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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-23

When troubled with constipation try
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
lets. They are easy TO take and produce
no gripping or other unpleasant effects.
For sale BY al druggists.
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It Killed Him.

Brooke Anderson, l7.year-old high
school student at Davenport, Ia,
"chinned" horizontal bar eight times
the opening day Of school, and fell dead
Of heart failure.
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Beautiful Women.

Plump cheeks, flushed with the soft
glow of health and a pure complexion,
make all women beautiful, Take a
small dose of Hsrbine after each meal;
it wilt prevent constipation and help
digest what you have eaten, 50c. Mrs.
M. Stroud, Midlothian, Texas, writes
May 81, 1901 "We have used Herbine
in our family for eight years, and found
it the best medicine we have ever used
for constipation, bilious fever and ma
laria." Sold by Mcbride, druggist
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Mixed train waila
7:05 p. m. walla and interme
diate points.
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4:5sp.I M


Mixed, for Pendle-
1920 pm. ton and intermedi-i 7:O5 D. m.
ate points.
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With large Displays in all Departments. $4,000 offered
for Fruit Exhibits. More than $4,000 in Premiums and
Prizes Five Exciting Races each day; $4,000 in
Purses Down Town Carnival each night Fifth Regiment
British Artillery Band Free Vaudeville daily Fine Miner
al display Dog Show, Art Exhibit Low and spec.
al Excursions all Railroads.
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Snake River Route.
Steamers leave Riparia daily except Satur-
day, at 4:l0 a. m. Returning leave Lewiston
daily except Friday, at a. m.
For tickets 10 and from all parts OF the
country call on or write to
IL. w. Smith, Agent.
Athena
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Walla Wa1la, Day
ton, Pomeroy, Lew
e.57 m. igtcn, Colfax, Pull
man, Moscow, the
COuer d'Alene dis
triCt, Spokane and
all points north.
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SAN NCISCO-PORTLAND ROUTE.
Steamer sails from Portland 5 p. m. every
days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
RURAL GREEN GOODS MAN
Plays a Neat Trick on the Industrious
Youngsters.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Farmer Gardner drove itno town with
a flourish of reins and the big red hobs
curved gracefully about and swung into
the walk fronting the village hotel.
'Give us a ride behindp was the cry.
taken up by half a dozen lads with red
cheeks, who were dragging sleds along
the hard packed snow of the road.
"Give we a ride behind If ye help me I'M
load the wood" agreed Farmer Gardner
eheerily. Fair exchange, ye know
Good enoughl' the boys responded.
There were big sticks in the load. great
four Hooters for the heater In the hotel Of
flee. Manfully and faithfully the young
STEERS tugged and twisted and pulled and
hauled and labored for a full quarter OF an
hour ere the cargo was discharged.
Hitch on yer sleds. iads' cried Farm
er Gardner, as he sprang into the seat
and took his great whip from the socket
and shook 1t out omnously.
"All ready thar he cried.
LET her go!" was the response, echoed
by half a dozen eager voices
Where we goin', unele?n inquired q
youngster. with visions of a long spin
over the gistening snow
Coin w-a-a-a-y d-e-a-o-w-n ter ST.
lass b-a-r-n drawled Farmer Gardner.
&C lang there"
Sila's' barn was just across the street.
and Farmer Gardner drove leisurely
across and unhitehed
faint alus tn homes farmer gifts
the gold brick when he comes ter tn
city, he chucked with sly twinkle In
his eye.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
Was a Clipper. But an Unfortu>
nate Accident MARRIED His Career

ing himself like a jack-rabbit. When
Elias was almost at the postoffce, Bob
Taylor not yet being In sight, to show
off little, he throws off the working of
the spring and let's the mule walk In
home. The crowd didn't cheer one bit
because they were just paralyzed with
surprise at the mules action But,
strange to say, by the time young Tay-
lor reached the postoffice again he had
got over his mad spell and began adj
miring the mule. Then for the first time
he talks in a decent manner to Elias and
he wants to make arrangements right
away for Bender to take that mule to the
county track and break the record Ben
der forgot how he had always hated the
Taylors for he was feeling pretty good
over his winnings, and agreed to the
plan
1t didn't take long for that mule to get
reputation throughout the county and
even outside of the county, of having a
speed equal to that of the best horses in
the state, and on the day that had been
set, the racing season being in full blast,
for Elias to make the attempt to go up
against the fast ones with his beast.
there was a rousing crowo gathered
around the track.
That old mule got more rubbings down
that day than he had got before in his
whole life. Elias had consented to leave
jeff ride the sulky, for by that time he
had become pretty used to the workings
of the inside of the hickory
Elias was sitting up with the timers
and was putting on dog in great style
Just before the. race opened. Jeff, just
before driving up to the starting point,
gave the spring in the wooden leg few
more extra turns than he'd been in
structed by his father OF course he did
the thing in secret because no one knew
save he and his father that the wooden
leg was anything more than just COM
mon stump of hickory.
Well after driving up half a dozen
times for il was pretty hard to get the
mule to start even with the horses be-
cause he didn't work fast enough with
out the urgings of the wooden leg, the
gong sounded for good and they were off.
Just as soon as jeff pulled the trigger
Elias saw that there was something radi-
cally wrong for the mule stopped dead
on the center for a moment and then
braced himself as If there was some I'M
seen force tending to drag him backward.
The horses were Just getting down to
their best speed and were making good
Roadway. Jeff, thinking the mule had a
ballxy SPELL lays on the CAD This dis
concerted the mule somewhat and as he
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1t just kept on a-going, crossed the
scratch away ahead of the other racers
and kept on until 1t reached the opposite
side of the track, and there jumping the
fence, went out across the field at light
ming speed The greater part of the
crowd was so excited that it took after
to see what the leg was going to do
They found 1t aobut a mile from the race
track. lying in a fence corner making a
few last feeble kicks.
The crowd leaving was for the best for
Elias and jeff, for during its absence
they hobbled the mule away and took him
home. Jeff said he knew what the trou-
BILE was, that he had put the wooden leg
on the mule backwards. But whatever
was the matter with the leg there was no
doubt but what it was a case of broken
heart with the mule, for the next morn
ing they found him dead in the barn,
having committed suicide by hanging on
his strap.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
AM ERIcAN NOBILITY.
Foreign Marriages Chiefly Confined to
England and France.

From an Exchange
The foreign marriages made by Amer
lean women are chiefly confined to Eng
land and France, though England may
lay claim to the lions share. Italy
boasts few, Russia fewer still, Germ
any scarcely any and Austria, at the
present time, none. The following is a
correct list of the English. Scotch and
Irish titles now borne by American wo-
men:
The duchess of Marlborough
The duchess of Marlborough (dowager.)
The duchess of Manchester.
The duchess of Manchester (dowager)
The marchioness of Dufferin.
The marchioness of Anglesey.
COUNTESSES.
Lady Essex.
Lady Craven.
Lady oxford,
Lady Donoghmore.
Lady Egmont.
Lady Tankerville.
Lady Stratford
Lady Falkland Viscountess.
BARoNNESSES.
Lady Gurzon.
Lady Marlborough.
Lady Barrymore.
Lady Monsoon.
Lady cheylesmore.
Lady Bagot.
Lady Vernon.
Lady Abinger.
Lady Malcolm.
Lady Fairfax
The last named Is the widow of Lord
Fairfax, who. though his naem was on
the roll of the House of Lords was to
all intents and purposes an American
The two American women who bear
courtesy titles are Lady Yarmouth and
Lady Deerhurst. who will be respec-
lively marehionesses of Hartford and
countess of Coventry when their hus-
bands succeed to the family honors
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
EXCURSION RATES
To Washington, D. c., and Return Via
Southern Railway.

Account National Congress Of Religious
Education Southern railway announces
special rate of one and one-third fare
plus 25 cents for the round trip on the
certificate plan Tickets on sale February
26th to March 3d. 1904 good to leave
Washington returning on or before March
9Th. 1904
For full information, schedules, etc,
apply at Passenger Office, Morris Hotel
building ]. c. LUSK,
2-4--16t District Passenger Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
Sango, the Negro Orator.

From the Kansas City Journal.
At the republican convention held re-
Gently at Okmulgee. Sango, the negro pol
itician. delivered this speech "Mstah
Speaker, case why am we heah? Why?
Didn't Aristtotel sit on the bank of the
Gauges four thousand years ago and with
his ear attuned to the music Of spheres
hear the mighty footballs of dis aggre-
gious aggregation of pie-hunters trying
to ride to glory ON de back oh de niggah?
Isn't | right?''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
Queen victoria's TOYS at st. Louis.

From the London Chronicle.
The playthings of the late Queen Vic
toria--while in their splendor and intrin-
sic value they will not compare with the
almost priceless Jubilee presents-that
Will be shown at the Worlds Fair, St
Louis, will appeal to the sentiment OF
all who view them. The British Pavilion
at the Worlds Fair is a replica Of the
Orangery at Kensington Palace. the
birthplace OF Queen Victoria II was here
that Victoria played with her dolls The.
paint Is rubbed from the face OF one Tho
arm of another Is gone, and the leg OF
still another is missing All of these TOYS
have been carefully preserved.
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WINTER TOURIST RATES
To Principal Points In Florida, Nassau
and Cuba.

Southern railway. will have on sale daily
until April 30 round trip winter excursion
ttckets 10 principal resorts in Florida.
Nassau and Cuba. at greatly reduced
rates. Final limit MAY 81. 1904. Through
pullman sleeping car Birmingham to
Iacesonville. Write for booklet entitled
winter Homes in Summer Lands"
For reservation. detailed information,
etc. apply passenger office Morris hotel
building. Telephone GIT.
J. C. LUSK.
u-2s-tf District Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21

smallest canilxin in the world. lie had
been a laborer on his fathers farm, and
owned brothers of normal size. But per-
sonally he was SO small that Tom Thumb
literally looked down upon him.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
ATTACKED BY A CROWD.
Detective Who Defended Himself Was
Killed BY Policeman.

New York, July 18.-After shooting
William Gorricy and Alonzo Dorando,
of Manhattan, during an attack made
upon him Sunday night by crowd Of
men at Schurer's picnic park, at Co.
roma, L. l., Charles Conran. a detec-
tive on duty in citizens clothes, sought
refuge under dancing platform, and
was there shot and killed by Police
man John H. Gerrity.
Conran's fight with the crowd had
causeh call to be sent in for police
reserves ard when they arrived sew
eral in the crowd told the officers that
the man who did the shooting was un-
der the platform. Nothing was said
about Conran being a detective nor of
his having shot in self-defense Ger
rity crawled under the platform and
ordered COnran to come out Receiv-
ing no answer he fired and Conran
was instantly killed. Gorricy and Do
randO, who were shot during the at
tack, were from this city. Neither
was dangerously wounded.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
LOOMS BODY RECOVERED.
There Is Grave Suspicion That H,s Met
With Foul Play.

London, July 18.-Reports to both
the Press Association and the Central
News assert that a further examina.
ton of the dead body of F. Kent Loom.
is, which was found Saturday at War
rem Point, some Is miles from Ply.
mouth, has given rise to grave suspi.
cions on the part of the local officials
that Mr.. Loomis met with foul play.
The wound behind the right ear is de.
scribed as being circular, large and
clean, and it is thought it was inflicted
before death. 1t is surmised that Mr..
iLoomis' body fell into the water near
the Eddystone lighthouse.
! Joseph G. Stevens, American consul
+. at Plymouth, in response to a teIe-
gram Sunday night asking him if
these local reports of foul play had
iany basis, or if he had any ground
for suspicion regarding the death OF
Mr.. Loomis, replied:
Il regret l can not make any state.
ments prior to the inquest which will
be held tomorrow. The wound on the
head back of the right ear is the size
of half dollar The body is fairly
preserved, especially about the top
I and back of the head, considering the
time it has been il the water"
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
UNITED STATES BOUNDARIES
How They Have Been Affected by
Treaties with Great Brit
ain and Spain

publication that finds logical place
in the library of both the historian and
the geographer is a bulletin (No. 226)
entitled Boundaries of the United
States and the Several States and Terri
tories, with an Outline of the History of
all Important Changes of Territory. :"
which has just been published by the
United States geological survey for
gratuitous distribution. The author is
Mr.. Henry Gannett, who prepared this
paper in its first form in 1885. when it
was published at Bulletin No. 13. A sec
Ond edition, much G.. larged. constituted
Bulletin No. Ill, published in 1900. The
present. work is therefore third edi-
ton, and is its own recommendation
Besides giving the present boundaries
of the country and of the several states
and territories, as defined by treaty,
charter, or statute, Mr.. Gannett presents
briefly the history of all important
changes of territory and the laws apper-
taining to those changes. He shows
how the boundaries of our country have
been affected by the provisional treaty
of the United States with Great Britain
in 1882, by the treaty with Spain in 1898.
by the defnitiVe treaty with Great Brit
ain in 1888, by the treaty of London in
1894, by the treaty of Ghent in 1914, by
the treaty with Great Britain in 1912,
and by the Webster-Ashburton treaty
with Great Britain in 1916.
The additions of territory that have
come to the United States and the con-
sequent changes in boundary lines are
described. They include the Louisiana
purchase, the Florida purchase, the
Texas accession, the Mexican cession,
the Gadsden purchase, the Alaska pur-
chase and the acquisition of the Hawaiian
islands, Porto Rico, Guam, the Philip
pine islands and Tutuila
A historical review is given OF the
changes that have occurred in the pub
lie domain. A detailed account is also
presented of the way in which the pres
ent boundary lines of the various states
and territories have been developed.
The bulletin, in short, contains in con-
venient form great quantity of infor-
nation that will be useful to the stu
dent. teacher, legislator and general
reader
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
RESERVOIR BURST.
More Than soo,ooo,ooo Gallons of Wa
ter Rushed Down the Valley.

Scottdale, Pa, July 1S-With the
roar of Niagara, the new reservoir Of
the Citizens Water Co. burst at mid.
might and more than 3O0,000,OO0 gal.
Ions of water rushed down the valley,
sweeping all before it and inundating
lcrops and wrecking buildings in its
path. 1t was discovered about 9
O'Clock that the dam was in danger of
breaking, and messengers were hastily
sent through the valley to warn the
irecpIe of their peril Hundreds Of
lives were thus saved fer a few hours
later the whole valley was under wa
ter.
The damage to the machinery and
reservoir alone will amount to at least
$50 Coo. When the torrent swept down
upon the valley buildings were torn
from their foundations and carried on
the crest of the great wave like so
many washtubs. Crops valued at
thousands of dollars were completely
wiped out. Bridges were carried
away. In the gorge just below the
dam trees were torn out by the roots
and stones weighing tons were over
turned by the flood.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
EIGHT YEARS OF DROUGHT.
Disastrous Result of Water Scarcity
in Dry Region of the
Southwest


The disastrous result of eight years
of drought in region that has only a
limited water supply is the most i'm
pressive lesson contained in Profess
slonal Paper No. %, recently published
by the United States geological survey.
Forest Conditions in the Black Hesa
Forest Reserve, Arizona y is the title of
the paper, which was prepared by Mr..
f. G. Plummer from notes furnished by
Messrs. Theodore F. Rixon and Arthur
Dodwell.
The reserve comprises an area of 2, 1856
square miles and includes parts of Yava-
pal, CocOnino, Gila, Navajo, Apache, and
Graham counties, Arizona 1t is an ir-
regular strip of land running from cen
tral Arizona in a general southeasterly
direction to the New Mexico boundary
1t follows and lies principally on the
north slope of the Colorado Gila divide
Ine character of this divide, known as
Black Mesa, is that of a southward-fac-
ing escarpment of nearly perpendicular
rock, 1,500 to 1000 feet high, which is
inaccessible, except in a few places. to
the most daring climber 1t is the south
edge of the great Colorado plateau. The
topography of the reserve is in general
rough and broken though the southeast
ern portion is more rolling, with several
high plateaus.
Water is very scarce. Eight years ago
the reserve was comparatively we'll wa
tered, but successive seasons of drought
have rendered it exceedingly dry, and
unless change for the better occurs
cattlemen and sheepmen will desert the
country. Numerous small areas were
once prof1tably farmed but in recent
years the lack of rainfall has caused a
marked decline in agriculture. Grazing.
the main industry of this and adjacent
regions, has also suffered greatly from
continued droughts The only remain
ing areas which are used solely for cat
Tie range are on Blue and Salt rivers and
Eagle creek. The best growths of wild
forage grasses are nearly always found
at some distance from water and are
consequently not available for stock
which are unable to make the trip from
water to pasture
The Verde slope, in the Beaver creek
watershed, is an example of repeated
OverstOcking. This district was former
ly source of great wealth to settlers in
that vicinity but the excessive number
OF cattle and horses grazed in it has
finally resulted in the complete annihila-
ton Of the pasture. Unless stringent
rules are adopted to regulate the num-
Der OF stock and the areas on which they
shall be grazed on each permit, this con-
dition will sooner or later prevail
throughout the reserve.
Yellow pine is the principal timber
tree of the reserve and the only lum-
Der at present used for manufacturing
purposes. The drought of the last eight
years has affected even trees like the
yellow pine, alligator, juniper, and Ari-
zona cypress, which, as a rule, stand dry
weather very WELL Hundreds of thou
, ands of feet Of timber will be lost unless
Immediately logged
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
VOLUNTEER FLEET.
1t is Seizing German and British
Ships in the Red Sea.
Searching For Contraband Goods-ThS
Passing of the DardanelIes BY Rus
sian Vessels Causes Comment
in Berlin and London.

Alden, July 18.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Prinz Heinrich, which
has arrived here from Hamburg, re-
ports that she was stopped by the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamer SmOlensk,
and compelled to give up 81 sacks Of
letters and "A sacks and boxes of par
cells, all intended for Japan.
1t is reported that the Peninsular
and Oriental Co.'s steamer Malacca,
from Antwerp, for Japan. has been
seized in the Red Sea by the Russian
volunteers fleet steamer ST. Peters
burg.
London, July 1S.-A dispatch from
Alden to the Daily Mail says that the
captain of the British steamer Wal
para reports that the Russian volun-
teer fleet steamer st. Petersburg sig
nailed him to stop by firing across the
bows of the vessel on July Is while
20 miles off Jebel Zugar, in the Red
sea. The Russians examined the pa
pers of the Waipara and declared they
would hold the ship as a prize
The captain protested and was ta-
ken on board the ST. Petersburg where
he gave the Russian officers a guaran-
tee chat there were neither arms nor
ammunition on board the Waipara
destined for Japan The vessel was
detained for four hours and was then
allowed to proceed.
The captain confirms the report that
the Penisular and Oriental Co.'S steam
er Malacca was seized in the Red sea
July 16 by the ST. Petersburg on the
ground that she carried arms and am
munition of war for the Japanese gov
ernment
Almost without exception the news
papers Monday morning in editorials
or otherwise comment upon the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamers passing
the Dardanelles and the government
lis urged to take action, especially for
the protection of British commerce in
the Red sea and neighboring waters.
The Daily Telegraph, concluding an
OutspOken protest written with traces
of government inspiration, says:
There is a limit to complaisance
when neutral commerce under the
British flag is molested in a way to
which we have been for a century and
half unused"
Special dispatches from Berlin echo
the feeling of irritation that exists in
London.
The Standards Toxic correspond
ent, cabling under date of July IT,,
says the Jiji Shimpo in an editorial
expresses the hope that Great Britain
will see that Turkey lends Russia no
assistance by allowing steamers of
the volunteer fleet to pass the Darda-
nelles. The Jill Shimpo declares that
Great Britain is bound under the terms
Of the Anglo-Japanese alliance to pre-
vent such assistance being given.
London, July 1S.-The morning pa
pers have dispatches from correspond
ents at Gen. Kurokis headquarters
which bring the situation in the far
east up to July 16. All of the writer's
agree in saying that the situation is
unchanged but that the armies always
are in touch, that the Russians are be-
ing strongly reinforced and that 4
battle may be expected any day.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
WHILE CELEBRATING MASS.
Very Rev. Stephen KeaIy Drop ped
Dead.

New York, July 1S.-very Rev. Ste
phen Kealy, provincial of the Passion
Order of the United States, dropped
dead Sunday while celebrating mass
in the ST. Michael's chapel of the mon
astery of the order at West Hoboken,
N. j. He was stricken with apoplexy
and fell on the altar steps, dying i'm
mediately. Father Kealy was born
in Ireland September %, 1S4S, and Gel
ebrated the silver jubilee of his ordi-
nation year ago. He was elected to
the head of the Passionists August .,
1899, and was reelected two years
age
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-19
HELD FoR RANSOM.
Judge Dennis D. McKoon Kidnapped in
New York City.

New York, July 1S.-Judge Dennis
Daniel McKoon, a New York lawyer,
has disappeared and the police have
been notified by T. w. Darby, a friend
and business associate, that he was
kidnapped in lower Broadway shortly
before noon on Friday last and is now
being held for ransom Letters have
been received from Judge McKoon,
Mr.. Darby says, asking that $4,000,
demanded for his release, be paid. Ac-
cording to these letters Judge Nc
Koon, who is 76 years old, met three
men who had arranged a business ap-
pointment with him on Friday and
they took him to a house, the location
of which was unknown to him. where
he is kept a prisoner. The letters, he
wrote, he would throw out of a win
dow to boy who was passing