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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-22
RATS ON THE RAMPAGE.
They Invade Farmers Premises and
Make q lireRt light.

They Invade q Farmers Premises and
Make Great light.
The village of President, an old-time
petroleum center, is in the Oil creek of
Pennsylvania. There is where the
Karnses, once famous family of oil
operators, had their home, and some OF
them live there and thereabout yet.
One of these is Henry Harms. The
other day, early in the morning, he
heard his pig, which had reached the
proper condition for killing, squealing
in such an agonizing way in the pen
that he knew something was wrong
with it, Karns' first thought was
bear, for now and then, even at this
late date, bears venture from the dis
tant woods TO the sleepy towns in that
part of the valley and try their skill on
pigs and sheep. So Karns took his gun
and hurried to the pig pen. But instead
OF bears rats were the impudent in
vaders of the pig pen and hungry assail-
ants Of the pig
The stye was simply alive with rats.
The pig was PROSTATE ON the floor of
the pen, and literally covered with this
horde Of rats, which were squealing,
fighting among themselves for vantage
ground on the fat porlxer. and gnash-
ing and gnawing at the pigs flesh,
from his head TO his rump, TO fire his
gun into the swaiming rats would be
the endangering Of the pig, and think
ing that prompt and vigorous attack
on the rats would put them to flight, he
clubbed his gun and began mauling
right and left with 1t. The pig had
plassly made a desperate fight against
is assailants, for scores Of rats lay
dead about the pen. The moment
Karns pitched into the rats those in the
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most morbid minds with all the sensa-
tionnlism necessary for lifetime. A
favorite amusement was to throw rocks
down and listen to the sounds as they
struck on the projecting sides OF the
dark chimney until the sounds died
away, leaving nothing but for the
mystified explorer to guess it had
reached the bottom"
Many have been the stories circu-
lated of the wonderful cavern that ex-
tended from the sides of the great
chimney. stout cable was provided
and basket swung from q pulley.
Hon. Joseph, with camera and note
book, was carefully lowered some
three hundred and seventy-eight feet,
when he noticed an aperture in the
side of the chimney, and. by signals
agreed upon, a halt was called in his
downward career, and he crawled
through cleft in the great chimney,
and the work of exploration began.
The first sight that met his astonished
gaze was most stupendous chamber,
from whose mighty dome hung stalac-
tites of great beauty, which were en-
hanced by the light of the candle, and
fairly struck terror to his heart, as the
licisering candle seemed to possess the
,,Nver of some unseen hand that made
ilillions of the brilliant stalactites
lance in resplendent beauty. A great
snowy owl blinked at the astonished
Joseph.
The explorer CROPPED his way to the
far end of the chamber, where he
thought he heard the sounds of falling
water-nor was he mistaken, for
squeezing himself through an opening
he found himself in another chamber
of great beauty, with stream of hot
sulphur water running into the earth.
The incrustation from the sulphur
water had transformed the cavern into
a coral-like substance and left it in
such fantastic shapes. He found in the
water some lively little lizards and
some frogs that change color on the
slightest provocation and two large
rats, who eyed the explorer with Gu
riosity that seemed to bode no good,
and he longed for his little gun.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-22
Executrix.s Notice.

In the county court of the State of Oregon for
UmatillR county.
In the matter OF of the Estate of
James +. Ely, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
as Executrix OF the estate of James #. Ely. de-
ceased, has rendered and presented for settle
ment and filed In the above entitled court, her
final account OF her administration OF said es-
tate and that Monday, the 4th day of March,
1906, at ! o'clock. p. M, of said day. being q
day of term of said court subsequent to the
filing of said final account to-wit: OF the
March, lS95-term thereof, has been duly ap-
pointed by the Hon. VIM Martin, Judge OF
said court, tor the hearing and settlement oi
the said final account and for the hearing ol
any objections thereto. dated at Umatilla
county, State of oregon, this llth day of Jan
uary, 1895 ELIZA j. ELY,
E. DEPEATr, Attorney, Executrix.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-22
Man Is Aaiu.tlnr HImself.

In an old volume of 1.-THE Transac.
tionsn is found the following by DR.. j,
p Wilson: Where, let me ask, are the
great and wasting epidemics that once
devastated the whole inhabitated
globe? They are gone, says the sani-
tartan, because have stamped them
out No, indeed. They do not ap-
pear, simply or largely because they
have become innocuous to the human
race. Habit has rendered them more
and more harmless. Man is rapidly ad-
justing himself to his environments
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-22
A FOREIGN INDUSTRY.
We Zee Millions OF split steel Rings, nut
Klon't Make Amy.


'I've handled and sold forty thou
sand gross OF split key rings since
1867" said tho little man in an over
coat and white sweater, land not
one OF them was Of American make
.'Why,t how IS thatS" asked o New
York Sun reporter.
because there are none made in
this country" replied the little man,
with q smile that lifted one corner oi
his gray mustache, '.No, sir, he CON
tinued. "the making Of split steel rings
is an art that we haven't got hold o.
yet, somehow, and l must say ! often
wonder at it,
Where are they made, then?"
"The best, sir, are made about fifty.
seven miles outside Of Paris, at q little
manufacturing town whose name |
can't Just now recall. The next best
rings are made in Sheffield. England
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-22
AsslcNEE,s NOTICE.

In the matter of the Assignment of
Alexander Moore, Ins01vent Debtor.
The undersigned having been duly appoin-
insolvent debtor, under and BY virtue of an
act the Legislative Assembly ofthe State OF
Oregon, entitled "An act to secure to creditors
just division ofthe estates of debtors who may
convey to Assignees for the benefit of credi-
tors, approved Oct. 18th, 1873, and all subse-
quent amendments thereto.
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are hereby notified to present the same tc
me at my place of business in the city of At
hena, Um0tilfa county. Oregon, duly verified
as by law required, within three months from
the date of tllis notice. Athena. Ore. Nov. q
1894. C. w. HOLLIS, q. DEPEATT,
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that will apply to
the Mayor and common council of the city OF
Athena Oregon, at meeting thereof to be
held on the 25th. dav of February 1895, tor q
license 10 sell spiritu0us, malt and vinous liq
uors In less quantities than one quart, said lia
uors to be sold only in q building situated on
lot in block 5, of said city ALEX MCKAY
Dated Feb. ist, 1896 Applicant
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Notice..

Notice.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by the court Receiver for
the G. A. Barrett Co., all parties
owing said firm are requested to
call and settle their accounts.
G. A. BARRETT,
Receiver.
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santler sex every one OF whom should subscribe 70
bemoFest's Magazine. If you are unacqualnted with
e merits, send for specimen copy free, and
h0u viii admit that seeing these THUMBS has put
rou In the way OF saving money by finding in one
Magazine everything 70 satisfy the literary wanta q
As whole family.
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THERE are $4,000 Chinese inhabitants
in the chief cities OF the United States
$4,000 of them in San Francisco and
z, 600 in New York
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18
NUMBER AZ.

where they are. Attorney Beecher ex-
pressed surprise at this and informed
the court that Glover had been especially
warned in the presence Of witnesses to
Keep and guard them carefully and
knew that they were wanted for a par
ticular purpose, and it was unfortunate
to say the least that they had been des-
troyed. AT this point court adjourned
until 9.45 Friday morning to enable Mr.
Beecher to examine the books of the
treasurer Of the town. Friday morning
he stated to Judge Curtis that he had
examined them but did not care to use
them in evidence, whereupon the case
was closed the court rendering judg-
ment for the defendant for costa. The
counsel for the plaintiff say that they
will proceed soon against the party who
paid the money, as they say it was
illegally paid.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18
NEWToWN CONN., FRIDAY OCTOBER 49, l895-EIGHT PAGES
VOLUME XVIII,
THE WATERBURY FURNITURE CO.,

railroad small matter for this concern TO taK
about can't than that not the house we
Largest Furniture House Western connecticut
ofoor not built on false
statements Whether you buy OF us or some
one else not question The question for settle u.s. Where
see the largest FROM the best quality goods and
that handles thelrgest
quantity straight from the ana give
benefit Of the jobbers profit and that means the
CO.
THEL
JOHN MoHASIf @co"fr0pre'os'
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18
sCRIBaLEs,

In last weeks BEE the pleasant article
OF birthday gathering gave me a train
of thought. Now am not much of a
thinker, nor writer, but just let my
thoughts slip along as kneit by the side
Of shock Of corn and stripped Off the
ears. One idea advanced by one of the
speakers, made me feel dreadfully guilty.
For many years, I'm afraid I've been one
of the meanest persons on earth, for I've
sung at churches and other places, and
don't believe can sing a tune correctly,
to save my neck. But 1 du love to sing
for all that, and wonder If am really
mean in doing SO. I'm afeard L won't
mend my ways If L am. Old habits are
hard to mend.
Well, as kept on thinking, my mind
strayed over to the Danbury fair.
While passing a tent, heard a voice
sing out "Come, thou fount of every
blessing" Gewhiniky, what a voicel
1t was cracked from top to bottom. L
don't know whether it came from a
black man or white one, and L don't
know whether it came from tramp or
some uther pusson, but when we git to
thinking whether it is the voice from
ones mouth, or the prayer from the
heart, it makes quite a difference. 1
don't believe the Lord is SO very partic-
ular as to the quality of the music as
from ones earnest desire of soul. We
like to hear good music from a choir,
and it helps to fill our churches on
Sundays, but from many a paid
choir, where excellent music is dis
coursed, the hearts of the singers
are not in the prayers of their songs.
May be, it is not from unpaid choirs,
from which we hear fine music. 1t may
be that the Seventh commandment, or
some other may be broken by the very
best singer of the lot. -
Well, this brings me to another place
at the great fair. While standing near
a driving tent, man commenced to
turn the crank of an aged something or
another, L guess it was a defunct organ.
and wheezed out familiar tune. Once
: in while the notes seemed to skip, as
tho it struck a grease spot, and then
picked up agin farther on. Then the
grinder started in with his voice, we'll,
> listened for a moment, just moment.
and can hear him now. 1 du believe
; he sang from his heart, and L didn't stay
to criticize his voice, and don't now,
but L kin hear it yet, distinctly.
Well, my scribble is getting long
enough, and I will jest mention another
item. When 1 was younger than 1 an
Il now, heard Of father that said of one
of his daughters, that he would rather
hear it thunder than to hear her sing
l know the lady, and du believe shs
sang then as she does now from q sin
cere desire to praise the Lord.
Well, now brother, after thinking
while, conclude the husband was righ
= instead of the wife. IL a man can SIM
and won't, he is wusser than one VIII,
{ can't sing and will, even with much jol
and melody in his heart. In the former
a spirit of cussedness takes possession, il
:, the latter, think good nature is mani
tested. 1 am not criticising now, jes
= let my pen scriDble few words. 1 vii
continue to sing, il L don't know how
!. and il earthly inhabitants don't like II
y perhaps the heavenly ones will. Ihop
so.-[Jack Scribble.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18
IMPROVEMENTS UP THE sHEpAua.

General improvements are in order on
the station property along the line of the
little Shepaug. The station at Roxbury
has had new roofs placed on 1t, as have
also the stations at New Preston and
Romford. Bantam is also to receive at
tentien. This work is looked after by
Road Master Garrison. Later several of
the station buildings are to be painted
by Pitchard 6 jackson Of Hawleyville.
The new superintendent, Mr. Martin, is
we'll liked along the line.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18
A. G.. Bakers Ady't.

Our additional show rooms are nearing
completion and new goods for FAN stock are
a large car containing 43 complete bed room
suites, Is chifoniers and l6 side boards. Many
close out this one II possible before they ar
rive. We are going to make bed room suites
a speciality this tall. We do not mean by this
that we are going to make the price of one
style of cheap suits that everybody knows
the value of, a little less han cost as an en-,
ticing "stool pigeon" or "sidewalk leader"
(YOu know we havn't any sidewalks In Haw
Ieyville yet) and then sell all the rest at big
commi ssion. We shall sell all q small
commission and give consistent and cores
pondingly low prices on the best as well as
tho cheapest. We buy by the car load and
our location and methods OF handling enables
us TO handle all heavy goods ON the smallest
possible expense. Cars are unloaded direct
ly into our warerooms, thus avoiding all ex-
pense and risk from carriage and rehandling
both in receiving and shipping out goods.
Owning the land and buildings we have no
the low water mark. we were pretty gener
ally and persistently accused of madness
crazy madness, when we located our furni-
ture business at Hawleyville, but four years
of steadily increasing business has only
tended to strengthen our loyalty to Hawley-
VILE as a receiving and shipping point and
we can today think of no other location that
we would be willing to exchange tor except
IL be at the junction oil the main
trunk lines inside tho, Golden
Gates" Our new building win
and showing furniture than before aud travel
ing men and others who have opportunity
| tor comparison tell us that our show rooms
are now unequalled in the state. They will
all be filed to overtlowing in a very short
| time and we shall be pleased to show you
| around. III you are in want OF any single ar
| ticle OF special design or size and cannot find
| IL in your own town Just see Ii we havn't got
| it before you give up looking,a and II you want
any considerable amount of furniture you
certainly cannot afford to buy without look
| ing us over, Remember that we deliver free
of all freight charges anywhere within so
| miles and guarantee safe delivery. Our busi-
| ness has however during the past year been
| extending away beyond the so mtle limit and
we are shipping lots OF furniture twice and
| three times that distance, not casual or acci
| dental buyers, but steadily growing and le.
| gitimate reaching out. The natural results OF
one satisfied purchaser sending another.
A. G. BAKER, Furniture Warerooms,
Opposite Union Depot, Hawley-
vile. Conn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18

The old Belden house is now closed
for the winter, the family OF w. L. Allen,
Jr., having returned to their Brooklyn
residence, No. Sc Sterling Place. Mr.
and Mrs Allen have come to be regarded
IS permanent Newcomers, and their
many friends will hope to see them an
other season.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18

Reuben B. Terrill, Agent Taylor's
popular. assistant atthe Depot, Is visiting
relatives at Vineland, n. J. He will al
so take in the sights at Philadelphia.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18

The Congregational pulpit was oc-
cupied on Sunday by Rev Evan Evans OF
New Preston wLo gave an exceedingly
able sermon ON the theme ssGod in|the
way Of sinners., It was to be regrSted
that the rain storm prevented q large
audience from enjoying it. Mr. Evans
was the guest OF Mr. and Mrs r. s. -
drews.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-18

Mr. and Mrs f. T. Botsford have gone
to Hamilton, N. Y, to remain till about
Thanksgiving time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-06
PERSONAL MENTION.

j. e. Hcaley, Of Eureka, is at the
Cullen.
Or. w. Ii. olsten. of Ephraim. is a
Cullen guest.
NJ. NJ. Kitchener, of Logan, is stopping
at the Cullen.
Mrs. j. L. Phillips is a tourist from
Chicago at the Cullen.
S. d. Morgan, of New York, is a tourist
at the Templeton.
H. G. Clark and wife, of Ouray, are
registered at the Templeton.
Ed Kielzle of Evansville. Ind, is stop
ping at the Templeton.
A. Cazier is in from Nephi and at the
Templeton-
P. H. GodIer of Sacramento, and Ed
j. Morris, of Green River, Wyo., are
among today's arrivals at the Templeton.
James Chapman. an American Fork
merchant, is a Cullen arrival.
Sheriff Tim Harrington is down from
the Park and at the Cullen.
II. c. Lund arrived in the city from st.
George yesterday, and is at the Cullen
c. II. Lashbrook. of Bingham, is a
Walker arrival.
w. D. Candland, a Mout Pleasant wool
merchant. is at the Walker.
p A. Phelps, of Thistle Junction. and
]. S. Boyden. of Coalville. are at the
Walker house.
Arthur Hawley. of London. is traveller
at the Knutsford.
Edward p. Sanburn. pf st. Paul, is
visiting Salt Lake in the. interest OF The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-06
GATES ARE IN PLACE.
Operations Mt the Mt. NebO Conn
pany's Works Being Pushed.

The great iron gates at the inlet of
the drain tunnel at the reservoir of the
Mt. Nebo Irrigation company have
now been placed in position and are
being tested preparatory to changing
the course of the flow of Current creek
in order that the construction of the
dam may not be longer retarded. Chief
Engineer o. r. Young came up from
the reservoir yesterday morning and
reports that splendid progress is being
made with the work there. Within the
next few days the construction of the
waste way at the dam will commence
and be pushed to immediate compile
ton. Work on the main dam is also
to be rushed with all the speed posi-
bic in order that the reservoir may be
in condition for the delivery of water
by the date of the completion of the
first section of the canal system.
Preparations are being made for the
commencem ent of construction on the
east side line of canals, the surveys of
which have now been completed. The
field force is still at work on the west
side system lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-06
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.
President Hill and Wo Gen Have "A
business COnsuItatiOn-FIour vs..
Rice.

Seattle, Wash, June 5.-James Hill,
president of the Great Northern, while
here spent most of his time in confer
ence with Wo Gen, the Seattle man
ager of the house of the Wa Ghong
company of Hong Kong, and made
searching inquiries respecting the dis
position of the Chinese toward flour as
an article of food. Wo Gen was of the
opinion that if -four could be laid down
in China for 621a cents per sack of
fifty pounds it could be sold at a profit
for 20 cents by dealers and compete
with rice. He thought that if the great
masses of China began to use flour
they would not go back to rice, and if
it could be placed within the reach of
the laboring classes a demand would
be created so large that all the flour
mills on the Pacific coast could not
supply one-tenth of the calls made on
them. Hills idea is to carry flour so
as to give it to the Chinese for IL
cents per pound and bring return car
goes of rice so as to supply the mar
kets here at IL cents per pound. He
wants to be assured of a permanent
demand before taking up the enter
prise, and says that if the great North
ern does put on a line of steamers they
will be the largest and best possible to
be obtained. The question of termi-
nus will be determined by the lowest
rate at which flour can be placed on
ships. Seattle. he says Will be the
place provided the conditions are full
filed. This is understood by shippers
here as indicating that this place will
have the terminus provided the Asiatic
line is set up.
Mr. Hill declined to speak of the
Northern Pacific deal. except to say
that the recent changes meant that the
road was to be placed upon substan-
tial basis. There was to be no joint
management of the great Northern and
Northern Pacific and the two lines
would be kept entirely separate. He
would not attempt to gain control Of
the o. r. & n. Co, and never had any
intention of so doing.
AS for the people of the west. the
best thing for them to do. he said, was
to develop and bring about a change
of conditions so that the easterner
coming out here could send word back
to his friends that by making the
change he had benefited himself. There
had been so much of instability that
the eastern people were suE icious and
the people of the west needed to re-
store confidence. If this were done
and the country developed through the
railroads all would be benefited, but
the people vastly more than the rail-
roads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-06
OPENED UP RICH GROUND.
Great Showing in the Silver King at
MarySVaIe.

=
1t is now stated that the recent
strike mads in the Silver King, one of
the properties OF the Deseret Mining
and Milling company, located in the
Marysvale country, has developed one
OF the most extensive bodies of surface
ores ever encountered in that section
of the territory and the values are
maintained in splendid shape. These
and other operations in the Iiold Noun
tain and Ohio districts are causing a
great deal of excitement in the Marys
vale section and many new people are
going in The indications are that the
present season, which is just opening
"a the south, viii be one of the most
active in the history Of the camp. The
enow is rapidly going off and the min
ers can get out in the hills. For some
tinne past the Sewer mill has been OPP
Grating smoothly, and when he arrives
In this city General Manager Lam
mersdorf viii bring with him some
good-sized gold bricks.
Vice-President Christensen, of the
Deseret Mining and Milling company,
has returned from Ma-ysvale to Span
ish Fork fer the purpose of making
no an outfit, which is to return and
develop the ore bodies just uncovered
in the Silver King. Average assay re-
turns received by him from rock taken
from the face of the new vein were
from $40 to $3.50 in gold. When the
discovery was first made it was an
,,ounced that wire gold had been found
but as matter of fact the story was
nnf,-ue. for the ore was simply decom-
Dosed quartz, well speckled with gold.
The company is figuring upon the
.rection of a stamp mill for the treat
ment of the ores
If has been decided by the owners of
.be Congress that the development
work ON the property should be con-
tinued and force OF miners will open
~ the mine at once on an extensive
gale There was some talk OF the
n~Snes being bonded, but the owners
lave determined that they will put up
The money necessary themselves and
move all necessity Of covering the
&soperties with bonds. There are now
men employed by the owners Of
-aro1-tiPS