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ZJJ" J'ui:i,.i.cj7v ''riday- Office, Corner r. . Jefferson Streets. ",...,;!: hi- KoRtofflce at Athena, Oregon uk ecouduiaas Mall Matter. SuVJMcrlption Rates. C ; copy, one year.... .... .... ....$1.50 Vhen paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months. ... .... .... .. .75 One copy, three months .50 cATHENA. ORk.. DEC. 26.. .... 1913 A WIRELESS STORY. RUINED THE PAINTING. Curious Pate of Burne-Jones' Favorite Water Color. A very curious history is that of Burne-.Tones' favorite picture, - "Love Among the Ruins." The original pic ture was in water color and was sent to Tarls by a firm of art publishers for reproduction and in that city forward- . ed to their photographic studios In the ; suburbs. The picture unhappily pre ceded the letter of instructions regard Ing' It warning the photographer of the medium In which It was painted, so that immediately on Its arrlral it was ' brushed over with white of egg to , bring out the colors for photographing an excellent procedure in the case of oil pictures, harmless and very efflca- ": ClOUS. , " ' But ns to the Burne-Jones picture, Lovi was very soon among his own ruins, for every swish of the brush . brought off the final touches and left a mere smeared ground. Sir Edward Burne-Jones was heartbroken at the loss of a work on which his reputation, he considered, would in great measure rest and on which he had spent many months of patient toil and tho very perfection of his execution in tho reali sation of one of the morft poetic con ceptions that had sprang from his fan clful imaiation..,,, ' "Loveiinong the Ruins" was paint- - ed during the years 1870-3. In October, JS03, it was destroyed, and by the fol lowing year the oil version was fln Jshed, but. was scarcely a consolation to the artist for the loss of his first and more spontaneous work. . ANIMALS IN OPERA. Some of Them Raited Up Their Voteea With Weird Effect. Few persons realize how many ani mals appear in opera. By this I do not . mean such animals as tho tenor who played the part of Lohengrin and was told by Von Bulow that he was the ; knight of the swine rather than of the swan, ', but real bona fide animals. They extend all the way from Monte verde to Wagner. - V . c '. , About A. D. 1000 it was not unusual to hayo Hons or elephants upon tho op- emtio stage. One enn never tell what 'these animals may improvise In their parts. I know of a chro where an ele phant caused a most hasty exit of the orchestra In London long ago. when the Mill op of H. E, WoolX. tiie Boston crlt ti'. was" conducting, v, ; The donkey In Ledncavallo's "Pag lined" has net a speaking part yet once that J know of he lifted up his voice and made Canto's creat solo an unexpected duet. Balaam himself wna not more astonished than was the tenor v that occasion. .'.-Ay rt-it yoke the ox nntrtno asrf toRcthcr," T'lcrne caused these two to sliig a duet In " "The Children of Bethlehem." On fjils occasion the ass was a tenor, but I do not believe thot Pierne meont any reflection upon the high voiced frator iiliy. Louis O. Elson In Musical Ob server. " : t Couldn't Be Divided. ' v In Felix Moscheles' "Fragments of an Autobiography" occurs the follow ing: Mme. Schumann was wanted to p'ny at a Httlo musical reunion, but uhn illi! lint roKnnnil M Mnoelinlna wis deputed to approach her. ,f'Wa inclined to play?" : 'Tortlcularly disinclined,'.' wwthe The envoy tried again and mention d her, husband's "Carnival." "One part I particularly love, the 'March of the DavUlsbundlor.' If I could only hear you play just that page or two!" This roused her, "Page op two, In deed!" she cried. "Wenn man de 'Car nnval' spiel t, splclt man tbn gam." (When one plays the "Carnaval," one must play It All.) And she played the whole. Feyther and the Paeeon. After a Saturday afternoon tramp In Cheshire, writes a correspondent In the Manchester Guardian, 1 stopped nt'a little whitewashed inn, where I heard tho following rustic story. On a bench outside half ji dozen farm workers, with faces and bared arms richly sun 'burned, were relating remlnUoanccs of bygone times. - "" "DJ1' Ah, Ivep tall yo" aliout ma poor owdnier and the passon?" asked a "White' whiskered sturdy veteran. "Not Well, passon meets feyther one day, an' sea 'e, 'John, An could And yo' a .ulfo' a Job blowln' t' organ up at t' church o' Sundays If yo' doan't mind.' 'Aye, thankee, sir,' ses feyther. 'Au'd be very glad, but Ah doubt Ah hevna w ind enough..' . Call From the Pacifio That Was Heard r the Gulf of Mexico. ' It was "eight bells" on a ship lying at anchor down in the gulf of Mexico. The men had retired for the night to their bunks and hammocks, and. the wireless operator, alone in his watch fulness, was "listening in" at the bead phones. 11 Suddenly, out of the pltcby darkness of the sea, a message that curdled the blood in his veins leaped down the an tenna and hummed Its fearful contents, "S. 0. 8.-S. O. S.-S. 0. S." And a few minutes later, in response to the cue- tomary reply, "What is your position?" the answer flashed back, "125 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds west, 47 degrees 33 minutes 10 seconds north. That meant that out on the Pacific ocean 140 miles west of Seattle, Wash, 2,850 miles awaya vessel was call ing for help. The call of the Pacific! The operator hardly believed It With tremulous fingers he repeated the call to the sta tion nearest to the vessel in distress. But already the wireless watchers along the western coast had caught the message, and relief was on Its way, Clear across the entire North American continent over land nnd sea and moun tain ranges, the ship's cry had been beard. World's Work. BARREN PALESTINE. "Sustenance Space." ,. When we estimate that the average Inhabitant of New York may have but a few score square feet for his own u, w are apt to forget that be can vr.iy exist on them because somewhere t. lLse country there are acres of r round producing for hi in, ns really . i (iefinftety for him as If be owned duv.a a ad hired the labor on them, vi.f Profossor pcuck has called Ills .y-'ustenaiica space." Mark Jefferson u Atlantic. . " Appreciation, MVcrC Its Forests Are Gone and the Jordan Is Now a Feeble Stream. One of the most remarkable illustra tions in all history of the 111 effects of the disappearance of forests may be observed in Palestine. In the days when Joshua conquered tho promised land Palestine was a wonderfully fer tile country, a land flowing with milk and honey. The Lebanon mountains were heavily wooded, and a large pop ulation was supported in comfort. The general devastation of the for ests brought about however, a grad ual deterioration of the country. The hills of Galilee, which had long served as pasture lands for large herds of cat' tie and sheep, are now sterile. The Jordan has become an insignificant stream, and several smaller rivers are now completely dried up throughout tho greater part of the year. Some few valleys In which fertile earth washed down from the hills has been deposited have retained their old fertility. The land today supports only one-sixth the population of the time of Solomon. Christian Herald. Table Manner In the Old Days. Modern table manners compare fa vorably with thofte of the past Mrs. Hannah Woolley. author of "The Gen. tlewomnn's Companion." the standard seventeenth century book on etiquette, found It uccessary thus to warn her renders: "Gentlewomen, discover not by any ravenous gesture your angry appetite nor fix your eyes too greedily oa) the meat before you. as If you would devour more that way than your throat woukl swallow. In carving avoid clapping your fingers In your mouth and licking them after you have burned them. Close your Hps when you eat nnd do not smack like a pig. Fill not your mouth so full that your cheeks shall swell like a pair of Scotch bagpipes. It Is very uncomely to drink so larse a draft that your breath Is almost gone and you are forced to blow strongly to recover yourself." Historlo Hyde Park. Hyde park has seen not only magni ficent reviews, from Stuart times on ward, but has witnessed also military musters with a more warlike Intent Here during the commonwealth were encamped the Roundhead armies of Essex and Lambert, and here Crom well reviewed his Ironsides. The de fenses which were at that time raised the park have left their mark on Mayfolr's street nomenclature, for Mount street Grosvenor square, com memorates Oliver's mount as It was called, part of the line of fortifications drawn around London, by order of the parliament In 1043. Even the women, Butler tells im in "Iludlbras," helped In the defensive wov and From ladles down to Oyiter wen Labor'd like pioneers In trMiotiea. , ' t London Standard. No Place for Postmen. The new postman was called before the office -superintendent fr n reprl mand. , "Yon were seen loitering In the neigh borhood of .that bis fire down the street.' the superintendent said "I only stopped a mlnnte." the man pleaded, "and I was already eight min utes abend of HilutluU' line." ; '": "It Is not a question of time, but safety;" the - superintendent replied "The last plai-e on earth n postman can afford to loiter U In the vl Inlty of a big fire On (he contrary, he ought to make a detour to avoid It. "By neglecting that simple precaution more than oue postman has had his leather Iwr il'Vi-iied. by a streaiu from the hiwf nsitl n lot -of ruined letters charged to h! oiHclen,e If not to his pocket Ix'oK " New York Tlntes. English Words In German. ' Like the word "sport" and many oth er English words for which the Ger man language has no adequate terms, the word "strike" has become one of common usage In Germany. "Start finish, mutiny, trick, snob, smart, part ner, detect !ve, picnic, film, handicap and hum! mis of other words." says a letter on the subject, "are used In their original form, with not a letter changed Panic has been made Into 'pnnlk' and check into 'scheck.' record as 'rekord'. when the German uses the word, and stri);e. In order to preserve the proper 'pronunciation. Is written 'strclk.' These words , look English enough wlirti you see them printed, but when you hear thcin you Involuntarily think of the Kngllsh spoken here' signs." New York Tribune. Camp Candlesticks. A camp candlestick can easily be made with a piece of stick. Choose a straight stick about eight Inches long and one Inch thick With a good. knife sharpen one end as yon would a lead pencil or a stake. Then split the other end Into four parts, taking care not to allow any to snap, and strengthen the point where they meet by binding with string. Tho caudles can then be placed between the four branches and held In position with string; The pointed end Wilson, administratrix of the estate of Charles Wilson, deceased, has filed bet final aooonnt and report in the ad mlnistiation of the estate; that the Connty Judge. 'by order duly made and eoteted, bas appointed Saturday, the 10th day of Jannary, A. D. 1914 at 10 o'olook in the forenoon as the time, and the County Court house at FaodTiton, Oregon as the place, wberi the eiiid final aooonnt and report will be brird and the settlement thereof mada. Dated this 12th day of December, A. D. J913. Maggie Wilson, r by Bomer I. Watts, - Atty. for Administratrix. Notice of Final Account. Ia the County Conit of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla Connty. la the Matter of the Estate of Amos Sbiok deoessed. Notioo is hereby given to all persons whom it may conoern Ibat Arthur E, Shick, administrator of the estate of Amos Sbiok, deceased, bas filed bis final aooonnt and tepoit in the admin lstration of said estate. That the Connty Jndge, by the order duly made and entered, bas appointed Saturday the 20tb day of Decern oer, A. D., 1913 at tbe boar of 10 o'olook ia the fore tiooa as the time, and the County Court boose at Pendleton, Umatilla Connty, Oregon, as tbe plaoe, where all objections and exceptions to tbe said finaLacoonnt and report -wiil be beard and tbe settlement (hereof made. , Dated this the 14th day of Novem ber, A. D., 1913. Arthur E. Sbiok by Bomer I. Watts, Attorney for Administrator. SUMMONS. Ia tbe Circuit Court of tbe State of Oregon for Umatilla Connty. Mary F. MoCnbbios, Plaintiff, . ''vs. A. C. MoCabbins, Defendant. lo A. O. MoCabbins. tbe above named defendant? In tbe name of the state of Oregon yon are nereby summoned and reqnir ed to appear and answer tbe complaint filed asttinst von in the above-entitled Is then stuck Into tbe ground ftnd the 1 gnit within six weeks after the date of candlestick Herald. Is ready for Juse. Boston Watered Milk. , "Farmers." said he fair city visitor, "are just as dishonest as the city milk man. ; "How d'ye make that out?" asked the farmer's wife. "This morning." said the girl, accus ingiy, "witn my own eyes I saw your hired man water the cows Just before he milked them.' - Exchange. Hfk Infinite Variety. 1 Biobbs Saphedde Is a man of many parts Rlohlis-Yes, he tries to be all uie awerent Kinds or fools at once. Philadelphia Record. . NOTICE. Tbe regular annual meeting of tbs stockholders of tbn First National Bank of Athena, Oregon, for tbe elec tion of directors for tbe ensuing year and for tbe transaotlou of suoh other business as may lawfully oome before t will be held ia its office ia Athene. Oregon, oa Tuesday tbe 13tb day of January, 1914, at the bout of 2 o'clock, p. m. F, S. LeQrow, December 6tb, 1913. , Cashier. . Extraordinary 8eed. A farmer who mainly out of curios ity had grown d crop of Car bad a tablecloth made out of it Some tim later he remarked to a lady visitor at dinner, "I grew this tablecloth myself." "Did yon really?" she said, apparently . much astonished. "How did you man age It?" '? It was plain from her tone that she bad no Idea bow tablecloths came Into existence, so the farmer low ered his voice mysteriously as be re plied, "If you'll promise not to toll any ore V toll you." Thelndy pfoulTao; "Wetl," proceedod the farmer stiU j the same mysterious tone, 'I plant tfnapklnr; V , -Ji Notice to Creditors. In tbe County Coort of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. tbe Matter of the Estate : of Madison Jones, Deoessed. -Notioe is hereby given to all persons wbom it may oouoem that; Ueorse W. Joues, tbe executor of the last will nd testament of Madison Joues, de ceased, bas resigned and that bis res ignation bas been accepted" by tbe bove entitled court; tbat John M. Jones was, ou tbe 13th day of Decem ber, 1913 appointed admloielrator de bonis non 00m testamento annexo of tbe said estate. All sersona bavins oy claims agaioet tbe estate, or un finished bniiness oouneoted with tbe dmiuistration of tbe estate, will pro- sent their claims to, and Jake up their Banished business witb. tbe said ad ministrator at the offioe of Will M, etersou. his attorney, in the Smith- Crawford Bnilding at Pendleton, Ore gon. Dated this tbe 26tb day of Deoem ber, 1913. John M. Jones, Administrator de bonis noo of tbn estate of Madison Jones, deceased. Will M. Fetei son, , His Attorney. me nrsi paouoauon 01 this gammons ia tbe Athena Press, a newspaper pub lished weekly at Athena, Umatilla county, Oregon, and you will take notioe tbat if yon fail to so appear and ajswer the said complaint or otherwise plead thereto within said time, tbe plaintiff will apply to tbe Court for tbe relief prayed for and demandud ia said oo.mplaint, viz. For a deoree of divorce forever dia solving the bonds of matrimony now existing between tbe plaintiff and de I'janaot ana lor soon xortoer reiiel as tbe Court may deem just and eqgit able. : Ibis summons ia published pursuant to an order o tbe Hon. G. W. Phelps, Judge of tbe Sixth Jndioial Distriot of tbe State of Oregon, duly made and entered oa tbe 8th day of Novem ber, 1913 and tbe first putlioation thereof is mado oa Friday, Nov. 14, 1913 and the, same will be published for six ocmseoutive weeks, the last publication to appear on Friday, De cemfcer 26, 1913. Homer I. Watts, Attorney for Plaintiff, Professional S. F. Sbarp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calin both night and day. Call DromDtlv answered. Offlon on Third eireei, Amena Oregor PETERSON & HISHOP Attorneys-at-Law Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attornev-at-Law Athena, Oregon. C. W. LASSEN. M. D. V. Official Stock iospactor. GrnduMe McKllIlp veunary vonege, unlcago Phone Main 7, PENDLETON. OREGON Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist DR. E. J. SLOCUM Suggestive Therapeutist . Office in Barrett Building Chronic Diseasesjk -pocialty . Exami- ..-itt6riVndLConsuHatioii Free. I. Side Light on History, mv aatyn vii ihhwi yi' J Socrates was about to quaff tbe toemr lock. ' : ..rv - v :i "This." he said. "Is the cup that! neither cheers nor Inebriates," , ; ' i Making a ort of wry face, Just the same, he hastened to bring tho incident to a clos-Chlcago Tribune. i How to Be Strong. 1 Man la strong, only by onion, happy only by peace. Be firm, not obstinate; couraeeoim. not turbulent; free-'' undisciplined: prompt, potrw Comte de Mlrabtf ' ' The good y "Theit., tbaK "Tln'iv. tlu - F.iittxt-' "VY"' J UM, LIVESTOCK and Genera AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference First National Bank of Athena Office, Dutch Henry Auction, Feed and Sale Stable, Pendleton, Oreg. Phone, 133. 1 LOAN 8 -n prepared to loan at land in vicinity 2 6 1-2 per cent, o delay. Call endleton, Or S : the i ST. NICHOLS HOTEL i. E. FROOME, prop. Only First-class Hotel in the City. , !1f.. .. t : , THE ST. NICHOLS 0 I tbe only one tbat can accommodate oommerclal traveler!. - V t Cob. Maix ahd Third, Athena, Or. an beieeomeoded tor its clean and well ventilated room. PAINTING In AH Branches PAPERING And Decorating Complete Stock of Wall Paper, Paint Oil, Glass etc 6. B. KIDDER, Main Street, Athena', Ore. 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