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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18
H,. water,oo

The Friend-Your husband Is the
funniest man l ever heard on the
vaudeville stage. He amuses every.
body. doesn't hep
The Wife-He does not. He can't
amuse the baby for five minutes
Cleveland Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18

sweep above the bull. For time the
bull may attempt to free himself, but
If the post and sweep are made prop
erly and securely there will be no dan
ger and he will soon settle down to
exercising in a much better manner.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18
He Did 1T.

Il refused Jim and he swore he'd
do something desperate"
Goodness! Why, he proposed to me
Yesterday"
The dear boy so-lie kept his word.
after l."-Cleveland Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18
An InNinnation.

The daughter of her mother was do
ing stunt at the piano.
MY daughters music" said the
proud parent, cost us lot of money"
Indeed" rejoined the visitor. .Did
some neighbor sue your Boston Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18
A Very Cheap Gate.

A light, useful and durable gate can
be made Of sassafras poles and barbed
wire as shown in the cut. Set strong
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18

About all the future some people
have left is longing for spring when
1t is winter, and longing for summer
when 1t is spring.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18

The more pigeonholes In a mans
desk. the harder ii is for him to find
what he is looking for
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-06-18

A good many people believe that to
know a lot of contemplate gossip, 10
to be wise.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
Janet,s wav Of GROWING Youno.

AS a matter of fact. Janet vas born
exactly two years before her brother
Fred; therefore In the natural course
of things when he was ten she was
twelve and gloried in 1t. When Fred
was known to be fourteen she still con-
fessed to sixteen. When Fred boosted
eighteen years she timidly acknowl-
edged herself just over nineteen. When
Fred came home from college and had
a party in honor of his t~wenty-irst
birthday Janet said to her friends;
"What a boyish fellow Fred is! Who
would think he is only a year younger
than II" When Fred declared himself
twenty-five and old enough to get mar
ried Janet said to a gentleman friend;
do you know, l feel very jealous OF
Fred getting married. But. then,
suppose twins always are more at
tached to one another" And two years
later at Fred's wedding she said. with
a girlish shipper to the guests: Dear
old Fred! To see him married today,
and to think when he was only five
years old they brought him to see me
his baby sister; l wonder If he thinks
of II now?"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
rhnunht He Was Mad.

The late Count de Lesseps was trav-
cling on one occasion In a French rail-
way train In a compartment with two
commercial travellers.
Il beg your pardon. sir" said n OF
them. fancying that he belonged to
their fraternity-"are you not a trav-
eler?"
Certainly l am" said the count.
1--WE thought SO! What is your liner"
"Isthmuses."
"Wh-wh-what." asked the puzzled
commercial-"what are they?"
81 am introducing ship canals" said
De Lesseps gravely.
The commercial travellers feared that
they had fallen in with a lunatic and
were making preparations to escape
when the count handed them his card
and put them at their east.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
THE PRINCES PRESENT.
Il Was Given In Exchange For a Mag
n~ificent Carpet.

II Was Given In for q Mag
nificent Carpet.
"While | was In Damascus" said q
globe trotter the other day. ''some
royal highness or other ~potentate
passed through that ancient city. and
the governor C the town delivered an
address of welcome. 1t was in verse,
and everybody who knew of the oc-
currence felt sure that the governor
had been richly rewarded by the prince
for his effort. That afternoon. so the
story goes, the governor called on a
dealer In rugs with whom be had been
chaffering for a long time over a mag
nificent carpet which he coveted for
his palace. After several cups Of coffee
the rug merchant offered the governor
the carpet in exchange for the present
the prince had given him for his po-
etic welcome to Damascus. The gov
ernor after a little hesitation agreed.
and the carpet was rolled up and de-
livered to an attendant. who started
for the governors palace.
"'Thank you,' said the governor as
he arose gracefully to his feet.
but the princes PRESENT. demand
ed the rug merchant.
"'You have it, said the governor.
All he gave me was "Thank you." and
this l have given you for your al
pet.'"-New York Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19

A shout arose to his lips, bat he lacked the
poiDer to gtUe 1t voice.
tired eyes into the inscrutable night
that hid the sea from view-the faith
less, moaning, jeering sea!
When he aroused himself with a
start the gray. drizzly dawn was upon
him. He had slept.
The next instant he was on his feet.
clutching the stone balustrade with a
grip of iron. his eyes starting from his
head. A shout arose to his lips, but he
lacked the power to give it voice. A
quaint smile grew in his face. His
eyes were bright and full of triumph.
After a full minute of preparation he
made his way toward the breakfast
room outwardly as calm as 4 May
morning.
Browne and Deppingham were asleep
in the chairs. He shook them vigor-
ously. AS they awoke he said In the
coolest, most matter of fact way:
There's an American cruiser out
side the harbor. Get up!'
Continued next week
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19

stairs an offer from q great American
corporation. My headquarters would be
IN Paris. MY duties would begin as
soon as my contract with Sir John
Brodney expires. The position is a lu-
crative one; 1t presents unlimited OPP
portunities. | am a comparatively poor
man. The letter was forwarded to- me
by Sir John. l have a year in which
to decide"
"And you-you will decline?' she
asked.
Eyes. I shall go back to America,
where there are no princesses Of royal
blood. Paris is no place for the dis
appointed, CASTOR lover. l can't go
there. l love you too madly. I'd go on
loving you, and you, good as you are,
would go on loving me. There Is no
telling what would come of 1t. 1t will
be hard for me toto stay away from
Paris-desperately hard. Sometimes 1
feel that / will not be strong enough
to do 1t, Geneyra."
"But Paris is huge, Hollingsworth,"
she argued mistakenly, an eager, i'm
Polling light In her eyes,. Eve would
be as far apart as If the ocean were
between u.s."
"Ah, but would we?' he demanded.
at is almost unheard of for an
American to gain entree to our-to the
set In which-well, you understand"
she said, blushing painfully in the
consciousness that she was touching
his pride. He smiled sadly.
my dear, you will do me the honor
to remember hat / am not trying to
get into your set. I am trying to in
duce you to come into mine. You won't
be tempted. so that's the end of it.
Beastly day, isn't itT" He uttered the
frite commonplace as If NJ other
thought than hat of the weather had
been in his mind. "By the way" he
resumed. with a most genial smile,
'for some queer, unmasculine reason |
took 1t into my head last night to
worry about the brides trousseau.
How are you going to manage 1t If
you are unable to leave the island I'M
til-well. say June"
She returned his smile with one as
sweetly detached as his had been,
catching his spirit. 80 good OF you to
worry" she said. a defiant red In her
cheeks. you forget that l have q post
poned trousseau at home. Al few stitch
es here and there. an alteration or two.
some smart summer gowns and hats
oh, 1t will be so simpleI What is 1t?
What do you see?'
He was looking eagerly, intently to-
ward the long. low headland beyond
the town of Arafat.
1.-The smoke! See? Close inshore
too! BY heaven, Genevra, there's a
steamer off there. She's a small n
or she wouldn't run In so close. lit
may be the yacht Wait! Well soon
see. She'll pass the point In a few
minutes"
Already the citizens of the town
were rushing to the pier. Even before
the vessel turned the point the watch
ers at the chateau witnessed a most
amazing performance on the dock.
Half a hundred natives dropped down
as II stricken. scattering themselves
along the n: rrow pier.
The peop'e were Stimulating DEATH
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19

Iney were posing as the victims of
the plague that infested the landl As
he was explaining the ruse to his mys-
titled companion the nose of the vessel
came out from behind the tree covered
point.
An instant later they were sending
wild cries of joy through the chateau.
and people were rushing toward them
from all quarters.
The trim white thing that glided
across the harbor, graceful as a bird.
was the marquis yacht!
1t Is neeC less to describe the joyous
gale that swept the chateau into a
maelstrom of emotions.
They saw the tug put out to meet the
small boat; they witnessed the same
old maneuvers; they sustained a chill
Of surprise and despair when the
bright white and blue boat from the
yacht came to a stop at the command
from the tug.
There was an hour of parleying.
The b~eleagured m signaled with de-
spairing energy. The flag. limp In the
damp air above the chateau. shot up
and down In pittful eagerness.
But the small boat edged away from
close proximity to the tug and the
nearby dock. They spoke each other
at long and ever widening range. At
last the yachts boat turned and fed
toward the trim white hull.
Almost before the startled, dazed
people on the balcony could grasp the
full and horrible truth the yacht had
lifted anchor and was slowly headed
out to sea.
Chase loo-ed grimly about him into
the questioning, stricken faces of his
companions. He drew his hand across
his moist forehead.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said Sc
riously and without the faintest intent
to jest. 1--WE are supposed TO be dead!'
There was a single shrek from the
bride of Thomas Saunders. No sound
left the dry lips of the other watchers,
who stood as If petrified and kept
their eyes glued upon the disappearing
yacht.
"They have left me here to der
came from the stiffened lips of the
Princess Genevra. "They have desert
ed me! God In heavenr"
"Look" cried Chase. pointing to the
dock. Half a dozen glasses were turn
ed In that direction.
The dying and the dead were leaping
about in the widest exhibition of glee-
full triumph.
The yacht slipped into the %unreacha-
BILE horizon. the feathery cloud from
its stack lying over against the leaden
sky. shaped like a finger that pointed
m%ockingly the way to safety.
White faced and despairing. the
watchers turned away and dragged
themselves into the splendid halls of
the building they had now come to re-
gard as their tomb.
All day long the islanders rejoiced.
Their shouts could be plainly heard by
the besieged. Their rifles cracked sar-
castle greetings from the forest Rul-
lets whist1ed gay Accomplishments TO
the ceaseless song: Allah Is great!
Allah is good!'
No man In the despised house of
Taswell Skaggs slept that night. The
guard was doubled at all points open
to attack. At 2 In the morning Dep
bingham. Browne and Chase came up
from the walls for coffee and an hours
rest. They were wet and cold. They
had heard Rasula's minions shouting
derisively all night long: Where is the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
warship? Where is the warship7s

warship? Where is the w~arship?"
at will come. l am positive" said
Chase, insistent In spite of his dejec-
ton. They drank their coffee in ST.
lence. He knew that the others, in
Guiding the native who served them,
were regarding him with the pity that
one extends to the vainglorious brag-
CART who goes down with flying colors.
He went out upon the west gallery
and. utterly tagged, threw himself mi
an unexposed chair and stared through
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
WILLIAM H. BRIGHT
Real Estate and Insurance

1907 PACIFIC AVE. HOLLY BEACH, N. J.
Phone No. Box
Hot, 8Ox1OO, Cement sidewalk, Juniper
avenue, $3.50.
5 Room Bungalow, lot 80x100, North
Wild wood, $3.50 cash, balance $3.50
on mortgage.
Business location 90x100, Pacific ave
nue., SO, 200 will let 81, 200 remain.
$500 to loan on mortgage.
2 lots between Trolley and Boardwalk,
$500 each.
l lot 4Ox10O next to Pacific avenue, will
take mortgage for whole purchase
price If you will build cottage costing
from 81 900 up.
l 10 Room House $500 cash, $500
mortgage.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-19
THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Continued from page 3
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
VIOLINtST LOCATES HERE.
Reads About Valley in Magazine and
Decides to Live i'm 1t.

Mr.. Giovanni Ottaiano, violinist, his
wife and two children have come to
North Yakima to make their home.
Mrs. Ottaiano is a pianist. A year
ago they read about the Yakima valley
in magazine. saw pictures of its
fruits, especially it's grapes, and de-
cided that they wanted to live in such
country. Therefore they are here.
Mr. Ottaiano, in addition to having
many private pupils, was a teacher of
music in the Randolph-Macon Wom-
ans college at Lynchburg, Va. The
school in it's section ranks with Vassar
and Smith in the north. Despite the
fact that he was obtaining some $3.50
per month for his skill, Mr.. Ottaian ,
preferred this land of grapes.
But l can't find a home" said Mr..
Ottaiano. I'VE cannot always live in
a hotel and in restaurants. There are
no houses to be rented, so l must buy
and 1t seems that must buy by build
ing. l will get little land and build
home and stay right with North
Yakima as it grows"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
DANCING AROUND
GIRLS NUDE BODY.
Revolving Funeral Ceremony Con-
Quoted by Fanatic Sect in
Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 3O.-As a re-
suit of revolving ceremony, the fea-
ture of which was the frenzied dan
cling of men and women before an
open-air altar on which the nude body
of dead girl was exposed for four
days and nights, the city authorities
have been asked by Eighth ward resi-
dents to expel the members Of Rus
sian sect which is said to combine all
the Objectionable practices of the
Doukobars and other fanatics.
The ceremony complained of ended
last night after the protest had been
so persistent that members of the sect
were compelled to inter the body of
the girl, which had become blackened
by long exposure.
In reply to complaint Of the neigh
bors the Russians explained that the
bowling and dancing about the nude
bodies of the dead, was their way Of
mourning for girls who died on the
threshold of womanhood.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
SAYS ALASKA Is
HARD TO GOVERN
c. d. Heming Comments on Tafts
Speech in Seattle and His OPPOSE
ton to Self Government.

Commenting on the speech of Presi-
dent Taft at Seattle, Thursday night
when he said he was not ready to
favor popular government in that ter
ritory, c. D. Heming, who has just re-
turned from there, says that Alaska is
one of the most difficult countries to
govern.
There we have a hardy class of
men with exceedingly intense IDEAS
said Mr.. Heming. "They are not the
easy going, easily satisfied people we
find in the states. Every man has his
own ideas and he keeps them. And
the worst of it is they have nine long
months to discuss political questions
and they do it with the same energy
that they put into their work the
other three months. For that reason,
Governor Walter E. Clark, who has
just been appointed to Alaska, has n
hard job on his hands.
"And yet they are an intelligent
class of people as a rule. AS an
example, knew young Jewish mer-
chant in one of the cities there who
had quotation from Shakespeare
for every argument he entered into.
But he had plenty Of time to read
Shakespeare, and so all the people ND
there have time for study and thought
and they use it that way"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
CLUB SEASON OPENS
FOR WINTER WORK
Will Meet for Culture and to Discuss
Problems after Long Summer
Vacation.

The club season opens the coming
week, and North Yakima women, af-
ter the long summer rest, will once
more take up the study of literature,
of art, or of social and economic
problems called for by their year
books. The Woman's club holds its
opening meeting Tuesday. The meet
ing will be largely social, though
there will be some business to come
before the club. Reports of the Sc
attic convention of the state fedora
ton will be given by Mrs. Richard
Strobach and Mrs. H. p. James. A
feature which promises interest in the
giving of vacation personals by each
of the members.
The Portia club has already held its
first meeting and the Twentieth Cen
fury and Coterie clubs will convene
next week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
LAND SALES TOTAL $500, 900
J. b. Ernsdorff Sells to Four Brothers
Who Had Planned to Locate i'm
Wenatchee.

September was a banner month for
the real estate men of North Yakima.
Following a dull summer with I'M
usually heavy expenses, the month
just closed made up in part for the
poor business through June, July and
August. 1t is estimated that the real
estate sales during September
reached $500, 900, and it was almost
entirely farm lands. Little city prop
erty was sold.
The Yakima Valley Land and In
vestment company's sales totaled
$4,000 in September. This was prac-
tically all country property. Four
sales alone in Selah Heights to one
family amounted to $4,000. ]. b.
Ernsdorff, manager of the company, is
particularly proud of this part of his
months business because it shows the
superiority of Yakima land over We
natchee in the eyes of the eastern peo-
pie who investigate both districts.
Snatched from Wenatchee.
1.-The Sauer brothers of LeMars,
Iowa, and Chicago, who bought this
land" said Mr. Ernsdorff. did so
after having made all arrangements
to locate in Wenatchee. 1t was just
by chance that one Of the brothers
stopped off here and was so i'm
pressed with the country that he in
duced his brothers to invest in Yaki-
ma instead of Wenatchee.
Lowther, Wilcox & Company were
a close second to the Yakima Valley
Land and Investment company, the
former making sales in September to
the amount of $39,500. This was all
farm land
Several of the other large real es-
tate firms report big month in Sep
TENDER. There have been a great
many land seekers here the past
month and many who have not bought
plan to return next spring.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
STATE FAIR WANTS
COUNTY BUILDING.
Effort Is Being Made to Have it Do
mated for Use as WOman's Home
at Exposition Held Here.

Negotiations are under way between
President Sam Cameron of the state
fair commission and the county COM
missioners to have the Yakima coun-
ty building at the A.-Y.-P. exposition
turned over to the state fair for use as
a woman's building. Chairman Dan
Mcdonald of the county commission
ers is in Seattle now comforting with
superintendent E. J. Haasze of the
county building in the matter. 1t is
understood that the commissioners are
in favor of the plan. Superintendent
Haasze was recently authorized to get
bids on the building, and it is to as
certain what he has done that Mr..
Mcdonald is now in Seattle.
The present woman's building at
the state fair will be moved from its
present location near the entrance
and will be used for Offices.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
SCORE IN LINE
SIXTY HOURS
TO FILE ON HANF0RD lands
Rush for Filing on Homesteads at
Ifaniord Is On-Score in Line
and Many Coming.

Eight men and three women were
in line at the door of the land office
at midnight Monday night and will
hold their positions, having their
meals brought in to them, until 8
o'clock Thursday morning, when they
intend to make entry on land on which
they have settled in the White Bluffs
Hanford country.
Two of them took places near the
door as early as Monday morning and
the rest of the crowd struggled in
during the day and last night. At 2
o'clock this morning about 10 more
arrived, and the line will probably be
a long one by Tuesday night.
M. M. McConaghy and r. L. Leitch
of Pasco and Kennewick were the
first two to arrive. The others are F.
w. Mcmillan, G. E. Mounsey, j. E.
Plummer, James Lindsey, A. j. ALL
phin and Charles Anderson. The
ladies are Miss Ivy Phelps, Mrs
Aerhardt and Miss Marion Leitch
daughter of r. L. Leitch. The ladies
have secured a rest room close by
their places in line.
All of these are people who located
themselves on the land. The later
Corners, the first of whom arrived on
the night train from the east, were
located by the F. NJ. We'll company of
White Bluffs and there is much riv-
airy between the two crowds. Those
of the first lot each represented
claim. Most of the second lot are con-
testants of claims occupied by those
of the first.
The law as interpreted by the home
steaders makes the first to appear in
the land office the entryman and the
others the contestants, and the contes-
tants are supposed to have to pay the
costs of the inevitable hearings.
The probabilities are that there will
be exciting scenes in the corridors Of
the top floor of the Miller building be-
fore Thursday morning, which is the
first moment that filings can be made
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
LESSONS FROM YAKIMA FRUIT
Characteristics Resulting Fom Irriga.
ton and Dry Climate Are of Great
Commercial Value.

Hubbardston apples sent from
North Yakima by J. L. Hughes to G.
Harold Powell, pomologist in charge
Of fruit transportation and storage
investigations for the federal govern
ment, were to him complete sur
prise. The apples, which had been in
storage here, had been taken out be-
fore Mr.. Powell was in North Yakima
in June. Mr.. Hughes after the de-
parture of Mr.. Powell. went to the
rancher who had had the fruit in
storage, procured a box of it and sent
it to Berkeley, Cal. Mr.. Powell had
am acquaintance with the eastern
Hubbardston which is usually all in
and off the market by February and
he was therefore greatly surprised at
the condition of the Yakima fruit sent
him four months later, notably at the
end of June.
Advantages Of Yakima.
In writing to Mr.. Hughes the fed
eral pomologist communicates some
of his conclusions as a result of his
investigations into fruit and its pres
servation. He points out that under
irrigation trees are kept growing I'M
til the apples they are bearing are
fully matured and hence they attain
to finer degree of perfection or
maturity. BY this Mr.. Powell does not
mean to place himself on record as
advising late or unnecessary irrigation
He merely points out that in irrigated
districts the development of the fruit
continues to the highest maturity.
Dry Climate Is Good.
A second conclusion is that if these
highly matured apples are properly
handled in picking and storing they
are given a longer life and attain to
their markets under the best possible
conditions.
Regarding the keeping qualities OF
fruit grown in irrigated sections. Mr.
Powell points out that in dry
climate punctures of the skin do moi
develop mould as they do in a more
moist air. Also, in dry climates the
apple skin is stronger, firmer, thicker
and has more powers of resistance tc
germs. All these characteristics wer,
illustrated in the Hubbardston apples
sent to Mr.. Powell from NORTH
Yakima.