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FLUNG MY LAND Amazing Grants of Territory to Royal Favorites. ALL OF CANADA ONCE A GIFT It Was Handed Over Bodily by Jame I. to Lord Stirling, Who Didn't Know Enough to Keep It The Hudson Bay Company's Famous Present. America has been freely parceled out In gifts since Columbus first set eyes upon the new world. Most of tbe Unit ed States territory has been at some time or other handed over to public and private companies. New York, for example, fifty years after It had been sold for something like $25 was pre sented with other lands to the Duke of York by his brother, the king, and the mime of the city is a witness this day to that transaction. The duke granted New Jersey to somebody else, and a few years before the king had carved out Maryland for Lord Baltimore. Pennsylvania was given to William Penn, the Quaker who founded the state, in payment, it is said, of a debt that Charles II. owed Pcnn's father, and the same monarch gave both North and South Carolina to eight London gentlemen who stayed at home, called themselves the lords proprietors and lived on the rents until the people re fused to pay any more and George II. took over the colonies. The story of Colonel Talbot at the be ginning of the last century is one of the romances of Canadian history. The colonel went out in 1793 as an nid-do-camp to the governor, and the founding of a colony became the ruling mission of his life. . IJo was trlvcn 100.- 000 acres, which grew later to KO.OOO. on condition that lie place a settler on every 200 acres. Today this territory is occupied by some of the most flour ishing towns in the Dominion, and at the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign Colonel Talbot, who was then still liv ing, was the recognized chief of twenty-eight towns, all of which had bean given to him years before as unoccu pied land. Prince Edward Island, covering 3,000 square miles and embracing such flourishing towns as Georgetown. Char lottetown and Princetown, was given away in 1707 to absentee proprietors i and was bought back again on the or ganization of the Dominion of Cana da for 100.000. The Canadian com pany, founded i:i 1S20, received a grant of l.OGO.WlO acres, and bought 2.300.000 more at the rate of half a crown an acre. The mention of the Hudson's Bay company recalls what js probably the most famous gift of territory in his tory. In 1070 Charles II. gave Prince Rupert by royal charter territory 200 or 300 miles wide around the eastern and southern shores of Hudson's bay, in addition to a vast empire of forest and prairie. "Rupert's Land," as the territory was called, ultimately stretch ed across Canada, from the Atlantic end of Hudson's strait to the shores of the Pacific. As rent for this ter ritory, covering 2.SO0.OO0 square miles, the company paid to the king ouch year "two elks and two black bea vers." Something over forty years ago the Canadian con federation took o-er the company's monopoly for 300.000. but the company retained a twentieth part of its lands. The original capital of the company was 10,500, and in two centuries its income from furs was 20.000,000. Rut the most amazing 'iff ever made s'lu c tin world ie,"-:!n was surely that f ; ---'(. ;.v . Vines i. t I .(;(' Slir'liiT. the yessmamm Just one visit to this Store is proof of the remarkable economies we offer. Our Store Platform We are in business to win success. We can do this only by giving you satisfaction through t Quality Merchandise Fair Dealing and a Spirit of Accommodation 52SE9 1 Each season our standard is set a notch higher. Past I success has spurred us on to greater efforts, Whether you spend five cents or live dollars in our store, we want you to be satisfied that you have received full value. We want you to feel at liberty to examine, compare and ask questions. When you come to Pendleton, make this store your headquarjters, use our rest room, and the many conven iences this great store has to offer you. Celebrate the m Pendleton Save Your Coupons THF PEOPLES WAREHOUSE 't l'"V to TrndeTTeTe" miKiaiMiffliiBaai I Pendleton will play" the Host as 5 1 T" fa I oniy renaieton can do, on JHESBBEffll oo if io Free Bali Game Free Dancing Free Attractions Celebrate where everything is Free I poet, who was then Bis favorite, on I Sept. 21, 1G21, King James, who must j have been extraordinarily deficient in I geography, tiade Lord Stirling, then Sir William Alexander, a present of the whole of Canada The gift, which included Nova Scotia and Newfound land, was confirmed by Charles I., and the poet was so moved by the high honor that he received that he pub lished "An Encouragement to Colo nies," a work that attained three edi tions. The gift became the subject of interesting legal proceedings, and Can ada once more became the property of the crown. The city of Liverpool was given away by "William the Conqueror and again by Henry II., who bestowed it on "the keeper of the castle and pris on of Lancaster." King John bought the site from this keeper and founded the city. Henry III. leased all the crown revenues and royal customs of Liverpool to the Earl of Chester for 10 a year, and the town changed hands several times between the reigns of Henry III. and Charles Stuart. That unhappy monarch, being in a state of impecuniosity, offered the town for sale, and it was purchased by some London merchants, who in 1032 sold the crown rights for 450. Forty years afterward the rights were purchased by the corporation. Bombay, the earliest settlement of l ie British in India, was so lightly re garded by Charles II. that immediate ly after its cession to England he sold it to tbe East India company for 10 a year. What It Was. "I thought I could get along without glasses awhile longer, but I find I can't." "Yes? It was an optical illusion." Smart Set. The shortest life is long enough if it lead to a better, and the longest life is too short if it do not Clton. COOKING A HEDGEHOG. Bake It In Clay Into a Solid Mass and Carve It With an Ax. When a Maine Indian has the choice of a hedgehog, a skunk, a woodchuck and a muskrat for dinner be will se lect the first named invariably and take the skunk as second choice, leav ing the woodchuck, which is the only one of the lot a Maine white man will taste, to the last. Unlike the skunk and the woodchuck, which are lean and unsavory except for a few months in the fall, or the muskrat, which is never fat and which has a strong flavor in spite of parboiling, the hedge hog is always in edible condition and has meat that Is as tender and white as that of a spring chicken. The method of cooking a, hedgehog is so simple that a novice can learn In one short lesson. When the epicure Is permitted to make a choice he should shun the large old males, which at times weigh thirty or forty pounds. The preparation consists In removing the viscera, washing out the interior and filling the cavity with slices of fat pork, peeled raw potatoes, sprigs of spearmint and wild celery from the brook. Then, without removing tbe quills or skinning, the body is plastered thickly with wet clay from the nearest bank. The muddy, bulky mass is thrust into live coals and covered with blazing fagots to be roasted for two hours. On removal from the coals, the clay Is found to have been baked into a hard and solid mass, which must be broken open with an ax or a heavy stone, whereupon the skin and quills of the animal cling to the clay wrap ping and fall away, leaving the clean white meat ready to be eateu. New York Herald. Merely a Test Case. A burly negro came to the doctor of a West African missionary settlement, dragging his reluctant wife with him. "Doctor, pull oue of my wife's teeth out," said he. The doctor examined the woman's mouth and found only sound teeth. "Oh. that makes no difference," .said the interested negro. "Pull one any way. If it doesn't hurt her too much then you can pull my tooth that is aching." Success Magazine. The Borrowing Neighbor. 'Say, John, yer haven't been over ter my home since my birthday gatheriu', jest a year ago termorrer." "It ain't that I have hard feeiin's ng'ln you. but you have so confounded many things what belongs ter me that when I come it kind o' makes me homesick." rittsburg Times. Mistaken Identity. Walking down St. .Inmes' street. Lord Chelmsford was accosted by a stranger, who exclaimed, "Mr. Birch., I believe?" "If you believe that, sir, you'll be lieve anything." replied the ex-chancellor as he passed on. "A Book About Lawyers," by Jeafferson. PEilDLET Administratrix Notice. Iu the County Court of the State of Oregon, iu aud for the County of Umntula. Id the matter of the Entato of Charles Wilson, Deceased: Notice is hereby Riven that Maggie Wilsou of Athena, Oregon, was on the 1st day of June, 1911, appointed ad ministratrix of the estate of Cbatles Wilsou, deceased, by thn above en titled court, aud that all persouH bav iug claims against hh id e.xtuta are hereby uotitku! to present said claims with propor vouchers thereto, to said administratrix or to her nttornev, Homer I. Watts, nt bis ollice in Ath ena Oregon. Maggie Wilson, Administratrix nf the Estate of Charles Wilsou. deceased. rCTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. Iu the County Coort of tbe State of Oregon, (Jtu.iy of Umatilla. In tbe matter of tbe Estate of L. A. itheu. deceased. ; Notice is hereby given that J. Dill on Plamoodon, administrator of tbe estate of L. A. GitheDB, deceased has tiled bis final acoount and report in said estate in the above entitled Court, and the said Court has appointed Sat urday, July 1st, at the CouDty Court house at 2 p. m., as tbe time and place when any and all objeotions may be beard npon said final aooouut and re port, aud that at said time tbe admin istrator will apply to said Court for a disoharge of himself and boudsmeu from any further obligation in said estate. J. Dillon Plamondon, Administrator. Summons. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. Ida WittmaD, Plaintiff, vs. John E. Wittman. Defendant. To John E. Wittman, the above named Defendant: In the name of tbe State of Oregon, you are hereby summoned and requir ed to appear in tbe above entitled oourt and cause within six weeks from the date of the first pnblioation of this summons, to-wit: on or before Friday, the 80th day of June, 1911, and answer tbe complaint of the plaintiff filed herein against yon; and yon will take notice that nuless you appear within said time and arswer tbe said complaint, or otherwise plead thereto, tbe plaintiff, for want thereof will apply to the oourt for the relief prayed for and demanded therein for a deoree forever dissolving the bonds of matrimony now and hereto fore existing between plaintiff and de fendant and for a obange of plaintiff's name restoring to her tbe name of Ida Haworth; and for such equitable relief as may appear to the court prop er. This summons is published pursuant to tbe order of Hon. G. W. Phelps, judge of the above entitled oourt, duly made aud entered on tbe 18th day of May, 1911, and the first publication hereof will be made in the Athena Press newspaper on Friday, the 19th day of May, 1911. Peterson & Wilson, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calib, both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Office on Third Street, Athena Oregor G. S. NEWSOM. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon. Calls answered promptly night or day. DR. W. G. HUGHES, . Dentist Office in Postoffice Building, Athena Ore. Hours, 9 to 12 and 1 to 5.J PETERSON & WILSON Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law -Athena, Oregon. JOS. C. HADDELEY, D. V. S. Proprietor of City Veterinary Hospital 703 Chase Ave. :: Phone, Main 34 Walla Walla, Wash. Will make calls to cAthena and Vicinity C. W. LASSEN. M. D. V. Ollioial Stock Inspector. Graduate McKUlip eunary uoncKe, i-nicugo Phone Main 37, PENDLETON, OKEGOIN Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL 1 J. E. FROOME, prop. Only First-class Hotel in the City. f w t IKE SI. mUnULo I Hie only oue that can accommodate commercial travelers. Can be lecomended for its clean and well ventilated rooms. Cor. Main and Third, Athena, or. TROY LAUNDRY For GOOD WORK HENRY KEENE, A2ent. WALTER A. WOOD Hew Century BmsSer is always ready for more grain no matter how heavy it may be. ' Will run through a harvest without missing a bundle, and will be in service long after other binders are not worth putting in the barn. Here are three (of many) exclusive features that make it the most successful binder: Perfect Separation JTS'LTtZ saves time and annoyance. The Wonderful Knotter rrS than is necessary. Unequalled for simplicity and durability. THp Kplipf Rnllpp prevents the usual and annoy- me neiiei noiier ing ci0gging at top of deck. Figure the time you lost last season fussing with the old binder, then let us prove what a New Century can do. "1 W0 G. W. PROEBSTEL, HARDWARE DEALER, W ESTON. MARION JACK, Pres. M. L. AKERS, Sec-Treas. Pendleton Iron Works We Make all Kinds of Farm Machinery to Order and We Guarantee the Goods Repair Work on all Ksnds of cTWachinery a Specialty Structural Iron Casting and Foundry Work I THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. TAYLOR & LE GROW Main Street, Athena, Oregon cA. J. Parker oi;;' barber shop SHfffes soufH SIDE MAIH iiSii STREET ATHENA c at o Oeckei Oest A Peep cl (he inside of THE IMPROVED VIKING SUIT Patent applied for Besides double seat and knees it has a patent lining reenforcement throughout Riveted buttons Extension waist-bands Double seat from seam lo seam Double knee from scam fo seam All Seams (aped, stitched and stayed three times This ticket on a suit is a piarantee of satisfaction C MM t&mmi -a s Parents, Note the extra lininj attachment covering parts which are not made doable, thai relieving a great deal of the strain attendant upon the seams and other parts. Seats, knees and arm-pits are points necessitating particular attention. They are made of only reliable materials, perfectly put together and in style, right up to the min ute. The label tells sewed in every coat. It is plainly the duty of every mother before buying to carefully analyze the above. Come in and convince yourselves of its genuineness. 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