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cents a yard and l thought 1t might
be a pretty fair quality. That was at
Pennypacker's. Well, l thought first
I'd see what there was at Corby's, 80
that l could compare the prices and
qualities. They had one lovely piece
there, double width, and just as soft
and pretty as could be, but didn't buy
1t. 1t was $1.60 yard. Just thinkP
"Pretty steep, eh7"
"Well, / don't know that 1t would
be. 1t was lovely quality and 1t
might have been economy In the long
run. Wait, and I'll show you the sam
pie. Why, no! That's marked 70 cents.
Is that a or @? One Of them was
single width, I know. There's the silk
| intended for the collar. At least,
intended TO get taffeta at first, but
there was a surah in at Eckstein &
Brucks' that / thought would do. That's
It. What do you think? OF course. l
could use china silk-that Is, if | de-
cided to have collar. I've got some
china silk samples, too.
"Well, there was nothing in at Pen
nypacker's that I'd look at. / don't
believe they ever do have very good
bargains there. They had one for 30
cents, but 1t was SO sleazy and cot
tony 1t wouldn't be worth the making,
feel sure. So l went back to Corby's
and l thought I'd get something there
they had for $1.18. did come very
near buying it, too I'm glad didn't,
now. | met Helen Banks at the braid
counter. l was going to trim 1t very
simply In braid, you know. You
wouldn't think 1t would be difficult to
get braid, would you? But / walked
just blocks trying to find 1t. Eeksteins
had some that would have done, only
it was inch and / wanted inch and a
half. Well, Helen says that white
serge is rather out Of style now and
advised me to get duck skirts and wear
them with shirt waists. l don't know
but l will. What do you think"
what will you do with your serge
stuff?' asked the man. Return it2"
Return lt?" echoed his wife. "Why,
didn't buy any. didn't buy any
thing. You, don't seem to be paying
any attention to what I'm telling you,
Wilbur. Aren't you interested" ?"-
Chicago Daily News.
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MONKEY HELPS CATCH FISH.

Master and Valuable Assistant Co
operate In Landing Catches.
For some years l lived In a small
town not far from Frome, and being
very fond Of fishing 1 was able to in
dulge in my favorite pastime very often,
as the little river abounded In trout,
and / had permission to fish about
eight miles of 1t.
The only boat on the lake belonged
to a Captain c., who rented a large
house with grounds coming down to the
lake, and he very kindly allowed me
the use Of the boat at all times. The
captain was perhaps the finest fly fish
erman / have ever seen, an enthusiast
at the sport, and was often to be seen
In the boat, his page boy rowing him
about.
The other occupant of the boat was
Invariably a monkey, that sat stolidly
In the stern sheets But when the cap
tain hooked a fish JocKo was all activ.
ity, dancing about the boat in a most
excited manner, and as soon as the cap
tain had drawn the fish near enough
the monkey, holding on to the gunwale
with one hand, would seize the fish
with the other, throw it into the boat
and then resume his usual seat.
never saw the monkey lose a fish,
and Captain G. told me that he very
rarely did miss one. He never took a
landing net with him when the monkey
accompanied him. l am well aware
that few will believe this tale, but it
is true in every respect, and there are
no doubt many still living at Stourton
or In the neighborhood who could tes-
tify to the correctness Of what have
written.-London Field.
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OUR GLOBES CAPACITY.
The Time When the Earth Will Be
Fully Peopled.

The Time When the Earth VIII Be-
Fully Peopled.
Professor Ravensteln Of the Royal
Geographical Society estimates that.
the fertile lands Of the globe amount
to 2S,OOO,OOO square miles, the steppes'
to 14,OOo,O 900 and the deserts to 1,000,-
600.
Fixing POT persons to the square mile
for fertile lands ten for steppes and
one for deserts as the greatest popula--
ton that the earth could properly
nourish, the professor arrives at the
conclusion that when the number Of,
inhabitants reaches about 6,000,000,-
600 the earth will be peopled to Its fulr
capacity. At present it contains some
what more than one-quarter Of that
number.
If the rate of increase shown by the.
latest census statistics should be uni
formly maintained, Professor Raven
stein shows that the globe would be-
fully peopled about the year 2072.
New York Tribune.
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AN Eschange Of Good wl.he..

A successful school teacher who IL
loved as well as admired by her pupils
says that during her first year of
teaching she received little lesson
which taught her what Saint Paul
probably meant by the ''foolishness OF
preaching"
In the middle of term one of her
pupils was obliged to leave school, SIS
the family was about to move out OF
town. When the teacher said good-by
to the little girl, who had been an in.
telligent and well-behaved pupil, she
felt moved to add few words Of ad.
vice.
IF never see you again." she said
with much earnestncss, 81 hope yos
viii never forget to do your best wher
ever you may be, and whatever tasks
you are called to perform, hope yor
will always be an honest, upright won
an, truthful and brave"
'sThank you," said the little girl. he,
round, eager face upturned to her
teacher. "and l hope you'll be the
same"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-02
More Yalunble than Gold Mines

More Valuable than Gold Mines.
"Cotton is king" declared James
Henry Hammond on the floor Of the
United States Senate as far back as
1858. But even that optimistic states
man did not foresee the time when, OF
the worlds total production for its an
nual output of $2,O0O,OO0,00o worth Of
cotton goods, the United States was to
supply three-fourths.
For the year ending June 80, 1905,
Americas cotton exports were valued
at $40, 0,657,752, as against $410,205,65S
for all other agricultural exports. In
addition, the prosperous planters sold
more than $200,000,000 worth to feed
the 25,000,000 spindles of this country
And still the king is increasing In
stature. During the fiscal year just
ended raw cotton and cotton goods t
the value of $453, 100000 were exported
while American looms We're busy with
an increased quota. All the gold mined
In the world last year would have paid
southern farmers for only half theil
crop.
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Lucknoyv.s Great Han.

Connected with the Mohammedan
mosque at Lucknow, India, is the larg-
est room In the world without coll
umns. being 1852 feet long, "a feet wide.
and 50 feet high. 1t was built during
the great famine in 1884 to supply
work for a starving people. 1t is a
solid mass of concrete of simple form
and still simpler construction. IN it's
erection a mold or framework Of tim
Der and brick several feet in thickness.
was first made, which was then filed
with concrete. The concrete was al
lowed about year to set and dry,
when the mold was removed. Al
though the building has been standing
so long, it is said to show no signs OF
decay or deterioration.
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GOOD
Short rtStoriss
~~~N~~~

A Georgia professor wrote an arith-
metic that contained such tough prob
lens that nobody could solve them. One
teacher wrote asking for key. The
professor replied on postal card:
"Dear Sir-It has no key. It's a stem
winder."
Barber-He admits that he shaves
himself says he's too nervous to let
barber do it for fear the fellow
might take notion to cut his throat.
Man in the Chair-Ridiculous! Bar
ber-Ain't 1t, though? Man In the
Chair Yes; there never was a barber
ouch who had razor sharp
enough to do that.
when Ex-Governor Pennypacker was
still judge" said a Philadelphia re-
porter ''he showed me in his uptown
house his superb collection of old news
papers. AS he turned those faded pages
| said: DO you think, sir, that our
newspaper have improyedT He smiled,
his eyes twinkled and he answered !:
They have grown larger"
The man who applied at headquar-
ters for a "little help from the chari-
table association set forth his case with
so much tact and moderation that the
secretary was beginning to be favora-
bly, Impressed. 81 can't ask them to
do too much,' the applicant said, mod
estly. "You see," he continued, in an
outburst of delicacy and ingenious
ness, 'they paid for my wedding last
month. and twas real swell one"
eve fishermen" said Havelock Nor
ton. California's famous fly caster, ARE
continually being accused Of intemper-
ance. The accusation is false. No In
temperate man could ever cast fly.
Yet n friend of mine had the effrontery
to declare that out walking in the coun-
try he had met an angler beside a
brock and had said to the man: How
can you tell the good places from the
bad when you come to a streamY BY
( the DOT1leS,F lu6 man dASMCROus NuSI-
ever the most empty bottles are scat
tered is the best place."
A Battery Dan'' Finn story, and a
true one from New York, sets forth the
circumstances Of an arraignment oi
several sons OF the sod after an espe
cially hilarious celebration. The
charges were the usual in such in
stances Two prisoners had been fined
and the third came to the bar. The
light through the windows of the
Tombs Court shone upon the prisoner
/ but not upon the magistrate. well
what have you got to say to this charge
against your asked Finn. "Well, bless
my sowl," said the arraigned. "if Il
amt Danny Finn on the binch. Sure
1 / didn't know who 'twux until heart
the voice. whot have l got to say t
me old frl'nd Ffnni Whati Why, I'm
goln' straight hOmel That's what
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-02
THE SLEEPING OF THE WIND.

Mhe great red moon was swinging
Allow In the purple east;
The robins had ceased from singing;
The noise Of the day had ceased;
The golden sunset islands
Had faded into the sky,
And warm from the sea of silence
A wind Of sleep came by.
Ut came SO balmy and resting
That the treetop breathed kiss,
And drowsy wood-bird, nesting,
Chirped wee note of bliss;
Ut stole over fragrant thickets
As soft as an owl could fly,
And whispered to tiny rickets
The words of lullaby.
Then slowly the purple darkened,
The whispering trees were still,
And the hush of the woodland harkenet
To crying whip-poor-
And the moon grew whittier, and by 1t
The shadows lay dark and deep;
But the fields were empty and quiet,
For the wind had fallen asleep.
Ladies' Home Journal.
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The Escort
S~~~~~~~~~O

When John belmont went south with
his wife they arranged to have Laura 8
mother and sister come and care for
the house during their absence. The
Delmonts started a day earlier than
they expected, and, consequently. were
away when Emily Trevor and her
mother arrived. A note that Laura
left explained the change of plan, and
ended with this postscript: John has
secured seats at the theater for you
and mother tomorrow night. It's only
q step to the car and you won't need
any escort. Be just as comfortable as
you can, you and mother, and let us
hear from you often. Lovingly, Laura"
Emily Trevor turned to her mother.
"Only think, mammal" she cried,
"isn't that lovely"
And just about that time John Del.
mont was saying to Laura as they sat
! at luncheon In the dining car II didn't
like the idea Of those two women stay
Ing alone In that big house without
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work of the Civic Federation, and for
this purpose a national committee, of
which Secretary Taft is chairman, has
just been created. John @. w. Beck
ham, Governor Of Kentucky; is first vice
chairman; George W. Guthrie, Mayor
Of Pittsburg, second vice chairman ;.
William r. Wilcox, postmaster Of New
York, third vice chairman, and Miss
Beeks, secretary.
Miss Beeks who is southern girl
having gone to New York from Ten
nessee, is not at all dismayed by the,
immensity of her commission, for 1t is
in the line of work In which she has
been engaged for number of years.
The entire planning of operations after
arriving on the isthmus Is left with,
hQr
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WOMAN TO INVESTIGATE

4 .
Receives Government Appointment
to Seek Truth About Panama.
Miss Gertrude Beeks, of New York,
secretary of the Welfare Department
of the Civic Federation. has gone to
Panama to investigate the housing, food
and amusements of laborers in the
canal zone. This is regarded as being
one Of the most Important commissions
ever awarded to a woman by the gov
ernment. Secretary Taft gave her the
appointment, and the errand has the
sanction and support Of President
Roosevelt. While this is the first Inn
portant Federal commission which Miss
Beeks has had, she has Travelled from
one end of the country to the other In
the interest of Welfare work.
"Welfare Work for Government En-
ployes" is the latest departure in the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-08-02

PASSING OF THE soMBRERo.

Famed Hat Now Seldom Worn by
Upper Class Mexicans.
The famed Mexican sombrero is now
seldom worn by Mexlcans Of the upper
class when riding, driving or hunting.
Not so many years ago even here at the
capital men Of position were occasion
ally seen wearing the sombrero, a most
suitable hat under a tropical sun such
as we all feel at midday.
Pity that the sombrero should have
given place to the black derby or bowl
er, hat that should be catalogued
among hats that are not hats in any
true sense, just as Charles Lamb made
up a list Of books that are not books.
Nor Is the narrow-brimmed modern
straw hat a sufficient shade for the eyes
In this land Of glaring sunshine.
The Panama hat, real or imitation,
now in high favor among the younger
men, is almost ideal as a protection to
head and eyes. 1t is light, almost uni
versally becoming and growing ever
more popular.
The Panama has come to stay un.
less fashion, so potent nowadays, ex.
lies 1t. Yet 1t would be absurd for
denizens of the tropics to give up the
best Of hats for any caprice of Dame
Fashion.
OF late years the wearing of straw
hats in winter here has been frowned
upon by the gilded youth who give the
law of style to the young men of the
middle class. Yet there Is hardly g
day in the year when, under the sur
of Mexico, straw hat is not suitable
Some very sensible young Britons weal
straw hats the year through, realizing
that they are dwellers in the tropics
Mexican Herald
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InYn,n Population.

Java Is very thickly populated, and
cultivation Is pushed to an extraordi-
nary distance up the steep slopes Of
the hills. The plain Of Leles In the
mouth of July sis one sea of ripe
golden rice, with here and there vii
lage OF brown-thateh roofs nesting In q
group OF green cocoanut trees" In the
middle of the island white chimneys Of
sugar mills peep above miles and miles
of sugar cane fields.
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any man within call, and so / tele-
graphed for brother Jim. Jim Is In
Philadelphia on business for the
works, and they have decided to open
up an Office in New York. So he can
sleep at the house just as well as not
Back in the belmont home the visit
ors were settling themselves for their
two-week stay. There were many little
details to arrange, trunks to unpack
and clothes to put away and the maids
to consult. And then, quite without
warning, an exceedingly unwelcome
visitor arrived. 1t was an attack of
neuralgia, and the elder lady was the
victim, She was familiar with the foe,
but that didn't make the attack any
more endurable.
Poor mommy," cried Emily, as she
busted herself with various attempts
to soften the inhiction. TITS just n
shame. And you were feeling so well,
too" And then she suddenly sank
down in the nearest chair. "oh, NOM
my" she gasped. How can gor
And then the girl suddenly sprang
up and ran into the library and came
back with the morning paper in her
hands.
''Listen to this, mommy dear"
She found the place and read an
item aloud:
Especial Notlce--For the conven-
ience of ladies visiting the city without
escort, the management OF this house
will maintain select corps of young
men who can be secured for escort
duty by application at the box office
These young men, who will be found
unexceptional In dress and department
may be engaged to call at hotels or pri
vate residences II requests for their
services are made not later than
o'clock"
The paper dropped from the girls
fingers
what do you think of that. nom
my2"
"My dear" said the older lady, ~
know you mean to do Just as yor
please in this matter. won't oppos,
you"
Emily impulsively kissed her moth
er. Then she darted into the library
and called up the theater, The con
yersation was brief one.
1t was not later than 7:15 when thu
bell rang and Emily, in her becoming
long coat and dainty hat, answered th'
summons.
The young man In the vestibul,
raised his hat Emily gave him hast
glance, He was good looking and wei
dressed, although not In evening
clothes--a fact which occasioned th
girl some surprise.
SIN quite ready" she said. Good
night, mother
Goodnight came faint voic
from the library.
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~who are rou 2. she demanded.

"who are your she demanded.
He laughed.
II thought you'd ask that present
ly. I'm Johns brother, Jim. He tele-
graphed me to come here and take care
Of you"
"Ohw gasped Emily.
And then they all went into the IL
brary.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Imnginafson.

Bacon-The author of that new novel
has a wonderful Imagination.
Egbert-Why, have you read the
book7
mo, but be said that 10000 copies OF
the volume had been sold. -Yonkers
Statesman.
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CARE FOR BRITISH sEAMEN.

Looked After by Most Admirable and
Unique Institution.
The interests OF the British seamen
are looked after by an institution which
Is not only the largest of its kind in
the world but Is In many respects
quite unique In its way, 1t being gov
erned entirely by nautical men. The
institution Is known as the Mercantile
Marine Service Association, and this
year celebrates the jubilee Of Its ex-
istence, it having been founded as far
back as 1857, while six years later its
aims were recognized by Parliament in
a special law of Incorporation.
The history of this great organlza-
tion has been one of steady progress,
| so that 1t has come to be recognized as
the head of the nautical members Of
the merchant service In almost every
port of the world Is to be found Its &C
credited representative, to whom Its
members, of whatever degree, can turn
for advice. These representatives give
their services voluntarily. The opera,
tions of the association are not only of
benevolent character but they have
their political aspect In looking sharply
after any parliamentary legislation
! which might affect the seamen.
/ On the benevolent side it administers
large funds which have been founded
for the pensionlng of members of the
| merchant service and the relief Of the
widows and orphans Of seamen, 1t has
it's own homes for aged mariners, lts
college and training ships and runs q
| quarterly magazine, In which are giveI
the full text of discussions at meetings
Of the association and details Of any
legislation likely to affect the service
1t is an institution run by seamen fol
the benefit of seamen.
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Needed Rest.

The Cuban at the age of 100 years
was about to pass away.
whats the use, docT" he asked,
YEARLY, when told to brace up. This
thing Of bowling century and half
for liberty really is wearing "-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
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When a woman begins to dye her hair
she begins to suspect some other won.
ans figure of being unnatural
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Find out the secret hope Of any man
past middle age, and it is that he maT
be allowed at the last to so quickly.
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have to say" He went, too, without
any interruption from the magistrate.
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Cheerful Council

Turn failure into victory,
Don't let your courage fade,
And If you get lemon, why,
Just make the lemon aid.
Princston Tiger.
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When an awkward man lends hand
he's apt to put his foot in It
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Coue OF West Virginia. and to pav for,
the same, by issuing bonds of said
County:
AND. WHEREAS. there has this dav
been presented to the Court r pettion
signed by more than fifty Iegal voters
81 said kanawha County. 2, aring this
CouFt 10 SnoInlt a proposition TO the
issuance of bonds to the arr1oun+ Of
S"On.opO for the permanent improve
meht OF the main county roads of the
County. to the legal voters of said
county at spec al election TO be hold
Tor that purpose in the manner pro
vided by law:
NoN. THEREFORE,. upon consider
alton thereof it is ordered H.. the
Court as follows:
/ The shall be issued ro.,uon
bonds of the County Court of Kama
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ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN kA-
NAWHA COUNTY,

WHEREAS the main county roads
of kanawha County are and have been
so much out of repair as to be almost
impossible in many places during the
past winter anG spring;
AND. WHEREAS. owing to the con
dition Of the finances of the County.
1t is impossible to permanently i'm
prove said roads out of the current
levics. and the Court is of opinion
that the situation i such as to Justify
the Court in undertaking 10 pe.rrla-
Dently improve the main county roads
in said county in the manner provided
by Section 26 of Chapter As of the
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SouII lot mat purpose. and the result
shall be ascertained and certifiad ~
cofd1ns to the regulations prescribed
oE law for ascertaining and certify.
ing the election of school officers AZ
TOT such offices have been made. The
when no nominations of candidates
paIIots used in taking the said poII
shaiI nave written or printed thereon
me words ponds or no bonds, or
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Subscribe for The Labor Angus.
ouly paper published in Kama yha
valley devoted to the interests Of
organized labor.
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any other words that will show how
the voter intends to vote on the ques
tlon hereby submitted.