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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 16.-To success
fully fight trusts within its borders, a
constitutional convention may be called
to broaden the powers Of the Kansas
legislature. Bills striking at trusts,
particularly those dealing with oil, hav-
ing met with SO many objections on con-
stitutional grounds that the sentiment
in favor of a new constitution for meet
ing the situation has sprung up. To
this end resolution submitting the
question of calling constitutional con-
vention to the vote of the people in 1905,
has been prepared and will, it is stated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Tanner & Mitchell to Quit

Portland. Feb. 16. The law partner
ship of Mitchell & Tanner will be dis
solved at an early date. Judge a. H.
Tanner, junior member of the firm, was
asked today in regard to the matter and
declined to discuss it, but the fact has
become public information. 1t is stated
that Judge Tanner has notified Senator
Mitchell of his intention to withdraw
from the firm. After Judge Tanner was
placed in the embarrassing position of
the past week while trying to shield his
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
After City's Water Supply

Walla Walla, Wash, Feb. 16--De-
ment Brothers, corporation, this after
noon filed a suit for $4,000 alleged dam
ages against the city of Walla Walla,
through attorneys. The complaint re-
cites that said city diverted the flow of
Mill creek and Lennon springs into the
city reservoir, thereby stopping the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

partner from prosecution by the govern
ment, dissolution would be natural.
This legal firm has been one Of the land
marks Of the profession in Portland for
many years, dating from the early part
of the '90s. For period the firm Was
known as Mitchell, Tanner & Mitchell,
Hiram Mitchell, son of the senator was
the junior member. After appointment
of the latter as an officer in the United
States army the firm took the name OF
Mitchell & Tanner, and has been known
so since.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

Eureka FIGURING mills and damaging
the company to the above extent.
The complaint petitions that the city
forever be enioined from appropriating
the water. If this is granted it will
mean serious damage to Walla Walla,
as plans were being made to build an
immense reservoir far up the creek for a
future water supply.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Trna Am Arainst Luke.

At its closing session on Monday the
grand jury at Portland returned a true
bill against Charles Luke. the charge
being grand larceny. Luke stole a
horse and saddle belonging to another
Indian on the Umatilla reservation, hav-
ing committed the deed in two weeks
after returning to Pendleton from Salem
where he had served a term for the
larceny of a horse.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Dearth Of Snow.

There is less snow on the summit this
season than for number Of years and
grave fears are entertained that unless
still more snow falls, the streams will go
dry very early next season, preventing
sheep and cattle from remaining on the
usual summer range for want Of water.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Death of General Wallace

Crawfordville, Ind, Feb. 16.--Gener-
al Lew Wallace, author of "Ben Hur,"
at one time minister to Turkey and a
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars,
died tonight at the age of 78 years. The
health of General Wallace has been
failing for several years, and for months
despite the efforts of the family to keep
the public in ignorance of his true con-
dition, it has been known that his vigor-
GUS constitution could not much longer
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

Walla Walla, Wash, Feb. 15.-Politi-
clans who are conversant with the trend
of affairs IN regard to the district the law
for the creation OF which is now before
congress are unable to give any inform
alton as to whether the choice of Sen
ator Ankeny has been made. His choice
seems to lie between Judge Brents and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Saloon Man Gets Religion

ring and owned sporting place in San
Francisco for a number of years. He
has closed his saloon here and will from
now on try to 1--we Christian life. An
interesting feature of the old fighters
change Of place is that the preacher,
Rev. E. R. Hermiston, who induced
him to desert his gin MILL was formerly
a baseball pitcher.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

San Francisco, Feb. 16,--Harry May
nard, once a famous San Francisco
pugilist, has found religion in his old
age, and has shut up his saloon at Red
Bluff and put paddock on the door
The Baptist church at Red Bluff is hav-
ing revival, and among the converts is
Maynard. He won 80 battles in the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
School Census Forthcoming.

During the last week in February the
clerk of each school district is required
to take census of all children within
his district between the age of and 20
years. Superintendent Welies has
mailed the necessary blanks for the
census TO the various clerks throughout
the county. Under the law at least Sc
must be given each district for each
child within its limits, and a higher
levy may be made if considered neces-
sary by the board.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Sharpstein or Judge Brents

John L. Sharpstein of Walla Walla, but
which is the stronger is yet undecided.
Mr.. Sharpstein has been announced as
being out of the race entirely, but in an
interview today he said: II am an ap-
plicant for the position OF federal Judge
providing receive the Endorsement of
Senator Ankeny; otherwise am not"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Found a Skeleton

Wednesday morning Coroner Hen.
derson received information from Irri-
gon to the effect that the body Of man
had been found in the willows on Riley
Jones' place three miles west of Una
tilla. The letter stated that nothing but
the skeleton remained Of the body, that
the head was detached and the feet gone.
The clothing, which was said to be that
Of well dressed man, was in a good
state of preservation. 1t was the opin-
ion Of those who found the body that il
had lain there ever since last summer
East Oregonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17
Competes with New jersey.

The merger bill, which will make this
state nursery for trusts and industrial
combines similar TO New Jersey, has
been made law.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

Beautiful eyes and handsome face are
eloquent concentrations. Bright eyes
are windows to woman's heart. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea makes
bright eyes. Pioneer drug store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-17

Woodmen of the World and the Women
Of Woodcraft, left Los Angeles Wednes-
morning for Denver.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16
Course For once Boys.

So many different things are being
taught In the public and private schools
nowadays that there are few innova-
lions In the line Of pedagogy that viii
be a surprise to the natives who are
used to hearing tales Of Superintendent
Maxwell's ''fads," says the New York
Press. But there Is one new course
started this fall In an institution that
makes a business Of originating novel
ties In the way Of education that Will
be likely to make old fashioned folk
rub their eyes to read it This Is moth
ing more nor less than an "of1ce boys
course" designed to teach the terrors
Of the business world the NEST approx
ed methods in filing, indexing, mtmeo-
graphing, letter copying, ETC., as well
as applied arithmetic, business English,
spelling and penmanship. The director
Of the school lays special stress on the
fact that importance will be laid upon
business etiquette"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16
SNAPSHOTS AT BIG GAME.
Experiences of a German Naturalist
In African Wilds.

In African W1lds.
A German has been wandering here
and there in eastern tropical Africa
taking telescope photographs at long
range by day Of the famous game AMI
mails and birds or catching them by
fasblight In their night haunts, says
Cyrus C. Adams in Harper's Weekly.
In q. little less than two years he has
taken over 1000 Of these pictures. He
has brought to view the hidden life OF
many African animals, showing them
just as they are In their natural envi-
ronment and making plain to us many
Of their aspects that were never before
revealed to human eyes. Over 300 Of
these photographs have been repro
duced in the book he has written,
which is today the literary sensation IN
Germany. The book Is "Mit Blitzlicht
und Buchse" C'With Flashlight and
Rife'J, by C. G. Schillings, German
naturalist. An English translation OF
it has recently been published in the
United States by Harper s. Bros.
The fashlight pictures are the most
UNIQUE and surprising in the collection.
Nearly all of them were taken at the
drinking places which many animals
visit in the night. When Schillings had
selected a favorable spit be would
pitch his camp some distance away
but near enough to summon aid at the
crack Of his rifle. Selecting small
space where the wind blew toward him
from the path and water, he would In
close it with a brush fence to screen
himself from view. Here he would sit
sometimes all night in the darkness or
starlight, with his fashlight all ready,
match in hand and repeating rife and
revolver by his side.
There was little or no danger In the
work. A flash and the picture was
taken. An instant more and the ami
mails were scampering. Even the lord
" lion stayed not upon the order Of his
going. He might be springing through
the air or on the neck Of his victim, In
f1icting the one killing bite-the fash,
and off be crashed into the jungle. In
one picture be Is crouching for a
spring. The next picture, taken in
stantly after, shows only the end Of his
tail. A crinkle in the tail Of zebra
may reveal the first moment Of his ter
rible surprise. Some views show the
sudden fear in the eyes of the animals
as they gazed for second at the star
ting Illumination.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16

Made General Manager Of Mutual For
Saving Mrs. McCurdy.
Just how DR.. Walter r. Gillette was
taken from a comparatively obscure
position in the medical department Of
the Mutual Life Insurance company
and made general manager was told
recently, says the New York Herald.
DR.. Gillette had for dozen years
been the family physician Of Richard
A. McCurdy. The social relations be-
tween the physician and the McCurdy
family were close. Mrs. McCurdy was
taken suddenly Ill and her malady for
a time baf1ed the physicians skill. Mr..
McCurdy became alarmed and desired
to call in specialists, but to this Dr..
Gillette demurred. The doctor insisted
that he could handle the case without
assistance.
For a time after that Mrs. McCurdy's
ailment did not seem to yield to the
treatment and one day when bis wife
was very low Mr.. McCurdy called DR..
Gillette into his private Office and said:
"Gillette, I fear that I am going to
lose my wife. Perhaps there is no rea-
son for my being alarmed, but cannot
help it. Can you give me any hope"
DIR. Gillette assured Mr.. McCurdy
that he had every confidence in Mrs.
McCurdy's ultimate recovery.
"Gillette," said Mr.. McCurdy, If you
can restore my wife to health will
make you general manager Of the Mu-
tual Life. I mean what say and you
will see that I will keep my promise" I"
Within a month Mrs. McCurdy was
convalescent and soon after her COM
plete recovery Mr.. McCurdy announced
through a circular letter sent to all the
agents throughout the country that
Walter R. Gillette had been appointed
general manager Of the Mutual Life.
The salary which DR.. Gillette received
thereafter was nearly three times what
he received as a member Of the medi-
cal board. DR.. Gillette's final advance
ment to the post Of vice president Of
the company. with equal powers to
those vested in Mr.. Grannis, is q mat
ter Of record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16
TAX NOTICE.


The county treasurer's Office will be
omen for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the 10th
day of October, 1905, until the 18th day
of March, 1905, inclusive. esN sasass
From the 1st day of January, 1905, un-
til the 31st day of January, 1905, penal
tv of / per cent. will be added to all un.
Maid taxes. From the first day of Febru-
ary. 1905, until the 2Sth day of February,
1905, penalty of 2 per cent. Will be addea
to ali unpaid taxes. From the ISL. cay OF
March, 1905, until the 10Th day OF March,
1905, a penalty of 5 per cent. WILL De
added to all unpaid taxes.
The following is the levy:
For State purposes, 81 mills.
For county purposes, mills:
For back indebtedness, mill.
Constitutional school tax, mills.
Total, 13 mills.
Special school levies:
Bamberg, No IA, ~ mills:
Binnaker's, No. 10, mills.
Clear Pond, No. 19, Q mills.
Colston, No. 18, 2 mills.
Cutie Greek, No II, 2 mills.
Denmark, No. 81, 8 mills.
Ehrhardt, No. %, 2 mills.
Govan, No. II, 3 mills.
Hunters Chapel, No. 16, mill.
Hopewell, No. /, 8 mills.
Hampton, No. 3, Q mills.
Heyward, No. "a, 2 mills.
Kirkland, No. 10, 4 mills.
Lees, No. %, mills.
Midway, No. 2, mills.
Oak Grove, No. 90, 2 mills.
Olar, No. 8, 4 mills.
All male persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years, except
Confederate soldiers or sailors, who are
exempt at fifty years of age, are liable to
q poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog
tax, fifty cents.
Parties returning property In more
than one school district will not forget to
ask for receipts for each district.
In calling for your receipts give name
and number OF school district as well as
township, as the books are made up by
school districts.
I will receive the road communication
tax ($2.OO) from October 18th, 1905. until
March 1st, 1906. JNO. F. FOLK,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., September 1S, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16
Name Child After Mosquito.

To commemorate the yellow fever
epidemic in New Orleans, in which city
their baby was born, family named
Wilson there have had their child
christened Stegomyia Fasciata Wilson,
so that the boy will never forget the
test Of the theory that yellow fever Is
transmitted only by the Stegomyia fas-
ciata mosquito, which has been demon
strated beyond possibility Of doubt
there the past summer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16
DlED BY THE
GVILLOTINE
Wtkl and Curkous Scenes at
q R1oea9 E>xec1fion
IA France.

Ran6zkabae scenes characterized the
pubic guilaotning Of two murderers
at Dun&drk. France, recently, says a
cosresooodant Of the st. Louis Post
Dhpeiuh There have not been many
such Executions recently because the
authossoes baRs considered the result
ing exhibitions damoranzing. For this
reason FrsoCh murdereas are usually
reprSsned.
The tnQn wAo suffered the extreme
penalty wers the two Belgian burglars,
Yea aAn Bogsert and zwartwaeger,
who murdezad and robbed Nine.
Knochesgt. The woman was the wife
Of lRhtacman, and while she was on
the boat alone at Dunkirk the prison
eEs wpn4 on board, strangled her. cut
her throat and then plundered the cab
In. Mag were tried at Douay last
May and condemned to death. They
fully expected eommutaton Of their
sentence, and President Loubet receiv-
ed their advocata recently at Ram
bouiOee. u. Lonbet did not see his
way 10 granting communication, so the
guIhottne was sent to Dunkirk. Del
bler, the execudoner. and his assist
ants neaehed the port the same day.
The execution took place in front Of
the praeon In the Rue Guilleminot. The
Official announcement that the execu-
ton would be public attracted an enor-
nous number Of people to the town,
and high prices were paid in advance
for windows looking on the prison.
HneRant singers and musicians took
up positions at various points In the
streets. Parties sat supping at impro-
vised supper tables Here and there
couples were dancing gayly to the mu-
sic Of a violin or guitar.
BogaEt was awakened first at 3
O'Clock tn the morning When. told
that he was to die he remarked In
Flemish. TIN going to have a change
Of air at last" Zwartwaeger was not
facettoos, but took the news serious
". The condemned men received the
sacrament from the prison chaplain.
Bogae4t broke out at various stages in
to loud laughter, exclaiming: "Oh, is
It not pretty? How very nice 1t Isl"
When the priest bad concluded Bo-
gaert, turning 10 the jailer, remarked.
with a sneer, "Does he not talk beau
1fultyT' He continued his gibes up
to the very moment he was pinioned
by the executioners.
When be hooked from the scaffoh at
the sea Of faces regarding him from
windows, honsetops and even the chin
neys he shouted: "Oh, this is really
beautifuH What splendid sightr'
Then, having drained the glass Of
rum which was offered him, he quickly
kissed the eruct1x which the priest
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16
Coming Attractions
And Dates to Appear

At Opera House, Bamberg, 5. c.
Thursday, November 18th. Opera, "The
Beggar Prince"
Monday, November 20. The Peruchi-
Gypzene Co. (Three nights).
Thursday, January 2nd. Culhane,
Chase and Weston, Minstrels.
Thursday, January 18th. The Herr
Karl Grenauer Concert Company.
Saturday, March 3rd. Two Merry
Tramps Company.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-16

HB 0nB WERE e0oPPHD BIZ TIE DE-
1cRDU0 KNR%
hesd enxard htm and With a firm step
ws[hsd 70 tha enslaqtine and quietly
lah BIZ haad IN tie cavity.
%uhf5sn4 chaess and cr3es Of "BEaEoa
With fha police tsted IN vain TO sup
pnaa, gepss 'fndm the crowds as the
knafs 4p&
&Hnrtxaaaoa> mnde fea1ful suus-
ia aud ns4h1r. and his men bad great
ds6cna1 tp holding him down on The
basu1a ID BOWED and shouted hhs
a mau,sa but hts cries were soon stop
ped lnW BY the descending knife. As
BIZ hasd zod]ed into the basket shouts
Of aV8ge De5b1Fr resounded, and the
psop3e made Eush toward the gutl]o-
tine a. II they wanted 70 pull the heads
out OF thu BASKETS and Jump on them.
Thh sttempt was stopped by the gen
dasmes and police, who bad to struggle
with TIE people for nearly a quarter OF
an houk
Jts6u h0C4oHA, LOo hoSpoAo W Wv
muroased woman, who was among the
spee4s4oss. e.appM his hands and dane
ed WIN 3ey On the roof from which he
bad x1gved the execution.
As Detbaer end his men were taking
down the gutllottne Knockaert hugged
the chief ezacutoner and invited him
to breakfast peibser accepted the in
vttation and at the meal Knockaert
proposed bis beahh and kissed what
be caped bis "avengtng hand"
Ths bot3es Of the gutllotned men
wess conveyed 10 the cemetery tor
mock burial. After this strange for
mahky the doctors took the eozpses tor
exsuanatsoo ead aao Tor experiments.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-04
A Lekely Errand

He was cherubic youth of four, with
beautiful, blue-eyed countenance and
an angelic smile-the kind of a boy that
honest persons long instinctively to kid
nap. He sat on the fence, swinging his
heels and humming kindergarten song
"Oh you darling!'' cried an impulsive
young woman pouncing upon him and
giving him hug. "Has your mother any
more like you? Have you any little
brothers?"
"Yep," replied the angelic boy, "got
three. Me and Jack and Bill and Frank
(Which one do you like best?"
"Jack, guess" replied the youngste1
after moment of deep thought. "Yep
I like Jack best?"
"And why" asked the young woman
"do you like Jack best?'
"Cause he did such lovely errand
for me once"
"What was that lovely errand?"
"He bit Billy on the leg," replied the
sweetly serious cherub.
"Why," pursued the young woman
"didn't you do your own biting?"
"Cause I hate the taste of Billy's legs
was the calm reply.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-04

BIB PLUNGED TIE KNFE IN TIE CREA-
TUBEB SIDE
came again and simply watched, but
nothing more. The third day saw him
at his post again At last this con-
ttnual espionage got too much for the
diver. and he determined TO bring mat
ters to head. The fourth day arrived,
and 80 did the shark. Thereupon Lam
bert signaled for a large knife and a
looped rope to be sent down. BE bait
ed the shark with bis bare hand, an in-
yitation which was promptly accepted.
On came the great brute straight for
the hand, and, having arrived within
striking distance, he turned over on
his back, as Is the custom with sharks
when attacking, and shot forward But
at that moment the hand was quickly
withdrawn and the divers knife
plunged into the creatures side, GRIM
soning the surrounding water. Like a
fash the shark turned and came at him
again, but Lambert lodged the on
slaught and once more sheathed his
knife In the brutes side. So this
strange fight to a finish went on TIL
finally the diver triumphed, and few
minutes later the carcass Of the shark
was being drawn to the surface IN the
looped rope. Lambert keeps the crea-
lures backbone a. memento OF the
duel.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-04
The Delineat0r for June.

A striking cover design a girls head in
pastel, by George Gibbes, introduces the
reader of the June Delineator to varied
and interesting table of contents, supple
mented by complete summary OF the
seasons styles. In the literary portion
of the magazine, Weymer Jay Mills con-
!. tributes the first of series Of "Romances
of Summer Resorts" which promise much
of interest, pictorially and otherwise. A
noteworthy feature also is F. Berkley
Smiths description of "A Corner in Nor
mandy" an enjoyable travel sketch that
gives more than passing glance at one
of the most curious hooks in the Old
World. For the benefit of those who
have the collecting instinct, N. Hudson
Moore writes on old glass, in 'Vhe Col
lector's Manual" and DR.. Murray dis
cusses the care of the eyes and ears in a
paper that will appeal particularly to
young mothers and those who have the
care of children. Newman's hymn, LEAD,
Kindly Light" is the subject of a paper
by Allan Sutherland in the series GA
NOUS Hymns Of the World" In tie mat.
ter of fiction, Albert Bigelow Paine's
serial, "The Lucky-Piece," proceeds along
pleasing lines, and Helen Choate Prince
contributes short story of great strength
croco NocGovan Cooke adds
chapter in the amusing history OF Son
Riley Rabbit; and L. Frank Baum gives
an animal fairy tale, called 1.-THE Pea
Green Poodle" both of which will delight
the little folks. In addition, there are
house plans and house-furnishing ideas'
and many pages devoted to the particular
interests of the home, including, among
other features, paper on "The Practical
Side of the Wedding" and variety OF
suggestions for kitchen economy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-04
An Expensive Reminder.

When George Roberts was president OF
the Pennsylvania railway he chided a
conductor who went by him without
looking at his pass. "No matter if you
do know who I am," said Mr.. Roberts, in
renly to the conductors excuse, 81 am en-
titled to a free ride only when I am
travelling with that pass. You don't
Enow whether have it or not" The
Conductor, little nettled, then demanded
to see the pass. "That's right"' exclaimed
the president; "here-why-where-well
must have left it at the Office" ''Then
you'll have to pay your fare" said the
Conductor. firmly. And so Mr.. Roberts
did. His lecture cost him s..