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Farmers and Merchants Write us for our cash offer on your Farm and Dairy Produce. If we don't handle it will refer you to re liable buyer. PEARSON-PAGE CO. " . Portland. Oregon. Machinery Second-Hand Machin ery bought, sold and Avtt a n aot n crt ft ft boflen. sawmills, etc. The J. E. Martin Co.. 76 1st St. Portland. Send for Stock List and prices. n I EBUSINESS COLLEGE I I 13 WASHINGTON AND TENTH STB. I 1 I PORTLAND. OREGON LjL UL write for catalog j Th School that Wares You in a Hood Volition A Colossal Schema. The great highway of the commerc it the future will be the Pacific ocean. Mighty capitalists throughout the urorld are putting their heads together lo erect the most colossal system for jvlrclcss telegraphy in the world. The system contemplates the Unking to rether of all points along the western ;oast of America from Bering sea to :he Straits of Magellan, and spanning :he Isles of the ocean, to link with this :haln the whole easterly shore of asia, running on down to the Straits Settlements. The contemplated sys tem will cost In the aggregate many millions of dollars. Watrr in blulmr i tululli'ralinn Class and wa ter make lijuir l-luo coKi.ly. J'.uy Red Cruss BaU blue, makes clothes whitur than snow. am KODAK rol's ' o v:!oprtf1, 10c, any six . Largest and bent shop in Northwest. Com plft prhvf list on rfjuent. u aran lend. tiioto SIIOI' Seattle JJrrV V'"t n 'suits R-uan jacobs Made His Demands Definite. The "minimum wae" Idea appeals to one English boy who was asked the other day by his teacher to write, as the daily composition, a letter to his father asking for an increase in pock et money. The boy set forth the need of largo funds, ami ended with a courteous demand for a "minimum Bum of money." One of the reasons for the demand was that the boy did not get enough taffy to eat and had no papers to read. Mothorp will flnil Mrs. l.hIiiw'h Hoot.hini? Bynii tins L.st remedy to mm 'or itieiluliilUioJ f uriut' lio tcothiuu jicriod. Rumanian Amazons. M. Vechiu, the superintendent of a large farm at liuzco, Rumania, was at tacked by an army of 50 women. Bays a Bucharest correspondent. M. Vechiu bad refused to allow their cows to graze on his land and to frighten the deputation away he had fired over the heads of tho women. Infuriated the milkmaids rushed upon him and it was only by the Intervention of some shep herds that he was rescued from theii vengeance. fr ri IB Era oh afi IP 11 pILSUUS I TRY A BOTTLE Of 3 The Old Wagon Show. The wagon show of long ago, it hat a funny clown; we lined tho way a break of day to see It into town. Oui money went to the last cent to get ui boys Inside. Hut what of that? Foi hours we' sat with eyes distended wide The wagon show of long ago, It onlj had one ring, find we could sit close t it, and never miss a thing. Proofreader In Embryo. A primary grade boy in FredJi. was told to write a sentence con fin ing the word "chicken." Ho wai, not quite sure how to ntwll the worJ, bo he wrote: "A Jiken Is a small hn. (I can spell hen.)" SUFFERED EVERYTHING For Fourteen Years. Restored To Health by Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. Elgin, 111. "After fourteen years of suffering everything from female con l plaints, I am at last restficed to health, " I employed tho best doctors and even went to tho hospital for treat ment and was told there wns no help for mo. But while tak ing Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound I began to improve unci 1 continued its use until I was made well." Mrs. Henry Li:iHi:ui:K(i,7'l.') Adams St. Kearneysville, V. Va. "I feel it my duty to write and say what Lydia E. I'inklmm's Vegetable Compound hat) done for mo. I Buffered from female weakness and at times felt bo miserable I could hardly endure being on my feet. "After taking Lydia E. I'inkhnm's Vegetable Compound and following your special directions, my trouble is gone. Words fail to express my thankfulness. I recommend your medicine to all my friends." Mrs. G. 15. WlllTTlNGTON. The above nro only two of the thou sands of grateful letters which are con stantly being received by the Tinkhmn Medicine Company of Lynn, Mass., which bIidw clearly what greut things Lydia E. I'inkhnm's Vegetable) Compound does for those who suffer from woman's ills. If you want special advice wrilo lo Lydia 1.'. 1'liikliam Medicine Co. (confi dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a wouiuu ami held lu strict eonlldcuce Hosteller's Stomach Biltes s It acts directly on the Stomach, Liver and liowels stim ulates them in the proper perform ance of their duties keeps the bow els free from Con stipation assists digestion and nrniv urrno vnn win i ncHLLl rvutro IUU WELL FIRST CARE OF BROOD SOWS Should Be Kept In Thrifty Condition Without Laying on Much Fat Making $7 Cot. The first care of the brood sow should be to keep her in a thrifty con dition without laying on much fat. A week or ten days before farrowing time put her in a fattening pen and let her get accustomed to her new quarters. Fetd a little bran each aieal, which has a laxative effect and mnkes farrowing easier. Scratching and petting a sow while feeding is time well spent, although it may seem idiculous to some, writes Edward H. Chalk in the Farmers' Mail and Breeze. By treatment of this kind I have In one week tamed an old sow that looked like a man-eater so I could handle her pigs. I prefer tho hog cot or the Individ ual hog house. While the large house A A A ilLirilLilillTJ PoorAats moo tiotsc Health and Cheer. There is longevity in tho sunny soul that eases our jolis and makes our sides shake with laughter. There Is a wonderful medicinal effect In good cheer. Good news and glad tidings; have a magic effect even upon Inva lids. Wo often see a whole store or factory or homo transformed by ono sunny soul. On tho other hand, we havo seen them blighted and made dark by a gloomy, morose, fault-finding person. Pass the Bouquets Now. Never, never wait for post-mortem praise. Speak the kind words which lovo prompts, nnd remember that words of loving kindness are the best possible tonic which can be given, even to tho happiest of tho mortals.- Kate Tannntt Woods. Don't buy wutiT for Muinjr. T.tfiuM blue is nl rnmt nil wiiti'i". ltuy Ki:d Oruutj Ball blue, the blue Uiul u ull Mm.'. The Hog Cot In Sections. Is convenient and has other advan tages, it is hard to keep clean, and if a contagious disease breaks out the chances are that all the herd will take it. The bottom timbers of my hog cot are t by C's, placed up eight Inches and made to lap over at the cornels, where a pin holds them in place when set up. The top timbers are 2 by 4's, made In the same way. Tho dimensions of the cot are 8 by 8 feet, C feet high in front and 4 feet at the back. I find that such a house can be built for $7. It is best to make such a house of matched lumber, but inch boards a foot wide and well battened ate good. I place a guard along the wall of each cot, a 2 by C that extends outward and is six or eight inches above the floor. This protects the pigs from be ing rolled on when they are young. I have five of theso cots now and will build five more. They are easily kept dry and clean, may bo moved about where wanted and when not In use for hogs may be used to house chickens or calves. In Remarkably Short Time C. G E E W 0 i ft : v c. G E E W 0 THE CHINESE DOCTOR Tho various dWnsos which people commonly uller with nuccumb to tho penetratlni action of tho rcmtlie compounds! by me from Koota, Hrb,Bud and 13rka which have boon known for their medicinal value for mnny centuriaa by Uio phyiicians' famlllM of the Cltinom. Not only are moat of theso vegetable nmedW rare, but are fathered at creat expviute in nanoto quarter of the globe. I can reft-r you to humlmla of well-known peo ple in tho Northwust who have taken my treat meata and were uuu kly and permanently cured. Bo sure am I of the roluibihty of my method that I otter FHEE CONSULTATION Open Gveninga and Sundays. People; who live out of town and cannot call, write for nyuipunn blank and circular. iiu'Wing 4 ccnta in atump. When Wrinkles Come. The first wrinkle of ago comes on tho sldo of tho cheek Just In front of tho ear and lis possessor is, as a rule, tho last person to notlco It. Just be hind tho ear there bt usually a falling off of tho roundness of tho neck, and tho hair becomes thin, leaving a bald look on tho woman over 40 If she la not careful to remedy theso importunt blemishes. Massiigo will do more for theso growing Imperfections than al most any other facial defect. London's Smoke Nuisance. Half of London's smoke nulsanc Is caused by tho coal llres in private dwellings, tho owners of which are not llablo for prosecution. It Is expected that a good deal of missionary work will havo to be done among household ers beforo tho smoke evil can b lea dened appreciably. Yoii Can Get Allen's Tool-Fuse f lifE. Wrllo AllcnS. OlmMed, l.o liny, N. Y., for ft fivi' Munilo oi AIU'ii'h Kmit-KiiM. It cures MwiUiiiK, luU swollt'ii, tii'liini; lew. It makes nuw or Unt't slim' 1'iisy. A rcrluill euro iot hi ns, inr um iiii; niuU ini.l bullions. A II Unitf lllKullll. 'J5e. liou'i iieeept it ii y tmbntllule. Eight Who Deserve Slapt. Eight men who deserve to be slap red On the faco: llo who dosplsei a man of power ; ho who entors a hous uninvited .and unwelcomed; he who gives orders In a houso not his own; he who takes a seat above his posi tion; he who spenlts to one who does not listen to him; bo who Intrudes on tho conversation of others; he who socks favors from tho ungenerous, and he who expects love from bin en rules. From a l'erslun Saying. Why It Has Lasted. Linen that was wrapped around mummies 4,000 years a;;o and is atlll as good as new has been found iu Egypt by Prof. Flinders l'otrle. It la assumed that tho linen has mtrer dur ing the 4,000 years since it vras firs used beeu sent to a laundry. REMEDY FOR LICE ON CATTLE FOR Al I. F.Yi: I'AlN.v When Is a. Man Old? A man of 70 writes to tho New York Times to complain because a reporter referred to a mnn of CO as "aged." To the cub reporter it seems all right to refer to a man of CO as "venerable." Boston Globe. Application of Crude Petroleum Will Kill These Pests Same Treat ment Good for Swine. Calves nnd yearlings with bald spots around the head, neck and along tho spine nnd under the stomach are In fested with animal lice. Lice prevents growth nnd weakens tho strength of the animal. Give each one a good washing with warm water and car bolic soap. Use a good, stiff brush to cleanse tho skin. Take time so that thorough work can be done; wlpo dry, then rub in crude petroleum. One application, if the work is well done, will he sufficient. Strong cider vinegar may be used In place of the ix'trolenni. Crude petroleum can he had for 12 cents per gallon, it Is valuable for healing cuts and sores on stock. The same treat ment should be given to sows and Pigs. Lice hatch In the woodwork of stables and pens. Give the stable a thick coat of hot lime wash; mix one ounce of carbolic acid In each bucket of wash. Get the wash well into the cracks. Clean out the pen and dust tho liner of the pen and also the yard wild dry ali-slncked limo. Hogs and i igs should have a grass pasture with a low shed to go under at night ami during hot days. If you nnt to see n pig grow, give him plenty of clover and freshly made mill fed slop, mixing one handful of lin seed meal In the slop onco or twico a week. Give fresh, pure water and charcoal or burnt wood. Pumpkins for Hogs and Cows. It Is siirpiinieg that more pumpkins are not fed lo pigs and cows which lave lieu-US lo all'alla pasture iu tho fall. Cor brood sows and shoals, and even for latteiiing hogs a ration of niinpkins will give good results. It has bun found i hat raw pumpkins will ;;ivt us good results as though tuey were cooked. If cooked and omi K"aln sprinkled over them hogs will eat more of ihem. which Is the only advantage In feeding cows tho seeds sl.ould be removed If fed lu birfio eu.u.titii s. for the yeods, if fed In iim.'ceiable quantity, will lnter Icro wit!: the dlgisiiou and cause a diire.ise in the milk How. The C Gee Wo C.inesc Medicine Co. 162 First St., Cor. Morrison l-UKTLAND. OR. FOR SPRAINS. C M. Northrop, Biibee, Ari., wriUi: I haeKvn uiu; Mfiiean Mustang I.in- j (meat Uir a sprained toot withrat ruha. Il'sunawlulmu rvmtU) tui aui'bailuitJiu." It peoftrn (cs q mVir, rrmorrsail ioUm uuttiua iJ miuce t)tc twciluig. 25c50c.$UbottUaDni ACa lStorai Serious Mistake. Don't make thv mistake of thinking that any dirty thing is good enough for tho hog just because he has the reputation of being a dirt-loving ani mal. No dotibi this common mistake him caused more disease among hogs than any other ono thing. Getting Most Profit. The ultimate end of ttk hog Is pork and the quicker the growth to mar ket maturity, the nioro profit there is lu it for the feeder. WEED OUT 'GRADE STALLIONS Effect of Breeding From Such Stock It Apparent in Very Low Grade of Horses Produced. The education of the average far mer as to the importance of good breeding In the production of horses makes slow progress. The majority and this is not over-stating the fact are not yet prepared to pay a de cent price for stallion service, pre ferring to use scrubs because they are cheap. Some of the states have passed stallion laws containing some excel lent features. Wisconsin has a li cense law which prevents the preva- CLOSE TO HEART OF NATURE A "Grade" Percheron. lence and distribution of grade stai llons in tho state. Minnesota has a law framed along the lines of the Wisconsin measure. Pennsylvania and Utah have adopt ed similar laws and other states have restrictive measures under considera tion. The effect of these laws is to make the owner of each non-registered stal lion declare his horse a "grade." On handbills that are posters so that no one may be deceived as to his pedi gree. The situation abroad Is very much better than In this country. In fact, practically no scrub, grade or non registered stallions are used for pub lis service. In the investigations of this matter carried on by Dr. A. S. Alexander of Wisconsin it was found that of all the stallions in the state, 60 per cent, were grade stallions and only 40 per cent, pure bred. Some of the specimen horses used for public service are remarkable ex hibitions of wretchedly bad, run down and diseased animals. The illus trations are from photographs of a "Grade Hambletonlan" and a "Grade Percheron," which traveled through out the state for service. One is 13.3 hands in height and weighs 650 pounds, and he Is not the worst In the lot, by any menns. The effect of breeding from such stock Is apparent In the very low Sanitariums In the Black Forest Which Marvelous Cures Have Been Recorded. at In an article on "The Friendly Sum mer Trees" in the Woman's Home Companion' Frank A. Waugh, profes sor of horticulture in Massachusetts agricultural college said: "In Germany one finds all kinds of cures. Every enterprising town has one. Often the 'cure house is the finest public building In the city. A German talks of going to his cure as an American of going to his vacation. There are milk cures and mud cures, mountain cures and surf cures, but my choice is the forest cure. Not only does it best please my personal taste, but I notice that it gets the more serious cases those where radical and heroic cures are needed. First of all there are the tuberculosis patients strewn about on their cots under the pungent shades of the Black forest as about Or. Trudeau's camp in the Adl rondacks. Then there are the de votees of indigestion and the nervous wrecks, bilious, alcoholic and society wrecks, drug fiends, bridge fiends and everybody; that is, everybody who can spend the money to come hither for the forest cure. . Naturally in Ger many, as in America, folks who have to work and support families cannot afford to be cured. They can't even afford the disease in the first place. "It is curious how friendly the for ests are to sick and discouraged peo ple. The trees reach out their arms to shelter them. In the stillness of the morn'ng and through the long nights they whisper reassuringly to every one who listens." PET AVERSION OF THE SAILOR A "Grade" Hambletonlan. grade of horses produced. Water can not rise above Its level, neither can a grade stallion raise the blood level of his progeny above that of- his own veins in quality. The use of such sires, therefore, means a retrogression and a great damage to the farmers of any stato. Stormy Petrel Is Regarded with Dis favor by Even the Most Stout Hearted Seamen. There are few persons who have crossed the ocean that have not ob served the stormy petrel skimming along the surface of the water. They flit past the vessel like swallows, tak ing their scanty portion of food from the waves. Habited in black and making their appearance generally in larger num bers just previous to, or during, a storm, they have long been regarded b. the superstitious not only as fore boding messengers, but as agents in some way responsible for bad weather. Nobody can tell where they come from or where they breed. Sailors as sert they hatch the egg under the wing and rear the young on pieces of flot sam. That mysterious origin has giv en rise to an opinion prevalent among mariners that they are In some way connected with the supernatural -agencies of the uir. (i ; They are variously known as stormy petrels, witch birds, the devil's birds and Mother Carey's chickens. Their sudden appearance often makes the stoutest hearted seaman flinch. Diarrhoea In Little Pigs, The cause of this trouble is usually an abrupt change of feed, either of the mother or of the pigs. An ex clusive diet of alfalfa Is responsible for some of the intestinal Irritation, shown by a watery green diarrhoea ap pearing a few clays after feeding upon alfalfa. Most animals recover after several days purging, but succumb from weakness. Another source of the trouble is dirty, unsanitary sur roundings with stagnant water for drinking purposes. Treatment naturally should consist of a change of the conditions so far as possible. A change of feed should be given gradually, and in alfalfa feeding a little grain is indicated un til the little pigs become accustomed to the alfalfa ration. It Isn't Veneer That Really Counts. It's what a man Is, not what he has, which makes him a real man, after all. Acquired powers have their fas- 'clnation, it must be admitted, but, : compared with genuine qualities, are ! not important. Which do you wish tho ability of a husband to swear at you in seven languages, or a loving tenderness that will prompt your hus band to speak words of sympathy to you in commonplaco accents? Are you contemplating living with clever ness that can cut you to the heart, or with a great tenderness of nature that can sympathize? Technical facilities, encyclopedic In formation, polished manners, all ac quired points, usually attract a wom an. They are veneers, and the wise girl will look beneath. A continental bow, a polite speech of apology with a French phrase thrown in, can never counterbalance the black eye given In a blind rage. Indications of Poor Pasture. A horse will indicate that it has been left In a scanty pasture and forced to fight flies by its lean, stunted appearance. Shade for Calves and Hogs. Make a shade for the calves and hogs. Neither can do well when fight lug sun and flies together. LIVE TOCK; Don't overwork the mare; it won't pay. It is as easy to teach a colt good maimers as faulty ones. If gni83 is short, be sure to feed a succulent ration of some kind. The manners of the horse usually reveal the temper of his owner. A good Shropshire flock should av erage nine to ten pounds of wool. Unless a man has a great love for a horse he should not handle colts. The cause of unthrifty pigs can ofteu be traced to a filthy swill bar rel. No animal that gets only feed enough to support life can make a gain or protlt. Silage la highly relished by young stock and by idle cows, as well as those in milk. A five cent straw hat filled with leaves dipped In water may save a $200 brood mare. Silage Is well adapted for fattening lambs and for a part ration for win tering breeding sheep. Don't leave the sheep in a dry, short pasture. Give them a chance in a fresh pasture, or give a good grain ra tion. Most horsemen have had unfavor able results from feeding silage to horses. A few report It a satisfactory feed. Flne-wooled ewes crossed with one of the mutton breeds will make a sheep possessing both wool and mut ton Qualities. Careful Milkman. The other day when the milkman, who is a new man on the route, called at Mrs. Green's apartment, to collect the bill, she said to him severely; "Do you know that several mornings late ly I have not heard you whistle when you left the milk on the dumbwaiter?" "Sure that's good, ma'am," returned the milkman, complacently, oblivious of the note of severity In Mrs. Green's voice, "ant! I hope I'll soon git it down so fine ye'll not hear me at all. Ye see, ma'am 'tis impossible for me to bo leavin' the milk any later than I do, but since the day ye told me I came too airly and woke ye from your sleep in the mornln' I've been careful to blow the doombwaiter whistle as softly as I can so as not to disturb ye. nut sometimes I do put more breath Into the toob than I ln tiud to, and thim's the times ye hear me whistle." Corner on Idols. H. E. Huntington of Pasadena, Cal., has done a foolish reactionary thing. He has bought 57 idols, brought them from their original Japanese temple, and installed them in his grounds so that he can worship Ruddha in seclu sion. How much better it would have been If he had got statues of some of the American idols and put them up so that the populace might wor ship. He could have several political favorites, Mammon, two or three base ball heroes, several moving picture cow boys, a ten-foot statue of an Amer ican silver dollar, a leading vaudeville actress, an aviator, a fat hog for Chi cago, Kansas City and Omaha visi tors, and statues of a bull moose, an elephant and a donkey. Pennsylvania 3rit, Yorkshire's Many Acres. One often hears It stated that York shire can boast more acres than there are lettefs in the ruble, and most people, on hearing the statement for the first time, are inclined to doubt its accuracy. It is perfectly true, however. Authorities differ as to the exact acreage of Yorkshire, one giv ing it as 3.SS2.S4S acres, another as S.771.S13; but as the number of let ters in the Hiblo, according to labori ous computation. Is only 3.566.4S0, the acres beat the letters with something to snare. London Tit-Bits. REDUCE YOUR LIVING EXPENSES Eat Golden Cereal Foods and recommend them to your acquaint ances. You get better quality and more for your money. They are made in your home state from the beat Oregon Oata and Wheat. Large packages contain a Handsome fremium and all goods are guaranteed. Aak your grocer. . Golden Rod Oats. Golden Rod Pancake Flour. Golden Rod Wheat Flakes. Ralston Select Bran. Golden Rod Wheat Nuts. Golden Rod Chick Food. Absent-Mlnded Professor. A certain university professor was noted for his absent-mindedness. One morning as he sat at the breakfast ta ble with a. scientific magazine prop ped up before him, his wife was aston ished to see him reach out for the maple sirup, pour it down his, back, and lean over and scratch his pancake. . Linger Long In Service. Vital statistics ascribe short lives to printers, on the average, but the report of the public printer states that there are employed at present in the government office at Washington 250 persons over sixty-five years of age. 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A placard has been put up within the last day or two in Charing Cross road, where there are many old book stores, saying that one or more Is about to be opened with a stock of 1,000,000 volumes. This leads a Lon don newspaper to 6tate that tho big gest book store in the world is the Melbourne Book Arcade, which has never less than a couple of million volumes in view. New York Sun. Found In Old Battle Ground. While cutting turf in Corlara bog. County Roscommon (Ireland) on the estate of Mr. J. J. Doyle, J. P., a num ber of copper battleax heads, armor and military utensils were unearthed the other day at a depth of about thirty feet. On this spot was former ly fought a fierce battle between the clans of the O'Rourkes of Breffnl and a sept of the O'Connors of Roscom mon. Hard Times. "Well," said HInkley affably to the Old countryman to whom he was giv ing a lift over the highway, "hows farming around here?" "Bad," said the countryman, "powerful bad. What with the farm hands turnln shuffers, and the farmers turnln' garragera, farmin sort of went out o' fasbi'n." Harper's Weekly. Stimulate Children ? Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic stimulant for children. He will probably say, "Very, very rarely." Ask him how often he prescribes a tonic for them. He will probably an swer, "Very, very frequently." Then ask him about Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a strong and safe tonic for the young. Not a drop of alcohol in it. Always keep a box of Ayer's Pills in the house. Just one pill it bedtime, now and then, wilt ward off many in attack of biliousness, indigestion, sick headacbe. How many years has your doctor knovo these pills? Ask him ail about them. UmU ta 1. C. ATS CO., LawaO. ata. Was Good Didn't Get Measles. The subject of measles came up la a family that had a small boy In It "Have you had the measles yet Charles Robert?" asked the vlsiton "No," the youngster replied. 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