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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
THE Poyver Of Prayer.

Prayer. not only in the. morning
watch, but prayer sent voiceless from
the heart from hour to hour. then life
is wakeful, hallowed, calm. 1t becomes
beautiful with that beauty of God,
which eye hath not seen. And day be-
ing hallowed thus. do not omit to
make holy the night. Take by the
power of prayer, through the Wild land
of dreams, the sanctifying presence OF
One who loves U.s. . Prayer, con-
tinually lived in, makes the presence
of holy and loving God the air which
life breathes, and by which 1t lives, so
that, as it mingles consciously with the
work of the day, 1t becomes also part
of every dream. To us, then, 1t Will be
no strange thing to enter heaven, for
we have been living in the things OF
heayen.-Stopford A. Brooke.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
EDITORIALS


to notification In the time of President Jackson anu
finally to secession in 1860.
On the whole the national power has been greatly ex-
tended as the result of successive contests yet every
statesman will admit that there must be limit peyonu
which the national authority cannot be carried, or tne
jurisdiction of the State governments restricted Inc
question is where that limit and 1t Is upon that tnat
parties have divided from the beginning and VIII long
continue to confront each other-Youths Companion
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
HELPING HI. Finish.

"You'll find I'm hard to discourage"
said the persistent suitor melodramat-
ically. "Some day I'll make you ad-
nit you love me, and then-and not
till them win die happy"
"Ill say 1t now" replied the heart
less girl. Il don't mind telling lie for
good end. philadelphia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

This, however, appears not to have been
the case, for Mr.. Stevenson on refer
ence to the biography of the late poet
laureate by the present Lord Tenny-
son has found the note: The Moons
OF Mars Is the only modern reading
here. All the rest are more than half
a century old. Scientific discovery was
thus not anticipated by Tennyson In
the mention of Marian satellites
Nature.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

Pfro Daz President Republic Mexico
recently nomnay unloading
1852 miles
while Of i ony miles,
highway of
Canal there opened from
pended peng this expended before
all s
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

The perils of travelling by have been almost
eliminated. Modern oceangong ships are banded
with perfect skill and discipline, and one who
takes passage in any Of them Is as safe as he
would be in his bed But railroad travel is no safer
than 1t was thirty years ago. indeed 1t may be doubted
whether 1t is as safe it then. There have been
rightful accidents of late and persons making railway
journey consequently have to feel that they are
taking their lives into their hands when they enter
train.
The perils of the tremendous, but men have
conquered them. The perls of land none. and the
dangers Of a railroad journey all sef-created. II
railroads managed carefully as steamship lines
there should be no accidents The trouble Is that rail-
roads be in the hands Of Wall street specu-
lators who are more interested in big dividends on
watered stock than in improving their roads.
Railroads will day be almost safe as steam
ships are now but that time will not come until men
Of conscience placed in charge Of them To-day
those who the railroads of the United States take
risks such ought not to be demanded Of human be-
ngs.-Chicago Journal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
Do Good.

Do good, and leave behind you a
monument of virtue that the storms Of
time can never destroy. Write your
name in kindness, love and mercy on
the hearts of thousands you come In
contact with year by year; you will
never be forgotten. Your name, your
deeds, will be as legible on the hearts
you leave behind as the stars on the
brow of evening. Good deeds will
shine as the stars Of heaven.-Dr. Chal-
mers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

need a change Of preacher.
A stray dog will follow anybody.
Man is like wheel and runs best in
groove.
Gods rainbow comes after the storm,
not before it.
The more the Christian prays the
less he will grleve.
Trying to look like sheep won't put
any wool on goat.
There is no bigger fool than the one
who fools with sin.
The conccited man is not only dog
matte but bulldogmatic
When faith moves a mountain love
ought to say where 1t shall go.
The man who fails to decide for him
self lets the devil decide for him.
A politician can see no more Of the
public good than he can see from the
public crib.
The widow who gave the two mites
could not have pleased the Lord any
better with a barrel Of money.
There is little use In praying for the
sinners in the streets while no preach
ing Is being done to the sinners in the
peWs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
wtae Youth.

4 told you," said the merchant ito
mark this box handle with care.
What's this nonsense you've painted
hereY
THAT" said the college graduate, "is
the Latin for Handle with care"
How do you expect a baggageman
to understand that?
HE won't, and therefore he won't
get mad and smash the box"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

quoted the hand. On the other the cheerful
predictions Of British Rothschd and numerous Amer
ican Of affairs printed show that there is
nothing whatever the matter with the United States.
The everyday citizen may wisely conclude that the
opinion of respecting the future is just about
likely to be correct that of another and that his
best will be to apply himself with diligence
to whatever trade occupation he is engaged in not
forgetting the fact that it is always advisable to keep
certain amount Of funds available for squay weather.
Worrying the possibility reactions In advance
of definite signs Of their coming is not unusually
munerave habit Sticking at honest work Is apt to be
much conducive to useful results-Philadephia
Bulletin.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
PEaLS{IM!S Pa: Il
~ 1
Gods Messenger.

VI was visiting" said Arnot, "among
my people in the wynds and closes OF
Edinburgh. l stood away back and
looked up at the high houses to see
whether Betty Gordon, an aged saint OF
God, was at home. / knew that she
was at home by this sign, that her little
flower pots were out upon her window
sill, that the blind was up. knew
Betty was in, for when she went away
she carefully took in the flower pots
and pulled down the blinds.
II knew that she was poor and
needy, but she trusted God, and l was
so glad that somebody had given me
some money that morning to give to
the poor. l put aside Betty's rent for
a month in my pocket and went into
the close, and climbed up the winding
stairs to Betty's door. At first ! knock
ed softly, but there was no answer.
Then l pulled the bell, but there was
no answer. Then l knocked louder,
but there was no answer. At last |
said, Betty forgot to pull down the
blinds, and she has gone out leaving
her flower pots there. What pity!
Then l went down the stairs.
''The next morning 1 went back and
knocked at the door. After a little
waiting Betty came and opened It.
"'Oh,' she said, is it you, Mr.. Ar
not? l am so glad to see you. Come
In There were tears In her eyes and
a look of care.
81 said Betty, woman, what are you
crying for
"'Oh,' she said, Mr.. Arnot, 1 am so
afraid, l am so afraid of the landlord.
He came yesterday and l had not the
rent, and | dinna open the door, and
now am afraid of his coming, for he
Is a hard man.
Betty, what time did he come yes
terdayp
He came between eleven and
twelve o'clock she said. 1T was twen-
ty-five minutes to twelve
"'Well,' l said, 1t was ma the land
lord; 1t was l, and l brought you, Bet
ty, this money to pay your rent
"She looked at me and said, oh was
1t you? Did you bring me that money
to pay my rent, and l kept the door
shut against you, and / would not let
you in? And l heard your ringing, and
l said, THAT is the landlord l wish
he would go away" And 1t was my
ain meen sister. 1t was my ain Lord
who had sent ye as His messenger, and
would ma let We In"
That Is just like some sinners. When
Jesus Is knocking at their hearts they
treat Him as If He were a hard land
lord, and will not let Him in.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

A woman has this way of judging
whether looking glass is good glass.
If she looks pretty in it, she concludes
it is good glass.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

There wouldn't be so many mar
riages IL man had any idea bis wife
would ever resemble her mother.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
AN 1RREPREss1B1E CONFLICT.

OR a time it was supposed that the relations
between the States and the nation had been
permanently adjusted by the Civil War. 1t
has lately been impressing itself on the
minds of the people that the war decided
only the indissolubility Of the Union, and
that the old conflict between the national
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

fellowship Is in Christ, ana wherever
the name of Jesus is spoken there is a
band of union.-J. w. Chapman, d. d.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
pRospER1TY,s CONTINUANCE.

ROPHETS and the sons of prophets, prog
nosticators, star gazers, financial experts"
and other persons who are manifestly not in
that class are still disputing as to the con-
tinuance Of prosperity during 1907. The
alleged lugubrious prediction Of Rockefeller
ond Tho 0Ioop,u viouS OP Tioh
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

Find fault with your neighbor if you
must but find fault with yourself first
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
Gods Power.

Men are apt to ascribe the lmita-
tion OF Gods manifestations In the
worlds affairs to His lack of power,
10 His lack of interest. The material
istlc scientifi C view is that Natures
laws are inexorable; that they are not
subject to modification or alteration.
and that therefore prayer is futile Too
hasty acceptance Of this view often
paralyses or sterilizes the prayers even
of the devout In heart, The limita-
tions of Gods intervention are put
down to mans limitation of faith, We
expect nothing and get nothing We
expect a little, and God stays His
hand, but not without reminding us
that absolute fullness of blessing is ut
the command of those who believe that
God Is willing and able to show His
power to the uttermost. 1t is form
of natural law In the spiritual world
that those who trust Nature fully and
commit abundant seed to the earth,
reap more abundant harvests than
those who fear the apparent waste. 1t
is a notable fact that the testimony Of
people with abundant faith is that God
tulfills every promise to the uttermost.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08

Wise is the man who doesn't expect
to get square deal where the horses
so round.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
TRAVEL BY RAIL AND SEA

1vERAL hundred ships were lost at sea last
year, but they were nearly all sailing ves-
sells. Such steamers as foundered were
small and antiquated. No first-cass steam
ship such as those which make up the
fleets Of the great transatlantic companies
WAS ever 50 much as In danger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
The Life of Love.

We lose what on ourselves we spend'
We have, as treasure without end,
Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend,
Who givest all.
Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee,
Repaid thousandfold will be,
Then gladly will we give to Thee,
Who givest all
To Thee, from Whom we all derive;
Our life, our gifts, our power to give
o may we ever with Thee live,
Who givest all.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-08
TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds n Warning Note
10 the Unredeemed.

Some people go
through the world
grasshopper fash
ion. They jump
first, and then look
to see where they
have landed.
The preacher Of
ten needs a change
Of people about as
much as the people
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-07-18
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u. D. Walter has returned from
visit to savannah
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I'm Tho cav Yesterday
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Nesleiday i'm the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11

Mrs. -, who knows many prac-
teal thing, had maid who was dying
Tor thought she was) Of indigestion.
Now this maid was too valuable to lose,
so her mistress determined to save her
life and retain her services. maggie,
1 want you to eat every morning for
breakfast three stewed prunes. Now,
never more than three. If you were to
eat more you would get tired Of them.
But three will leave you little hungry
for some more prunes and your appe,
tite will steadily increase" Maggie
started in obediently and at the end OF
the week was the healthiest, happiest
girl for miles around. Mrs. -- has
effected many such cures.-New York
Press
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11

Milton, March 1.-THE graders
are at work on the Walla walla
Traction company's line into Milton,
and rails will be laid in a very short
time. Information has been received
that two carloads of poles are en-
route.
It is reported that the fare from
here to Nalla Walla on the new line
will be 25 cents for one way, or 40
cents fer the round trip. The same
rate will apply to Freewater. The
fare from Milton to Freewater will
be five cents. Manager Allen is ex-
pected here this week to consult
with the people Of Milton on the
subject Of terminal facilities and
other matters.
Columbia college will give an oys-
ter supper in the near future for the
purpose of decorating the dining
the dining room.
Kyle Mcdaniel of Umatilla, was
here for several days lately. He is
still on crutches on account of the
accident to one of the bones in his
leg a short time ago.
me Nlll lSlldu SONASeS Va
the Presbyterian church gave So
cial Al the home of James Kirk on
Friday evening. which was much en-
joyed.
The Dixie Jubilee singers will ap-
pear in Milton tonight.
Elaborate preparations are under
way for the big cleanup day in Mil
tOn next Friday
Miss Inez Phelps, musical instruc-
tor at Columbia college. has organ
lied a history music class.
School Entertainment.
The pupils OF the Grove school
will give an entertainment and lunch
on the evening Of March 1e at the
ravis hall.
Street Work Going On.
The work of street grading is we'll
under way. Warren Walter and Ed
Davis has contracted for a consider
able stretch of the work at the up
per end. and George Lutz has con-
tracted for much of the work on the
lower end of Grover street.
To Play Baseball.
A baseball nine has Eeen organ
lied with Carvasso Reese as cap
tain ard C. P. Shangle as manager.
the players are practicing and a
good team will be organized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11
RnUam

Mr.. BirrelPs story about the little
ragamuffin in n church school stirred
a clerical correspondent to write let
ter wherein he spoke Of ragamuffins
as boys who have more rags than
mullins" No doubt that was not meant
to be taken seriously from the etymolog-
ical point of view. The muffin of the
word has puzzled many. "Ragamuf,
fn,' says Dr. Johnson, sis from rag,
and know not what else" According
to DR.. Brewer the word means rag
ged "muff'' or muffin" IA splritless
fellow. But the original Ragamofyn
seems to have been a demon in certain
old mystery plays, whose name was
probably just high sounding nonsense
1t is curious, however, that 1.-THE rag
man" is an old name for the devil
London Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11
PUMlCE STONE.
The Product of Monte Chirica, on the
Island of Lipnri

Island of Lipnri
Pumice. as is we'll known, is of vol,
canic origin, being a trachytic lava
which has been rendered light by the
escape of gases when in molten state,
1t is found on most of the shores OF the
Tyrhenian sea and elsewhere, but is at
present almost exclusively obtained
from the little island Of Lpari. Most
of the volcanoes of Llpari have elected
pumaceous rocks, but the best stone is
all the product of one mountain, Monte
Chirica, nearly 1000 feet in height
with its two accessory craters. The
district in which the pumice is excavat.
ed covers an area of three square miles
1t has been calculated that about 1,00C
hands are engaged in this industry, 600
of whom are employed in extricating
the mineral.
Pumice Is brought to the surface In
large blocks or in baskets and Is car.
ried thus either to the neighboring vii
lage or to the seashore to be taken
there in boats. The supply is said to be
practically inexhaustible. Pumice Is
used not merely for securing and
cleansing purposes. but also for polish.
ing IN numerous trades: hence the fact
that the powdered pumice exported ex'
ceeds in weight the block pumice. Be.
tween twenty and thirty merchants are
engaged in the pumice trade on the
island.-London News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11
THE GOD OF WAR.
BlusterInS Mars and His Name Month,
the Thracian of the Twelve.

Blustering Mars and His Name Month,
the Thracian of the Twelve.
Mars was not favorite among the
classic Greeks, nor Is his name month
a great favorite among the Gothic
moderns. The god of war was bar
barlan intruder in the Olympian circle.
There was something Thracian, and by
that token crude and unworthy in his
manner. He was more of a blusterer
than a fighter, and Homer narrates
with evident relish how Pallas Athene
tumbled him over in combat, his vast
bulk covering several acres. OF wild
aspect, untutored ways and Indifferent
wits, he had little to recommend him
but his immoral origin.
Such also is the month that has taken
the war gods name. One poet notes
its ugly looks and threats" "a half
wild creature cast from natures lap"
another calls it. The proverb mad as
a March hare" says the same thing
with less retlcence. English people
call the month March Manyweath-
ers' and thereby intimate their doubt
of its capacity for sustained purpose.
1t is the Thracian of the twelve, as
September Is the Tyrian. There Is
something clustering and barren in Its
aspect, as there is in what people call
"a good war" The winds that blow
from one end of it to the other are not
1.-The winds of God" A peck of March
dust may be worth kings ransom, as
wise saw has it, but from the aver
age human it gets less grateful guer'
don. Beware the ides Of March" Is
good wisdom for our common human
| ity.-New York Mail
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11
a SUBMARINE FOREST.
Wonders OF the odshore Sierras, .
Coast Range Of California.

Coast Range Of California.
Along the greaS blue current Of
Japan that sweeps down the Califor.
MIA coast is strung chain Of Islands.
They are the submits Of offshore sier-
ras, coast range of California that
has been partly overwhelmed by the
sea. All have peculiar beard, or pro-
tectlng growth Of weed, that consti'
tutes Il perfect forest about them, a
giant seaweed growing in water sixty
or more feet in depth and forming q
natural wave break and a home for
countless marine animals. The vines
are sometimes 100 feet in length, vast
cables, with broad, crimpled leaves of
q dark olive hue, which assume grace
full shapes in the tide.
When the visitor peers down into
the turquoise water the scene is often
revelation. A new world Is opened
up and the real beauties Of oceanic or
submarine scenery are appreciated.
The great leaves are carried by the
fitful currents that sweep these islands
in every direction. Sometimes they
are extended at full length and appear
like a horde of green snakes. Again
they lie down upon the surface, list.
less and dropping, taking myriads Of
shapes and forming hooks and corners
of great beauty.
So attractive are these forests that
what is known as the water glass has
been elaborated into a glass bottomed
boat, which has several large plate
glass windows through which the pas.
sengers may look down into the kelp
forests and view panorama Of the
sea. These boats range in size from
rowboats to sidewheel steamers, so ar.
ranged that they can float over the
forest and view its wonders up and
down the coast-Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11

Pilot Rock, March 1l.-George
Mansfield is arranging to construct
new building on Willow street,
which will be occupied by the firm
of Mansfield & NewComb as A lodg-
ing house. Work will be commenced
in few days.
Lamhing is now going on at the
Cunningham Sheep & Land COM
pany's home ranch on West Birch
creek.
Bert Miller has accepted n posi-
ton in the sylvester dry goods store.
Smallpox Reported.
It has heen reported that Robert
jenkins, who lives about four miles
east of Pilot Rock has the smallpox,
having contracted it from one Of the
camps on the railroad.
Bones of Extinct Animal.
VIM. Kolb, while looking for jack
rabbits in Jack canyon a few days
ago came acress some bones which
attracted his attention, and it is be-
lieved that they are the bones OF
some extinct animal. One piece un-
covered by Mr.. Kolb is of mammoth
size and is believed to be part of a
mastodon's shoulder blade. Further
excavations will be made in the near
future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11
Contradictions,

''The more the merrier." Not so
One hand is enough in purse. Moth
Ing hurts the stomach more than sur.
feiting.' Yes, lack of meat. Nothing
but what has an end" Not so. A ring
has none, for it is round. Money is q
great comfort" Not when it brings q
thief to the gallows. THE world Is @
long journey" Not so. The sun goes
over 1t every day. 1T Is a great way
to the bottom of the sea" Not so. II
Is but stones cast. "a friend Is best
found in adversely" Not so. For then
there Is none to be found. "The pride
Of the rich makes the labor Of the
poor" Not 30. The labor Of the poor
makes the pride Of the rich.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-11
MUSIC STRINGS.
The Great Amount of Material Re-
quIred TO Meet the Demand.

The Great Amount of Material Re-
quIred TO Meet the Demand.
"0ne of the most generally accepted
but mistaken ideas that are entertained
by the people of this country" said a
travelling representative of foreign
manufactory Of gut strings, SIS that
strings used on musical instruments
are manufactured from catgut. If that
were true the cats in this world would
have been exterminated many years
ago In supplying the market with ma
terial for musical instrument strings.
"The fact is that they are manufac-
tured from the intestines of sheep, and
In obtaining enough raw material even
from these animals the manufacturers
at times find difficulty.
"The only string made from the in.
testines of the feline is that used for
surgical purposes - for sewing up
wounds. One would be amazed to
know that there are millions of mu-
steal instrument strings used in North
America alone, and just think where
the tabbies would be If they had to
supply the consumption.
another amazing thing is that there
are over 700 different grades of musical
instrument strings. The demand for
strings in North America is increasing
every year, especially in the south and
in Mexico There are more guitar
strings sold in Mexico than any other
kind. but through the south the banjo
string is still popular, despite the fact
that every year has marked slight but
gradual falling OFF in the demand."-
Kansas City Journal.