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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03
LESSON TAUGHT BY BRAZIL.
Splendid Avenue in Rio de Janeiro
Cut Through the sIums.

Splendid Avenue in Rio de JanetrO
Cut Through the sIums.
The most wonderful feature Of Rio
de Janeiro Is the Avenida Central.
Imagine, If you can, city, Chicago,
for instance, awakening to the realiza-
ton that there are ugliness, dirt and
disease in its midst; that its streets
are ill-paved unwholesome and unequal
to the traffic. Imagine Chicago deter
mined to change all this by drawing
a straight line through her slums, say
from the river at Madison street to the
corner of Twelfth and Halsted streets,
with other straight lines parallel and
at right angles through other centers
Of slumdom.
And imagine Chicago, after pulling
down brick and stone, wood and plas-
ter, erecting on these straight lines
broad, well-paved, well-lighted avenues,
faced on either side by palaces, shops,
cafes, clubs and business houes, all
newly built according to one harmonl-
GUS scheme, so that air and sunshine
enter where they were before unknown,
and SO that it becomes a pleasure to
walk where hitherto confusion and dis
comfort were unavoidable.
This Is what Rio did. The Avenlda
was cut literally through the heart Of
the city.
From March s, 1904, when the first
house was unroofed until the opening
of the Avenida for public use, Nov. Is,
1905-the Brazilian national holiday of
independence-ther were GAL houses
demolished and over 1000 persons scat
tered to other and more wholesome
homes. The reactionists who object to
the whole plan say that for a tropical
city the old streets were best; that
these new, broad avenues which bring
sunlight into dark places have also
brought the first cases of sunstroke into
Rio. They fail to realize, of course,
what cleanliness and fresh air signify.
The total cost Of the Avenida may
reach $S00O0000, but it will be worth
every cent Of 1t.
OF course, there are slums still in
evidence In Rio. A city of 10000 peo-
pie, one-third of whom are negroes and
many of these of the lowest, most igno-
rant type, cannot be reformed all at
once. In the lanes behind the hills and
in the districts around the railway
station there are native hives as pic
turesque and as dirty, though not so
crowded, nor so cut off from sunlight
and air, as those at Whitechapel or
East neutrality-suspicious. Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

The old "be good and you'll be hap
py" formula is rather unpopular. II
contained an element Of truth, but
only an element. In actual life the vir-
tuous do not always triumph nor the
wicked invariably come to grief. New
ertheless, the virtuous mans chances
of happiness are much brighter than
those of the mean, small, selfish,
vicious man. Similarly, while it is i'm
possible to lay down maxims for GER
tain success in business, such maxims,
embodying the experience Of ages, have
their value. To say that the man who
is honest, punctual, prompt careful,
courteous will necessarily make a for
tune would be the height of folly; but
certainly the business man who pos
sesses these qualities Is far more likely
to prosper than he who lacks them.
In an interesting article in the Sunday
Magazine of the Chicago Record-Her-
aid ex-Secretary Lyman ]. Gage dis
cusses philosophically the value Of
business maxims, the proper qualifca-
tion they require in attempts to apply
them to individual cases, and the val
ue of that subtle but important addi-
tional factor, personality" His OBJ
servatiOns are as sound as they are
inspiriting. Attractive personality is, Of
course, primarily a natural blessing.
But, as Mr.. Gage well says, 1t would
be radical error to take a fatalistic
view of character and personality and
assume that business men, like poets
and actors, are born, not made" We
can do much to shape and modify our
respective personalities. In Mr.. Cages
words, the mental faculties can be
strengthened by exercise, the moral
sympathies quickened by right refiec-
tion, the emotional nature purified by
good ideals, the energies aroused by
effective appeals to ambition" All
moral education presupposes the pos
sibility Of improving and elevating per-
sonallty, of repressing bad traits and
tendencies and strengthening favorable
ones. "Wise is he, therefore" to quote
Mr.. Gage again, "who avails himself
of every means he can discover to de-
velop the good and useful inward
forces and powers" which he has in
herited. And happily such means are
at hand everywhere, and all of us,
regardless of station or condition, are
able to use them. They consist of good
associations, good reading, the pur-
suit of knowledge, healthy exercise,
cultivation of the sense Of human dig
nifty and worth. With our free schools,
free libraries, cheap books and maga-
zines and newspapers, with our art
museums, our settlements and various
educational and cultural associations,
no young man or woman need be de-
prived of the influences that make for
character and success in moral, hu-
man sense.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Investigation by the National Bureau
of Labor shows that Industries are suf
ferlng from lack of trained workmen
with an all-round knowledge of their
trade, The apprentice system has all
but disappeared, and Its place has not
yet been taken by an adequate trade
school system. The extensive use of
machinery and the subdivisions of la
Dor have given rise to thousands OF oc-
cupatlons In place OF a few well-de-
fined trades. Many of these occupa-
tions consist Of a single simple opera
tlon. Production on a large scale has
destroyed the personal relation be-
tween employer and employe, between
master and apprentice. A young work
er may spend his life pulling a lever
on one kind of machine and never
know anything OF the other processes
in the factory, Employers are unwill-
Ing to take apprentices, journeymen are
unwilling to Instruct them, and ambi-
ti0us boys are unwilling to become APP
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03
WORLDS OLDEST CITY.
1t Is Bismya, in Asia, South of An
cient Babylon

1t Is Bismya, in Asia, South of An
| Client Babylon.
Edgar ]. Banks, professor Of the
Turkish language in the University of
Chicago, arrived, says the Baltimore
News, to-day as the guest Of the Wom-
ans college of Baltimore, where he Is
to deliver two lectures.
'gThe Oldest City in the World"
about which DR.. Banks will speak to-
day, Is the ancient city of Bismya, In
Asia, which lies somewhat south Of
Babylon. DR.. Banks was himself in
charge of the excavations of this pre-
historic ruin, having been sent by the
University of Chicago as director of the
oriental research party. For two years
the research party works In Babylon
and Assyria, and for two years in
Egypt, successfully. From his long
period of residence in these countries
and his own personal work in the mat
ter DR.. Banks has fund of historical
knowledge and graphic Incidents of lie
In the Orient
Perhaps the most interesting find"
in Bisnya, the Oldest city in the
world" said DR.. Banks today, "is a
statue of David. 1t has been proved
that this piece of sculpture belongs to
the Samaritan dynasty, and is the most
ancient statue known to be in exist.
ence."
When asked what had become of the
statue, Dr. Banks replied that the
Turkish government kept firm grip on
everything found on or in Turkish soil.
The strictest sort of surveillance is ex-
ercised over foreign excavators that
not single piece of ancient ruins may
be taken from the country.
"The David am sorry to say, Is
in the Turkish museum at CONSTANT
nople," said DR.. Banks, But, despite
the stringent laws and the strict watch
over the workers exercised by the gov
ernment, DR.. Banks had to admit that
an excavator seldom left the country
without having slnuggled something
| through.
Exactly how old the oldest city Is, 1t
would be difficult to say. Written rec
ords have been found In the ruins
which actually date back to 1000 B. c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

1t often happens that a farmer has
much difficulty In weaving calf and
the longer the baby cow is permitted to
draw Its subsistence from the maternal
fountain the greater the difficulty be-
comes and the more pathetic Is the
spectacle presented. So 1t Is with hu-
man beings who are compelled to sur
render any special privilege in the en-
joyment Of which they have been unin-
terrupted for a long time, They lose
the capacity to distinguish between a
privilege and vested right and they
set up whine in which grief and In
dignation are so mixed as to make a
tear-pumping blend.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03
HIS First Refusal.

A young gentlemen who had not ia.
mlliarlzed himself with the forms OF
polite correspondence, and lacked the
good sense to discover the form for him,
self, found it necessary to refuse an
invitation. The Chicago News gives
the note which he wrote:
'Mr. ]. Henry Newton declines with
pleasure Mrs. Raymond's invitation for
the twenty first, and thanks her ex,
tremely for having given him the op-
portunly to do So"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

English manufacturers Of shoes have
begun to make larger sizes for women,
and now a number eight is advertised,
not by the vigorous athletic young wom-
en- who wear that number, but by the
merchants who know that the girls feet
are big enough to fill such a shoe. Small
feet as well as gentle voice, are ad-
mirable things in women, but more
admirable thing Is a shoe that does not
pinch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Mr.. Edison talks Of retiring from
active work and merely amusing HIM
self" with electricity hereafter. AS a
good business man he will see the wis
dom of doubling the insurance on his
life before he begins his career Of
amusement.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

A Baltimore scientist has invented
an electric cook stove which, he says,
will revolutionlze things In the kitch-
en-. Perhaps 1t is his plan to have it so
arranged that the cook may be utilized
as short circuit when she becomes
too arbitrary.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Lady Swettenham was one of the
foremost helpers in the work of relief
among the homeless and suffering in
Jamaica. She is the wife of Sir Alex
ander Swettenham, X. G. NJ. G., gov
ernor of the island, who brought cen.
sure on himself because of his treat
'ment of Admiral Davis and the Ameri-
can marines
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

prentiees. The bureau believes that
even under modern complex conditions,
the old-fashioned apprenticeship would
be very useful. 1t is a grave question
low the foreman, the superintendent,
s,e master workman of the future are
To be made out of the boy of to-day
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Some statistician has found that
there are 100000 women In this coun-
try who are earning their own living.
He has not had time as yet to find out
how many are supporting their hus-
bands
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

A Nebraska farmer wants a pretty
girl arrested as d witch, because his
son can't stay away from her. If the
precedent is established all the women
In the country will be in jail.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03
Didn't Know About ,Em,

The Mald-What's your opinion Of
the type of girl who never wants to get
married?
The Bachelor-Im not qualified to
express an opinion on the subject
The Maid-Why, are You prejudced2
The Bachelor--No, but I've never
seen such a type.-Cleyeland Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

DESTINY" says the Baltimore Amer
lean, lis the irrepressble fate Of man
kind" Grover Cleveland could not
have said that any better, though he
might have put it in more imposing
form
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

1t seems almost foolish Of the Mas
sachusetts legislature to talk Of stop
ping faith healing. For people who are
not sick there Is apparently nothing
wrong with faith healing
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

What's In a name, after all? Sena-
tor Money, of Mississippi, from his
place in the Senate, announced that he
is the poorest Senator in the United
States.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Mark Twain says this country is go
ing to become a monarchy, and Chan
cellor Day will probably be glad to
nominate Ii. II. Rogers as the opening
monarch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Small waists are again the style
with women. However, there will be
no change in the fashion of masculine
arms they will remain very much the
same as those our grandfathers wore.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03
a Matter of Money.

Would you marry woman who had
sued another man for breach of prom
lseg"
well, it would depend largely on
how much the jury had compelled him
to pay her. Chicago Record Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Unless it is soon discovered what
has become of the freight cars of this
glorious country, every honest man will
feel like stepping up and asking that
he be searched.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Some men seem to think they are do
ing great deal toward righting the
worlds wrongs by fussing with their
neighbors.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

The young woman who said she was
a psychologist has been indicted as
sneak thief Is no account to be taken
Of the offense she confessed?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Bailey, the Snowman, left fortune
estimated at $5,000,0O0. Evidently the
proportion of small boys who crept
under the canvas was not large.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Only murderers who have bright
lawyers could think of "justifiable In
sanity" as defense.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

"Race suicide of course, would re-
suit In there being fewer children in
the mills and factories, but
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Senator Hale says the United States
has no enemies. Evidently he has never
suggested annexation to Canadian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

The average girl tests her first en-.
gagement ring by trying to write her
name on pane Of glasA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-03

Walla Walla, Day
ton, Pomeroy, Lew.
iston, Colfax, Pull =,
man, Moscow, the IL
JOuer d'Alene dis
triot, Spokane and
all points north.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
MUST WE FORGET THE
HEROES OF THE CIVIL WAR?
To The Free Lance:

To The Free Lance:
have nothing to say in defense or In
condemnation Of "A States right of So
cession, that il whether or not the Civil
war was iustitiable"; far ahler brains
than mine have grappled with the
problem in vain, and resort to arms
alone has solved il; nor has it vet been
solved, hut the battle was to the strong.
God knowing best, and the martial
notes Of civil discOrd have ceased forever
To disturb the peaceful and harmonious
progress OF the nation. | agree with
you, Mr. j. b. NJ. that slavery was "A
curse, I'll God in his omniscence wiped il
out with the curse of war, and the
wounds OF civil strife have been healed
with the ointment of time. You are
right In that IA Southern Coniederacy
would not have prospered; the Southern
people realize it and have not. as YOU
conclude from the addresses of Governor
Swanson and others, any contemplation
OF another like attempt. However.
when ruthless hand is laid upon the
ashes OF the departed heroes, and Mr..
Davis and Gen. r. +. Lee are accused of
treason. friend and foe alike would rise
with Indignation. ask you, men and
women of Virginia, shall we honor the
names of our noble dead?
Lahore, Va. FIT
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
HARMFUL STOMACH DOSING

The best physicians believe that the
less medicine one swallows the better.
DO not try To cure catarrh of the head
10y dosing the stomach: this is neither
cpmmon-sense nor scientific. Breathe
Hyomei. and its medication will 40 right
To the spot where the catarrhal germs
are present and free the system from all
catarrhal poisons.
Goolrick's Pharmacy have seen so
many cures of catarrh made by Hyomei.
some OF them chronic and complicated
cases, that they give an absolute guar.
antee oi cure or money will be refunded
with every outfit they sell Thecomplete
Hyomei outfit costs but $I.OO. s.tu.s
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
F. F. T.

In the first months of the Russia-J apan
war We had a striking example of the
necessity for preparation and the early
advantage Of those who, so To speak
have shingled their roofs ga dry
weather The virtue OF preparation
has made history and given to us our
greatest men. The Individuals well az
the nation should be prepared for any
emergency. Are you prepared to SUCCESS
fully combat the first cold you take? A
cold can be cured much more quickly
when treated as soon as it has been con
tracted and before it has become settled
in the system. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Is famous for its cures OF colds
and 1t should he kept at hand ready for
instant Use For sale by NJ. N. Lewis
Drug Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
STAFFORD
Marriage Childrens Day Exercises Notes and
Personals.

Ruby. Va June -.
One oi ia" chief social events oi the
season M this -~ctiun Wu- the uarrin,,e
oi Me Mildred y. Rose 10 Mr.. Hannie
/ airiaN. ui Clifton. Va. which took
place ~ the home of the bride at Ruby
sunday evening at : O'Clock. A large
nuWb"r ui Interested spectators wit
neSscd the mari iage aud warmly con
gfatulat-d the happy couple. Rev. A. J
tummlng.periO the -acied rites
Mrs Cas-ye II. Alvic. uf Washington
l. visiting relatives aud friends in stat
ford.
Miss Virginia NJ. Robey. Of Ruby. is
visiting her sister IN SpotSyivauia
Misses blanche and Eula Green. of
Ruby, visited their aunt, Mrs r. A.
Holmes, OF Prince William county. last
Sunday.
Misses jamie Helm. OF Elk Run. aud
Salhe Gordon Of Mountain View. nre
Visiting Mrs. X q. Montague, Of Rose
willie
Mrs II. NJ. Patton, Of Tackett's Mills.
il visiting her daughter. Mrs. :. 4. Dodd
of fredericksburg
Miss Lizzie Dufiey il sick at her home
near Ruby.
Mr.. J. Lonnie, Of Washington. is visit
ing his parents. at Ruby.
Miss Bessie I. Gordon. of Crest. visited
friends at Rusevilc last week.
Mrs. +. b. Reamy. of Washington. il
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gordon
Montague.
Mr. Snowden Barber and sister. Mrs
Houston. Of Mississippi. visited their
brother. Mr.. John Barber. OF Fauquier.
This il Mr. Il. : first visit To Virginia for
hity years He was warmly welcomed
10y relatives and friends
Quite "A number of our people attended
the reunion in Richmond
Mr.. Maurice Reamy. IA student Of
Eastern College, returned home 20 his
parents last week
Mr.. Walter DOdd has returned to his
home in Abingdon. Va.
Mrs Cora ID. Bridwell and daughter.
Miss Flora. of stafford Store. visited
their aunts, Misses Duliey, Of Ruby. re-
Gently.
thildren's day exercises will be held at
Rock Hill nth Sunday morning in June.
aud a. usual "A most interesting program
has been prepared for the occasion.
Lea
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18


To the Democratic Voters of the
Elghth Congressional District of Vir-
ginia:
In card addressed "To the People
oi the Eighth Congressional District of
virginia, aud published in the press
oi the district and otherwise, have
heretofore announced my views ON the
questions ot moment which now con
Germ the public.
Adopting that card rs a part of this
announcement, | now formally announce
myself "A candidate for Congress from the
Eighth Congressional District of Virginia.
subject To the action OF the Congressional
Primary 70 be held ON Wednesday, June
18th, 1907.
In the event that shall be nominated
ana elected, 1t Will be my earnest desire
and ambition to be- of service TO NV
District, State and Country. and Ia
faithfully represent every interest and
To Justify 10y every exertion In nv power
the confidence repused in me and honor
conferred ON me 10y my fellow Democrats.
Respectfully.
=, {. E.Nicol
Manassas Va, April ,. 1907
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
INDIGESTION A CRIME

IL il apositive crime 20 continue suffer
ing with the ills OF Indigestion. such a.
Headaches. backaches. heaviness. nausea
aud distress after eating, specks before
the eyes, dependency and nervousness.
now that We telly Of the good Mi-O-na
stomach tablets will do
Mi-o-na will strengthen all the organs
oi digestion. so that you will get from
your iOOd the nourishment that - needed
To support the vital iorcss and strengthen
the nerve powers.
Ask GOOlrick's Pharmacy to show you
box OF Mona. s,tu,s
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
WHY GO BACK ON HOME PASTOR .


To The Free Lance
IL Is frequently the case that vouno
couples intent ON getting married. in.
stead oi going 10 the home of the bride =
pastor or sending for him to tie the
nuptial knot, 20 OH TO the cities and call
upon preachers, strangers to them
To othclate ON such interesting 3c-
casipns This has gotten 10 bee so fash
lonable that 10 might ae said to be a fad
III Is all right ior couples To- take trips on
wedding occasions, but they can he mar
RED by the home pastor before they start
AS well a. on the Journey they take. and
] think this is due To the faithful pastor
To whose mIui-tratiOns they look in
hours of sickness and when deaths shad-
ows have fallen across the d arthstone.
This matter tn some may seem trivial.
hut ~ is not. since ~ 80 often occurs that
Young people q oii 10 be married The
home pastor Lceds the wedding fees
much more than the city pastor. whose
sa'hrN Is 80 much larger. and besides. 10
10 this l. to discount the PASTORAL home.
Oi course. young couples are thOughtle-s
aud don't stop to spend "a great
deal of thought upon the question Of
what respect should be paid the home
pastor more than any other minister la
such matters, but older heads should
give them advice and use their influence
To correct such tendency Don't think
that the writer Is sore head or that he
is Jealous Of the city pastors whose ex-
chequer IS so often helped by itinerant
rural couples, who think that the eclat
oil marriage ceremony is greatly in
creased by going after some big strange
preacher To tie the nuptial knot Justice
Is justice and right Il right, and the aver
age Virginia preacher needs every honest
cent that comes his way, nor does he
like to be discounted or sighted.
Observer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-18
Sells Mere Of chsmberialn's Cough Remedy than
OF All Others Put Tofethe7.

MI. Thos. George, a merchant at Mt.
E'gin, ontario, says: Il have had the
local agency Tor Chsmberlain's Cough
nnenedy ever since it was introduced into
oanada, and J sell as much of it as | do
=, a.. oener hiies ! have on my shelves
puS uoeetner. vi the many dozens sold
under guarantee, have NOT had on
bottle returned. lean personally recon-.
mend this medicine a. have used n NV
sell and given It to my children ana
always with the best results." For SAL
by N. M. Lewis Drug Store.