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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1910)
.. A WINNING TRICK. Ho Lost All HI Bets and Mads Money by Doing So. The captain of one rather old and ' Blow steamer of years ago, finding that he would have to be a Jong time la China before he received a full cargo of tea and would have probably to re turn In ballast, began, to every one's astonishment, to say that, owing to the repairs that had been done to bis engines, he hoped to make a racing passage back to England. Then, still more to the astonishment of the cop tains of the fast steamers and the world at large, he commenced to back himself to make the fastest passage home. In such very considerable sums of money did be wager that people be gan to think there was something In it, and the merchants sent their tea almost entirely to bis ship, arguing that as the captain stood to lose 250 tho repairs to his steamer's engines had probably put him in a position to bet almost on a certainty. Of course the stearoor, whoss great est speed was eight knots an hour, ar rived in England weeks after the oth ers, and tho cn plain lost 250, but in stead of having to lie In China wait ing his chance of cargo coming in from the interior, a probable delay of weeks, he hnd cleared in a few days after his bets became known to the public with a full ship, thus recouping to bis owners, who, of course, paid bis betting losses, a considerable number of thousands of pounds profit Black wood's Magazine. A DANGEROUS TRAITOR. The Result of Pechantre's Plot to Kill the King. Probably no well meaning poet was ever more taken by surprise than was M. Fechantre, a gentle and mild man nered French dramatist of the seven teenth century, who was one day ar rested for high treason as be was peacefully eating his dinner at a vil lage inn. The landlord of the inn where he was in the habit of dining discovered on a table a piece of paper on which were written some unintelligible phrases and below in a plain, bold hand, "Here I will kill the king." The landlord consulted with the chief of police. Clearly this clew to a con spiracy ought to be followed up. The. person who had left the paper had al ready been remarked for his absent air and gleaming eye. That man was Pcchantre. The chief of police Instructed the landlord to send for him the next time the conspirator came to dinner. When Pechnntre was shown tho evi dence of his guilt ho forgot the awfuL charge against him and exclaimed: "Well, I am glad to see that paper. I have looked everywhere for it it is part of a tragedy 1 am writing, it is the climax of my best scene, where Nero is to be killed. It comes in here. Let me read it to you." And he took a thick manuscript from his pocket. "Monsieur, you may finish your din ner and your tragedy In peace," said the chief of police, and ho beat a hasty retreat Honest Mistake. Tho story is told of a little New England girl tho workings of whose Puritan conscience involved her in dlf Acuities on one occasion. She was studying mental arithmetic at school and took no pleasure In it. One day she told her mother, with much depression of spirit, that she had "failed again in mental arith metic," and on being asked wbnt prob lem had proved her uudolng she sor rowfully mentioned the request for the addition of "nine and four." "And didn't you know the answer, dear?" asked her mother. "Yes'm," said the little maid; "but, you know, we are to write the an swers on our slates, and before I thought I made four marks and count ed up, 'Ten, 'leven, twelve, thirteen,' and then, of course, I knew that wasn't mental, so I wrote twelve for tho answer to bo fair." The Cautious Kind. Before tho customer paid his bill the hotel stenographer tore several pages out of her notebook and banded them to him. "Only the notes of his let ters," she said to the next customer, "lie is one of the cautious kind. There nro not many like him. About once in six months somebody comes along who keeps such a watchful eye on his cor respondence that he won't even let a stenographer keep his notes. Of course it is nothing to us, and we always give them up when asked to. I dou't know what the cautious folk do with them. Destroy them, maybe. Anyhow, there is no record of foolish utterances left In tho stenographer's books." New York Sun. Little Worries. In Chestertou's "Tremendous Trifles" is this: A friend of mine who was vis iting a poor woman in bereavement ami casting about for some phrase of cousolntlon that should not be either insolent or weak said at last: "I think one can live through these great sor rows and even be the better. What wears oue is the little worries." "That's quite right, mum," answered the old woman, with emphasis, "and I ought to know, seeing I've had ten of 'em." Truth. In troubled waters you can scarce seo your face or see it very little till, tho water be quiet and stand still. So in troubled times you can see little', truth. When times are quiet and set-' tied, then truth appears. Selden. Itldlcnlo is the first and last argu ment of fools. Simmons. Send the Press to friend. ' SUMMONS. " In the Justices Court for the Distriot of Athena, oounty of Umatilla, state of Oregon. Homer I. Watts, Plaintiff ) vs. . r Summons. Anna Bergevin, Defend':. ) To Anna Bergevin, the above named defendant: In the name of the state of Oregon, yon are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled aotion within 42 days from the first publication ot this summons; service of this summons upon you being made by publication and if you fail to appear, answer or in any way plead in said aotion you will suffer judgment to be taken against you for the sum of 1225.00 for damages done by you to property be longing to and in the possession of the plaintiff, by yoa willfully and wrong folly trespassing upon plaintiff's prop erty, town lots 13 and 14, section 10 and lots 8 and 4 section 15, all in T. 3, N. R. 35, E. W. M. Same trespass being committed on or about the 25 of April, 1910, and further for cost and disbursements of this aotion This summons is served upon you by publication pnrsuant to an order made out and entered by the above entitled Court in opon court, on May 19, 1910 and said summons shall be published in the Athena Press beginning on Fri day, May 27, 1910, and appearing onoe a week for 6 consecutive weeks, the last publication being on Friday, July 8, 1910. Given under my hand, this 19 day of May, 1910. B. JB. Richards, Jostioe of tho Peace, Homer I. Watts, Atty. for Plaintiff. Notice of Sale. Jaokson Nelson will sell all of the personal property belonging to K. J. Boddy's estate at private sale: 2 movable houses, J wagon, 1 buggy, 1 span horses and harness, 1 saddle horse, 1 paddle, 1 single harness. Terms: All sales for less than $50 to be cash ; all above for cash or secur ed notes, payable in 8 months. Sales made at any time. President Helps Orphans. Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the president of the Indus trial and Orphan's Home at Macon, Qa., who writes: "We have used Eleotrio Bitters in this institution for niue years. It has proved a most ex cellent medioino for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. We regard it as one of tbe best family medicines ou earth." It invigorates all vital organs, purifies tbe blood, aids digestion ore ates appetite. To strengthen and build up pale, tbin, weak children or r'uudown people it has no eqnal. Best for female complaints. Only BOo. at all druggists. THE CRASH OF WORLDS. A Scientifio Theory Concerning the End of Our Planet. Credulous individuals who are al ways fearful that some of the ends of tho world predicted by sensational prophets nioy prove to be true will find considerable comfort in the asser tion of Professor Lowell that there is good scientific evidence for the belief that mankind will have many years' warning of tho great catastrophe that Is destined to put an end to all .things on this planet. According to Professor Lowell's statements, there is somewhere within the remoto confines of space a great mass of matter once a world, but now dead that Is hurling Itself to ward our sun. In time It Is certain to reach the goal to which it is tend ing, and when the two come together the globe ou which we live is destined to censo to exist. Fortunntcly for our peace of mind, there is at tho present moment no such dead world within dangerous proximity, and yet any day it may appear. Any day the morning papers may announce that oue of these dark bodies has come within the reach of the telescope that it may readily be seen by the light of the sun reflected upon It. Whilo It would theu be certain that the end of tho world was in sight, there would still be ample time In which to prepare for the inevitable. If the'fir&t view of tho intruder was caught at tho eleventh magnitude it could scarcely come much nearer without being detected-it would not be until twenty-seven years later that it would becomo vlsiblo to the naked eye, end three years more would elapse before It appeared to us as equal in size to a first magnitude star. Iu two years and three mouths more It would have come as near to us as Jupiter, and by that time it would be far the brightest star in the sky. In fact, its effect upon the world would already be felt. Our seasous would change, and the days would grow long ger. Finally, just 143 days later, those who were still alive would wit ness the beginning of the end. The strnugor would uot strike the earth, but would pass so dose lu its dash to the .sun that the earth would turn aud follow uutll together they would drop silently iuto the suu. Brooklyn Eagle. Improved Wheat Lands ' We can supply you with improved wheat land, good soil, on easy terms, at 125 to $35 peraore. These lauds are improving every yoar and are now is good as your lands were a few years ago which are now selling at $80 to $100 per acre. These lands will soon be selling at $50 to $60 per aore. Buy now and don't regret having waited. If you bad bought land in your vicin ity several years ago, you would now be rioh. For further particulars, ad dress Jay-Hayden Realty company, Lind, Wash. '. Here's a Snap, A 640 acres diy land ranch for sale oheap, if bought before March 1st. 1910. Have option and can sell oheap. Will guarantee 50 per cent a year on your money in raise in valne, besides guarantee 10 per cent interest on crop; Write concerning this ranch and learn particulars. Midvale Real . Estate and Loan Co., Midvale, Idaho. Won't Need a Crutch. When Editor J. P. Sossman, of Cor nelias, N. O., bruised bis leg badly, it started an ngly sore. Many salves and ointments proved worthless. Theu Bueklen's Arnioa Salve healed it thor oughly. Nothing is so prompt and sure for Ulcers, boils, burns, truises, outs corns, sores, pimples, eczema or piles. 25 cents at all druggists. A cynical old bachelor who firmly believes that all women have some thing to say on all subjects recently asked a female friend: "Well, madam, what do you hold on this questlou of female suffrage r To which the Indy responded calmly: "Sir. I hold my tongue." Soaked. , "What time Is it!" "I don't know." ! , "Isn't your watch golngr "Worse it's gone."-Cleveland Lead- For Sale A new 5-room Irouse in Milton; or will exohauge for Athena property. For partioulais, see Emery Achillea. Atheua. THE MOST SCIENTIFIC WATCH To be had in the County H H Hill, Jeweler, Athena. Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls, both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Office on Third oireei, Ainena oregor G. S. NEWSOM, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Calls answered promptly night or day. Office in DePeatt Building; Residence op posite M. . Church. V. R. BILYEU, Dentist Athena, Oregon Office in Post Building. Hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. PETERSON & WILSON Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon WATTS & NEAL Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Freewater, Oregon Dr. G. S. .Newsom has opened offices in the DePeatt building. Diseases of wo men and children a specialty. Residence opposite M. E. Church. Mark G. 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NICHOLS Is tbe only one that can accommodate commercial travelers. Iff Can be i ecomended for Us clean and wen veniuaiftQ rooms. Cob. Mais and Third, ATHXNA.Or. t 51449. OSCOU " Thoroughbred Imported PERCHERON STALLION OFFICERS . S. Le GRO W, President, H. KOEPKE Vice-President, B. B. RICHARDS, Casheir, E. A. ZERBA, Ass't Cashier. DIRECTORS H. KOEPKE, F. S. Le GROW, S. F. WILSON, E. E. KOOUTZ. M. L. WAITS. '1 SMTIO&ML BAWIrfc - 1 OF ATHENA CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000 ...... SURPLUS, $35,000 Arrangements have been consummated between this bank and tbe Western Union Telegraph Company for tbe transfer of mouey by telegraph. For this purpose the Bank has been appointed an agent of the -Company. L. 1 I ii r -f TYJT v ft, tt" ii mi Carl Christian P Everything- First Class - Mo d ern - and Up-to-date SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET ATHENA Special Prices for a Limited Time Pat. Suction Plates, $12. Non-Suction Plates $10, Front or anterior crowns of heayy 22 K gold $5.00. Molar & Bicuspid C'ns $6 Silver fillings 50c and up; Hnlri $1 in Comat CfV. Cleaning free, when other Dental work is done hv me. Call for free examination and estimate; work guaranteed DR. V. R. BILYEU, - - Post Building, Athena. w '5EETHATS1CTIIPI Wall Paper Paints, Oils, Glass House Sign and Carriage Painting . E. T. Kidder, McArthur Building City Etfieat Market WM. JAMIESON, Prop. NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET The Best Meat to be found in Town. Come and see me. I will treat you right. VVM. JAMIESON, ATHENA, OREGON Are You Looking for BARGAINS In Choice Farm Lands If so I can supply your wants, as I carry the largest list of choice tracts in western Whitman County. Rang ing from 80 to 1500 a ores. Prices $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 acre in tbe next two yeara. If in tereBted "write mo.' George W, Taylor, La Crosse, Wash, Illl QUELLE RESTAURANT GOOD THUS TO EAT WELL SERVED GUS LAFONTAINE. PROP Pendleton. Or. smV SEASON OF 1910 Saturday evening to Tuesday noon, Ed Ringles place; Tuesday evening, John Tompkins; Wednesday evening, Sims Dickemon; Thursday evening to Saturday noon, Athena. . ED RINGLE, Owner. TROY LAUNDRY For GOOD WORK HENRY KEENE, Agent. KEENE'S .Barber Shop. Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing, Massage for Face and Scalp. HOT BATHS. BltllIlll I Shop North Side Main Street. Athena, Ore.