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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08
The One and Only


"Are you quite sure?" asked Adela.
absolutely sure!" answered Dick.
He leaned over the back Of the chair
in which he sat, and let his long thin
hands frame her face, with the fingers
locked beneath her chin.
absolutely sure!" he repeated.
His tone convinced himself, but left
Adela little doubtful still. The care
less, almost furtive, kiss with which he
mad brushed her lips a moment ago, was
not the kiss of which she had dreamed
had dreamed through times of tens
and twenties up to and beyond her last,
her thirtieth birthday. For he was,
and always had been the only man for
her; though she. for him, had remained
Just one of the many women to whom,
under various disguises, discreet, re-
strained, but always artistic, love could,
at pleasant intervals, be made.
"And are you happy, dear?" she won
dered.
"Of coursen' he fervently told her,
without pausing to analyze his emo
tions.
And his hands caressed the brown
smoothness of her hair.
! Then. in the quiet half-light of the
February evening, his thoughts ran
away with him and gave the silent lie
| to his words. They carried him back
to the dance at the concert hall three
months ago. when he had quarreled, If
revocably quarreed, with Kathleen
Steele. He had not seen her since
dear, fluffy little person that she was,
with big blue eyes which he used to
think foolish before they learned to
sparkle for him. She. conquered as all
his captives were more by the intense
sympathy which he exhaled than by
my physical or facial charm, had prom
ised to marry him as soon as he could
save enough to furnish the little house
and studio somewhere near Regents
Park. And now he was here in this
big, proper, many-hand-maidened su-
Iburban villa. engaged to Adela-Adela
Wint, to whom he had come for conso-
lation in that trouble, just as he had
come to her for consolation ever since
he put on his first dress s.coat
And he realized that he wasn't happy
) Mt all-and half hundred other things
besides
"Ten me-" said Adela, tell me you
love me, Dick !"
s'You know love you, dear = he said
knowing that he lied.
.'Why do you ask?" he went on.
Il wondered" she explained 81 Just
wondered whether it wasn't the need
for sympathy that made you ask me
to marry you! And that you thought
!, YOU were in love with me because we
were beautifully in tune together and
, because was able to console your
, She was right; as always, so won,
derfully right They had been, as she
put it, so beautifully in tune together
| and he had got carried away by his
eonfounded temperament and the neces
, sity for putting an artistic finish tC
| the episode.
t For the moment he paused in conflict
with himself Honor aud honestly
warred with indecision and weakness
Then honor and honesty lost the day
betrayed by the too-noticeable absenc,
OF chin which spoiled his face.
There's no one quite like you
Adela! :" he truthfully assured her. "NC
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08

how much she cared for him, and, in
capable of hiding her emotions, had
worn her heart quite openly upon her
sleeve. So people We're trying to bring
them together again, and the dinner
party was ballon d'eSsai.
AS he went into the drawing room
she was the first person who caught
his eye. His heart hammered at his
ribs and a swift desire to take her,
then and there, in his arms came upon
him. He shook hands with his hostess
in dream, looking over her shoulder
to where Kathleen sat with half-avert-
ed head; and, the barest civilities ex-
changed. he walked straight across to
where. she sat. She was talking to
another man-but that didn't matter to
him.
"Kathleen" he said.
She put out her hand. He took II
with new surprise at its comparative
limpness, which he never remembered
having noticed before.
How dye do, Dick" she began with
ill-acted coIdness. Its ages since I've
seen your
Somehow her voice Jared upon him
There was a curious quality in it
but what that quality was he couldn't
quite detect,
He took an ohlonp nieca of 90 r5Iboa ~
from his pocket and showed it to her.
I'm to take you in to dinner!" b,
told her.
Really" she asked with brows de
lightfully arehed Really"
Her surprise was so obviously spu
rious that it gave him the key to tn,
whole situation. And certain dull
resentment against his hostess --anS
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08
scoopinw up the wrcckaEe.

The owner of the racing automobile
was a novice at the sport. Naturally
he felt rather mystiiied when the 'ex-
pert driver handed him the following
bin on the morning after the race:
Gasoline, $50; repairs to ear, $40; cut
ting expenses, $1,000.
'What the deuce" said the amateur
owner, sis the meaning of this Item,
Cutting expensesY"
"Oh, that" observed the chauffeur
carelessly Represents the surgeons fee
for renovating my mechanic, Judge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08
OCTOBER.

Beneath the tender autumn sky
Silent the hills and woodways lie,
Half folded in their robes of mist;
And o'er the mass of turning green,
Beyond the hyaline, serene
The clouds in tint of amethyst.
The crickets sing about our feet,
And there's a gleam of winter wheat
Far down the hill, in mellow beams
In fields, and dells, and sleepy woods
A very heaven of stiffness broods--
Till life seems on a sea of dreams.
--Woman's Home Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08
snltinr n Ripht.

'.In your paper this morning, sir, you
called me bum actor I want an
explanation"
II shall be happy to explain. young
man That word actor was inserted
by the proofreader. who thought had
omitted 1t accidentally. shall take
care that II doesn't happen again.
Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08
Otherwise ImpossihIe.

Calvert Jr,-Tolsoy must use white
ink
Balty Moore-How so?
Calvert. Jr.-He is said to have been
writing on the Russian government"
and dark ink wouldn't show on a black
surface.-Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08

Even when the unexpected happens
there is always some fellow around to
say: II told you So"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08

It's always better to throw bouquets
than il Is to hand lemons.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08

also made for telephone commuuica
tion between the submerged boat ana
a floating vessel.-MOntreal Star
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08

A woman gets more enjoyment out Of
a good cry than man does out Of q
hearty laugh
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-08

A turkey is never tough because he
is SO good he Is never allowed to be.
come old.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
LADS START OUT
TO SEE The WORLD

Salt Lake, March 1.-Two Salt Lake
boys who must have needed the call
OF the wild, boarded a train for Og-
den yesterday to explore the world.
Their names were Horton Page and
Arthur McCooey, and they gave their
ages at IA and IL, respectively. They
left on the noon train for Ogden, and
In conversation with the passengers
coolly announced they were running
away from home. They were bound
for the coast The conductor. brake
man, newsy and number OF the pas
sengers argued with the boys the
greater part Of the way to Ogden, ex-
planning that it was long jump to
the next center, and that walking
around the streets hungry Is not like
riding on plush seat in warm car.
But the boys were unconcerned The
Page member of the firm proudly ex-
hibited S24 and said he guessed they
would not starve for while. When
asked how he expected to buy the tick
cts to San Francisco on that amount
of money, McCooey proudly spoke up
and declared they would tip the Pull
man porter a dollar and get In the
linen closet. He said friend Of his
told him that was the way to travel
the road without much money.
On seeing that 1t was impossible to
convince the boys of their folly. 1T
was planned to hold them when they
stepped off the train in Ogden, call
an officer and telephone their parents
In Salt Lake. But on reach Ogden
the depot policeman was waiting. He
had received message from the Page
boys mother asking him to detain
them This he did, although the Page
boy put up strong talk. Later the
officer called Pages mother up and
said he would put them on the next
train returning to Salt Lake and ask
ed II she would be on hand The re-
ply came back: "Will 1? Just watch
me-"
Page said his father owned NOV
ing picture theater In Salt Lake. Nc
Cooey identified himself simply by
saying he was a brother Of Jack Nc
Cooey, the chauffeur
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
CHANGE IN NAME OF INSANE
ASYLUM is ASKED FOR

Washington, March 1.-Superintend-
ent William A. White of the govern
ment hospital for the insane has ap-
pealed to congress to change the name
of the institution.
There Is a great deal of feeling on
the part of patients and relatives
about having been insane or having
any person in the family insane" ex-
planned Mr.. White recently to the
house committee on appropriations.
"A great many Of our patients come
from rural districts, and. when en-
velops with the heading Government
Hospital for the Insane go through
the postoflce, the persons addressed
think they might as we'll advertise
in the daily paper that they have a
relative insane"
This is not the first complaint that
has arisen concerning the name. Dur
ing the Civil war, the hospital was de-
voted to the needs of wounded SOL
diers. Teams going back and forth be-
tween the hospital and the city we're
labelled Insane asylum At least
they were until the soldiers rebelled
and the name was changed to "St.
Elizabeth's" because that was the
name of the original tract OF land
dating back to Colonial times. on
which the institution Is located, The
now name did not remain long on the
official records.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
SENSA 7 ION
AFRO USED
IN PARIS
Man and Wife Arrested for
Gress Ill Treatment OF
Children

Paris, Feb. 2s.-Intense interest has
been aroused In in Paris by the ar
rest at Asniers, a suburb of an Eng
lishman named Sargent and his wife
who Is said to be an American be
longing to a wealthy family-on the
charge of gross Ill treatment of four
children whom they adopted. The po-
lice state that the couple had been In
the habit OF advertising in English and
Belgian papers. offering to adopt child
rem for money consideration. The
servants employed by Sargent and his
wife allege that the woman was guilty
OF cruelty.
The English and American colonies
are particularly wrought up over the
affair. 1t Is stated that the last child
adopted by the couple was a blind
baby Of maid servant. born in Holy
Trinity lodge. we'll known institution
in the Latin quarter. 1t was handed
over to Mrs. Sargent by the directress
of the lodge. after careful inquiries
into an advertisement which, appear
Ing in an English paper. seemed to
establish the good repute Of the Sar-
gents.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
RANDOM
REFERENCES

Buried In Mountain View Cemete ry
The funeral for Nedra Marguerite
Ryden, the siX-monthS-old daughter oi
Mrs. Craig Ryden. was held at the fam
lly residence, 2617 Grant avenue, yes,
terday afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. w
". Fleetwood presiding. The burial
took place in Mountain View cemetery.
STORAGE at reasonable rates, In
good brick building. If you need any
room, consult John Scowcroft G. Sons
Company, =
VIII Send For Utah Men-The
Trades and Labor assembly of
Denver yesterday voted to re-
place all the members Of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners union. The contractors of the
city will receive notice TO that effect
tomorrow. The places of the brother
hood carpenters will be taken by men
brought from Utah.
Advertisers must nave their copy for
the Evening Standard the evening be-
fore the day on which the ADVERTISE
n.ent is to qppear In order to insure
publication.
Received Knockout BIow-Vivian
FARLEY, an aspiring young pugilist of
Ogden, succeeded In defeating John
Hutchender In a prize fight given be-
tween the two men at Alma, Wyo.,
Saturday night. Hutchender was
knocked out In the fourth round 1t
was rumored that Hutchender was
killed by the blow that placed him on
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
MAYOR BUSSE TO SPEAK AT
CONVENTION OF UNEMPLOYED

Chicago, March Mayor Busse
has been asked to speak at the next
meeting of the Chicago Association OF
the Unemployed. In the meantime he
will receive a visit from a committee
appointed at the first meeting by
Chairman j. Eads How of ST. Louis,
known as the "hobo's frleno.-
A man present at the session arose
and began 8 harangue which WAS in
the nature of an attack upon indi-
viduals
Hold on there" said Chairman
How, on his feet In an instant, so
long as ! am chairman OF this meet
ing there will be NO attacks upon per-
sons. 1t Is not etiquette"
The speaker yielded the floor and
moved back to his seat.
But you are good talker. l want
you on the committee that Is to go
to the city ball." said the chairman.
What Is your manner"
~ was number 66 at the peniten-
tiary / haven't had any name since"
was the answer. He was later placed
on the committee.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
COMMIT 7 s
A " Full
CRIME
He MurderousIy sIyAssauIts
Woman and Kills
Himself

Pittsburg. March 1.-Wm Gear
hardt. captain of fire company who
yesterday murderously. assaulted Mrs
Anna Baxter, widow, with a razor
and then seriously cut himself, COM
mitted suicide today by jumping from
the third floor Of the Pittsburg hos
pital.
Mrs. Baxter is in precarious condi-
tion today.
Geerhardt called at the home of
Mrs. Baxter whose husband died ten
years ago, and, going to the parlor Of
the house with the woman, he locked
the doors. A short time later Mrs.
Baxter's three children heard their
mother screaming and broke into the
room. Gearhardt had cut her throat
twice and slashed her hands and arms
a number Of times. After the children
had rescued their mother from tho
room, Gearhardt locked himself In and
cut his own throat
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
YANKEE INYENTIYENESS
PROSPERITY'S RESCUE

Washington, Maroh Yankee inge-
nuity has turned to with enthusiasm
to revive general prosperity. as the
records of the patent Office show.
Panic and depression proved a stimulus
to inventiveness. is shown by sudden
squirt during 1908 in applications for
patents. The patent office was sud
denly overwhelmed, and still is.
The average number of patents ap-
piled for each year from 1900 to 1907
was about $1,000: in 1907, as result OF
the sudden stringency during the last
quarter, the number jumped to al
most $1,000. But in 1908 the principal
increase was shown, for the total num-
ber of applications was way above the
average. The total for the year Is not
yet known The record for the five
years preceding was as follows:
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
MYSTERY OF SAILING
VESSEL AT LAST SOLVED.

Algiers. Feb. 3S.-The mystery Of
the Identity Of the sailing vessel which
was rammed by the Belgian steamer
Austria during a storm on the twelfth
Of February, near Alboran island In
the Mediterranean. appears now to
be solved, Both vessels foundered as
result Of the collision, but ten mem
bers of the crew of the Austria, who
had put or In small boat, were picked
UP by the German steamer Liberia and
brought to Algiers. Until today no
word Of the fate Of the sailing vessel
had been received. The steamer Aus
tria, however, which arrived here to-
day, reports having sighted drift
ing ships boat between Cape Falcon
and the Habtbas islands. of the AL
gerian coast, on February 81. on
which was painted the name Condor,
London"
In tho boat were Ave bodies, one of
which slid into the sea as the steamer
approached. The boat was half
swamped and had tattered sail The
sailors were apparently dead at least
ten days
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
JIM JEFFRIEs WILL
ENTER RING AGAIN

Omaha, March Jim Jeffries, the
undefeated champion heavyweight OF
the world, together with his wife and
his sparring partner. passed through
Omaha last night en- route to New
York, to flll O theatrical engagement.
To Sandy Griswold. the sporting writ
er, Jeffries said emphatically that af-
ter his theatrical engagement he would
meet Jack Johnson. He said that he
felt obligated to the sporting public
to make an effort to reclaim the cham
pionship for the white race. He said
that he was through with the game
until Johnson won the crown.
Kansas City. March flames j..
Corbett, who Is here. is quoted today
as saying that In a recent conversa-
tion, James ]. Jeffries declared his
intention OF re-entering the ring after
his New York engagements.
"Jeffries told me-" said Corbett,
chat he believed he would be COM
PEELED to train q year. in order to get
into proper condition. This is the real
reason he is slow in announcing his
intention of returning"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.

1t doesn't pay to stick too closely to
old notions Of things. New ideas often
lead to better health. success and hap
piness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea new
to them and stepped up several rounds
on the health ladder. The husband
writes:
Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless, ner-
yous. sallow. weak, and irritable. My
wife and ! both loved coffee and
thought 1t was bracer."
(Delusion). i.
Finally after years of suffering,
we read of Postum and the harmful
ness Of coffee, and believing that to
grow We should give some attention
to new ideas, we decided to test Pos
tum,
and were relieved OF Ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the
changc-fresher skin, sturdier nerves,
better temper. etc
These changes were not sudden,
but relief increased as we continued
to drink and enjoy Postum, and we
lost the desire for coffee.
Many OF our friends did not like
Postum at frst. because they did not
make 1t right. But when they boiled
Postum according to directions on
pkg until 1t was dark and rich they
liked 1t better than coffee and were
benefited by the change" There's
Reason"
Name giycn by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich Read The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs,
Ever road the above Ietter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
Interest.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
"BIG STICK" WILL HANG
OVER SENATE AFTER MARCH 4

Washington. March Literally
there is "big stick" hanging over the
senate and 1t will remain there even
after the fourth Of March.
1t has been there in fact during the
entire administration of President
Roosevelt, and 1t was there throughout
many preceding administrations. Its
presence was not, however, detected
until last saturday To Representative
Shirley of Kentucky is due the credit
OF Its discovery. When Mr.. Shirley,
who was sitting In the chamber,
chanced to look up he found the stick,
as he puts 1t, as big as life. suspended
Immediately over the head Of Senator
Tillman. The instrument is a part Of
one Of the painting and 1t is so promi.
nent that many senators to whom IL
was pointed out, commented upon
their failure TO observe 1t before.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
UNITED STATES AIDING IN
REBUILDING OF MESSINA

Messina, March 1.-The work of con-
struction of wooden houses with mater
ial sent out from the United States. or
purchased with American money to
shelter the earthquake survivors. Is
progressing favorably under the d.
rection Of Lieut.. Commander Reginald
R. Belknap. the American naval at
tache at Berlin and Rome. The lack
Of carts and horses has made the
transportation OF lumber from the
dock TO the point of erection both
slow and expensive; 1t costs $4,000
to deliver enough lumber to build 500
houses.
1t has been decided to build 1000
houses at Messina. 1000 at Reggie and
100 at the settlement called Regina
Elena the village three miles from
here being constructed under the per-
sonal direction of Queen Helena.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01
UPHoLDS JUDGE LANDls'
$29,240,oo0 OIL TRUST FINE

Chicago. March Judge K NJ Ian
dis was entirely right. legally, ethical
ly, and morally, when he struck his
$29, 9,240000 blow at the Standard Oil,
company of New Jersey through It's
sub-corporat!on, the Standard OIL
company Of Indiana, according to
Charles G. Little. professor of corpor.
alton law In Northwestern university
law school, writing In the current
number of the Illinois Law Review.
In the course Of his argument, which
Is carefully built up from fundamen-
tai principles. Professor Little ham
dies the decision Of the United States
circuit court of appeals unsparingly.
He explains his delay as due to
desire to walt until the heat OF un-
intelligent controversy had abated."
He takes 1t for granted that Judge
Lands was as charged by his enemies
and boasted by his friends, actually
striking at the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey, which was not con
victed. when he inflicted his fine OH
the convicted Indiana corporation.
The real problem in this branch OF
ioPi ceiyo iosCo
sor Little. is how shall the real cor
porate culprit be punished, when, in
the network Of inter-corporate rela-
tions, 1t Is often times well-nlgh i'm
possible. not morally nor ethicaIly.
but legally, to find the guilty persons"
The professors conclusion is as fol.
lows
IF the New Jersey company was
the owner o. the stock of the Indiana
company then 1t was. In fact. though
not In name, before the bar OF the
court for punishment. To deny IT,
would be only wilfully binding our
eyes to the real situation. The gov
ernment having been content not to
indict 1t, It's punishment could be in
flicted only directly through the pow
or Of thei court to punish the. Indi-
ana company. The learned Judge who
wrote the opinion Of the court Of ap-
peals has confused the idea OF convic-
ton with that Of punishment"