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' 1 ' """" -. - v ............ t.... . V . .1 1 i 1 a. . 1 ATHENA PRESS F. B. Boyd, Pcblibhkr. Entered at Athena postofflce M eecond-clase mall matter. Subscription "Rates: Per year, In advance, - BlnglecopleH. In wrappers, 5c. fl.50 Advertising ftatcsi Lqcm reading notices, first Insertion, 10c per tine. Each subsequent Insertion, 6c. All communications should be addressed to I he PEESH Athena, Oregon ATHENA, JULY 29, 1898. True to the promise he made to - Prince Henry in Hong-Kong three V months ago, Admiral Dewey has demonstrated that it is not advis- able for German ships to interpose between American war vessels and Spanish forts. The demonstration 'wa& vicarious that is, Dewey was not on hand in person but the moral effect of the incident will be .the same. The action of the Raleigh and the Concord in bombarding Grande island while the German gunboat Irene was in the line of fire will probably convince Prince Henry and Ad miral Diederichs that ; Dewey meant exactly what he said. The demonstration was evidently en tirely convincing to the captain of the Irene, who instead of continu ing a passive protest against the bombardment, incontinently slip ped his cable and ducked out of range as fast as steam would carry him. Among the graduatsB of the Iowa State University this year was a colored man who paid his way through school as a hotel waiter. lie ranked high in his class and by his scholarship won membership in the Phi Beta Kappa society the society of scholars That shows what a young man. can do under the most discourag ing circumstances. White boys as a rule have to contend only against lack of means, and there are usually opportunities of employ ment at fair wages open to them. The black boy in question had to support himself by one of the most menial of occupations and win his way in his class against race prejudice. All the more credit is due him for his success on that account. The armor plate placed on our war vessels was perhaps a little high-priced, but judging from the reports from the front it is worth all Uncle Sam paid for it. The cruiser Brooklyn was hit 45 times during the running fight with Cervera at Santiago, when all of the Spanish lleet concentrated their fire on that one vessel with the hopo of being ablo to put it out of commission, and then when our speediest vessel was gone to be able to escape, and tho news conies that the Iowa was hit 11 times, twice with 11-inch armor piercing shells, without eflec. General Garcia has resigned his position as commander of tho Cu ban forces near Santiago. He cer tainly has grievances against the United States authorities. The Cuban? were not recognized or pro per courtesies shown to them when Santiago surrendered. Nor was duo respect paid tho Cubans when government was reorganized in Santiago. Instead of reinstalling Spanish officials others should have been placed in authority. This war was not begun to con tinue Spanish rule in Cuba but to eradicate it. Arthur Bride, who has been mourned as dead 10 years by his relatives in Rochester, N. Y., turns up with a fortune of $300,000 in hard gold made in the Klon dike, and deeds to $3,000,000 worth ofclaims. He happened to be on the spot when the strikes were made and his wanderings had given him the necessary know ledge of mining to make good loca tions. . Alter this war is over tho nations of the world will bo convinced that Americans are the best lightens on earth, and will not be poking fun at "little navy." Few of them ! will care to measure strength with a nation that can wipe out 'two fleets without the loss of a single vessel and the loss of only one man. Yankee marksmanship has proven too accurate for any of them. An exchange speaks of a man who it is said always pays for his local paper in advance. As a result he has never been sick a day in his life, never had any corns on bis toes, or the toothache, his potatoes never rot, his oats never rust, the weasel never kills his chickens, the frost never kills his beans, his babies never cry at nights and his wife never scolds. The conduct of our allies at Santiago is not encouraging. The Cubans are anxious to get into the city, no doubt to wreak vengeance upon their former enemies. Re venge with the Cuban is one of his most striking characteristics. The American army is capable of holding them in check, and in time will educate them to forgive their enemies of the past. There was a time when "Re member the Maine" meant some ting, but lately so many rough jests have grown, out of the ex pression that it seems almost sac rilege. It is to be regretted that the practical joker found it neces sary to use as sacred a motto as that for the carrying out of his humorous ideas. Judging from the results of the present war, the safest place in battle is on board an American warship. It is ten to one that the vessel will not be hit, and if hit it is one hundred to one that no dam ago will be done. War is no respecter of the holy Sabbath. It was Sunday morning when Dewey sailed into Manila bay; and when Cervera undertook to Bail out of Santiago harbor on Sunday what could Sampson do but follow him? After the American flag was hoisted on the bluff near Guantan amo, the next thing set up was a United Slates post office. The government will be collecting box rents from all over Cuba in a short time. Among the cities of the United States Honolulu will be one of the first favorites as both a winter and summer resort. Tho thermometer there is noted for its moderate range and uniformity. The government cook book tells how to prepare flapjack, but not how to turn it with a flip in the air. Cook books maintain their reputation for leaving out the most important point. With the new war utauips, tho Omaha stamps and .the regular is sues, all circulating nt the same time, there is likely to be a vast confusion of colors and denomina tions. PORTO RICO. Richest la Resources of all Spanish Possessions In tho Indies. The Spanish West India island tht General Miles bus started to invade with bis gallant (American soldiers was discovered by Columbus, November 16, 1493. Better roads than In Cuba. Soil extraordinarily fertile. Hallways are in their Infancy, Exports in 1806. $17,295,535. Much more healthy than Cuba, Ban Juan has 37,000 Inhabitants. It is a land of rivers and streams. Importations in 1896, $13,945,793. The climate though hot is etireeable. Fopulatiou in 1887, 817,000 souls. Gold, copper, Iron and coal in plenty. Principal mining industry that of salt. Hainy season from August to Decem ber. In 1893 San Juan sacked by the Eng lish.' San Juan is the beet port in the West Indies. Agriculture only surely successful by irrigation. Here Ponce de Leon first sought the fountain of youth. Telegraph service incomplete and only partially maintained.. Tbe capital is fan Juan Bautista, founded in 1310 ly Ponce de Leon, Porto Rico is 108 miles long, 37 broad and has au area of 8100 square miles. 1 LAUNCHING A BATTLESHIP. tt I Complex Problem ana a Slight mistake Wonld Coat Million. Albert Franklin .Ir;'.l:cv.u tells an interesting story of "The Evolution of a Battleship," in the Century. This ia a history of the construction of the In diana, so far the only vessel of this class we have in our navy. After de scribing the wonderful power of this monster, the most formidable engine of war in the world, and the manner of its construction, Mr. Matthews says: So the building' goes on until the launching- day comes, and two broad ways are built up agnimt the bottom of the vessel, and tho keel-blocks on which it has been resting are knocked away. In the launch of the Indiana Mr. Nixon ran a row of electric lights beneath the bottom of the vessel, add ing another innovation to the details of American bhip-building'. Each launching way consists of upper and lower planking, between which is spread thousands of pounds of the best tallow. At the bow of the boat these upper and lower planks are clamped together, and v.-hoi all is ready they are sawed apart, and the vessel starts. The upper part of the ways slides into the water with the vessel, and the low er part with tho smoking hot tallow remains stationary. A launch in these days is so smooth, and so soon ended, rarely occupying more than twelve seconds from start to finish, that one rsarccly realizes its difficulties. Three things are absolute ly necessary; it must be on time, when the tidal water is highest; it must be of smart speed, so as not to stick on its downward journey to the water; and it must be accomplished without straining. So complex a thing is a launch that the careful engineer-in" charge is able to estimate the strain on every purt of tho vessel for every position it occupier'., at intervals of one foot, on its way down the incline. There is one supreme moment. It is when the vessel ia nearly two-thirds in the water. The buoyancy of the water raises the vessel and throws its weight on Us shoulders. Here is where the greatest danger of straining comes, and should tho ways break down the vessel would bo ruined, a matter of nearly two million dollars in a ship like the Indiana when it was launched. The launch over, the machinery is lifted in and fitted, and then comet the board of government experts, who look the vessel over inch by inch, the fires are started nad tho trial trip fol lows.. For four hours, amid suppressed excitement that answers nervously to every quiver of the vessel, the engines are run at full speed. A premiura or n penalty is nt stake now. Tho breakage of a bolt or the disarrangement of a valve may mean thousands of dollcra of loss to the contractors. Trained workmen ore locked in the flrerooms. not to be released until the test fa-over. Cooled drinking water with oatmeal sprinkled upon it i.t run down to theni in a rubber tube from a barrel on I'lt: deck. A hoiic i i played on tho costly machinery in places where there is danger from overheating, r.s though it were on fire. Almost every pound of coal used. on., the trip is carefully se lected. . - When the four hours are passed and the strain ia over a sigh ct relief from everyone on board, and even from the vessel herself, goes up, nnu the ship passes from tho contractor to the gov eminent, t ::il day ri'cnr while she is in commission the 11;it will be sa luted and the score rr uioru oi othet ceremonies and foroalitics observed on a man-of-war will follow. ripe When you take Hood's Pills. 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