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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
FINDING A COUNTRY HOME.
Some of the Mistakes Which Must
he Guarded Against by Novice.

Some of the Mistakes Which Must
he Guarded Against by Novice.
1t Is easy to prove that an income of
$1,000 in the country Is worth $4,000
In the city, and that the difference is
saved in the cost of living and in the
fact that the home helps to support
itself. On the other hand, there are
vexations, disadvantages and even
hardships incident to rural life, and
they cannot fairly be passed by, says
Ralph d. Paine IN Golfers. Money is
bound to be wasted in experiments, In
bungling methods, and in learning
how to do things right. The utmost
vigilance Is required to avoid spend.
ing what Is saved on the one hand by
going ahead too fast with improve.
ments on the other. A dozen temp.
tations to put more money into the
place lie In ambush at every turn.
Economy is fully as difficult as In ths
city. Isolation. lack of congenial so
ciety, and maddening inability to find
efficient seryants--in fact, any kind
at all--are insistent factors OF the
problem. The initial outlay is likely
to be no more than half the ultimate
cost. Tools and equipment pile up
bills to dismay the novice. Labor Is
lazy and untrustworthy, II there are
children, and there ought to be chill.
dren In every country home, their ed.
ueation must be considered.
1t still remains true, however, that
to find and own and improve ones
own farm. however small and humble,
Is an achievement worth fighting for,
whether 1t be for an all-the-year-hom
or not And few there be who have
won this fight that would willingly re
turn to the fiat In the city or the hired
house In the suburbs with Its htty.toot
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
Explorers believe Pearx.

The new element of distrust thrown
about the story Of Commander Peary
by the refusal Of the House Commit
tee to favor special honors for his dis
covery of the North Pole has brought
out defense from two noted polar
explorers. Knud Rasmussen, the DAM
ish expert in Arctic travel, is quoted
as saying that the length OF sledge
journeys which Peary claims to have
made Is not impossible. Rasmussen
himself says he has travelled on sledges
from seventy to 100 miles In day.
But still he thinks 1t little strange
that Peary made those wonderful
marches on his return journey from
the pole when his dogs must have been
very tired. Rasmussen thinks Peary
should give all his data to Congress.
From London comes an interview with
Lieut. Shackleton, who holds the Ant
arctic record. He says one can not
have the slightest doubt Of Peary's
achievement
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
VALUE OF SOCIAL QUALITIES.
Every Mother should See That Her
Daughter Possesses Them.

Every Mother should See That Her
Daughter Possesses Them.
Thank goodness we are getting away
from the idea that to be frivolous is
wicked and nowadays up-to-date pa
rents insist that their children shall
face life with laugh rather than a
serious face and that they shall have
accomplishments as well as virtues.
This question Of accomplishments is
a very important one in world which
is selfish and exacting and doesn't
want to give without receiving in re-
turn, the Duluth News-Tribune says.
Who has not seen the wallflower
girl, who, when others were enter.
tanning the company, replied solemnly:
Il have no parlor tricks" which trite
saying veiled very thinly the fact
that she was secretly envious of the
cleverness of the others and wished
she could unlimber and do something
herself
Now, whose fault is 1.-THE girls?
No, indeed-her mother.
No doubt that estimable maternal
relative was of the sort who believe
it their duty" to see that the child
tells the truth, is neat, punctual and
obedient. No frills was her motto, but
a thorough drilling in the three Rs.
and, as she often observed to her lit
tie girl, handsome is as handsome
does"
Well, that may have often been the
case in her day, but just now we are
thinking of great deal Of the veneer,
it would seem.
1t is very easy for clever mother
to cultivate social talents in her chill
dren. Most little ones show a lean
ing in some direction, and it is mat.
ter of patience and tact to cultivate
this. The main thing is to free the
child from the dreaded curse of self
consciousness, which prevents so many
women fro mmaking success, no mat
ter how gifted the yare.
Encourage the children to give lit.
tie entertainments for the family In
which each one does his part.
Never laugh at mistakes, but enter
into the spirit Of the children them
selves. Home concerts are splendid
things, wit hmother playing the piano
and every one, eve nthe tiniest tot,
joining in the singing.
Make the boys and girls feel they
have no right to hide their gifts, but
should give them unseltishly toward
the entertainment of their relatives
and friends. In this way you will
bring to them the true spirit of social
life, which is an even mixture of give
and take
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
ROBBERY TOOK SIX HOURS.
In Early Kansas City Bandits Stop
ned All Travellers One Afternoon.

In Early Kansas City Bandits Stop
ned All Travellers One Afternoon.
Three bandits, who spent an entire
afternoon holding up twenty-five citl'
zens forty years ago were the pioneer
sensational criminals in Kansas City.
The robbery was begun at / o'clock
and wasn't finished until dinner time
The bandits met their victims at 26th
and Main streets, which at that time
was only macadamized road lead
ing out to Union Cemetery.
Frederick Midland, cabinet maker,
employed by the Leo. ]. Stewart Un-
dertaking Company, was an under
taker at that time and was returning
from the cemetery when he saw a
small crowd down the road ahead OF
him.
81 hurried up to see what was the
matter and found that all except
three of the men were standing with
their hands raised over their heads
Midland relates. Il realized that a
robbery was going on, but it was too
late to turn back. The robbers were
on horses and were stopping every
one who came along the road. They
saw me before l could get away and
commanded me to line up with the
rest and to hold up my hands. In
those days the revolvers were even
more formidable appearing than they
are to-day and I certainly didn't hesl-
tate about obeying,
"Well, they kept US there without
any trouble. AS the farmers came by
in their wagons they were forced to
get out, tie their teams and join the
growing line Of victims. When a
crowd of at least twenty-five had
gathered the bandits began their work.
| was at one end of the line, and one
Of the men started to search me while
another began down at the other end.
The third stood in the foreground and
preserved order with display VI
arms that made US dizzy. That's 40
joke, either, about revolver barrel
looking like tunnel when it's point
ed at you.
"All had was Is cents. l figured
that they would hand 1t back with an
apology for robbing poor man, but
they were not that kind of robbers
The one who was searching me swore
little at my poverty and went on to
the next man. When they had fin
ished with the crowd they rode away
rapidly and we dispersed. They were
never captured, because the event was
considered lightly. The only ones
who were really angered were those
who arrived first and had to stand
with their arms in the air until the
crowd had been collected-it was al
aoost six hours. The bandits had not
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
SERVANT PROBLEM IN AFRICA.
Servitors Are All Men and Are the
Dirtiesf In the World,

Servitors Are All IIen and Are the
Dirtiest in the World.
Servants are an absolute necessity
in Africa, declares d writer in the De-
lineator. But next to the climate and
the insects, the native servants are
the greatest pests. Even the best of
them are the worst imaginable. They
delight in grease, rags and dirt They
never do anything If they can avoid it.
Servants are all of the male gender.
They are engaged by the month and
paid in cash or merchandise, at their
option. The principal servants are
cook, house boy, small boy, jack wash
and head man.
I was very fortunate in getting one.
His wages were $5 a month, cash, and
all he could steal He dressed in an
undershirt and the cast-off trousers
of some white man. At the end of
the month, when he received his wag-
es, most of it went for rum and ami
sette bought at the factory. When the
money was gone he tapped palm
tree and drank of its fermented juice.
No matter how intoxicated he became
his meals were always on time and he
was polite and deferential. He called
me Missy.
Because we both spoke English and
he was British subject, he looked
after me in way. He instructed the
bushmen how to act and dress before
white woman. He warned me when
there was any mischief brewing, and
when he got into trouble, which was
very frequently, he looked to me for
aid. But he never forgot his position.
He was small, slight, 33 years of age,
could read and write and sing Moody
and Sankey hymns. He came into
my employ the day landed in the
bush and left me when l took the
steamer at the coast to return to civil
lization. On the march he was the
first to start away with the cooking
kit on his head; upon my arrival in
camp he met me with hot coffee. No
matter how discouraging the condi.
ticns, he was faithful. Had l raked
all Africa l could not have found a
more faithful servant. Only those who
have lived in the bush can appreciate
such one. II native cooks do not
like their masters they have habit
Of feeding him slow poison. Many a
white man makes his cook first par.
take of the food.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
An Unnecessary Adjunct.

Many of us have heard of the won
an traveller who, while riding through
the Yosemite, exclaimed, "Oh, do
love scenery; 1t adds so!" NJ. C. NJ.
Simpson, in Many Memories of Many
People, instances an opposite case
where the scenery was considered not
only unneeded, but rather obtrusive.
In speaking of Sir George Cornewall
Lewis, the famous English statesman,
the writer says;
Although greatly beloved, he had a
very cold manner. He was a marked
contrast to his enthusiastic wife. Lady
Theresa, who once complained that a
tree overshadowed a window of the
drawing room of their country house,
and intsrfered with the view. Said
Lewis, calmly and rather contemptn.
ously:
why can't you, when you come into
the country, sit with your back to the
window and read book?"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17

"I'd like to know what has become
of my cap" said New Brown, giving
the room door an impatient slam, as
though it were in some way respon-
sible. '1ve looked everywhere for it,
and it isn't there"
II think" said Ned's mother, speak
ing with calm assurance, in spite Of
Ned's statement, 'that you will find 1t
just where you left it. You know, Ned,
/ put up special hook for your cap,
but 1t doesn't seem to do any good,
does it. You'll just have to hunt IT
up-that's all. / can't stop to look
for It," ..,
Just then the door opened, and
Alice, Fred and little Harry, accom-
panied by two of the neighbor's chill
dren, came into the room, their eyes
glistening, and cheeks aglow, as the
result of frolic they had been having
on the lawn.
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'eWhy don't you come out and play
Ned?" asked Alice. We've been nav
ing such fun. Haven't we, Fred?'
II can't find my cap" said Ned,
looking Vexed and disconsolate. you
haven't seen it anywhere, have you?
mo" Alice replied.
II haven't seen it either" volun-
teered Fred.
Little Harry felt that the blame had
therefore been shifted onto him.
'T don't know where 1t is" ne
stoutly protested. Really, don't.
What is it that's lost?' asked Aunt
Carrie, who had just come into the
room, and had overheard the latter
part Of the conversation.
"Ned's cap" said Alice.
"What, again!" said Aunt Carrie, In
establishment. THAT makes the tfth
time this week, doesn't it? Now, let
me see. | believe l did see your cap
somewhere a very short time ago,
Ned | think-yes, that's where 1t
was, behind the sofa in the sitting
room. l found it there when l moved
the things to clear up the room. l
think you'll find it on the table now"
"Oh, yes," said Ned, with surpris-
ing return of memory. That's just
where l put it. Laid it ON the sofa
l suppose it, fell down."
Before you go out to play" said
Aunt Carrie, when Ned had brought
his cap, II would like to ask you to
do something for me-"
What is it?" asked Ned, curious to
know what she wanted.
Aunt Carrie told Ned she would
like to have him hold the palms of
his hands together and arms out
straight. Taking a spool of basting
thread from the pocket of her sewing
apron, she wound the thread about
Ned's wrists, drawing 1t tightly.
"See If you can break it." she ask
ed.
Ned made a tremendous effort, but
when he found that he was able to
break the thread, a smile of satisfac-
ton and triumph lighted up his face.
Then Aunt Carrie wound the thread
about his wrists again, twice this
time instead of once, but Ned succeed.
ed in freeing his hands again.
well done," said Aunt Carrie,
winding the thread about Ned's wrists
a great many times and fastening it,
after which she told him he might
break the threads again.
II can't" said Ned, looking very
sheepish when he took in the situa
tion. Indeed, Ned looked so very
helpless and woebegone that Aunt
Carrie and the children could not
help laughing at him just little.
Now let me tell you," said Aunt
Carrie, what 1t is that I would like
to impress upon you all. It is this.
Habits are very hard to break, for
they are made up of separate acts,
just as Neds hands are held together
by means of separate threads. -
Round Table.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
A LAUGH ALL AROUND.
And, as Usual, Those Who Laughed
Last Laughed Best.

Last LAuSneO BEST.
Common decency is cheap abroad"
said the man who had just returned
from his first trip to Europe. During
all the time | was on the continent |
was subjected to discourtesy in bur
one instance, and think l got away
with 1t then, at that.
1--WE were crossing one of the Swiss
passes by diligence, or coach, and
stopped off for luncheon at some little
town. 1t was hot, and l suppose l
made rather comical sight in my
shirt sleeves and black glasses, with
handkerchief over my collar, as l
stepped out of the vehicle to the road.
| suppose, too, that the brand of
French in which tried to ask ques-
tions was pretty ragged.
Anyway, a group of young French
men waiting in carriage while their
team was changed saw in me their
long lost original scream, and the way
they laughed was convincing, If not
fiattering. They weren't backward
about pointing out the real, racy bits
in the picture either, and they only
laughed harder when glared at them
mildly. Another American and
trudged off for lunch, and when we
came back there was a bunch ready
to take up the howl at me again. |
looked at my compatriot and he at
me. don't think either of us put
the idea in words, but we began.
I'VE began to laugh. We fell into
each others arms and laughed. We
held each other up and laughed. We
laughed till the tears rolled down our
cheeks. We laughed till we couldn't
stand We rolled into our coach, still
laughing, taking inspiration for each
outburst from glance at the French
men.
Well, sir, that bunch of Frenchmen
just wilted. First they closed their
mouths; then they lost their grins:
then each one began squirting at the
other, trying to make out what was
wrong. Before we'd been at it two
minutes they all discovered they need.
ed drink and sneaked off to the little
hotel We laughed till we saw the
last of them, and then we laughed at
the way we had turned the trick
Chicago Tribune
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The Simplex system of driving con
crete piles, which the British ad
miralty is trying at Rosyth, is the in
vention of an American, F. Shuman
A steel tube, having loose point or a
| pair of hinged jaws at the lower end
is first driven to the required depth
Then, as the tube is withdrawn, con
crete is introduced, and this passes
through the now opened lower end
and fills up the hole made by the tube,
The concrete is filled up to level
several feet above the finished head OF
the pile, in order to allo~ for sink
ing as the tube Is withdrawn. The
plan has been successfully tried In
many places.
In an English review of the progress
in aeronautics during 1909 the first
place in the list Of unsolved problems
Is given to that Of obtaining certain
degree of automatic stability at slow
speeds. 1t is recognized that the high
velocity of fight required to enable
the aeroplane simply to keep atloat
must be lowered before the machines
can become truly useful and safe. An.
other question is that of the engine.
In order to make this certain in op-
Grafton, 1t is suggested that the weight
must be still further reduced, so as to
permit either of a duplication of parts,
or Of the employment of two complete
engines, each under normal condi-
tions working, at only fraction of its
full power.
A remarkable photograph of half a
dozen porpoises, playing under water,
just ahead of the bow of a steamship
travelling at the rate of 13 knots an
hour, has been published by cor.
respondent Of Knowledge, G H. Gale.
The sea was calm and the photograph
was made by leaning over the bow
of the vessel. Mr.. Gale calls attention
to the singular fact that the porpoises,
while easily maintaining their position
ahead of the ship, showed no apparent
effort or motion of body, tail or fin.
Yet he thinks that they were not car
ried along by movement of the water
In front of the vessel, because air
bubbles were seen rushing from their
backs, and the photograph shows the
effect of these bubbles by the white
streaks on the backs of the animals.
Sometimes they rolled over sidewise,
but always maintained their position.
In recent book about ants, Rev.
II. G. McCook gives some surprising
facts about the mound-making ants Of
the Alleghenies. He has measured
some mounds more than 80 feet in cir
cumference, although rarely more
than three feet in height. But around
these there are many new mounds,
In course of construction, only few
inches In height. They are found in
groups, one of which, near Holidays
burg, Pa, contains 1,700 mounds with,
In a space of so acres. Their total
population is enormous, and each
group of mounds appears to consti-
tute community--an insect kingdom
or empire. In regard to their num-
bers, Doctor Forel is quoted as saying
that these ant kingdoms have in all
probability from 200,000,000 to 400,,
100000 inhabitants. "all forming a
single community, and living together
in active and friendly intercourse"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
Ruskin's Grave.

Ten years ago John Ruskin passed
peacefully away at Coniston. A grave
In Westminster Abbey was immediate
ly offered by the dean, but was re-
fused out of respect for Ruskin's fire.
quently expressed wish that he might
be barred wherever he chanced to die,
says the Westminster Gazette. He
was laid to rest in Coniston chrrch-
yard on Jan. 25. In poets corner
there is medallion of him by On
slow Ford, Immediately above the bust
of Sir Walter Scott In his native
Camberwell the masters memory is
perpetuated by the bestowal of his
name upon the finely wooded park on
Denmark hill, within a stones throw
OF his old home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17
A Fortuna in Rurn.

The University of Kansas has cSf
lection of insects which has just been
invoiced and valued at $4,000. The
collection was begun In 1873 and there
are now 10000 specimens, all mount
ed and labeled. Most Of the specimens
are American insects. but there is .
,air foreign collection obtained through
exchange. All the known Kansas crop
pests are mounted, together with sam
pies Of their ravages. and the farmers
are being taught how best to make
var upon them
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Oh tine
Said Dolly to Polly: "Now this would
be jolly!
Let's all go to ride on the trolley!"
But Daisy was lazy and said they
were crazy,
Twas too hot to go on the trolley.
TITS chilly" said Milly; 81 think you
are silly
To want to ride on the trolley"
Said Lizzie: I'm busy; besides,
get dizzy
When l go to ride on the trolley"
Lilly Cook took a look at her new
birthday book
end wouldn't leave that for trolley.
There's many penny" said sensi-
BILE Jennie,
paid out for our fares on the trolley
Said Polly to Dolly: Though it would
be jolly
To have nice ride on the trolley,
It's funny, my honey, but we have
no money,
And SO we can't ride on the trolley!"
Chicago News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-06-17

4684-A charter for an American col
ony was granted by Queen Eilza-
beth to Sir Walter Raleigh.
1622-The Indians massacred 349 OF the
Virginia colonists.
l676-Marlborough Mass. destroyed
by Indians.
1719-Spanish fleet intended for the
invasion Of England dispersed by
storm.
:764-A circular letter was issued by
the Presbyterians Of Philadelphia
preparatory to the organization OF
a synod.
l765-The British Stamp Act became
law.
179O-Benjam Franklin petitioned
Congress to abolish slavery this
being his last public act.
iSO7-AbolitioL. of the slave trade in
the British Empire.
1S0S-The French under Murat entered
Madrid.
1815-Napoleon Joined by all the army
after his return from Elba.
l6S6-Steam power was introduced INTO
the mint at Philadelphia.
1838-Sir Francis Bond Head resigned
office as lieutenant governor Of
upper Canada.
i849-Complete defeat of the Sardin-
ians by the Austrians at Novara.
1S54--Great Britain declared war
against Russia.
1S61-Vote Of Louisiana on secession
made public. :. First State Legis-
lature of Kansas met.
iS62-Gladstone presided at the pre-
sentation in London Of $4,000
testimonial to Charles Kean, the
celebrated actor.
-Confederates under Clark cap
tured Mount Sterling, KY.
1865-The British Parliament granted
$250,000 for the defense of Canada
1S67-The British North American Act
received the royal assent.
1S71-Commune proclaimed at Paris.
1S73-John Drew made his first iap-
pearance on the stage at the Arch
Street Theater, Philadelphia. 3
i877-Execution of John d. Lee, Nor
mon bishop, convicted of being
the main instigator of the Noun
vain Meadow massacre.
lSS0-Great banquet given in Montreal
In honor Of Sir Alexander Tilloch
Gait, the first Canadian high COM
missioner in London.
isS2-Samuel Blatchford of New York
appointed an associate justice Of
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
iSS5-The Saskatchewan rebellion
broke out with an attack of half
breeds upon the Northwest Mount
ed Police.
iSsO-President Harrison declared the
Bering Sea closed to unlicensed
seal fishing.
iS92-The British and French govern
ments renewed the "modus viven-
dr. respecting the Newfoundland
lobster fisheries.
lS97-Opening of the second session of
the eighth Parliament of Canada.
New steel arch bridge over the
Niagara River completed.
i900-Canadian troops arrived at Cape
Town to engage in war with the
Beers.
i90S-Strike in the cotton mills at Low
ell, Mass, threw 10000 out of en-
ployment
ls04-United States Senator Joseph r.
Burton Of Kansas convicted at st.
Louis of accepting a bribe.
190S-Great Britain and the United
States reached an understanding in
regard to the fresh water fisheries
disputes between Canada and the
United States.
ls09-Crown Prince George of Servia
renounced succession to the throne.
-. New Zealand offered a battle-
ship to the British imperial army.
....Lieut. Shackleton, of the Brit
ish navy, reached New Zealand
after having penetrated to withia !.
Ill miles Of the south pole.