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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-25
OBSOLETE RITUAL OF THE EAST


suttee Rite In Hindoostan Was AboI-
ished Long Ago.
The other day a delicate, golden
browed East Indian woman appeared Ut
Ellis Island, shedding the light of her
pathetic story before her to the effect
that she was widow, flying from the
suttee rite, which hinges on the burning
up of widow on the same funeral pyre
with her deceased husband. That busi-
ness was all put a stop to something
like seventy or seventy-ive years ago,
as it shocked the British sense of hui
manity and violated British ideas Of
the proper etiquette of the conjugal re-
lation, says the New York Tribune No
such rite has been performed In Hin
doostan during that long interval, un-
less in secret and to satisfy some i'm
pulse of piety in wives to whom the
custom had come down with all the
sanctions Of the $4,000, more or less,
gods in the Hindoo pantheon, and who
wanted to go the way their mothers
went-a thoroughfare blocked up by a
churlish government with no sound
ideas of religion and its accompanying
rites. But 1t is quite clear that there
cannot have been many such cases. The
custom went into permanent desuetude
a long time ago, and can only be re-
stored by the lapse of the great oriental
peninsula, If such a retrocession could
be conceived, into its old-time condi-
tions.
The repertorial chronicle in which the
tale was given to the public said that
the lady had been the wife Of parsee
merchant, but the parsees are not burn
ed up after, nor their wives before or
after, death. On the top of Malabar
hill, near Bombay, the chief seat of the
sect, which in all the world amounts to
only a handful, there is a tower of ST.
lence, open to the upper air, to which
the remains of the dead are consigned,
and the vultures, which hover about in
clouds, their generations reaching back
to Zoroaster and the Achemenian dy-
lldollCSf ia q SAOlL liIAC lCdNC lOluIIlS
of them but the bones. Such funeral
customs did Zarathustra decree in far
off days near to the morning of the
world. But In the faith of which he
laid down the Institutes, to endure al
most with Sinai and Siloams brook
that flowed fast by the oracle of God,
there has never been anything like the
suttee ritual, and, Of course, there never
will be. The young woman may have
many legitimate reasons for coming
over here and a gentle and generous
hospitality may be invoked for her
wherever she may go, but no sympathy
need be claimed for her as fugitive
from the funeral pile of her husband.
If her visit be with an eye to the varie-
ty stage, which may we'll be possible,
she shows-or some shows for her-a
cultivated sense of the value Of adver-
tising. In such case the suttee story Is
as good as another, Notwithstanding the
flaws in its plausibility.
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A Costly Comma.

Most boys and girls are inclined to
underestimate the value of punctuation
marks, and as for the little comma,
they think that is too Insignificant to be
seriously considered. How great mis-
take this is may be learned from the
following incident: When Congress
was making tariff bill, several years
ago, one of the sections enumerated
what articles should be admitted free
of duty. Among the articles specified
were all foreign fruit-plants," etc.,
meaning plants imported for trans
planting, propagation or experiment.
The enrolling clerk, in copying the bill,
accidentally changed the hyphen in the
compound word, ''fruit-plants," to a
comma, making 1t read "all foreign
fruit, plants" etc. AS result of this
simple error, for year, or until Con-
gress could remedy the blunder, all the
oranges, lemons, bananas, grapes and
other foreign fruits were admitted free
of duty. This little error cost the gov
ernment not less than 100000. A
pretty costly comma, that.
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Mrs. Armitage flung herself on Garst's
shoulder.
"Stephenl Save mel"
But in that moment when death
seemed upon them he was not even
aware of her presence. His arm went
around the girl at his side and drew
her close, his lips brushing her cheek,
while her damp hair blew against bis
face. Gertrude scarcely cared whether
1t was life or death.
Then she suddenly wrenched herself
free and flung her weight upon the till
er, putting 1t hard to port, for Jack 8
amateur skill seemed to have deserted
him. The Widgeon came round, shud-
dering. into the wind, and lay like a
frightened thing with Tapping sails
while the squall raced by.
Il think we owe our lives to you,
Miss Woodford." One of the women
from the Ocean View approached Ger
trude when they were safely landed on
the wharf, but Garst drew her aside.
Sweetheart" His voice vibrated as
he bent over her.
Mrs. Armltage turned to look after
them, lifting an end of her bedraggled
flannel skirt.
WELL" she said, slowly, "for nerve
give me native v-San Francisco
Call.
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PENSIONS FOR THE AGED.

Ex-secretary vander1ip Urges Corr
pOrations to Make Provision.
Frank A. vanderlip, formerly AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, ad-
vocated in recent address the estab-
lishment by large corporations of pen
sion funds for old employees. In dis
cussing the matter Mr.. Vanderlip re-
ferred to the great changes which have
been going on in Industrial life during
the past 25 years There have been
tendencies" he said, toward speciali-
zation and concentration. There has
been a wonderful application Of me-
chanical aids. We have been work
ing toward production on vast scale.
This has created an Industrial army,
the rank and file of which tend more
and more toward becoming automatic
wheels in the great industrial organi
zation. The new industrial order has
made new social order. There Is to-
day no such things as industrial inde-
pendence possible for a workingman.
He must work with others. He must
become subject to regulations in con-
nectiop with his fellows.
$50 long as the individual can act
lively fill his place in this new order Of
affairs this condition shows great i'm
provement in many respects. The mo-
ment he gets out of harmony with the
whirl of the industrial machine, how
ever; the moment that sickness over
takes him and accident Injuries him or
old age reduces his power to keep in
step with the industrial march, his
condition is likely to become sincompar-
ably more unfortunate than would
have been the case under similar cir
cumstances in earlier times.
with the exception Of the United
States, all the great powers of the civ
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"As much out Of place as a fish out
of water" is a phrase that comes about
as near expressing the acme of incom
patibility, SO far as environment is con
cerned, as man has ever been able tC
coin. Despite this fact, however, there
are several varieties of fish which are
much more at home out of their nat
ural element than any species of the hui
man race are in water.
The climbing perch (Anabas scan
dens) Is remarkable example found
in Asia. This singular creature ap
pears much like other perch, but is en-
dowed with an extraordinary power OF
leaving failing streams, climbing banks
and proceeding over dry land in quest
of better filled water courses.
Hundreds Of them have been seen al
a distance of fifty or sixty yards from
9 pool just abandoned, and travelling
though the ground was so rough that
this distance must have required suffi.
cient muscular exertion to take them
half mile over level ground.
Some writer's even assert that this
fish Is capable of climbing the rough
stems Of palm trees. The fishermen OF
the Ganges, who subsist largely or
climbing perch, are accustomed to keeI
them in dry earthen pans for FIVE or six
days after catching, and they live this
strange life without discomfort-Den
yer Times.
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summer boarders was really the one
excitement of her dull life, eagerly
looked forward to during the long win
ter months when her daughter pur-
sued her musical career in the city
and she lived alone on the rugged cape.
"Small this year, aren't they?" she
said, watching her daughters pretty
bent head and referring to the fruit.
'Not more so than usual" the girl
laughed.
swell, don't care" Mrs. Woodford
declared "Mr. Garst says he never
tasted sweeter peaches, and as to Mr.
Clifford"
who's triiing with my august APP
pellation," called gay voice as a
young fellow swung himself on to the
plaza. Miss Woodford, l don't know
which shall devour first, you or the
peaches, I'm so ravenous."
II was just going to say that your
appetite is all right, anyhow" Mrs.
Woodford laughed did your cousin
come down with you?" she added.
Eyes, Garst got as far as the ham,
mock and collapsed"
''Go and call him, Gertrude. Supper
Is ready" her mother said.
The girl rose and went through the
hall. Inside the door she paused, look
ed with darkening eyes at the man
who lay at full length in the ham
mock.
The slight clash of the screen as she
stepped outside caused him to turn. He
sprang up at once and came toward
her, showing a strong, clean-shaven
face and figure singularly muscular,
In spite Of the fact that he walked with
slight limp.
ut Is heavenly here after even a
day in town." he said. II have Just
been thinking that the most marvellous
changes In our lives come when we
least expect them. l wonder If you
know what this summer has been to
mel"
He was looking gravely into her eyes
and the color mounted to her tenn
piles.
stephen, the fish is getting cold"
his cousin called, impatiently, and
Gertrude went quickly into the house.
In compliance with previous prom
ise to Jack Clifford, she went with him
after supper to see the sunset from a
hill nearby. When they were seated on
q boulder. watching the vast sweep OF
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"A MAN MUST LIVE"


"a man muss live" Now God forgive
the one
Whose tongue or pen first framed the
sordid phrase,
And God forgive us who have let it run
And grow to be motto of our days.
"a man must life!" The preacher must
tone down
The rugged word of truth, lest he offend
Some snug old sinner in the pew, whose
frown
den end.
"a man must live!" A politician wise
Whose judgment urges measures strong
and bold,
Must by this motto cringe and compro-
mise,
To save the goose that lays him eggs of
gold.
"A man must live!" Are we then Esaus
all,
To sell our brthright for little food?
Must we unto Expedience be thrall
And, worldly wise, mix evil with our
good?
"a man must lvew Not such the old
time creeds
That stirred to sacrifice the noble dead !
We cannot look for great unselfish deeds
With this compounding banner over
head.
Show me the man who dares to set his
back
Firm at the rock of Right, and boldly
cry
''Let come what may! 1 stand to the at
tack
IT'S base to live when Duty calls to
die p
&C. Hembert Wesley.
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An Apron-string Boy.

"Come up to the postofice with u.s."
called out Norman. "I've got to mail
letter for father"
The speaker and his sister stopped at
the gate, while Ralph Preston walked
down from the piazza.
"I can't go tonight" said Ralph.
Mother has gone out and left the
house with me-"
Guess the house won't run away"
laughed Norman.
NO" returned the other, "but mother
expects me to be here"
"Oh, l wouldn't be tied to my moth
er's apron-string sneered Norman.
"Come on, Grace"
"How can you be so rude?" said the
girl, as Ralph's face flushed.
81 don't care" retorted Norman,
turning away with whistle.
Ralph Preston was two years older
than Norman White, and the close com
rade of his brother Frank. Norman
had been foolish enough to think he
might make Frank jealous by going
home and telling him that Ralph had
been uptown with them, and he had
been little nettled by Ralph's refusal.
1t was nearly dark when Grace and
Norman passed Ralph's house on their
way home, but they could see the boy
sitting alone on the piazNa.
"You are an apron-string boy, you
are" was Norman's salutation.
Il think you are mean to talk so; !
am ashamed of you," flashed Grace.
Her brother laughed.
Norman had not learned much wis.
dom in his eleven years, as was shown
by his remark when he reached home
II have found out something about
your paragon of FRIEND" he said to
Frank, who was working over his alge.
bra under the study lamp.
"What?" asked Frank, eagerly.
"Well," said Norman, slowly. enjoy
ing his brothers show of interest, 81
have found out that he Is a regular
apron-string boy"
"Pshaw!" returned Frank, a bit in
dignantly. Look out what you say
about him; he Is the best fellow il
town." and he resumed his study, Will,
Norman went off laughing.
One day week afterward Normani
teacher, Miss Bradford. found hin
whispering on her return to the school
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Travellers from the United States, af
ter visit to England and the Con-
tinent, are usually willing to acknowl-
edge that there is shrill quality IN
the voices of American women. The
New York Tribune tells of party Of
tourists who were on their way to
visit famous waterfall, when the
power of American vocal organs was
well illustrated.
For two hours they ascended the
quiet, pleasant road.
1--WE are nearly there now" the
guide said at last, and with revived
spirits the tourists pressed on.
How much farther, guidef" asked,
little later, young man whose boots
were tight.
"Only a short distance, sir" was the
answer. "As soon as the ladies stol
talking you will hear the roar"
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Thrust unon Him

Hes one of the most stupid bores
ever met"
And yet he seems to have accumu-
lated money. Fortune appears to have
knocked at his door"
L dom. believe she merely knocked
she must have broken right in."-Phil.
adalphia Press.
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Not Like Other women.

Mrs. McCall--She's precise to the
point Of eccentricity.
Mrs. Ascum-Is she, really?
Mrs. McCall-Gracious, yes! Why
II you ask her how much her new
gown or bonnet cost her she Invariably
replies, 1T cost my husband whatever
the price may happen to be."-Philadel
phia Press.
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WOOing "A Native"
~wwww@NwMmwmMmmmMmm~
~NONN~~@~N~

~ H, Gertrude, won't you help me
" peel these peaches? It's most
train time and supper isn't any
where near ready"
The voice came with a pleasantly
suggestive clink Of dishes through the
screen door to where Gertrude Wood
ford stood under large elm.
Il think the train is in," she an
swered, entering the COOL pleasant
house In answer to her mothers call.
"For the lands sake" Mrs Wood
ford turned to her handmade and gave
an order with some asperity. Keeping
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When a well-to-do family moves iute
a town, and the members become ac-
tive workers in church, that church
feels that it has found money rolling
up hill.
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The average man attributes his sue
cess to his own good judgment and his
failure to his having followed the ad-
vice Of otherA
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When a new fellow comes to town,
and doesn't do very well, people soon
begin TO inquire: Where did that
fellow cev1e from7'
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vast Population Of Asia.

Asia contains more than one-half OF
the total population of the earth anS
Europe nearly one-fourth.
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THE MAN WHO WORRIES.
Its influence Upon Health.

A well-known physician relates
the following instance. a patient
suffering from some obscure pulmon-
airy trouble called for consultation
and the symptoms were detailed at
length.
For many years this man had not
only consulted and treated with one
physician after another, but he had
read every book he could find on
the subject of his trouble His mind
had been kept continually upon his
ailment and in consequence his life
was most miserable.
Had this man employed his mind
with other subjects, taken plenty OF
fresh air, exercise, and built up his
general health by taking our cod
liver preparation, Vinol, which Rs
made by a scientific. extractive ant
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CROSS TIES ON TRACK
Train Wreckers Operating on Katy
Road Near West.

Hillshoro, Texas, Oct. 2S-A To-
cal freight train. on the Katy that
was just ahead of the regular pas
senger train going north Friday
evening came near being wrecked
south of West, as the result evident
ly of a deliberately prepared plan
TO accomplish such a catastrophe,
ties having been placed across the
track. The local was in charge of
Engineer George Brinklow and Con-
ductor Harry Linebaeker, and when
the engine struck the ties they were
showed considerable distance along
the track before the train was
brought to stop. II is thought that
the purpose was to wreck the pas
senger train following the freight,
and that the coming of the freight
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prise to her and hearty applause
followed. The cup class was not judg-
ed by judges but by members voting
for one another. buying and exchang-
ing votes as one Of the members got
up and said they were doing. There
was no justice in the cup class and
the officers said so themselves. Neg
atives could or should not be used
that were made before October, 1906
and one carried off a cup that used
negatives that were out of date. Hon
esty is the best policy and prizes that
are bought are not worth having
Never have a friend or prize if you
have to buy it, it is not worth the
price.
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concentrating process from fresh
Gods livers, combining with pepton-
ate-of-iron all the medicinal healing
body building elements of cod liver
oil, but no oil, he would have been
a we'll and happy man all these
years Vinol purifies and enriches
the blood, tones up the digestive or
gans. and strengthens every organ
of the body to do its work as nature
intended. We sell Vinol on guar
antee to return money if it fails to
give satisfaction, Hood & Curtin.
Druggists, Waxahachie, Texas.
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irst Prize.

See Mrs. Jackson's pictures dis
played at Spalding & McCartney's
furniture store, She was in two class
es and complying with the rules and
bylaws of the convention she feels
much honored in receiving figst
prize, judged by the judges. She also
received many congratulations On
her work and display in the cup class
that she herself was proud of and
proud 10 show. Not only was she
complimented to her face but to the
whole convention by one of the
members, which was indeed sur
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Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased 10 announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles Is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
DRUG law as it contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs, and we recon-
mend itsas a safe remedy for chill
dren and adults. b W, Fearis
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WORKING 1T BALLAST PIT.
Preliminary Survey at HliIsboro Is
Now Completed

Hillsboro. Texas. Oct. 2S.W Work
is being rapidly pushed at the bal
last pits of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway company near here.
and the enterprise Is assuming a def
mite shape The preliminary work
Of surveying, which was for a time
interrupted by the rain. has been
completed. aud four cars OF rails are
en- route to be used in constructing
the tracks to connect with the main
line. This viii require about three
weeks, and the ballast viii be ready
for use within about six months.
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in front of the passenger train had
not been taken into consideration.
This is the third attempt made to
wreck No. 4 within the past six or
eight weeks by placing cross ties on
the track, the other attempts hav-
ing been made near Granger.
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]. J. Fisher of Flagstaff, Arizona,
and f. f. and C. c. Fisher OF Legate,
/. T., are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Fisher, and sister,
Mrs A. D. Mackoy.
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The 10-year-old son Of J NJ. Coff-
man was bitten by stray cat yes
terday. The maidstone was applied
and is sticking to the wound
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a T the conclusion of
4 n Thu. season The
Clansman will start on
a European an d Aus.
tralian Tour to last
Three Years
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-03-04
En- Ia CORTE DE DISTRITO
DEL DISTRlTO JUDICIAL DE san JUAN, P. R.
Estados UnidOs de America J
El Presidente >SS.
de los Estados Unidos
Ex-parte, B. R. Dix.
DECLARACI6N DE DOMINO

PoR CUANTo, habiendo presentado
Ell abogado Don Cayetano Coll y Gu
chi, una mocion a nombre de Mr.. B.
R. Dix, para que Sc declare su favor
Ell dominic de la siguiente fnca:
"R1stica, compuesta de una cuerda
y un cuadro de terreno en- Ell barrio
de 'Sabana Llana," Rio Piedras, CO.
lindando, por Ell Norte y Oeste, con
la quebrada de Juan Mendez; al Sur
con un camino viejo, y al Este, con
Mr.. Lich, antes, hoy con Ell peticio-
mario"
PoR TANTo y habiendose ordenado
por ell Honorable Pedro de Audrey,
Juez de la Primera Secci6n de esta
Corte, Sc publique la pretensi6n por
tres veces en- un periodico de los de
mayor circulation de los que Sc edi-
tan en- esta Ciudad, para que los que
tengan alg1u derecho real sobre Ell
inmneble descrito, las personals igno-
radas a quienes pueda perjudicar la
inscription y en- general todo ell que
desee oponerse pueda efectuarlo
dentro del termino de sesenta dlas,
libro Ell presente en- San Juan de
Puerto Rico a IS de Febrero de 1907.
Jose E. Figueras, Secretario de la
Corte.
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EupIasaniitnta.
Ell Pueblo de Puerto Rico,
a Salvador Lopez Nussa.

Por la presente Sc notlfica listed
8 sea al demandado antes menciona =
do, que sc ha presentado en- la ohcina
del Secretario de la Corte Municipal
del Distrito Judicial Municipal de
San Juan Puerto Rico, Ia demanda
del actor antes citado. EN- la cual re-
clama & usted Ia suma de cincuenta
dollars que lie adeuda usted por vir~
tud del documento privado que sus-
cribio ST. favor Ell 6 de Diciembre e
de Io04, pldiend0 ademas que pague
usted los lntereses legales dc esa
suma desde esta fecha, y las costas
de esta causa.
Y sc notifca usted que de no
comparecer contestar dicha deman-
da dentro de los dlez dlas despues
de notiflca do; 81 la notification sc hi
ciere en- el distrito y dentro de los
veinte dias, 81 Sc hiciere fuera del
distrito, pero en- Ia Isla de Puerto
Rico y dentro de los cuarenta dlas,
81 sc hiciere en- otra parte Ell deman-
dante p0dra pedir y obtendra sen
tencia por la expresada cantidad y los
cOstaS.
Y para la publication en- el per6-
dic0 e. BOLETIN MERCANTGL, 4 fin de
que sirva de notification al demanda-
do, cuyo paradero actual Sc ignora,
expido el presente que Sc insertara
en- dicho periodlco por espacio de I'm
mes.
Extendida baio mi frma en- San
Juan de Puerto Rico, hoy 20 de Fe-
brero de Ioo7.-Pedro Gonzalez, Sc
cretario.
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Hs sido trasladado del puesto de
Aguas Buenas & la comandancia del
Distrito de Humacao Ell active guar
dia de la policia iusular Francisco
Garcia Davila. Ell pueblo ha sentido
mucho Ell traslado de este funciona-
rio del orden, que Sc habia ganado
las simpatias generates, y ha abia
preStado servicios muy vallosos.