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i .-V This Edition con tains; Poor Pages . 1 Buy Y Qur Groceries from Your Home Grocer tT0 .. ... " Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks VOLUME XXIII. ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1911. ,i NUMBER 51 k . A"time-;l7Y GIFT 'f-A- gift that brings the giver to mind every day ' a gift that combines beauty and use beyond any other, wearable thing; a LASTING : GIFT. Watches for men and ; women, girls . and boys; ;, and every watch I sell is worth its price. " . , r Give' a Watch and you're sure to give pleasure - H. H. Hill, - JEWELER -Athena.- OFFICERS , S. F. WILSON, President, H. KOEPKE Vice-President, F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, E. A. ZERBA. Ass't Cashier. ;t DIRECTORS S. F. WILSON, ? ' ? H. KOEPKE, A. B. M'EWEN Mi L. WAITS, F. S. Le GROW. i FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $90,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation ... consistent with sound Banking. k . 7 o I H If WITS KILLED VICTIM WEILDS REVOLVER AND " - FRIEND TOOK A RIFLE. Deplorable Tragedy Takes a Son of Aug Arp, Formerly an Adams Saloonman. WITH DICKENS AT THE CHRISTMAS HEARTH By RICHARD BURTON. w William Arp and William Brediog, friends " nod v fellow workmen oo a farm '11 miles north of Pendleton, while playing the holdup game at tbe ranch Tuesday evening, polled oS an aooidectal tragedy inwbiob Arp was almost instantly killed. Arp play fully pointed a revolver at Brediog; and his ftiend seised a 22 rifle - in tbe same joking spirit, accidentally - dis charging it and killing Arp instantly.; The two -men were alone at ; the xanob. and when fireding returned to the house after finishing the chores be was confronted by Arp with a revolver in his band, who oommanded bim to "throw op his hands." With a laugh Brediog seised a rifle wbiob be supposed was unloaded, presented it at bis friend and killed bim. Tbe rifle bad been used for target practice tbe night before and in re turning it to its usual place the lerer bad-been thrown, back, leaving , tbe gun cooked. Tbe last shell, however. bad caught in tbe barrel, thus leaving the gun loaded and cooked-without tbe knowledge of tbe young man- A ooroner'a jury held an inquest and returned a verdict exonerating Brediog of orimioai blame. Testimony showed tbe men bad been tbe best of friends. Arp is a son of tins Arp of Helix, aud 22 years of age. Brediog is an orphan boy and 19 years old. but bas been raised by the Eggors family, owneia. oi cue ranon where tbe tragedy oo oorred. - v i;. .; The fact that the centenary of Charles - Dlckena la to be observed Feb. T makes this poem particularly appropriate for reading this Christmas. , KFORE the - Christmas hearth I muse alone, . . And . visions of tbe past, for v. grave and gay, , Rise from the ruddy coals; out- side the moan Of homeless winds Is chidden by the lay Sweet, sung- by children who keep boll- . day, : .... - ..... Making: the season's mood their very own. And slowly, while I gaze and dream and grow Less lonesome, do the sights and sounds of earth' Fade, and my fancy wanders to and fro , With a great master of lament and . ' mirth, ' . . ... Who waved his wand to gild the long ago. A wondrous company I Mlcawber smiles In spite of poverty, and Little Kell, Too frail a flower, travels her weary : miles. Then falls on sleep, and David tries to tell The trials of the young; now Pickwick's : spell " , . ' . Makes laughter easv: on a pinnacle Of sacrifice sits Carton midst war's wiles. Now the air sweetens, for those brothers . twain, . ' u - The blithesome Cherrybles, have preach-' ' ed their creed Of kindness; honest Tapley halls again ' Elected on Debating; Team.; ; ;i. Peter Urookett, the U. of O.'studeut," is iu tbe oity visiting at tbe borne of bis sister, Mrs. A. M. Meldram. - Mr.; Crockett is a debater cf note , and has reoently been selected as a member of the debating . team i to uphold the J seoond highest number of votes. 1? BoTisiiieiias Time is just about over-only 1 shopping 'day remains, only 1 day in which to' do an immense volume of business, and as rapidly as dar : succeeded day f this volume has continued to grow. : With buyers coming in greatly increasing numbers, assortments and varities must necessarily decrease. . . - i . Thousands of articles come from markets too far to permit of re-orderidg Among these are the unique novelties in which early shoppers find joy in selecting. -Therefore we advise all those who shop for Christmas; to 1 1 '! i We will prepare your packages for shipment, and hold them here until you want them here until you want them sent, and attend to sending them for you if you wish. TB PEOPLES WAREHOUSE, PENDLETON - Save your coupons Where it Pays to. Trade . - Hi 4 "J 5M m mimnmm '"f&iVVIIEIlEPRICES ARERICHT' ?SSiisj cl The Freshest and most Choice the" Market -affords in "jfj "A f4 Vfe Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here PS 0? ri DELL BROTHERS, ""fX?1 Athena, Oregon p CHARLES blOKKNB, "A CHEAT MASTER OF ' LAMEST AND M1BTH, WHO WAVED BIS - WAND fO OILD THB LONG AOa" A world too pleasant; while their horses speed - - . The Wellers make the welkin ring In deed. , , ., Lo, Deadlock House looms darkly through the rain... , - . And, look, the tiny dressmaker limps by,- And she, eternal type of faithfulness, Dorrlt, whom prisons do not daunt; her eye . . t: .'' ' ..- .. .-' Is for her father; next, in seaman's dress ' , ' ': Quaint Captain Cuttle lifts his hook to " bless . . , , - v ' ' -. His darlings; Barkis at low tide must die. Drolls, villains, gentlefolk of ail degrees J Make populous the air, ahvindred strong.' Last comes, as fits the floason. Scrooge, his knees - Atremble, till he harks the Christmas so(ng Of love and knows that spite and greed are wrong 4 ,v And how that charity Is more than these. Master of human hearts! ' No Christmas tide . . Whose chants are not the aweeter and " vwhose cheer ' Is not more blest since -Dickens lived and died! The savor of his teachings makes each I year 'Richer in homely virtues, doth endear Man unto man; hence shall he long abide. I 4 CHRISTMAS TOWN. i IT lleth sweet as a little street That sweeps to a good green v. valley. It lleth clean, with no squalor seen, No dark and- loathsome alley. , It lleth there in the golden air, -A town of song and gleaming, With childhood's chatter 'and bu gles' clatter And the make believe of dream ing. It lleth still on a little hill. By a brook and a strip of wild wood. Oh, let's go down to Christmas Town Just as wo did In childhood! - ' Its streets ara bright with merry, -'light,' ,. ...... And all day armies wander " All to and fro, with golden glow, ; From childhood's way bactc yon der. -Each laughing face wears smiles of .' grace - And trust and all undoubtlng, ' t And o'er tbe throng the voice of song '.'. , Swells Into silvery shouting. . - It lleth calm as Isles of balm Far oft from hate and wrangle. ' Oh, let's go down to Christmas Town With all Its glow and spangle! It hills ara toys for girls and boys, Its vales ara candy icing. Its lanes and lake are glngercake And bonbons most enticing, ' While always there a fragrant air Of orange bloom is blowing. And on tbe trees green memories Of childhood days are growing. It lleth far, but love's sweet star Eternal watch la keeping To guide us down to Christmas Town - Through little paths of sleeping. Ah, it may seem a foolish dream That I should see It lying Bo still and sweet. Its every street With some fond vision vying. But yet I know that long ago . , They built It there who love us. And many a day we've spent in , play With Its blue sky above us! It lietb near for those, my dear, Whose eyes have fairy essence To help tbem aes though aged they be, The gleam of childhood's presence. Rentstown Bard in Baltimore Sun. Ring Out The Ouv Ring In M Mi 4 i i 1 1 FTTTTt INQ out the old year, ring In the new!" In every country of the world where civilization has taught mankind the Importance of cel ebrating his holidays brazen throated bells will obey this Injunction at the midnight moment which marks the passing of 1911 Into 1912. -. Every bell, every chime, every peali come It from brass or steel or glass, sounding in mellifluous beauty in the silence of night, marks tbe observance of a "custom that goes back not less than fifteen centuries. . Ring out the old year, ring In the new, is not an Impulse to celebrate with mere noise another swing of Fa ther Time's scythe. The custom has a "significance, a beauty of, meaning identified with some of the earliest ob servances of the church. - . From remotest antiquity bells play ed a part in religious worship. In Egypt the feast of Osiris was announced by th ringing of rmlls, Asron and other Jewish high priests wore bells attach ed to their vestments. ' In Athens the priests of.Cybele used bells In their rites; the Greeks employed them In camps and garrisons, and . the most solemn moment in tbe ritual of the Catholic "church is preceded by the ringing of sliver chimed bells. "Paullnus, bishop of Nola; introduced the bell into the Christian worship in the year 400 A.. D. i-The first bells, were made In Cam pania, hence the term campanile or bell tower. The adoption of the bell into the services of the church soon gave the chimes the ' comforter's office in the minds of the devout.' In their slmplo faith the worshipers believed that con secrated bells had the power to pre vent storms, to drive away evil spirits and to bring repose to the sufferer. The direct' forerunner of the New Year bell is what was known , as the "passing bell." This was rung at the death of a believer. In theory devils troubled the expiring patient. But the peals of a consecrated bell were believed to possess a potency that the most malignant of devils could not withstand; hence with ev ery death the ringing of tbe holy bells exorcised the evil spirits and assured the soul a happy passing into a future untroubled peace. From this ancient custom developed easily and naturally the habit of ring ing out the old year and ringing In the new. :i Centuries have passed, a thousand years, and still 500 more have been numbered since the first New Year was hailed by the music of tuned, brass, but man still find's the custom 'beautiful and comforting, and 1912 will be saluted by more peals than any of its predecessors. The bell most favored Is made of tin and copper. In the reign of Henry II, experts decreed thnt a bell should have two parts of copper and one of tin. When Mr. Layard made his famous in vestigation of the ruins of Nineveh he found beautifully tonod bells where the proportion was ten parts of copper against one of tin. Later experts have decided that four to one !s about the right proportion. Experiments have also been made with bells of brass. German silver, real s'lver and gold. Some made of steel were shown to have a beautiful tone, but deficient from the fact that It could not be sus tained. GlnHS bells of great thickness give out an exquisite melody, but the material is too brittle to withstand the constant impact of the clapper. So most of the bplls that greet 1912 will be made according to the formula of fouf parts copper to one part tin. The most famous of tbe bells thnt hove greeted New Year are now si lenced for all time, One Is a prized relic of the world's greatest autocracy; the other Is a worshiped memento of the struggle for liberty that launched into existence the world's mightiest re public. v The great bell of Moscow, now lo cated in tbe Kremlin, was cast in 1734." - It was the design of its makers that il should fill the air with n vol ume of melody that should make it world famous. ' in both height and di ameter this colossus of bells is twenty one feet. It weighs 193 tons." But ,how vnln Is the planning of mankind is. proved by the tragic ca reer of this monster of sound. , Only for three years did it toll forth the be ginning of the new yeor. Cast in 1734, It remained in its place till 1737. Then it fell during a fire and from its great weight sank deeply into tbe earth. For exactly one century it was per mitted to remain burled. Then it was raised, but tbe exca vators found in Its side a gaping hole, wbere a great piece had been broken out. No more should the bell ring. But they raised it, placed it on a solid fjundation, nod it now forms tbe dome of a small chapel made by ex cavating the space beneath it. Now, though It may no longer ring in the new year, it can be the sanctuary for , the New Year prayers of the faithful. I Every New Year eve citizens of Philadelphia gather around the shrine of liberty, Independence ball, to hear the new year rung iu. Formerly this service was performed by the bell now known as, the Liberty bell. Before - that memorable day in 1770 when the nation's fathers gave forth to the world their Declaration' of In dependence, whose signing was her alded by the ringing of Liberty bell, the old bell had beca used to ring in the new year. CHRISTMAS FOX 1 HUNT IN AMERICA HEN the weather Is favora ble on Christmas day the members of many country : ; clubs throughout the United States engage in a fox hunt. This is the modern survival of the ancient chase that used to furnish game for the great holiday feast Long ago in the middle ages before the day of markets, of storage houses or refrigerator cars the lord and vas- '. sals shared the traits of the lion and , scorned to eat that which they did not I kill. At daybreak on the morning of ! the holiday the chieftain ; summoned the men of his clan, and to horse they j went la pursuit of the wild "boar. Across hills and level stretches. , through swamps and across frozen streams they galloped till they came up with the fierce prey. 1 ' In the battle that ensued the privi lege of the most valorous feats, of undergoing, the greatest danger and If finally . administering the death itroke was intrusted to the noblest Then the body of the boar was carried back by. the vassals, the body roasted and the head garnished and decorated to take the place of honor In the cen ter of some long table laid in the cen-' ter of a baronial balk ' Far Into morning of the next day would the roistering continue, and the poor gentleman who could drink only one bottle was - destined to sad experiences in this bout , of mighty bibblcrs. '" . . , ,,v The boar has passed from the earth. No longer does tbe lord kill his own Christmas feast, but in small measure be revives the Joys of the holiday hunt by his - pursuit of sly reynard. There are in the United States seven ty first . class clubs devoted to the sport of fox hunting. The season be gun at Thanksgiving day ; Is at its height by Chrlstmastide. for then the air is crisp with frost and the last of the crops that hunters might have damaged have been gathered into the barn and safely stored away. ; For persons of wealth these are ear ly risers who, at 7 o'clock In the morn ing, have gathered near the clubhouse. One comrade joins another, and . a merry exchange of Christmas greet ings recalls the holiday. Trotting behind, the huntsmen and the wbippers-in come the hounds, how quiet and businesslike, but at tho word of command ready to break into a very babble of dog noise. Horses, superb horses, Btraln eagerly at their bridles, anxious to bear their red coat ed riders off In the chase. - i The master, of the hounds gives his word of command, and across a corn field tbe mad Christmas- race starts. To tbe first fence comes the mad cav alcade. It is a high one. Over, under and through the bars scramble the dogs. Grandly on his horse the mas ter takes tho fence. Others follow, some - not i so gracefully. Some one falls, but the race goes on, all eager to reach that pla.ee where in front the hound is giving tongue. ' There comos u ditch whose surface is only partly frozen, tbe middle hav ing the water free. The leap Is a bad one, with the footing covered with ice, but one nfter another the hunters put their steeds at it. Some slip and scramble, splashing seas of mud Sn their riders, but none cares. Too great is the joy of getting over without loss of time to worry over a couple of pounds of mud added to tbe weight of what the gallant horse must carry, A level stretch is reached, Tbe thor oughbreds are put to it to keep up with the dogs.. Then come a wilder outburst of barking and the capture of a fox. The brush is taken and awarded to the lucky rider who was in at the death. Then the party turns sedately back. the excitement of tbe day over. The dogs are returned to the kennel, the horees are carefully rubbed down, the participants in the hunt have their shower bath and nre ready to dress for dinner after the most exciting and enjoyable stnrt a Christmas day can well have. Not only members of the clubs have taken part in this chase. The growing good will between farmer and hunter has turned the attention of tbe man of agriculture to the delights of this hol iday ride. He has mounted his best horse and Joined in the race, lie, too, returns home to a hearty dinner to tell what a good time he had. In less aristocratic clubs, such as the many organization of farmers are in various parts of the country, the bunt Is less' ornnte, but It results in more Christmas killings of foxes. The wild, rough country of Virginia makes directly following behind the hounds a hazardous, If not impossible, performance. - This gives rlso to the, distinctively American style of hunt ing, which Is to let the bounds work much of the time alone, the hunter fol-. lowing only in spirit, catching a glimpse of the flying pack occasional ly, or, guided by their musical baying, Jtyiug to catch up at tbe next station. In Kentucky the Christmas huut is held at night, on Christmas eve. The fox hunt Is an importation from England, where It still is the favorite sport of tbe elite at Christmas time. Virginia's early settlers first introduc ed the custom into the colonics, and General George Washington was one of the most famous of fox hunters, the colonial girl was educated to fox Hng as part of her accompllsh . and hundreds of the belles , ke ft five rail fence as easily as ' a graceful figure in a minuet. !B5t CHRISTMAS TREE EXERCISES TO : BE VERY INTERESTING. " Three Programs To Bj Ren dered By Members of Differ .erst Sunday Schools. t Christmas tree exercises at thn oborobes in Athena will be held tomorrow-evening, beginning at seven o'clook. Eioelleot programs as en tertainment features will te given at tbe Methodist, Baptist and Christian ohorobes. Ihe various committees in charge have all arrangements complet ed and tomorrow hundreds of beauti ful presents will te hong on tbe trees. Fir trees from the mountains have been put in place and the deooruiiuus ate to be the most , beautiful, imagin able., .The numbers on tbe programs for the most part will be given by members of tbe Sunday sobools of the different ehurobea and-diligent te. bearsals have teen undei way for some time, to insme satisfactory results. The various programs are as follows: M. E. Cbnroh. Song. Prayer, Song Beo. Keo. Beo. Solo Rec." Beo. Beo. j . Beo. . Beo. , SoDg Beo. ' Beo. Bee. Beo. -Song Dialogue Beo, " Beo. Beo. - , Joy to the World .... by the Pastor - Christmas Bells ' Sohool. - . ' Welooma Verua Pennington. - - JCmas Louis Stewart. Onoe a Year '.. Helen Downing. - - ; selected Miss Velma Wilkinson Why Do Bells for Xmas Bing Doiis Thompson The Song and tbe Child Dorothy La wson - .. A Christmas Carol Tbelma MoEwen. - - Tbe Master Comos Dorothy Koepke. : Tbe Christmas Joy Martha Butt. Long Ago in Bethlehem , Primary cilaes. - - Detblehem ; Henry Koepke. : ' Praise to tbe King , . Buby Ball. When' Santa Clans Comes Mildred Stanton. - 1 Wbat Does It Mean to Me "Mildred La wson. - ...iGCtfi&sr School. - The World's Gift Four Boys - . Oar King .Evangeliue Fix. . - My Wish Bessie Mathers. Christmas Memories ; " Mrs. Klsler. ."- . - -Baptist Churoh. Organ Prelude, "Mrs. Plamondon Song, "Christmas Day," Sohool invooatioD, Sopt. Mrs. 0. A. Barrett Song, "Hear tbe Glad Bella Ring ing," sohool ohorus Soripture reading - Mrs Chaa. Betts. Vocal duet, "Santie," . . - - Edna and Tbelma Saliug Beo. "The First Christmas," . - - - Dolly White Reo. "If Yon Are Good" . . " Areta Littlejohn Exercise, "Christmas Branches," Mrs. Winsbin'a class Soog, "Halll Hall I Hail!" - . , Double ohoroa Reo. "The First Carol," J . Ida Crable Reo., selected,-, Kobler Betts Song. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," . .-, Class of girla Beo. selected, - Audrey. Wlnsbip Reo. seleoted, - George Kidder Song, "Santa Claui," ' . . Mm. M. L. Watts' olaei Reo. "A Dream," - Vernita Watts Beo., seleoted, . - Hazel MoFarland Exerulse, - ., v. ' Class of tioys ' Soog, "Christmas Every Day," . '1- - - - - sobool chores Distribution of presents by commit tee. Heory Banett. M. L. Watts, aod Floyd Payne. Doxology, audieuce and oboius. Benediotion, Mr. Desper. " Program read by Mr. Co as, Botts. Christian Cbnrob. . " ? Song, i - by the children Duet, - ' ' ' Misses .v Lucille Taylor aud Zola Keeu ' Beo. - Cyiil Ciusey Song,; -' - Jeanette Miller. Beo. - . . Glen Steen Pianoforte solo Mrs. A, M. Meldrum Reo. - - Hope MoPberriu Song, - Merna DePcatt Local Team Lost Two. Saturday evening tbe Athena Higb sohool basket ball team went down to Echo aod dropped a game to that towu by a soore of 25 to 15. Last night tbe local boys played tbe nifty Columbia College team off it's feet to a tis at 16 aud, at tbe end of tbe seo-. ond balf. lo tbe playoff, Oolumtia annexed Ibree points, taking the game' 19 to 10. Tbe patronage was all that ' ooold be expected, a large crowd wit' oessiog tbe game. Tbe next game here will be with Pendleton High on tbe evening of January 6. FOR SALE. - Five-room bouse, one, fclook from Main street; good cellar, woodshed and barn. Inquire at thh ottha, . ' ' -..,,: . ' a "' , :" : - "' . . ."