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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

less about his personal appearance,
hanged himself after writing the follow.
ing note, which he pinned up In his
room: 81 love you all truly, but 1t
seems we must part. There was bur-
den; there is none now." OF course,
the morbid youth read this stuff in
some story and improved the first occa-
sion to put 1t In practice In Imitation
of the hero or heroine Of pernicious
fiction. The outcome of his silly life
shows that the mother was right in her
protest against his reading, though prob
ably 1t would have been more effective
had 1t been made at an earlier period
and with, old-fashioned parental firm
ness. There was time when parents
dictated the kind Of books their chill
dren should read. In those days child
suicides were unknown. If children
subsequently read morbid STUFF 1t was
at an age when they were Immune
from 1t. Another boy recently entered
the house without wiping his feet. His
mothers sense Of neatness was out
ragged and she reprimanded the boy, as
was her duty. Thereupon the sensitive
creature took carbolic acid and got rid
of his burden" A third boy was so
humiliated because his father asked
him In the presence Of young girl,
the object Of his vealy affection, to go
upon an errand, that he went out to
the barn and hanged himself. A boy
and girl hardly yet in their teens, in
despair over the long time they must
wait before they could be married,
agreed to asphyxiate themselves and
succeeded. Numerous other instances Of
this kind which have occurred during
the present year might be cited. A
slight from playmate, a rebuke at
home, reprlmand from a teacher,
Jealousy Of a companions success,
pique over fancied insult, and dis
appointment over love affairs are suffi-
cient causes nowadays for juvenile
suicide. This class Of suicides Is rap
idly increasing, which seems to show
that our high civilization Is promoting
delicacy Of nervous organization and
emotional sensibility, and is breeding
young Werthers. 1t may be that as
the social order grows more complex
human wants multiply so fast that they
cannot be satisfied, and rather than
live unsatisfled, persons prefer death.
This is view taken by one authority
discussing this subject. But this ap-
plies only to adults Children, al
though they are much older at the
same age than children used to be,
have not yet reached that period when
mere material desires ungratifed can
induce suicide. It is more likely that
the larger number of these, both boys
and girls, have grown sensitive and
morbid and more or less mentally un-
sound for lack Of discipline, paternal
restraint, and moral example In the
home. In the absence of these It is
natural the child should be more or
less abnormal and become a criminal
or a suicide. 1t can hardly be doubted
that wholesome correctives reasonably
in the home and a closer
scrutiny of what boys and girls are
reading and doing would put an end
to Juvenile suicide, which was unknown
In an older and more disciplinary dav
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

In testifying In the Thaw trial in
New York City experts on insanity fire.
Quently used the term "braln Storm" AS
defined by them, the term means sud
den, uncomfortable, mental condition
deprlvlng one of reason. This deflni-
tion has appeared to give license for
the use of the term almost lndiscrim-
inately, 1t Is no longer applied to de-
scribe the conditions of insanity, but to
define and denote extreme excitement.
The term may yet be meaningless. For
instance, man recently committed
murder under circumstances OF extreme
provocatlon. The newspaper In describ-
ing the mans mental condition said
that he suffered from 'braln storm" A
woman In New York City driven to
desperation by stories circulated re-
garding her committed suicide. The
reporters In giving an account OF the
tragedy said that she was seized with
"brann storm" A school teacher In New
Jersey administered excessive punish
ment to pupil, His friends pleaded
''brain storm" A school teacher In New
some one to steal an umbrella to be
represented as being the victim Of
"brain storm" 1t Is remarkable how
press and people will seize upon new
word or term and practically annihllate
It
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
AN INDIAN CHESTERFIELD.
First Eagles Poetic Greeting to {
Returning Missionary.

Returning Missionary.
Poetry can still be found In the
language of the Indians" said Miss
Caroline Courteney, a teacher in tho
Presbyterian Indian Industrial School
at Wolf Point, Mont, according to the
New York Press, .'in spite of the level.
ing Influences of reservation life
When went away on my last vaca.
tion / was gone two months. When !
returned l found several of my friends
from the reservation at the depot ia
meet me. Among them were old ex.
Chief First Eagle and his thee wives
After the chief had shaken hands he
laid his hand on his heart and said
First Eagle all time sick here you go
squaws all time sick here you go. First
Eagle all time laugh here you come
squaws all time laugh here you come
No white man." said Miss Courte.
ney, could have given so poetic a wei.
come, even If he had felt 1t. 1t would
have stuck in his throat. The nearest
he could have gotten to it in figurative
language would have been: You're q
good sight for sore eyes,
Some Of the Indian children fresh
from the tepee are most interesting
For one thing, twenty degrees below
zero Is temperature which they don't
mind In the least. Cora Moore-we
renamed her because her Indian name
was unpronounceable and very unat.
tractive when translated-is only I
years old, but she will climb a tree on
the coldest day of winter and calmly
sit up there and read her second read.
er. Cora Is irrepressible. She is an
indefatigable tree climber and comes
in with dresses Of the stoutest mate.
rial torn nearly of her body. She
can climb anything that ever grew or
was ever made
my mother used to say that a
tomboy' is sure to make smart WON
an, because the fact that she is a tom
boy shows that she Is full Of vitality
and energy. If that Is the case, l am
sure Cora will be genius later on.
She Is ready for anything active, work
or play, except washing dishes. There
is an Indian mutiny every time 1t is
her turn to help with the dishes. Scout
ing parties are sent out, which pull
her out from under some bed or table.
One day they found her at a distant
point of the grounds gazing steadfast-
ly off over the prairie. She turned
and said with immense dignity: why
you trouble me? l look, maybe my
mother come
'These Indian children, In true In
dian fashion, study all the teachers
and try to read them through and
through, SO as to find out and utilize
their weak points. One very little boy
In my class Is William Black Thunder,
the son Of Bad Knife. He Is lovable,
but full of tricks When I start to
correct him he will look up at me with
a most bewitching smile and say, Co
zee zee.' That means, My dear, dear
friend and the little scamp has found
out that am totally disarmed when
he says that"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
Prof. Bailey of Yale has revealed the

Prof. Bailey of Yale has revealed the
relative expenditures of students work
ing their way through college and
those who pay their way. He makes
a curious showing. For example, that
wealthy students spend more on intoxi-
cants than on tobacco. Evidently he
does not rank tobacco as "disslpa-
tion" In the popular sense. He adds
that they spend eighteen times as much
on pleasures and eighty-two times as
much on tobacco and drinks as the
poor working students. There's moth
ing very surprising in that They prob
ably spend relatively as much more on
everything, The really interesting thing
would be to follow these boys into life
and compare the results at the end of
their generation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
How soldiers Reduce.

Soldiers have an easy way of keep
Ing their figures supple and trim. The
officer who finds his waist growing
greater than his chest, thus destroying
the symmetry Of his uniform, eats for
little while nothing but lean meat,
and drinks nothing but hot water. Thus
he loses two pounds or so a day. He
keeps this diet up till he has sufficiently
diminished himself-a matter, as a
rule, of but three or four days absti-
nence-and then he returns to his usual
food again.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
Apparent TO All.

Miss Mugley--I always try to retire
before midnight don't like to miss
my beauty sleep.
Miss Peppery-You really should try
harder. You certainly don't get enough
Of it.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Unfortunately the laws Of California
do not provide for the hanging of graft
ers who used for their own benefit
money that was sent for the relief Of
the people who were rendered homeless
by the San Francisco earthquake and
Ara
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Gen. Funston Is to be kept back In
his promotion on account Of his youth.
The punishment is not severe enough.
He ought to be reprimanded besides.
What right has soldier to be young?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

A Cleveland couple became the par
ents Of FIVE children In one year. There
Is nothing to show, however, that they
were striving to win the Presidents
smile of approval.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

John d. Rockefeller hints that he Is
in favor of government ownership Of
railroads. Does Mr.. Rockefeller believe
the government is bigger and ADLER
than Mr.. Hartman?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

"Popl"
'Yes, my boy"
'Are bees industriousr
"Yes, very industrious, my son."
'They make honey, don't theyr
Eyes"
"I suppose they have a sweet time
making it. don't they Yonkers
Statesman
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

"Thaw is millionaire. Exchange.
When he pays his lawyers bills 1t can
be changed to read: Thaw was a mill
ionaire.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Have you noticed anybody in the act
of shedding tears because Of the man.
ner In which New York's smart set"
was recently trimmed by the Wall
street contingent
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Mark Twain's white dress suit may
distinguish him from the head waiter,
but people who do not know him may
wonder which minstrel troupe he Is a
member of.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Mr.. Rockefeller says he thinks he
talks too much. Perhaps you may
have noticed what a chatterbox he
has always been.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

A Cleveland woman complains that
she finds it difficult to run her house on
$4,000 year. 1t might pay her to
search the cooks trunk.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

The nations Of the world are willing
enough to discuss disarmament, pro-
vided 1t doesn't interfere in any way
with the building of enormous navies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

why are so many women invalidsr'
asks Good Health. Presumably because
the doctors need the money.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

What has become of the old-fashion-
ed boy who didn't like to put on his
Sunday clothesS
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

An old-fashioned Kansas editor
would like to see a picture Of Evelyn
Nesbit In the act of washing dishes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Mark Twain might be excused for
becoming prolix II he receives 30 cents
q word for everything he writes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

The son Of wealthy New Yorker,
having been scolded by his mother be-
cause he read so much and WAS nan0.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Thomas Bailey Aldrlch, the poet, left
q fortune. He inherited It.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
No Longer Cheap.

srkixt all supplies there seems q race
To reach the top notch first:
The cost of living grows apace
And now we have the worst.
It almost makes the nation weep,
This rise Of one sad day,
For even talks no longer cheap
The Senate's raised its pay.
--Harper's Weekly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09
wEEkLS WEATHER BULLETIN.
Summary OF Weather Conditions In
Texas for Past Msek

Following f. summary OF the
weather conditions in Texas for The
week ending October a.
The week Just closed was charac-
tcrixed By moderately high temper
atur.s and generally sufficient rain
fall Sunshine ~sk abundant In wes-
tern and northwestern counties. but
II was deficient In the central and
eastern portions OF the state. Dur
ing the first three days OF the week
showers occurred in many localities
and heavy general rains fell over
central and north-central counties on
the 9Th and 9Th. Only very light
showers occurred in the extreme west
and southwest. The precipitation for
The week was considerably above the
normal in the central and eastern
portions OF the state, while in ves-
tern and southern counties 1t was
below the seasonal average.
The weekly temperature for the
state averaged about five degrees
above the normal The excess was
most pronounced In eastern and
southern counties, while in the ives
tern and northwestern portions of
the state the average temperatures
We're only slightly above the seasonal
average. During the first three days
the day temperatures were, in many
localities, we'll up in the uineties, but
it was cooler generally during the
latter part of the week. The highest
temperatures reported ranged from
So degrees at BRENNAN to 100 de-
grees at Henrietta, and the lowest
from so degrees at Ell Paso to 16
degrees at Corpus Christi and Gal
weston.
At the close of the week the
weather over the state was generally
fair excepting in eastern and nor
thern counties, where there We're
good prospects for further rains.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09
orr NATIONAL DANGER.
Time 10 Cr, Halt Before a fa"'c
Comes.


The business spirit IS crushing out
the sweeter element of home life. We
are in danger of a great commercial
decline. because men. as a whole.
think only % svttlus wealth
There are thousands. both mon
and women. who 90 NOT take time to-
eat properly They lash lhruush iiie.
and as 90 rv.ulf ve have ga asr ot
indigestion. nsfsouanesF. istl'aoi5i''
sls.pissa nights snd muFosr itppsi.
tion.
WIN th, discovery uf Wta-us TAB.
lets. there 3d. uo ioaset aHf sstuaf
Eos auy .a hass lI bsai'a fram stou
sch essAavea.
Mtaua ttreuel0sBs fHr wRta M
.tas a.umsfh Hlma.sff. secretion ut
ihc digestive lBless feeu'ates iae
.iNtr sna rrsfaFrs mua.H ,AF r~ntrae
tf.a A. ttv sutsstiars ss3 Hasela. a
aa laxative ga asetta
Hs teaaaehss EaIslfaftaF. Ha8
tHe .a fha uaafs ela# $3.50. In
.r.ahHt .asfta Iansae $50 HaH
faea sse fee af fhf uaaf t#fteaa
ta als 81 naiaestlaa Mte.ua
netsr HIs fu aFH a HwF 'taa
t
ttassf Is y4fta af} 1ieaa Aa
rsrt aaxss asa saaraafes' fo rsfa"i
the maatf lf ttr Hemr3f ases aaf
sts. samassfs asftsfattian 40
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09
A LINEN SHOWER.
To BE Given at the First Baptist
Church October II.

Church October II.
This entertainment is given for
the benefit of the Memorial Sanitar-
ium at Dallas, which is now almost
ready to be opened for the SICK OF
all denominations to come to be
treated and healed. Ladies OF the
city and country are invited to come
and bring some gift of linen. A COM
mittee will be there to receive all
who may come and give them a
pleasant day. Hours to receive 10: 80
a. m. to $50 p. m. Refreshments
will be served from 1880 a. m. to
1880 p. m. and from 3 to s.: 80 p. m.
The committees are as follows:
Reception -Mesdames
S. p. Skinner, o. P. Sweat. George
Pearson, l.. C. Todd, S. w. Durham.
w. NJ. Nevins, Julia Jenkins, Clyde
Winn, G.. Huckabee, w. E. Nc
Knight, julius Leigh, Ed Wise, w.
l.. Acker, p. j. Herndon.
Committee to Receive Linen
Mesdames Henry Anderson. Tom
Cook, Kendall, Sarah Thompson,
Scruggs: Miss Emma Davis.
Refreshment Committee Mes
danes !. b. McCaul, j. W. Singleton,
]. j. McQuatters, Carl Schuster. X.
Hendricks. j. y. Langsford. j. II.
Herring. Lee Cannon, Garnet,
Eshelman, Cleveland, Beard. James
King, Jack Lumpkin, \. 7. Wallace.
Serving Committee Misses Annie
Ret Langstord. Fay Hood, Lillian
Kidd. Maggie Phillips, Elsa Wise,
Marie kemble, Dalton Cantrell, Hell
en- tangsford
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09

Wase tHts asp sea- aae sna PAY
hta ff tte effoe nf ihe sare nisnn
.at ~ sas wafff @ofks. 20 ua' paia
ss hs feash aenalff Hf 81 900 Hiti
t. rtareed - ~ Davenport Sept
tsf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09

WANTED to show you our late stock
of mantels, CRATES and thing. Every
thing new and our prices are right.
Compton G. Wilson, III College
street. bo
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09

TWO elegant farm homes. fine i'm
proyements, good locations, high
priced. VIII take part pay in good
town property. Fowler & Cornwell.
81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09

FOR fire and tornado insurance sec
Burleson & Veazey over Matthews
Bros II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09

WANTED-Colored girl to do house
work. Apply at 400 East jefferson
street. 165pd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-09

WANT-To buy a high grade Eng
lish saddle. Address Saddle" care
Daily Light. tt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
Woes Of Tho Ric., YOUNG.

The children OF the rich today are not
allowed to be imaginative. They have
no Illusions. They do not have the
great and cducntive pleasure of pre-
tense. In simpler, less material years
the child played at something. a
block OF wood was n locomotive. a
doll was n human being or n fairy.
The tin horse was ilcetcr ana more
wonderful than Flora Temple or Dcx-
ter. Now everything must lie done for
the pleasure of girl or n boy. The
poor Youngsters IRE not encouraged
they are hardly allowed to invent their
own amuscments. to turn plain and
tumble thinga into something rare and
Gloritied By sheer force of Imagination.
Boston Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
GRAFT BY WHOLESALE
Metallic Furniture Expert Tells How
Pennsylvania Was Robbed.
PAID PRICES BEYOND REASON
Safe Supposed to be Burglar and Fire
Proof Entered In Four Hours with
Ordinary DrlIl--Paid s5eo,ooo for
Bronze Worth $4,000.
NRy AssocIntcl Prcsss.l

| HARRISBURG. PA. June 10
Charles Montague, Il metallic furni-
tnrc export of New York, testified
before the Capitol Investigation com.
mttec today that the state had not
only been grossly overchargcd for the
metallic furniture supplied by the
Pennsylvania Construction Company
under It's s2,o00,o0O contract with the
board of grounds and buildings, but
that he had bored into the burglar
proof vault in the state treasury in
four hours with an ordinary eight
inch breast drill.
Mr.. Montague said also that the
four safes in the capitol for which
this concern paid S6G.0Oo by the state
were worth only s37O0o. and that
there was no chrome steel or steel
rails In the vault only ordinary steel
Which anyone could bore into with
ease. AS to the metallic furniture. the
expert said the state was charged ex.
ccssiye prices
lie cited certain bills which were
two and three times more than Il fair
trade list price without the cusio
mary discount. He said the sub
basement contained one case that,
cost tho state $i1S2 The list price
was S2970l, subject 10 discount As
to the first floor metallic furniture
1t cost s229231.10 and was worth
Sl32. 1888. ON the cntrcsol floor tho
cases were billed at $l5.GSS.4o and
were worth Sl70.G5. These estimate
were based on standard trade price
lists.
Paid FcarfulIy Excessive Prices.
Mr.. Montague never heard of me
tallic furniture being sold by tho foo
outside of Harrislnrg lie snid A..
chitect Huston "designcd' metallic
furniture for rooms which do moi
contain any metal plnns for which
Houston collected commission OF
S200o0 from the s,nc as his own wcr,
prepared by n COMPANY whicl, sup
piled the metallic furniture to tic
pennsylvania company.
The eXpcrt said that the bronze or
The first floor was worth $2Go0o'
The state paid s5GG,O00 Tho com
mission will he in session for prnha
bly, the next two DAYS. Former Gov
crnor Pcnnypackcr and other Off
Gals will be given opportunities to
be heard this week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
English verauo Fronch Roads.

n England 1t is almost impossible
to attain speed with safety. The roads
twist md turn and the walls and
hedges prevent the drivers seeing
what there Is beycnd n curve. An
average pace Of twenty-five miles an
hour ia fairly good time in England.
or course the country Is settlcd much
moro Tricky thin France which adds
to the danger OF speeding. Speed laws
are enforced with severity In England.
hit II you will try the mettlc of your
motor cross the channel. In Franco
the rond is yours. Travel Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, June 19.-Money on
call firm, 2 ga a 3 ~; ruling rate
2 3D. closing bid . 81; offered at
! Ia. Time loans strong. sixty days
4 l-2 per cent. and ninety days
IL; six months 8 1-2. Prime MGR
camille paper IL a per cent
sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in lankers' bills at iS7.30 n
4S7.40 for demand, and at 4S3 n asa 90
for sixty day bills. Posted rates iSi
IL ASS. Commercial bills 4S3 5S.
Bar silver CT 3-S; Mexican dollars 50
is. Government bonds firm; rail
road bonds irregular.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
Baltimore P.cauoe Market.

BALTIMORE, MD. juno Flour
steady.
Wheat-firmer; spot contract % Il
ii; southern on grade 81 90.
Corn-firmer; SPOT mixed 60 II:
No. white 81 Ia; southern white
corn 5S CT
Oats-firmcr; No mixed As.
Rye-quiet; No. . western export
So
Buttcr-frm; fancy imitation q n
%: fancy creamery % n %; fancy
ladle 10 a 20; store packed lG 10
Il is.
eggs steady, unchanged; II II
1-2
Cheese-active and strong: I'm
changed; larger 10; medium IL IA
10; small Is Ia a IL. New cheese
UNCHANGED; large IL IL; flats 10 1-2
small ~ "a.
Sugar-unchangc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
FOR TREASURER.
To the Voters of Elizabeth

TO INC EOtcrS OF Elllabetb Civ
County:
shall be candidate for treasurer
of the county In the general election
to be held on Tuesday November 4
and | will appreciate most cordial,
your support. | am rot running a.
n candidate Of any political party
clique or organization. but shall sub
nit my claims 10 the people. believ
ing that 1t Is the voters who must dc,
eide who shall serve them in their
offices OF trust. Seventeen years in
the office gave me training that
certainly fits me for the position, and
If am again elected to the position
Ii will be my aim to treat all of the
ipcoDie as ! did while in office.
6-5-tf JESSE S JONES.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
Tamperino With tho Truth.

\ schooltencher trying to explain to
his class the meaning Of the word
"conceited" said:
Suppose ] would 60 around saying.
Look how good am to my class or
Dragging about how much know or
how good looking I nm-what would
you say VASE"
"a liar" instantly responded his
class. Judges Library