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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
GIGANTIC TREE STUMPs.
Big Enough to Be followed Out and
Used For Houses.

Big Enough to Be followed Out and
Used For Houses.
The fine frs of the Pacific northwest
are so colossal that after the trees are
hewed down the stumps are used for
children's Fairgrounds. houses for fam
lilies to live in or for dancing plat
forms.
To make stump house the material
FROM the interior Is removed. leaving
only enough to form walls of suitable
thickness. A roof of boards or Shin
giles is put over the top Of the stump.
holes are cut for windows and doors.
and a family of five can ard often
does make 1t their dwelling. The
stump houses are sometimes used by
settlers until they can build larger and
more convenient homes.
After the stump home has been va
Gated it is turned into stable for the
horses or sometimes into an inclosnre
for chickens or hogs.
Next to the big tree of California the
fir or sequoia of Washington and Ore
gon has the largest diameter AS they
decay rapidly. the following out is
easy. Sometimes they are used for
dance platforms, some of them accom-
modating as many as four couples.
Another custom is to turn the big
stumps into Fairgrounds for the chill
dren. The children reach the top by
pieces of wood nailed against the sides
or by ladders. A beautiful use Of the
large stumps is making them into flow-
er beds and covering them with trail
ing vines.-Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
SHERlDAN'S RUSE.
1t Settled the Dramatist's Account
With His Vino Merchant.

1t Settled the Dramatists Account
With His Wine Merchant.
1t is related of Richard Brnsley
Sheridan, the dramatist and statesman,
that, always In debt, he had among
his creditors the brothers Chalie, who
were the partners in wine firm In
1775.
One day when he was giving a din
ner party to some distinguished people
Sheridan sent for one of the brothers,
told him he was now able to settle his
account and invited him to the dinner
party, asking him to come before the
hour for some private conversation.
Chalie arrived early, and he was no
sooner in the house than Sheridan sent
off servant with q note to the clerk,
desiring him, as Mr. Chalie was fa-
voring him with his company, to send
as soon as possible three dozen OF
burgundy, two dozen Of claret and two
dozen of port, with a dozen of old
hook.
The unsuspecting clerk sent the
wine, with which the guests were so
pleased that they asked where it came
from. Sheridan, turning toward Chalie,
said, II am indebted to my friend here
for all the wine you have tasted and
am always proud to recommend him."
1t was not until the following morn
ing that Chalie realized the double
meaning in Sherldan's words. The
debt was Cancelled.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12

approaches and draws the eggs into
his gills, where they remain until
hatched, when they struggle out Of
their confinement into the parents
mouth. AS many as 200 perfect
young are sometimes found in the
mouth Of an adult male. How the
fish manages to feed itself without
swallowing the young is a mystery.
The grown fish is about seven inches
long and one and three-quarters wide.
Its back is olive green, shot with
blue, and the belly is silver white.
marked with green and blue. Near
ancient Capernaum some hot springs
form a small stream which runs into
the lake, and it is in these warm
waters that the chromis abounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
POWDER AND GUNS.
Evidence That They Were Used Long
Before the Christian Era.


Before the Christian Era.
There is abundant evidence that the
origin Of gunpowder and artillery
goes far back in the dim ages of the
past.
The Hindoo code, compiled long be-
fore the Christian era, prohibited the
making of war with cannon and
guns or any kind of firearms. Quintus
Curtius informs us that Alexander
the Great met with fire weapons in
Asia, and Philostratus says that Alex
ander's conquests were arrested by
the use of gunpowder. 1t is also
written that those wise men who lived
in the cities of the Ganges "over-
threw their enemies with tempests
and thunderbolts shot from the
walls" julius Africanus mentions
shooting powder in the year 275. 1t
was used in the siege Of Constantine
pie in 668, by the Arabs in 600, at
Thessalonica in 004, at the siege Of
Belgrade In 1918, by the Greeks in
naval battle in 1908, by the Arabs
against the Iberians in 1147 and at
Toulouse in 1918
1t appears to have been generally
known throughout civilized Europe as
early as 1900, and soon thereafter it
made its way into England, where 1t
was manufactured during the reign
of Elizabeth, and we learn that
few arms were possessed by the Eng
lish in 1910 and that they were used
at the battle Of Crecy In 1346.-
Casters Magazine
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
No Common Doq.

Gentleman ito dog dealer)-I gave
you high price for this dog last week
because you warranted it to be good
house dog. My house was broken
into last night. and the dog never even
barked.
Dog Dealer-No, sir; l quite believes
yer. He was too busy lookin' for the
burglars, so as to be able to identify
'em. to even think of barkin. If you
was out with this ere dog and was to
meet 'em burglars he'd know 'em in
a minute. He amt no common barkin'
dog; he's a reg'ler 'tective an worth
is weight in gold, he is.-London
Answers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
Weddinu Rinq Notices.

When posies or notices inscribed
inside wedding rings were first intro
duced does not seem to be known.
but from the sixteenth century until
the middle Of the eighteenth it was
customary to have them engraved on
rings. These notices seldom consist
ed Of more than two lines of verse,
often of only one, but there are
few instances known where three
lines were used, Some Of these posies
are very quaint and curious, and q
few reach a high standard of poetic
beauty. The South Kensington mu-
scum has good collection of posy
rings, and among them are the fol-
lowing Inscriptions: United hearts
death only parts;" let us share in
joy and care;" Love and live hap
pily."-London Standard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
The Cause.

"Did you hear the awfu! shrek that
engine gave as 1t few by?" asked the
first man as they approached rail-
road crossing.
Eyes. What caused it,? rejoined his
companion.
II presume the engineer had 1t by
the throttle"-Smart Set.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12

A male fish which matches the young
Of its mate is the Chromis pater-
familias. 1t is found in the Lake
of Tiberias. Palestine. Strange to
say, this industrious fish matches its
young In its mouth. When the female
has spawned in the sand. the male
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
A Mean Retort.

''There goes a man could have mar
ried," she said softly.
"Yes," he chuckled, and notice
that he keeps on going as though he
were afraid you might try it again. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
Way II Goes.

Gould you give Il starving woman
work."
Yes; need a girl "a scrub"
Too bad this girls Il pati0r maia,"
~-Washlngton Herald
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12

The small coHrteSieS lweeten life;
the great eupQhlr H.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

touched my clothes. She stopped. ON
down. ON down. shouted her tenn
porary MASTER and he jabbed her un-
der her trunk with the prod. She sank
little. and again and again. | had
begun to feel pinched. and was about
to surrender to save my life when
suddenly Lena stopped. She had gone
the limit, and | really hcliev" the big
beast would have submitted to being
shot before she would have dropped an
inch lower. for my friend was doing
everything he knew, but To no avail
Lena rested just as she was. and when
my friend was satisfied | picked an
ordinary pin from the lapel of my coat
pricked Lena with it and she went VI
like a grand Observation-Disclosures
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
Would Run No Risk.-MrS. Cres

Would Run No Risk.-Mrs. Crest
fields telephone bell rang the other
evening, and, putting the receiver to
her ear, she heard the voice of an inti-
mate friend at the other end of the line
talking eXcitedly.
"Oh, Mrs. Crestfield," said the voice,
Isn't it dreadful? My little Ann has
diphtheria!"
How awful" was the response,
rs she in the house,"
"Of course" replied the voice. Il
have a trained nurse for her"
IF she is in the house" said Mrs,
Crestfeld, Il must ask you to hang up
the receiver at once. l have small
children of my own, YOU know, and
diphtheria is SO contagious. l don't
want TO seem unsympathetic, hut
will not run any risks."-Ncw York
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
Hunter and Hunted-A near -sighteC

Hunter and Hunted-A near sighted
sportsman strolled into a little hotel on
the shores of Loeb Carron, and com
plai' ing, said: Just seen a seal, shot
at it three times. and missed it each
time"
At dinner an hour later he sat next
To a tourist who had a handage round
his head.
Had an accident" asked the sports
man.
Accident" growled the other. AT
tempted murder, YOU mean. l was
having a bath about an hour ago
when some lunatic with a gun fired al
me three times from the shore and
shot part of my ear off. l don't know
why such animals are allowed out
without a license"
Then silence reigned supreme.-I"n-
don Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
humorous department.
Depew's Hero of the War.

Among Senator Depew's stories there
is one about a veteran on street car.
This veteran, in all the panOply of
his blue uniform, brass buttons and
white cotton gloves, was on his way to
a Fourth of July picnic on the out
boarded the car, and the veteran, lean
ing across his wife. engaged the man
i'm conversation.
The talk soon turned to warfare and
the veteran said:
Yes. sir: I've seen fightin'. l got
this cash acrost the cheek at Chicka-
mauga My stiff leg. by gosh, comes
from ball in the knee-Chancellors-
willie. This thumb nail here was shot
off at Gettysburg. l lost the tip of my
ear at Spottsylvania."
Dear me-" said the stranger, how
interesting, You have, indeed. sir,
seen hot fighting. But, tell me, how did
YOU get that long, deep, murderous
dent down the side of your nose? A
cavalry charge hand-tO- hand engage
ment, eh?"
The veteran frowned and ignored the
question. He began to talk about the
heat. But his wife interrupted.
Go on, Bill" she said impatiently
Tell the gentleman how YOU got the
dent in your nose"
You shut up, Hannah" said the
veteran.
'T won't, nuther," said the old wo-
man. For it just about rifles the skin
off me to hear you braggin' and brag-
gin about the marks you got in the
war, whilst you won't never open your
head about the finest and most notice
able mark of all-the one l give you
with the fire shovel. el."-Washington
Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
a Hot Weather Story.-James

A Hot Weather Story'-James IL
Scarr, New York's weather expert, was
talking about the heat.
Our summer heat is, of course, a
pretty formidable thing" he said, but
it's not quite so formidable as some
people, for their own good, try to make
out.
when l read the terrible descrip-
tions of our heat that appear in steam
ship and seashore advertisements
wink to myself and think of Sam
Thomas.
Sam Thomas was a farm boy The
farmer, while moving one hot day
sent him off to the general store for
a plug of tobacco. Sam, on his return,
broke the farmers sharpening stone
he stepped on it in jumping over the
fence. But he kept on his way as
though nothing had happened, and
then, after he had handed the farmer
the tobacco he said:
"Ain't the heat terrible, boss?
half believe your sharpenin' stone1l lie
broke by the time you get back to the
end of the field. 1t was bendin' nearly
double with the heat of the sun as
came Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
HIS FAITH IN LENA.
Trainer Risked His Life on Intelligence
of Big Beast.


MY elephants are more kind and
more dependable, believe, than any
others in captivity" remarked Mr..
Powers, trainer of the elephants at the
loaf sugar into the mouth of Big Lena.
Il have as great confidence in my ele-
plants as ! have in my best friend.
positively know that | can depend up
on them. AS an example. let me tell
you of an incident that occurred in
New York while we were playing at
the hippodromc there. You saw the big
elephant which walks over me. You
know she also kneels on all four legs
when she is directly over my body, and
that she sinks her 5000 pounds until it
touches my clothes, then rises again.
If she were to continue her descent
while am on the ground. pinioned by
her two legs on each side, | would he
carried from the ring with every bone
in my body broken.
Il had a friend in New York, an
elephant owner and trainer, and n good
one who was deeply interested i'm my
herd. one day, by way of boast. |
made him Il wager that even with his
knowledge of elephants he could not
induce Lena To lower her body an inch
after she had gone just so far. At first
he refused to try the experiment for
fear he might he successful, but we
went to the stables and | placed my
self on a pile of straw, which was
enough for Lena. She knew what trick
tu do.
Then she started r descent. Up
to this point it had all appeared funny
to me, but as looked at the massive
body of the beast directly over me,
and as my friend. whom | knew to be
an A-NO. / elephant man, | must con-
fcss that his orders To Lena tn drop
sounded more like n death sentence
tn me than anything | ever hope to
hear again. | knew Lena understood
him and | knew that he was doing his
best, but | had made the bluff. and
was game.
Lena sank slnwly-sn slowly it
seemed an age to mc-fur 10y this time
| wasn't quite So confident. | could
see that the elephant was understand
ing my murderous friend. Her body
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

"Druqs Is Drugs."-The writer took
a doctors prescription to the drug
store to have it filled. In some way
this piece of paper became torn in
half, so that when the patron handed
the druggist the first piece, that public
servant at once measured out the am
monia salt it called for and placed the
small vial before his customer.
How much?' asked the patron.
Ten cents"
"Oh. beg pardon!" said the purchas-
er, at this juncture finding the remain
der of the prescription in his pocket.
This piece says to add enough water
to the other to make four ounces.
Very WELL" rejoined the apothecary,
dumping the contents of the small vial
into a four-ounce bottle and adding
the required water. There YOU are,
sir, 40 cents more, please"
What! 10 cents for ammonia and
40 cents for the water?"
Exactly. The doctors name writ
ten after the water makes it pre-
scription and we put up no prescrip-
tions under so cents."-Judge's Library.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

Wanted a Day OH.-A certain scien-
tist in the government service is said
to he a hard taskmaster to both his Of
fetal and his domestic servants. says
the Syracuse Journal.
Being detailed once to accompany q
scientific expedition on an extended
cruise, the scientist is said to have un-
bent a trihe i'm communicating the
news to his personal attendant,
Henry" said he. how would YOU
like to go with me around the world"
do we go from east t" west, sir?'
asked the man.
We do"
And we lose day going that way,
do we not, sir"
I'VE do"
Then, sir. should like very much
10 go, 1t would give me day Off
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
Nothing In Name.-"LoOk her

NorHTTy I'M NdHTe'- T.T"N rr"rV
waiter said Mr.. Crouch. sCowlins
deeply over his plate, Il ordered turtle
soup There isn't even a m"rscl "t
turtle flavor in this"
"Of course not" returned the waiter
What d" you expect? Shakespeare
said there was nothing i'm a name. If
YOU ordered cottage pudding would YOU
expect a cottage i'm it? In Manhattan
salad would You look for a Flatir"n or
n Singer building? ANY tea, sir
Harper's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
THE DAY OF
Dollar Saving

Prosperity dates from the first Dol
lar saved. While you are earning mon
ey, YOU ought to save some Of it.
What you do now in the way oi
saving, may determine what the future
will bring YOU. The Dollar Saved to-
day is a stepping stone for tomorrow.
You do not want in your old age to be
a care on your relatives, or worse STILL
an inmate of the county home.
You do the saving, place every dollar
you can spare in our Bank and we Will
give it the pr: lection it needs, and VIII
also pay you interest compounded four
times a year. if you place it in the
Savings Department"
Every young man, every young wo-
man, in fact all men and all women
should have them a Bank Account
They should try it at least and il they
find they do not like it, they do not
have to keep it up, they can get their
money and quit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
The First National Bank,
YORKVlLLE, S. c.
A Voice From Virginia
VIM. C. Camp, Vice-President
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK

Richmond, Va,
May 4, 1910.
Mr.. Frank Crews, Agency Supervisor,
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.,
Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir
1t gives me pleasure to state that the
S15, 900 policy which / have in the Mu-
tual Benefit Life Insurance Company is
the best policy that have. | am car
rying a large amount of insurance in
number of other companies, but | like
none of them so well as the Mutual
Benefit. It's contract is simple and free
from restrictions, and my only regret
Is that did not take out my insurance
at younger age, for it would now all
be paid up. Every young man should
begin to take life insurance early in
life. In my mind there is nothing ne
could do that would be more helpful to
him from a business standpoint, be-
cause this action on his part carries
with II the idea that he is beginning to
develop some of those sterling quail
ties such as forethought, prudence. and
a high regard for obligations which are
necessary to make a good business
man. In making a loan from bank,
there is no better collateral than Mu-
tual Benefit policy, with its liberal cash
and loan values.
Wishing you and your Company
much success, / am,
Very truly yours,
VIM. c. Camp.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

For sale by all dealers. Price ~
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-and
take no other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

Mrs. A. A. Crosby, Mcclure ST., Un-
ion, s. c., says: Il was a sufferer from
kidney trouble for years. Sometimes
my whole body ached and then again
the small of my back seemed to be the
center of all the pain. | had frequent
headaches and felt little like doing my
work. and despite the many remedies
tried. I received only slight rellei.
Doan's Kidney Pills, however did me
q world of good. freeing my back from
pain and restoring my kidneys to a
normal condition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
YOrkville Buggy Co.
MONEY TO LOAN.

n y First Mortgage Of improved
~ country and city property. Terins
reasonable and loans rrpayable in
easy installments.
w. w. LEWIS, Attorney,
Yorkville, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

The above is typical Of scores and
hundreds of endorsements Of the Mu-
tual Benefit by the most successful and
prominent business and professional
men in all parts of the United States.
You will he just as well pleased as Is
Mr.. Camp in case you join the ranks
of the grand old Company.
SAM M. GRlST.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
Porch
Rockers.

We have just a few more of these
PORCH CHAIRS than we want at
this seaSon-We want you to own one
or more of them and if prices will
help you any it will be easy for you
to buy one, two. or more. These
PORCH CHAIRS are well made. sub
stantial, comfortable. look good and
are good and will add much to the
comfort of your porch. Come and
see them. Let us tell you the RE-
DUCED PRICES. You will be sur
prised at the Low Prices that we are
now making on these PORCH ROCK
ERS. Prices are much lower than
you would reasonably expect.
And while you are looking at our
Porch Rockers, take look at our line
Of ROCKERS for general use. We
have some beauties in wide variety
Of styles and at Very Attractive Fig
ureS.
And just remember. in passing. that
we offer you strictly high grade goods
at most reasonable prices, on all kinds
of HOUSE FURNISHINGS, for either
CASH or On CREDIT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
York Furniture Company.
Screen Doors
And Windows

If your home Is not equipped with
Screen Doors and Windows, you are
missing one of the real luXuries Of
your lfe-a luxury of comparatively
trifiing cost when you consider the
many advantages of keeping the pesky
flies on the outside. Our Screen Doors
and windows are made to your order
to fit your doors and windows: they are
made of good material and will outlast
any Of the "make-em-b -the-million'
screens you ever saw. Let us make
you an estimate on the cost of supply
ing your house. The difference in
the cost will be greatly overbalanced
by the life of our Screens. Phone us
about Fly Screens.
J.J. KELLER & COMPANY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26

THE END OF MAN
Is bound to come sooner or later.
We who remain are bound by duty to
see that those of our family whose end
has come, are fittingly remembered
by either
MONUMENT OR TOMBSTONE.
We show our appreciation of the de-
parted by erecting to their memory as
lasting a remembrance in the way of
Monument as we can afford. If you
are about to take the step In the way
of purchasing a Monument, kindly WIS.,
it us. We assure you we will posi-
lively save you money by doing so.
Piedmont Marble and Granite Co.
YORKVILLE, S. C.
j. NJ. HUGHES. Sec. and Treas.
j. w. GREGORY, Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-26
J. G.. WILBORN N
REAL ESTATE

List YOUR PROPERTY WITH ME
IF YOU WANT TO SELL
l want to buy or relt n cheap Horse
or Mule.