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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
A Dickens Manuscript.

II. r. Dickens, X. c., tells an inter
esting story concerning the original
manuscript of his fathers famous
Carol" The novelist presented the
MS. TO Thomas Milton, an old school
fellow. In 1875 Mr. Milton sold 1t to
Francis Harvey, bookseller, for f5O
Then 1t passed into the hands OF
George Churchill an enthusiastic au-
tograph collector Mr.. Churchill treas
ured 1t until 1882, when circumstances
compelled him to part with 1t. After
photographing every page OF 1t, 1t was
sold to Mr.. Bennett, a Birmingham
bookseller and curio dealer, who
eventually found purchaser, who
readily signed check for 1900 for 1t.
Finally 1t was bought by Stuart Nj.
Samuel Of Kensington Palace Gardens
for E300, who Is said to still retain the
precious document.-London Tit-Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
ETIQUETTE.
o., Old Fashioned Man Frees His Mind
About Its Absurdities.

Whether to eat fish with fish
knife and fork or Il fork and bit of
bread, whether to serve champagne in
a tumbler or goblet--it is quite alb
surd to regard one of these courses as
right and the other as wrong and to
admire or despise person according
ly. The average rule of etiquette has
nothing to do with courtesy, with
good breeding, and it is no criterion
of courtesy or of good breeding"
The speaker, an old fashioned gen
tleman from the country, knotted the
ends of his napkin more firmly about
his neck
"Smile at me, nephews and nieces,'
he resumed, because | tuck my nap
kin under my chin. Yet why should
l spoil my black broadcloth coat with
turkey stains or smears of cranberry
sauce? 1t is a rule of etiquette, you
say, that the napkin may only be
placed across the knee-an absurd,
ephemeral rule!
1T was rule of etiquette in France
during the reign of lie Roi Soleil,' the
| great Louis XIV, that when the king
visited sick subject the king, too,
must lie down In bed, on the ground
that it would never do for a subject
to maintain a more informal attitude
| than his master during the audience.
Louis XIV, visiting the Marshal de
yillars after MalplaQuet, lay in bed
beside the suffering soldier In that
way.
"Behold the absurdities of etiquette
and let me do with my napkin what |
please" = New Orleans Times-Demo-
| crat.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
A sIiaht MISUNDERSTANDING.

Little Helen Bentley Of Los Angeles,
aged Ave, dearly loves her grandma,
who has been living with her and her
parents. Recently grandma went to
Seattle for visit and caught cold on
the way. When she arrived there, she
wrote back to Helen's parents that she
had reached Seattle, but had had
hard fight with the grip. Helen want
cd to hear what grandma had to say,
and the letter was read to her Soon
afterward she saw one Of her neigh
bors and exclaimed: "Oh, Mrs. Smith,
we've had letter from grandma. She
got to Seattle all right, but she had a
terrible fight with her yallse!-Los
Angeles Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
NEAR BEER LICENSE
New Council Will Meet In Special Ses-
sion Gholsou Receives City
Marshal appointment.

Athena's new city officials were in
stalled at the meeting of the city
council Monday evening. Councilman
Wilson and VIM. Winship, the newly
elected water commissioners were alb
sent and will take their offices at the
next meeting of the city fathers.
Mayor MoEwen announced the ap-
pointment of W. J. Gholson to the
office of City Marshal, and the ap-
pointment was confirmed by the coun-
oil. r
The new Mayor was not prepared
to name his standing committees for
the year and decided to hold special
meeting at which the committees will
be named, ..,.,.
KIT is known the new council strong
fy favors stringent ordinance regu-
lating near beer traffic. At Monday
nights meeting the matter was given
some discussion, and when the special
meeting. takes place, in all probability
the provisions of the ordinance will be
considered./
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Spray For Scale.

Fruit growers Of the Touchet valley
commenced spraying this week for the
San Jose scale. 1t is said that in most
of the orchards in that vicinity one
spraying will suffice. j. j. Dumas,
president of the state horticultural
society, claims that valley has less
scale than any other fruit section of
the state. Predictions are for bump
or apple crop. The warm days and
cold nights of the last week have not
injured the fruit. Peach and apricot
trees were injured by the cold weather
of January, but growers deny the re-
port that the crop in either the valley
or along the Snake river will be a
failure. At least half crop is ex-
pected.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Baptist Church Notes.

Bible School at 10 a. N. Pastor
Ryder will I'd. w. preach at the Bap-
tist church OIL Sunday morning at II
o'clock. B. Y. P. u at $3.50, leader,
Mr.. Henry Barrett. All young people
are cordially invited. At 1880 Rev.
p. s. Rogers will preach. A hearty
is extended to all to these
services.
On Wednesday evening, March ~,
ia treat is in store for all who care any
thing for the progress of Gods king
dom. Rev. Thomas Moody of Africa
will tell of Gods mighty work
through Baptist workers on the Congo.
!, Don't fail to hear him.
The Sunday school offering for
Missions last Sunday was $l7.78.
What school in the county can excel
|itp
Pastor Ryder is having splendid
time in revival meetings at the Baptist
church at Weston. He conducted
worship at the Chapel service at tht
Normal Monday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
C. P. Davis Is Out.

C.P. Davis is now at liberty and is
in Portland, where he has located tenn
porarily. He was the man sent to Sal
EN- from Umatilla county who went
wrong while in the Office of Sheriff
Till Taylor. He was sentenced for
five years and his time has not expir-
ed. He has either been paIoled or
pardoned. says Sheriff Taylor, but be
has not been enlightened as to that.
Even with time off for good behavior,
he could not have secured bis liberty
this early .Peudleton Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Helix Booming.

Helix is reported to have tax en- on
new lease of life. The coming OF
Spring will usher in the biggest build
ing boom the town has seen for long
period. Already plans have been per-
fected for the erection Of hotel and
several dwelling houses, while the
First National bank will soon announce
plans fol its new building. This will
probably be by far the handsomest and
most substantial structure yet erected
in that city. AT recent meeting OF
the bank directors, the capitol stock
of the institution was increased from
$25, 900 to $50, 900.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
THE FOREIGN LEGION.
A Peculiar Body Of Fighters In the
French Army.

'4r
The French foreign legion Is a het-
erogeneous organization. 1t Is COM
posed of disappointed men of every
country political refugees, military
fugitlves. In fact, all varieties of the
worlds restless citizens so to make
up this wonderful mongrel fighting
machine. "No questions asked" might
well be the regimental motto. Each
man signing his bond of service sells
his soul for five years at the wage of
/ sou about cent per day,
The officers are French, but the men
hail from everywhere and nowhere.
Under various names the French le-
gion has existed since the eighteenth
century and was finally constituted as
at present in 1880. 1t consists oftwelve
battalions divided into two regiments,
mastering total strength Of 10000
men. Eight thousand are kept in the
far east, the remainder serving in
northern Africa. In the early days
the regiments were divided into ina
tional sections" men from the same
country being kept together.
This resulted, however, in continual
racial disputes, and each company con-
sequently was given a cosmopolitan
composition. Since its formation the
officials have guarded closely against
desertions. and as the legion only
serves in French colonial territory
where the centers arc remote and
transportation is difficult successful
descrtion is rare feat = Chicago
| News
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Missing Man Found.

Word has Eeen received from Prosser
that the man who so mysteriously dis
appeared at Badger during the cold
spell in January and was thought to
have perished, has been found safe in
Arlington. The man, whose name
was Kehn, came west from Kansas
and had ticket reading over the S.
P. & S. road. He took the wrong
train at Pasco and got off at Badger
in the middle of the night. He did
not remain, at the station, and the
next day his valise and some clothes
and his ticket were found out in the
sagebrush beyond Badger. No clue
to the man was found, however, and
it is not clearly understood how or
when he reached his friends in Ore
gon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12

As | heard Il famous raconteur tell
ing story | had heard in one form or
another for many years | could not
but recall the statement Of some one
to the effect that there are but five
stories extant and that all we have
are merely variations from the original
five. AZ General Taylor, who Is some
thing OF a story teller himself, puts IL:
"The story doesn't amount to any
thing. It's the edition that COUNTS
Boston Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Psychics Organize.

Psychics in Spokane have just incor-
porated under the laws of the state Of
Washington the Haumaturgic society
for the purpose of Investigating and
systematizing the various forms Of
mental and spiritual powers. Other
objects Of the delivers into the realm
of spirits, are to disseminate know
ledge concerning manifestations. tele
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
LaGrande Election Surprise

In municipal election at LaGrande
at which little or no interest was tax
en- until a late hour Tuesday. the
socialist vote was surprising for its
size. So little was the interest dis
played that it was nearly o'clock
before tho independents commenced
concerted effort to swell the total vote.
The biggest sensation was the defeat
of Councilman Williamson. who has
been closely affiliated with the pro.
gress Of the effort TO secure better
water system.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Normalites Win Out.

A mixed team from the Pendleton
academy and High school played a
matched game with the normal basket
ball team Saturday mig ht on the normal
court, resulting in score of "a to 25
in favor of Weston's team. This was
friendly game gotten np for the
benefit of the Athletic association fund.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Baptist Delegates.

&Ihe Sunday School of the First
Baptist church OF this city elected del
egates to the 14th annual meeting
of the Umatilla county Sunday School
convention held at Echo this week. as
follows: Mrs. NJ. L. Watts. Misses
El3a Gross. Tched MeFadden. Mary
Mckinnon. and Geo. Bannister aud
N. n. Desper. Z
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
Christian Church Announcements.

We wish to call especial attention
to the Sunday school service. You
should be in. it! Yon are missing
something if you are not. Last Sun,
day was great day. Next Sunday
should be greater.
We are anxious to have full atten-
dance of the members of the church
next Sunday at the morning service.
Something will be said to interest you
At night the pastor will preach on z
theme that will interest every one
He is commencing series of sermons
on "Infiuence. Don't miss one Of
them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-03-12
pathy and allied subjects among those

paIHy anu dIIK6U SuUJbUtb HuUHB tuUSo
who doubt the actuality of discarnate
existence and supernatural powers. 1t
is also empowered through its incor-
poration to acquire, hold and exhibit
antiquities. relics, laces coins portraits
and other historical and numismatic
articles for psychic research and sub
jective experiments in occult analysis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-14
THE PLAY
NOT LIKE
THE BOOK
They Are Different in Treat
ment But Play Is Pro-
nounCed by Critics
Great.

Beyond a doubt the most delight
full dramatic event of this season will
be Elinor Glyns dramatization of
her own wonderful story, Three
Weeks which is announced for Fri
day, July Is. at the Grand opera
houss.
The romance, poetry, philosophy
and truth Of the greatest of human
emotions. love, are all portrayed In
this wonderful book play and to those
who can and will understand what a
play means. Three Weeks" will
teach some impressive and lasting les
sons. And with all this II has amuse-
ment and entertainment--a stirring
story, told with truth to nature and
acted by players of wide experience
and unquestioned ability. Miss Beryl
Hope, one of the most attractive wo-
men OF the stage and an emotional
actress OF rare quality, will portray
The Lady" of the story, and Mr..
Harry c. Browne, who has won his
spurs as leading man, will give a
manly and convincing performance
of the young hero. Paul" Miss
Lillian Rhodes has been intrusted
with the role OF Anna" the faithful
lady-in-waiting 10 the queen, and
lends dignity and strength to the cast.
U.ner players who will give efficient
support are Miss Caroline Lamar and
Messrs. Frank j. Kirke. sydney
Price. VIM. T. Chatterton, w. j. Me-
Connell. Charles Moncrief X. II
Thomas, w, T. HAYES, Albert DOu-
all and VIM. Casey.
The play is presented with special
scenery and effects, the second act
showing the feast OF the roses" at
Venice being especially notable for
It's beauty The sale OF seats for this
engagement commences Friday morn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-14

ports the Cretan desire for annexa-
tion. Recent developments In Tur-
key, which have shorn that govern
ment OF its power outside of Turkey
proper, have set Are to the popular
desire for Cretan independence from
the domination OF power that has
been hated with passionate intensity.
The government at Athens has
been placed in a peculiar predica-
ment, and II is thought that war
with Turkey has. boen decided on as
the only means OF solving the prob
lem. Declaring war against Turkey,
under the pretext OF being insulted
by their actions In driving Greeks
away from the frontier will, It is
thought, keep the powers from In
terferlng.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-14
GREECE and
TURKEY MAY
GO TO WAR
Troops Are Being Modified by
Both Nations in AntiCi-
patton of a Serious
Clash.

Salonica, Turkey, July 14.-Dec-
laration of war against Turkey by
Greece Is momentarily expected and
troops are being mobilized by both
nations in anticipation of the clash.
Today 1t appears but matter OF
hours before the fighting will be-
gin.
The immediate cause OF the quar-
rel between the two countries is a
result of the recent order issued at
Constantinople for the troops to
drive all Greeks OF the Turkish
frontier Several days ago the third
army corps mobilized in this section
and commenced driving the Greek
bands away. The Constantinople gov
ernment Justified this action by claim
ing that the Greeks were acting as
spies.
Indignant at their treatment at the
hands of the Turks. the Greeks made
formal complaint to their king, and
the result was that secret orders were
issued to mobilize the Greek army
This was discovered by the Turk
ish government, and similar precau-
tions were taken here, Today troops
are pouring into SalonIca from every
part of Turkey, and Il appears that
war cannot be averted
Greece and Turkey are ancient en-
emies. They have fought guerilla
wars and pitched battles ever since
the Turks swept across from Asia
Minor centuries ago, and established
themselves in Europe.
Greece has been dominated by
Turkish influence, as the result OF
continued Moslem victories. In 1897
Greece was deciavely whipped.
The real cause OF the present
trouble is the island OF Crete, known
as the danger spot OF Europe. Crete
lies close to Greece. II was the
birthplace of the Greecian race, and
still holds to ancient tradition OF
power and independence. The sovef-
eignty OF the island has been formal
ly in the hands OF Turkey. In re-
ality Il has been governed by France.
Italy, Russia and England, who have
kept troops there
Crete has recently declared itself
Independent Of Turkey, and subject
TO Greece. Greece, naturally, sup
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-14

When the Cretans declared their
independence OF Turkey, during tbs
recent troublons times iu this couh-
try they announced positively that
they would Join Greece, whether that
country liked II or not. They an
nonnced that they would elect mem
bers to the Grecian parliament, and
recommend that they be seated.
Public sentiment In Greece favored
the annexation OF Crete and the
government was between two firoA
II II refused TO annext the island II
would mean internal disorder. II it
did annex Crete the government must
an wer to Turkey.
Today's situation indicates that
latter course has been decided upon.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-10
The CHURCH
OWESSYMPATHET|C
HEARING TO LABOR

The Rev. Robert Scott Inglis
preached Labor Day" sermons at both
morning n evening services In the
Third Presbyterian Church yesterday,
In the morning his theme was What
the Church Owes Labor" ande In the
evening What Labor Owes the
Church."
at the morning service DR.. lnglis
said among other things:
The church owes labor a sympa-
thetic hearing of its claims, and in the
majority of them l believe the church
is sincerely sympathetic. This is par
ticular1y true regarding better hours.
fairer distribution of the products of
labor, opposition to factory employ
ment of women and children, the right
of organization for mutual benefit and
protection, better homes and sanitary
conditions, better schools and arbitra-
ton of difficulties"
At the evening service Mr.. Inglis said
that the emeliorated condition of labor
today is the result OF what the church
has done; that religious liberty had
preceded civil liberty. He spoke of the
church's necessity for impartiality In
political and social differences. He
concluded by declaring that both labor
and capital owe it to the church to rec
ognize that her specially is salvation
of mems souls.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-10
TRIBUTE TO
MOTHERHOOD BY
REV. MR.. MOFFA1
Mothers Day Is Fittingly OBJ
served at the First Com
gregati0nal Church.

With white carnations decorating the
platform and each member OF the on
gregation wearing the same symbol of
respect and love to Mother, the First
Congregational Church observed
Mothers Day last night. The Rev.
L. Arid Moffat took for his tex II,
Kings, w., 10, And the child said unto
His Father, My head, my head And
the Father said to His servant, Carry
him to his mother In part, he said
sszeuxis died laughing at the picture
of IN old woman he had painted. He
deserved to die. The silvered read of
somebody's mother should nave COM
manded more respect. This day is set
apart for the cultivation of a finer
spirit then that of Zeuxis.
There is none
In all this cold and hollow world, no
fount
OF deep, strong, deathless love, save
that within
"A mothers heart
History pays its tribute to the power
of motherhood. In a critical period of
the nations life, Maria Theresa, ap-
peared before the Hungarian diet at
Presburg. Clad in mourning, with a
crown on her head and a sword at her
side, and her babe nesting in her arms,
her appearance reused the assembly as
nothing else had been able to do, and
the rough Hungarian warriors, to a
man, pledged their lives to her services.
Art has trained its finest pencils to
delineate the maternal features. The
canvas has become sacred by the por-
trayal of the Holy Madonna. The most
striking painting I have ever seen, one
OF the three master pieces of the world,
was Murillo's Immaculate Conception
at the Louvre, Paris. With a face of
benign nobleness, clad in the flowing
draperies of white and blue, with happy
cherubs all about her, and an upward
look, the Madonna stood with her feet
upon the earth and moon, as il superior
to all things material.
Biography, too, bears witness to the
value of a mothers Influence. 1t tells
us that the monster Nero's mother was
a murderess. 1t traces the influence of
Byron's mother in the vi~ciousness of
his poems. On the other hand, it drops
aside he curtain, and reveals intelli-
gent appreciation acknowledging its in.
debtedness, as the son accepting the
honor of the highest office in the gift
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-10
SELF-SACRIFICE GREATEST
ATTRIBUTE OF MOTHERS.

I'm the devotion of our mothers we
see universal trait of motherhood. self
sacrifice" said the Rev. Alfred S. Zim-
norman. in his Mothers Day" sermon
yesterday morning in the Memorial
Presbyterian Church. Instances of
s~elf-sacrifce are to be seen everywhere;
all who have known a mothers love
can remember many.
One instance that is typical occurred
out in a prairie town | know of. There
was a women's club started there, and
it meant a whole lot to the women OF
the town. But one dear mother, who
had two small boys, one day arose in
the meeting and resigned with these
words, L Can't be with you any longer,
because the next twenty years of my
life belong to my boys This is but one
of a legion of like cases of elf-abnega-
ton that are always present"
Mr.. Zimmerman went on to trace out
the relation of the mother to the ma
ton; pointing out now lands have
risen and fallen with the increase and
decrease of the goodness of the moth
erS.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-10
SUFFRAGETTES TO TALK
IN NEWARK TONIGHT

Newark will be invaded tonight by a
band of East Orange suffragettes, who
will assemble in Military Park and
give their reasons why women should
be allowed to vote. This is to be the
first of a series of mass meetings In
the park and is scheduled to begin
promptly at s o'clock.
The speakers will be Mrs. Sophie
Loebinger, Mrs. PIERCE, Miss Martha
K~latschken and Miss Edith Moore, and
possibly some Others. They expect an
illuminated sign from New York some
time tomorrow. 1t will read Votes for
Wtmen."
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-10

gregation who cannot afford to have a
trained nurse in their home.
During the whole history of the
church 1t has had but six ministers,
four of whom are still living. Aside
from DR.. Vance, who came in 1901, and
his assistant, the Rev. Peter K. Hage-
man, they are: The Rev. Abraham Pol
hemus, d. D., 1S57-1S59; the Rev. Has
brouck Dubois. 1S59-1S61; the Rev.
James Demarest, d. D., 1S63-1S66; the
Rev. Charles e. Hart, D. D., 1S66-1SS0;
the Rev. David Waters, LII. D.. 1881
1898; the Rev. Donald Sage Mackay,
d. D., 1S94-1S99.