"IN 'THE HOUR OF DEATH."
A Not on the Authorship of a Well
Known Poem.
The question Is often asked In news
papers and magazines, "Who wrote
the poem beginning 'In the hour of
fleath, after this life's whim?"
The answer Is given that nothing is
known of the author. It is true this
poem was published with only the ini
tials of the writer in the University
Magazine in 1879. But I hold the
manuscript of the poena, and I have
also Blackmore's letter that accompa
nied it. Blackmore has been so long
dead I do not feel that there can be
any harm in giving his letter to the
publiq. I subjoin an exact copy of it;
also of bis poem.
AGNES E. COOK.
"Teddn., Jan. 5, 1879.
"My Dear Sir Ilavlng lately been
at the funeral of a most dear relation,
I was there again (in a dream) last
night and heard mourners sing the
lines inclosed, which impressed me so
that I was able to write them without
change of n word this morning. I
never beard or read them before to
my knowledge. They do not look so
well on paper as they sounded. But
If you like to print them hero they are,
only please do not print my name be
yond initials or send me money for
them. With all good wishes to Mrs.
Cook and yourself, very truly yours,
"R. D. BLACKMORE.
"K. Cook Esqre LL. D."
Domlnus lllumlnatlo mea.
I.
In tho hour of death, after this life's
whim,
When the heart beats low, and the eyes
grow dim,
And pain has exhausted every limb,
The lover of the Lord Bhall trust In him.
II.
.When the will has forgotten the lifelong
aim,
And tho mind can only disgrace Us famo,
And a man Is uncertain of his own name,
The power of tho Lord shall nil this
frame. .
III.
When tho last sigh Is heaved and the last
tear shed,
And the coffin is waiting besldo the bed,
And the widow and child forsake tho
dead,
The angel of the Lord shall lift this head.
IV.
For even the purest dollght may pall;
Tho power must fall, and the pride must
fall,
And the love of the dearest friends grow
small,
But tho glory of tho Lord Is all in all.
It. D. B. in Momorlam M. F. Q.
London Athenaeum.
SUMMONS
In the Juetioe's Court for the Dietriot
of Pendleton, County of Umatilla,
State of Oregon.
Thomas W. Mnrrell, Plaintiff,
vs.
Simon Sharp, Defendant.
To Simon Sharp, the above named
Defendant, in the name of the State
of Oregon :
You are hereby notified and required
to appear and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff filed against you iu the
above entitled court and cause, on or
before .he 26tb day of November,
A.D., 1909, whioh said date is the
last day of the time prescribed Id the
order for publication of this summons;
and you will take notice that if yon
fail to so appear and answer the said
complaint, or otherwise plead thereto,
within said time, judgment will be
taken against you for thn sum of six-
tv-two (862.25) dollars and twenty-Hve
cents, according to the prayer of plain
tiff's complaint; for the costs ana ais
bnrsements of this aotion and for an
order of sale of aay personal property
attaohed in this aotion.
Thin summons is published pursuant
tn an order of the above entitled court
duly made ou the 11th day of Ootober
A. D., 1909, and will be published in
the Athena Press pursuant to said or
der, the first publication to be made
on Friday the 15th day or uotooer,
A. D., 1909.
Joe H. Parkes,
Justice bf the Peace,
Peterson & Wilson,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
DISCIPLINE.
Tho Way Binks Tried It on Hit Six-months-old
Baby.
Binks had sent Mrs. Blnks on a visit
to her mother, and ho was on the job
with tho six-months-old baby.
In tho night the baby woko and
cried. Blnks looked at his watch-three-quarters
of an hour till bottle
time, lie said to himself:
"Lot him yell. He's a healthy little
Indian, and ho must bo disciplined."
Theu Binks tried to sleep.
But Blnks couldn't sleep. Every cry
grew moro pathetic and abused and
heartsick and discouraged. Each cry
said moro and moro plainly: "I Lave
no friends or relatives. I'm unhappy
and uncomfortable and want somo ono
to bo good to mo."
But Blnks, tho stubborn nud stiff
nocked, stuck it out, though each cry
stabbed him clear through.
Flually (maybo ho set it forward a
bit who knows?) Blnks' watch an
nounced tho nrrlval of bottle time. IIo
went to tho icebox for tho food, heated
it and took it to his now faintly sob
bing infant son,
But tho infant son could not take tho
bottle. IIo choked ou tho first swal
low, then put up his hands and re
newed his wordless plea to the big
man bo could seo dimly through bis
nnrs.
Then that father said, "Discipline be
linmrod!" Mavbc. though, it wasn't
"hanged" he said, but tho vowel sound
la rlirhr. anyway. He took up that
Imbv. and the baby Btuck to his daddy
llko fly paper. Further attempts to lay
him down were futile. He wauted no
food but heart food, no milk but that
of human kindness. So tho big man
laid that baby beside him" on tho pil
low; the baby put ono rose petal hand
to his father's stubby cheek, gavo a
long, quivering, satisfied sigh and slept
for six unbroken hours.
As Blnks lay there, afraid to stir lest
ho disturb tho little ono and feeling
llko a horse thief because he had let
tho love hungry infant cry his heart
out, he repeated frequently:
"Discipline bo hanged!" Chicago
News. -
She Wat Willing.
IIo-Do you know that as long as I
have knowu you I have never seen you
dressed iu white? She Indeed! Are
you, then, so partial to the color? IIo
-Not exactly that, but whenever I seo
a girl dressed in whlto I am always
tempted to hiss her. She-Will you
excuso me for a quarter of an hour?
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA
No. 4516.
AT
Athena, m the State of Oregon,
at the
Close of Business Nov. 16 '09
RESOURCES,
Loans and discounts
Ovurdmfls secured and unsecured
U n bonds to secure circulation
llitirlu uwiirlttpR. nt.
hniiKn ftirnlt.ura flxturnft
Duo from Htate and Private Banks
and Han iters. Trust uompames
tirwl KtivtnirH ItiinUa.
linn from nnr'v'd reserve nirents.
ChuckH and other Cash Items
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cunts,
Hpccle
Itt'd nrn luna wmi u ireuaurei
(5 per cent ol circulation)
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In
ZM 002 10
1H0I1
12 600 00
2 41)8 83
1000000
1 571 &5
80 100 87
20 00
m 4i
17 008 85
625 00
$ 367 516 16
Surplus fund
Undivided profits, less expenses and
T.HX('N U1L1U
National tank notes outstanding
Duo to other National Banks
Due to Btate and Private Hanks
and Kankern
$MO00O0
80 0UU0U
112AI95
12 50000
16 205 16
2 213 03
Individual deposits subject to chock 1K3 37
llnmillll 1'nrt. ItliULll'H Of (HM)OHll
Cashier's chucks outstanding
81 205 76
5100
Total 9 367 516 16
State of Orouon , tH8
I W U loHi-Aur I'llHIllOr HI ILLHIVU-IIUIUUU
bunk ' do solemnly Hwear that the above Htate-
' . ii i ... . 1. ..mil ula u tirl
incut is true to me "im ui my nnuiis
Hiili'm-i-llM-d and sworn to before me this 10th
day of Nov., imi, v V S ,i iin
CoititKCT-Attest: P. H. Preston,
Kdw.E. Koontz,
T. J. Kirk.
Dlrectori
Are You Looking for
BARGAINS
In Choice Farm Lands
tf sn I can suddIv your wauts. as I
tho laroest list of choice traota
iu western Whitman County. Rang
log from 80 to 1500 aores. Prioes
$25 to $40
per nore-according to location and im
nrnvoments. Buy uow and take ad
vantage of a raise of from
$10 to $20
r,nr nor a in the next two sears. If in-
fv-
torestod write me.
Georce W. Taylor.
La Crosse, Wash.
Notice
Notice is given that subscriptions
will be received at the office of the
undersigned Company, or through
the Security Savings & Trust Com
pany, Trustee, Portland, Oregon,
:or S8oo.ooo.oo tirst Mortgage 6
per cent bonds of the Portland Ce
ment Company, of Portland, Ore
gon, i hese bonds are $500.00
each ; will be sold at- par or face
value, plus accrued interest. A
bonus of 100 oer cent common
stock of the Company will be given
with the bonds, to-wit : $500.00 or
stock with each $500.00 of bonds.
Subscriptions may also be ten
dered through either of the follow
ing named banks of the City of
Portland, to-wit:
Bank of California
Canadian Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Hibernia Savings Bank
Hartman & Thompson, Bankers
Ladd & Tilton Bank
Merchants National Bank
United States National Bank
or may be tendered through
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Athena, Oregon
The following well-known men
are the officers and directors and
more prominent stockholders of the
Portland Cement company :
Amaw Moore, President, ex-Gen. Mgr.,
Colorado Portland Cement Lo., uenver,
Colo. Ex-Gen. Mgr., Union Portland
Cement Co.. Osden.
Theo. B. Wilcox, Vice President, Pres.,
Portland Flouring Mills Co., Portland.
Alex. Nibley, Secretary, ex-Treas. Grande
Ronde Lumber CO., ferry ,uregon.
L. A. Lewis, Allen tc Lewis, Portland.
C. W. Nibley, Pres., Union Portland
r .... n iTinh.
liEfHCn WW.. ------
A. L. Mills, President, First National
Bank, Portland.
Jos.- N. Teal, Attorney, Portland.
W. F. Burrell, President, Burrell Invest
ment Co., Portland.
J. C Ainsworth, Pres., United States Na
tional Bank, Portland.
XXI W f-nT-rnw. Aitornev. Portland.
Geo. Lawrence, Jr., Manager Lawrence
Ur... rH . Portland.
Paul C. Bates, Manager Aetna Life In
surance Co., Portland.
Widt Miuni A name v. Portland.
Cut.. V.. Ladd. Pres.. Ladd Estate Co.,
VI ..I...... .
Andrew C. Smith, Pres., Uibernta
-
W. A. Gordon, Pres., IV. A. Gordon Lo
Portland.
E. L. Thompson, Hartman inompson,
Banters, Portland. , ,
Tom Richardson, Manager, Portland
Commercial Club, Portland.
T. W. Sullivan, Chief Eng., Portland
R. R., L. & P. Co., Oregon Lily.
John C. Cutler, ex-Oovernor state 01
Utah, Salt Lake Ltty. , .
John Pincree, Cashier, First National
Bank, Ogden.
Georce Romney, Vict Pres., Deseret Sav
ings Bank, Salt Lake City.
C. Leonardt, Pres., Southwestern Portland,
Cement Co., Los Angeles.
O. C. Beebe, Cashier, Zions Savings
Bank & Trust Co., Salt Lake City.
Thos. R. Cutler, Pres., Utah-Idaho Sugar
Co., Salt Lake City.
A document giving full particu
lars concerning the Portland Ce
ment Company and its bonds will be
mailed or may behad upon applica
tion to the
PORTLAND CEMENT CO.,
607-609 Lumbermens Building
Portland, Oregon.
OR
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Athena, Oregon
Didn't Believe In It.
Tho Squlre-That's a splendid horse,
Giles, I suppose you feed it dally
MtU punctuality.
Giles Naw, sur. None o yer noo
fangled foods vur me. Jusf'ay nud
oats-oats and ay.-l.ondon Telegraph.
Business.
Miss Coy (at the pardon rirty)-Lct
you Kiss me? Certainly not. I've only
known you nu hour. Mr, Hustler
'(looking at his watctO-Well. then, bup
peso I come around in an hour and a
ouiU'ter?-l!0Nton Transcript.
He that Is III to himself will b good
ta nobody .-Scotch Proverb.
(MotterVheefePs).
BJEE
We Will Attend
to Your
XIAS
WAITS
Satisfactorily.
3S53BS9
M otter-Wheeler Co.
Walla Walla Wash.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. A. O. Hammond, Pastor.
Sunday servioee: Sunday sohool at
10 a.m.; preaohlng service 11, Ep
worth League devotional service 6:30,
pleaching servioe 7:30.
Ladies Aid Society every Wednes
day afternoon 'at 1 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 7:30 p. m. -
Next Sabbath morning the pastor
.;n nrQi.h th flrnt of a series of ser-
Essential inings m u
mons on
evening be will give an illustrated
u- - 1 - ah a ma u 1111 ijih i n ununau i
La Crosse, Wash. B8""u " "
9 ti
KEENES
.Barber Shop.
Shaving, Haircutting,
Shampooing, Massage
for Face and Scalp.
HOT BATHS.
Shop North Side Main
Street. Athena. Ore.
,
We have a Complete Line of the Best
EAE
IEATEES
at Legitimate Prices
Also Superior Drills, Stubble Discs, Fanning Mills and
Smutters
A. BARRETT & CO.
Athena, Oregon
OFFICERS
T. J. KIRK, President,
D. H. PRESTON. Vice President,
F. S. Le GROW, Cashier,
EDW. E. KOONTZ, Ass't. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
T. J. KIRK F. S. Le GROW, D.
H. PRESTON, P. E. COLBERN,
EDW. E. KOONTZ.
FIRST
NATIONAL
1.
OF ATHENA
CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000 ...... SURPLUS, $30,000
A General Banking Business
conducted on Conservative Principles
THE QUELLE
RESTAURANT
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
WELL SERVED
GUS LAFONTAINE. PROP
Pendleton, Or.
TROY LAUNDRY
For
GOOD WORK
HENRY KEENE, Agent,
Professional
k F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
calls, both night and day.
Calls promptly answered. Offlce on Tblrd
Street, Athena Oregor
DR, SHORT, Dentist
Weston Oregon
Office over Cully's Grocery." Hours, 8:30
a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
PETERSON & WILSON
ttorneys-at-Law
Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon
WATTS & NEAL
Attorneys-at-Law
Athena, Oregon. - Freewater, Oregon
K O.
"A Better Piano for Less cTVIoney."
EUers.
Home of the
Glorious Chickereng,
Weber,
Kimball,
Hobart M. Cable,
And other good Pianos,
EILERS PIANO HOUSE.
PENDLETON, ORE. PORTLAND. ORE. WALLA WALLA, WASH.