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. '.- . -. ! '.: -7-7 v . j- ! 'vn t . ' TELLTALEPI CTU R ES. Paintings That Have Done the Work of Detectives. BROUGHT CRIMES TO LIGHT. Instances of Where the Canvas of an . Artist Led to a Confession of Guilt. A Woman's Portrait and a Stolen Diamond Ornament. An artist who had suddenly become almost famous by his production of a painting exhibited at the Eoyal acad emy was one day called upon by a ' man whose visit was productive of the most extraordinary and undreamed of consequences, -' The picture represented a lonely stretch of beach, upon which the sea was beating in long, creamy rollers. In the foreground, bending over a dead body, was a man with a wild expres sion on his face and with a naked knife in his hand. A ship's boat, evi dently Just beached, was also in the picture, and by the side of the mur dered man was a bag of gold. The pic ture portrayed the advent of two cast aways upon a friendly shore. The one had murdered the other so that the treasure might be his. The painter's visitor was a gray hair ed, wild eyed man. "In heaven's name, sir," he gasped out, "how did you learn the dreadful story that you painted? I see you know all. I murdered my mate BUI to get the money that was his. I threw his body into the sea. I don't know .what Impulse led me to the academy. The first thing I-saw was your picture representing the scene that took place thirty years ago." Needless to say, the picture had been the outcome of Imagination. Yet mur ler will out, and the guilty conscience of the man who had killed his comrade for lust of gold had convinced him that the painting was no coincidence, V. (1 J- 1 .1 II.. A. I mm uuu wa luueeu me nccuai portrayal oi a dastardly and unwitnessed crime. There is probably no picture better known in England than "The Doctor," by Luko Fildos, yet there are proba , bly very few people aware of the fact , that that selfsame masterpiece was the means of bringing to light the per petration of a crime that would other wise never have been known. A certain doctor In a large town com mitted suicide, and among his papers was a letter which ran as follows: "I DVVU UUUQ Al A1UCO 4Ul IVl . The picture represents a medical man ' watching by the bedside of a child. It has so haunted me that I am going to take away my own worthless life and make a confession at the same time. iWhen Arthur's" his brother's "boy died I came into money that my dead brother had settled on him. lie died as all the world thought of acute pneu monia. Yet his life might have been saved had I acted, as FUdes' 'Doctor' Is eo evidently doing, with the use of all the skill that lay in my. power. I hastened the boy's end and so got the money. I can boar It no more." A well known artist was commission ed to paint the portrait of a lady in ex alted circles who boasted the posses sion of a most unique jewel in the form of a pendant. The lady was very anxious that this heirloom should bo included In her portrait The artist, of course, complied with her request. Shortly after the painting cad been completed a daring burglary was per petrated, with the result that the lady lost her heirloom, and no trace of the thief or thieves was forthcoming. Years passed by, and the lady gave up uu uupe oi ever eeeiug iuu yivcivua heirloom again. .Now, it bo happened that the artist who had painted the portrait of the lady mentioned had occasion to travel In India. In the course of his wanderings he came to Bombay and, as every visitor to that place does, strolled through the native bazaar. Suddenly his attention was riveted by a piece of jewelry in a jeweler's shop that seemed familiar to him. It was a diamond and ruby pendant Where had he seen it before? He ran- 1. . t.1 1 . ...... 1 trmrm. BUC&eu 1119 UrUlil, UUl tUUlU UUt ICIUWU- ber. , lie returned to his hotel and hap pened to take from his. portfolio a sketch of the portrait he had made years ago of tho lady with the pendant. In a moment the enigma was solved. The piece of jewelry he had seen was the peculiar pendant that his fair sit ter had been so anxious ho should in clude In his portrait. He hurried off to the chief of police and told that worthy what ho suspect ednamely, that the bazaar he had visited contained the long lost Jewel of the English ludy. Inquiries were at ouco set on foot with extraordinary re sults. Tho jeweler la the bazaar con fessed to having given years ago a - qulto insignificant sum for the Jewel, which ho had bought from a stable man in tho employ of a neighboring . ... - 1.1.... . n a osMirvtif rajUIi. XlltJ BlUUllHUUU U OVUfc v and turned out to bo none other than a famous English cracksman who had apparently turned honest hut who, nevertheless, confessed to having been the thief of the jewel that had been o miraculously discovered. Pearson's Weekly. , "I am coluj: to embark In some sort , of business and want to know whether - you think there is much money u movlnc pictures V There was for a fellow who moved u half doaen of ours," said the flat ; dweller. "Ho charged us $10." St. Louis Star. ' TELEPHONE LINE Officers Elected and Constitution Adop ted for Line No. 22. Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. Jouucrt At a recent meeting of farmers who are patrons of Telephone Line No. 22, constitution and by-laws were adopted and the following officers eleoted; J. F. Zerba, president; H. A. Barrett, secretary and treasurer; K. E. Stew art, vice-president; E. J. Zerba, J. G. Martin and Reed Hill, trustees. In addition to the constitution the fol lowing by-laws were adopted: By-Laws. Article 1. Eaoh member shall pay to the Treasurer the sum of dollars to be used for purohasing wire and materials for said line after poles are set; and in addition thereto each n9H ber desiring a telephone eL.aH pay to the Treasurer the oost of said tele phone and necessary expenses of put ting the telephone in plaoe. Article 2. The price of eaoh pole set shall be rated at oents eaob pole, and the amount plaoed to the oredit of enoh member in proportion to the number of poles furnished and set. and at the final adjustment of all aooounts between the members, t lie member fnrnisbing more tlnn bis proportion of poles shall be allowed a rebate on eaob pole furnished beyond tbe required amonut at the rate above specified, and eaob member not tar nishing bis proportion of poles shall be assessed for eaob and every pole necessary to make his proportion equal to tbe other merabeis. Provided, that where poles of extra size and length are required in order to elevate the wires so "as to esoape the effects of electric light wires, or for any other purpose, tbe member furnishing suoh poles shall be credited with the actual cost necessary for tbe erection of snob poles. , Artiole 8 After all tbe assessments made have been oolleoted and rebates and expenses paid, the surplus money on hand aud not needed for tbe use of the company shall be refunded to the members in amounts that will equal ize tbe expenses of eaob member, taking into consideration tbe cost of instruments furrished and the cost of putting them in tbe proper position. Artiole 4. No person shall be al lowed tbe nse of a telephone for more than five minutes at any one time. Any person or persons nsirig tbe telephone who shall refuse to cease talking at tbe- expiration of five min utes, when requested to do so by any member wishing to uso the line, shall be fined the sum of ten oents for eaob and every offense. Artiole 5 Common . conversation shall not be permitted when tbe nee of tbe line is required for the trans mission of business messages, and it shall be the duty of all members to see that tbe provisions of this artiole are rigidly enforoed. Artiole 6 No member shall allow the use of his telephone ftee of charge to any person not a stockholder exoept it be a member of his family, bis part ner in business, his employe or guest who is actually visiting his family, or a member of another liue, who has free exchange with this liue, and then only to a stockholder. Any member wbo shall violate any of tbe provisions of this article shall be charged with the fall amount of tbe message so permitted. Artiole 7. Any member of any other company having free exohange with this line who shall request to be switched on to this line for the pur pose of sending a message for some other person, not a member of this or some interchanging line, in bis own name, shall he charged with tbe full amount of the message, and on his re fusal to pay the same he shall be de nied the further use of tbe line. Artiole 8. No person shall be add ed to the present number of stock holders without a two-thirds vote of all the members of the oompauy. Artiole 0. No abusive, profane or obsoene language shall be permitted to pass over the line. Any person so offending shall be fined the sum of one dollar and shall be deprived of the further use of tbe line until the fine is paid. Artiole 10. No person shall be al lowed to take down a reooiver for the purpose of listening to a message pass ing over tbe line. Any person- per sisting in the violation of this rule shall be dealt with as the oompauy shall deem most just. The New Magazine. The iuitiul nnmbor of the Paoiflo Homesecker, will be issued iu March and will contain the most' complete authentic description of Paoiflo Coast conditions iu California, Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho, and other Paoiflo Const states, ever published in any magazine. If you want to know all about this wonderful country, seud 25 oouts iu silver for this special issue, or better still, send 11.50 for a full years subscription, to the Cali fornia Homeseokers Ass'n., 225 Ex change bldg., Loe Angeles, California. Improved Wheat Lands. ' -We can supply you with improved wheat laud, good Boil, on easy terms, at 1 25 to (35 per aore. These lauds are improving every year and artTnow as good as your lands were a few years ago whiob are now selling at 60 to $100 per acre. These lands will soon be selling at $50 to $60 per tore. Buy now and don't regret having waited. If yon had bought land in your vioin ity several years ago, yon would now be rich. For further particulars, ad dress Jay-Hay den Realty oompauy, Liud. Wash. BANNER SALVE tit most h.nlina salve In ths world. CHOICE PROPERTY FOR SALE Bargains Which are Offered by the Athena Land Company. ' Farm Lands. 705 An estate of 480 acres of the finest land in Umatilla county. Abun dant water supply hotandoold water ten room house modern and well appointed. About 40 aores of good alfalfa land. The farms adjaoeut to this are all selling for $100 per aore. This plaoe can be had for $85 per aore if taken at onoe, If you want a borne let us show you this immediately. 700560 aores of fine wheat land good water eight room house good barn and out houses plaoe highly improved on the railroad and only one mile from the station. $65 per nnrn. .. City Property. 605 $1100 for a nine room honse in Athena two blocks from Main street and half block from tbe school building. Yon oan not buy tbe mat erial in the hoase for what we ask for tho entire plaoe. If yon have something to sell or trade tell us about it. It will not hurt either of us and it may be an advan tage to both of us. . ATHENA LAND CO. Box 274. Phone 355. The Athena Land company have a splendid bargain to offer in a band- some 7-room bouse, plastered through cut, wired for eleotrio lights, desira ble looation in Athena, two lots, barn and outbuilding, for $1,200. Saved From Awful Peril. "I never felt so near my grave," writes Lewis Chamblin of Manohester Ohio, "as when a frightful oough and lung trouble pulled me down to 115 pounds in spite of many remedies and the best dootors. And I am alive to day is due solely to Dr. King's New Disoovery, whiob completely cured me. Now I weigh 160 pounds and oan work hard. It also cured my four ohildren of croup." Infallible for oougbs and oolds, its the most cer tain remedy for lagrippe asthma, des perate lung trouble and all bronohial afieotions, 50o and $1. A trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In me County Court of tbe State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In tbe matter of tbe estate of Adele St . Dennis, deceased. Notioe is hereby given to all persons whom it may conoern : that F. S. Le Grow, administrator of the estate of Adele St. Dennis,' deoeased, baa filed his final account and report in the administration of said estate with tbe clerk of tbe above entitled court, and tbat the the county, Judge, by or der duly made and entered has ap pointed Monday the 21st day of Feb tuary A. D. 1910, at the bonr of 2 o'clock in the afternoon as tbe time, and tbe County Court house at Pendle ton in said County and State, as the place, where any and all objections and exceptions to the said final ac count and report will be heard and tbe settlement thereof made. Ibis notioe 2H ! .1 1.1 - 1, 1 . Friday tbe 21st day of January A. D. 1910, until Friday the 18th day of February A. D. 1910, onoe'eaoh week for four successive weeks. Dated this tbe 21st day of Januaiy, A. D. 1910. ..P. S. Le Grow, Administrator, Peterson & Wilson, Att'ys. 53 C Here's a Snap. , A 640 acres diy land ranch for sale oheap, if bought before Maroh 1st. 1910. Have option and oan sell oheap. Will guarantee 50 per cent a year on your . money in raise in value, besides guarantee 10 per cent interest on crop. Write oonoerning this ranch and learn particulars. Midvale Real Estate and Loan Co.,' Midvale, Idaho. President Helps Orphans. Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the president of tbe Indus trial and Orphan's Home at Macon, I Ga., who writes: "We have used Eleotrio Bitters in this institution for nine years. It has proved a most ex cellent medioine for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. We regard it as one of tbe best family medicines on earth." It invigorates all vital organs, purifies tbe blood, aids digestion cre ates appetite. To strengthen and build up pale, thin, weak children or rundown people it has no eqnal. Best for female complaints. Only EOo. at all druggists. Won't Need a Crutch. When Editor J. P. Sossman, of Cor nelius, N. C, bruised bis leg badly, it started an ugly sore. Many salves and ointments proved worthless. Then Buoklen's Arnioa Salve healed it thor oughly. Nothing is so prompt and sure for Uloers, ' boils, burns, trnises, cuts corns, sores, pimples, eczema or piles. 25 oents at all druggists. Notice to Farmers. I will stand at my plaoe, S miles northeast of Athena, an Oregon bred Mammoth Jaok. This animal is a prize winner. He took first prize at both tbe Pendleton and Walia Walla fairs and took first in sweepstakes in 1909. He is a registered Jack, six years of age. Terms right. Address J. M. Swaggart, ft. F. D. No. 2, Wes ton Oregon. 2mo. Took All His Money. Often all a man earns goes to doo tors or for medicine, to cure a stom aoh, liver or kidney trouole tbat Dr. King's New Life Pills would quiokly oure at slight cost. Best for dyspepsia, indigestion, billionsuess, constipation, jaundioe malaria and dotility. 25o at all drnggists. For Sale. Some artioles still remain, which we wish to sell, and application may be made to R. C. Walker regarding same. A good reliable horse with buggy and harness. A fine family outfit. Water power washer at a bargain. Kitohen table, a snap. Also several empty eoonomy fruit jars. Ellis B. Harris. For Sale. 402 aores of riob heayv soil plenty of moistuie 7 miles from Condon county seat of Gilliam oounty and a railroad town. Horses, harness, machinery, blacksmith shop eto goes with the plaoe. $33 per acre, one-third cash, good terms. Write Box 125 Condon, Oregon. Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. A. O. Dammood, Pastor. Sunday services: Sunday school at 10 a.m.; preaching service 11, Ep worth League devotional service 6:30, prettohiug service 7:30. Ladies Aid Sooiety every Wednes day afternoon at 1 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7 :30 p. m. EXECUTORS NOTICE. In tbe County Court of the State of Oregon, fot Umatilla County. In the matter of the Estate'of Thomas J. Kirk, deoeased. - Notice is hereby given that we have been appointed execntors of tbe last will of Thomas J. Kirk, deoeased, by order of tbe above entitled Court and have duly qualified; all persons having claims against tho estate of tbe de ceased are hereby notified to present them, with proper vouchers, to us at tbe First National Bank of Athena, in Athena, Umatilla oounty, Oregon, within six months from this date. Dated February 11, 1910. Edward Koontz, Marion Jaok, ' ExeontorB. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the .Estate of John Mclntyre, Deoeased. ' ' . " Notioe is hereby given to 'all per sons whom it may conoern tbat Hugh Mclntyre, executor of the last will and testament of John Mclntyre, deoeased, has filed his final account with the Clerk of the above entitled court and that the county judge, by order duly made and entered, has appointed Mon day the 21st day of March A. D. 1910, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. as tbe time and the oounty pourtbonse at Pendleton as tbe plaoe where all ob jections and exceptions to the said final acoount will be heard and the settlement there of made This notioe will appear in tbe Athena Press from Friday the 1 8th day of February A. D. 1910, to Friday the 18th day of Maroh A. D. 1910. Hugh Mclntyre, executor. Peterson & Wilson, Attorneys for Executor. Choice Wheat Farm For Sale. 800 acres, 2 miles from Helix; fair improvements; fine well. Prioe, $50, 000. Leased to 1912. ' Easy terms. John A. Gross, 814 Boyer avenue, Walla Walla, Wash. 2mo Stallion for Sale. I offer for sale the well known Shire stallion "Cute Glory." He is in the prime of life and first class condition. 4t Ed. Ringle, Helix, Ore. Professional S. P. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all . calls, both night and day. Calls promptly answered, Offloe on Third Street, Athena Oregor G.S.NEWSOM.M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Calls answered promptly night or day". V. R. BILYEU, Dentist Athena, Oregon Office in Post Building. Hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. PETERSON & WILSON - Attomeys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon WATTS & NEAL Attorneys-at-Law , Athena, Oregon. - Freewater, Oregon THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL I X J. E. FROOME, prop. i " w Only First-class ilotel in i the City. Ml - t I THE ST. NICHOLS X 1 ibe only one tfcat can accommodate t Can be leoomended for IU elean and commercial traveler. ''Iff veil ventilated rooroi. :Coa. M&iit asd Third, AtiMt.Or. OFFICERS - . KOEPKE. President. A. B. M'EWEN, Vice-President. F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, EDW. E. KOONTZ, Ass't Cashier. DIRECTORS . H. KOEPKE, F.S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, A. B. McEWEN, EDW. E. KOONTZ. "1 WATIOMAI ,;;- : . OF ATHENA CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000. .... .SURPLUS, $35,000 : The Squirrel's bank is a bole in an oak tree. The little animal . 1 shows its wisdom by keeping a bank account to tide him, over tbe sea- B son when food is soaroe. Are you as wise as a sqnineP 21 c3w22StfSZ3 r If If IB UMrvn".:. I:.' ..( i. - .IK !;'.!.! . Carl Christian HIP f ig$5 isrM Everything First Claud - Ho d arn and Uji-todate SOUTH ' SIDE MAIN STREET i ATHENA ESTABLISHED 1865 5 Preston-Parton Milling Company : BEAUTY ! Flour is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in the latest and best equipped mill in the west, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home k industry. Your grocer sells American Beauty for aok I Merchant Millers.and Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. JOB PRINTING- Neat Workmen 1 Faat, Modern Presses High Grade Stock A Better Piano for Less cTHoney." . Eilers.' Home of the Glorious Chickering, Weber Kimball, Hobart M. Cable, -And other good Pianos. EILERS PIANO HOUSE. PENDLETON, ORE. PORTLAND, ORE. WALLA WALLA, WASH. Are You Looking for BARGAINS In Choice Farm Lands If so I oan supply your wants, as I carry the largest list of choice tracts in western Whitman County. Bang ing from 80 to 1500 aores. Prioes $25 to $40 per aore according to looation and im provements. Buy now and take ad vantage of a raise of from $10 to $20 per aore in tbe next two years. If in terested write me. George W. Taylor, La Crosse, Wash. THE QUELLE RESTAURANT i. " GOOD THUS TO EAT WELL SERVED GUS LAFONTAINE. PROP Pendleton, Or. r TROY LAUNDRY O: For GOOD WORK HENRY KEENE, Agent. KEENE'S ' , - .Barber Shop. tllIOItllfli Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing, Massage v for Face and Scalp. tltlCBBCIltItlf HOT BATHS. IBICIf)llf)aliB i Shop North Side Main Street. 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