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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09
MOVEMENT ID AID
 CHILDREN CAUSE
Playground Association Meets
 In New York City
NEW IDEAS ARE ADVANCED
Miss Amelia Hofer, of Chicago. Talks On National Festivals and c. A. Mccall of Newark, Tells Of
 the Municipal Camp.

New York. September s.-The second annual congress of the Playground Asso- ciation of America was opened here in the American Museum of Natural His tory today. The delegates represented not only societies and organizations for the furtherance of so-called playground sentiment. but also state and municipal governments in various parts of the country and sociological and educational bodies.
 Cities which have provided playgrounds for children sent representatives to de- scribe their efforts in this field as well as to gather such new ideas as might de- velop in the general conferences which are to be the leading features of the con- gross.
 Miss Amelia Hofer of the Chicago Commons, addressed the delegates today.
 The survival of the national spirit among the foreign races from which the citizenship of the United States is de- rived each year, to a greater extent" was the subject of Miss Hofers address. After outlining the various racial char dcteIlstics ulSpldNeu pN tnc dileH races of Chicago in their annual national fes- tivals, Miss Hofer who halls from Chi cago. drew a moral to the effect that loyalty to the mother country. far from being treason to the state of adoption, is a strong guarantee of patriotism towards both, and as such is to be encouraged.
 National Festivals.
 "One of the greatest means to that end she said lis the celebration of such fixed national festivals as the Norwegian Frihedsdag, the Swedish Midsommarbrud, the Hungarian festival of St. Stephen, the Irish anniversary of Yellow Ford, the Welsh Eisteddfod festival and the many other regionary festas of old Europe. All of these are ceebra ted each year in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09
1872
THIRD AVENUE
Between 18th and 18th Streets R. W. EWING, General Mgr. and Treas. H. TOM ANDERSON and C. HOLT
 SMITH, Alabama Salesmen.
Report on White Slave Trade.

Paris, September S.-The congress of the International Abolition federa- tion, with 300 delegates present, rep resenting 80 societies, opened here to- day. Alexander Coote, the secretary of the international association for the repression of the white slave trade, presented a report which dealt with the far-reaching effects of this trade and the efforts now being made Go eradicate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09
BANK DIRECTORS
 SUED FOR FAILURE

Macon, Ga., September S.-Charging that they were legally responsible for the failure of the Exchange bank, suit for the recovery of s5OO,OOO was today filed by the receivers against il former directors and also against the estates of three de- ceased directors.
 The joint defendants in this suit are J. W. Cabaniss, A. l.. Adams, T. c. Burke, s. s. Dunlap H. J. Lamar, w. D. Lamar, Sam Mayer, w. R. Rogers, A. D. Scho- field, Mallory H. Taylor, J. H. Williams, R. c. Corbin and Charles o. Stone.
 Executors of the estate of N. B. Corbin, Henry Horne and Henry McPatton, exec utors of Mrs Julia Barter, deceased ex- ecutrix of estate of w. A. Doody Nal lory H. Taylor, executor of estate of L. W. Hunt and Mrs. Virginia Taylor, Mrs. Louis G. Hunt, Lucy E. Galloway, L. H. Galloway, legatees of l.. w. Hunt.
 The suit charges the directors with "breach of trust" neglect of duty" etc.
 Ads illustrated with goCc Cuts arc trade winneys--The GawK makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09

Strangers and Visitors from
 JEFFERSON,
 SHELBY,
 ST. CLAIR,
 TALLADEGA,
 CLAY
 and
 CHAMBERS
 COUNTIES, come to see us before leaving the city. We do the best PRINTING, BINDING, LITH- OGRAPHING and ENGRAV- ING in Alabama. We make a speciality of COUNTY BOOKS, LEGAL BLANKS AND FORMS, and ELECTION SUPPLIES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09
New Election for Bolivia,

Lapaz. Bolivia. September S.-The Bo- livian congress today, by a vote of 51 to lS, definitely annulled the recent presiden- tal elections, fixing next May as the date Tor holding new elections. Senor Fernando Guachalla was elected president of Bo- livia on May last, and was to have as- sumed the presidency in succession of President Monte August IA. He died sud denly, however, on July A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09
Spain and France Agree.

Paris, September s.-Foreign Minister Pichon announced today that Spain and France had reached complete accord with regard to the Moroccan note, and that this communication would be distributed to the powers in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09

livered by the Rev. Isaac White of Bes- semer.
 Miss Annie E. Long, who is to take charge of the music class at Alceville academy, was in town last week prepar- ing for the opening of her class on Wednesday, when the fall term opens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09
Tragedy Among Negroes.

New Orleans, La., September s-After fatally wounding Angelina Armstrong. a negress, at their home here tonight, Vic tor Joachim, a negro cotton screwman
 used the same weapon to put a bullet through his own brain. falling dead over the woman's body. Joachims act fol- lowed the woman's threat to leaTe him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-09

Southern Railway, the popu- lar route to Atlanta. Trains leave 7:30 a.m., 4::25 pm. and 12::30 midnight. Chair, parlor and Pullman cars.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
Richter's CONDUCTING.

Countless are the stories told of the
genialty of DR.. Hans Richter. Once
while rehearsing Mozart symphony
in which the first violins had number
of delicate trills and turns to perform
these were played too heavily for Rich
ter who said; please, gentlemen,
pianissimo! Queen Nab, not suffra-
gettes." Again when on one occasion
Richter was not thoroughly satisfied
with the orchestral rendering Of a
scene from Tristan und Isolde" he
stopped the rehearsal and asked for
more dignity In the playing, adding
that Isolde was the daughter of a king,
not Of q cook. On another occasion
while rehearsing Tschaikowsky's "Ro-
meo and Juliet music the vloloncellos
have a very passionate melody to play.
Richter was by no means satisfied
that the needful warmth of expression
had been obtained. Gentlemen, gem
tlemen," said he, "you all play like
married men, not like lovers" ."--London
Tit-Bits
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
THE SCULPTOR TURNED.
His Answer to the Art Critics In Rural
France.

His Answer to the Art Critics In Rural
France.
At Chalon-on- -the-S -Saone stands the
monument executed by Morceau-Vau-
thier and Berard to commemorate the
national defense-a superb culrassier
who carries across his saddle the body
Of color bearer who yet clasps in his
arms his broken standard.
On the eve of the unveiling the mu-
nicipal council, presided over by the
mayor, repaired to the foot of the stat
ue to examine and see If it should be
accepted
"Are you not going to clean off this
| green mold?" asked the mayor of the
| sculptor.
"But, monsieur" replied the sculptor,
"that is rerdigrls."
"Verdigfis! Verdigrs!" said the
mayor Il understand that very well.
Parbleu!-.,I / know that this is verdigris,
but 1t Is dirty. If I had a kitchen
outfit Of that color | would have it
secured. That must be cleaned up.
AVu ~ nave " uldhC tIut 6ALue,
"But, monsieur"
AT that moment, member Of the
council having struck the body Of the
bronze horse with his cane, they all
cried out, "rhis sounds hollowp'
"Your bronze Is hollow, monsieur"
said the mayor.
The unhappy sculptor then took great
pains to explain that all bronze stat
ues were hollow The mayor main
tanned an air of defiant lncredulity and
as be passed around the monument
said, ut appears to me you have hard
ly detailed the hair In the tail"
This was too much for the sculptor.
II wished" he said, ito screw natural
hair into his tail like the hair used In
children's hobbyhorses. 1t would have
taken six months to have done so,
and | reflected that 1t would have
cost you too much"
And the municipal council Of Chalon
agreed with the justnesS of this OBJ
servation.-Paris Cri.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
SILVER KING OF THE SEA.
The Feats That a Tarpon Will Per-
form When Hooked.

The Feats That a Tarpon Will Per-
form When Hooked.
If you have never seen tarpon i'm
agine the Mediterranean sardine that
you take from the box for lunch
heightened out to six or seven feet.
Give it two enormous staring black
eyes, a supercilious lip Of the most
grotesque shape coming down and
twisting up again, mouth that can
be thrown SO wide open that thirty
feet distant when the fish is in the air
you can see blue sky down its throat
and out through the arched gills. Give
the fish a greenish back and long
spine at theldorsal. powerful sardine-
like tail and equip its belly and sides
with scales (which look more like new
ly minted trade dollars than anything
else, dollars often twice their natural
size, into which the purest molten sill
yer has been dropped, scales that fash
thousands Of rays in every direction,
scales that gleam, corruscate and in
the full glare of the sun form so many
sunbursts to dazzle the eye and con-
fuse the excited angler.
have takenAthe "sabalo" under va
rious circums tances and have seen it
leap along thel outer Florida reef and
down by theA Rio Grande, where 1t
forms in gigantic schools and moves
south in winter, and everywhere it is
the same sensational equilibrist, the
same air climber and sky scraper when
hooked or shared. What the sensations
of the tarpon are when hooked it
would be difficult to say, but I fancy
1t is frightened ,and leaps in the direc-
ton away fromN the pain center. and
no two leaps areAalike.
1t may 60 directly up into the air,
carrying big waive with 1t, and lash
the air, or 1t may go out Of the water
head first. rising like ray Of light ten
or fifteen or more feet, then fall
gracefully. Every possible position
have seen the frightened tarpon take,
from standing on its tail us upright as
soldier to exactly the opposite direc-
tion, and an old angler informed me
that he had seen tarpon make a
lateral lean of thirty feet-Charles F.
ualden in Recreation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
BUYING A SAW.
Find Out the Kind You Want 5efers
You Go to Purchase.

Find Out the Kind You Want 6efors
You Go to Purchase.
When the man in the golf cap start
ed downstairs his wife ran to the door
and called him back
Harry" she said, 81 want you to go
into hardware store today and get q
saw. Don't forget it. please. We need
one badly"
Being an accommodating person, the
man in the golf cap said he would not
forget it, He chose the luncheon hour
as the most opportune time for making
his simple purchase. He was in a good
humor, and he smiled blandly when he
went bustling into the store and said:
Il want saw, please"
"What kind of q saw" asked the
clerk.
"Why," said the prospective pur-
chaser, 81 don't know; just saw.
Any kind will do, presume"
The clerk sighed. "If you only knew
what you want to use 1t for, perhaps
could advise you," he suggested.
What l want to use it for?" echoed
the man in the golf cap. "Why.
want to saw, Of course-that is, my
folks do"
Saw what" asked the clerk.
II don't know" admitted the non
plused shopper.
The clerk led the way to the rear Of
the store. II will show you few of
the different varieties of saws we have
on hand" he said. Observation and
explanation of their uses and prices
may assist you In making a decision.
Here is metal saw. 1t is made of
highly tempered steel and will saw
iron, copper, lead and all manner of
metals. Is that the kind you wantY"
The man in the golf cap was sorely
perplexed. NO." he said 81 don't
think so. We have no metals at our
house to work on that know Of"
Perhaps you would like a meat
saw" suggested the clerk. "But you
are not butcher"
Heaven be praised, no~ said the
man who wanted saw.
Here is regular kitchen saw for
general utility purposes. 1t will cost
you only 80 cents. How does that
strike you? No? Then here is the
cabinetmakers saw. Then have
here the plumbers saws, the fine deli
cate saws used by all manner Of artif-
GERS and the ordinary wood saws,
which will cost you anywhere from 80
cents to $4. In that back room we
have still other varieties of saws-the
two man ten foot saws, buzz saws and
circular saws. II you want to pay q
big price you had better take one of
the circular saws. I'll give you good
one for $500. Would you like to see
them 2"
The man in the golf cap looked about
him wonderingly.
mo, thank you," he said "I guess
I won't take any till find out just
what kind | want"
II regret being unable to make
SALE" said the clerk affably,N ,NtT T5ut
really think that the best plan&-Cln-
cinnatl Enquirer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.

In the Circuit court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
L. A. sheIlenbergcr. Plaintif summons
James c. DingmaD, Defend't Publication
To James C. bingham, The A bove
Named Defendant: In tho name OF
tbe State of Oregon, you are hereby
required and commanded to appear and
answer the complaint fled against you
in the above entitled cause and court on
or before Friday the 21st day of Feb
ruary. A. D. 1908. which said date is
the last day of the time prescribed in
the order for publication of summons
herein.
And you will take notice that if you
fail to appear and answer the said
complaint or otherwise plead thereto
within said time, the plaintiff, for
want thereof, will apply to the court
for the relief prayed for aud demanded
therein; viz, for judgment against
you in the sum of 1928. go balance due
as principal and interest upon the
promissory note sued on, and for de-
cree foreclosing that certain mortgage
executed by you to one John L. Bart
ley to secure payment of said note and
thereafter transferred, assigned and
endorsed together with said note to
plaintiff herein and which said mort
gage is duly recorded in volume num-
Der 33 at page 372 of the record of
mortgages for Umatilla county, Ore
gon, and for foreclosure sale of the
real property therein described as Lot
numbered 5. and the South half of lot
in block s, and lot aud the south
half of lot in block 10, all in Nc
Arthur's 8 Addition to the City of Wes-
ton. Umatilla County, Oregon, to sat
isfy said judgment and mortgage lien,
and for fifty dollars attorney fees, for
costs and disbursements, and for other
equitable relief.
This summons is published pursuant
to an order of the Hon. H. j. Bean,
Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial
District of Oregon, duly made and en-
tered on the 9Th day of January, A.
D. 1908. and will appear once week
for six successive weeks, the first pub
lioation being made on Friday the 10th
day of January, 1908 and the last one
on Friday the 21st day of Februa ry,
1908.
Peterson, Peterson g. Wilson,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
RAISED HIS WAGES.
Ths Way an Employer Got Square
With q FaithIess Assistant.


With a FaithIess Assistant.
A story is told in Milwaukee con
cerning an elderly German who con
Quoted a good sized manufacturing
plant on the south side. He had al
engineer at his factory who had beer
with him for fifteen years and the OLD
gentleman had implicit confidence in
him. 1t was with q profound shock
that he discovered finally that the
trusted engineer was grating" most
shamefully.
The proprietor thought it all over fol
long while and then sent for the en-.
gineer. When that functionary arriy.
ed the following dialogue took place:
"Ah, John! Good morning, John. How
long haf you been working by this
placer
Fifteen years"
Zach, so. And vot are your wagesY'
twenty-five dollars a week."
"M-m-m. Veil, after today it viii be
IS q week more"
The engineer thanked his employer
profusely and withdrew. A week later
the old gentleman sent for him again
and the same conversation ensued
ending with another $5 a week raise.
The third Saturday he sent for the
engineer again, and after the same
questions and answers he raised his
salary another $5 a week.
On the fourth Saturday the engineer
was again summoned before the boss.
"How long have you been working
here, John?" asked the proprietor.
Fifteen years." replied the engineer,
who by this time had grown to expect
the weekly question and salary raise
as regular thing.
"And how much wages are you get
tingp
"Forty dollars a week."
Zach, so? Veil, you are fred"
"Firedp' exclaimed the engineer, al
most fainting. "Why, you have been
raising my salary So at clip for the
last three weeks"
"Sure / have" roared the Teutonic
boss, all his indignation fiaring out at
once. "And the reason that I did it
vas that it shall make it harder for
you for when fire you. you loaferg'--
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
A HcIninn Hand.

When the foreign missionary had
concluded his talk he made the usual
appeal for contributions, however
small. Coming up to the platform with
several others, a small boy mounted
to the level of the lecturer and, hasten
ing toward him, said:
Please, sir, was very much inter-
ested In your lecture, and-and'@
Go on, my little man." said the mis-
sionary encouragingly. "You want to
help in the good woTkI"
mot exactly, SIR" said the boy.
What | want to know is, have you
any foreign stamps you don't wantT--
Success Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
Girls, Names.

In the eighteenth century girls were
christened Sophia and Caroline, in the
early nineteenth Emma and Jane, a
little later Laura and Clara. Then
came a crop Of Dorothys and Mario
ries, who are now all calling their own
babies Tin reaction against the
"qualnt) Elizabeth. The names of
men suffer no such emphatic fashions,
and yet 1t is pleasure to note that
there are certainly no more young
men called All and Gus, as were the
young men who walked with the GRIN
oline In the days Of Leech. Good is the
sound of John through all changes
London Chronicle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
An Easy Mark.

Theodore-It's all right. darling;
have met your father and we took to
one another at once, He even went
so far as to borrow Flo of me. Sure
ly he can't refuse me your hand after
that Edith-Dory. I'm afraid you've
made mess of it. Pa told me about
the f10 and said I'd better give you
up; that you were too easy going
London Scraps,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
The l!ac,.-e CT Honesty

j. on every wrapper OF Doctor Pierce's
Golden ,cdical Discovery because full
list OF tie Ingredients composing it Is
prihtcd there in plain English. Forty
years of experience has proven its superior
worth as a bioCi purifier and invigorat-
ing tonic for tho cure of stOciach disorders
and all liver ills. 1t builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can in
i4teelt 4eelt qaIeehol is used. The active medic
II principles Of native roots such as
|esslGen Seal ard Queens root, Stone and
Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black
Cherrybark are extracted and preserved
by the use of chemically pure, triple
refined glycerine. Send to DR.. Il. V. Pierce
at Buffalo, N. Y, for free booklet which
quotes extracts from well-recognized med
ical authorities such as Drs. BarthoIow,
King, Scuddep, Coe, Ellingwood and q
host of othcCs, showing that these roots
can be 3oPended upon for their curative
action ID all weak states of the stomach,
accompanied by indigestion or dyspepsia
us well IS iDMll bilious or liver complaints
and in Hl wasting diseases" where there
is losS9Nlesh and gradual running down
Of BsStrength and system.
4 "
rich, pure blood and SO invigorates and
regulates the stomach. liver and bowels,
and. thrQnGh than.-ihe whole system.
Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimples
and eruptioEs as weh as scrofulous swell
lings and old open running sores or ulcers
are cured and healed. In treating old
running sores, or ulcers, it is we'll to in
suro their healing to apply to them DR..
Pieicc's All-lIealing Salve. Ifyour drug
gist don't happen to have this Salve in
stock, send ffty-four cents in postage
stamps to DR.. r. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Enffalo. N. Y, and
large box of the rAll- Healing Salve"
will reach you by return post.
You can't afford to accept secret nos
trum as aSubstitute for this non alcoholic.
medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION, not
even though the urgent dealer may
thereby make little bigger profit.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny grGnules, easy to take
as candy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
A Trick With Numh.rs.

Choose any four consecutive mum.
bers, as 90, 81, 80 and SO. Multiply
them together, and the product may be
divided by "a, This will be found to
hold true for any four consecutive
numbers we may choose unless one
of the numbers is "a or a multiple OF
"A, such as 4S, e, 06, etc. In the same
way any five consecutive numbers null
dplied together may be divided by
120 unless one of the numbers is 100
or multiple Of 120,-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
ALL HALLow EVE.
a Tradition Handed Down From the
Ancient Druids.

Ancient Druids.
The observance of Halloween, or
All Hallow eve. is IL tradition handed
down from the ancient Druids, who
celebrated their harvest festival on the
last day of October lie next day
was all Hallows' or All Saints day,
and so they called the festival All
Halloween.
The gay games of modern times are
not much like the solemn rites of the
Druids. but a connection may be traced
between the supernatural beliefs of
the ancients and the burlesque at
tempts to pry into the mysteries of the
future which our own Halloween fun
represents.
Long after the time of the Druids
simple minded country people contin-
ued to believe in charms and witch
craft and especially claimed that on
the night of Oct 81 witches and COB
Inns held revel and fairies danced
about in the woods. From these spir-
Its or their manifestations 1t was be-
lieyed that the future could be fore
told and human destinies discovered.
AS our celebration of the occasion is
merely whimsical adaptation of all
this, there is one thing clear at the
outset-to q successful Halloween par
ty the young guests must bring large
stock of imagination, zest for merri-
ment and an unfailing fund of good
humor, for many Halloween tricks
result in turning the laugh on one or
another. and this must be accepted in
q gay, good natured spirit. Old fash
ioned Halloween parties were held in
the kitchen. and where this is prac-
ticable it is good place for many of
the games. But all of the rooms used
should be decorated with trophies of
the harvest. Pumpkins, apples, grain
stalks and autumn leaves offer ma
terials for beautiful and effective trim
ming, and if desired draperies of red
and yellow cheesecloth and ornamental
tions of red and yellow Grape paper
may be added. Jack-o Lanterns are of
course necessity. Wells in
st. Nicholas.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17

The old remedies are the best. Hick-
ory Bark Cough Remedy has been in
use for over one hundred years by the
old Dutch DunkaTds of Pennsylvania.
aud is still in use by all the old families
of Western Pennsylvania. Is abso-
lutely pure; made from the bark of the
white or shell bark hickory tree. The
bark is shipped from the east, and
manufactured in Walla Walla, Wash.
For sale by Palace Drug Store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-17
Tho First Golf Links.

The orthodox number of eighteen
holes, 1t seems, was fixed by pure
chance. There were originally twenty
two holes on st. Andrews links, and so
It continued till 1764, when the first
four holes were converted into two.
Thenceforward every full course has
been laid out to correspond with alma
mater.-London Saturday Review.