The Athena press., July 21, 1911, Image 6

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ION OF HONOR.
The Order That Was Founded by
the Great Napoleon.
THRIVED DESPITE RIDICULE.
T!-t Dsspotio Corsican Proved by the
Ir.cmcjuration of the Decoration That
He Was a Keen Student of French
Human Nature.
Krimw owes the Legion of Honor to
iCiipnlHoii All orders of chivalry had
lnvii iiiiollslied by the revolution and
' hud left si jiap which It was not easy
to till "They are mere geegaws," Bald
Motive, the chemist, who bad taught
. the ivvolulioulsts how to make gun
powdfT out of plaster of parls. "Gee-
If you will." the first consul an
- hwitimI. "but people like them. Let us
'npproiicli the question frankly. All
men nte enamored of decorations,
' the French more than any. They posl
lively hunger for them, and they have
i) I ways done so."
This wn nt Mnlmnlson In 1802. In
May the ronsell d'etat was invited to
consider the project of the institution
of i lie l.eglon of Honor. It was rldl
en led by many, notably by Moreau,
wln ii victor of Ilohenllnden was bit
terly .(en Ions of the victor of Marengo.
At n dinner party he sent for his cook
mid wild to him in the presence of his
guests': "Michel. ! am pleased with
your dinner. You have indeed distin
guislieil yourself. I will award you a
sum 'i:in of honor." Mme. de Stael
whs also witirieiil upon the subject
"Ah. one of the decorated?" she used
to ask each guest who was shown into
tier salon.
' Hut Napoleon had gauged human na-tun-
i-orri'ctly Ills Legion of Honor
did meet n felt want, and it was defi
nitely Inaugurated on July 14. 1804.
Among the eminent men of science
end men l letters on whom it was
thfti bestowed were Included Laplace,
the mntlM'iiiatlclan; Lalande, the as
tronomer: Ciivler. the naturalist, and
!.:. nine, tin1 poet The most notable
name omitted was that of Hernardin
, de Si Pierre. Just then in disgrace for
fliainpfonltig Mine, de Stael, whom Na
poleiiu had lianlshed. but he got the
decoration later on the entreaty of
Queen Monetise.
After Napoleon's downfall the ques
tion of sup)ie:islng the Legion of Hon
or anise, Chateaubriand, whom Napo
leiiti had not decorated, strongly urged
Its abolition. So did Puz.o di Borgo.
Marshals Victor. Mnrmont and Mac
donald opt used After debate it was
deehled to vecognlj'.e and retain the or
ii.'i', no! on any high moral or patriotic
fi-eiiiids. hut because Louis XVIII,
mold tint afford to make himself more
uiiliiipular than he was alreudy by
str!iiiiu! people of their decorations.
li iteiitsjii'liind and Lamartlne consent
ed to accept the red ribbon, but It was
niso cnni.'MTcd upon a great number of
worthies personages and so brought
Into contempt.
There have' lieeti many Legion of
Hoimr scandals since those days, but
one of Hieiii surpasses all the others In
innruliude. Tills Is. of course, the
Wllsmi scandal, the history of which
though Intricate. Is worth recalling.
Th" trouble may be said to have be
gun.nn ill" i'.i.v mi which Mile. Allee
r.rcvv fell In love with an ope:a singer
vim need mo lie mentioned here, lie
wauled In marry li it. and she wantfd
t'i i.iarry iiiui. and the papers were be
ginning I i iiiitple the two names in a
manner most embarrassing to the pres
ident of the republic. The president,
however, sent ihe opera singer about
,lils business a nd found tils daughter
titiiither husband, not a very good hus
b.'Mi.t, but Hie best husband he could
procure on the spur of the moment
Ills choice fell upon M. Datilel Wilson,
who had long been one of M. (Jrevy'B
political supporters ami was a financier
of some tunrk.
No sooner was M. Wilson establish
ed tit the Klysee than he proceeded to
enrich himself py various means.
Among oihtT things he founded a pa
per called l.e Monlteur de I' Exposition
I'nlveiNetie, which really covered a
trall'ic in decorations. The whole story
eiiinc out In a state trial toward the
-etui of lss; It was proved that Wil
son nad made a regular practice of
seiKim the Legion of Honor, or. rather,
ol inviting people who wanted it to
In-ill iilin io use Ids tnlluctice to obtain
It I if them Ills overtures were pre
.seined ihroiieh his Jackals. (Jenerals
d'Ai'diuii iiiui t'afleiel and Mines. Li
mousin and Katiw.l. and the whole
party iuid,io Maud b the dock to
gether Wilson was MMitcnccd to two years'
imprisonment, a line of 3.000 francs
anil live years deprivation of civil
iighis He appealed, and (lie court of
ca-isauoii annulled the judgment. Tho
nccii I said the Judges, was obvious
ly iriuiiv or everything that lie was
charged with, toil as tils offenses were
hoi anticipated .iiy,. any punitive law
lie 'v-iid nut laNjiimfshod. So he ro
tuiil 'y the country mid tried to live
down UN tiad name. As lie ultimately
cot iiinei: elected couselller general
w iihm s'uppiiso that tie succeeded in
this oi.j, Vt I'ati Mall iaette
Wanted to Unload.
Knipli'vor I ipe you r;ivo some
thing mt nt yottr salary. James?
Ottlce lloy-Ves. sir; most a II of It, sir.
ICmpiiiyer leayorlyi-Do you want to
buy mi iiiiioioiiiiiie cheap? Puck.
Li'i-iiie is time for doing something
usefii' Plus leisure the diligent man
will i. lit. m ma the lazy uiau uever.
MISPLACED AFFECTION.
Tragic Story of a Snake Charmer and
,. Her Pet Reptile.
Miss X.. a snake charmer well
known among show people, firmly be
lieved that one of her snakes was
really fond of her. She could do any
thing with it fondle It, kiss and ca
ress it.
She grew so fond of it that at last
she even let it sleep on her bed, to the
great disgust of the other performers
In the show. She would eat her meals
with this horrible thing coiled around
her neck, and once, in very warm
weather, she took It under her coat
Into the woods with her and let It
amuse itself, by crawling over the
ground She followed It about and
kept a most careful watch over It (It
was a valuable performer), but It
showed no disposition to go off Into the
woods, as she feared it might, but
came back to her and colled round her
as usual.
She was warned several times that
the reptile was very dangerous, but ehe
grew more and more reckless, and the
snake appeared to become more and
more attached to her.
And tfcen one day without any 'warn
ing, directly after a performance when
she was caressing it In her own room,
the snake suddenly threw back Its
head, looked at her steadily and with
lightning-like swiftness struck her be
tween the eyes, leaving two tiny punc
tures. She hastily uncoiled It and
thrust It Into Its box, but she died
within half an hour. McClure's Maga
zine. A HASTY MARRIAGE.
And the Bride Was Not the One the
Wooer Sought.
Oliver Cromwell was so great a man
that he dwarfed his surroundings, and
It is singular how little the majority
of people knew about the family and
family life of this "the most typical
Englishman of all time." He bad
three daughters, the youngest of
whom was Prances. Her attractions
must have been considerable. The
young woman bad several love affairs,
but certainly the one that bad a most
amusing termination was her flirta
tion with her father's chaplain, Jerry
White.
One day the protector surprised Jer
ry on bis knees in the very act of
kissing the lady's hand. Cromwell
coldly demanded the meaning of the
scene, and Jerry, with a pretty wit,
exclaimed that be had long been
courting "that young . gentlewoman,
my lady's woman," although without
Buccess. lie was now thereby humbly
praying her ladyship to intercede for
him.
Cromwell turned at once to the wait
ing woman and requested to be In
formed why she refused the honor his
friend, Mr, White, would do her. The
young woman, fully equal to the oc
casion, replied magnanimously that If
Mr. White Intended her that honor she
would not be so churlish as to deny
him. "Call Godwin," returned Crom
well, and the pair were married
straightway.
tooT" ne ffBKeo, wim manirest pnae.
"No," was the reply. "I bought this nat
with the $5 you gave me and present
ed the other one to the Janitor's little
girL" New York Press.
Setting an Example.
"Whether the hotel proprietor I
lunched with the other day Is a hero
publicjy maintaining his sincere con
victions as an encouragement to oth
ers cr a slave In his own domain I
cam: i it determine," said the gray head
ed can. "1 met him in tfie street not
far from his hotel, and at his sugges
tion we lunched together. We ate In
his own dining room. He tipped the
waiter. We had checked our hats, and
he tipped the boy in attendance.
."'Do you tip in your own hotel? I
gasped.
" 'Always,' said he. 'It Is as much
trouble to wait on me as anybody
else.' "New York Sun.
Professional
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Calls promptly answered. Office on Third
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Let our object be our country, our
whole country and nothing but our
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may that country Itself become a vast
and splendid monument, not of oppres
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peace and of liberty upon which the
world may gaze with admiration for
ever. Daniel Webster.
DR. W. G. HUGHES,
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Hours, 9 to 12 and 1 to 5.
PETERSON & WILSON
Attorneys-at-Law
Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon
Homer I. Watts
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Athena, Oregon.
Punctuation.
Pupli-Whlch is the proper punctua
tion to use after the word "cash" when
entered up in the ledger? "
, Teacher-Well, It's Immaterial, but
some people usually make a dash after
cash. New York Times.
Jealousy.
Nell lie swore I was the only girl he
had ever loved. Belle For my part,
I don't care for amateurs. Philadel
phia Record.
Feminine Strategy.
Her name Is Amy, and she is one of
the nicest young misses living on the
upper west side. Her father conclude
ed last week he would do something
to encourage Amy In habits of Indus
try. Therefore he offered to give her
$5 If she would trim a hat for herself.
She accepted the proposition and two
days later appeared before her father
wearing a hat of her own creation, and
a very pretty bat It was too. Her fa
ther was dolighted and banded over
the $3 with real pleasure. The next
day Amy, wearing another and still
handsomer hat, met her father on the
street. "And did you trim that one.
Fear is far more painful to coward
ice than death to true courage. Sid
ney. V-ittf enu r.ti ??.:?.
"D'Orsay, the Complete Dandy," as
Mr. Tlegnmouth Shore calls him In his
biography, was fully aware of the
value of his patronage to the tailors.
When clothes arrived for him. In the
most mysterious manner banknotes
had found their way Into the pockets.
Once, when this accident had not hap
pened, D'Orsay bade his valet return
the garments with the message that
"the lining of the pockets had been
forgotten."
The Old, Old Story.
"What did you do when your hus
band told you the old, old story?"
"I told him to shut up before he was
half through."
"Why, what a funny way to reply to
a confession of love!"
"Oh, is that what you mean? I
thought you meant the story be told
last night when he came home from a
time with the boys."-Houston Fost
Administratrix Notice.
In the County Couit of the State of
OreRou, iu and for the County of
Umatilla.
Io the matter of the Estate of Charles
Wilson, Deoeased:
Notioe is hereby given that Alaggie
Wilson of Athena, Oregon, was ou the
1st dav of June. 1911. appointed ad
ministratrix of the estate of Charles
Wilson, deoeased, by the above en
titled oonrt. and that all persons bav
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present said claims
with proper vouohers thereto, to said
administratrix or to her attorney,
Homer I. Watts, at his office in Ath
ena Oregon.
ilaggie Wilson,
Administratrix of the Estate of Charles
Wilson, deoeased.
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