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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
Her Book Diary.

She held up the fat little red leather
book for her friend to see.
"No--not diary. kept one once,
but burned it long ago. My father
gave me this when was 10, and show
ed me how to keep it.
1T is my list of books l have read.
| call it my book of books. Here Is
the first entry: Westward Ho.' by
Charles Kingsley-double- starred be-
cause / have read 1t three times; a
star means rereading. Underlined, too,
because when looked the list over at
the end of the year it was one of ny
fayorltes. A little circle after the title
that's because it was work of fic-
ton that set me hunting fact, in his
tory and biography.
Not all the marks in my code were
marks of honor, though. Look at the
cross after number nine; that means
trash. And there, after number eleven
the Frederika Bremen novel-the
black dash; that means simply that
didn't like it. Father enjoined me to
be honest with my black marks. He
said | should find them an antidote
to literary pretentiousness." st. Louis
Republic.
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MONARCH OF THE SEA.
Battleship Vermont Is Able to Whip
Any Ship AfOat.

Any Ship Ahoat.
The Standardization trial of the bat
tleship Vermont took place off Rock
lan- over measured mile. This was
to test the screw revolutions at varying
speeds, that Is, to find out how many
revolutions of the screws per minute
were required to cover a mile in given
time.
lncased in Ice from stem to stern,
the new battleship came into Boston
harbor from her trial trip and dropped
anchor off the navy yard. She looked
like a huge specter as she came up
through the narrows, for with the ex-
2eption of the tunnels there was no part
of the vessel that wasn't coated with
ice and the bow and forward part Of
the battleship were burdened with tons
of the frozen water that had been
thrown up as the huge war vessel plow-
ed through head seas at a 17.4-knot
clip.
But the trial board Is satisfied that
the Vermont is the queen of the Ameri-
can navy, for they say that she behav-
ed beautifully through it all. She was
required to make eighteen knots but
without forcing her she made 1888
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easily over the four-mile course. The
boat will soon be ready for active ser
vice in the North Atlantic fleet.
Naval Constructor Baxter who has
had charge of the competition of the
Vermont, said: Here goes out
ship which demolishes all records OF
the world in naval construction. Not
even Great Britain, the leading country
III shipbuilding, has eyer sent one OF
its battleships to sea without pre'imi-
nary deep water trial. hut l know
enough about the condition of the yes
sci to say that she is ready to whip
any other battleship In the world
of course, giving her little practice
with her guns"
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shrink with horror from some of the
methods used on the sensitive child. but
in this case it resulted in splendid stuff
Mrs. Opie is quoted in book on
Quaker Worthless"
| was a creature Of fears, tears and
screams. My first terror was of black
beetles, then of frogs, skeletons, black
men and madmen.
My mother made me take beetle
in my hand and hold it. AS her word
was law, I obeyed, but with awful
shrinking. / gradually became accus-
toned to it, and was frequently told
to take one UP and put 1t out of harms
way. soon overcame that terror.
was made to hold frogs in my
hands, and was taught to nurse skele-
ton as / would a doll. l acquired the
love of the African race by hearing
Of its wrongs, and became an eager
advocate of emancipation. Mother
compelled me to listen to her kindly
converse with two poor old lunatics
and l grew to pity them instead OF
fearing them.
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At that time the opal was very unpop-
ular, and some noticed that when a
victim of the disease was dying the
opal on the finger frightened and when
he was dead it became dull OF course,
this took the popular fancy and at
once opals became ''unlucky," and have
remained so ever since. Very likely
they do not change at all on the fingers
of dying person, and the whole mat
ter is like that question which once
caused so much discussion In the sell
entifc world, /. e., why is 1t that when
you put fish in a bowl Of water the
weight of the bowl Is not increased
Many learned answers were given, but
finally one duffer weighed bowl of
water with and without the fish in it,
and thus settled the matter.-Kansas
City Journal.
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Lnnc-Lived Mathers.

At Jenkintown, Pa, Oct. q, four
members of one family whose ages ag-
eregate $50 years gathered at re-
union. when Isaac Mather, the oldest
of two brothers and two sisters, cele-
hrated his Tooth birthday. There
were also present two sons aild one
daughter of the centenarian whose ag-
gregate ages totalled 206 years. 1t is
not believed that anywhere else in the
Tinted States will be found family
that can present like showing.
The four persons whose ages total
led $50 years were: Isaac Mather,
100 years old; Mrs. Rebeeca Michener.
his sister, 81 years old; Miss Ann Ma
ther, his sister, 10 years old, and
Charles Mather, brother, "a years
old.
The children whose ages totalled
2O6 years are: Miss Martha Mather,
daughter, 70 years old; Israel Mather,
son. 73 years old; Isaac Mather, son,
SO years old.
Isaac Mather, the centenarian, lives
on the old homestead, built on the
original tract of land granted to his
ancestors by William Penn. at Cheltcn
Hills. In this region he is best known
as the Grand Old Man of Chelten
Hills" He is Quaker and attends
services regularly on Sunday.
He attributes his long life to sim
pie habits. Never In more than half
century has he retired later than s
O'Clock at night, and he is up with the
sun In the morning. His brother
Charles. at 81. is still in active bust
ness
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Cold Affected Head and Throat
Attack Was Severe

Chas. w. Bowman, 1st Lieut.. and
Adjt 4th M. s. NJ. Cav. Vols, writes
from Lanham, Md, as follows:
"Though somewhat averse to patent
medicines, and still more averse to be-
coming professional affidavit man, it
seems only plain duty in the present
instance to add my experience to the
columns already written concerning the
curative powers of Peruna.
al have been particularly benefited by
its use for colds in the head and throat.
have able to fully cure myself of most
severe attack in forty-eight hours by lis
use according to directions. use it as a
preventive whenever threatened with an
attack.
Members of my family also use it
for like ailments. We are recommend
ing it to our friends
--Chas w. Bowman.
Ask Your Druggist for free Peruna Alma
mac for 1907
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safe. sure and speedv.

No external remedy ev yet devised
has so fully and unquestionably met these
three prime conditions a. successfully as
Allcocks Plasters. They are safe because
they contain no delete ious drugs and are
manulac ured upon scientific principles OF
medic ne. They are sure because nothing
goes into them except ingredients which
are exactly ad ed to The purpose for
which pIa teris required. The are speedy
in their action because their med dicinal quail
tiles go right to their work of frelieving pain
and restoring the natural and healthy per.
formauce ofthe functions muscles, nerves
and skin.
Allcocks Plasters are the original and
genuine porous plasters and like most mer-
itorious articles have been extensively imi.
4ated, tn refore always make sure and get
the genuine Allcock's.
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my system depleted, causing nervous
chills and night sweats. Alter trying
seven different climates and using all
kinds of medicine I had the good for
tune to hear Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
This remedy has cured me. am as
well today as l was twenty years ago,
and my eyesight is perfect"
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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The Last Word.

saw, g'on, Nike" said the British
soldier, attempting to end the argu-
ment; you're lobster"
"Ye flatter me-" retorted Mike !;
"shure, lobster's wise animal, fur
green is the color fur him as long as
he lives, an he'll die before he puts
on red coat. The Catholic Standard
and Times
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Hnw,s This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We. the undersigned, have known +. ].
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEsr 4 TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINEAN q MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarr h Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price 75c. per h2ktle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
An Avenue Of Escape.

Rival committees were appealing for
funds.
Lets see," said the capitalist mus
ingly. "If I give $1,000 to each COM
mittee one donation would nullify the
other, and, so far as | can see, leave
both relatively where they started"
Musing little more, he decided that
$4,000 would just buy the sort of auto
mobile he had in ind.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
I.ope wav from Novhere.

The most remote mission station in
the world is on Herschel Island, in the
far northwest corner of the Dominion
of Canada The nearest postoflice is
1000 miles away. Consequently the
packets are few and far between, sell
dom more than two in year. The isl
and is a most uninviting place for a
residence. No sun for more than two
months in the winter, and not tree
to be seen anywhere. Under the teach
ing of the missionaries many of the
Esquimaux are becoming more civil
ized, and are greatly improving in their
manner and habits, and there is a
growing desire for instruction.
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nridge Lore.

"What is that poem about the bridge
at midnight?' asked Mrs. Washington.
81 don't know" answered Mrs.
Dasher; ''but the poet knew what he
was writing about Bridge will keep
you up till midnight and after If you
happen to be loser" - Washington
Star.
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short Kings.

There is hardly a king in Christen.
dom whose wife does not overtop him
by head.
The English king is quite six inches
shorter than Queen Alexandra.
The czar, little man, is overtopped
full head by the czarina.
Kaiser Wilhelm is of the medium
height, but the German empress is tall,
and that is why the proud kaiser will
never consent to be photographed be-
side his wife unless she sits while he
stands.
The king of Italy, short and squat,
hardly comes up to the shoulders of the
tall, athletic Queen Helena.
The king of Portugal, though fatter,
is less tall than his queen.
Even the Prince of Wales is shorter
a good four inches than the princess
And the young king of Spain is sew
eral inches shorter than his queen.
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In these days, when child study is
a hobby. ridden long and hard, 1t is
interesting to read of the nerye-train-
ing which fell to the lot of the Quaker
authoress, Amelia Opie. in 1863 and
after. The modern mother would
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ON the Scent.

Crimson Rambler-Are you burning
gasoline in dat automobile, mister?
Sparks-No, my friend I'm trying
alcohol Just for an experiment.
Crimson Rambler thought so.
Would you mind me hangin' on behind
fer mile or so, jest fer de smell?--
puck
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Chance for Him.

One afternoon the proprietor Of an
animal store said to his young clerk:
"Tom, I'm going upstairs to work
on the books. If anyone comes In for
live animal let me know. You can
attend to selling the stuffed animals
yourself"
About half an hour later In came
gentleman with his son and asked
Tom If he could show him a live
monkey. To the customers amazement
the clerk ran to the foot of the stairs
and yelled:
"Come down, come down. sir; you're
wanted r"-Judge's Library.
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rromi.e OF 1mprorement.

"Edith,' exclaimed her mother, "I'm
sorry brought you to the shore at all.
Here five days and you're engaged to
two young men. It's disgraceful"
"Yes," admitted the summer girl,
"it's pretty slow work, but give me
time, ma, give me time."-Philadelphia
Press.
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Noise.

Rivers-Can there be such thing as
a crying need"
Brooks-Why not? Everybody knows
there is such a thing as bowling sue
cess.
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Real hfnnonoIx.

The lone bandit was holding up rail-
way train.
tits better than being president of
the road" he chortled II don't have to
divide any of the swag with influential
politicians"
BY the way of rebate, however, he re-
turned the cheap watches to their own
ers,
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He had bought her pot of real
Irish shamrock grown on the ould sod
for it was st. Patrick's day, and she,
too, had in her veins the blood Of Erin.
"Oh," she cried, 'how good of you !!
How perfect they are! How fresh
Why, I believe there is still little dew
on them"
"Yes," he answered, flushing, Il know
there is, but it will all be paid off to-
morrow"
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Texas, writes: II
was afflicted for years
with pains across the
loins and in the hips
and shoulders. l had
headache also and
neuralgia. My right
eye, from pain, was of
little use to me for
years. The constant
Aoxy "a ,rripa kaT1t
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I had Catarrh for about fifteen
years, and no man could have
been worse. I tried everything
suited. / then began S. S. s., and
could see g little Improvement
from tho first bottle, and after
taking it short while was cured.
This was six years ago, and am
as well today as any man. / think
Catarrh is q blood disease, and
know there is nothing on earth
better for the blood than 8. s. 8.
Nobody thinks more of 5. s.. 3.
than do. LIE AAISONs
Lapeer, Mich.
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whx opals Are MUnlucky."

Why Opals Are "Unlucky."
The world is full Of superstition, and
one Of the worst is that the opal is
"unlucky" This superstition arose
when the "black death" swept Europe.
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p7snSgep gLoop
AND SYSTEM DISORDERED

Catarr merely Inflammation of the tissues of the head and
throat the Of ringing noises in the dropping back
continual hawking and spng would to ind
in which the entire circulation and the greater
Of uric acid in the blood The Liver Kidneys and Bowels frequently be-
body 1t and form uric acid in the system
up blood and through its circulation distributed to all
the blood tate and nhame
the and tissues Of the body and the
and other disgusting and disagreeabe
of Ch AS the blood all parts of the body the
tarra poison all the The head has tight full
feeling continually stopped up pains above the slight fever
entire disordered and
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riro ST. vitus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
TIN permanently cured by DIR. kline's Great
Nerve Reslorer. Send for FREE 81 trial bottle and
treatise Dr. R. II. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St, Phila, Pa
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Peculiar toe Itself

In selection, proportion and combination
of ingredients,
In the process by which their remedial
values are extracted and preserved,
In effectiveness, usefulness and economy,
Curing the widest range of diseases.
Doing the most good for the money,
Having the most medicinal merit,
And the greatest record of cures
Hoods SarsaparilIa
In usual liquid form or in chocolated
tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
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Mothers will find Mrs. winsIow's 9oothint
Syrup the best remedy to use for their childre-
during tho teething period.
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HOWARD II. BURTON.-Assayer arr Chemist,
~ Leadvlle Colorado Specimen prices: Gold,
Silver Lead, 81 Gold, Silver 55ci Gold, soc; Zinc or
Copper, 81; Cyanide tests Mailn1 envelopes, ana
prework solicited. Reference: Carbonate Nar
nonal Bank.
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UTTERLY WORN OUT
Vitality Sapped by Years of Suffering
With Kidney Trouble.

Capt. j. W. Hogun, former postmas-
ter of Indianola, now living at Austin,
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1t is a part of the love disease for
girl to worry more IL her young man
gets a splinter in his thumb than II
father gets telegraph pole in bis
arm.
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CROPS NEVER FAIL

in he Upper Snake Valley, Idaho, where
rs 900 Mississippi Valley humeseekers are air, ady
located. 50O,000 acre undeyelop d, irltgab land
still await III. settler. Rich st n d best wa cred
valley In the world. Fines innate; cho cesl fruit;
immensa crops of grain alfalfa su beets. $4,000,
600 invested in sugar fac ories. New h. Il. extern
sion 10 y Q Gwstone park OPP ms country OF vast re-
sources. Ashton started Jan l, 1906 record
breaker Write for part culars
q. G. MOORE REAL ESTATE COMPANY
st. Anthony and Ashton, Idaho.
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A count of the unoccupied houses in
London shows 10000. That is one house
in fifteen of the whole city.
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constitution IS built and health
restored S. S. S. up and digestion and acts
system you suffering with Caa begin the
of and physicians vii
you and special medical ad
all first class drug stores
zHE SWIFT SPECIFIC Cos ATLANTA GAs
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mo- eiiRf 4 colp N to,ti..f psYY

Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure. Y
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
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affected by this disease. 1t is waste OF
time to try to cure Catarrl with sprays,
washes, inha1ations, etc. Such treatment
does not reach the blood, and can, therefore,
do nothing more than temporarily relieve
the discomfort of the trouble. To cure
Catarrh permanently the blood must be
thoroughly purified and thesystsm cleansed
of all poisons, and at the Same time
strengthened and built up. Nothing equals
S. S. S. for this purpose. It attacks the
disease at its head, goes down to the very
bottom of the trouble and makes complete
and lasting cure. S. S. S. removes every
particle of the catarrhal poison from the
blood, making this vital stream pure, fresh
and healthy. Then the infaIned 1neIn-
branes begin to heal, the head is loosened
and cleared, the hawking and splitting cease,
institution is built up and vigorous health
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RIlRRER STAMPS Best ss ina n America ,ssd,
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Stamps, Seals, Etc. We manufacture our
own goods. Our equipment Is the newest
and best money can buy. Write today for our
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ness.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
TOWN IN Two RIVERS
500 Road Picks Out oca-
ton For a VIII
1ako

Representatives of the 500 road last
week took options on tracts of land
in the town Of Two Rivers which it is
admitted will be used for townsite
purposee.
Martin Czech has given to G. J.
Campbell, townsite agent of the 500
line, an option on his land,-l6O acres
the south west quarter of Section IL.
Townehip l27. Range 80, at $40, 900.
The option expires 80 days from May
10th. Mr.. Czech's land is in the heart
Of the town of Two rivers, about
four miles from the Mississippi, and
between six and seven miles from
Royalton 1t is about eight miles
from Holdingford. Ths region is well
settled with industrious farmers.
The farm Is q level tract of land.
Mr.. Campbell has also been given
an option on land north, ana adioin-
ing the Czech farm, belonging to
Anton Yorek. Mr.. Yorek gives an
option running thirty days from May
8th. for 80, 600, on the northeast quar-
ter OF the northwest quarter, north.
west quarter of the northeast quarter,
south west quarter OF the northeast
quarter, southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, Section 12, and the
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter. Section /. Township 1877,
Range 80. The Yorek land covers 200
acres.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
FORfCL0SE CEMETERY
Sale Of Scandia Valley
Cemetery Postponed
to May 25th

There was . hearing before Judge
Taylor at st. Cloud Friday in the case
OF Hans Nelson vs. Peter Swanson
and others, trustees of the Lutheran
chuch at Scandis Valley. in Morrison
county. The plaintiff land the
church people some money, about
ESQ. The case came up at the March
term OF court and q decree of fore.
closure was entered and the sheriff q
sale was set for May II. The applis
cation was made by the defendant to
have the Judgment opened up and the
sale POSTPONED on the ground that
they had secured some new evidence.
Also on the ground that the action
was surprise to them and they did
not know of the case ontil it came on
for trial in March. Judge Taylor
ruled that the judgment could not
be opened again on these grounds.
but he took the matter under advise
ment to consider the matter of the
foreclosure on the cemetery.
Judge Taylor later granted the ap-
plicatlon and postponed the sale until
May 26th. A. p. Blanchard repre-
sented the plaintiffs and D. NJ. Cam
eron the defendants.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-17
REMAINS OF OLD SOLDIERS TO
BE TAKEN Up AND PLACED
IN OAKLAND,

The local post of the @. A. R. and
some private parties are making an
effort to locate. e1hume ana place IN
Oakland cemetery the remains of
Silas Hammond, buried some thirty
years ago. on his farm south of the
city, and George Judd, buried twen-
ty.eight years ago just north of Twin
Lakes on property now in the pos
eession of John CLICK. In the case
of Silas Hammond Mrs. Sarah
Greene, who was the wife of the de-
ceased, Is directing the locating Of the
burial place, and it ls thought con-
siderable. trouble will be encountered
in finding it: but in the case of
George Judd it is thought the grave
can be located. W. E. Harting, D. K.
Harting and F.. p. Farrow are aiding
in the work.