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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-16

1t may be gathered from an anec-
dote found in the Gaulois that there
was time when some members, at
least. of the French Academy shared
New England's former respect for cor
rect spelling.
One day Boissier arrived at Remains
house with "a beaming, face.
"Now," he began, I'll tell you a
piece of news that will take down
your crest. My autograph has fetched
a higher price than yours"
"rhat does not surprise me-" Renan
said, serenely. "Where did you hear
this?"
Boissier then explained that at an
auction a day or two before Renan
autograph had sold sor three francs
and one of his own for five.
LET me tell you the reason" said
Renan. There were three mistakes in
the spelling of your letter, which is
now lying here on my writing-table.
A friend of mine was at the auction
and made a high bid for the letter,
after noticing the artificial gems that
adorned your prose.
"He brought it to me in order that |
might return it to you. If it got
abroad" concluded Renan. smiling,
"the public might get bad impress
sion of the accomplishments Of mem
bers of the French Academy
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TIPS IN SCOTLAND.
An Example of How Some Servants
Win Their Wages.

An Example of How Some Servants
Win Their WagS..
A gentleman was invited to shoot
in Scotland at two places close togeth-
er. He arrived at the first place, and
Immediately after his arrival at the
first house received telegram calling
him back to town. He however, deter
mined to have one days shooting and
to proceed to town by the night mail.
At the end of the day he gave the
head keeper Fl and asked him to send
his gun and cartridge bag over to the
other place for which he had an invi-
tation and where he proposed proceed
ing in three or four days time.
On his arrival there after his visit to
town he found his gun, etc, had not ar
rived, whereupon he wrote to the keep
er, asking him to forward it at once,
and he received reply stating that
when he (the keeper) had received the
other "a to which he was entitled
the gun would be forwarded. 1t was
detained till payment was made.
The gentleman wrote to the keepers
master and received reply that 'he
(the MASTERY never interfered between
his guests and his servants in the mat
ter of tips" The gentleman ascertain
ed that the master in question paid
the keeper no wages, but left him to
GET what he could out of the guests
London Times.
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song was ended clapped and sought to
know from members of the band what
good or Ill future held for them. One
visitor, youth, short and sturdy lad
with bearing and with bronze of open
air and sea, looked In the faces Of the
gypsles and strayed about from place
to place to hear what patrons of the
soothsayers might have learnt.
A gypsy lass made bold to ask him
"Sir, have your future told for gold; a
bright career may wait thee; III tell
thee whom for friends to hold, and who
they are that hate thee"
NAY, lass but are all the members
of thy company In sight?" he asked.
"All but one. maid who readeth
palms., she answered him.
Then will | watt he said, "and
see If she can tell me what / wish to
know. 1t Is the one who Is the most
demanded that must know the most,
and | will wait to have her peer into
the dark for me"
But there were those who were not
so determined, and would buy forecasts
indlscrlminately so she left him and
told others pleasant tibs to make them
smile and mostly spared them what of
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The GypSy'S Gem
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The first notes of the Toreador song
called group Of ldlers and sightseers
near and cordial handclapping followed
the final note of the gypsies' music, for
there were singers in the band who
knew how to use their voices. The
space near the cottage afforded n bril-
liant scene these gala days; there were
always round about those curious ones
who must have their fortunes told
men as well as women, skeptics and
believers alike trying for peep into
the future through the eyes of the palm
reader, the horoscope interpreter and
the oracle.
Elsewhere in the village were merry
doings eating and drinking, all the
rough diversions Of the early days, the
ways that men and women have ever
sought for willing away the time, Be-
meath canopy We're Mistress Madge
and prlm companions in sewing indus
try. while near the stile Miss Betsy lin
gered for word with stalwart Hugh.
Crossing the village green In pairs and
groups were others OF the comely maid
ems and all the small boys of the town,
scornlng more serious pursuits, played
merrlly at leap frog quoits and other
robust games,
Within the public houses were heavy
discourse of the stock and clmklng of
the glasses, and boisterous applause
when one would make attempt at With
cism. Behind his counter smiled the
rotund Keeper; among the tables and
the benches supple John moved con
stanhy with potables and lights From
all the meadow land and tenant houses
round, the men were come to share the
village cheer These moved not ut the
notes OF any song from near the Hath.
away garden, but buried their coarse
faces once again In cup or mug, and
gurgled contemplatlvely.
These were momentous days, The
court was come In brave array were
courtiers and warriors and sailors bold.
all plcnlcking, The servants ran about
In liveries resplendent, important per-
sonages stalked hIther and away in
heavy grandeur. Court ladies and their
maids looked on the village and the
country folk dlsdainfully In part, but
some took Interest and made aCQud&t
ance here and there,
The latter friendly ones, locked up
TO hear the gypsles sing, and when the
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pNOLL CIIONSoI LlN(Ollll

The old resident of Alton cakes the
visitor to the river bank in front of
the City Hall and. pointing across the
Mississippi to an island heavily wood
ed with willows, informs him that there
Is the "Lincoln-Shields Park" On the
22d of September 1912 writes Walter
B. Stevens in the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat, the stage coaches ratified down
the long valley through the bluffs of
Alton and unloaded an extraordinary
passenger list at the Plasa Hotel. The
people sitting and standing on the wide
double galleries of the three-story,
hipped roof, wooden hotel, looked and
wondered as James Shields, the State
Auditor, accompanied by Col. White
sides and several other well-known
Springfield politicians stepped down
from the coach and went into the ho-
tel. They were amazed when another
vehicle delivered ABE" Lincoln. the
lawyer; r. II. Bergman and William
Butler About the same time Elijah
Lott and J. j. Hardin and several 9th
ers, well-known public men Of Illinois.
drove into town. "Jlm" Shields had
challenged abe Lincoln and they
had challenged "Abe" Lincoln and they
were going across the river to fight on
Missouri soil with "broadswords." the
regulation cavalry sabres Of the Uni
ted States Army. Those were tho
years of dragons" in this country.
AS soon as the ferry reached the ISL
and Mr.. Lincoln was taken In one d.
rectlon and Mr.. Shields In the other.
They were given seats on logs and left
to themselves while seconds and peace
makers discussed the situation. In a
short time a serious defect in the pro-
ceedings on the part Of Shields came
to light. The challenge had been sent
prematurely The mistake Is explained
quite clearly In the Alton traditions.
Lincoln had amused himself and had
entertained the Wings by writing fun
ny letters to Il Springfield paper about
the Democrats and signing his eplstle
Aunt Rebecca." Mary Todd, who
afterwards became Mrs. Lincoln, and
Julia Jayne conspired to add to the
gayety of the community by getting up
an "Aunt Rebecca" letter of their own
composition and sending it to the paper
along with some verses which they
signed "Cathleen." The letter which
the girls wrote went outside of poll
tics and contained a buresque proposal
Of marriage to Auditor Shields. Now,
the Auditor, afterward United States
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of rhe king he said promptly. "s am
in the navy"
'The arrow means not service she
returned. "It signifies, rather, loyalty
Thou are a loyal manY she asked.
Always. everywhere" he boasted.
"'rhen why seekest thou information
Of thy love affairs of soothsayers she
persisted.
"'Tis writ that soothsayers know,
he answered yehemently, "and do not.
! cannot tell If / am cherished in her
heart or if in my absence | am half
forgot | cannot even tell If | am
present in her mind when | am near,
for then conyerseth she most fagrantly
with other and less worthy men,
LESS worthy men, indeed"
81 deem them So"
"But is thy judgment much to be
depended on? Thou seemest but a
youth; thy blood is quick to take of
fense thy heart protesteth over trifies
and standeth round in way Of buffet
ing. When thou are older, thou wilt
better know the other sex and realize
that when thou art most fouted thou
art most regarded thou seemest
most madly to pursue, shouldst thou
but hesitate. she would run unto thee. "
'Thou shouldst know women we'll, =
he said. "but how know ! that thou
sayest true of what my power Will be-
come with years?'
"The stone upon my finger tells me
all--of thee and of thy maid who is so
steeled; how that she seemeth firm as
any wall-yet that if thou persist she
shall yield"
"Thou wouldst counsel frmness and
good hope?'
Gas know the future and the sex"
$50 be it, then" he said, "but much
fear thou knowest gypsy matdens only,
and it's no gypsy maiden that hath cast
her charm on me-"
mo gypsy maiden? Then thy palm
is wrong. Take back thy fee straight
way and run along"
He shook his head 'She is no gyp-
sy," he explained, "only a makebe-
lieve. Buffalo Express.
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1|g!IG!2!R{S Z! SllR!G{
~~~NNN~N~~


The Japanese government is waging q
successful war on rats by paying for
every dead one brought in, and giving
each rat slayer a ticket to lottery
with valuable prizes.
Mrs. Nellie G. Upham was the only
woman delegate at the recent Amerl-
can mining congress which met at
Pittsburg. She is the owner Of pay
ing mine, which she manages herself
The women Of Wisconsin have de-
ciared their intention Of getting every
man and woman in the State who T.
II or over to sign the petition for wom-
an suffrage which Is to be presented to
the present Congress.
A permanent national exposition at
Madrid. for the promotion of which an
organization has been formed In Spain,
will have for one of its chief objects
tue stimulation of scientific methods In
agriculture and manufacturing.
On the basis of bushel Of corn pro-
ducing % gallons of alcohol, 1t has
been figured out that last years corn
crop In the United States was sufficient
to furnish 100000 horsepower for
ten hours day for an entire year.
The largest single, infiltration in tha
world is said to be the one recently
completed for Pittsburg. The sedimen-
iatiou basins have capacity Of 120,-
100000 galtpns, and the filtered water
reservoir room for 50,000,000 gallons.
A new stop watch has been brought
cut for use of physicians and nurses In
counting pulse beats. The pressure of
a button starts 1t and another pressure
stops it and marks the time when a
given number of beats have been count
ed.
Louisiana Is estimated to waste 75,-
600, 900 cubic feet of natural gas daily,
more than one-twentieth of that con-
sumed In the United States, and the
Secretary of the Interior has with
drawn from entry $500 acres Of nat
ural gas fields.
To avoid the sIloubles besetting COM
passes on steel ships, the metal Of
which defects the needle, German In
ventor has devised needleless one, in
the form of gyroscope, the axis of
which always adjusts itself parallel to
the earIn's axis.
British automobile exports now
amount to value of S22,J00,0O0 a year.
Factories are full of orders as result
Of TIE recent automobile show at the
Olympia in London. About so per cent
CT the clders are for closed cars, usGsl-
ly of the landaulet type.
Tho new woman in China, instead of
following the example OF her English
and American sisters In railing against
the tyranny of men has reyolted
against her relations-in-law. One of
the women's clubs in Shanghai pro-
claims as its object. rebellion against
mothers-tn law"
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painful truth she read that fate was
holding back for them,
Then came that one to view who had
been In demand-a riot of the gypsy
colors, with burning eyes that melted
into mischief In fash, and teeth and
lips SO perfect one could guess they
never would foretell unhappiness.
He ran to her. "Now read my palm,
he said, and will pay thee we'll"
1T is my line" she answered him.
'9The good cause needeth funds, and ]
win tell thee truly what the future
holds for thee. pray thy palm be
smooth and hard, then hast thou for
tunes high regard. But IL it be all
lined and crossed, then shalt thou be
most tempest-tossed."
Together then they sat and, redden-
Ing, he stretched his hand where che
might see the palm,
She reached TO take It. and showed a
sparkling gem upon her finger And
when he touched the gem he thrilled
in all the nerves that carry shlvers to
and fro. but whether from her touch or
from the magic of the stone he could
not say,
Alas" she said, ~'tls lined and
Scared; thy calling works thee over
hard But hard means triumph at the
last; thou shalt be rich ere years have
passed"
80 rich that shall own a stone
like thatga he questioned
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one Thing He Gould Not Have

Although there was no sort of top
which could be bought and for which
Harold had expressed / desire that was
not in his possession, he still had his
unsatisfied longings II know what
wish | was, mother he said one day
when his own big brother had gone
away and the little boy across the
street was i'll.
"Yes, dear said his mother. Per
haps you can be it, Harold; mother
will help you. Is 1t to play soldier?'
'No, indeed" said Harold, seornful.
ly. II just wish was two little dogs,
so could play together. ."-Youth's
Companion.
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The Narroyy Pnth.

There are occasional doubts In the
minds of the elders of the Morse fam
lily as to the quickness of Bobby's wits.
but there has never been any doubt
that a lesson once learned by him.
however slowly, is forever after remem-
bered.
Wont you shake hands with me.
Bobby2" asked one Of his sisters ad-
mirers, but Bobby hung back.
II don't care to-" he said, with ter
rible distinctness.
Don't you like meT' asked the I'M
wise visitor.
mo, DON'T" replied Bobby, and
then there was shocked chorus from
the family.
Bobby said his aunt, reproachfuI-
ly, as she withdrew him from the
public gaze, why did you say such
rude thing to Mr.. Brown"
Because. aunty." said her wriggiing
charge, Il got spanked last week for
not telling the truth. and 1 sha'n't ney-
er take any risks again r
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TuMuLT IN THE SEA.
Terrific Force of Marine Upheaval
Off Cape Horn.


Of Cape Horn.
A sailing ship rounding Cape Horn
was caught In dead calm, something
almost unprecedented In that stormy
latitude. The sky was filmed with a
light haze, and the sea was fiat and
lead colored. About 10 o'clock on the
morning of the second day the ship
began to shake violently, the masts
whipped and bent like fish poles, and
everything movable above and below
came down with clatter. 1t was like
striking rock, only the shock was
less pronounced at first, but increased
In violence during the thirty seconds
1t lasted The sea heaved In oily
swells with strange, hoarse murmur,
and 1t continued to be agitated after
the tremors ceased
Half an hour later fish by the thous-
ands began to rise to the surface until
it was covered with them. Forty
seven whales were counted, many cow
fish fully eight feet across, sharks
without number and seals by the hum
dreds. They were evidently stunned
with the force Of some terrific marine
upheaval, and when struck with a
pole by one of the sailors showed ONLY
faint signs of life. In ,twsnty min
utes after the first fish arose to the
surface they began to drop out of sight
like pieces of lead. Whether they were
stunned and, on recovering, Immediate
ly dived beneath the waves in panic.
or whether they died from the shock
and, instead Of floating as dead fish
do, were drawn under by some sub
marine whirlpool, were scientific oues-
tions too deep for the skipper, but half
a dozen of the smaller fish hauled
aboard by the cook for dinner were
quite dead when examined. The calm
continued twenty-four hours longer he
fore the ocean resumed its usual aspect
and a wind from the southeast per-
mitted the ship to continue Its course.
New York Press.
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began to feel gingerly the edge with
the ball of his thumb BY this time
"Bill' Souther was tremendously in
terested Holding the sabre by the
handle, Lincoln stood up and looked
about him. lie evidently saw what he
was looking for in a willow tree sew
eral feet away. Raising the mighty
weapon with his long arm, Lincoln
reached and clipped one Of the topmost
twigs of the willow. When he had
thoroughly satisfied himself as to the
efficiency of the broadsword he sat
down. A few minutes later the CORE
spondence was closed on terms honor
able to both parties"
AS the BOAT put back to Alton the
spectators on the bank were Mortified
to see lying prone upon the deck a fig
ure covered with blood while a we'll
known Altonian leaned over the figure
plying fan vigorously. Not until the
boat was close in shore was it seen that
the figure was log of wood and that
the "bloody" covering was red flannel
shirt Wentworth dropped the fan,
stood up and grinned
Lincoln was 6 feet and inches, with
an arm length in proportion. Shields
was feet inches, chunky and short
limbed. "Bill'' Souther marveled much
over the willow tree exhibition, and
wondered how long Shields could have
stood up against such odds.
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i.V''i 'i'' 'e ''t''e'' anu q pi"'e
9' ""' 'o"i1
"Ai40 "pi ihs iieiu iausiieu'
Voe",' "N ,ii' 5''''oii' nc uo.
eo ~ 'iie e''i'ol 'iie ieai h''ii'e VI
So nv siii' pe'"iie
7r.eAa u"i,' '"e o"iiAei' "eh'
- ~ - i-iii0oii ? 'iiioe anu san
we've got INTO an awful fix
WHAT'S the matterY asked Lincoln
Inc girls nave written some poetry
on Shields,' SAID Bum. Didn't you
see IL IN the paperf Well. Shields says
lie won I stand 1t. What shall we do
ABOUT II!
on 90 pack and when you meet
Shields tell him | wrote 1t, said Lin
coin.
Shields accepted this without yerifi-
cation and sent the challenge. The
peacemakers, hurryInp TO Alton
brought the true story of the author
ship. The facts came out in the con-
ference on the island and the seconds
began the interchange of notes. Shields
saw the error of the proceeding further
when he learned that Lincoln was not
the writer. For an hour or more the
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There is not wealth enough to buy
Tits my luck stone, lad she said
Now this line here, bold, full
curve, denotes trained and steady
nerve; it is of intersections free-thou
must a gallant sailor be-"
"All but the gallant he broke in 81
have never done gallant thing The
sailors life is one of good hard toll
and sudden perils, If you will. but
landsmen are the ones to whom are
offered chances to conduct themselves
with gallantry"
Thou dost not read thy life and
duties right" she said Each time
thou swingest mid the lofty sails or
hyest up and down the ropes thou com.
est nearer to the captaincy, the goal of
thy highest hopes. The stone | wear
upon my finger tells me where thy
thoughts most linger."
A peal of laughter startled them and
they looked up to see more of the .gyp-
"iNoi iiStShhiS' oHS HdlH promising
subject whispered one AYE. he has
a simple hand" the second said. "Beth.
tell him true" another counseled. "or
he'll haunt your days. Let him know
the worst and best; clear away the
haze"
And they danced away to other
parts, telling one another of their win.
nings and of how they had almost been
trapped by some sharp-wtted patron
trying to deceive them with false infor-
nation, just to lead them on
Il read, too, that thou are In trou-
ble,' said the girl.
"Thou are the first to know it." said
the youth. readily, but wincing in her
sight How can a man who is most
times abroad have troubles? Tell me
that"
THY trouble bides at home,o she
softly said.
Then dost thou truly know" admit
ted the youth. Now tell me what
shall do, for will not longer sail the
sea In such uncertainty as has cursed
my voyages of late. I am a man''-he
said 1t as a youngster doth who feels
the blood bounding in him each day
more swiftly than before-"I am
man; pray thee bid me take my trou-
BILE by the throat and strangle it,"
"Best take 1t by the hand and plead
with It," she said, cor look it In the eye
and say your inmost thought"
AYE, @ok it In the eye--and be
abashed," he answered Il cannot say
my lnmost thought without some help,
Is Il ere no tirmness or no readiness of
speech writ in my palm, dear gypsy?"
~ plain all curleycues and tails-the
owners purpose always fails" she
hummed.
"A miserable outlook" he said, and
set his face.
"But thine hath no curleycues nor
tails, nor anything but well-detined and
proper lines+-a lifeline long and red
and deep, denoting friendship good to
keep, Thou lowest one who is fckle?"
she asked polntedly.
Il cannot tell" he said. 81 mayhap
should have brought her palm as wellg"
ut is not needed now the gypsy
said, Come, here's an arrew we'll de-
fined. sharp-pointed, short and blunt at
end What is the message fate design
ed by this war token us to send?1
"The arrow must mean the service
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LOVE AND FAME.

/ looked for Fame, 4s-- =
And Love came fitting by,
But paused while,
With bated wings, to sigh
But still ] looked for Fame,
And Love fled by.
Fame came at last,
When hope was almost sped
Fame came at last,
When youth and joy had fled;
And then looked for Love,
But Love was dead.
M. Il. Marshall.
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Mrs. Blunder has just received a
telegram from India What an ad-
mirahle invention the telegram is she
exclaimed. when you come to eonsld-
er that this message has come dis
tance Of thousands Of miles, and the
gum on the envelope isn't dry yet
Tit.Rifs
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The price Of feed is so high that the
woman who can make money by keep
ing COW this winter, should be en-
trusted with the finances Of the nation.
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Wonder Of the Wireless


HENEVER men formerly went down to the
sea in ships, whether the ships were wooden
whalers or Gloucester fishing smacks; wheth-
er they were long Lucanias or Oregon-type
battleships, the men who ventured to cut loose
from land whether for a period of months
or days, they cut loose, and they We're iso-
lated, were cabined, cribbed, confined. From
New York to Queenstown they heard no world
news, were trimmed by monotonous horizons,
were subject to the chance of burial In mid
ocean, leaving their friends to imagine, never
to know, the manner Of their taking off. Wire
less supplies, as it were, sixth sense Wire
less suggests the uncanny fourth dimension.
Wireless arms ship with an immensely ex-
tended tentace that warns, that gives mes
sages and sends them. That insect on the
bosom of the ocean Is no longer lost, is as
much in the worlds eye as London hanson
cab or q car upon Broadway. Wireless, the
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Eneouraging Dream.

To dream that some one bears you
malice foretelis pleasant prospect In
your worldly affairs: and that you will
soon be advanced to some important
station