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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20
GIBBONS HISTORY OF ROME.
Conceded by Scholars to Be the
Greatest Historical Work,

Conceded by Scholars to Be the
Greatest Historical Work.
Although the idea was conceived
when Gibson was 27, he was 81 before
ne set himself seriously at work to
study his material. At SO he began
he composition, and he was 80 when
In February, 1776, the first quarto vol
ume was published The history had
an immediate success. my book" he
wrote, was on every table and al
most on every toilet; the historian
was crowned by the taste or fashion
Of the day." The first edition was ex-
hausted in few days, a second was
printed in 1776 and next year a third.
The second and third volumes, which
ended the history of the western en-
Dire, were published In 1881, and seven
years later the three volumes devoted
10 the eastern empire saw the light.
The last sentence of the work, written
in the summer house at Lausanne is:
1T was among the ruins of the capi-
tol that l first conceived the idea of a
work which has amused and exercised
near twenty years of my life, and
which, however inadequate to my own
wishes, finally deliver to the curl
osity and candor of the public"
This is brief account of one of
the greatest historical works. If in
ded 1t is not the greatest ever written.
says James Ford Rhodes in Scrlbner's.
Let us imagine an assemblage of En-
glish, German and American histori-
cal scholars called upon to answer the
question, Who is the greatest modern
historian? No doubt can exist that
Gibbon would have large majority
of the voices: and think like meet
ing of French and Italian scholars
wAild indorse the verdict. Gibbons
work will never be excelled," declared
Niebuhr. That great master of us
ALL" said Freeman. whose immortal
tale none of US can hope to displace."
Bury, the latest editor of Gibbon, who
has actually criticised and carefully
weighed The Daily Decline and
Fall" concludes that Gibbon is be-
hind date In many details. But In
the main things he is still our master,
above and beyond date" His work
wins plaudits from those who believe
that history in its highest form should
be literature and from those who oold
that 1t snould be nothing more than
scientific narrative
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20
Greatest Vein of Radium.

Recent dispatches from Lisbon, Por.
tugal, confirm previous reports of the
discovery of extensive deposits of the
rare and costly element radium in the
bed of stream near Guarda on the
Paris-Lisbon Railway. The discovery
was made by a British mining engi.
neer who had heard of the health-giv-
Ing qualities attributed to the stream.
The substance is found in the form of
uranite phosphate crystals.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20
BARK BOOKS OF sAvAGEs.
sumatra Island Cannibals Have Lit
erature Strictly Medical.

sumatra Island Cannibals Have Lit
erature Strictly Medical.
Cannibals-especially those Of the
island of Sumatra, whose primitive
and only article of clothing has given
to our. language the familiar term
"Sumatra wrapper"-have bad repu-
tation as feeders, and are generally
classed as low-down savages Yet, as
the London Lancet says, it Is only
fair to these despised people to point
out that they possess literature, and
that their literature is medical. Doubt
less they have cook books, also, which
will make mighty interesting reading
when deciphered.
The Battack manuscripts, Of which
there are a few specimens in the
Marsden library at Kings college
University Of London), are curious
examples of the most primitive form
Of book. In his classic work on Su-
matra, published in 1911, william
Marsden thus refers to this literature
of the cannibals: Their books are
composed of the inner bark of cer-
tain tree cut into long slips and folded
In squares. Their contents are little
known to us. The writing of most of
those In my possession is mixed with
uncouth representation of scolopendra
and other noxious animals and fire.
quent diagrams which imply their be-
Ing works of astrology and divina-
tion."
NJ. elaine, reporting in 1892 on a
Battack manuscript, of which the late
DR.. G. w, Leitner reproduced a copy
In photogravure In the Imperial Ash
attic Quarterly Review (1S92), de-
scribes 1t as referring to some plague.
The book was submitted to Pundit
Janardhan, an eminent Vaidak ply
sic1an of Lahore. The writer Of this
article was at the same time busily
employed in unearthing the Battak
manuscripts in the Marsden library at
Kings. These, with Capt. Cooks orig
inal diaries and other treasures Of
price, were soon found in large box
which had never been lost, but which
had suffered neglect owing to It's
very obviousness. In no long time
the learned Pundit doctor of Lahore
replied in the pages of DR.. Leitners
Review.
Medical scientists in England had
been possessed by the idea that the
Battak bark books contained a definite
adumbration Of the theories of Pas
teur. The little twiddles, painted in
some black pigment on the bark, were
held to be what were then called
germs" DR.. Janardhan entirely con-
firmed this theory, but he pointed out
that the Battak illustrations were bor-
rowed from ancient Hindi books, from
which the Battak cannibals copied
with an infinite neatness: whatever
people may choose to say about the
discovery Of bacilli and microbes as a
new thing Gin 1922 in medical
science, 1t is quite evident that the
principle Of this discovery was many
ages ago given in the Sanskrit books
of medicine, and the details, elaborated
and tabulated, can be produced to
prove this statement"
But the Sanskrit illustrations in
question really refer to worms, not to
germs. In India diseases are often
traced to "a 'kira" or worm, and the
Battak pictures really depict a num-
ber of these.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20

God never changes His mind.
What men often call excuses God
calls lies.
Faith without works is like a watch
without hands.
Truth never stops chasing a lie
around the world.
Give the Lord a chance and He VIII
will give you a chance.
Our needs can never be greater than
Gods promises for their supply.
The man who delays to do the right
thing Is not likely to ever do 1t.
The preacher should not forget that
the devil always goes to church.
Not what we can do but what we
can bear Is the real test Of character.
If there Is time when God Is espe-
cially close to us 1t Is when we are In
trouble.
Following Christ ought to consist In
something more than wearing red
button and going to church In pleas
ant weather.
The man who looks toward the we'll
watered plains of Sodom with long
ing eye will soon be wearing out shoe
leather in trying to get to them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20
Skipping Rope Max XIII Her.

While trying to pepper" at skip.
ping rope longer than any of the other
girls, little Bertha Snow, 10 years old,
of Sioux Falls, burst an intestine. She
lay unconscious for four days and
may die.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20

face remained unmoved. He thrust
his. hands into his pockets and strolled
away to join the admiring Jimmy.
Don't gawk So" he muttered, in q
fierce, admonitory whisper.
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1637-Pequot Indians slaughtered IN
their fort in Connecticut.
1644-John Endicott was chosen Colo
nial Governor of Massachusetts,.
166S-First Assembly of New Jersey
met,
1743-American Philosophical Society
founded by Benjamin Franklin.
1774-The General Court of Massachu-
sets met at Boston to elect Coun-
selors. The Boston port bill
went into operation.
1779-stony Point evacuated by the
Americans.
1785-John Adams, the first American
Minister to England, presented to
the King.
l787-A national constitutional conven'
tion met In Philadelphia.
1790-The Rhode Island convention ac-
cepted the Federal Constitution.
1813-British defeated the Americans
at the battle of Sackett's Har,
Dor. -. British frigate Shannon
captured the United States frig-
ate Chesapeake.
1S44-Telegraph made practical be-
tween Washington and Baltimore.
1845-Sir Franklin sailed from Sheer
ness on the last Arctic expedition
1S48-Wisconsin admitted to the Union
as the thirtieth State. General
Winfield Scott publicly welcomed
in New York.
1S50-Mormon temple at Nauvoo, ILL.,,
burned.
t855-The Pottawatomie executions
took place In Kansas.
1S57-Dred Scott and family emanci-
pated in st. Louis.
1S61-The rort of New Orleans block
AIDED by the sloop-of-war Brook
lyn. ....
1S62-Confederates under General
Beauregard evacuated Corinth,
Miss. Battle of Hanover Court
House, Va.
1863-The Federals made an unsuc.
cessful attack on Port Hudson.
1864-Slavery abolished In Louisiana.
1S65-The Confederates in Texas, un.
der General Kirby Smith, laid
down their arms.
1S66-Fenians crossed the Canadian
frontier and took possession Of the
village of Fort Erie.
1875-Seventy-five lives lost by burn.
ing of cathedral at Holyoke, Mass
Charlotte Cushman made her
last appearance on any stage at
Easton, Pa.
1SS5-World's Exposition at New Or.
leans closed.
Aooo -Alu y lldl net anal CllloIS luulCLCu
in Chicago for murder.
1SS9-More than 1000 lives lost in
flood at Johnstown, Pa.
1S92-The High Water Mark" monu.
ment on Gettysburg battlefield
was dedicated.
1893-Montana silver statue unveiled
at Worlds Columbian Exposition.
1S94-Presbyterian General Assembly
convicted Prof. H. P. Smith of
Lane Seminary of heresy.
1S95-Monument to Confederate dead
unveiled in Oakwoods cemetery,
Chicago
1896-Emperor and Empress of Russia
crowned at Moscow.
1S9S-Naval battle off Santiago de
Cuba.
1901-Senators McLaurin and Tillman
Of South Carolina resigned their
seats in the Senate, but their res
ignations were not accepted by the
Governor.
1903-An earthquake in the vilayet of
Van, Turkey, caused the loss of
800 lives. Tornado swept over
Gainesville, Ga, with loss of many
lives.
1904-Celebration of the bicentenary
of the founding of st. Petersburg.
1S05-Lewis and Clark Exposition
opened at Portland, Ore.
1s0S-one thousand dead in Chinese
typhoon 80. International Polar
Congress met at Brussels. d.. The
body of George Clinton, first Gov.
ernor of New York, was removed
from Washington to Kingston,
N. Y.
Skipping Rope May XIII Her.
While trying to pepper" at skip
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20

Men have their troubles the same as
women, but they have less to say
>bout them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20

To do as Christ
did we must love
as He did.
Once get a man
right in his heart
and his feet will
will not go far
wrong.
Above the black
est cloud there Is
plenty Of light.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20

There are as many sides to q story
a. there are people who tell II
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-20
TRUMPET CALLS.

Rams Horn Sounds Warming Note
to the Unredeemed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
LAYS ON TRACK;
SAVES LIFE
Child obeys Orders AS a
Freight Approaches and
Escapes Death.

Terre Haute. Ind. Sept. 2S.--
Raymond SneaIer, aged Z, implicitly
obeyed the shouted order to him ~
the conuctor ii an approaching train
an the Evansville an Terre Haute
tracks at Farmersburg. 10 lie down
and thus he escaped death. The
little fellow was sitting in the mid
die OF the track when a cut of
freight cars was backing upon him
and too near to be stopped. Con
ductor Burtan on the rear car
shouted the order. When the train
had been stopped three cars had pas
sed over the youngster who was TAX
en- out uninjured
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
Thought $4,000 Reward
Will be Offered for Arrest
and Conviction of Buch-
anan Murderers.
DETAILS OF
THE TRAGEDY
Most Horribly Brutal Crime
Ever Committed
in the State.

"Details of the sedtuple murder I'm
buchanan county were related by "a
visitor to the scene OF the horrible
crime who was n visitor In this city
today The party. who wishes his
name Withheld for various reasons,
says, IL vieted the scene OF the mur
der Thursday. | don't think there
was ever more horrible crime com
mitted anywhere. IT, Is impossible
Tor pen or tongue to describe what |
saw. George Meadows and his moth
er In law, Mrs. Elizabeth Justice,
Meadows wife and the three cnu
dren had all been horribly mutilated
1t appearing that desperate fight
for life had been put up by tho ic
TINS. Meadows wife, Mrs. Justice
and the three children were all burn
cd up in the fire in an evident at
tempt TO conceal 40 much of the
evidences as possible. could see
from the charred bones the forms
and tho skulls OF those who were
partially cremated. The head OF one
OF them had been cut on by an axe
or some other sharp instrument and
was lying apout three feet from the
body. 1t also appeared that the
head of on OF the other victims had
been cut on
"One of the children. a baby Of
about two years. presented the most
pitiful and heart rendering sights.
having crawled out at the door whero
1t was caught by the flames and
burned mp on the steps.
Meadows had been struck I'm the
back OF the neck with some blunt
Instrument, falling about thirty feet
from the door. Two shots had been
ired at him each taking effect in
the right side. a pencil was found
In his hand and It appeared that he
had ehdeaVored to write something
before losing c0nsciousness but II
he left any written evidence OF tho
tragedy H. was never found and had
evidently been burned up.
"A family living near the Mead
ows home heard the cries OF the peo
pie during the night but thought
nothing much Of 1t until they saw
the light from the burning building.
Assistance was then TOO late and the
murderers had escaped. leaving no
conclusive evidence behind them,
Governor Swanson has offered a
reward Of $3.50 for the arrest OF
the murderers. This amount viii
be supplemented by from $4,000 to-
$4,000 erived from private contri
buttons. Sentiment is SO highly
wrought in the little mountain ooun
~ tnat IS thought that a reward OF
hfrom $4,000 to $4,000 viii evident
" be offered
number OF suspects have been
arrested but in nearly every instance
an alibi has been proven and the
suspects turned loose
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
MRS. LEAVIT
FOR CONGRESS
Denver Democrats Have
Been Considering Bryan's
Daughter as Nominee.

Denver. Sept. 2S.-Mrs. Dewey C..
Bailey, wife of United States Mar
shall of Colorado and president of
tine Denver Woman's Club, was yes
terday indosed by the State Wo
mans Republican Club for the nom
ination for Congress in the First dis
trict This move came as a sur
prise Ia the politicians, particulars
to the Democrats, who had been
fgur'ng on practically a clear field
with eother Brs. Sarah Platte Deck
er, president OF the National Fedora
tIon OF Woman's Clubs, Or Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter OF the
Peerless One. as their nomine.
Mrs. Decker, 1t has been under
stood. is a receptive candidate for
the nomination either for Congress.
or two years hence. for Mayor OF
Denver.
Mrs. Leay'tt was also understood
TO be candidate for the nomination
and probably would not be opposed
by Mrs. Decker. However. since
Mrs. Leavitt's interview in Chicago
In which she slurred suffrage to
some degree, some are inclined 20
believe that she no longer seeks the
nomination
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
WELL KNOWN
COUPLE WE'D

w $ Anderson, OF Blueneld. and
Miss Matte Cooley. Of TazeweiI.
were married at tho home Of the
bride. Tazewell Va. at noon today.
Miss Cooley has, until lately been
employed as stenographcr in this
city Mr. Anderson has been with
the First National Bank. OF Blueheid
for the last seven years, starting I'm
as bookkccper, but was recently
promoted to paying teller.
Both are well known hore and
The We'll wishes of their many friends
go with thom ON their honey moon.
wbich they wiz spend in a trim east
rtakng 30 Norfolk Baltimore Phna
dclphia and Washington.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
NEW STATIONERY
FIRM OPEN SOON

w " Curtis and c. a. Pearson
viii soon open up a book and sta
tlonery store In the Garrett build
ing at the corner OF Princeton and
Higglnbotham avenue.
Mr.. Curtis is at present with the
Flat Top Book and Stationery Go.
Mr.. Pearson also has received train
ing in the business with the same
company but is now local represen
tatiye OF the Remington Typewriter
Company.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
WEST VIRGINIA GAS
COMPANIES COMBINE

Parkersburg, w Va. Sept. 2S.---
That -everal of the gas companies
doing business in West Virginia,
which are subsidiary to the Standard
OIL Company. are shortly to be q6n
solidated under one head by tne|
Standard has been learned here from
what is regarded as authoritative
sources.
Among those companies which will
be affected by the transfer is tae
Mountain State Gas |ompany. which
supplies cities OF PsrKersburs and
Slstersville and a numberl lAf bmall
towns including Belpre. TniS-propds
ed transfer is part of general plan
formulated some months ago, the de
tails of which are now being worked
out. The company which. according
to reports, will absorb the smaller
companies, Is the Hope Gas Co,
one OF the largest of the Standard
subsiary companies. This company
wi also handle it is said. the gas.
which is piped out OF the state (al
though other companies will tAIFe
the gas after it reaches the state l.ne.
There have been many indications
that the Hope will formally take over
the mountain State, If the transfer
has not been made already
1t is the policy Of the Standard Oil
company to keep the gas companies
of each state seperate. The East
Ohio Gas company, for instance. is
chartered under the laws Of Ohio
and retails gas to Ohio cities. buying
1t from the Standard. The East
Ohio will perhaps not be affiliated in
the proposed consOl .dation. In the
line of this policy other changes may
be made The Mountain state Gas
company or the Hope Gas company
will probably hkt )St Marys and
Wiliamstown arhb~Wayerly from the
RIVER Gas Company and the town
OF Belpre may be given to the River
Gas Company. Thus each company
would have its territory all I'm one
state, Marietta. Ohio, beng neah J
quarters for the River Gas compabF
II is hardly likely that the Reserve
Gas company will be affected, either
though there are reports that It
will be taken IN. This company Is
owned by the Standard Oil company
and by the Union Gas company.
some Of whose stock is owned IRl
this city. Mr.. Theodore y. Barhs
dali, of Pittsbaag IS president 81
this company, ktbb company is what
it's name imRheA Il has a large
amount Of gas-fn reserve, which it
Bells to companies when their own
supply IS low
In Sistersville q is reported that
the new contracts, which employees
Of the Mountain state Gas companY
have been securing are in the name
Of Hope Gas company This, how
ever, ~ not the case here. Tx
contracts with local consumers Gr0
still I'm the name Of the MountaTR
state Gas company
As indicating further a big con-
solidation OF The gas interests Nof
West Virginia. reports have recently
come of large gas deals in the
southern part Of the state where the
Standard is rebart6d to have acquir-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
COUNTEREETRES
SENT TO"PEN"
Mason Gang Plead Guilty
and Get Heavy Penalties
i9Cout) at HUNTINGTON.

The bad gang OF Mason county
counterfeiters, caught some time ago
by state and federal officers, were
handed large lemons at HuntinHanl
Saturday following their pleas of
guilty. A dispatch from Huntl1g
ton says: ~
Joe Porter, alias Joe Ward, and
Jack Willis, John Phelps and Jim
Phelps, four of the men jEecently ar
rested by secret srvice famcers, as
sisted by Detective Jack bingham, IN
Mason county, entered pleas OF gull
ty In the federal court to charges
of counterfe.ting.
Peter and Jim Phelps. who we're
accused Of being the leaders of the
gang, were sentenced 90 five Years
az hard labor in the Leavenfarh
(Kansas) prison. John Phelpg-ffid
John Willis were sentenced to tae
pen for one year and a day.
,-a-Alonzo T. Lloyd who pleaded p.1E
gcilt5 was placed an trial and gain
~ his liberty on a technical eTfor
in the Indictment A few m.nute5
after his release he was re arsd5td
/by a. local police on charge of
larceny preferred by the Middle
port (OniJ) authorities u
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
Charge of Insanity Lodged
Against Berwind Physi-
clan by Company Refus-
ing to Fill Prescriptions.
TOO MUCH SPIRITS
FERM1rG rwH1sKEY
Doctor Enters Counter Suit
For $4,000 Damages
For Inter- efrenc.

Details of case with rather gsen
saAonal features has just been
brought to this city by a citizen Of
the town of Berwind. who Is Spend
ing the day here on business. --->
At the instigation of church yeo
pie and a number OF citizens Nlse-
Bryant Drug Company, OF that place.
has refused to fill prescriptions of
DIR r. NJ. McGuffin, a local physician
calling for spirits fermenti, or in
plain English. whiskey, for thirsty
patients of the doctor. 1t was claim
ed that his practice was growing az
an undue rate and that his prescrip
tons Kept goodly number Of the
citizenship OF the town IN happy
frame OF mind almost all the time.
To make matters worse. and as
grounds for turning down these pre-
script .ons, charge OF insanity was
made against McGufin who will be
examined some time next month by
the state board of examiners who
will decide on the question of his
sanity.
-. s~..--
"A counter suit has been filed by
Dr, McGufin against the Bryant
Drug Company, for damages in the
sum OF $4,000 for interference with
his practice and false charges. If
the insanity plea is not sustained the
suit against the drug company will
be pushed. lFaTlrI%I
A strong array of legal talent WA
furnish some highly Getainink devel
opments. DR.. McGufiir-wfff be rSp
resented by Samuel w. Williams, "
Wythevlle; the Bryape-,prug Com
pany by Attorneys Sauna Sers and
Ritz -
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28
Infavorable Weather Did
Not Prevent Fight of the
Wilbur Wright Aero
plane.
MILLIONS VIEW
HISTORIC PARADE
Brilliant Entertainments i'm
Various BorOughs
Tonight.

New Yorb. Sept. Wilbur
Wright announced this afternoon
that ne would maze his postponed
flight up the Hudson even though
the weather is unfavorable. The
dirigible race from this city 10 Al
bany will not take place until 10
morrow on account OF the nigh wind
prevailing today.
One and a half million people wer
maSsed along the line OF march OF
the great historical parade which
took place this afternoon commenc
Ing at 2 ocl OK The line OF marcn
was az follows:
From Central Park West and One
Hundred and Tenth street down Cen
trail Park West TO Fifty ninth street
Central Park soth) thence 20 Firth
Square.
The official stand Of tho Hudson
Fulton Celebration Commission and
the Court Of Honor was I'm front Of
the New York Public Library Build
Ing on Fifth avenue. between For
tieth streets; stand for Contributors
20 The Commission Subscripto8
Fund, on Central Park west. be-
tween sixtioth and sixty third sts.
stand of the legislature on Central
Park South. between Seventh and
Eighth avenues stands Of the Board
Of Aldermen 40 Madison Square. al
50 on Central PARK West, between
G3rd and Goth trcets.
Musical festivals I'm lbt Metropoll
tan Opera House by the German
LicdcrEranz and at Carnegie Hall by
tht AriVon Society viii be- q feature
this evening.
in the evening literary exercises
will also be held in Brooklyn
Borough in tho Academy OF Music.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-28

Wheat, S.4OO years old and part Of
that stored by Joseph during the
famine has been received in Connect
icut. James A. Patten will kindly
take notice. Cincinnati post