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Mum AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER , F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered In the Fostottlce at Athena, Oregon, as ecoudOlass Mall Mutter. " " Subscription Rates. One copy,' one year...'. .... .... ... .$1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months.............. , .75 . One copy, three months... .50' - ' 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 tATHENA. ORE.. JAN. 4.. . . . . .". 1913 ? A Joke Wao No Joke With Him. ." Men who purchase country weekly newspapers not infrequently hare a desire to roll up their sleeve" and do the work. Such a man, a Scotchman, was recently mentioned by E. W. Mil ler of Ottawa, 111., when a , crowd of writers were relating experiences they bad had. This man, 'according to Mr, Miller, turned to the managing editor who went down to the editorial room at 8 o'clock every morning, by the v way, wrote out me assignments tor ? the day and then went out to cover them-nnd said he had noticed a col limn of "weo bit jokles" In other pa Iters and thought it would be well If his new paper carried such a column. "But where," he asked, "can I get a inou to write 'em?'' The inantiglug editor suggested that the owner, being Scotch, write such a column himself. "Ah," said the owner, "I ken I'm a bit brisk o' the pen. I can write up the wee bit birth notices and the wee bit deaths and the weo bit marriages, but the wee bit joklri inon, thot's dlf-feo-rent I can write bonny, but I Joke wl great deeCcuJtyl" New York Tribune. With Apologies of the Fraternity. Sir John Ashley had a curious habit of speaking about himself as "Ashley" and blending the third person singula! with the first person in the most un usual way. This is how he used to re late what happened: . "Ashley went to the Derby, and I'm blessed if Ashley's ticker wasn't stolen from. him. As it had been given tm and I prized It, I went to the head pickpocket, with whom I was acquaint ed, and said, 'See here; they've taken Ashley's ticker.' , The man blushed. 'Good Lord You don't mean It, Sit John?' he stammered. 'Will you 'ave the goodness to Just wait 'ere? I'll be back in a Jiffy. He was back in thret minutes with Ashley's ticker, which he handed over, saying most humbly a he did so: 'I 'ope, Sir John, you'll ac cept the apologies of the 'olo frater nity, i It was quite a mistake, and it was done by a noo beginner.' "West minster Gazette. Bismarck Forgave. BIsmareh could forgive, but he wished to do It after proper solicita tion. At tho beginning of the Danish war Field Marshal Wrangle, who was at the head of tho Prussian troops, was exceedingly annoyed at one point to be telegraphed not to advance farther, nnd ho returned a message telling King William that "these diplomatists who spoil tho most successful opera tions deserve tho gallows." After that Bismarck ignored him completely, and one day they met at the king's table, where it was especially awkward to preserve a coldness. Wrangle called everybody "du," and presently he turned to Bismarck, who was ucatod next him, and said, "My son, canst thou not forget?" "No," was tho curt reply. After a pause Wranglo began again, "My son, canst thou not for givo?" "With all my heart," said Bis marck, and the breach was healed. Doctors and Mustaches. 1 English doctors who grew mustaches onco ran the risk of spoiling their prac tloe; O. W. 13. Russell in "One Look Back" remnrks: "Quito certainly the first .time I ever fell into tho hands at' a mustached doctor was In 1877. Ev ery one condoumed tho hirsute nppen dago ns highly unprofessional, and when soon after tho poor mnu found his way into ft lunatic asylum neigh boring doctors of the old school said thoy were not surprlsed-that there was a bad family history and that he himself had shown signs of eccentric ity. . That meant tho mustache and iwthlng else." Conspicuous by Absence." TncJtus, tho great Itoinhu historian, was the originator of the phrase, "Con- (snlrnnna dv hi iilsin(." wliPll. flft- Bcrlblng, the funeral of Junta lu his "Annales," ho Bald the Images of her J mous kinsmen, Brutus and Cnsaltw, .tone by, their absence. Lord John Uussell popularized the phrase lu Eng land in 1SD0 by Baying of Lord Derby's reform bill, "One provision la conspicu ous by its pieseuce, another by its absence." " a Horse. ' ho eye Howt1oose Jaw Got Its Name. Moose Jaw is a strange name for a city, and It may be of Interest to know how such a name was given. Some fifty years ago, so the story 'goes, a pioneer with his team of oxen and "prairie schooner," while passing along the banks of. the river, was obliged to camp at this point, in Saskatchewan, on .account of an accident to hls'cart tas a spoke bad fallen out during the day, and the wheel was falling apart He looked around for something to in sert for a temnorarv hrnrn for the j3wheel, while his wife busied herself wiin me evening meai. xne pioneers child, while romping around, found the Jawbone of a moose, which she held up to her father, who by this time almost despaired of finding some thing with which to mend his wagon, and was delighted to find that the Jaw bone exactly fitted the place of the missing spoke. The Indians thereafter named this part of the river "The Place Where the White Man Found the Moose Jaw." This accounts for the town's unforgettable name London Standard. . . An Extensive Shave. When Salmon P. Chase was a school toy at Wortlilngton, O., he was one day left at home with orders to kill and dress a pig while Bishop Chase and most of the older members of the fam ily were gone. In telling of this experi ence howrote in an old letter: "I had no trouble in catching and slaughtering a fat young porker. I had the tub of water all ready for plunging him in, preparatory to taking off bis bristles. Unfortunately, however, the water was too hot, or perhaps when I soused the pig I kept him in too long. At any rate, when I undertook to ro move the bristles I couldn't start one of lhem. They were set! But that pis bad to bo dressed. I bethought me of my cousin's razor a new one, Just pur chased by that spruce young clergy man. No sooner said than donel I got the razor and shaved the pig from tall to snout." This is undoubtedly one of the most extensive shaves on record. What Rules the World. ' Many years ago John Brougham, Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and others used to meet after the play at WIndhurst's,, In Turk row, In New York. One night the question, "What rules tho world?" arose, and various opinions were expressed. William Boss Wallace, who was present, retired be fore long and Borne time later called Thomas J. Leigh from the room and banded to him a poem which be had Just written. Mr. Leigh rend It aloud to tho company, and Mr. Brougham made a bnppy little speech of acknowl edgment Tho thing was entitled "What Ihiles the World," and the first stanza ran: They say that man Is mighty, Ho coverns land and sea, lie wields a mighty scepter O'er lesser powers that be, ' Cut a mightier power and stronger Man from his throne has hurled, And the hand that rocks the cradle Is tho hand that rules the world. Punishment For a Thief. "Richard, by tho graco of God, king of England. If any one cast any reproach or bad word against nnothet or Invoke God's malison on bira let blm for every offense pay an ounce of silver. Let a convicted thief bo shorn like a prizefighter, after which let boil ing pitch be poured on his head and a feather pillow be shaken over it so as to make blm a laughing stock. . Then let him be put asboro at the first land where the ships touch. Witness my self at Chlnon." Those are two of the ordinances of Chinon quoted by Miss Ma iido M. Ilolbach in "In the Foot steps of Richard Coeur do Lion." ' Luxurious Church Pews. A good Wilberforce story Is told by the Rev. P. II. Ditcbtleid In "The Old; English Country Squire." In the old days the average squire believed in' taking his religion easily and comfort-; ably, and his pew was often tho most luxurious in the parish describes It as "a cozy, sleep provoking structure, curtained off, wherein was often a special fireplace, the pew being furnished like a drawing room. If the clergyman was rather too long preach ing his sermon the squire would poke the fire somewhat impatiently and vlg orously. It Is reported that sherry and biscuits were sometimes served by a livery servant and that the squire used to have his letters and newspapers de livered to him hi his pew and to read them during the sermon. "When Bishop Wilberforce was shown a luxurious squire's pew, with a special fireplace, armchairs and 'every convenience,' and when the clerk asked if the bishop could suggest any im provement or the addition of any fur niture Wilberforce quietly whispered to the clergyman by bis side, 'A card table.' " SILVER PLATING. Old Time Hangings. "The Anglo-Saxons," said a scientist of the British association, "have a great love of hanging, and the science has constantly improved. In medieval times many of the places where they hanged people were provided with a kitchen with big pots of pitch. The bodies were pitched all over and made waterproof and able to resist the at mosphere. Then they were bung out as a warning to other offenders... "Hanging was also used as an an aesthetic in connection with the old practice of killing a man for high trea son by banging, drawing and quarter ing him. This kind of hanging did not necessarily hurt a man, for five men hanged In 1447 gentlemen belonging to the Duke of Gloucester-had been marked out to be quartered and drawn when their pardons arrived. They were cut down and soon were none the worse." London Cor. Baltimore Star. An Accident Pointed the Way to the J Original Process Iq 1742 Thomas Bolsover, V me chanic of Sheffield, England, discovered the Art of silver nlntlmr. Ha was re- Mr ' Dltenfieldf pairing Ihe handle of a knife In which both copper and silver were used. Ac cidentally the two metals were fused toge: !ier. Based upon this observation, he di-relopcd the new process. 1 , Upon a thick ingot of copper he bound by iron wire a thinner Ingot of silver. The whole was then heated In 1 a reverberatory furnace until the edges of the silver Ingot were observed to begin to melt. The two ingots were then removed from the furnace, slowly cooled and pickled, cleaned and rolled to the desired thickness. The result was a plate of copper more or less thinly covered with silver on one side. This was the first Sheffield plate. For fifty years following the copper was plated, on one side only and the cut edges showed the copper. Later the process was so perfected that no copper was left exposed. All the sil verplate of the world was made by this process until electroplating was discovered and : made commercial. Popular Mechanics. A Voracious Appetite. An example of eating to wager In the good old times of a hundred years ago is to be seen In the following news paper Bcrap: "A singular wager was decided yesterday at a public bouse In Shepherd's market. A man of the name of Bushel in that neighborhood undertook for the trilling bet of one guinea to eat and drink in the ttnirse of twenty minutes the following, arti cles viz, six pounds of tripe, two doz ens of large onions In sauce, two three penny lonves, three pounds of pota toes and three pots of porter, thewhole of which, to the great astonishment of the company, he devoured In fifteen and one hnlf minutes, and such wus his vorocloiis appetite that he exclaim ed that If any man present would treat j him with n bumper or brundy ana naif as nine n more as ne una eaten no would tuck It, iu."-London Spectator. Sharp Practice. "I took ber home In a taxlcnb. She asked mo to come In and meet her mother. I told the taxlcab man to wait. Her mother proved very enter taining." "Yes." "The taxlcab man waited two hours." "What's the answer?" "Why, I found out afterward that ber mother was a stockholder in tho tuxlcab company." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Awkwardly Put. This Is one of the things one would rather have put differcutly: Mr. Bum blcpup (at foncy diess ball) I must apologize for coming in ordinary even ing dress. Hostess Well, you really have the advautage of us. We're all looking more foolish than usual, and jou're not London Punch. Crushed. "If I could only die and leave you well off," bo suld after they had bad their first quarrel, "I would be glad to go." "How," sbo cruelly asked, "could you dlo and leave me otherwlso than well off?"-Chlcago Record-Herald. Rather Harsh. Tho famous baritone had boon giv ing his concert and the critic from the country was asked: "How wns the timbre of his voice?" "Well," said the critic, "It seemed to me to be full of knotholes." Harper's, Correct Diagnosis. Pallent-Shall I have to give up"beer, (Juctor? Doctor-No; I shan't forbid orrnordinary, India's Butter Tree. By far the most remarkable of edible flowers Is that culled from the butter tree of India. The blossoms of this singular tree me the chief means of subsistence with the Bhlls nnd other Indian hill tribes. An average tree yields from '.DO to 350 pounds of pulpy bell shaped Mowers that when they drop off during March and April, the hot months of the Indlau yenr, are eagerly gathered by the natives. They have when fresh a peculiar and Ins clous taste, but tho fragrance of thera Is not pleasant and is best nnd most briefly described ns "mousy." Usually they are cured In the sun, shrivel to one-fourth of their size and then re semble nothing so much as raisins. The natives prepare them for food by boiling or using them In sweetmeats. Suburban Life Magaslne. SHERIFF SALE UNDER EXECU TION. Notioe is herebv given that under and by virtue of an execution issued out of tbe Cirooit Couit of tbe State of Oregon in and for Umatilla County, and to me direoted and delivered upon a judgment and deoree rendered and entered in said Court on tbe 27th day of November 1912, in favor of F. S, LeUrow, as Plaintiff, and against Maggie Wilson, individually and as administratrix uf the estate of Cbas, Wilson, Deoeaaed, as Defendant, for tbe sum of $1423.53 with interest thereon at tbe rate of 10 per cent per annum from March 7tb 1911; tbe far tber sum of 1200.00 attoroery's fees, and costs and disbursements of this aotion taxed at $27.00 in that certain Bait in said Court then and. thereto fore pendiog, wbeiein tbe above-named F. S. LeGrow, bb Plaintiff; and Mag gie Wilson, individually and as Ad ministratrix, of tbe estate of Cbas. Wilson, Deceased, and Blanohe Wil son, Lowell Wilson, L. L. Rogers and Homer I. Watts as Defendants, and whereas by said judgment and deoreed that tbe hereinafter described real property to-wit: The Northwest Quarter of tbe Northwest Quarter of Seotion 36, In TownsihD 4. North Ranee 34 K. W. M., all in Umatilla Couutv, Oregon, tie sold to satisfy said judgment and all oosta. I will on tbe -6TH DAY OF JANUARY A. D. 1913 at tbe hour of 2 o'olook in tbe after noon of said day in front of tbe Ctourt House door, sell tbe right, title and interest tbe said Maggie Wilson. Indi vidually, and as Administratrix of the estate of Cbas. Wilson, Deoeased, and Blanohe Wilson, Lowell Wilson, and Homer I." Watts, had in and to tbe above desoribed property on the 7th day of Marob 1911, or since then have acquired, at pnblio auction to.the highest bidder for oasb in band, the prooeeda to be applied in satisfac tion of b id Execution and all costs. Dated' this 4th day of December, A. D. 1912. , . D. Taylor, by George Strand, , - Sheriff, Deputy; Influenza. Influenza derives its name from an Italian word meaning influence. It wns thus entitled by the Italians in the seventeenth century because they attributed the dlsenso to the infiueuce of the stars. A very common belief Is that Influenza Is a comparatively mod ern disease, disassociated from a gen eral class by latter day, medical men, but this Is far from being the case, for the Illness has been uicutioDcd by ancient writers ns far back as tbe fourteenth century, there being rec ords of Its nppenrauce lu France in 1311 nnd 1403. Agents Wanted. Men and women . to represent the Farmers General Trading Co. of Walla Walla. Write C. R. Hervey, 614 Baker Blk. For Sale. South half of Lot 7 and 8, blook 1, Kirk 1st addition. 6-room bouse. Ex amine same and make ns a bid; any reasonable oasb offer will be carefully considered. Mullin Bros. Land Go. 1205, 3rd Ave. Seattle. Wash. Notice. Tbe regnlar annual meeting of tbe stockholders of tbe First National Bank of Athena, Oregon, for tbe eleo tion of directors for tbe ensuing year and for tbe transaction of snob other business aa may lawfully come before it will be held m its offioe in Athena, Oregon, on Inesday tbe 14tb day of January, 1913, at tbe boor of 2 o'olook p. to. F. S. LeGrow, Deoember 2, 1912. Cashier. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right Ad ding To Your Profit ' You know that the idea of this store is to Rive value in every piece of Merchandise we sell; whatever the price, to see that you set the full worth of your money, In other words, the money you spend here for clothes or for other things to wear represents, at our refiular price, a good profit to you. You don't need any pencil or paper or any calcula tion in Arithmetic to see that, under those conditions, whatever we take off the price we add to yojur profit. If you want to make some extra money, rhiht now nf rhanf we n f' vnnks off the prices of all .Professional S. F. Sharp v ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON - Special attention given to all " calis both night and day. . Callrff! imptly answered. Offlee on Third Street, Athena, Oregor G.S.NEWSOM.M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena. Oregon. . Calls answered promptly night or day. PETERSON, WILSON AND BISHOP Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attomey-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Womnn'a Home Cornpnnlou Sea of Galilee. Tho sea of Galilee, which ia 800 feet Mow the level of tl9 Mediterranean, Is fast becoming like the Dead tea, UU dense wnter and salt formations on 1ta banks. It Is conjectured that tbe bed of the sea U siuklng and that greater cbuuges iu it are Impending. , Matrimon,. - I iT the -'Info of Man the weddlua ring was formerly employtd as an In strument of torture. It is la this coun try today, In tunny tosUncea.--Mllwau kee Beiittnel. ... ., "H I In tler Ue all lu the search fr itu.nI ibn t l ctmttul with the ... .giJ.OJ , , All Mens Suits ajvfQvercoats up tonjn nr $323o, will go for tly-:" : - -- viy"u THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE ...TmJi. P Save Your T. P. W.Stamp iiikis n ". ,, C. W. LASSEN. M. D. V. Official Stock Inspector. Graduate McKUlip Vetinary College, Chicago . Phone Main 27, PENDLETON, OREGON Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist Feed and Livery Stable Back at the Old Stand and ready to give you the same satisfactory service you always received from me here. J. W. WRIGHT'S BARN, at 2nd and Current Streets C. H. SMITH Tr-e Live Stock AUCTIONEER Phone Main 376 MILTON, OREGON . THE ! ST. NICHOLS HOTEL : y J. E. FROOME, pbop. . t Only First-class Hotel in the City. THE ST. NICHOLS . U the only one that can accommodate oommerolal travelers. Can beieoomended for Its clean and well ventilated rooms. THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY. FEED & SALE STABLE i- V. L. 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We have the new Empire drills, har ness and horse Clothing, Wood, Coal, Lumber, Building, Material, Wire Fencing, Plumber's outfits, etc. I BAM'tiER sajlve I All Sold at Reduced Prices for Gash Saved Hir Lifo from Pneumonia "My wife had a severe attack of Pneu. monia which followed a case of La Grippe and I believe that FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR saved her life," writes James Coffee, of Raymond, Missouri. v Good Results In Ever; Cass Dr.C. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich., writes: "I have used FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR in three very severe cases of pneu monia with good results in every case." "o) pr JUL JL S - ' J X () Cured el Tirrlili Ccsgh cn N. Jackson, cf Danville, III., writes: "Mr daughter had a severe attack of La Grippe and a terrible cough on her lungs. Te tried a greit many remedies without relief. She tried FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR which cured her. She has never been troubled with a cough since." Cured Tfcta Vary Lew PnssrserJa J.T. Bryan, of Lowder, in., writes: "My little boy wis very low with pneu monia. Unknown to the doctor we gave him FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. The result was mgicl and prailed the doctor, ss h Iramedistely stopped the racking cougrsni he quickly recovered." "