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a secretary. The first two that he tried
were not successes. but the third. Mr.
Willoughby Smith. very young man
straight from the university, seems 20
have been just what his employees
wanted. His work consisted ia writ
ing all the morning 10 the professors
dictation. and he usually spent the
evening in hunting up references and
passages which bore upon the next
days work. This Willoughby smith
has nothing against him, either as a
boy at Uppingham or as young man
at Cambridge. l have seeu his testi-
monials. and from the first he was a
decent, quiet. Woodworking fellow. with
no weak spot in him at all. And VET
this is the lad who has met his death
this morning in The professors study
under circumstances which can point
only 10 murder"
The wind howled and screamed nj
the windows. Holmes and drew
closer To the ire. while the young in
spector slowly and point by point de
velOped his singular narrative.
III you We're TO search all England. %
said be, Il don't suppose you could
find household more self contained or
freer from outside influences. Whole
weeks would pass and not one OF them
90 past the garden gate. The pro
lessor was buried ia his work and eX-
listed for nothing else Young Smith
knew nobody in the nelgh0orhood and
lived very much as his employer did.
The two women had nothing TO take
them from theshouse. Mortimer. the
gardener. who wheels the bath chair.
IS an army pensioner, an old Crimean
man Of excellent character. He does
not live in the house. but IN "A three
roomed cottage at the other end OF
the garden. Those are the only PEG
pie that you would ind within the
grounds or YoXley Old Place At the
same time the gate of the garden is a
hundred yards from the main Lon
don TO Chatham road. IL opens with
a latch, and there is nothing 10 pre-.
vent any one from walking in.
Now / Will give you the evidence
of Susan Tarlton. who Is the only per-
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Hopkins plon Of YO1Icy old Place.
nature Of distinct impression, but the
grass was trOdden down and some one
had undoubtedly passed. II could only
have been the murderer since neither
the gardener nor any one else had been
there that morning and the rain had
only begun during the night"
zone moment" said Holmes. 'Where
does this path lead to-"
ITO the road"
How long Is it,"
a hundred yards or So"
AT the point where the path passes
through the gate you could surely pick
up the tracks,"
Unfortunately the path was tiled
at that point"
"Wen, on the road itseIfT'
''No, Il was all trodGen into mlre"
tut tut. Well theH, these tracks
upon the grass. We're they coming or
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w 6 8: :: +; s: :: !: :; ::
NECSEF% I confess that il is very
fgSELS<tH difficult FOR me out OF
such a wealth OF mate
rial 10 select the cases which are most
Interesting IN themselves and at the
same time most conducive 10 a display
Of those peculiar powers for which my
friend was famous. As l turn over the
pages l see my notes upon the repulsive
story Of the red leech and the terrible
death Of Crosby, the banker. Here al
so / find an account Of the Addiction
tragedy and the singular contents Of
the ancient British barrow. The IA
nous Smith-Mortimer succession case
comes also within this period. and so
do the tracking and arrest OF Huret.
the boulevard assassin, an exploit
which won FOR Holmes an autograph
letter OF thanks from the French presi-
dent and the order OF the Legion of
Honor. Each Of these would furnish
a narrative. but on the whole am Of
opinion that none OF them unites so
many singular points OF interest as the
episode OF YoNley old Place. which In
Cludes not only the lamentable death
OF young Willoughby Smith. but also
those subsequent developments which
threw 50 curious a light upon the causes
OF the crime.
II was wild. tempcstuOus night TO
ward the close OF November. Holmes
and I sat together I'm silence all the
evening, he engaged with q powerful
lens deciphering the remains OF the
original Inscription upon a palimpscst.
deep i'm "a recent treatise upon sur.
gerry. Outside the wind howivI down
Baker street. while the rain beat fierce
" against the windows It was
strange there. On the very depths OF the
town. with ten miles OF mans handi-
work on every side OF us. 10 feel the
iron grip OF Nature and a. Ice conscious
that 10 the huge elemental forces all
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The Adventure of
the Golden
Pince-Nez
No. 10 of the Series

Ccotyrirbf 1904 b Il cssaa Dsyis aaS colfisy's
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CCosyrirbf. 1905. D. AfeClsrs. Phillip . CO.
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CONTINUED ON 9Th PAGE
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HEN ! look at the three
massive manuscript vol
umes which contain our
work for the year 1894,
I confess that il il very
difficult for me out OF
such a wealth OF mate
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
IMPORTANT !! '!} MEETING
sHDs .-..aA
School Board Will Get Together
Next. tuesday Evening.
NOTICE. SENT OUT YESTERDAY
Successor to Professor BrInkIey il:
the High School win Be Elected
Most St of Present Teachers VIII Dc
sAe-gr.e.sd.

Capt. v. p. Holt, clerk of the Elizr
beth City County Echool board. sent
out notices yesterday calling the mon
bers, nj the board to meet on Tuesday
evening in The Office of County Super
intcndent of Schools John NJ. Willis.
The meeting is called for the pur-
pose Of clecting teachers for the com
ing session. The most important mat.
ter to be considered ut the meeting
will be the selection of Il successor to
Prof. ~, Stanley Brinkley rs principal
OF the West END Academy, which is
tho hi2h school of the county.
Among those who are suggested MS
probable successors of Mr.. Brinkicy
are Pref. George w. Guy. principal Of
the Phoebus Graded Schools: Prof. T..
H. Bonneville, principal of the Synls.
Eaton Academy. and Mr.. j. II. Chit
wood. of Franklin. IL recent graduate:
Of William and Mary College and Of
the University Of Virginia.
1t is understood that all tho present
teachers desiring reelection will be
chosen again.
The various district boards will
likely meet just after the entire county
board and select the district teach
eF Fa;aa Ok.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
WHAT SHE PLAYED.
The Last Music That Theodore Thorn.
as Heard ON Enxth.


During the last illness of Theodore
Thomas, although he was, not ut any
time unconscious or delirious, he hard.
" noticed the members Of his family
as they came and went at,the bedside
But one morning he seemed to be bet.
ter.
He made little jokes wlthtthe doctors
and his sons and talked about his
White mountain home Atk12 O'Clock
he seemed tired. The editor of his
autobiography says that he, sank into
a dreamy state. aud then reused him
self to say to his wife In alllngerIng,
ecstatic voice:
Il have had beautiful vision-a
beautiful vision!
Then he drlfted off into silence.
His wife thought ho was tired and
went downstairs to luncheon, but chief
~ with the purpose Of leaving him, to
rest. He had given her chlmej of
bells. to, be used In summoning 1.-THE
family to meals, and because Of bis
Illness they had never bcen,rung In the
house. Now, because he seemed SO
muoh better she played on them lit
tie bugle call that came into her head
do you know what you have play
ed?" asked one Of the family. .'Taps-
the call that is sounded over the graves
OF dead soldiers
She rushed back to the bells and
played the cnll engraved on a metal
plate above them. Afterward she
found that this was reveille. the sol
dicr's signal to rise. -
So 1t had Glanced that the last mu.
sic Theodore Thomas heard on earth
had been symbolic of death and the
resurroctlon.-Yo Companion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
HIS :"KlNGsMAN."
Tho Silk NecIocrchicf Worn by the
London Costcrmonrer


London Costcrmonger.
Speaking lof London costermongers,
Mayhem sSys: "Thc man who does
not wenr his silk neckerchicr-m
kingsman,' 'as itiis cnled-is known to
be in desperate circumstances" The
neckerchlef is more priced than any
other item ,of his attire md n coster's
caste is at stake If Ills kingsman be
not Of the most approved pattern.
This habit js derived from tho
gypsies and doubtless dates from
some long, forgotten oriental custom.
It y very cpEloHs that & taste Tor
similar colors prevails among tie
Hlndoos. gypsSes qGg costermohgers.
Red and yellowi are the favorite colors
and the oldest. OF these. tho coster
chooses his plush waistcont and his
klngsman. the gypsy his brooches and
his wife her shawl and gown; the
IIlndoo his robe and turbnn. If q
fight occurs, tho fnyorltc colored ar.
ticle of dnss receives the greatest
care. The pigIllstic costcr ties his
kingsman round his waist or his leg,
where, by thet rule of the ring, 1t is
comparatively safe. = London Tele-
graph.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
THE CHOICE or. MATES.
>rtincinl Matrimonial Selection Has
Given Poor Itcxmlts.

trtihcinl Matrimonial Selection Has
Given Poor Rcsmlts
No one knows what type will be the
'est for survival In an unknown future
environment. We often see the OK
inction of families Of parents whom
my physician wpult have pronounced
deal. but their children lacked resist
incc to the inymhon Of pathogenic Or
sanlsms or thery was sonic other de-
Get which Einucythcm cusy targets for
;iimntlc causes fof physical decay.
On the otherShand, wc quite often
ind that parents. below par physically
ave fine f,niilics The curious unions
which tnkc placc must be the result OF
avs such asywc nnl In every blolog!c
'henomrnoni Mnn has the same in
'tnrt found in lower animals to select
mate whoj is more or less different
rom himself
Should Ike types mate their COM
non characteristics may lie so cxng-
;cratcd nstto be harmful and tho line
pcrish IT. Is nm instinct of those of
great intelligence to marry those Of
less than hcmvcrage, for the Offspring
rcvcrt toithcIbcttcr average. It is very
,vidcntNtha lf we try 10 improve the
'acc intellectually by the marriage of
like types we will violate the natural
law uponSwlich our existence In based.
Artificial kmntrlmon,nl selection has
been tricd.t though the results were dis.
astrous.-ASnerlcnn Medicine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
THE SACRED 30 TREE.
Ono OF the Most wonderful Natural
| Growths Ever Known.


Growths Ever Known.
In October, 1887, the sacred DO tree.
mt that time supposed to be the Oldest
living vegetable monument on the
earths surface, was ,uprooted and do
stroycd by a cyclone which swept over
the island of Ceylon. The oldest writ
ten description of the sacred DO tree
now In existence is TINT by the cele-
DRAFTED Chinese historian, Fa Him,
VINO visited the island and the sacred
tree IN the year Ala A. d. According
TO this learned Chinaman, tho treo was
ut that time 702 years old. having
been planted In the year 2S8 before
our era by King Devinipintlssa.
AS soon as 1t was known through:
out the island that the tree had been
destroyed by the fury of the clements
great crowds of mourncrs gathered
around its Sacred rcmains' ana held
regular funeral services for two or
three weeks. After the season of
mourning was over the tree WINS cut
INTO proper lengths, each piece
wrapped separately in white cloth and
ercmatcd with the same funeral rites
which would have been given n mem
Der Of the royal family.
So persisted the sacred DO tree. ono
Of the most wonderful natural growths
Known TO the world--n tree which lad
been worshiped daily, one might. al
most say hourly. for 2.lI5 years.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
rhetoriafn OF Grnoer.

Grocer appears'in Holinshed's Chron.
lcle. 1885, ns "grosser," and in other
mcd!aeval' records 1t is sometimes
written 'scngrosser," and WINS applied
to the spacers and pepperers who were
wholesale' dealers In various spices
that is, who dealt Ell gros-ln large
quantities. as distinguished from ere
orators" twho were retail dealers. The
Grocers' company first adopted the
word grocer in 1873. when the spicers
and nepperers allied themselves into n
single corporations Express
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
colorcd Man Dropped Dead.

Samuel Jones, 81 years old. Il cc!ult Il
man living near Rivcrvicw, drnprc,
dead i'll his hcmc last night from til,
elects OF Il hcnCrrlagc. DIR. Gcori.
*. Fandcrslicc, the coroner. AMI Der
uty Sheriff Charles c. Curtis went to
tie home of Jones, but after invcst.-
eating the circumstances in connection
with his death. decided that III in
quest was unnecessary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
Ancient Jc,vcIry.

The jewelry found In mn excavation
near one of the pyramids of old Mem
pills., Egypt. exhibits about rs m" Ah
skill in working, gold and preci. is
stones rs now exists. although the air.
ticcles found were made 1900 ycars ago
The figures cut on amethyst anu car
nelian ire described MS exquisite ans
anatomica!ly correct. The go;J is skill
fully worked, and precious stores ar,
let into 1t 70 rs to give the effect OF
nnamc!ing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
mad writer with Good memory.

Harvey Waters, nm expert on patent
cases. had occnsion to write Rufus
Choate on some important question,
and when lie received the reply was
unable to read word OF 1t, so took
tho missive to Mr.. Choate and asked
him what he had written. Mr. Chontc
replied: 81 never can read my writ
ing after the Ink Is dry, but IL you tell
me what it is about will tell you what
have written" And he did.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13

Point going and coming. a band Of
music will enliven the evening and re-
frcshments are TO be served on the
steamer. Quite Il number of tickets
have been disposed of and Il Eood
crowd Will no doubt take advantage
of the first excursion this season to
the Virginia cupcs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
Tho Table. Turned.

The Editor (gloomily)-1 must shy
you don't seem to realize how terrible
it is TO lose you. The Authorizes Sweet
ly)-You mustn't talto 1t too much to
heart, my friend. Rejection does. not
necessarily imply lack Of merit
Judge.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
4 IIcIDIur IInnd.

II have heard" stammcrcd her timit
sd'a'fc- THAT YOU are engaged Is /.
-er--true?"
I'm not engaged yet" replied til,
fair girl but hope to be soon"
"Er-how soon:" he asked.
"In few minutes" ghc replied, will
Ginning eyes. Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
Horrible.

st. Peter-You married for money.
believe? Fair Spirt-Ye-s. st. Peter
You may come in, but you will have
to spend eternity with the man you
married.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13
TO cAPEs MONDAY NIGHT.
Junlcr Order I? Have Moonlight Trip
..t, on Bin Steamer

Peninsula Council. No 125. Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
has completed the arrangements for
the moonlight excursion to the vir.
einia Capes Tuesday evening. The
steamer will leave Hampton wharf Il,
8 o'clock and will make stops ut Old
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10
S. F. Sharp
Notice.

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the matter Of the es- Notice OF final
tate of Angus Nc. account and
Donald, deceased. settlement.
Notice is hereby given that |, Hugh
Worthington, executor of the estate Of
Angus Mcdonald, deceased. filed my
final account and report in the said es-
tate on the End day OF February, 1905,
in the County Court of Umatilla Coun.
ty, Oregon; that Hon. FL. ]. Bean,
County Judge, thereuron appointed
Saturday the 4th day of March, 1905, at
the hour of 10 o'clock In the forenoon,
as the time, and the County Court
House as the place where any and all
objections to said final account will be
heard and the settlement of the same
passed upon.
Dated this Bird day of Feb, 1905.
Will NJ. Peterson, Hugh Worthington,
Attorney. Executor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

A London writer says that German
paper manufacturer at Essential has
Just made an experiment to see how
rapidly it is possible to transform tree
into newspaper, Three trees in the
neighborhood of his factory we're cut
down at 1856 in the morning. They
were instantly barked and pulped, and
the FIRST roll of paper was ready at 1884.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10
Notice.
In the County Court of the state of Ore
rsn., Acr IIrnnAilIa Gnnnku

In the County Court of the state of Ore
gon, for Umatilla County.
In L the matter Of the Notice to Cred
Stone, Deceased. itors'
Notice is hereby given that I have
been duly appointed executor of the
estate of Permelia Stone, deceased, by
the above entitled court. All persons
having claims against the said estate
are hereby required to present them to
me at the law office Of Will nj. Peterson,
Athena, Oregon, with proper vouchers
as by law required, within six months
from first date of this notice.
Dated this 81 day of January, 1905.
Will M. Peterson, e. H. Stone,
Atty. for Estate. Executor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10
ATHENA, FEBRUARY 10, 1907
"HOT AIR" PORTLAND.

The following from the Pendleton
East Oregonian IS sentiment that uni
versally exists in Eastern Oregon:
What's the matter with the Multno-
nah county delegation and Portland
business men and commercial bodies?
At several enthusiastic development
league mass meetings held during the
past year, Portland has professed to be
the friend of government irrigation and
has repeatedly pledged herself to do
everything reasonable within her power
to clear the way for government irriga-
ton.
At the recent banquet and talkfest
of the Commercial club, these pledges
were voluntarily repeated and great in
terest was shown in the subject
But when it comes to a Showdown"
in the legislature, where Portland must
uncover her motives, where is she found
on the subject of irrigation? What did
she do to help Eastern Oregon secure a
modern irrigation code?
She sat like mummy, speechless,
tonguetied, passive and needless to the
interest Of the state as an Alaskan totem
polel She never raised hand while
the enemies were striking the Cole irri-
cation bill dead in the committee room.
Portland is great developer"
when 1t comes to pumping hot air into
Eastern Oregon's ears, and making
pregnant promises that cost nothing.
She loves Eastern Oregon about as fer
vently as Bill Dalton loved a railroad
train-it depends altogether on the
booty in sight.
Portland had an opportunity to show
her genuine friendship for Eastern Ore
gon by passing the Cole irrigation bill.
The passage Of that bill meant the ex-
penditure of perhaps $3,0O0,000 in gov
ernment irrigation works in the state in
the next two or three years. Did she
raise hand to help, although her
pledge was recorded at the organization
of the Development League that she
would helpr
Did any Portland paper raise its voice
for good irrigation law? Did any of
them urge the passage Of measure
which was intended to open the door of
government irrigation in the arid coun-
tiesY Not a word. Not a mention of
irrigation legislationl
The next hot air ar6ist who comes
cavorting over Eastern Oregon telling
what Portland will do and how Portland
loves the Eastern Oregon counties, her
granary and money chest, the people
should close their doors against him,
and send him home with message that
only by performance, and not by prom.
ises, can Portland "square" herself with
the bunchgrass counties.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

Every county in Eastern Oregon has
arranged to MAKE an exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark fair except Grant coun-
ty. From every point of view Grant
county can make an exhibit that will
equal that made by any county in the
state, and it is shame that the county
will not be represented among the ex-
hibits in the Oregon building Blue
Mountain Eagle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

It was lifted into an automobile that
stood waiting and conveyed TO the ma.
chine room of the nearest daily paper.
The paper being already set the printing
began at once. and by 10 o'clock pre-
cisely the journal was on sale on the
streets. The entire process of trans
formation had taken exactly two hours
and twenty-five minutes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

as a matchmak
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

Wilson, in Tillamook county, Oregon.
has the reputation Of being the wettest
town in the United States. Rain fell
there during the year 1904 to the depth
of 1856 inches.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

W. L. Douglas the newly elected gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, whose photo
graph is familiar to every child in the
land, is credited with the following ad-
vice for boys: "Be honest, faithful, IN
dustrious, save your money"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

Prof. Ross, of the Nebraska Univer-
sity, says every family should have four
children. Parents who have already ex-
ceeded the limit may adopt their own
plans for getting rid Of the surplus.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

King Alfonso wants rich wife. Rich
American mothers should not put a
queens title beyond the effort Of money
as matchmaker.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

The New York Herald gives the time
ly information to q correspondent that
while he does not write it O'Yama, he
fights as if he did.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

When it comes to producing feverish
sensations Americas Dukes seem to be
right in it with the English nobility.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10
THE HOME or vrHoL
TO Mothers Of Ai1ing Children

TO Mothers Of Ai1ing Children
Many little boys and girls in this
town are weak thin-1egged. hollow
checked and b1ood1ess. We wish every
mother could know what our Vino1 Will do
for such children. We promise that 1t
Will create flesh, build them up and make
them strong, robust and rosy. II 1t fails
to do this we will cheerfu11y return all
the money paid Us for the vino1 takene
On these terms it's your duty to try its
PIONEER DRUG STORE
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-02-10

DIR. A. B. Stone,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Calls answered promptly day or night
Office in Post Building, Athena, Oregon