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individuality The people are
essentially artistic-lt is inborn-and we find
the most ordinary and common objects having
a certain beauty and art value.
This popularity applies to many of their
animals. The mandarin duck is distinctly
Japanese, and some of their fishes are grotes-
que. The carps of the black white and golden
cross the turtles with hair" or covered with
streaming green weed, are peculiar; but the
most remarkable animal in Japan is a crab
found in the bays and inets, crab so gigantic,
unlike any other known member of the
family, that it seems like figure of the mag
inatiOn.
Several years ago an American naturalist
went to Japan his way around the world
with view to collecting crabs for a client who
devoted to these animals many collec-
tors are to stamps. In the islands of the South
Pacific he found a remarkable crab known
as the birgos, a native taking him to cocoanut
grove where the trees were undermined by
the crabs, which lived in dens at their roots
They were seen climbing the trees, where they
would bite off nut, allowing it to drop; then
they would cleverly tear off the husk, bit by
bit using it to line their dens, eating the fruit
either by inserting back claw in the hole and
taking out the meat, fracturing it by
dropping 1t from the tree.
To carry away these crabs, which in some
instances weighed eight or ten pounds, the
naturalist put his specimens in oil cans, but
discovered in the morning that several had
escaped by biting through the with their
powerful claws and turning up the tin I
natives stated that of these large crabs h
been known to seize a kid by the and h
it-an illustration that will give some idea of
power and strength of the animal. This CT
lives entirely land, and when out of its ST
resembles the hermit-crab.
Arriving in Japan, the traveller heard of
singular crabs of that coast: the stonecrab, tt
initiates stones; the painted crab of many colo
and, the most remarkable of all, the big crab,
king of crabs. The fishermen informed him Il
it rarely caught as it lived in certain ocaliti
but for consideration they would form an expe
ton and go to the place and remain until one v
captured The collector accepted the propositi'
and morning they sailed from the little p
and bore away down the coast, in two days reachi
a shallow bay which situated a fish
village, which despite the fact that it previously
been ruined and overwhelmed by earthqua
still thriving settlement.
On one of the fish-houses the collectors saw
claw that at least ten feet in length indie
when Japanese at his request held it up it v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
BY Charles F. Hold e II

phorescence and now and then fish of
various kinds leaped from the water
When most of the space had been covered
and the water was SO shallow that the men
were satisfied that nothing to be found,
they hauled up the net to the boats and began
the slow work of taking it aboard 1t is
always fascinating to watch an incoming net
and this exception, for the contents
remarkable There were strange fishes
porcupines, sea-urchins with black spines six
inches long, huge shells with pink lips, craw-
fish, small crabs and many more. Finally a
shout from of the fishermen, and some
thing appeared waving slowly something that
brought shouts from all the other Japanese
With quick spring the head man was upon
it. He grasped the long waving object with
his right hand and with his left took hold
of something in the water, while another
graspcd another long object that came
up; then after few moments spent in disen-
tangling the net from it the king of the crabs
the great Macrochira was lifted out and slowly
the waded with it to the boat, where
it held up that the delighted American
might view it.
The crab proved to be one of the largest
specimens that had ever been taken there. Its
long claws each twelve feet in length
its body about one foot across and later
when the crab stretched upon the sands
it was found to have a radial spread of
twenty SIX leeC II was IOI QUICK OF mOt1On
yet possessed strength that made it difficult
for to handle. But the ingenious
Japanese fishermen had prepared for this.
ey had a rack of bamboo made with radiating
anch for each claw; upon this the great creature
S dashed carefully and carried ashore without
niger to the long spider-like claws
more extraordinary animal it would be difficult
imagine. The body not much larger than
mans head, but broader, and in appearance
embed rough stone. From this radiated ten
g legs eight nearly ten feet in length and ter
mating in points, and two much longer with biting
WIS, small, but powerful that the wound made
them would be more than unpleasant The
mal is well-named the spider-crab, for when
men held it up it bore a marked resemblance
a huge impossible spider.
In the course of a week several of these giants
the crab tribe were taken and ultimately shipped
European cities to constitute striking parts of
nous collections.
Exactly how large these crabs will grow is not
own; but specimen has been seen with a radial
cad of thirty feet and a claw of another crab
S fished up which suggested a crab much larger
equaling in weight the giant pteragotas of
ancient days of the earth.
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7 III Z X IN G OF A LII G. r A S

\ TEARLY everything about the king
u dom of the Mikado has a peculiar
individuality The people are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

pull. The water cleaned with phos-
phorescence, and now and then fish OF
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
wATrEKsoN ON GAMBLING.

ALI gambling is vulgar. Call it
what you will, assign for it whatever
motive you please, it is an irrational,
an ignorant struggle for money.
Money got for nothing on the turn
ing of card or the revolution of q
wheel bringeth good to no man, not
even to him who wins it. And to him
that loseth? Sometimes perdition,
often, very often, that sinking sensa-
tion, that tired feeling-even where
the value loss is immaterial--which
follows futile effort and says as plain
as whisper in the ear, 1.-THE worlds
against you.
There is postal card picture which
shows us the facade of the Casino at
Monte Carlo, with drove of sheep,
fat and woolly, going in, and the same
drove, nude and skinny, coming out,
and no friendly voice to cry: MAY
heaven temper the wind to the shorn
lamb"
Gambling, like everything else. is
relative. The sin lies in the everyday,
with its collateral vices, chief among
them, improvidence. The reigning
sovereign, who has only his money to
lose, and plenty of that, is not to be
classed with the bankers confidential
clerk or secretary, who has everything
at stake, character included, though
each plays for the same end-that is,
the diversion and excitement Asked
what was the greatest pleasure in life,
Fox said, Winning at cards." and
the next, Losing at cards. :" There
was gamble for the love of it, and
yet Fox never played for high stakes
after he was 40, if he played at all.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
THE GREAT MENACE.
[san Francisco Bulletin. J


Although / have been writer of
fiction for many years, I" said Mr.. Hag-
gard in recent speech, 81 have now
turned my thoughts to more serious
considerations. The evils about one
accepted as inevitable should be met
with and, if possible, overcome. A
few years ago / noticed that in the
country in which / lived the people
were being swept forth and the cities
becoming glutted and seething tanks
of misery and sin. You may say that
these conditions are exaggerated; you
may argue that the rich and respect
able live in the cities. But take
five minutes walks from the houses of
these same rich and respectable people
and what do you see? In England
today the conditions in the siums of
the cities are terrible. The civilized
people of the western world must stop
this conglomeration of people in a
few large cities, or it is inevitable that
race suicide of the most aggravated
type will follow. But there is still
greater danger to be apprehended. I'm
less the great evil is remedied the peo-
pie of the orient who are not afflicted
with the evils of the west will sweep
over us as they have done in the past.
We need but read history to be con-
vinced of this truth. The men of Asia
are men who are strong in the virtues
of the country. They are not oppress-
ed by the evils of the masses in the
slums. If the west is to continue to
advance as they have done in the past
it is essential that they abandon the
habit Of living in the dust and filth of
the big cities slums.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
EXPOSITION ITEMS.

Fifteen thousand people visited the
grounds of the Lewis and Clark ex-
position ON last Sunday.
Thousands of roses are in bloom
on the grounds of the Lewis and Clark
exposition.
Two hundred and fifty photographs
of Seattle public schools and various
branches of school work will feature
the Sound city's educational display
at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Governor John @. Cutler of Utah
is strongly urging the people of his
state to support the Lewis and Clark
fair. Utah will have handsome
building and many exhibits.
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, D. D.,
pastor of the Plymouth Congregational
church Of Brooklyn, and one of the
best known preachers and lecturers
in the United States, has wired his
acceptance Of the invitation extended
him by the Lewis and CLARK exposi-
tion authorities to preach in the audi
torium at the fair. His date is August
~.
Babies are to have day Of their
own at the Lewis and CLARK fair. Dan
McAllen, the father of the exposi-
ton" who suggested the fair idea
nine years ago, will have charge of
arrangements for the baby show, and
the babies are assured of a good time
If Dan has any thing to say about it.
There viii be prizes for the prettiest
baby, the healthiest baby, the thin
nest baby, and every other breed of
babies Mr.. McAllen is busy arrang-
ing program for the day.
uz-~
The Lewis aud Clark fair had an
imperial visitor one day last week in
Count Michael Michaelovich Barzim-
off, Russian noble who viii represent
Caucasia at the fair. The count was
well pleased with the fair. He said
that the exposition is wen known in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
ATHENA, MAY ....... 5, 1905

The other day farmer who schools
his children in Athena was heard to
remark that he had boy who
thought more of base ball than he
did of his studies, and wanted to quit
school. The boy quit school but he
is not playing base ball. Instead he is
driving team of six to gang plow.
This is local incident relative to ath-
letics in connection with educational
pursuits. Here we have one of nation
al import. President Eliot, of Har-
ward University, will be regarded by
foot ball players in all the colleges of
the country as their bitter enemy
because of the attack he has made
on their game in his annual report.
The foot ball players will, however,
be wrong. Enemy though he be to
some Of the modern methods of the
game, President Eliot could not have
done more genuine service to college
sport than by speaking as he has.
The professionalism of many college
teams and the exaggerated follies Of
foot ball hero worship are we'll enough
known. President Eliot goes deeper
in his analysis and attacks the morals
of the game. Foot ball is now played,
he tells us, as though it were war.
The stratagems, deceptions and brutal
tiles of war are initiated as far as
may be. The ordinary standards of
honor and dishonor are forgotten in
the scientific" game. Whatever
argument may be made for the use of
deception and treachery in war where
the struggle is for life and death, no
argument at all can be made for
similar methods in contest which is
only for amusement. The game as it
is now played would be condemned by
the very statement of the charges
against it, even if it had no harmful
effect on the after lives of its devotees.
But since foot ball training is a train
ing that does not wear off, since the
foot ball game sends many young men
from the colleges forth into the bust
ness world, there to wage ruthless
business war and help to lower stand
ards that are already low enough as
it is, the evil becomes one of the
greatest Importance. The universities
cannot afford to let their students be
influenced for harm in such ways as
this On President Eliot's showing
they must either make game become
once more ''gentlemanly game" or
they must Danish it entirely. Even
the more radical treatment, if it be-
comes necessary, will be beneficial to
genuine college sport, rs we'll as to the
universities and the public.
-
Theodore Noble, the Federal engi-
neer in charge Of Northwestern irriga-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
Fellow Bee-KeeDerS

We doing excellent Supplies
sedwe do not think all friend carry
piesWe want to get better you
Beekeepess Supplies reduced that large
acurer furnish superior quality
which leaves little opportunity to make anything home and
by it. Hives
quantities special machinery
shipped at low freight knocked
quantities. do able which
to offer the Of these
been customer heretofore trial order will will
to interest become
need the goods before advise about
let know probable
the goods on hand when you need them
When goods We pay the freight
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
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BESsERER AS JUSTICE.
(The Coast. J


In the early days at Walla Walla,
WASH, they say, many bright and
laughable happenings were wedged in
between the strenuous and the COM
monplace and among the names of
those of days gone by who yet live
and link the past with the present is
that of Chas Besserer, who was at one
time the spirit in the office of the
Walla Walla Statesman whose ghost
the boys were always glad to see walk
on pay days.
Besserer once was justice of the
peace in Walla Walla and created
quite an impression, it is said, in the
rendering of his opinion in the first
case tried before him. The lawyers
We're very prolific in arguments upon
the evidence and more so in their ex-
plantations of the law and, as the JUS
tice was new hand at the law bust
ness, both the lawyers in their argu-
ments harped upon the Importance of
careful consideration and deliberate
contemplation Of the law involved. "
When they at last concluded their
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05
Notice to Creditors.

In the Matter Of the Estate of Elijah
Ingle, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
concerned that the undersigned has
been duly appointed executor of the last
will and testament of said Elijah Ingle,
deceased, by the County Court of Una
tilla County, State OF Oregon. All per-
sons having claims against said estate
of Elijah Ingle, deceased, are hereby re-
quired to present the same with the
proper vouchers as by law required
within SIX months from the date hereof,
to the Undersigned at the law Office Of
HALEY & Lowell, in Pendleton, Oregon,
or at the residence of the undersigned
in Corvallis, Oregon.
Dated this 18Th day of April, 1905.
John w. Ingle,
Executor of the last will and testament
Of Elijah Ingle, Deceased.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Celebrate the Fourth of July no
longer, for there will be no Fourth"
hence forth; we must buy our fire.
works and save our bubbling enthus-
iasm for August IS, because it was
on the 18th of August that the
Declaration of Independence was
signed and the country freed from
Britain's rule. This is the belief of
Prof. John Franklin Jameson of the
university of Chicago, who claims to
have conclusive evidence to prove the
statement.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

The regular allowance of circuit
court judges throughout the state is
fixed at $4,000 year, provided that
in counties of 100000 inhabitants or
more the county itself may pay an ad-
ditional $1,000 a year to the circuit
judge, and the four counties in the
fifth district are required to pay indi-
vidually, out of county funds, $3.50
each to the district judge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

lengthy dissertations the justice said:
''Shentlemen, ass hass peen alreddy
sed, dis ees nh case we're mudch eem-
dortance ees envolved. Oof course,
pc ermount cen deespute ees k-vite
ledle, put der preencipul ees k-vite
lardge. / haf lesened ondo de argy-
ments adtentively und / haff some
ideas Nv de case. Ass / haf peen
told de truth. Ass de law ees now,
id gives me six days in witch to dis
guss dis matters NIT myself und den
give oud der decision. / will take
de whole off de six days, at de end
ov witch / will render judgment vor de
plaintiff. Das all"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Europe and that in London sports are
gambling on the probable attendance.
The California building, one of tn G
handsomest structures at the Levi {
and Clark exposition, was completed
last week, and accepted by the state
commission. The building is in the
shape Of Greek cross, each wing OF
which is replica Of an old Spanish
mission, the four which are repro
duced being El Carmel, Dolores, San
Luis Rey and Santa Barbara. Aside
from its historic interest, the build
ing will prove popular this summer
on account of the wealth of interest
ing exhibits from the Golden state dis
play there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

tion, publishes column in Spokane
paper warning immigrants against real
estate sharks who are locating strang-
ers on lands which the sharks repre-
sent to be watered right away by the
water from Palouse river. The lands
have suddenly jumped in value from
nothing to $50 per acre and town lots
are going at $4OO. The proposed ca
nal is tied up indefinitely; and if it is
ever decided to construct it, the work
would require from seven to ten years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Theodore Noble, the Federal engi
neer in charge of Northwestern irriga
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Just think When you become the
Oldest inhabitant you can lord it over
younger people because you will re-
member all about the beginning of the
Russian revolution.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

At Kennewick, WASH, the Northern
Pacific Railway Company's irriga-
tion canal has raised the prices of
water shares to $40 per acre at dis
tance of five miles from town, and $75
per acre. where lands are.within half a
mile from Kennewick.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Andrew Carnegie expended $22,-
100000, in good work last year, but
is not yet poor enough to feel that he
is fully prepared to die under the
rules.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Russia has larger per centage of
blind people than any other country in
Europe. It also has the largest per-
centage of people who might see, but
refuse to look
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-05-05

Puyallup expects to erect cannery
to take care of over ripe berries. The
association figures on putting up 20
600 crates.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-19
RENrON PROTESTS

Vice Commodore George F. Renton
will file protest against the decision
of the judges disqualifying his yacht
Kapolei.
He asserts that in rounding the bell
buoy ne followed the course laid down
at a meeting of the Hawaii Yacht Club
held for the purpose of arranging such
course and that in dsqualifying him
the judges took action on a misunder-
standing of the course to be followed.
Il did not understand the course"
said Mr.. Renton. ito be other than
that laid out at meeting of the Ha-
wall Yacht Club. / knew nothing Of
black buoy with a flag on 1t. The
black buoy was not mentioned at this
meeting and when my yacht rounded
the bell buoy and finished at the can
buoy where spar buoy used to be
considered that the race was ended.
while / have the utmost respect for
the judges, / do not consider that they
fully understood the circumstances.
The record of course must be in the
possession of the secretary of the yacht
club. 1t will therefore be an easy mat
ter to settle the question.
81 was delayed several minutes after
rounding the can buoy at the entrance
of the harbor. In fact the mainsheet
was eased off and the yacht was being
sailed to her moorings when a gasoline
launch hailed US ana requested that
we sail over to the Lehua and finish
there. did not know for what reason
the request was made. but nevertheless
complied with it,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-19
RAFT KING
IS HERE

Captain H. R. Robertson, of Stella,
Wash, is here on a tour of investiga-
ton in connection with his famous
business of rafting timber by ocean.
The Robertson Raft Company for sew
eral years has been using the Robert
son cradle in the construction Of inn
mense pile and timber RATS, the last
of which has only lately been success
fully lowed into San Francisco harbor
from the Columbia River
Captain Robertson, who is at the
Young Hotel, is very reluctant about
his business here, but on good author
ity it may be stated that he is looking
forward to sending his huge RATS
across the Pacific and is now seeing
what arrangements he can make here
for station. Many of his RATS are
5000, 900 feet in capacity and their tow
age from the Coast to the Orient will
necessitate an intermediate station
where temporary repairs can be made
and coal bought. =
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-19
REGATTA WON BY THE MYRTLES

'The wind was half a gale" said
Commodore Picker last night, land all
the yachtsmen deserve credit for saw
ing their boats in a heavy sea and
wind that threatened every moment to
put them out Of commission. It was q
thorough test of every boat and proved
that for sportsmanlike yachting Homo
lulu leads the world"
The elapsed times were.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-19
THE RACES
SIX-OARED GIG RACE. STATION.
AIRY SEATS.
Prize Sob no

SI[N-oAhED zig hACE, STATION
AIRY SEATS.
Prize, $500.
Course.-From judges boat out chan
mel to bell buoy, keeping spar buoy on
port side; turning bell buoy, keeping
same on port side; back to channel,
keeping spar buoy on starboard side;
thence back to start.
Entries:
Kanoelani Prince Cupid
kapiolani Geo. Harris
The Kanoelani led from the start and
was seven lengths to the good rounding
the spar. In turning the bell buoy the
Kanoelani had a minute and a half the
best of II. Prince Cupid's boat drew
farther away the farther it went and
the crew finished strong and in good
form in 26:3S 10. The Kapiolani cross
ed the line in 2S;46 2-5. Four of the
crew of the winning boat are members
of the S. S. Restorer's crew. The
course was very rough.
mo, I have no complaint to make"
said George Harris. of the Kapiolani,
except that my oars We're too heavy
and II was too much for my men to
handle them"
SENIOR SIX-OARED SLIDING SEAT
BARGE.
Prize $500 Trophy.
Course.-From line between Railroad
wharf and Sorenson's wharf to and
around flags opposite spar buoy, keep
ing the same on port side in turning,
thence back to judges boat.
Entries:
Healanis: r. McCorriston, stroke: E.
X. Allen. s; w. Wilson, 4; B. F. He'll
bron. 9; NJ. Robinson, 2: b. Rycroft,
bow; II. Steiner. cox
Myrtles: NJ. Simpson. stroke; L.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-19

Some interesting documents were
sealed In the cornerstone of the new
brick building on waianuenue street.
Hilo. which will be used by Wall.
Nichols Co.