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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F, B. Boyd, Publisher ' Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson streets. Entered In the rnstomce at Atliena, Oregon as ecoum;iasaAiaiiiai!er. Subscription Rates. One copy, one year. , .$1.50 JVhen paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, mx montna.... ........... .13 One copy, three months .50 cATHENA. ORB.. JULY 31,. .1914 WOJIDERFUL WOOD. There a Praetkally No Limit to the Life of Greenheart. A most wonderful wood Is that ot the tropical tree called greenheart The tree belongs to the laurel family and is exported mainly from the is land of Trinidad and British Guiana. The wood Is so nearly indestructible that no limit to its life is known. It is osed chiefly in ship and dock building;. The wood is proof against the white ant on land and the teredo in salt wa ter. A United States government re port says: ; " ' Greenheart has been known to stand In wharves for over thirty years, an'd logs that have remained under water for a hundred years are in perfectly sound condition. . Greenheart's extraordinary resist ance to decay is probably owing to the presence of an alkaloid known as bl blrlne and also to certain resinous sub stances known as tyloses. The latter are reddish brown masses of living cells that grow in solid masses within little cavities that they often fill com pletely. As they grow with the tree they turn black and make the wood of the older trees black. As in all tropical trees, whose growth is continuous through the year, there are no annual growth rings. The trees probably do not reach maturity under 230 years. A greenheart tree is from sixty to a hundred feet In height It Is an evergreen without knots and has a broad, open crown. The wood weighs about seventy-five pounds to the cubic foot and resists a crushing force of 12.000 pounds to the square inch. Youth's Companion. CANOPIES ON THEIR HEADS. People of Korea Wear the Largest - Hats In the World. What would you thluk of a bat that was so large It would safely shelter your father, mother, sisters and your self under It should a sudden rain storm come up? The men of Korea like these enormous bats and would not feel properly dressed without them. These hats look like great flower pots set on a round table six feet across. The crowns are nine feet In height and three inches wide, much like a chim ney on a one story houso. . How do you suppose these large, round bead coverings are kept on? Under the brim is a small, closely fitting cap, beld on by a padded string which ties under the ears. The material of these hats Is Immboo, so finely split thnt it is like thread, and lastly they are varnished to keep out the sun and rnln and the wind. You know thut the Korean people al ways wear cotton clothing, so these Mb hats protoct them far more than our hats possibly could. In the rainy seuson cones of oiled paper are at . tm'tied to the big bamboo head cover Iiiiih In the shape of funnels, so, I sup pone, that the rain pours oft of them just as water does off a duck's back. A Korean keeps his hnt on when we should take It off. Soldiers wear black or brown felt hats decorated with red burse hair or peacock feathers, and hanging from the sides, over the ears unci around their necks are oval balls of porcelain, amber and a queer kind of gum. Sunbeam, The Ungrateful Cuckoo. To bear the cuckoo's cheery note you nilut think be had the clearest con science In the world. lie can have nei ther memory nor. moral sense or he would not carry It off so gayly. The most disreputable of birds, as a rule, urn guilty of nothing worse than pec cadillos. The jackdaw will steal for the mere fun of the thing, for be can make no possible use of plute or jew elry. Sparrows are, of course, notori ous thieves, but they rank no higher In crime than the sneaking plckpock- els. But the cuckoo, so to speak. Is a murderer from bis cradle, lie violates the sanctity of a hospitable hearth, His first victims are his own fostel brothers, and before he tries his wings on the first flight he Is Imbrued in fraternal blood, like any Amurath or Bajazctv-London Saturday Kevlew. She Couldn't Hear Them. "I was surprised to loam that that man Is married." ; ' "How did you learn It? You may be mistaken." "No chance for a mistake. IIo says ho is In favor of going back to the old shin plasters and having small bills for 5, 10. 25 and 60 cents." ' ; , ," "But I don't see" "Bills don't rattle togcthor."-Hous-ton Post ' " ' ' RIGOROUS SCHOOLING. He Carried to His Death the Lesson He Learned at Eton. Dr. Keate, the terrible head master of Eton, encountered one winter morn ing a i mall boy crying miserably and asked him what was the matter. The child replied that be was cold. "Cold!" mured Keate. "You must put up with ;uid, sir! You ure not at a girls' school!" , It Is a horrid anecdote, aud I am kind hentred enough to wish that Dr. Keate, who was not without his genial moods, had taken the lad to some gen erous fire (presuming such a thing was to be found i and bad warmed bis fro . sen bauds and feet Bnt It so chanced that In that little snivelling boy there lurked a spark of pride and a spark of fun, aud both ignited at the rough touch ot the muster. , IIo probably stopped crying, und he certainly remembered the sharp ap peal to manhood, fur flfluou years later, with the Third dragoon, he charged at the strongly Intrenched Slklis CiO.OUO of the le.it Mil lilt: men vt ihe Kbalanl on tlio cuniiig hanks ot the' SutleJ. And as I lie word n na given he turned to Ilia superior ulllivr.'a fellow pint). lan, woo was scanningTJie stove wans and the belching guns. "As old Keate would say, this is no girls' school." be chuckled, and rode to his death on the battlefield of Sobraon. which gave La bore to England. Agnes Kepplier In Atlantic. CORRECTED BY A SENTRY. The Incident Which Led to Coleridge , Retiring From the Army. - In bis young days the poet Coleridge had a little love affair which ended in disaster, for the lady refused him. In despair be enlisted In a cavalry regi ment, which be boped would be or dered on foreign service, that be might end his blighted career on the tented field. For family reasons be dropped bis correct name, but from a feeling of sentiment retained the initials, so Sam uel Taylor Coleridge became Private Silas Tompkins Camberbatcb. The regiment did not leave the coun try," and It was not long before his soul wearied of barrack Jif and Its litter absence of romance. : His military" life ended In a curious fashion. One day while Coleridge was doing n weary sentry go two officers strolled past. One of them made use of a Greek quo tation, which the other corrected. The first insisted on his correctness, while the other was just as. positive he was wrong. . While they disputed, the sentry sud denly presented arms and respectfully Informed them thnt they were both in error. He gave the exact quotation, name of the author and other circum stances. If his musket had spoken the bearers could not have been more as tonished. The incident led to an In quiry, and the poet was restored to the bosom of his family. Argonaut. Bavarian Distances. In the Bavarian highlands signposts along the roads. Instead of stating the number of miles or kilometers to the various villages, give the amount of time which the average pedestrian will supposedly take to traverse the dis tance. This is merely an official ex pression of the very general custom of the peasants in the region, who Invari ably tell Inquirer on the roads uot how far It Is to a place, but how long It takes to get there. . For Instance, one asks, "How far is it to Oberammergau?" "A small half hour," will be the an swer, or perhaps "A good half hour" or "A big half hour." Which Is puzzling until the stranger learns that a "small half hour" means twenty-live minutes, "a good half hour" thirty minutes and "a big half hour" thirty-five minutes. Qualified to Paint Him. Ambrose Patterson, the Australian painter, secured a commission once to paint a very lengthy end wenltby sub urbanite. I'ntterson himself is a lank brush, shooting up beyond six foot one Inch. He was rather priding himself on having been given this commission, bearing in mind the great pressure of artists round every possible job in Australia. Eventually, however, the sitter explained. "1 was a long time lookln' for a soo table bartlst," be said. "I'm six foot two nn a 'art, and till I struck you I 'odn't seen a painter what 'ad enough 'lglit to do .a full length of me." Argonaut. A LIGHT IN AN AUTOMOBILE. Use One of the Spark Plugs When You Have No Matches. Did you ever while making an auto mobile tour find yourself on a lonely country road, perhaps miles from the nearest house, and suddenly discover that, you bad no matches? If you were anxious to light the lamps or ea ger for a smoke such a discovery would not prove at all conducive to the smoothness ot your temper. There is a simple way in which any one may secure n light without the aid of matches. Xou may be anxious for a smoke or it may be getting dark and you want to light your lamp, but in any event you can secure the neces sary light if you will follow these di rections: Unscrew one of the spark plugs and let It lie on the cylinder head. Wrap a small wisp of waste around the end of any small stick of wood or If there Is none handy wrap it around the end of a screwdriver or any other tool. Dip the waste In the gnsoline until It Is tuorouglUy soaked. Of course you should have only a very small piece of waste; otherwise the blaze will be too big for you to bundle. Aftor'dlpplng this In the gasoline lay it close to the spark plug aud turn the engtno over un til this plug sparks. This will Ignite the waste aud you will have a little torch sufficient for lighting your lamp. Even if there Is a heavy rain or Bnow. you can secure a light lu this manner jufflelent for your needs. Detroit Free Press. .. Fear ef Old Military 8ervioe. A prisoner's appeal to the court ot criminal appeal for a lougor sentence, although the first on record before that tribunal, is not altogether unpar alleled at the assize, for offenders who have hud the advantage of inside knowledge of tho working ot the pris ons acts have been known to ask the judge to give them penal scrvltudo in stead of a short period ot hard labor. They shrink from the more Spartan diet and severer restrictions that at tach to the nominally lighter sentence, A century ago, when capital punish ment was inflicted for many trivial crimes, a prisoner was sometimes giv en a choice death or service in the army or navy. And the services in those days had such a terror for some criminals that many elected to be banged Instead of serving their coun try. Loudon Spectator. , Government of Japan, The government of Japan is not an absolute monarchy, the mikado being largely responsible to the parliament and, to a degree, to the people back ot the parliament. Under the mikado is the house ot peers, composed of the princes of tbe blood and the nobility and the representatives ot the vested Interests, nod the houso of representa tives, which is iniiilo up ot some 390 members, representing the masses of tho Kople.New York Journal. Little Mary was coloring pictures with her set of paint". She used a tint tln't failed to please and exclaimed: "Oh. I didn't im-nn to do that! How ever, what's douo is dono and can't be Uudoue-ejcept shoe l&cut." Cbic&jp ' SOUND BUSINESS MAXIMS." Use Your Ability and Take No 8took , In the Law of Chance. Most men who have amounted to anything started with nothing but ability and determination, a combina tion which recognizes no man made limitations. j Any kind of work is better than idle ness, which Is directly responsible for most of the unbappiness In this world. Idleness Is a dangerous, thing. It may grow Into a habit that might stick to you after you get back In harness, and tbe man who loafs on his job is only fooling himself. Eternal, intelligent effort Is the price of commercial g. owtb, and where there is no progression there is bound to be retrogression. . Business Is something like aeroplaning to stop is to drop, and to drop is generally to bust If I bad an enemy and wanted to get even with blm I could wish bun noth ing worse than to land in a soft job and get the loafing' habit. It would only be a question of time before be or tbe job petered out, and the longer be held on the worst off he'd be in tbe end, for there is a law of compensa tion which somehow or other makes us work In old age for tbe time we waste In youth or suffer It we can't make good. Phi your faith t this law of com pensation, but don't take any stock in tbe law .of chance; there's no such thing. Waiting for something to turn up In tbe belief that things are bound to come your way eventually is throw ing dice with fate. Many a good dog never got a decent bone until bis teeth were gone. Maurice Switzer in Les lie's. . GOLF WITH ANY OLD CLUB. He Was a Shy Man, Too, but Surprised the Clever Amateur. - He was standing looking idly round him when I came forward to the starting tee at Blackhlll golf course, a little dapper man, whom any one would have guessed could not play for nuts. Perhaps that latter Idea Is what caused me to ask if he meant to play a round. I should love to give some body a proper whacking. "I would like a round," be said, al most shyly, "but I have no clubs." This was not a chance to be missed. I would let blm nse mine. How pleas ed be was in bis simple way. Any old club would do for every shot "Well, well," I crooned to myself; "if the man is out for a thorough drub bing I am tbe last to deny him it" He took a dirty bail from bis pocket, made an easy sort of swipe at it and 1 have never seen a ball so eager to get to tbe bole as that one was. His method of attack seemed to consist of one or two Iron shots and a putt 1 will vouch for it that be deliberately allowed me to win a hole or two. I have never felt so completely humiliat ed In all my life, yet be was quiet, in offensive and almost sby. , "You are a brilliant golfer," I gush ed as we made for tbe nineteenth bole. "Ob, ay, I ha'e to be!" be said quiet ly. "It's my work, ye see; It's my workl" " Wby don't those professionals try to look more like real golfers? Glasgow News. Mulee and War, Along all the frontiers of the world wherever there is a war there is a de mand for tire mule. Compared with him the much vaunted war horse Is a vanishing figment of the past His strength, his sureness of foot, his wari ness of eye, bis ability to endure hard ship and bard work on little food and with little care, have made him Invalu able as a campaigner, whether In des erts or mountnins. Tbe mule has seen the camel and the elephant disappear from armies. He may see the bone vanish. He has seen tbe motorcycle and the motorcar come In. He may see the aeroplanes numbered by thou sands. But it is not likely be will ever see himself superseded in his own line of work. There may be mules without war, but probably never a war without mules. New York World. A Chip of the Old Block. "Father," said tbe student "I want to talk to you about changing my course of study." "Talk to your mother, son," directed tbe father, who was reading tbe sport ing page. "Mother." said the son, "I made a mistake when I elected chemistry. But It Is not too late to change even yet 1 want to take astronomy instead." The mother searched the eyes of her son sharply. Then she said: "Nope. You'll bave to think up some better excuse for staying out at night!" -New York Globe. , Tantalus. Tantalus was a king ot Lydla in Greek mythology and Is represented by tbe poets as punished In bades with an Insatiable thirst and placed up to tbe chin lu a pool of water, which dis appeared when he attempted to taste It and other tantalizing punishments were inflicted for bis sins. The Poor Men, She They say girls can't throw straight but when a girl throws sly glances 1 notice she generally bits the mark. H (receutly blttenl Yes tho easy mark. Boston Herald. Up to Us. "The human race is dying out" "Let posterity worry over that" "How aggravating you are, Maltrav- ers! There won't be any posterity." Louisville Courier-Journal. Caution Is tbe lower story ot pru dence. Carlyle. " THE, TOMB OF TUSITULA7" Ssmoan Natives Keep Stevensen'e Grave Buried In Flowers. It "was In December, 1894, that Ste renson died at Vallima, near Apia, on the Island of Upolu, in the Samoau group. Lovers of this quaint charac ter tlie modern who was an ancient the ancient who was a modern, the contemporary who became a classic because he translated new things into thoughts for all time will be glad to know that since then he has slept in a distant grave, but not In a neglected one. For tbe natives of that Island keep his tomb on tbe lonely mountain side fragrant with flowers. "The tomb of Tusltula," they call it that was the great Scofs Samoan name. Stevenson went to live in Samoa in 1887. He was a comparatively young man, but be bad seen the vanities of tbe world, and, captivated by the cli mate, the scenery, and the kindly char acter of tbe natives, be at once deter mined to live out whatever space of life might remain to him in that for tunate island. And there he did lire for seven years. Long ere be died he wrote bis own epitaph, and that epi taph is graved on tbe brass tablet that was put there in 1895: v TJnder the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and (ladly die And laid me down with a will. This be the verse that you grave for met "Here he lies where he longed to be. Home la the sailor, home from the sea. And the hunter home from the bill." ; . Cleveland Plain Dealer. TROGLODYTES OF TRIPOLI. They Live Underground, Some of .Them Never Seeing Daylight , 'In tbe region of Gbarian, in tbe bin terland of Tripoli, there Is an invisi ble town with 7,000 Inhabitants. This city of tbe Troglodytes was visited by Miss Ethel Brnun and Is described by her in ber book, "The New Tripoli" This city Is excavated out ot rock and earth. Its inhabitants live under ground, some of tbem never coming to the surface. "The richer ones," writes Miss Braun. "are born In these dim dwellings, never leaving tbem until they are carried out to be burled." Tbe rich families bave, however, one recep tion room over tbe ground at a belgbt of six or seven feet Describing tbe Troglodyte prison. Miss Braun tells of an Italian lady's experience while visiting tbe female prisoners. "They had never seen a European woman before and asked ber to take off her hat No sooner bad she done so that in a twinkling all her hairpins were pulled out to be kept as sou venirs by tbe women, wbo looked upon them as most precious mementos." Tbe friendly Troglodytes made Arab tea for Miss Braun, "shol, as it Is called, made with powdered tea and much, very much, sugar, so tbat It tastes just like a sirup," and they were very excited at tbe event of ber visit - Caring For the Piano. One of those popular fellows who can alt down at a piano and play ac companiments to songs, even when the "music" is not forthcoming, hap pened to be In a little village recently when a concert was almost stuck through the pianist disappointing at tbe lust minute. Our friend, says the Glasgow News, came to tbe rescue and got the company out of its difficulty, but Inwardly be applied to the Instru ment adjectives which would shock even George Bernard Shaw. After the performance the caretaker (a "lady"! was covering up for the night and the player mentioned to ber tbat the piano was very much In need of attention, but she scouted the Idea. "Why," said she, "I went over it myself this morn ing and scrubbed every part of it keys and all." Her Candlastine Courtship. Tbe servant was discussing ber lat est love affair with a mistress, who was humane enough to be interested. "Well," said the mistress, "since you've been going out with bun for months, I think It's quite time be took yon to see bis parents." "I've been telling blm so, ma'am. Only last Sunday I said to blm. 'Her bert, I'm not going to be courted in this candlestine way any longer.' " It was some time, says tbe Man chester Guardian, before tbe mistress' puzzled brain understood that "candle stine" and "clandestine" were synonymous. Love of the Forest. The only way to love tbe forest Is to stay In It until you have learned Its pathless travel, growth and Inhabitants as you know tbe fields. You must be gin at the gate and find your way slow ly, else yon wtll not hear tbe great se cret and see tbe compelling vision. There are trees you never before have seen, flowers and vines the botanists fall to mention and such music as your ears cannot hear elsewhere. Gene Stratton Porter. Knew He Was 8afe. "You seem to be going home In very cheerful mauner tor a man who has been out all night" "Yes. You see, my wife is an ama teur elocutionist and she's saving ber voice for an entertainment tomorrow night" Cleveland, Plain Dealer. A Deduction. Maude How old I Grace? May At least twenty-five. Maude How do you know? May-1 heard ber say tbat no girl ought to marry before she was tweuty-six. Cleveland Leader. He tbat rises again quickly and con tinues the race Is as it be bad never fallen. Moliueux. f0A n Bmhu& -AsSSUOTlOTsPUBE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome OVl tAvm HWI CO., MtW VOftK. Notice to Creditors. Id tbe County Couit of tbe State ot Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter ot tbe Estate o( Donald N. McDonald, Deoeaaed. Nolioe is hereby given lo all persons whom it may ooncern tbat E. A. Dad ley baa been appointed exeoator ot tbe last will and testament of Donald N. McDonald, deoeaaed, and baa qualified as snob. All person baring claims sgainat bis estate are hereby required to present tbem with proper vouobers as required by law to tbs said E . A. Dudley at bis home in Athens, Ore gon, or at tbe otfioe of Will M. Peter son, attorney at law, Pendleton, Ore gon, within six months from the date ot tbe flist publication of this notioe. Dated this tbe 16th ' day of July, A. D. 1911. E. A. Dudley, By Will M. Peterson, Exeoutor. Atty. for Exeoutor. Notice to Creditors. In tbe County Court of tbs State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In tbe Matter ot tbs Estate of Louis LaBrasabe, Deceased. Notioe is hereby given to all persons wbom It may oonoern, tbat W. S. Ferguson bas qualified as administra tor of the estate of Louis LsBrasohe, deoeaaed, and all persons having claims against tbe ; estate are required to present tbem with proper vonobets as required bylaw, to said exeoator at bis otTloe in Athens. Ore., or to bis attorney, Homer I. Watts, at bis law otfioe in Athena, Ore., witbin six months from tbe first pub lication of tbis notioe. Dated tbis tbe lOtb day of July, 1911. Homer I. Watts, W. S. Feignson, Attorney. Administrator. I W B, W. 8. p. a. R. F. r, OFFICERS SHaFFEB President, FERGUSON, Vice-President, LeGROW, Casbier. CANNON, Asa't Casbier DIRECTORS J W. B. SHAFFER. H. KOEPKE, W. 8. FERGUSON M. L. WAl'IS,. F. S. LeGROW. '"1 Y I FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every ciccommdation consistent with sound Banking. Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all call both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Offlne oa Third Street, Athena Oregor , DR. A. B. STONE, Physician and Surgeon. Offioe in Post Building. Phone, 501 DR. J. W. WELCH Dentist Athena, Oregon Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m. PETERSON & BISHOP Attorneys-at-Law Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attorner-at-Law ' Athena, Oregon. DR. E. B OSBORN Veterinary Surgeon k Dentist Graduate MoKIUlp Vetlnary College Offices! Com merle 1 able aud Hata Drag 8tor . Phoue Main Ufa, or 3 TOURTELLOTTE ft NHL Architects R. W. HATCH, Manager Despain Building, : Pendleton, Oregon. C. E. RUDE, LIVESTOCK and Genera AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference First National Bank of Athena Leave Orders with F. S. Le Grow, or phone Main 362, Pendleton Ore. Residence, 501 Pine Street. 4AAAAAaAAAAAaAAAaMAs4Ai THE - r ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FROOME, prop. w . Only First-class Hotel in the City. Iff THE ST. NICHOLS i. the only one thai oan aeeommoaat eommarelal travelers. Iff ' Caabeieeomended Tor Ita eleaa and well ventilated rooms. LCoa. Mam ASDTaian, Arena, Or. i . .kill. OVER 63 YEARS' EXPERIENCE , iv 4 Track Marks jjv Designs MH Copyrights Ac- A htmi fending ft kotrh and dMcript ton nay Vvteklr Ascertain our opinion frM wbotfan- mxt itiTAtttkm li probably patent r, Ommjunicm. tlonftrtctlynodnttaL HANudOOK on Patent lent iraa. uiacw mmncj ior &ecu nng patents. Patent taken Ihroueh Mann A Co, ncM myrtdi uaiU. wtt boat char a. in Lba scientific itncncait. 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