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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Is 1T A TREASURE cHEsT2

Omcers of the Alabama Make Dis
covery in Cuban Waters.
While the various battleships COM
prising the Atlantic feet were at the
rendezvous on the south shore of Cuba
it came to pass on one Silly morning
in April last that one Of these, the
Alabama, flagship of the second squad
ron, must needs lose an awning
stanchion by dropping it oversize, says
the New York Times.
Now, awning stanchions are not a
very important part in the equipment
Of a battleship, and one more or less
makes no serious difference. This one
had gone overheard in about seventy
feet of water, and at about the same
time the crew was going to breakfast,
SO no effort was made to recover 1t.
But 1t so happened that the surgeon
Of the vessel, Surgeon L. Won Wede-
kind, came on deck just then to smoke
an after-breakfast cigar, and leaning
over the aft rail dlscerned white OBJ
ject gNimmering in the depths beneath.
Gazing more intently into the llmpid
depth-the ship just then having swung
SO as to form lee-the surgeon made
out the outlines of another object rest
Ing on the sea bed some seventy feet
under foot, and one which took the
shape of a stout chest, lron-bound and
apparently lncrusted with the barna-
cles of hundred years or more.
The surgeon called others to look.
and one or two OF his brother officers
got glimpse Of the chest before the
sea breeze again blurred the surface
of the water. Then it was that re-
soureeful lieutenant constructed a
water glass, and through this made
careful scrutiny of the chest, and from
his observations judged that it had
rested there upward of a century or
more. The chest appeared to be of very
stout build, bound around with iron
bands and one end of it was deeply
sunk In the bed of the sea.
Admiral Davis, the flag officer who
files his pennant from the Alabama,
was informed of the discovery, as was
also Captain Comfy, whs commands
the battleship Both came to look, and
both heard with great interest the re-
port of the lieutenant who had In
spected what is supposed to be some
sunken treasure chest. None on board
could guess from what galleon 1t had
been flung overheard, but all were
quite certain that 1t contained many
fortunes In pieces of eight. That 1t held
vast treasure Of some sort all were con-
yinced, and arrangements were being
made by which diver could be sent
down to pass tackle around the chest
when the flagship Connecticut, anchor
ed few miles away, made signal for
the Alabama to get her anchor and pro-
ceed to the target range
A haif-dozen CRATE bars were hur-
riedly lashed together. a long length
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
The Egg and the Chick.

That immutable law of physics that
matter cannot be annihilated, or, vice
versa, created out Of nothing, appears
to have some doubters even in this day
Of general education. The old query,
which weighs the most, the egg or the
chicken that is hatched from the egg, is
a very good example of this lack OF
faith. To settle the matter for the
hundredth time, experiments were re-
Gently undertaken at one Of the agri-
cultural stations engaged In poultry
studies 1t was found that a fertile
egg during the process of incubation
lost little over 20 per cent In weight,
while the chick hatched from such an
egg weighed 80 per cent less than the
egg before incubation A sterile egg
receiving similar treatment lost not
quite 10 per cent In weight.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Enect Of Meat-Inspection Law.

In an address delivered before the
New York State Breeders Association,
at Syracuse, G. p. McCabe, of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, discussed the principal provisions
of the United States meat-inspection
law, the manner in which the provi-
sions are enforced, and the bearing of
the law upon the production and han
ding Of meats.
ITO secure the best results, the
breeders and feeders of every State In
the Union should take up vigorously
the question of the extension Of mar.
kets and should back the Department
of Agriculture In an inslstend demand
for an absolutely efficient, vigllant
fair and square meat inspection.
If due regard be had for clean
illness, decency and honesty in the pre-
paration and marketing Of our meat
products, the United States will con.
tinue to lead the world In the live
stock and meat trade"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
~N00N~~-~N~

New York City has more telephones
than London, though London has p
100000 more inhabitants than New
York City,
The Dean of Westminster has re-
fused to admit memorial tablet which
was dedicated to Herbert Spencer, into
the Abbey on the ground that he was
not orthodox in his Christian belief.
M. G. Russi, of Andermath, who has
recently celebrated his one hundred
and first birthday, is the Oldest Alpin-
ist in the world Last summer he seal
ed the Gutsch Mountain without assist
ance.
President Jordan of Stanford Uni
versity, Cal, is on his way to Australia
and New Zealand, where he will lee
ture before the colleges of the Anti
podes on the American university sys-
tenn.
w. S. Gilbert, the celebrated author
of comic opera, once described Miss
Rosina Brandram, the Savoy contralto
as "Rosina of glorious voice that rolls
out as full-bodied Burgundy rolls
down."
Premier Campbell Bannerman, Of
England, is the exact opposite of his
predecessor, Balfour, in one thing. The
latter said that while he was in office
he never read the. newspapers. The
present prime minister not only reads
them, but writes for them.
Adlai e. Stevenson, one Of the two
living vice presidents, puts in most of
his time travelling about the country
visiting relatives, whose name is legion,
particularly In the South. He stays
little at his comfortable but unpreten-
tious home In Bloomington, Ill.
Doctor Ludwig Fulda, the we'll
known poet-dramatlst, has purchased
the estate Of Karerlake, in Tyrol, and
expects to erect castle and live there
most Of the year He Is now at work
on a new drama to be presented In
Vienna at the Burg Theater next sea-
son.
a book il soon to appear in Dresden
entitled "A Fight for Royal Child"
The author is Ida Kremer. She tells
of her experiences as governess in the
house of the Countess Montignoso until
she was obliged to depart by order of
the Court Marshal of the King OF Sax
onv
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
The First MarIborough.

Herbert Paul In his book on Queen
Anne of England paints queer picture
of the great Duke of Marlborough,
He was not truthful He was not
straightforward, He was not honest
In his love of money and his capacity
for boarding it he rivaled those wretch
ed misers who have done no more
than contemplate their gains And yet,
such are the strange freaks in which
nature INDUCES, this mean and selfish
intriguer was endowed with perfect
courage, with an irresistible charm OF
manner, with temper which even his
wife failed to disturb, with brain
that no sophistry could obscure and
with military genius before which
criticism is humbly silent.
He was treacherous even in treach-
erous age. Wholly devoid Of cruelty
and by nature humane, he Is said new
er to have sacrificed an unnecessary
life. He used his fellow creatures for
his own purposes, and when he had no
further use for them he forgot their
existence. He made his plans and car
ried them out with the absolute eff
cheney Of sheer intelligence and the se-
rene implacability of impersonal fate.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Ronntx ON Innactn.

In some parts Of Germany, where
the common European beetle, known as
Meloiontha vulgarus, or cockchafer,
occurs In great numbers, and Is con
siderable pest, especially In the larvae
state, the school children are paid a
bounty for the collection of these In
sects, and enormous quantities of them
have been gotten together in some local
tiles In this manner. 1t Is now pro
posed 10 find a commercial use for these
beetles, such as the manufacture of
fertilizer, as foodstuff, and in the
preparation Of axle greases for all of
which purposes they have been used to
sonae extent in the past
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Automatic WAGON nrnke.

A wagon brake which operates au.
tomatically has been recently patented
by Mississippi man. The ordinary ar
rangement Of attaching a foot lever be-
meath the drivers seat, connecting with
the brake, is entirely dispensed with.
The driver Is not required to handle
the brake in any way, the simple halt
Ing Of the horses only being necessary.
AS shown in the illustration, the brake
Is piyoted so as to come In contact
with the rim Of the rear wheel. On
the extreme outer end Of the shafts Is
a vertical pivoted lever, one end Of
which connects with rod extending
to the brake. The upper end of this
lever is connected by strap or chain
to the harness on the horse. AS shown,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Prey Of the sparrow Hnwk. 3

The sparrow hawk almost invariably
catches flying. bird for It's meal, even
striking down birds as large as the
wood pigeon, though usually going no
higher than a black bird. 1t does not
exactly swoop like the larger hawks,
yet it must have conditions of chase
of its own choosing. That Is why the
small birds usually mob it with impu-
nifty when they are numerous enough
to bewilder It, Once, however, l saw
a sparrow hawk that had been molest-
ed for some minutes by a perfect cloud
Of green finches dart among them and
secure a victim.
The other day had one of these
birds pointed out as the one which,
few days earlier, had come close to
the house toward dusk and caught
bat on the wing. That, however, is
very unusual meal.-London News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
WHISPERS, HATS AND CANES.
How They Have Figured in Mans

How They Have Figured in Mans
Various Little Vanities.
An honest history of the beard would
lay open an undercurrent of petty vaD-
ity In many Of the worlds greatest fig
ures. Henry VIII, for instance, shaved
until he learned that Francis / OF
France wore beard and then he laid
aside his razors and strops forever.
Even the gentle Sir Thomas More had
beard which was his joy and his,
pride. When he was on the scaffold
and the headsman was about to lift
the fatal ak Sir Thomas halted him,
saying: ''Wait till l put aside my
beard, for that has committed no trea-
son"N
Again there was the celebrated bishop
of Clermont, who was appointed to that
Office shortly after the council of Trent
and who precipitately fed his bish-
opric one Easter Sunday morning
rather than suffer the loss of his beard.
What faults of feature in the good bish-
op, retreating jaw, fat neck, blub-
ber lips or what not, might have been
revealed through the agency of the scis-
sors and razor we know not, but that
the concealment of such facial flaws,
has always been to greater or less
degree the motive for the growth of
boards is certain.
In Mexico and other Spanish coun-
tries the hat has for centuries been the
object of mans vanity. The custom
found its origin in the days when the
Hapsburg power was supreme. One
of the most cherished privileges that
the old grandees enjoyed was that of
wearing their hats in the presence of
royalty. The absolute power of their
monarch left them little else to do but
enter into rivalry with one another in
regard to the splendor of their head
coverings.
The gay conceit spread rapidly
throughout the Spanish dominions and
even to-day characteristic sugar loaf
hats may be found in Mexico for sale
at the astounding price of from $500
to $1,000 for a single hat, When our
soldiers invaded Cuba and Porto Rico
in 1898 the Spanish style struck their
fancy and most of those who did not
come back to the States in hospital
ships returned with their sedate cam
paign hats transformed into contrap-
tions with high pointed crowns after
the Spanish fashion.
From the time when man wandered
through the pathless forests bearing on
his shoulder a murderous bludgeon
with which to strike down his enemies
the cane has never gone entirely gone
out Of fashion.
The modern fop would feel as much
at sea without 1t as did the beau Of
whom SteeleS .'Tatler" spoke in 1909,
when it said that the cane had "become
as Indispensable as any other Of his
limbs and that, with .'the knocking of
It upon his shoe, leaning one leg upon
1t or whistling upon it with his mouth
he does not know how he should be
good company without IT. 1t may be
lattering to the vanity OF such one
to know that the grotesque knobs and
arabesque heads that he delights In
displaying on his walking stick are lin
cal descendants of the carved baton
that the fools and testers of the middle
ages welded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
NOVEL DIVING SUR.
Invention of a Prominent Partisan
Hydrographic Engineer.

Invention or prominent farhsian
Hydrographic Engineer.
A novelty In the way Of diving ap-
paratus, an invention of NJ. de Pluyy,
a prominent photographic engineer of
Paris, is shown In the accompanying
Illustration. The cut shows the diving
suit with the helmet and one arm
piece removed. NJ. De Pluyy uses a
metallic diving suit which is made
somewhat on the plan of the ancient
coat-of-arms, being built of light and
strong sheet metal having a thickness
varying from o. to 0.3 inch according
to the position Of the pieces. On the
top of the armor is fixed the helmet,
which is the principal feature of the
apparatus. The air is not brought to
the diver from the outside, as usual,
but the air he breathes is sent by a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

AS an Illustration of the efficiency OF
a good cow, as a machine for the man
ufacture of milk and butter from grain,
the record is given of a Holstein COW
at the age of years, which, during one
year produced milk amounting to 49,,
5T3 pounds or over nine tons OF mills
,ontainlng 600 pounds of butter The
net profit figured In maintaining such
COW is stated to be about $156 per
anuum.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

the top Of this lever is normally in
advance Of the lever end. Obviously
pulling pressure exerted by back
ward movement of the horses In stop
ping will force the brake against the
rear wheel. The driver In stopping his
horses in this way automatically
throws on the brake.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

Mrs. Blatch remarked that this man
would have occasion to regret it at his
next public declaration because "the
women would be there" That indicates
the temper Of these new American suf-
fragettes. There are many well-known
women in the movement.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

Of line attached, and at the other end
a vinegar cask was made fast. This
was thrown overheard to mark the po-
sItion of the chest, and some day, very
soon, these men of the Alabama mean
to fit out an expedition at their own
expense and go down there, drag up
that box and see what it contains
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
IA Lesson in phiImnthronx,

A whole-souled resident of Harlem
the other evening received the Jolt of
his career as parent, While reading
his evening paper the doorbell rang.
and parcel from big department
store was announced. The cost was
30 cents, and he gave his little bright
eyes, a girl of 9, two-dollar bill with
which to pay the boy.
Half an hour later the subject re-
CURED IN him.
'sHere, Mabel" he said where's
that money L gave you for the boy?"
-Why, papa" was little bright eyes
reply, 81 did the same as you did yes
terday with the newsboy. | told him
to keep the change. New York Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Peaches and Plums.

The peach will not thrive on low
Ground. but prefers an elevated situa-
tion always; pnms prefer stifr, damp
soil to a light one. Therefore, plum
stocks are often used for an orchard
u peaches where the latter are to be
olanted In low ground.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

narrowly striped with bright crimson !:
dots rather large, conspicuous and pro
truding; cavity medium, regular, deep,
russeted; stem of medium length and
rather slender; basin very large. deep,
abrupt, furrowed and sometimes rus
seted; calyx segments converglng; eye
large, closed; skin thin, tough: flesh
yellowish, with satiny luster when
fresh cut; texture fine, tender, juicy !;
core small, broad, oval, clasping. near
ly closed; seeds few. plump, medium
brown; flavor subacld. pleasant; quail
ty very good. Season November to
March in northern Ohio. Tree vigorous
and upright In habit, very productive.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
Wrong E,rame of Mind.

Caroline, aren't you ever going to
join the church,"
s0f course am. Aunt Rachel, some
day. But you ought to know better
than ask me to do it when I'm right In
the midst Of this drafted house clean
lng."-Ch Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

''It's an old ~sayin, you know, that
the more we get the more we want "
"Yes, but It's just as true that the
more we want, the less we GET
Philadelphia Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
HOW TO BE A cENTENARIAN.
SIR Lander Brunton,. Advice

Those Who Would Reach 100.
Though three-score years and ten Is
generally regarded as the normal span
Of life, there are no hsuperable rea.
sons, in the opinion Of Sir Lauder Brun-
ton. why it should not be the rule rath-
er. than the exception for men And
women to retain their activity until
80 and even 100.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

named Carson. Its
excellent record for
pr o d u C t iveness,
beauty and quality
In northern Ohio
for half a century
renders 1t worthy
o + experimental
planting through
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

out the lake region and the New En-
gland States, both for the home or
chard and as commercial variety.
In commending this variety William
A. Taylor, bureau Of plant industry,
gives the following description: Form
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

oblate, sometimes
slightly conlcal /;
size large +; surface
smooth, with occa-
sional russell knobs
and patches; color
pale yellow, wash
ed splashed and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
The Carson Apple.

The original tree of the Carson apple
was obtained from an apple Seeding
nursery In Ohio, owned by a family
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23
RaIanced.

Miss FLUFFY would be a pretty good
looking girl If her feet weren't so
heavy"
''She stacks up pretty well. though /;
her head is light. t."-Detroit Free Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-23

Being out OF job sort of tames >
man down
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-08-19
I A ADOLFSCFNCIA

Pero era tan dulce eS Jtrsr
Llegaba tamben i .Ie.r u. Sc habja
equivocado, que no era ia , "a como ell Sc
h9uraba.
1ncorporabase en- su silla para tratar de
verse en- el espejo colgado enfrente encma
de la chlmenea no saba que penSar
Despues de todo, su abuel Y su oAlre c-
ran mejores jueces que ella. pa ma 'e 6 bu-
en- Juez en- causa propia.
Dlos m1o
81 fuera posib.e..
81 por CASUAL lad. -. ST. sin que ella 10
sospechase. -. tueae india
Tai vez exageraba igualmente los senti
m1entos POGO simpaticos de Crst6baI
Seguramente el ndiferente muchacho
despues de la prueba de inter6s que le habia
dado raiz del accidente, no mostraba la me-
nor lnquetud por ella, y hasta olvidaba el
pedlT notlcias suyas pero Rosa le excusaba.
teh1a tantas cosas Ell que pensar lc0mo DO
d1a pensar en- ella
No hay que juzgar los artista conn los
demas hOmbres
o1n embargo, por muy resignada que es
1uVlese no podla impedir que le latiese 81 CO.
fazon esperando cuando pasaba 1 su la To- una
palaDra Gle slmpatla, una sola palabra ma
m1rada: su imagination hacia 10 demas
Neceslta tan POGO alimento ell amor en-
sus principles
Basta verse rozarse al pasar.
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JUAN CRIsTORAI.

Considerabase feliz con Or hablar de 6l'
hasta con solo Dir su nombre; temblaban sus
manos apenas Sc atrevia 4 alzar los ojos.
Encantada LuiSa de hablar de su Crist0-
bal refe1iale sucesos de Ia infancia de su hio,
insignihcantes hasta algo rediculos; pero no
era De temer que Rosa los juzgase De esta ma
nera: prOduciale IN placer y una emoci6n in
decide Ell representa- Crist0bal dc nino
hacienda las tonterlas graclas de semej jante
edad
La ternura Maternal que existc en- el
coraz6n de toda mujer, Sc mezclaba en ella
con la otra Y reia con tOdaS ganas has
ia loraba de placer
Luisa Sc enternecla al yer Ell nteres que
le manifestaba Rosa.
Adivinaba de IN modo obscure 10 que pa
saba en- el coraz6n de Ia muchacha, aunque
no daba entender NADIA de elo Sc regoci iaba,
porque era la llnca de la casa que saba 10
que vaia aquel corazon.
A Veces deaba de hablar para mirarla
Rosa adnliTada de silcncio, alzab4 los
ooz de su labor
Luisa le sonreia Ia muchacha Sc echaba
en- sus brazos con apasiOnada brusquedad
ocultando su r0stro en- el seno de Luisa
Despues volvjan poner manos Ia obra
V reanudaban su conversation como ST ma
da hublera pasado.
Por la noche, cuando volvfa Cristobal.
Luisa, agradecida las atenciones de Rosa y
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den1andantes -pcdr4n solicitar de la
Corte, les sean concedidas las peti-
clones que hubieren hecho en- la de
manda.
Es abogado de Ia parte deman
dante don Jose dc Guzman Benftez.
Extendida bajo mi firma selo de
la Corte en- San Juan de Puerto Rico
hoy 70 de Agosto de Ioo7.-Jose T.
Figueras, Secrctario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-08-19
'oyerla, Relojer1a y Optica
" UsTH SEQ o.
sUcEsOREs DE G. TlNAuD
SUcESOREs DE G. TlNAuD

Gran surtido de efec
tcs de plata Y platea I
20 DrOpiOs para re- :
gales.
[ specialized en- Gu
be los d. plata de le
Y platea 3os de calida
pperiOr.
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Professor de Musica
RAFAEL MiRQyEZ.
RAFAEL MiRQUEz.
San Sebastian 80

Eusena solfeo y flauta; Sc
hace cargo de in5trumentacio-
nes y copias para Orquesta,
Banda, Piano. ete.. y compone
Instruments de musica q pre-
clos e~onomicos. garantizando
lodos sus traba ios.
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TNpItglNfTyW

El Pueblo de Puerto Rico,
& los herederos de Na1entin Ayes
taran, cuyos nomDres y residen-
cia sc ignoran.
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