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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Items in Brief.
Buy a Samson at Cox & McEwen's.


Buy Samson at Cox & McEwen's.
Pendleton Bus. College is progressive
Sterling silver novelties at Manassas.
Fresh bread, cakes, etc., on sale at
Gays, daily.
Buy Henney buggy aud look swell
G. A. Barrett g. Co.
Try Flor de Corona cigar at the
hite House Grocery.
Pendleton Busines College is popular
@. A. Barrett & Co. are selling the
Deering binding twine.
Try one of Boddy's fine sugar cured
hams. They are delicious.
That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine.
At Worthington & Thompson's.
Pendleton Bus. College is practical
Pendleton Bus. College is thorough.
You should see the fine line of
buggies and hacks at G. A. Barrett &
Co. IS.
Pendleton Business College is modern
1t is the fit and finish; the artistic
touch that makes the suit. s.Internat-
ional" Made to Measure garments have
all of these virtues, including quality as
well. Ask the Athena Mercantile Co.
to show you their magnificent line of
these supplies.
Say Ma, Crescent Baking Powder will
raise the dough. Get it at Worthing-
ton & Thompson's.
Attend Pendleton Business College
Our selection of overcoats is now
complete. It is marvellous how q
finished coat of the quality we show
can be produced. and sold for the
price. Athena Mercantile Co.
Save yourself money while visiting
the fair by engaging rooms of Mrs.
M. J. Bagley, 265 1-2 Second street be-
tween Jefferson and Madison, Port
land, Ore.
Pendleton Bus College opens Sept IL.
We now have ready for your iHspeo-
ton the most comprehensive and
splendid showing of new styles in
mems, youths and boys clothing
ever shown in this part of the state.
Athena Mercantile Co.
Pendleton Bus College is uptodate.
II you want he best yalue, the best
wearing, the most up to date foot
wear, we have now complete stock of
everything in the shoe line for fall
and winter wear. Athena Mercantile
Co.
Pendleton Business College leads.
Are you lacking in strength and
vigor? Are you weak? Are you in
pain? Do you feel all run down?
The blessing of health and strength
come to all who use HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35c at Pioneer drug
store.
Free R. R. fare to Pend Bus. College
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

For sale.-E. J. Taylor offers .
house and lot for sale. Price reason.
able. Property near Baptist church.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

Latest styles IN street and dress hats
just arrived direct from the east, at
Mrs. Miller's millinery store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

10 Cure Consumption Forever.
Take Csssearets Candy Cathartic. l0c or 80.
q C. G. c. fail 10 cure, druggists refund moneys
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
BLACK HAND. ouIs,FoR CASH
Secret ITALIAN Order Seeks Only Money
,'', 9.,- While, Mana Exists tor !,
{ -ss;I gsu.; Plain Revenge. .r.1Ts4

An Italian thus described the secret
society, known as the ''Black Hand =
which has come into such prominence
Of late. ut should not. !" he said, "be
confused with the malta for that ex-
lists for purposes Of revenge only. The
Black Hand' seeks only money, and
sticks at nothing to obtain it. To be-
come 3 member Of the fraternity .
candidate must be recommended by
some one already initiated. The new
recruit Is required to furnish q list of
his wealthier friends or acquaintances,
who are eventually blackmailed
through the fundamentally Of the
new. member, who may even be
ordered to assassinate anyone who re-
sists the attempt. II he. disobeys the
order he may himself be murdered by
another member, Of the society. The
leader of the gang resides in Italy, and
from there directs his subordinates in
all parts OF the world The BLACK
Hand Is very powerful in the United
States, where it is said to net over
100000 a year from its victims. =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
SOME SCHOOL SPECIALS.

dairy school has been opened In con-
nection with the University of Califor-
mia. az
A registration Of 57s, 1854 pupils in the
public schools Of New York is record
achievement in that line. 1t is not sur
passed OF, equaled in any city in the
world. '''''
Thteving has become so prevalent In
stamford university that President Jor-
dan has issued an appeal to the, whole
student body to assist him in running
down the criminals. i7*' 3,ti" SIS
Under new rule. women inspectors
visit the public schools Of London and in
spect the pupils. Those that are not
clean are sent home. But already it has
been found that some Of the children
smear themselves with mud before en-
terinx school, in hope that an inspector
will pay visit. ne ,..,,zy
Frederick rougles Morrison, Of Balti-
more, recognized az one Of the ablest
educators Of the blind In the world, died
recently from the effects OF on operation
for appendicitis. His great-grandfather,
Israel Morris. was executor to William
Penn, Jr. Prof Morrison at one time
was : member Of the faculty Of Girard
COLLEGE ~-st u 'f%f
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
PACKING BY MACHINERY.
Elaborate Mechanism which Makes
Its1own Package ana Weighs -,
and Wraps the Goods.

An ingenious hacking appliance has
been invented by Mr.. Van Allen, OF
Paris. BY means Of this apparatus.
which is almost human in its action.
it is possible TO fashion, the package,
charge it., ana then seal it READY for
transit The appliance is a combination
of weighing. machine and a packer.
First the machine cuts on the requisite
length of leads paper, or whatever IL
utilized for the envelope, from a con-
tinuous travelling band, pastes and folds
it into shape, leaving the mouth Of the
bag open. The package then passes
along, stopping in its passage for q
moment to receive its contents of tea,
sugar, or cereals, through a funnel. It
makes another forward movement, and
an. elastic pressure piston comes, into
action and rams down the contents to
the minimum volume. BY a further
series Of operations, the bag is shaken
into shape, pressed, and the ends are
folded down, pasted and then labeled.
Not once during the operation Is the
bag or its contents touched BIZ hands.
The inventor has been engaged for
three Years upon his device. When per-
'fectedy 1t will perform the work of 20
people and complete the whole cycle
Of operations at the speed Of 40 pack
ages per minute, thus erecting a re-
mafkable saving in time and expense, h, 3,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
SCRAP LEATHER TIES.
The Latest Substitute for Wood I'll tho
Manufacture Of Supports tor
Railroad Tracks. .

/ Scrap leather is the latest substitute
for wood in the manufacture of railroad
ties. This process has been WORKED out
by f. w. sDunnell, of Welt warren.
Mass, who has had occasion to tive the
subjectQf paper making some std Z and
the leather railroad tie is the result.
He claims that the tie can be made
$50 hard thatit will resist spike, q this
were desirable; but when the tieismade
at proper density for faAroadspur-
poses, it will take the spike as @cely
Is wood, and will hold it much hstter.
The, tie is said to resist TIP acton of
water and chemicals to a great extent,
and the inventor estimates its lie at
s. years. +, | 8 !,
samples of this Hipht down some
20 months ago in the yard on tho BOSTON
& Albany railroad at West Springfield
have not shown the least ve&f, although
they have, been subjected to the hardest
Usage. uThesmaterial from whiehsthese
ties are made represents, the waste Of
the shoe and leather goods factories, Of
which there are many In New England.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

elected. William Henry Harrison was
defeated in 1886 and elected in 1910.
Cleveland was elected in 1884, defeated
in 1883, and elected again in 1892.
while Harrison was elected in 1888
and defeated in 1892. fAt
~ Van Buren, has the distinction of be-
ing the only president who was later
defeated twice for the same Office.
Rufus King is the only candidate for
vice president who afterwards sbecame
q candidate for president and was de-
feated. .rEA4 I'D - EsBau
Whether a candidate who has re-
[ceived the popular svote@of the coun-
try, and still lacks enough electoral
votes to give him the election. feels
altogether defeated or not it would be
hard to- tell, as We have no record OF
the Opinions Of the THREE men who
have had this unique experience.
yackson, Tilden and cleveland went
Into the Unsuccessful list with large
popular vote. The people apparently
were With them and yet the large vote
they .polled was so distributed. as to
1OS6 LQeu LuetleCIAOu.Y i sff&t
Jackson was the first presidential
candidate to have this experience he
polling q plurality Of $4,000 votes over
that~Ot Adams. Tilden had the large
pluralit of s2s0, 1856 over Hayes in 1876.
and Cleveland in 1888 had nearly 1O0,-
600 more votes than Harrison.
tits often stated that Horace Cree
ley was the worst defeated candidate
for president, but this is not strictly
true. While no electoral votes were
cast for him, he having died after the
election and before the meeting of the
electoral college, still the Greeley
ticket polled 80 of the electoral votes.
nearly double the number received by
Gen. Winfield Scott in 1852, only "A
out of the 296 being cast for him.
The spirit in which the unsuccess-
/ full candidates have accepted their de-
feat would be a story by itself. but
history gives sus two instances which
are remarkable, and deserve mention
here Adams Was so chagrined and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

disappointed over his defeat by Jetfer.
son in 1900 that his conduct was most
fungracious to- the new president. He
remained in the executive mansion
until midnight Of the third of March.
1901, and then he and his family de-
serted 1T, leaving It. vacant<fo Jetfer-
son, and with no host TO welcome
him. A-IA f. rt-kss-fA
The effect Of defeat upon Horace
Greeley wa. pathetic. Political y
verses bring dlsappointments to III
ms. Sone carry the disappointment
lightIy, and recover quickly their de-
pressed spirits; others experience .
lifelong bittsrress and resentm emit.
but Horace Greeley was completely
crushed. His heart wa broken. and
defeat sent him Aeadlong to the grave.
foa he died three weeks after the polls
hid sregistered their verdict against
him. WILLIS S. EDISON.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
SCIENTIFIC STRAYS.

Although iron pyrites and copper
pyrites are difficult to distinguish I'M
derground by candle light. they are
separated visually by the use Of the
bluish-white flame Of magnesium wire
OF the. acetylene light
A square foot of uncovered pipe,
filled with steam at 100 pounds pres
sure. will radiate and dissipate in .
year the heat put into 1916 pounds
Of steam by the economic combustion
Of 1893 pounds Of coal. Thus. ten
square feet OF bare pipe corresponds
approximately to the waste Of two
tons Of coal per annum. s,8s
+. .Oxygenated water 1t II volumes 10
pronounced by NJ. A. Renard the best
rreservative Of milk. Added directly
after milking. in the proportion of two
t. three per cent, 1t decomposes in six
or eight hours into water and oxygen,
leaving no foreign substance as do
bcrax or saIicylic acid. and effecung
no change like boiling or freezing.
Tie antiseptic action persists long
enough to prevent alteration.
The new carbon molly bdenum conn
pound OF Henri Moissan is obtained by
heating melted molybdenum and alu-
minum. in the electric furnace. The
metallic product Is treated with con-
centrated solution Of potash. when
needle crystals Of the new compound
are obtained. The substance is very
hard. scarcely attacked by acids. un-
affected by water or steam below GOO
degrees, and promises to be Of value
for molybdenum steels. stsaa
ra The physiological effects Of electric
currents have been investigated BY
Prot. Nernst at Bonn. The safety q
the human body when exposed to .
powerful htgh-frequency electric cur
rent has been explained a. due to the
passage Of the current over the sur
face of the body only. but Prof. Nernst
finds the reason Of the currents harm
lessness to be probably that It does
not have time to effect change in the
cellular tissue before the reversal Of
the current takes place. Experiments
on frogs have confirmed the new the
CRY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS.
Housemaid Said Her Grace as Direct
d ed When Addressing the
Duchess.

q The American. lazy VINO entertained
the duchess Of Marlborough, during
her recent visit to- the states took the
trouble, before the arrival other guest
to instruct the maid who was to await
upon her that she must address her
properly, relates London Tit-Bits. n q
b when you show her to her ROOM 81
the mistress said, you must be sure
to remember to say your grace -
V "Oh, I'd be sure to be tina. fustered,
marin, that I never could do it,
"Nonsense!" her~mistFess~ answered,
there Is nothing to be flustered about.
Che Is not SO very different now from
What she was when she visited me be-
fore she married the duke, ana you
we're not afraid of her then. $780,.
mo, marin, but l do be so unac-
customed to saying grace anyhow, and
% say it before a. stranger. will put me
nut SO that III b sure to forget Il"
8 The lady might have suspected from
4his remark what was to come, but it
was only after the event that it was
clear to her. She merely repeated the
directions, and told the maid that It
was silly to think Of being afraid, and
the servant, in the end. said. that to
;oblige her mistress she would 10 Her
best
q In due time the duchess arrived, and,
after the first greetings had been ex-
Changed, the maid was summoned to
sDonduct her to her chamber. The
girl came forward, b1ushing and evil
IDENTIFY much confused. When she was
face to face with the guest she sudden
3ly clasped her hands, bowed her head.
and, to the boundless amazement as
well as amusement Of her mistress.
she murmured in a choked voice:
/. For what we are about to receive
may We be truly thankful. Amen!"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
VOL YES HELD At BAY
AnRrEDYPAOK OF ILLS SURROUND
.s-aNssA OIERaYNAH's WIFE.
Through tho Arrival 81 Timely Aid sh'
Escapes from tho Terrors OF
Prolonged Siege. a.

rhrourh tho ARRIVAL Of Timely AID shs
Escapes from tho Terrors Of
.,r .p Prolonged siesss;, ss.s
Tho Rev. w A. Denton. q Girard.
Crawford county. Kansas, tells the fol-
lowing story Of . narrowing experiences
Of enc Of the members OF his family:
+" My wife,, he says, !" was assalled fo1
fifteen years by combination OF all
ments following the birth OF our ftrse
child. The food she ate fernented In
her stomach, she had frequent dizzy
SPELLS. her limbs were swollen and pain
fnl. her nerves were quite shattered, she
was unable to sleep and she was many
times on the verge Of heart failure.
"Physicians gave her only temporary
relief. Finally the favorable reports OF
como relatives and neighbors led her
"a make trial Of Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. She expert
rienced Improvement almost at once
They relieved her, sleeplessress, the
smothering sensations have disappeared
and have not annoyed her Tor years.
They freed her from stomach trouble
and the. ilropsical tendency was mlta-
gated. The progress Of the rheumar
tism. which had begun to make her
fingers crooked. was stayed and the pain
was tanished. In every respect they
gave her more help than any other rem
edy she had ever used, and she IS today
in better health than for many years.
rF"Dr, Williams Pink Pills are our sta
ple household remedy. andI am in the
habit of recommending them to all who
suffer from troubles like those which az
flicted my wife" '''
h All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and repair
shattered nerves are contained, in con-
densed form, In Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. They are also specific
for troubles peculiar to females, such a.
suppression, Irregularities and all forms
of weakness. In men they effect rad
ical cure in all cases arising from mem
tai strain, overwork or excuses OF what
ever nature. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
are sold in boxes at fifty cents boz
or six boxes for two dollars and fifty
cents, and 1aay be had Of all druggists'
q direct by mail from DR.. N illiams Med.
icine Company. Schenectady, NY. Be
sure you get the genuine; substitutes
never cured ANYBODY. 1Gt$4 ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
RAILWAY RUNoR.
American railways handle about $12.-

American railways handle about $12.-
00o,ou0 worth Of grain a year. *@l
A new railroad planned to scale Grays
Peak, near Dillon, Col, will attain a
height at least 200 feet greater than the
road which climbs Pixies Peak.
The experiment made about a year ago
Of employing Mexican porters in Pull
man cars has not been successful. Forty
Mexicans have entered the service OF the
Pullman company, and OF that number
only five are left
Timothy ]. Lee, an American locomo-
tive engineer, has been held responsible
for the Wrecking of train he was driv-
ing, near Zacatecas, Mexico, and sem
fenced to hard labor in the salt mines fer
four years. He was badly hurt in the
wreck. His brother is q Denver police
captain.
The Southern Pacific company has
forbidden its men to bring cocaine into
its yards or shops. 1t has beer, custom
ary for the men to use it when they get
cinder in an eye, but it has been used
for other purposes; and, besides, the
doctors say, its unskilled use In the eye
is dangerous. The men have the use Of
well-equipped emergency hospital
OF the sum which had been invested in
the worlds railroads at the close of 1902
it is estimated. according to the Eng
lish Railway Magazine, that more than
a3, 760. 100000 has been spent on 1884,
600 miles of European railroad and
e ,232, zoo, 900 on the 337 900 miles owned
by the rest Of the world. On this basis it
Is found the roads OF Europe represent
an investment OF E22,952 mile, while
these Of the rest Of the world average
E11,402. Great Britain's railroads rep
resent the highest cost per mile, figures
standing at s51 1868, while those Of Bel
GUM come next with G30,048. -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
CHINESE TREE IN FLORIDA.
Rice Paper Plant Is Said to, Be Well
Adapted to the Climate OF
p;''i14 s'tf- the South, a So

The rice paper tree. one of the most
interesting Of the entira fora of China,
has recently been successfully expert
(-mented with IN FloridA, Nhatssft now
fourishes with other subtropical and
Oriental species of trees and shrubs.
When first transplanteds ~ American
soil thsexperimmters expressed doubts
Ct. It's hardness, fearing that itswould
b un&bh to stand tic winters. All
these fears haye vanished. .howeyer, and
it is now the universal opinion that it
is as well adapted to the climate of this
country as to that OF the famed Flowery
Kingdom. xg[tA go, :gts :
It is a small tree, growing tosa height
Of less than Is feet, and with trunk or
stem from three to five inches in diam
eter. It's canes, swhich varyain color ac-
cording to season, are large, soft and
doWny, the form somewhat resembling
that noticed in those of the castor bean
plant, The celebrated RIGA ,Qapeg, the
product Of this queer tree, is formed Of
thin slices Of theepith. WHICH is taken
from the body of the tree in beautiful
cylinders several inches in length.
The Chinese workmen apply the blade
Of q sharp straight knife to thpe cy4in-
daB. and. ttrahs Il msaFbthd seih er,
~ rude machinery sorhy hard, dexteri-
soqay pefe sleljilhltr pn clrSanhr&ce
to center. This operation makes aFoll
of extra guilty paper, the scroll being
Of equal Mfcknefs thrQughout. After a
cylinderl hhslthas been pared it is an-
rolled md Heightl arb places upo4 it
until the surface IS rendered smooth
throughout its entire length 1T is alto
gether probable that II rice paper max
ing becomes an industry ip the United
States those primitive, modes will al be
done. away within. w. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

DAVID ,GORDONs STEAM CARRIAGE
QS24.)
4 w. iai7Hi IT LIZ Esst.-,gtsi-, ~ :.
to assist It's propulsion. We are not
told how fast It travelled or how long
its. career lasted. Hancock's! steam
coach, which; was put upon the road in
1888, was. a very much more practical
machine. His engine was vertical. with
two cylinders, and drove crank shaft
geared to the main axle-not by cog
wheels, but by chain of improved con-
struction. He built several Of these
coaches, all differing in design, and he
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
The Weight Of Eggs.

That eggs decrease in weight during
incubation has been proven by careful
weighings BY Mr.. H. s. Gladstone. The
average loss of pheasant's egg from
the first to the 211st day was fouad to
be two drains IL grains. and one cgs
which weighed ~ drains - grains when
laid had become reduced 70 13 dyams
ten grains on the 23d day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

( 2 I T..
James jeffrey Roche was haviAx q
chat with President Roosevelt In the
white, house recently when the tsle-
phone began to ring. There seem>d
to be nobody at hand to answer 1t.
80 the president performed the duty
himself. The visitor says that this
conversation took place: well, what
Is it," Hello, Is Archie there?" mo.
he's not" who's this I'm talking
tor "Tte president" well, you'll
do Tell Archie to come over and play
ball" And the president proceeded TO
execute the order az directed.
+ dsss tt?EE 80 sssl- . = SO -. ~!
An irascible old colonelwho used to
play golf at Sandwich, on the River
,Stour.. In England, had habit. COM
mon with many. Of blaming everybody
but himself for his bad strokes Fine
ally one day, Vt becoming u badly
bunke-ed,, he first took mighty ven
geance on the turf with his club.
Then, g1aring around In expectation
OF the usual friendly comments. and
nobody. saying anything. he blurted
out: "How can you expect . man to
play decent golf on these cursed links
with ships passing up and down the
channels" u + asf.3E5n2f rs p...
Two fashionable women were re-
Gently calling on new neighbor, and
while, awaiting her appearance Z lit
tie girl came into the room, evidently
bent upon the rescue Of a doll recent
~ abandoned there Naturally she
was viewed with some curiosity, and
one OF the callers. secure in the child's
obviously tender age. spelled low
voiced comment: 7''Not very pref
t-y." To her horror. the small. maiden
paused On the threshold, and, fixing
contemptuous eye upon the culprit.
remarked, with lofty composure::
"No. not very pretty, but rather
,s-m-a-r-t!Ya@ fesl e fsa7ailaFt
Prof. Simon Newcomb tells Of the
following incident which occurred dur
Ing a recent visit paid by several
young western women to the Wash,
ington observatory. II had done my.
best, said the astronomer, ito answer
with credit to the government and to
myself the running fire of questions
which my fair callers propounded. I
think I had named even the remotest
consultations for them, and was con-
graduating myself upon the outcome,
when one Of the younger members Of
the party interjected: But, as 1t has
never been proved that the stars are
inhabited. how do the astronomers
ever find out their names?" .he
RAJ -stfL II ri ~ ~ --A-stss =attt 'HS&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

worked most successful service of cars
between the city and Paddington. Ran
dolph's steam carriage of 1879 was avery
wonderful-looking contrivance,, which
was, we are told, the only one of many
attempts, which carried the evolution Of
the motor car much further than it had
been brought by Hancock Interesting
as are the stories Of the early attempts
at perfection-,the old steam coaches,
vast anshapeE bodiespeiched on I'm.
.couth. frames and .monstrous wheels.
top-heavy and ill-balanced.
grotesque and formidable'-bear little
resemblance to the modern cars.