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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
BOYS ON A STOCK EXCHANGE
Amsterdam Youths' Privilege for Dis
covery Of Gunpowder Piot--En-
Joyed Nearly 800 Years.

or the many quaint and curious
customs, traditions and privileges pre-
vailing In Holland none is more ex'
traordinary than certain privilege
that has been enjoyed by the boys oi
Amsterdam for nearly 300 years, the
Boston Evening Transcript remarks.
At a fixed time each summer these
boys gather by the hundreds In the
great square called the Dam, situated
in the center of the city. Each boy
has drum slung over his shoulder.
Facing this square Is the stock ex'
change, and on the occasion in ques-
ton Just as soon as the days business
is over as many Of the boys as poesi.
BILE crowd into the building. They
proceed to the floor OF the exchange
where, pursuant to this old custom
they are permitted to march about
singing and beating their drums.
The origin OF this custom, 1t is said
is as follows:
One afternoon Of the year 1922 Q
crowd of boys playing In the Dam lost
a ball In the canal that In those days
skirted one side of the square. One
of the lads, while climbing in among
the piles on which the building stood
found instead Of his ball a boat moor
ed in a dark corner and loaded witt
boxes of gunpowder This showed
clearly enough what was afterwar(
ascertained with certainty, the inten
tion of the Spanish conspirators Il
blow up the stock exchange while |
was crowded. as 1t was every day
with the leading citizens OF the city.
The boy who stumbled upon tn
gunpowder at once hurried to tn
town authorities with his news. TIL
boatload Of explosives was quietl
sunk In the canal and the Spanis
plot thus frustrated.
| When the burgesses asked the bo
what reward he desired for the SER
Ice be had rendered. the town he r,
piled that 30 long as there was
stock exchange In Amsterdam the boy
OF the town would like to be permit
ted to make the floor OF the exchang,
their playground during certain
part of the year The request wal
granted: and SO the custom survives
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
orlaInaI Amen Corner.

The origin Of the name "Amen cor
ner" is interesting and throws a
pleasant light on English Catholicity
Of the days before the apostasy Of
Henry VIII. Each year on the feast
Of Corpus Christi the faithful went In
procession to st. Paul's cathedral,
Mastering In Cheapside. the proces'
sion moved toward the cathedral. the
clergy chanting the "Our Father" as
they passed along the street still
called Paternoster row, reaching the
"Amen" as they turned the corner
known for years as Amen corner
Ave Maria.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

and 1t will be total loss. never
think OF baling timothy hay on my
place until 1t has gone through a
sweat and Is practically cured. there
fore. | stopped selling baled hay sew.
eral years ago because ! discovered
that It paid much better to feed the
hay to make beef and obtain manure
to put back on the land TO raise more
hay. This season cut an average
Of three tons OF timothy on 40 acres
and II was as fine hay as ever saw.
Some of the neighbors who are hay
sellers got only on an average OF two
tons and they do not seem to under.
stand where the trouble Is. Origin.
ally their land was as good as mine
but they have yet 10 learn that they
cannot keep on selling of their hay
crops without putting anything bach
On the land.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
GIRL is TREED BY BEARS
Nlnnesota Girl While Seeking Lost
Cow Has Thrilling En-
counter.

| Kinney, Minn. While hunting for
l lost COW In the woods adjacent to
Ter fathers homestead, seven miles
forth OF this town, Mary McInnes,
fifteen years old, encountered black
,ear with two well-grown cubs. She
was almost upon the animals before
The saw them.
Screaming, the girl scrambled over
allen logs and dead brush. the en-
aged bears coming after her. Coming
% small tree she grasped the low
sr boughs and drew herself up until
,ut of immediate danger. The bear
hung around the tree and made sew
sral attempts to climb 1t. but its efforts
we're failures. owing to the small girth
,f the trunk, which prevented the
,rute from getting solid grip. The
weather was very cold, and as the
evening wore on 1t became almost i'm
possible for the girl to retain her
aold on the boughs through cramps in
Ter arms and the stiffness from cold.
When darkness came on the parents
and elder brother became alarmed
ind started out with lanterns to find
.he girl, calling loudly as they pro-
,eeded through the woods. Miss Nc
Innes heard the calls and endeavored
10 answer them, but at first found It
impossible to make even the slight
est sound because OF the cold and.
nervousness. As the searchers drew
nearer. however, she was heard call
ing family, The bears must have
been frightened by the lantern light.
As nothing was seen OF them by the
escuing party.
Miss Mclnnes collapsed when taken
rom her perilous position. She had
been In the tree six hours.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
COSTLY LESSON
I'm HAY BALING
Farmer Who Had Fifty Acres In
Grass Gut AZ Too Soon
Better TO Feed to
Animals.
tBy r. A. oLMsrEADl


One of my neighbors learned les
aon In hay baling this year He had
never been a hay farmer until last
year when he put In q crop Of timothy
.ed top mixed. He cut pretty fair
crop In July but he was SO eager to
get at the new work that he cut 4
little too soon. He has about so
acres In grass and concluded to bale
the crop and sell II | suggested that
ae ought TO stack II and let Il stand
It least six weeks for cutting before
oaling II, but the hay looked pretty
Try and he concluded to haul Il direct
.rom the cocks 60 the baler. II looked
sery mics as 1t came out of the baler
md our neighhor stacked it all up
hree tiers deep.
az course the bulk Of the hay spoiled
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Her Flowers Melted.

Little Minnie, who had been spend.
ing the afternoon at neighbors. was
presented with bouquet OF beautiful
flowers, Upon her arrival at home
her mother told her to put them in a
vase filled with water and they would
keep fresh for several days. A few
days later Minnie appeared with the
wilted flowers In her hand and said:
Il dess III frow 'em away now, mann.
ma. cause they is all melted"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

your medicines to all suffering women |"
Mrs. MARY HALsTEAD, Platea, Pa,
Box 98
Here is the report Of another genuine
case, which still further shows that Ly-
dis E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
may be relied upon.
Walcott N. Dakota -"I / bad infann-
nation which caused pain In my side,
and my hack ached al the time. WAS
so blue that felt Ike crying i any ons
even spoke to me. ] took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and |
began to gain right away. ] continued
it, use and now / am well woman "
- Mrs. AMELIA DAHL Waleott, n.
Dakota.
II ron want special advice write to
Lydia f. piRkham Medicine Co. (ceHIl-
deatiaD Lynn, lass. Your letter viii
Be opeaed, read and answered hy z
uenan md held In strict confidence.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
The Modern Aeson.

A dog, who was accustomed to over
eat. held piece Of meat In his mouth
as he crossed placid stream by
means of plank. Looking in. he
saw what he took to be another dog
carrying another piece Of meat. Snap
ping greedily to get this as well. he
let 90 the meat that he had and lost
It in the stream. AS q result hia indi.
gestion felt much better all the rest
Of the day.--Life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
E2gY1g gU'sk gosk RE5I5s IsIs
L.ocomotIye,s pIet. a,

Young Freddie is natural student
and observer. and he Is especially in.
terested In railway matters. The 9th.
er day. waiting with his mother In q
train mysteriously held up at way
side station. Freddie pondered: mann
ma, guess this is where the en-.
gine gets its dinner. They feed 1t on
coal, hot water and matches, and ]
guess they let 1t have all the hot air u
wants for dessert"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Only ono Zeal Road.

There Is only one real road to hu'
man prosperity, and 1t is the same
for nation as for an individual. That
IL the honest road OF hard work I'm.
der free institutions, and when they
tried to teach people that they could
be made rich by some short cut. they
were doing that which was thorough
" dishonest. Walter Long.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
PROMPTER IS ALWAYS HANDY
Little Device Held In Hand Enables
One to Deliver Long Speech
Without Trouble.

Do you want to mako a speech and
have your audience think that you're
so all-hred smart that you can quote
figures and facts without looking at
any notesf There's more ways than
one. Outside of learning your speech
"by heart" the best device is the
invention Of a man in Australia. 1t
consists simply Of small metal case,
no larger than the metal matchbox
used.
A roller is at either end OF the case
and one Of the rollers is folding with
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Damage by lightning In cities.

Odfna9o Wy ItSHtntH8 VI Stticss
Investigations made over Europe
seem to justify the belief that the dam
age by lightning, in the cities particu-
larly. has decreased to very marked
degree In recent years, and 1t is ex-
planned by the presence of electric
wires. which act as protection in d.
verting the electric bolts. AS the
wires are put underground, 1t is ex-
pected that there will be noticed a
great increase in the amount Of dam
age by lightning and a return will be
generally made to the use Of lightning
rods.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

A young woman went to grocery
Iore and asked the polite clerk II
he had some good cheese. "Yes, in
deed" he replied. II have some lovely
cheese" 'Tt Is not correct to call
cheese lovely" she said. How ia
that?" he inquired. Because lovely
should be used to qualify only some
thing that is alive" "Well,' retort.
ed the clerk, "rll stick to lovely
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Born: NOT Made.

Professor" said Miss Skylight, 4
want you to suggest course in life
for me. ] have thought of journal
ism" What are your own inclina
tions" "Oh, my soul yearns and
throbs and pulsates with an ambition
to give the world llfe-work that
shall be marvellous In its scope. and
weirdly enhancing In the vastness Of
its structural beauty!" Woman
you're born to be milliner."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Rotation Of Crops.

II We use but one crop on the land
and cultivate 1t clean all the time the
soil will quickly be robbed of its hu-
mus; therefore we must follow a
proper rotation in order to supply
humus. without which we can do lit
tie. Some men have never discovered
this fact, however,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Ducks Clear Hotel q Ell.a.

Chicago.--The champion fly catch
ers Of Chicago are said to be a flock
of yellow ducks at local hotel Ac-
cording to the manager. they keep the
restaurant free from flies every day.
The ducks are kept in a fountain in
the main entrance and each morning
are carried to the dining room, where
the chase for flies begins.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
chinese BARRIERS In Hard Luck.

Chinese BARRIERS In Hard Luck.
Barber shops were the exception,
rather than the rule, in China in the
old days. itinerant BARRIERS attending
to their customers wants In the
streets or in the customers home.
There appears to be no tendency to-
ward the institution Of barber shops
since the change Of hairdressing; in
fact. the tendency locally is to do
away with the barber altogether. Thus
many families are purchasing hairclip,
pers, which seem to be regarded as the
snly essential to haircutting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
EverReady Prompter.

paper on which appear the notes oi
speech. The box is held In the palm
of the hand and people standing right
beside the orator would never aus,
pect Its presence. The paper Is un.
rolled either by pressure Of the thumb
or by the manipulation of q milled
screw on one Of the rollers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Hotel Would Do.

Small While was out walking with
his mother one afternoon. when she
stopped TO give nickel to a beggar.
"Why don't he 60 home. mamma "
asked Willie. "The poor man has no
home" she replied. eThen." continued
the little fellow. ''why don't he 70
to n hotelg"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

Calves ought to have separate pas
ture. and one In good clean order.
They cannot thrive on short or soiled
grasa nor hold their own IL pastures
with older animals. - the latter win
monopolize them or take the choice
portions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Discovery Of carborundun,.

Carborundum first was produced By
q chemist who. while experimenting
with electricity. happened to place car
bon electrodes connected with q dy-
namo into a bowl containing some
crushed coke and clay.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Wav Of the Truly Great.

It Is easy in this world to live aft
or the worlds opinion; 1t Is easy In
solitude to live after ones own; but
the great man is he who In the midst
Of the crowd keeps with perfect sweet
ness the independence Of Solitude
Emerson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

PhiladelphIa.--Dr oberholtaer d,.
rector Of the historical pageant whalch
i 10 be held here. il trying to and .
enelegged descendant Of Peter stuy.
vesant 70 appear for the Dutch gog.
sznos.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
NERVOUS NEER|| !! D Us
DESPONDENT
WOMEN
Find Relief in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Their Own Statements
So Testify.
platea, Pa. =" When I wrote TO you
first was troubled with female weak

ness and backache,
and was 50 nervous
that / would cry At
the least noise, it
would startle me so.
I began to take Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's s
remedies, and / don't
have any more cry
ing spells. ! sleep
sound and my ner-
vousness Is better.
/ will recommend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Low Down pou.

Small Edna was out walking with
her mother when dog with unusually
short legs passed them. Mamma. =
said Edna. did YOU ever see sucA q
low down deg as that?"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
a Brick prahl.,,

II Q brick balances with three.ouaf
ters Of brick and three quarters az
a pound-then how much does { brick
weight
Answer:-Three pounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Win. Eatlna Contest.

New York.--In an eating contest at
College Point Philip Lommell de.
voured seven and one-half pounds OF
steak. eleven rolls. ten cars Of corn
and ten cups Of coffee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
VARYING Grades of Caviar.

The finest caviar Is the bieluga, pre-
pared from the roe Of the white stur
geon; little less fine is the sevriuga,
prepared from the sterliated sturgeon.
Both are put UP at Astrakhan, Russia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Costly Ham.

Chicago. Prank Moriarty stole a
ham worth si.s2. patrolman Friends
followed the trail OF grease and ar
rested Frank The ham cost Moriarty
IS.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their childrel
suring the teething period.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
.nrAr rprrrr prcKERs. RAG.

Send us one dollar and we viii mail you sample
of ideal Apple Pickers' Bag. Positively the besi
n;clS;ng haQ on the market. allowing man TO use
both hands. Barker Manufacturing Co., 80 AM
brose St, Rochester, N. I.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

Red Crcss Ball Blue viii wash double as many
clothes as any other blue. Don't put your money
into any other.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

ssoWaRD n BURTON Asssycr ana ohemisS
m >I&afviiie Colorado. Specimen prices. Cold.
silver. lead 81. Gold, Silver. 75c; Sold 500; zine
or Copper Mailing envelopes q ig price rice i.ss ~
Ncited. xsiersnces Carbonate National bank-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
What Could He MeanS

Red Cross Ball Blue, all blue, best bluing value
In the whole world. makes the laundress smile.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

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PREPARES thoroughly. and in the shortest
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Eight Courses no entrance examinations; spe-
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EXPENSES Low: Tuition board. room and
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You ask: How can you furnish all this for less
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We can't tell all here. Our free 50-page cata-
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N. J. HONG, Principal
Parkland, Wash.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

u you think constipation is OF trillnr
consequence Just ash your doctor. he
VII disAbuse You Of that notion ID short
order. !" Correct il 81 onceln he will
say. Then Hsk him abori Ayers Piils.
a mild liver pill, nll vegetable.
Mas = ~ :. O. Axzs oo.. Lsnsll. zzssa
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
Magic Of Dickens.

The hundred years which have
rushed over the earth like an express
train since Charles Dickens felt the
first pinch Of terrestrial winter have
changed the human mind. altered the
attitude Of the soul to the universe
and modified the affections OF the hu'
man heart. We are no longer easily
moved to tears. We are loath to let
exaggeration filch our laughter, We
are perhaps less eager than our fore
fathers to be made to smile, and Ger
tainly more avaricious with our tears
than were our grandmothers. Never
theless. the magic Of Dickens still
touches our lives. and the manhood ol
the whole Anglo.Saxon race 10 colored
by those ensorcelled hours OF our boy
hood when we roared with Sam Well
er, hated Jonas Chuzzlewit and Car
ker. loved Little Neil. trembled al
Quilp. fancied ourselves Nicholas
Nickleby, envied David Copperfieid
longed to possess a Grip. loathed
Pecksriif, and felt our hearts grow
heavy over the bitter sufferings o.
Oliver Twist. Poor 10 and tragic
Smike.-lIarold Begbie in the Cen
tury.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
Matteeo Of the Memory.

Savages have good memories. They
rarely make false or erroneous mo-
tion. They have mastered their sur
roundings and there are no new
things to distract their attention
They keep their memory cells un'
crowded. The civilized man Is at q
great disadvantage. He sees some
new thing every hour. His brain cells
are . veritable. dancing. whirling
seething nest Of memories. It 10 moi
any great wonder that he cannot ro
call the one he needs just when b
poeds Il.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16

kers, proclaiming his last stand-no
necktie! He glared at his daughter
and his newly achieved son-in-law.
Father" begged the bride tremu'
lously, come down, please! It's time
to 70 In to supper. There's scalloped
oysters and"
"Tve put on these Clothes" her IA.
ther interrupted her sternly. because
I'm q law abiding citizen and you took
the others away. but I'll be everlast-
irgly goldurned IL I'm going to exhibit
myself in 'em before sensible human
beings! II you want the wedding
check I've written out for you. Antoi-
nette. you see that git them oysters
and other dewdads right out here"
So they compromised ON that basis.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
Cuillotine for Soldier Murderers.

The senate yesterday passed q bill
under which soldiers or sailors SEN
fenced to death by a court martial
will henceforth be guillotined instead
of being shot. except In cases where
the offence Is one which comes di.
rectly under military law. This bill
was brought in after the murder some
months ago Of Nine. Gouin by SOL
dicrs, one of whom, Grady. was sen'
fenced to death. His sentence was
eventually commuted to one Of life
imprisonment, It being deemed mad
visable to ask men doing compulsory
military service to form firing party.
The chamber Of deputies passed the
bill.-Petit rarisien.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
ootectlne the Chinese.

Two men have just been convicted
Of smuggling Cinnamon into the coun-
try. The detectives adopted . plan
marvellous In its simplicity and effect
iveness. They wanted to be sure
whether the four Celestials in quss
tion had ever been In the country be
FORE They we're dressed In American
fashion and the detectives took the
coats on the men and required them "a
put them on again. They put them on
backward.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
Lucky Afterthoueht

Cinderella had put on the glass
slipper.
ITO be In fashion," was her mental
comment. the heel ought to be at
least two Inches higher"
Suddenly rejecting. however, that
persons wearing glass slippers mustn't
kick. she wisely held her tongue; and
all the world 10 familiar with the rest
Of the story. i.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
Try selssors Next Time.

she meant to chop on the chick.
ems head with = hatchet." says . Mis-
soun editor, but only succeeded In
cutting or her forefnger. The next
time she has designs against the life
Of . chicken We recommend the uso
of . pair Of scissors. Con.
stitutiou.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16
Kind Of Him.

n an going to ask your father for
your hand" "Oh. that will be lovely" :"
You are glad!" Delighted! win
call and bring you flowers every day
until you aro able to te out again.
l have never seen the inside Of Q hoo-
pital!"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16

Utoeoo1Non and PolJtieI0No.
4 statesman 10 merely . politician
with whom We agree. Neither 10 nec-
essatfy . leader Of progress. Both
afe dies on the wheel, and We honor
then In direct proportion 70 thsir rid.
iAg ability.-llfe.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-02-16

Finally the wedding went on. Every
body was present but tho brides q
ther. After the ceremony and con
Gratulations the bride herself heade(
. search party for him.
Holding her trailing satin skirt Il
one hand. Antoinette. accompanied b,
Horace. ran him down aA last In tn
most secluded corner Of the haymow
There he sat. hunched up. smoking ,
pipe nercely. He had On The clothes
swathed. punched around hin, Il,
dress shirt and the high collar and IL
but the collar button Steamed def
antly between the strands Il his wbis