The Athena press., February 15, 1907, Image 2

ATHENA PRESS
Tuesday and Friday
f. B.tOYD Publisher
Wonder If Mrs. Russell Sage bus
Count Bonl on her list
The "lone bandit" Industry has ex
perienced several serious reverses lately.
Even the easy-going
makes a wry face when
wallow Count BonL
Frenchman
he tries to
slcally sound people Is as old as civil
ization. Indeed, the theory goes back-i
of civilization and extends to barbar
ism, for many savage tribes summarily
killed off the unfit. So far from per
muting them to marry, they would not
p-.-rmit them to live. In an age when
fighting was the chief end of man phy
sical perfection was an Indispensable
qualification. The weaklings, male and
female, had to go the males because
they could not fight and the females
because they could not bear fighters.
In this stage of the earth's progress
the war factor does not enter Into the
ksfara rv
Fall Road Work.
Road work done in the fall, if well
Brigands are reported to be active in
Sicily. Perhaps Sicily Is trying to be
known as the Wall street of Italy.
A divorced couple named Carr have
been reunited by their baby. This Is
something unique In the line of Carr
couplers.
The average man thinks he would
have au excellent chance of occuDylng
the presidential chair If the olliee
sought the man.
A New York theater offers a free
seat to every man who never lied to
bis wife. This is an absolutely costless
bid for notoriety.
The man who Insisted on tempting
fate by going over Niagara Fall3 in a
barrel has subsided, but the reckless
balloonist Is always with us.
A Massachusetts club woman wants
a law prohibiting a man from marry
ing more than once. Why not make it
to include pretty widows, too?
Miss Ida Tarbell Is now engaged in
a hand-to-hand combat with the tariff
question. Has she exhausted all the
possibilities of the John D. Rockefeller
question?
The coal supply of the United States
is said to be good for 5,000 years. That
Is, of course, If President Baer. the
representative of Providence, doesn't
become wasteful.
Countess de Castellane had to con
tent herself with a divorce, the court,
possibly through an oversight, having
failed to order Bonl to be taken out
And drowned In a bag.
A New York church has secured a
girl whistler in an attempt to Increase
the number of attetidnnts at services.
Why not a real whistler an olliee boy
or a telegraph messenger?
Notwithstanding the fact that a Ger
man savant has shown that the works
of Shakspeare were produced by some
body else. Hall Calne continues to look
' as much like the Immortal bard as possible.
Prof. Brander Matthews regards the
English language as "violent. Illogical,
chaotic and absurd." Still, If the pro
fessor doesn't like It, he is at liberty
to use any of the other numerous kinds
on the market
matter so strongly, but all humane and donet ,f worth more than that done Id
discriminating people must and do 1116 summer time. For the ditches will
agree that the matlnz of nhysical or 0a flnd clean, the grade well
mental weaklings, and especially those rounded, and everything be made fa
affected with the so-called hereditary 70rabIe tor taking care of spring raln
diseases, Is strongly to be deprecated an1 freshets.
on grounds of humanity and expedien-1 Any ln0- of road work may be done
cy. No reflecting person desires the de- ln tno late fall, but any piece of work
generation of the race. But the con- begun should be well finished. There
temporary clamor over the matter by 18 nothing more annoying than to
people who put the question upon a travel all winter over frozen lumps of
purely animal basis will lead to noth- earth on a half finished road.
ing save the disinclination of most per- Grass and weeds should be mowed
sons to discuss It at all. There can be or burned, so that snow will not drift
no proper objection to necessary plain among them on the road, nor weed
speaking, but there can be and there seeds be scattered over the surround
is an objection to continual harpinp on tag fields; and culverts should be put
a subject which is perfectly familiar to In place that the ditches may drain
everybody already. Nobody defends better ln the spring,
the mating of the unfit. The marriage Roads can be advantageously worked
of consumptives, for Instance, Is ob- In the fall, particularly those through
viously wrong and undesirable. But low places, as they are usually dry at
the evil results of such a marriage can- that time. Everything Is in favor of
not be emphasized because everybody fall road work if It Is done right.
Is fully aware of them "already. The Horses and men work more easily and
whole thing, in a few words, Is the re- the road machinery is used to better
discovery by people who are always advantage. Besides, the work Is done
making such discoveries that two and at a time when it does the most good,
two make four. The world has known I for the roads are thus prepared for he
It all along and to vociferate It ln the succeeding spring, when good roads
market place does not make It either are badly needed,
new or interesting. aii road work has Its disadvan
tages, though, to the famer, for at that
Noah Webster, who was somewhat of time of the year his labor Is needed
a reformer In bis day, would be grati- at home, preparing the land for the
fled, no doubt, were he living, by the next year's crop, or saving the cron
compliment oi commence paia to mm wmcn nas Just been harvested. Farm
by the House committee on appropria- Stock and Home.
tions, which has Inserted a paragraph
in the appropriation bill providing that
the government printing office "shall
follow the rules of orthography estab
lished by Webster or the other general
ly accepted dictionaries of the English
language." This bill, when passeu by
the House and approved by the Presi
dent, will put an end to the feel'ng of
public unrest which has prevailed since
the difference of opinion expressed by
. S. F. Sharp
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Only First-class Hotel in i
I the City.
A New York Judge has rendered the
opinion that It is no crime to hug a girl
on a doorstep. Without touching upon
the legality of the operation there are
men who will cling to the opinion that
it Is exceedingly dangerous If the girl's
father happens to be largo and husky.
The Postofllce Department wants bet
ter roads for its rural carriers, better
mall transportation on American ships
and safe steel ears for clerks In the
railway mall service. It ought to have
all of these things. The work of the
department In preventing frmuls hn
become Increasingly effective, and It
may well be carried still further. It Is
one of the most useful agencies on the
side of sound public morals, Just as tho
whole great postal system of dissemi
nating knowledge Is a priceless stimu
lus to national intelligence.
The fact that eight of the eleven
members of the new French cabinet are
or have been Journalists demonstrates
anew the Importance of this profession
In France. It is the aveuue to dis
tinction, as the bar is In England and
the United States. The personal ele
ment In tho French journals is of
course the reason. The leading articles
are signed, and a man may make a rep
utation through them In a few weeks,
whereas the English or American Jour
nalist may write thousands of brilliant
leaders and remain unknown. Which
of the two systems Is the better Is a
difficult question to decide, although
many hold that the anonymous system
Is the more likely to secure a solid,
well-balanced and responsible press.
Novelists, some of whom may never
have owned a dress coat, used to be
fond of drawing, ln their tales, a sharp
social distinction between persons who
"dressed for dinner" and those who
did not Now the editor of a British
medical Journal has been discussing
and commending from a hygienic point
of view the habit of dressing Tor din
ner. Every one knows that a change of
clothing is often refreshing. The Eng
lish, editor believes that th effect is
physical as well as mental, or physical
through the mental stimulus, and ad
vises that even the hard-working
clerk, the shopkeeper and the laboring
man cast off their workaday clothes
and put on clean clothing for the even
ing meal, when the toll of the day is
over.
Tree Along- Highways
In an Interesting address before a
meeting of the grange at Greece. N. Y,
Louncy Engineer J. Y. McClIntoek
ipoke on the many advantages of coun
try lire and the Importance of having
iood roads. Ho advocated hiiii.iino
(vide roads so that all vehicles could
Mfely pass. On the desirability of
having trees along the road he had
Mr. Roosevelt and Coneress In the mat- eollowing to Bay :
tpr nf tim ann nrnrriH Narnrniiv it u " e Know Hedges, small trees
not believed that the slight clash that and,busheB are not suitable along our
has gently disturbed the delightful re- "aua Decause or drifting snows, but
lnrlnns tintwepn the Presiripnt and Con- there are great trees which will erow
gress in this diversity of view will ex- UP hl8h and be a source of enjoyment
tend to more serious matters. It is auu ""-"iiuveness. I know that some
not feared that the painful disagree- (vl11 obJecti to trees because they will
ment which marred the administration to 801116 exteut reduce the productive
of President Andrew Johnson will be ncss of 8 strlP of. land within their
repeated or that the countrv will be la"feB- out as rar as I can learn
convulsed by another governmental 800(1 row or trees along a road will
wrangle. The acorn of dissent which make tbe fflrm more salable. Many of
has been born of so-called reform spell- your farms will be nought by people
lng will not be permitted to develop 110111 le clty1 and to them surely the
Into a sturdy oak of distrust and wrath. trees w111 be an advantage. There
Mr. Roosevelt has done what he could nouia not o dense rows of trees. Imt
to mend or to mar spelling, and he tuey anouiu be placed far enounh aoarf
still has It In his power by increased lo permit or run development of eacb
private correspondence to emphasize Clee' nere are certain trees In your
his convictions and repeat his conclu- town which many people look upon as
slons. It Is true that his messages personal rriends, and many drives and
will be printed ln the Congressional 'alK8 are taken to visit them and come
Record with the antiquated spelling, under their Influence,
i.i. t . i . i I .. ii. xi . a . . I Inn rtpliln nf X'... r... ,
um mere la Humce iu iue luuugui mat, I wl c urugiuna. as well ai
with the possible exception of the Pm England is the noble old trees
proofreaders, nobody will gloat over which connect ln one life the times of
his discomfiture ln the perusal of that JUr sturdy forefathers and the pres
medlum of communication. It is n'eas- ent- It requires time and care to "le
ant to contemplate the settlement of cure good trees, but they are worth
this minor controversy accompllnhed tne 0081 In creating the beautiful vis-
In a manner so tactful, graceful and ias wnicn are so effective in archil.
considerate, for, of course, ln this in- ture ,n making cooling shade and In
stance Mr. Roosevelt will courteously trlcate forms so refreshing to the body
yield to the wishes of Congress, Just and delightful to tho eye, iu ninkiua
in i i ... ... . 1 in J l . .
as lie win expect congress win in re
turn defer to him In other matters of
public policy.
wind breaks which are beneficial to
many crops and In transform I no- .
bleak, flat country into an enjoyable
living and looking place. With united
Would Not Sell III Ancestors. KUon you can Secure all the most at.
A plutocratic American of the last tractlve features which rich men and
century who had seen the green acres 8 "scire by lavish expenditure of
and stately castle of an Irish estate uloney lu tQe formation of parks and
sought out Its impecunious owner 1 au aua 10 the value of your
with an offer to buy. Lord Blank. fIooeriy-
eager enough to transmute his profit- An offhand du....i.
less lands luto pregnant gold, named a A humorous variation nt tJt i
considerable, but reasonable, price as able parent who figures in popular flc
one he would be willing to take. "Very tlon comes from th Phii,iii,i. r....
mm t ,.,i i.. .. . . " M..uC.L,uia ruo-
. km iic imager. It was evening, and while
mm n wie i.K-iuies gu wim lue uouse. the JOUng man was wnlrlno
n ii.i.. ..,. .t i.i., i I.-.I.I.. I . . ... w. iuc
.i.i.-i a u.uo 11-um.uu .us wuuouiii gin 0r his choice he made desperate
answered, "Yes, you can have the piet- attempts at conversation with the ulrl's
uves, except, of course, the family por- rather.
traits.' "Its the portraits I want." "whnt rin ,!, ... ,
said the other. "I wouldn't give a treatment of disease?" h i,!
erty Is not for sale under those con- "We'll." the old nHm.n i.i..
dltlous." said his lordship, turning on hponded, "for the sort you have the
his heel and walking away, to the as- outdoor treatment mht .n
& &UI
in summer, but at this season a quiet
tonlshment of the parvenu, who flung
a "Stuck up beggar!" after the re
treating figure.
parlor Is better."
I Love Yon.
A Danish paper compares "I love
you" ln many languages. Here are
some of them the Danish paper is our
only authority for their correctness.
The Chinaman says, "Uo ngal nl ;" the
Armenian, "Ge sireni es hez;" the Ara
bian, very shortly, "Nehabeeck ;" the
Egyptian, similarly, "N'aciikeb;" the
Turk, "Slsl sevejorum," and the Hin
doo, "Main tym ko pijar karyn." But
Not Straight Bnonarh.
"He's the ruler of that ward, isn't
lie?"
"Oh, no, he's the machine boss of the
vard."
'Well, 'machine' boss or ruler:'
vhat's the difference?"
"My friend, the word ruler gug-
,-ests something straight" Philadel
phia Tress.
Not Trua.
" 'Honest flsher folk you call them."
overwhelming is the declaration of love -emarked tae publisher. "You'll have
of an Eskimo, who tries to win the cho- :o change that"
sen one by the pleasing sound of the
dainty little word: "Unlviflgssaerntd-
luinalerflmajungnarslgujak."
We wonder that It never occurs to
a ripitnbnrff thnt ha asiiiM ntlKanl a l..
Like a good many other current dls- of favorabie attention by remaining
eoverles and gospels, the high-voiced Im. Every man in town would con
talk respecting the necessity for re- j gratulate him, and speak well of him.
Itrletlnjr the ritfht of marriage to phy- J aud ne!p umi emy way i
"What for?" demanded the author.
"Simply because it sounds ridiculous.
never knew a man who went fishing
:o be quite nonesfPhiladelDhia
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It Is estimated that about $1,000,000
n postal orders are sent from this
wuntry to Norway every year, mostly
is gifts to relatives and friends.
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