of cut and shape, it looks ungainly. One must pay as much for the shape of the brim in a hat of this kind as for the ' trimming. Too few women realize this. Haarlaa Sleere Aaaln. It la said that the Raglan shoulder line and a modified kimono sleeve will return to favor. It is true that they were satisfactory and more becoming than the tight sleeves set In small armholes, which are still in vogue. The same Idea is noticeable in many of the new and beautiful ball gowns, where broad bands of embroidery ex tend over the shoulder line. Correct Whining Children. For a child's sake if not for those around him, do not let him whine. The fault finding attitude toward life is all too easy, and It makes for (lire un happlness. The whine of the young The dashing hat which appears in the drawing is extremely novel. It is of rough straw in the natural color, with a bowl-shaped crown of medium height and a wide brim rolling high on either side the left aire rolling slightly higher and toward the front. A wide band of black velvet ribbon en circles the crown, passing through the rever on the left, which is slashed to admit it. Through this is thrust a quill in exquisite shades of peacock blue and green and cut to resemble an arrow. The entire effect is most novej and striking, and yet how simple! Practical Charity. Mrs. Juno Robeson, of ' Cleveland, Ohio, has established a practical char ity. She has opened a house in a good neighborhood where working women may find a home at a cost not exceed ing Z a week. The house accommo dates twenty; it has the air of a pri vate home. The women furnish their own meals, but under Mrs. Robeson's direction. To Thread the Machine Keedle. If, for any reason, either poor eye sight or lack of light at machine, one has difficulty in threading the machine needle, try holding a piece of white cloth or paper on the opposite side of the needle eye, which will then be so prominent that threading will be easy, Keep a bag hanging on the sewing machine to catch scraps. Have scis son hung by a cord or ribbon. Pepper Are Handy. It is a good plan-to have a can of Spanish peppers always in the house. They can be easily and attractively used in an emergency. Sandwiches may be made of them, or they may be used to garnish leftover meats, etc. Cut the meat into cubes, cover with bits of pepper and bread crumbs and brown. "Did you ever hear Gadby say any thing particular about me?" "No; he never was particular what he said about you." Stray Stories. 'Good heavens! What is the mat ter?" "The people on the second story have gone away and left their auto piano playing." Fliegende Blaetter. Mistress Anna, 'you've been' wear ing my patent leather shoes again. Anna So sorry, ma'am, but I always mistake them for my rubbers. Meg- gendorfer Blaetter. Willie Ma, can't I go out on the street for a little while? Tommy Jonea says there's a comet to be seen. Moth er Well, yes; but don't you go too near. Boston Transcript. "Do you give your wife an allow- ance?" "Yes." "How much do you allow her?" "Don't you think It ia rather Impertinent for you to ask what my salary is?" Houston Post. , v. "But why do you put your friend's things in the dining room?" "Oh, he is so used to restaurants that he won't enjoy' his dinner unless he can watch bis hat and coat." Louisville Courier- Journal. Motorist As it is my fault that you were upset, I will make good your" damage at once. How much do you want? Victim How much does the gracious gentleman usually pay? Flie gende Blaetter. Post Office Clerk You've put two penny stamps on your letter. The post age is only one penny. Old Irishman Sure! niver mind. My son's in the post office, so it'll all help towards hla wages. xii-isus. -:.', "Died in poverty!" cried the philos opher, scornfully. "Died in poverty, did he, an' you expect me to sympa thize? Gorstrooth, what is there in dying in poverty? I've got to live in it." Sporting Times. . Hubby I'm really quite proud of you. You ve actually saved some money out of your allowance. Wife xes. n was so simple: x wisu i uau thought before to have things charged. Chicago Daily News. - Miss Sweet It is just the sort of en gagement ring I preferred. None of my others were nearly so pretty. How thoughtful of you! George Not at all. dear.' This is the ring I have always used. Kansas City Journal. "Yes, I was fined $500 for putting coloring matter in artificial butter." "Well, didn't you deserve it?" "Per haps. ' But what made me mad waa that the judge who imposed the fine had dyed whiskers. Cleveland r Leader. . "She's going on the stage." "Is that so? She can't sing, and I never saw her act." "I know, but that's all she can do. Her husband .deserted her, and she never learned to work at any thing before she married." Detroit "Please, ma'am," said the servant "there's a poor man at the door with wooden legs." "Why, Mary," answered the mistress, in a reproving tone, vhat can we do with wooden legs? Tell him we don't want any." Llppln cott's Magazine. "Well, here I am," announced the fashionable physician in his , breezy way. "And now what do you think is the matter with you?"- "Doctor, I hardly know," murmured the fashion able patient. "What is new?" LouIb- vine uourier-journai. "I am told that King Edward sends a dally message to his chef compli menting him on his dinner." "Yes," . answered Mr. Crosslots, "we are all of one common humanity. - Even a king ' riaa ri o-n rtitr rr ma vav Tn in v I n cook." Washington Star. . Visitor It. must be- a gigantic task: to run a great newspaper like yours. Editor Not at all. It's the easiest thing in the world. Dozens of my friends as well as perfect strangers " come In here every day to tell me how -to run it. Chicago Tribune. Seymour Why did you leave Flan nigan's boarding house? Ashley. There was too much sleight-of-hand work going on. Seymour Sleight-of-hand work? Ashley Yes; Mrs. Flan-, nigan got the coffee and the tea from the same pot. Chicago News. The Judge Did you arrest thla chauffeur for speeding? The Police manNo, yer honor; I pulled 'Im in fer obstructln' th' road; he was goln' thirty miles an hour, an' he was com plained about by them that was riding at th' regular rate. Chicago NewsJ Dying Plumber (to son) You'll find I ain't bin able to leave you much money, Bill; It's all got to go to yer mother and sisters. But I've be queathed you that there job at Mug ley's we've bin at such a time. Don't 'urry over it. Bill, and it'll always keep you out. of want, anyway. Tit-Bits. "Honey, I can't find a retraction of that story about your sister'a elope ment with the Chinese cook after poi soning her husband and forging her father's name to a J50.000 check! Where did you see it?" "It's inside, my dear, next to the "Lost and Found' column, and about the size of a pure food label." Life, v - - "John John," whispered Mrs. Gidge ly, nudging her husband. "What ia it?" he sleepily asked. "There's a bur glar In the house." "What do you want me to do get up and run the risk of being killed?" "No; hut if you find In the morning that somebody has gone through your pockets, dont blame me." Chicago Record-Herald.-