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A: Schools Pushing Music to Fore America Destined to World, Says Frederick Neil Innes. Tliat the imlilic school bund movement is lu iiiKiti',' America to the fore in the music world, is I he belief of Kredi.-rlek Neil limes, director of ilie ('mm Nu tioiiiil School of .Music, ('hiciio, mid inleruulionully known bund loader "America is destined to lead (lie world In niusic," says Junes. "It does Hot yet rank with (iermanv, France, J'liinsary, Italy or Rutland, bat wd are cliiabin. Fully eighty per cent of 1he hljrh school.., lmve some musical oryanlzation, an orchestra or or bolh. Music In the public I i ' r A hit 'yv' i J franklin Would Have Put Maxims on Coins The first third of the Nineteenth century was the heyday of Stafford shire ware decorated with pictures. Lead 1 All(1 no 1I)e ,eust interesting .of this cnina was tne serieo picturing maxims, proverbs and morals. Of this didactic cliina many pieces carried reproductions of 'Toor Rich ard's" sayings, which our great Amer ican, Iienjainin Franklin, industrious ly circulated through Ids l'oor Rich ard's Almanack for years. The l'oor Itlchard maxims were very near to Franklin's heart, and lie lpt no chance slip to get them into greater circulation. One of bis proj ects which, however, was not car ried out was to Imprint on one side of the copper coins of the new Amer ican republic some proverbs of Solo mon and other sayings encouraging thrift. "I'lllgence Is the mother of good luck," and "Flow deep while sluggards sleep" were among those lie suggested. Ills practical and benevolent, mind pic tured how many a family. would read and ponder his precepts as they'gnth ered round the hearth. The Antiquarian. CAB OTCH m lli'lld, I-H'S Frederick Neil National Innes, Director, School of Music. Conn "Pony Express" Hailed as Fast Mail Service The first trip of the "pony express," from ,st. Joseph to Sacramento, car ried about 85 pieces- of mall, accord ing to Olenn I. llradlcy's "The Story of the Pony Express." This run be gan In the early evening of April ,'5, ISliO, and required 1) days and li.'t hours. At the same (line an east bound express wtis also on the wuy with' about 70 pieces. "The first pony express from St. Joseph," writes P.radley, "brought 8 message of congratulation from pres ident liticliniimi to Governor Downey of California, which was first tele graphed to the Missouri river lown. it also brought one or two ofllcial gov ernment communications, some New York, Chicago and 'St. Louis newspa pers, a few bank drafts, and some, business letters addressed to banks and commercial houses Ju San Francisco." in.ei will give America this coveted musical supremacy." Mr. Innes furl her believes that Hie (line Is near at hand when even tho smallest comnniniiy will have Its band, lie thinks that when this condition U brought about that 11 will be due largely to I he Incentive given musical training by the public schools of the nation. "The modern school Is as proud when a musical championship is won by their band or orchestra as It is when their football heavies go down the field to glory la every game they play," lie says. "The band or orchestra Is vastly su perior to the vocal class." says Innes, "because the boy In the adolescent fclnge simply will not sing. lie may be compelled to go through the motions, I but he will not actually sing. He re- I fuses for 1.1 io simple reason that he I has no voice to sing with, (live such a lad n trombone or a cornet, or any j oilier Instrument of the band and Ids j Musical progress will astound even ! himself." Pretty Indian Legend Long ago, before the white man came to this com try, a great famine spread over the land, says the De troit News, in telling of the legends of Michigan Indians. One . day a mother bear with her two hungry little cubs, walked along the shore of Wisconsin ami gazed wistfully over at Michigan. Finally, driven by the pangs of hunger, she plunged into Lake Michigan, 1'uUowed by her two babies, and struck out. for tho Michi gan shore. When only a few miles from the land of plenty, one cub, too exhausted to go further, sank. She struggled to reach shore with the oth er, hut, It too, sank. She herself at last reached shore and sank exhaust ed. As she gazed out across the wa ters, two beautiful islirndx slowly arose to mark the graves of Iter chil dren. And these are called Manltous, moaning the home of departed spirits. This Town of 20 Has 44-Piece Banc A 20-man town with a -I l-piere bam lias been discovered by the Conn Alii sic Center at Klkbart, Ind. Forest drove, Mich., Is the town. The entire population of "JO Is boused in five dwellings. Small boys throw slnnos from ( lie end of the town to the other. Two stores servo the needs of the community. Yet Forest (!roe's band numbers J I pieces. The hamlet lacked paved streets and population. It was not even nieti ti"iiod on the maps, yet the "musical urge" was there. Several of (be townsmen knew something of music, as did several of the boys on the sar rounding farms. There were lots of others 'raring to blow a horn. A meet ing was arranged, attended by a KM) per eenl representation of the town and by farm boys within a radius of many miles. The band came into be ing overnight. Rehearsals are fai'hfully al tended "Hand night" sees the one street lined with paiked automobiles, and Forest Crove, once a Jest, lias become fie envy of the surrounding communities. Sold by Auction Morganatic marriages of royally are freely discussed, but perhaps Ibo most curious stories are about the auction ing of wives which tool; place as re cently as !)( years ago. According to the Animal Itegisi.v the inhabitants of Carlisle witnessed the sale of a Wife by her husband, Joseph Thonip ;on, la is;!;;, a bellman was sent round to give notice of the sale, which lltracled the attention of thousands. The woman stood on a large oak chair with a rope or halter of straw round her neck, and Thompson addressed the crowd. After an hour or two she was pur chased by a pensioner for the sum of 20 tfilllli.gs and a Newfoundland dog! London Tlt-Itils. , 1D2G, Weatern Newnpapor Union.) To try Is better than the thing you try for; To hope Is higher than the thing attained; To lovo is greater than the love you slg-h for; , To neck is nobler than the ob ject gained; To wrcstl. with the angel this avails Although tho motive for the wres tling falls. POPULAR FOOD Now is the time for nil good house keepers to serve the wild mushroom. It will be found in woods and- pastures and when served with cream on toast makes a dish of rare flavor. Broiled mushrooms are delicious. Place the caps on a but tered broiler and cook well on the top, turn and cook on the other side : ach can place a lump of butter and serve on toast, or as a garnish for broiled steak. Deviled Mushrooms. Mix a tea spooriful of mustard, a dash of cay enne, a teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce and half a teaspoonful of pap rika, cover broiled mushrooms with tliis mixture and serve on hot buttered toast. Grape Mold. Take four tablespoon fuls of granulated gelatin, soften wdth two tfV (spoonfuls of cold water, then, add ti.; juice and grated rind of a lemon, two and one-half cupfui.s of grape .f Mice and one-half cupful of sugar. Stir until well dissolved and the gelarin has begun to thicken, then add one-half pound of grapes seeded and skins removed. Pour Into & wet mold and set away on ice to harden. Date, Nut and Pineapple Salad. Chop a cupful of dates and three good-sized apples, add a cupful of chopped celery and. a cupful of broken nut meats, one-half pound of seeded and skinned grapes. Mix nil together and heap on a slice of pineapple which lias been marinated in French dress ing. Serve with mayonnaise dressing. Mnrshmallows may be used in place of nuts if cut tine. Peach d' Armour,, Fill tall glasses with peach ice cream and sullicient raspberry Juice to ran down througn the glasses and color the cream. On top plnce a spoonful of plain vanilla Ice cream and garnish with a fresh raspberry or two. YVhon stirring food in a small dlsli on the Stove s-teady It by uylng it clothespin. j Eugene Council Names Mayor, j Eugene, Or. A. I,. Williamson, j member o: the council for the past ! four year., was elected mayor ol Kugonu at -i special meeting called last we Five of the eight mem ; l)i!rs ef lib! council were present. Mayor i.ee was elected by the coun i cil about a month ago to serve the uaex;i!il t rni of former Mayor E. R Parka and ,vns re-elected at the last, elect k n. lie resigned a short, time ar - " . rti-. o January 1. j Koselmrg, or. A eoim rcnce of ! judges and commissioners of several counties in Oregon affected by the j tax refund of the O. and C. land j grant nieasme was hold here and it ! j was the sentiment of those attending that tiie money to be received is en tirely for lb" relief of the counties in r.hich the lend is situated, and that "mj n flnim nnnn :inv ot i Wind's Great Effect on Personal Comfort Personal comfort nt any time of the year depeuds to an astonishing degree on wind ; that Is on the motion' of the air. An Interesting experiment, , de-H scribed by a writer in the American Magazine. Illustrates the point. To find out the' different 'effects of still air and of air in motion, a man was shut up in a telephone booth. The booth contained an electric fan and It also bad tubes through which fresh air could be supplied. The man had n lighted cigarette. . With the electric fan going, and villi no fresh air coming in through the lubes, the man was comfortable, even after bis cigarette had goncout because of lack of oxygen to burn. Hut when he was shut up in the booth without the fan being' turned on, be wis soon In great discomfort, though he was being supplied fresh air through the tubes. - even with The United Stewardship council, with effices in New York, is composed of the stewardship secretaries and other prominent leaders of the vari ous Protestant denominations of. the United States r.nd Canada. CLASSIFIED Donald McFadyen will have Rhode Island Red. baby chicks to sell - this season also White Leghornes. Can do some custom hawhing at 7 centa per chick. Prices on - baby chicks will be quoted in next issue of The Press. Hay for Sale Ralph Allen has a lot of first cutting baled alfalfa hay for sale. I Wont Earn While you have ihe.iime.io do it right Oil Use : 2 IT I OuikQil It s the right kind !?',- i0 Also this is the time to get set up for the plowing Our spring stock of new plows is now ar- season. riving. ; i I ROGERS & GOODMAN ( A Mercantile Trust) Wanted Laundry work to do at my home. Will call for and deliver. Mrs. Ada Stamper J. E. FROOME, PROP. Courteous Treatment, Clean Good Meals Beds Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given to Home Patrons Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon - EVERYBODY'S GOING! . CALIFORNIA bids you turn back the calendar to summer and come play in the warm sunshine. As an added inducement the -Union Pacific now offers special : low round trip fares and assures ' you a marvelous journey on the : finest of fast trains. Connections via Portland or Salt Lake City. MAKE TOUR RESERVATIONS MOW M. EAGER, Agent Athena, Oregon Jensens Blacksmith Shop Horseshoeing; , Prices Reasonable - - Tharp Bros, old stand. Athena Oretr. At Finch's HOOD RUBBERS ; FOR MENWOMEN AND CHILDREN CATTLE KING HIGH AND LOW TOP : RUBBER FOOTWEAR ,; FOR MEN : Cleaning and Pressing G. W. Finch, Prop. Main Street, Athena, Oregon liiEi'l Real Estate "E3 I ' THE! 1 KILGORE CAFE 1 GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor Short Order Lunches and Meals served at all hours. , Ice Cream and Soft Drinks. A full line of Candies. ; 1 NONE BUT WHITE HELP EMPLOYED J j Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon h Chimin i in iuvn umiuuamt; im inn m laiii iiiikii umtaw bi: iaBaauaiiaminamnjimttnn as iubi' rm m iiaimtumiiHHiigciimmiKiiiiuH m u i m u m nm:nti tnu nuunmreuii'mj un h b tisita;: Housewives Bis Buyers of Musical Instruments Klkiinrt, Ind. --Sixty ni-r cent of inn siiiil Inst nimi'iiN suld to women urn I'ltrehnsed ly lioti-'-ewivcs. it is re-vi-Mled in ;i survey nindo liy l lie Conn Vtisii' (.VntiT here. The survey ';ts i' inlo lluvu:.ii iiut.Me instrument deill ei s In tuemy eiiies, mill eowred :fc0 His First Love Affair It n hoy who 1ms hoen notoriously ent-eless of his personal nirpoanince mltleiily lie-ins to show some interest In the condition of his faee, neck, ears and wrists; agonizes over the part in his hair; takes his iliiKernails out of mourning; discovers overnight that n i toothbrush Is of practical value In j stead of uselessly ornamental, and do- inatuls a clean shirt every day; if, wo 1 say, ami when, tills ninnxliiK inetn i inorpliosls occurs, remember the basis i on which the old French detective 1 tise.l tn Kn to work "find the woman." 1 1. ere Ikii t another tblnj: under the sun that will produce such a revolu tier.. - Philadelphia Inquirer. Practical Four-Room Plan for That "Castle in Spain" . tunl trillion I Ions. One out of every 'd were piirclued ir prel'ci dices for ;y int'ch nlon:.' the men. lo-conm e total number u : o per ecu j saopliom i trumpet, i' trombone. That won i i music, v ties of the lorn- per nt of s'i'uments wei-i j curs of ;ik;e, u I V.M'0 hot ween tin :ii tweliiy-live, tnt bet ween id, i'id thirty. mh if all triii'siii l ion i en nisiriinvonts by women, and instruments wna lines favored by io the survey. Of lr;ins;ietiims, fifty- in olved ihe purchase of i-iueen per cent that of nl nine per cent that of Jtiilxty vi-ars and ever. I Ni sci'vcd. especially ii illustrated in tho ' i -ers. fully tlilrty Uiose inn', hasinc lu mnler l vvciity-ono iile nineteen per cent ie M-.;es of I enty-OllO and twenty-one per acs of twenty-tive twenty six per cent i involved persons of ! Specializing T ower Famous Landmark As a landmark, not bins can equal it tower in a hilltop. For Instance, the noted tower on the top of I.eltlt hill, the eulniinniinj: point of the North Downs, Kuylniid, can be sseeu 40 miles away. The story j;oes Hint it marks the spot where an eccentric farmer of the neij;hbojlioo(I wns hurled on horse hack, and upside down, so that when the world was turned topsy-turvy nt the lust day he would be in the right position, This story Is probably found ed on. the fact that Mr. Hall of l.eith place built the tower In ITiiO. end was 't,':i'e six jours mi or. I"" ' ' 'L :.-rr.,;ra j Insurance Farm Loans Cheap Money THE ATHENA MARKET B. B RICHARDS, Athena !tr" D. J. McFaul, M. D. Office over Inland Empire Hunk Pendleton, Oregon . J;otioHo T fMllVINO tOOK !!'lS Vs7 -i 'J! cjyir --r-" k- in Electro Lump Therapy. and Quartz FLAOSTOXK terrncln?. Iron grille bal conies and a quaint wrought Iron lantern give distinction, to this little old world one-story house. Hough plaster walls and a colorful tile roof make nn attractive exterior that will find a welcome In any neighborhood. But a carefully designed floor plan Is Ha greatest appeal. One enters from the covered loggia directly into the Urge atiwy and a half living-room, with Its trlple nrohed windows reaching from the floor al most to the ceiling. The dining room al cove is conveniently located and well lighted. The kitchen has been deftly planned to give the housewife the greatest comfort and uteiKsavlng. Everything about the house has been planned to Rive the utmost In stability and real home comfort. The walls and ceilings are insulated through out with celotex to cut down the coal bills in winter and keep the house cpol In the summer. Who could wish for a more beautiful little home. . CeloUcholc Institute, Chicago, 19;$. Claud Dickenson Phone 452, Athena, Oregon Auto Truck Dray City and Country HAULING Always at Your Service DR. S. F. 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