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' hc Altera AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER ! F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered In the Fostofflce at Athena, Oregon, , as Second class Mall Matter. ; -Subscription Rates. One copy, one year $1-50 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months .50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch 25c Subsequent insertions 12 Display regular, per inch 12 Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subsequent insertions, per line 5c Lodge resolutions, per line 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c cATHENA. ORE.. OCT. 13 1911 la ell parts of the state, the school law. a portion of whioh was published In last week's Press, is being rigidly enforced with the satisfactory result that all obildreu of Eohool ago are regular attendants at school. By mak ing it oompnlsory on the part of par ent or guardian to 6end children of proper ago to souool, the slip-shod praotioe of attendance or non-attendance just as tho pupil willed, has been abrogated, aud traanoy cases are rare ly reported to tho county truant offic ers of the state. A notable feature operative nndor the new law and one fvf bieh js working to great advantage in the sobools is the onrtailmont of the exouse habit. "Johnny was sick," does not exouse absenoe from nohool lav after day, as under the old regu 'is. Under the prosout law it e definitely known that the boy i'y ill, before the exouse may fed by the teaoher; and like y's toothaobe must be severe .., require the attention of a .at, to rjo legitimate. The law is a ,d one, aud strictly ouforoed as it will be the means of benefit both ho child and to the nohool. Tho passed when one or two dila ds, in oollnsion with oaroloss i, onu hold classes taok from .dtuebter to another. High Eohool teaobers Thirty-two of last year's senior class at the Oregon University are now oooupying respon sible positions as principals and tea oil ers in the High schools of the state at salaries of from one hundred to one hundred and fifty dolluis a month. So numerous were the oalls upon the Uni versity to famish their graduates for High eohool work that lorty or fifty more of last year's olass could have been given positions, if they could have been persuaded to forsake the oaJLIings of engineering, business, and the professions. No valid reason can be put forward why the oonsumer should not have oleomargarine as a substitute for but ter if ho wants it, but there is good ground for a kick when he is made to pnrobase it under the delusion that it is creamery butter and pays a batter prioe for it. ANCIENT ARITHMETIC. In the departure of Eugeuo Lor ton. tho Washington State Editorial Asso ciation loses one of its most aotive meruhors. M r. Lorton nas sold his interest in tho Vanoouvor, Wash, Spokesman to 11. W. Koss and gone to Tnlsn, Oklahoma, there to engage in newspapor work. As editor of the Wallu Walla Union for many years, Mr. Loiton booamo well known. Then he helped tho Into Governor Cosgiovo to curry the state's first ptiuiary eiec ""A'ou. Subsequently he was identified with tho ill -fated Inland Herald of Spokane. His latest venture was the establishment of tho Spokesman at. Vancouver, lie leavos many fiionds in thn In land Empire who wish hitu well in his uew field. A monster colonization project is under way in Brit ish Columbia. As u nucleus, the Duke of Sutherland has acquired 12,000 uores of land on tho rnisor river. Ho will out it up iu small truols and Hell it on easy terms to t Ihi83 of his Scottish tenants desir ous of emigrating to Canada. Sut her bind oxpuul.j to send over 5000 poople next, year. Tho Duko of Portland, another wealthy English peer, con templates the iuaugutntioii of a similar project. That tho High' schools of Oregon bio glowing iu leaps anil bounds is shown by tho tremendous deniand for Twelve Hundred New Patterns for Winter Suits. Guarantee all wool, with top workman ship, at prices from $15.00 up The best values for the money ever ottered in Athena. t'i)m,., ii ,: t I1. v. n. KvRKG.ttRinS J v t iKvm.smJumui SUlfttlUD THIS IS NOT XvL Problems Schoolboys Had to Solve Thirty-six Centuries Ago. There is a ray of vindictive comfort for the modern schoolboy in the fact that for over 3,000 years his schoolboy progenitors have been worried by just such problems in arithmetic as annoy him most Among the archaeological discoveries made in Egypt Is a papyrus roll, In excellent condition, dating from about 1700 15. C. This roll, which had a long heading beginning, "Directions how to attain the knowledge of all dark things," proves beyond doubt that the Egyptians of that time had a thorough Knowledge of the elements of arithmetic. Numerous examples show that their principal operations with units and fractious were made by means of ad dition and multiplication. Subtrac tion and division wero not known in their present form, but correct results were obtained nevertheless. Equations are also found In the papy rus. Hero Is one that brings tho Egyp tian schoolboy homo to us: Ten measures of barley aro to be di vided among ten persons in such man ner that each subsequent person shall recelvo one-eighth less thnn the one before him. Another example given is: There aro seven men; each ono has seven cats; each cat has eaten seven mice; each mouse has eaten seven grains of bar ley; each grain of barley would have yielded seven measures of barley. IIow much barley has been lost? Tho papyrus also contains tho calcu lation of tho area of a circle, attempts to Rquaro tho circle and llnnlly calcula tions of tho cubic measurements of pyramids. New York Tribune. ENLIVENED THE SCENE. But Hero's Improvisation Did Not Help Leander Much. Innumerable are the tales of actors in difficulties. Hero is one related of Christian ISrandes, the dramatist, who in lils youth belonged to a strolling company which played pieces of au extremely primitive kind. On ono occasion the play was enti tled "Hero and Leander," the dialogue being left pretty much to tho discre tion of tho players. It bail been agreed, however, that Hero was to be coy and not confess her love for Lean der till ho had again and again ex pressed his readiness to bo hanged, burned nnd drowned in her behalf. Hut tho lady was soft hearted, besides being exceedingly fond of Brandos, nor could she listen unmoved to the first passionate pleadings of tho youth, who explained that ho had swum across the Hellespont to see her. "My dear Leander," sho exclaimed, "I can not resist you. Accept my hand and my heart." Leander knew not what to say. All his prepared phrases wero useless. Tho manager ennio to his aid with a loud whisper addressed to Hero, "In tho fiend's name, improvise a few words and ret I re 1" Tho poor girl, turning to tho audi ence, repeated her lesson. "In tho fiend's name, I Improvise a few words and retire," and then tripped off tho stage, greatly relieved. London Graph ic. A Rossini Joke. Rossini promised a place iu the opera orchestra to a trombonist and then forgot about it, says the Muslenl Courier. At ono of Ills dinner parties the butler announced the visit of this same protege. Rossini hastened to wel come him and, relieving hliu of Ills in Btrument, disappeared n few moments, to return with his friend. Handing tho instrument to the trombonist with a re quest to let tho company hear lilm, Kosslnl prepared to listen. Trombone to Hps, tho musician rose dismay, no sound, cheeks bulging, eyes distended, In vain tho unhappy man makes super human efforts to produce harmonious sounds. At last! Oh, effort supremel With a sound like- a hoarse goose oncklo there shoots from tho trombone n mass of sticky macaroni. ' "No harm, my friend," said Rossini; "you have proved yourself n strong musician." And the next day the coveted position was offered to tho trombonist Hostou riment f nim ble dis n two o plate or was gorms .ulnutoa oups In .mica In ,vas: Iu he dark thrives est nnd an pos sty Jiln quality i nggres vat euc- VALUE OF SYSTEM. Whether In Working or Thinking It Helps on to Success. Working or thinking without system enfeebles the mind nnd leaves the mental faculties in a clogged condi tion, so that they do not work sharply. The mind must be kept clear and clean for the present problem, so that it may seize and grasp Willi all Its might tho thing It is attempting to accom plish. There la only one best way to learn how to act That way is the way of system. Systematize your thoughts, your energies, your abilities. Learn early in life to do this, and it will prove tho master habit that wins suc cess. Systcmless men are always surprised that the heads of great enterprises can find so much time for social life, for hobbles, for travel. They cannot understand it at all. They do not realize that a man of great organizing ability, with a splendid system, can do more effective business in a single hour at Ills office than a systemless man can accomplish in twelve. It is not the number of hours, but the ef fectiveness of the system, that tells.' One of the advantages of a college course Is that it trains tho mind to work by system. Whether he likes to or not, tho student is forced to con centrate his mind when the time comes, no matter what his mood or how ho feels. Four years of training in this should put tho mind Into work ing order. It should tune the intellect so that all tho strings will bo In harmony. A good college education should train the mind to think con cisely, deeply, effectively at will. Orison Swett Mardcu in Success Magazine. ANIMALS IN A FRENZY. Professional There's Danger Afoot When Captivo Wild Beasts "Go Bad." What those who have charge of wild animals In captivity, and especially trainers, dread most among the largo bensts is that inexplicable change of temperament on the part of the ani mal known iu the parlance of tho me nagerie as "going bad." Lions are likely to go bad about the tenth year of life; tigers, two or three years earlier. Tho male tiger is the dread of the profession when ho reaches this condition, because he is more likely to go into a frenzy without warning, and once gone bad nothing will satisfy him but murder. Ho will loop -for any man within reach, and when once his teeth are on tho bone nothing but fire will make him relinquish it, and not always that. This "going bad" may come in the nature of a sudden attack or It may develop slowly and be counteracted if taken in time. An old trainer can usually detect the symptoms of this curious ailment. It seems to bo In tho nature of a disease, nnd other ani mals recognize It nnd slum the affect ed one. When Its progress is apparent the danger Is not great. All that is re quired then is a level head and the wisdom to refrain from further inter ference with tho animal. Sometimes this bad temper will last but a slu?rt time, nnd again it will be como tho permanent condition of tho animal. In that case he is sent to the lonely cage to spend the rest of his life In comparative obscurity, dis turbed merely by the passing crowd and his daily meals. Pearson's Week ly. Household Debate. "I could have done better than to ninrry you." "Von lu-iiig Hint question up at Inopportune- times, my dear. Suppose wo place ;i regular weekly evening on the calendar, to be devoted to its dis cussion." Pittsburg Post. Sufficient Proof. Lady And you guarautec that the parrot talks quite a lot? Dealer Rather. His last mistress sold him be cause she- couldn't get a word in edge ways. El iegeiide Blatter Notice to Creditors. In the Matter of the Estato of A. J Willaby. deceased: Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern that Clyde Willaby has been appointed adminis trator of tho estate of A. J. Willaby, deceased. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to presout them, with proper vouchers as required bylaw to the said adniinstra tor at, the law oHioes of Petersou & Wilson, his attorneys, at Athena, Ore gou, or Peudloton, Oregon, within six mouths from the date of the Hist pnb lioatiou of this notice. Dated at Atheua. Oiegon. on this the 1st day of September, A. D., 1911. Clyde Willaby, Administrator. Poteisou & Wilson. Attorneys for the Adniinihtrator. S. P. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls, both night and day. 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