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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

The Press is in receipt of bulletins
Nos. 95 aud 96, from the Oregon Ag-
rioultural College experiment stations,
which treat on the "Disease of Tur-
keys and 1.-THE Poultry Industry
in Oregon" These bulletins can Ee
obtained by writing to the college at
Corvallis and as they contain much
valuable information, those engaged
in poultry raising should avail them
selves of the opportunity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

These are the times when loyalty
along the line counts. Patronize
home institutions of every description.
Every dollar that remains at home
does service over and over. Every
dollar sent away will be long time
in getting back. Think this over and
warm up to our home industries. It
pays under any and all conditions, but
especially at present.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Says The Dalles Optimist: The
Optimist has been in the wrong. We
apologize, recant, retract, abjure, dis
own, disavow and lack up on our
statement with reference to the fact
that there is no republican party in
the state of Oregon, for there is such a
party, and his name is Jonathan
Bourne.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

There are plenty of people who open
ly declare that local option is more
than likely to carry in Union county in
June. and it seems quite probable that
1t may. There is local option wave
sweeping over the country that it will
be difficult to stay. and many leading
publication of the United States are
freely predicting the result.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Secretary Taft has bought saddle
horse that weighs .250 pounds. When
it comes to unenviable positions, that
horse seems to have about the worst
Of them all.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Kentucky is reminded that If the
price Of tobacco is too low the grow
ers can raise other crops. What they
are raising now is worse for the state
than Canada tbistles or grasshoppers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

San Francisco builders report thele
are great possibilities in concrete as a
substitute for lumber. Between con-
crete and scientific forestry a few trees
may be saved 10 satisfy the curiosity
of posterity as to what live trees look
like
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Writers are still trying to fix the
reason for the financial failure of the
Jamestown exposition. That ought to
be easy enough, jamestown is too
far from Oregon, where expositions are
a financial success. Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

A Michigan man wrote message
on toadstool stating that he was
about to commit suicide. But rs he
did not eat the toadstool his friends
think he has eaten his words. Queer
world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Speaking of Senator Tillman's criti-
oism of financial methods, the Charles
ton News and Courier intimates that
this is no time to throw rocks. May
be not. But it's good time to be
saving them up.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Since the financial stringency we
do not hear SO much as we did about
tainted money. It seems to be in hid
ing along with the balance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

China is to be constitutional mon
archy from now on, but it is likely
that it will be quite long time before
many of the Chinese people find it out.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-24

Of them all.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

l chose It. I think with little careful pressing 1t will stand one or two more wearings-if the style hasn't gone out. And she had some perfectly beautiful lace to go with it-some she brought back with her from Paris the last trip i she made. But I was going to tell you about Mir. Cloober
 T had Mime. Clancy come over to dress the girls hair on the evening of | the ball and 1t was exquisite the way they looked when they were all dressed. As I say, I don't know when l ever saw prettier picture. Now, darllngs, I said, papa Is in the library and you must go down and surprise him. So they went down and tiptoed up behind him and then, when he looked around, they dropped him a curtsey. It was too | sweet"
 "I'm sure 1t must have been," said the caller
 But will you believe me, my dear, that man just looked at them without so much as a smile and then gave a grunt and went on reading his paper. I declare was out of patience. Well, papa I said, what do you think of your daughters? Why don't you look at themT
 "T looked at them,' he said, just as short and snappy as could be.
 "'Well, don't you think that they look charming?' I asked.
 "'Oh, suppose they look all right, he growled. It seems to me that they are fused out a good deal more than's necessary Then he went on with that paper of his.
 "'I declare you don't deserve to have such daughters said. All right, in- deed! That's all you have to say, Is It? Come on away, my dears; your papa Is too much engaged to pay any attention to you
 "He felt In his breast pocket and pulled out an envelope and threw 1t on the table. T hardly think that you will expect me to be very enthusiastic when you look at that he said.
 q opened It. and what do you SUD- pose It was? Mrs. Modez's bill for the dresses. And really not So very much, for her. And those darling girls stand ing there! Don't you really think men are peculiarT-Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

pen and switched his thoughts from the pTosaic to the ideal. The seed of TO- nance, which had hitherto blown past him, had at length struck soil. and his pleasant musing was evidence that It was exceedingly llkely to germinate. As he banged down his roll-top desk that night he hoped that she would soon repeat her visit.
 The desire to see her again grew stronger as the days passed. In the hours when business did not claim his thoughts her picture was a recurring memory. On the seventh day after her coming, hoping to hasten her call, he yentured to write a brief request for the promised few designs.
 When her card was brought to him the following morning some new strange sense of gladness seemed to permeate him, and he met her with hand outstretched and smiling face. That second visit proved the precursor of many, with intervals which gradual ly lessened. until the day dawned on HUI " htu lhc hopS tndl uc ihlS Hi Aot ask In vain filled him with joy.
 That morning, for the first time, she had thrown side her incognito and, as he learned her fathers name, despite the fact that he was Baronet, a feel Ing of distinct confidence was instilled within him. She had looked for some expression of surprise, instead of which he laughed as man laughs who Is sure of ultimate victory.
 Your father looks down on trade, I suppose" he said. becoming sudden ly serious. "He would be angry if he knew that his daughter had solled her hands with business"
 Father Is broad-minded," she re- turned. 'He hasn't always been a Baronet, you know. But mothers proudest boast Is her pedigree. I'm afraid her feelings would be terribly outraged.'
 "She wouldn't recognize the 'Zalvo' man, eh?' he said. Freeze his pre- sumption with an icy glare through her lorgnette, eh?"
 She smiled at the picture.
 That reminds me-" she said. 'The fount of inspiration will dry up for
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13
FOOD FIT FOR THE GODS.

Ohio Editor Sings a Poem to tae
 Glory of Buckwheat Cakes.
 There is nothing in this world that so completely surrounds the human ap- petite and makes 1t willing captive on one of the cold December mornings when n boreal blast comes rushing down and infuses itself in the very dish of hot buckwheat cakes, gener ously moistened with a sage-spiked gravy, off of reeking-hot pork steak.
 This Is not altogether delicate con- biration, but it Is, if one takes into account the day and the freezing air outside and the shivering snowflakes that are trying to slip in under the windows to get warm. It is then that one does not want to toy with torrid food or spend the time crunching cream puffs. He wants something that fights the polar chill. The Almighty made the buckwheat cake to do that very thing and the pork steak to assist it.
 Now, some people are squeamish doout polS anu suspect IL IS tOO StTOuS for their delicate digestion. Go to. What is that kindly odor floating like sweet incense spirit out of the kit chen-that flavor of the frying pork steak, and the delicate incense of the sage along with 1t, and the mouth watering sight of that Drowned pier of buckwheat cakes-what Is It all but loving natures urgent invitation to abandon your cowardly suspicion and partake?
 Of course, this does not apply to May day when the johnny jumpers are peeping from under the dead leaves and the soft zephyrs are playing tag with the morning sunshine-but now; look without; listen to that arctic roar; see the snowflakes freezing to death, hear those icicles falling from the neighboring roof-ls 1t time for straw berries and parfait? No, indeed; pass the buckwheat cakes and more of the steak and gravy, please; let the polar winds howl.-Columbus Journal.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

"Men are peculiar things" said the matron to the caller. "As long as I've been married I've never been quite able to understand Mir Cloober. I don't be- lleve there ever was man who thought more of his family or took more pride In them, and yet"
 q think that anybody might be proud of two such lovely girls as you have" said the caller.
 "Mr. Cloober is.' said the matron. "He really Is. He thinks everything of them and they can do almost anything with him. I often say that he will do more for them than he will for me. Yet he's peculiar about that. I think they are girls to be proud of. I don't say It just because I am their mother. I think any woman would say the same. I declare I don't believe I ever saw a prettier sight than those two girls were when they were dressed for the ball the other night. Did you see them? No, of course; you weren't there, were you"
 q did have an invitation,' said the caller, "but you know how It Is with me. It's so hard to get Mir. Welslle to go anywhere of an evening""
 "Well, Geraldine was In pink and Ethel was in blue, and the costumes were made almost identically the same. do think Mrs. Modez has exquisite taste. She's expensive, but it's really worth while to pay the prices she charges to get the results. At first she said she positively couldn't make the dresses. She would design them, but that was because she simply couldn't resist doing that. She has an awfully artistic nature, you know, and Geral- dine and Ethel appeal to It. Finally she burst out: oh, you dears! I'm just going to make those frocks for you If let everything else go.' Wasn't that perfectly sweet of her?
 "So she made them. Eygpore silk and when she showed me what 1t was did you ever see any of It? It was imported for the first time oniy about three months ago and its just the love Hest, most delicate material ever saw Too delicate, I'm afraid. I don't believe 1t will ever clean. But It made up so beautifully that I'm not sorry now that
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

time. The fifth place was taken by another American. Benjamin Franklin, with 21 votes. Others for whom pref erence was expressed were Florence Nightingale, 13; Marquis Oyama and Nelson, II each; General Kodama, [ i; Bismarck, 5, and Napoleon, f. There were also scattering ballots for Presi- dent Roosevelt, Calico, Socrates, Pe ter the Great, and others. Probably the vote was influenced by stories that the pupils found in their reading books. and if the question had been asked them whether they considered the for eign heroes greater men than those of their own country, 1t Is not likely that they would have answered In the af firmative; but the desire to have the portraits of such men as Washington Lincoln and Franklin placed on the wall Is one indication of the feeling with which the United States has long been regarded in Japan.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13
ON AN AUTUMN SKETCH.

Thanks to the artist, ever on my wall The sunset stays; that hill in glory
 rolled, Those trees and clouds in crimson and in
 gold, Burn on, nor cool when evening shadows
 fall. -James' Russell Lowell. '.There is a season that's brimful of glad
 ness and joy, When the heartstrings of life gladly
 ring; rTis the bright golden Autumn unknown
 to alloy, When the little brown squirrel Is king. When the bushy-tailed fellow is lord over The woods are decked gaily to greet
 him, While scarlet tinged leaves from the
 maple trees fall, And dance OCT the meadows to meet
 him. Through woodlands he scurries, through
 runlets he hurries, To the hickory tree in the wold; And as happy is he as king ere could
 be,
 Though he wears not a circiet of gold. Heigho to the monarch of dinSle and hol-
 low! His praises let everyone sing; For we must needs be merry, be happy
 and cheery, When the little brown squirrel Is king"
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

talked everybody tired before the din. ner began, and Travers saw visions of a bad meal when he discovered the En. glishman to be his neighbor at table. There was never stop to the fellows tongue. When the oysters were brought on, he began: "Now, 1t Is a question as to whether or not the oyster has brains; scientists dispute the idea. 'T-t-t-they certainly have some," re- torted Travers. Your proof, sir," chal- enged the Briton, eager for argument "W-wh-wh-why, sir. the o-o-oyster know h-hah-how to shut up."
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

Doctor Yamakawa, who was formerly the president of the Imperial Univers- ity of Tokyo, Japan, recently offered to present to primary school In Ja- pan the portrait of some distinguished person. The three hundred and forty three children were asked to ballot for the person whose picture they would like to have placed on the walls of the schoolroom. Although 1t was when the nation was much excited over the treatment of Japanese pupils in San Francisco, these boys and girls still honored the great men of America
 George Washington stood first in the list with 69 votes, and Abraham Lin coln second with 53. Next came Ad- miral Togo with 2s votes, followed by . Japanese philanthropist of olden
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13
Father of Trees.

The oldest tree in the world Is said to be the famous dragon tree of Ten eriffe, which is estimated to be from 1000 to 6,00O years of age. This won- der of the plant world was seventy feet or more in height until the year 1919, when during terrific storm one of the large branches was broken off. A sim liar storm In 1867 stripped the trunk of Its remaining branches and left the trunk standing alone. This tree de- rives its common name from a reddish exudation known as dragons blood, found in the sepulchral caves of the Gauches, and supposed to have been used by them In embalming their dead. -Tit-Bits-
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13
Throughout a century and

Throughout a century and a quarter the tendency of the nations of the world has been toward diffusion of the governmental powers. For the first time evidence of a reactionary dispo- sitlon to trust all to the one strong man appears in nearly all the larger nations at the same time. We see no more than curious coincidence Tn the unhappiness of these present days in all the parliaments of man. Democra- cy is not dying anywhere. The only moral to be drawn is the happy one that individualism Is not moribund either. The nations know and trust their strongest sons. There Is no "man on horseback" He only seems mounted to little men because his head Is high above the crowd.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13
GOOD Short
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An old Georgia negro having told the judge that he had "been in three wars" i" was asked to name them, when he re piled: T wuz a cook In de Confedrit war, an alter freedom broke out wuz married two times!"
 A certain nobleman well known to society, while one day strolling round his stables, came across his coachman's little boy on a seat, playing with his toys. After talking to the youngster a short time he said: well, my little man, do you know who I amp "Oh, yes," replied the boy; you're the man who rides in my fathers carriage"
 She had buried three husbands, and the fourth lay cold while the under taker measured him. And she was known in the Kentish village to have put aside something more than hus- bands. Tt isn't, p'raps, the right time to mention such a matter" said the un- dertaker to the widow. "but If you was thinking of taking fifth" Now, that comes of being precipitous,' re piled the widow. i've just took the barber what come to shave the corpse"
 A gentleman from one of the North ern States hurried to Texas to the bed side of his son, who lay sick with a very high fever. The doctor who had accompanied him was very anxious to procure some ice for his patient, and the father approached group on the hotel piazza, inquiring where he might get some ice. None of the group made any response for some time, but when the inquiry was repeated, one man finally renounced tobacco juice for ar ticulation. Striding to the end of the balcony, he elected the juice and made reply: Well, who ever heered O Ice In the summer time"
 "It will be impossible for us to trans act any public business tonight" said the president of the city council, "be- cause of the lack of a quorum" "Mr. Chairman" said the new member, aris- ing quickly, q have been elected on pledge to my constituency that I shall work untlringly and increasingly for the upbuilding and uplifting of our city, and now and here move that con- mittee be appointed to consider the i'm mediate purchase of as good a quorum as the market affords, and that the committee be instructed to secure the quorum and have 1t properly installed by the next meeting night. And fur thermore," he said, with fine patriotic touch, let us obtain a good American quorum, and not one of those ancient Roman things"
 MT. Travers, the famous New York wit, once met at dinner a pompous En. glishman who was doing the States. He had letters aplenty attesting his i'm portanoe - letters from Gladstone, Dilke, Salisbury. and Churchill. He had
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13
The Great Stone Face.

Colonel James r. Robertson, of the English army, declares in Personal Adventures that the history of his face alone would All chapter. When quite a small boy he had the present of a toy cannon. He found the cannon nearly full of paper, and to get that out he took a bit of strong wire. made 1t red-hot, and tried to burn the paper out Bangl went the cannon, and the wire shot through the lobe of his left ear
 When I was trying to blow up c wasp's nest, he continues, the mine of coarse blasting powder went ofr in my face, and peppered 1t full of une1pect- ed large grains of powder.
 went to my room, and with a gold pin dug out every grain, and cleaned the wound with my nail-brush. It was a most painful operation. but if had left the powder in I should have had . blue face for life.
 A fall which occurred when war out hunting smashed the bone of my nose into little bits, and on another oc. casion I fell on a rock, and my two front teeth came through the skin b. low the under lip.
 My mother used to say, 70 laddis laddle, you'll come to some awful death If you don't take more care of your. self" But at the age of s4 I am able to take a twenty-mile run on my "bike." and am without mark CT dam aRa m my face
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

three weeks. We're of to Brighton to- morrow"
 That reminds me- he laughed. "I'm feeling the want of holiday myself. Would you recommend Dr. Brighton In my casef"
 I think the treatment might benefit you," she returned, archly.
 (Which hotel would you suggest?" he asked.
 q should say the Metropole would suit you admirably she replied. 
 warm ten minutes. His lady was evi- dently highly incensed.
 "The things apparent" she was say ing. "The man Is always with her Everybody in the hotel Is talking about 1t. It must be stopped at once, and It is for youSto settle his pretensions."
 "Very decent chap, my dear,' he ven tured, mildly. q must admit that rather like him."
 Your liking or disllking has noth- Ing to do with it," snapped the lady. You know very well I have other views for Kitty. Saphead dotes upon her, and I will not have the match spoiled. The way she galllvants about with this 'Zalvo' fellow is absolutely disgusting"
 "Why don't you speak to her?" he observed dryly.
 What an insane question:" she re- turned "The very way to make her think more of him. It Is for you to speak to him, and In unmlstakable Ian guage Zalvo indeed.'
 "yery good stuff, my dear" he said. I've known 1t cure some obstinate cases, and, besides, 1t must be mint to him."
 Don't be aslnine!' retorted the lady, her generous form quivering with anger. You will please understand l expect to send him to the rightabout this very night"
 "very well, my dear, very we'll" he returned, as he pulled on his dress coat. "Il talk to him after dinner. An. there they come across the promenade. Hand some chap he looks, too. like his face. Got the right stamp. All right, my dear, don't excite yourself. Go and dress I'll talk to him."
 The girl went by the bedroom door to her own room hummlng a snatch of song.
 Sir Thomas caught 1t, and stood stock-still. gazing with apparent ab- stractlon through the window.
 Sounds distinctly unpromising," he said to himself. If I still possess the faculty of putting two and two together I'm afraid I'm in for a hard case. And. when I think of that bright specimen of nobility, Saphead. I'm blessed if feel inclined to enthuse over the job. This other is a man. I wish to good ness Maria would tackle him herself"
 The dinner through the inane re- marks of the irrepresslble Saphead, who diLed with them. bored him ex- ceedingly. The smiles with which his wife rewarded his feeble witticisms en- couraged him to shine, and he was well content Politeness compelled Kitty and himself to interpolate a word now and then. but he fancied. as he noted
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

Leading business men of Chicago have petitioned that the time of the eighteen-hour trains between Chicago and New York be raised to twenty hours. They are the kind of men in whose interest the 'hiers'' have been run, and they prefer safety and req sonable speed to maximum speed and maximum danger. This is one of the requests from patrons which the rail roads can afford to heed.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

"Yes," said the young man, penslve ly, "a dog I once had saved my life." Tell me about It," said the young woman, with eager interest. I sold him for $4," said the young man, "when I was nearly starving."-Tit-Bits
 What made Brown marry that widowf" Did you ever drop a penny In a weighing machine and then find the thing won't work?" "Yes." That's the reason" What do you meant" Couldn't get a weigh."-Denver Post
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

Miss Pechls," said MT. TImmid, ay the other end of the sofa, 'If I were to throw you kiss I wonder what you'd say" "Well," replied Miss Pechis, "Id say you were the laziest man I ever saw."-Phlladelphi Press.
 Tom-But perhaps she doesn't love you. Jack-Oh, yes, she does! Tom How do you know7 Jack-When told her that had no money to get married on she offered to borrow some from her father.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

Soon after the coronation of King Edward there was published photo graph which showed him at modern office desk with a telephone stand at his elbow. Still more striking is a pie ture recently printed of Cardinal Mer- ry del Val, Papal Secretary of State, seated at desk before an American typewriter
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-13

Spiritualistic medium says Mars is angry because her signals are being ignored by the earth. Business must be dull on Mars when she goes so far out of her way to pick quarrel with her neighbors.