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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

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, 1908-12-30
Translation.
Pjetet' Carl Li'npricht,
GOUegnor Of the Danish Vest INDIA Islands, Knight Of
Translation

Govegnor Of TIL Danish Vest INDIA Islands, Knight Of
Danne6rog,
M AXES KNOWN On the most submissive representa-
JI ton of .he Ministry of Finances His Majesty the King
was most graciovsly pleased by Resolution of l4th ultimo TO
senction the fSliowingOrdinance concerningth the control offre-
aims and, ammunition in st. Or TX passed at Bird discussion in
the Colonial : cuncil for Ste, ok on the 2lst Septem' eg a c.
, 1908-12-30

n0QR v%ITTERLIGr: Paa Fin nsmirbist eriets. derom nd
VI lagte allerunderdanigste FotcstilIngx har Diet behsget
Hans Matstet Kongen we'd alerhijeste Resolution at l4de
". allernaadigst at stadfeste folgende al Kolonialraadet
lor ST. Croix we'd 3dir Behandlng den 2Ide September d, A.
geit one %Anordning ON Ko"trol med SkyJevaiben og Am
rlnitlo4t paa St. Croix.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-23
without m Moon.

Once, some sixty million years ago
the earth, then mass of molten lava,
reyolved upon its axis In about five
hours, instead of, as now, in twenty
four. In that dim, far-away past the
moon, itself great flaming orb, much
larger than at present, was only a few
hundred miles from the earth, and as
the two planets spun with fearful We
locity, the attractive power of our sat
elite, the moon, raised a tide wave of
molten lava, hundreds of feet high,
which continually raced beneath it.
This put a drag upon the earth's rota
tion and slowly, and more slowly the
earth turned, the day heightened and
he moon receded.
Without a moon the oceans of thu
world would be practically tideless.
The little moon that often looks no big
ger than cartwheel, has power to
raise the ocean into vast tidal waves
The SUMS power to raise tides is so
slight in comparison that the solar
tides by themselves are scarcely worthy
Of consideration.
Philadelphia, one of our most import
ant seaport cities, would probably have
been no more than sleepy, little Qua
ker village had 1t not been for the tide
water that renders the Delaware River,
on which it is located, navigable for
the great sea-going vessels that have
made the city fiourishing commercial
port, bringing to her docks the products
Of the whole world. Many other of our
towns owe their Importance as seaports
to the moon, which raises the tides that
swell the rivers into proportions great
enough for the stately ships Of COM
merce
We're 1t not for these moon-caused
tides the whole map Of the ATTITUDES,
forty degrees north and south of the
equator, would have been so vastly diff
Ferent from what 1t actually is, that the
most vivid Imagination can scarcely pic
ture It, England, for instance. would
IN all probability, still be a part of the
European continent, as 1t was once, be-
Gore the tides and tide-caused currents
cut the Straits of Dover, in which case
it is almost certain that the British ma
tion would not have attained its present
greatness.
Astronomers and historians would be
lost without the moon Without her
there would have been no means for
savage or early nations to record time
by months. The revolution of the moon
around the earth from west to east has
been the means of noting time since his
tory began.
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Seeing Ourselves,

"The man who can pick out the best
picture of himself is rare bird" said
photographer. Even an author, who
Is reputedly a poor judge Of his own
work, exercises vast wisdom In select
Ing his best book compared with the
person who tries to choose his best
photograph. Every famous man or
woman who has been photographed re-
peatedly has his favorite picture. Usu-
ally It Is the worst in the collection
1t shows him with an unnatural ex.
preston sitting or standing In an un.
natural attitude.
"The inability to Judge of his best
picture must be due to the average
mans ignorance as to how he really
looks; or perhaps it can be partly at
tributed to desire to look other thar
he does. A stout man will swear thai
the photograph most nearly like him is
the one that makes him look thin, q
thin man the one that makes him look
stout, the solemn man selects the jol
liest picture the jovial man the most
cadaverous, President Roosevelt Il
about the only man whose favorlte pic
ture Is the one most photographers
would pronounce the best, but then ex
ceptional Judgment on his part Is ex
pected all along the line."- Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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To Stop Hiccoughs.

The editor has no desire to usurp
the functions Of the family doctor, but
he wants to tell you something that
may be of service You know how hard
it is, now and then, to cure case of
hiccoughs. You hold your breath; you
take nine swallows of water; you press
your hand on your stomach in fact,
you try all the various ways in which,
you are told, relief may be had, but
the obstinate spasms will persist.
Hence the suggestion that the editor is
now going to make 1t is said that an
effectual cure was accidentally discov-
cred in French hospital not long ago
simply thrusting the tongue out of the
mouth, and holding 1t in that position
for little while. Try it.
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dyspepsia or lung trouble, and always
with good results.
Magic Lantern Pictures,

1t is said that an ingenious French
man has invented a device by which
magic lantern pictures may be made to
appear lin the round" as they do when
looked at in stereoscope The prin-
ciple of the stereoscope, you know, is
the placing of two pictures side by side,
one taken as seen by the right eye,
and the other as seen by the left The
lenses of the instrument are so ar
ranged that they carry the two pictures
to the eye as one, thus making the
object appear solid, as it appears in
life. The Frenchman has applied the
stereoscope principle to the magic Ian
tern by furnishing the observer with
a pair Of spectacles fitted with lenses
set at the proper angle, and letting
him look at two pictures on the screen.
Thus the figures appear to stand out
from each other and the surroundings
as they do when looked at in the nat.
ural way
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SONGS UNsUNa.

Let no poet, great or small, -
Say that he will sing song:
For song cometh, if at all,
Not because we WOO it long,
But because it suits its will,
Tired at last of being still.
Every song that has been sung
Was before it took voice,
Waiting since the world was young,
For the poet of its choice.
o, If any, waiting be,
May they come to-day to me-
/ am ready to repeat
Whatsoever they impart;
Sorrows sent by them are sweet.
They know how to heal the heart;
Ay, and in the slightest strain
Something serious doth remain.
What are my white hairs forsooth,
And the wrinkles on my brow2
| have still the soul of youth,
Try me, merry MUSES., now!
/ can still with numbers fleet
Fill the world with dancing feet.
No, am no longer young,
Old am / this many a year;
But my songs will yet be sung,
Though | shall not live to hear.
o, my son that Is to be,
Sing my songs and think of me!
Richard Henry Stoddard.
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dience from them. If she was firm, she
was yet kind and gentle, and IL lessons
were hard they knew that stories would
be forthcoming afterward.
Jim came home half an hour early
one afternoon. He had been married
several months now. His eyes grew
eager as he approached the house, and
sparkled when he caught sight of Eve
lima In the yard.
When he came nearer he saw that
she was raking up the twigs and old
leaves that lay scattered about In the
young grass.
Jlm's face flushed.
'Thls is too hard work for you, little
woman he said, taking the rake from
her gently. ''Go sit on the steps and
see me do the Job. Where are the
kidsP"
"They are sitting In the opposite cor
ners of the kitchen with their faces to
the WALL" Evelina replied TRANQUILITY.
Been cutting upH"
"Oh, no; Pm merely trying to
strengthen their memories and cure
them of the bad habit Of using singular
verbs with plural pronouns, and the
past participle in place of the past
tense"
"Ohw
"They are coming out at half past
FIVE" she explained further.
"'Tis that now," Jim said, looking at
his watch, and at that moment there
was joyous whoop and the two young
persons came rushing out like small
cyclones, Seeing Evelina SO handy,
they made a dash for her, and let off
some Of their accumulated energy In
nearly smotherlng her with embraces.
She smiled, but offered no caress In re-
turn. Then they rushed upon Jim, with
demand for pennies, which they got
together with permission to go to the
nearest store and spend them,
Jim raked the yard till not twig or
leaf marred Its green surface, and then
he came and sat on the step by Eve
lima.
1T does look better, doesn't it?' he
said. "But don't try to do such work
yourself again, little woman, You've
only got to say the word, you know
just touch the button, and let me do
the rest"
Sometimes, James, | think 1t would
be nice to have the house painted" sug-
gested Evellna.
80 'twould, and Wen have it done
right away, too"
Jim looked different person. HIS
hair was short, his face clean shaven.
He was In his shirt sleeves but the
shirt was immaculate, and his boots
shone.
Evelina gazed dreamily of into the
distance. Jim looked at her wistfully.
He wished he knew what she was think
ing, but she never told him her thoughts
and he felt dellcacy about asking,
Somehow, though shs was his wife and
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on that; she thought how bad It would
be for young man to go away so far
how many pitfalls there were likely
to be. Perhaps it was her duty
But he was 80 different from the
man she had dreamed of marrying. His
clothes were shabby, his hands were
large and red. He had good face-a
face to be trusted-but Evelina saw
over 1t, and the hair that needed cut
ting.
Evelina herself was the picture of
trimness, from the top of her head to
the soles of her feet-a pretty, dainty
little creature.
She thought with shrinking of Jim's
house and Jim's housekeeping, and of
the two unkempt children, Jims niece
and nephew, whom he had adopted
when his sister died.
Most of all she thought of JIm's
ignorance and Of his sins against his
mother tongue; to the prim little
schoolma'am these were almost worse
than drinking or gambling If he went
West he would grow still more ignor-
ant and illiterate.
At last Jim broke the long silence.
"Will you marry me, Evelina"
There was another pause and then
suddenly Evelina raised her serious
gray eyes to his.
"Yes, james, l will"
1t was more than he had dared to
hope. The tears sprang to his eyes,
and he could not speak. He leaned
nearer and kissed her reverently, then
rising hastily, walked to the window,
where he stood, pretending to look out,
till he could master his emotion.
So, In due time Evelina became Mrs.
Jim Foster, gave up her school, and
took up her abode in Jim's untidy
house.
She was a small person of great ex-
ecutive ability, and the disorderly
rooms soon began to reflect her own
exquisite neatness the soiled curtains
became snowy white, the glass in the
windows shone, the grlmy paint was
cleaned, musty odors ceased to linger
and order succeeded chaos.
The two children shared In the gen
eral regeneration, and came out Of 1t
really pretty and attractive. At first
they were little shy of teacher" but
their timidlty quickly vanished, and
they hung about her, seeming to like
her all the more that she exacted ODE
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Commodity PRICED stin High.

The Bureau of Labor of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor has issued
report covering the price movements
for the past two decades, or from 1890
to 1907. From this it appears that, in
spite of the financial depression of the
last six months, prices were higher In
most lines at the close of the year than
at the beginning. The average price for
all commodities decreased only a little
over one point for the period The whole
sale price average reached higher point
in 1907 than at any time during the pe.
riod. The increase in the farm group Of
products was the greatest-namely. 1O9
per cent. 1t was 4.6 per cent increase for
food, sc for clothing, "a for fuel. Ell
for metals, 40 for building material, SO
for drugs, 6.S for house-furnishing goods
and for the miscellaneous group.
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There Is a good old-fashioned exer-
Else, called chasing the cat" that is
often recommended as a cure for lazi-
ness-and for some other things. The
way you take the exercise Is to go into
an unoccupied four-story house. close
all the doors, including those of the
rooms, turn, tramp cat loose in the
house, and chase him up and down the
stalrways. The editor has been told
that this will be sure to cure-if It
doesn't kill. He doesn't advise any of
you~to try it, but he does advise you to
try stalr-climblng as an exercise, par
tlcularly IL you happen to suffer from
Indigestion or from lung trouble Of any
kind. But you should not climb In the
way that most persons do-treading on
the ball of the foot at every step, and
bending the body forwards. That way
,is both tiresome and wearing on the
body, for 1t throws the whole weight on
the muscles of the legs and feet. Place
the foot down sQuarely on each step,
heel and all, and walk up slowly. In
this way there will be no strain on any
particular muscle. and each will do Its
duty In a perfectly natural manner.
Then, you should not bend your body
over, in the fancied belief that such a
position win tighten the work. Hold
yourself erect as you can, and you
will find that you can ascend with com
fort; that there is no compression about
the chest. and that you breathe with
freedom. A certain physician is In the
habit of prescribing stair-climbIng In
this way to such of his patients as hrvs
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Water as an Anesthetic.

1t is said that a surgeon of Berlin
has accidentally discovered that water
may be used as an anesthetic. He was
experimenting with cocaine to see how
small quantity Of it might be used
locally for minor operations, when he
made the discovery about water. A
small quantity is injected under the
skin, and the effect is to render the
flesh at that point nsensible to pain.
The water causes a slight swelling re-
sembling that caused by the sting Of
gnat, and the space marked by the
swelling remains insensible for several
minutes.
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Hints for Bathers.

| Much of the loss of life which accurs
on the water during the holiday sea-
son might be avoided If greater care
were exercised by those who take
their recreatison in or on the water,
and to help that better state of affairs
the English Life Saving Society has is
sued list Of "Donts" to be observed
By holiday makers.
The most important of these injunc-
tions are the following:
Don't bathe in quiet, secluded spots.
Don't swim out from shore in the
sea and other tidal water unattended
by boat
Don't bathe shortly after a hearty
meal.
Don't bathe alone If subject to gid
diness or faintness.
Don't take fright because you hap
pen to fall into the water in your
clothes. Clothes will float.
Don't take fright because taken
with cramp Keep calm and turn on
the back, then rub and stretch the af-
fected limb. If seized in the leg, turn
up the toes, straighten the leg to
stretch the muscles and apply friction
by kicking the surface of the water.
Leave the water as soon as possible.
Naturally, one of the most effectual
courses to be taken In avoiding fatal
accidents by water is to acquire thor
ough knowledge of swimming.
The society has advocated for long
that swimming instruction should be-
come part of the national education.
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FISHING sUPERsTITIoNs.
Dancing for SalmOn-WOrds to Be
Avoided When Batting a Hook.

|
Avoided When Batting a Hook.
In British Columbia the Indians
tremendously went to meet the first
salmon and in fattering voices tried tC
win their favor by calling them all
chiefs, says the Los Angeles Times.
Every spring in California the
Karaks used to dance for salmon
Meanwhile one of their number Sc.
cluded himself In the mountains and
tasted for ten days. Upon his return
he solemnly approached the river, took
the first salmon Of the catch, ate some
of it and with the remainder lighted q
sacrificial fire. The same Indians la.
borlously climbed to the mountain top
after the poles for the spearing BOOTH
being convinced that if they We're gath
cred where the salmon were watching
no fish would be caught.
Very widespread, in fact, is this Ma
tive belief of the necessity of caution
whenever Adam is on fishing bent.
In Japan among the primitive ract
of the Amos even the women left at
home are not allowed to talk lest the
fish may hear and dlsapprove, while
the first fish Is always brought In
through a window instead of door
so the other fish may not see.
The Eskimo women of Alaska never
sew while the men are fishing, and
should any mending be imperative they
do it shut up in little tents out of
sight of the sea.
Under no circumstances on the north
east coast of Scotland will a fisherman
at sea mention certain objects on land,
such as minister" kirk" Swine, .
dog" etc., and the line will surely be
lost If a pig is seen while batting 1t.
AS on the land, chickens must not be
counted until they are hatched, so at
sea fish must not be counted until they
are all caught. 1t Is good luck to find
mice nibbling among the nets: a horse
shoe nailed to the mast win help, and a
herring caught and salted down will
produce wonders.
In the Shetland Islands a cat must
not be mentioned before man batting
his line and among the Magyars of
Hungary fisherman will turn back
and wait over tide if he meets WON
an wearing white apron.
Every year the natives of the Duke
Of York Island decorate a canoe with
flowers and fern, fill it with shell money
and cast 1t adrift, ito compensate the
fish for their fellows caught and eaten. >
1t was always the custom of the
Maoris, the primitive inhabitants of
New Zealand, to put the first fish that
they caught back into the sea with a
prayer that it might tempt other fish
to come and be caught"
If the fish did not come soon enough
in British Columbia the Indians used
to employ wizard, who made an
image of q swimming fish and put 1t in
the water to attract live fish to the
bait
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A Powderless Gun for war.

The latest sensation in the realm Of
mechanical invention is working model
of powderless gun with possible dis
charge of $4,000 shots minute. This
gun. which is also noiseless. Is the In
vention of William Patten Of New York.
1t is fired by centrifugal force. All there
is to il is big wheel with crank to
it. the inventor getting his idea from see
ing a big fly wheel burst. The bullets
are poured into the gun and then az the
wheel attains certain velocity they be.
sin to rour out in solid stream of lead
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An Emergency.

"I'm in an awful hurry, judge" said
the fair applicant for divorce
"rhese affairs must take regular
course" responded the referee"
WELL" she went on, "be as quick
as you can, anyway, You see, my hus-
band has picked out his No. 2 and l
have picked out my No. and In case
of delay we're afraid they'll marry
each other Philadelphia Press.