AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher . - Published Every Friday. Office, Corner - Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered In tbe roetofflce at Athena, Oregon, as ecoudOlasn Mall Matter. . . .. - Subscription Rates. One copy, one year.. ....$1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One co rv. six months. ..... i .3 One conv. three months. . . ; . . .... . . .50 L ' r. i Advertising Rates. ' Display, transient, runntng 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 ttTHENA, ORE.. DEC. 27.. ...... 1912 The New Year. Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, Tha flying cloud, the frosty light. Tha year is dying in the night Ring out. wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old; ring In the new. Ring, happy bells, across the snow. The year Is going. Let him go. . Ring out the false; ring In the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind For those that here we see no mora. Ring out the feud of rich and poor Ring In redress to all mankind. Ring out the want, the care, the sin, The talthless coldness of the times; Ring out. ring out, my mournful rimes, But ring tha fuller minstrel In.. Ring out false pride In place and blood. The civic slander and the spite; ' Ring In the love of truth and right; Ring in the common love of good. Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old; Ring In the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; ' Ring out the darkness of the land; Ring In the Christ that Is to be. Alfred Tennyson. . A Wartime New Years Day Experience ON New Year's morning, 1801, -.when the thermometer was below, zero, ' ..probably the ., most undisciplined body of troops in the whole Union tinny nmrch cd Into camp at Martinsbiirg. V. Vu. The men looked careless, fatigued, sleepy anil cold. Some of (hem were bareheaded, which showed that they had traveled day and night and had fallen uslecn on their horses. Manv had lost their hats and caps by their heads coming In contact with (he limbs of the trees In the woods. Somo had the front and back parts burned out of their overcoats and trousers, which hud probably happened while , they were dozing beforo the Are. A few of them wore some Confederate clothing, Indicating apparently thtft they bad captured some Confederate quarterniaKter's stores and had re placed their own damaged garmentB with their enemy's clothing. Others had their feet tied up with pieces cf blankets nr.d sheepskins. Many of the men were dismounted; others were mounted on wagon horses nnd mules, with the harness still ou the animals. This Bhowed that their wagon train had been destroyed and that some of tho men, who had lost their cavalry horses, had mounted these animals. Tho infantry and the citizens of Martlusburg gathered nround uud star ed nt theso troops In wonder. This was General Averlll's command, four regiments of cavalry nnd a battery that had Just returned from the Salem raid. The raiding party left New Creek (now Keyscr City, V, Vo.), Pec. 8, 1803; s marched to Salem, Va., thence back to Wartinsbuig, V. Ya., arriving there Jan. 1, 1801, traveling twenty-four days. During this time the party trav eled several hundred miles, tore up the Virginia nnd Tennessee railroad tracks to prevent Geuenil Leo from re-enforc-lng General Longstreet, who was flght lug General Hurnslde at Kuoxrllle, Tenn. At Salem the Con fedora to quar. termnster nnd commissary stores were destroyed. 1 On our retreat a dozen or more Con federate brigades were after us nnd tried to head us off at every crossroad. At Covington, Vu., after the bridge over Jackson river wus burned, our regiment the Fourteenth Pennsylva nia cavalry, Which was the rearguard, and A few dismounted men of other regiments that were with tho wagon i ruin were surrounded on the south tilda of tho river One of the Confed erate penoruls sent In n flag of truce, demanding a surrender, but wo fought our way through. After we burned mir wagon train wo swnm tho Jueksou I 'ver. On our retreat w traveled through n severe snowstorm nnd slid down Icy mountains. Our artillery was saved by pulling It over the mountains with ropes. Our brigade lost on this raid killed, 'drowned, froxeti and captured. 140 men and five ollloers. A few men were so badly froreu that they died shortly afterward. Thus on that Now Year's morning wo wore cold, hungry, tired, sleepy, dirty and shabby. Uncle Sam soon heard of our condition and enme to us with outstreti hod arms, for on Jan. 10 lio presented every oue of us' with a brand new outfitwhich Intituled over coat, dress coat, blouse, hat, cap, shirt, drawers, stocking, boots and blankets. Wo soon coiuiueured to get conceited, for we helh-vcJ that we were the only brigade In t!n whole Union army that had ever rctvlrod such a magnificent gift from Uu United States govern ment. Jatui's l Hays In nnltlmoro A inert, an . Modern Philanthropist. . "Why nio you sobbing, my llttlo man?'' "My pa's a millionaire phllanturor, put." 'Weil, well.' that's nothing to cry I'jout.- - - "It ain't, ain't it? He's just promised to five me $5 to spend at Christmas iwvbled 1 rale a similar amount," - - yfX ...... . . -rr7- 1 p2 "TO) l.j..l.l.j.ll..l. f..t..t..y..y..t..TMf..tt.iT.it. Happy New Year. Same old whistles, Same old bells, Same old parties, Bame old rello. Bame old dinners, 8nme old calls, Same old music, Same old balls. Bu me old flowers, Same old frills, Bame old hopes and Bame old bills. Bame old greetings, Bume old dread, Bame temptation Bame old head. Same old pledges, Same old brags, Bame old promise Same old Jags. Bame old noses, , Bame bright lights, Bame old crowds and Bame old lights. , Same old brightness, Same old cheer, Same old happy. Glad New Year! i -Puck. An Egyptian New Year's Greeting. The following from Maspero's Guide to the Cairo Museum of Antiquities Is of timely Interest, showing how the scarab was Identified with New Year's celebration In ancient Egypt: "The Kgyptlnua worshiped the scarab from the most remote antiquity, for It seems that In the beginning It was con sidered as being one. of the shapes of the soul Itself. So the linage of It was multiplied In order to assure to living and dead alike a continuance of being, and, like all religious emblems held In general esteem, It was used as n motif of ornamentation In Jewelry. Scarabs were set as rings, seojs or pendants, those who wore them thus having not only an amulet, but an ornament, nnd were made of every siae and material. "A whole class of scarabs bore good wishes for the New Year; 'May Amon, or Isls. or Uastlt, or Ita give thee 'a happy beginning of the year.' Others wished him to be provided with the aunt of life, or with life Itself." Christmas In Bethlehem. Christmas In the Holy Land is an In teresting experience. Indeed, It Is one never lo be forgotten, and every Christ mas thousands of persons from all over tbe world make a Journey to I'nlestlne In order to witness the various cere monies held there during the festive season. Kvcry one almost puts up at Jerusalem mi. I on Christmas morning makes his way t Hothlehem. which lies utmost due south, ntxmt sU miles as the r row ttie. over a range of bills. No hi jit way the. world over presents such n m t!e,v crowd as tony be seen streaming along this thoroughfare ear ly ou t'hrl-'tiuas morulng ' liamentary contest. 1... - . M . 11. . ... 11.... . I iu iiie uuys ueiore me lusuiuuon oi ! the secret ballot, when the candidate with the longest purse usually won an election, a former Lord Dundonald, who refused to give -bribe3, contested Honlton, but was beaten by an oppo- nent who paid. his. electors at the. rate of 3 a vote. -Then the unsuccessful candidate conceived this brilliant plan, says the writer of a history of the Dundonald family. lie announced to his friends that he was quite determined to win the seat 'next time without bribery. ' Chen be sent the town crier round the town to announce that all who had voted for him In this first election might repair to his agent, from whom they would receive 10. As comparatively few people had voted for him, this was not a very ex pensive process. Andnt the next elec tion Lord Dundonald was elected by an enormous majority. After the tri umph several people came to blin and delicately suggested that some reward was due to such loyalty. . "Not a farthing," was the reply. ' "But, my lord, you gave 10 a head to the minority at the last election, and the majority have been counting on something handsome on this occasion." 'Terhaps so," said the clever candi date. "My former gift was for their disinterested conduct In not taking my opponent's bribe of 5. For me to pay them now would be to violate my own, principles." rearson's Weekly. Peter Bnzakos, Green wrestler, dis appointed Pendleton spotting blood, Christmas day when be refused to go on the mat with Ed O'Connell of Port land, as advertised. Tha receipts weie kept in tbe box offloe by Ed Alho, of Hetmiston who volunteered to go a bout with O'Connell. . Tbe Dermiston man put op a stiff roood for tbe Pott land man, doubtless as good as the Greek would have done. Agents Wanted. Men and women to lepieseni the Farmers General Trading Co. of Walla Walla. Write O. R. Heivey. 614 Baker B!k. . - . For Sale. South half of Lot 7 and 8, block 1, Kirk 1st addition. 6-room bouse. Ex-, amine same and make ns a bid; any reasonable cash otter will fce caiefolly considered. MnUin Bros. Land Co. 1205, 3rd Ave.' Seattle, Wash. SHERIFF SALE UNDER "EXECU TION. Notiee ia heiebv given that coder and by virtue of an execution issued ontottbeC-ircqitOoctt of tbeState of Oregon in and for Umatilla County, and to me directed and delivered upon a judgment and decree rendered and entered in said Court on tbe 27th day of November 3912, in favor of P. S. LeGiow, as Plaintiff, and against Maggie Wilson, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Cbas. Wilson, Deceased, as Defendant,: for the sum of $1423.53 with interest thereon at tbe rate of 10 per cent per annum fiom March 7th 1911; tbe far ther sum of 1200.00 attornery's fees, and costs and disbursements of this action taxed at $37.00 in that certain suit in said Court then and thereto fore pending, wheiein the above-named F. S. LeQrowas Plaintiff; and Mag gie Wilson, individually and as Ad ministratrix,, of . the estate of Cbas. Wilson, Deoeased, and Blanobe Wil son, Lowell Wilson, L. L. Rogers and iiomer l. Watts as Defendants, and whereas by said judgment and decreed that, tbe hereinafter described real property to-wit: The . . Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, of Section 86, in Towneihp 4. North Range M K, W, M., all in Umatilla County, Oregon, be sold to satisfy said judgment and all oosts. I will on the 6TH DAY OF JANUARY A. D. 1913 at tbe boor of 2 o'olook in the after noon of said day in front of tbe Court House door, sell the right, title and interest tbe said Maggie Wilson, indi vidually, and as Administratrix of tbe estate of Cbas, Wilson, Deoeased, and Blanche Wilson, Lowell Wilson, and Homer I. Watts, had in and to tbe above described property on tbe 7th day of Maicb 1911, or since Iben have acquired, at publio auotion to the highest bidder for cash in band, tbe proceeds to be applied in satisfac tion of said Exeoution and all costs. Dated this 4th day of December, A. D. 1913. T. D. Taylor, by George Strand, . Sheriff, .- " : Deputy. ,;' ' .' ' .'; Notice of Final Account. In the County Court of tbe State of Oregon. ' In tbe Matter of the Estate of Lucretia O. Maloney, deoeased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern that John Rotbrook aod A. B. Roth rook, ad ministrators of tbe estate of Luoretia U. Maloney, deoeased, havej filed; cneir unai aocouut and report in the administration of said estate. That the County Judge, by the order duly made and entored, bas appointed Sat urday, the 28th day of December, A. D. 1912, at tbe hour of 10 o'olook in tbe forenoon as tbe time, and tbe County Courtbouae at Pendleton, Umatilla county, Oregon, as the place, wheie all otjeotious and ex ceptions to tbe said final aoonunt and report will be heard and the settle ment thereof made. ' . Dated Ibis the 29th day of Novem ber, A. D. 1913. John Rotbrook, A. B. Rotbrock. Administrators. NOTICE OF . FINAL ACCOUNT. In tbe Couuty Court of tbe State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In tbe Matter of the Estate of Hugh MoLean (MoLane), Deoeased; . .. .Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern that Charles MoLean, administrator of tbe estate of Hugh ; MoLean (MoLane), deoeased, bas filed bis final account , end report in tbe administration of tbe estate; that the County Judge, by order duly made and entered, has appointed Monday, the 80th. day of December, A. D., 1913, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, as tbe time, and tbe County Courthouse at Pendleton, Oregon, as tbe place, where the said final aooount and report will te beard and tbe settlement thereof made. Dated this tbe 29th day of Novem ber, A. D. 1913. ''' Charles MoLean, by Peterson & Wilson, ..; ' Attorneys for Administrator. Professional HE- LAUGHED Athena Opera House. 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