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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Historic Snot at Ems

On the riverside promenade at Ems
there Is stone inscribed: "13 JUL, 1870.
o Uhr 10 Min. Morgens." This marks
the exact spot where Wilhelm l. and
Count Benedetti terminated the inter.
view which led the French to declare
war, After the Franco-Prussian war
the old emperor often returned to Ems.
On one occasion his doctor mentioned
that the municipality wished to COM
memorate the interview with Benedict.
Il, which they considered the most
memorable event In the annals of the
town, He was instructed to meet the
emperor on the promenade by the
Lain at @ Il, m. the following day. Will
helm then said; During my lifetime
let nothing be erected to recall that
sorrowful struggle, When am dead
do rs you please Since you wish to
know where | dismissed Benedettl 1t
was here undT this tree at 9:10 In the
morning" And, saying this, he placed
his foot on the spot where the monu.
ment now stands,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Our National Canitol.

"One thing I learned during recent
visit to Europe was that the average
life Of stone building is not more than
700 years." said builder. Naturally
| was interested in construction work
and gave more attention to this part
of Europe than did to the examina-
ton Of art galleries and the tombs of
famous men. The buildings Of Europe
are no better In their construction than
those Of this country. don't think
saw a building In Europe that is bet
ter built than the capitol In Washing
ton. In nearly all of the older cities of
England l noticed that the town halls,
which had been constructed In many
cases 500 years ago, were beginning to
collapse. All Of them had been patch
ed up and 1t was evident that they
would not last great many years
longer do not think there Is any
doubt that the capitol building In
Washington will be standing 500 years
from now If 1t is not destroyed, but 1t
will not last longer, nor will the treas
ury building, which is the finest ex-
ample of its style of architecture in
the United States. Washington Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

The Hazard case at Port Orchard,
Wash, which has been claiming the
attention of the Northwest for the
past two weeks, has come to an end
by the jury finding the starvation
doctor" guilty of manslaughter. The
evidence in the case was the most
horrifying i'll the annals of criminal
court proceedings, the testimony point
ing to the fact that Mrs. Hazard lit
terally starved her patient, a wealthy
English woman, to death with her fast
cure. A sister of the victim was res
oued from the horrors of the alleged
sanitarium and it was mainly on her
testimony hat the prosecution depend
cd for conviction. That the sisters
money was the object o. cdr. ~ Haz-
zard and her husband was evident.
for the reason that the husband held
power Of attorney and had drawn GER
tain sums from the bank belonging to
the estate Of the dead woman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
The Wondera of Color.

A small and simple experiment can
be made by any reader which will go
far to convince him or her what a
debt we owe to color and what good
thing 1t Is we have sunlight, which
enables our eyes to take advantage of
the beautiful hues of nature, Make n
room quite dark and then burn some
carbonate of soda in the flame of q
bunsen gas burner. Ii will burn with
an orange yellow light sufficiently
strong to illuminate everything in tho
room, but you will realize with a sud.
den shock that, bright though the light
Is, all distinctions OF color have van.
ished, Only light and shade remain.
A crimson carnation. blue violet, a
red tablecloth, yellow blind--all look
gray or black or white. The faces OF
those present look positively repulsive,
for all natural color has disappeared.
No other experiment viii so we'll con-
vince those who have witnessed 1t
how great loss would be that Of our
sense for color.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

Seattle is reported to have new
craze. Most Of the people you meet
are taking or talking of taking a rem
edy discovered by G. M. q. Stewart.
Some years ago Mr. Stewart. while in
the drug business, made liquid com.
pound of sulphur. He experimental
with ii among the members of his
family and found 1t had wonderful
blood purifying qualities. Then Mr..
Stewart went to Alaska where he made
considerable stake. On bis return
he undertook further chemical exper.
iments end perfected the sulphur rem
edy. For some time he gave it away,
Finally the demands became So heavy
that he was induced to put it on the
market under the name of sulphur
ro." Unsolicited testimonials indi
cate that it has effected cures Of every
thing from rheumatism to blindness.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

The first issue of the Terrc bonne
Oregonian, published at Tetrebonne
Crook county. ty ". Il. johnson.
came to our table this week. The
"Oregonian" is all right, except that
the name selected conflicts with the
pioneer metropolitan journal at Port
land. Mr.. Johnson's paper is ably ed
ited. He is good writer, and the
country his paper will greatly assist
in building up needs just sueh efost
as he is putting forth, But, frankly
speaking, we believe tho territory his
paper represent needs the undivided
influence of the papers adyei tisiue,
The Portland Oregonian is able to doat
the journalistic sea without gratuitous
advertising in che head of the Terre.
bonnie paper.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
eATHENA. ORE. FEB. 9. ...... 1912

Those young business men wh
brought the Roundup to Pendletoi
should always have anything they
want in that old town. The wild
west show has done more 70 advertise
Pendleton than anything ever before
offered. The Roundup is an asset that
keeps continually at it. The show
over, for weeks the people who were
there kept talking it, the newspapers
harped on it and now the moving pic
lures are taking the exhibition to the
homes of the thousands who were
not there. Like the river, the Round
up rolls on forever. And seemingly.
the people never tire of it. The pic
lures were exhibited in this city Sat-
urday and Sunday nights. and the
theater was crowded, and il the pic
lures were here tonight, just as many
would be there again. It's the spirit
of the old West that calls them, and
they 60 wherever the call is sounded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

Wallowa stockmen find Umatilla
rarohmen ready buyers of horses and
mules. for which good prices for the
right kind of stock is paid. The lat
est consignment is mules from the
Wade ranch in Wallowa. the animals
to be sold at auction in this city Feb
ruary IA. Mules have to large ex-
tent taken the place of horses on Una
tilla county ranches, their worth
having been proved in gang plow
strings and on the heavy com bined
harvest work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

The Press is pleased to note the in
terest being taken locally in the poul-
try industry. There are just as good
chickens bred in this vicinity as.money
can buy. and there is no necessity of
sending money away for birds and
eggs for breeding purposes. when just
as good or better stock can he procured
at less cost at home. Leghorns, An
conas, Barred Rocks, White and Buff
Orpingtons. Minorcas aud Rhode Is
land Reds, some of the best breeds in
the world are shown in different pens
in Athena and vicinity, the product
sold at ret sonatle prices and backed
by the integrity of local owners.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Kninhta Of Old.

The knights of the days of chivalry
were SO well protected by their armor
that they were practically invincible
to all ordinary weapons. Even when
dismounted they could not be injured
save by the misericordia, thin dagger,
which penetrated the chains of the ar
NOR. In more than one battle knights
fallen from their horses could not be
killed until their armor had been bro
ken up with axes and hammers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
The Athena High school tasket ball

The Athena High school basket ball
team "oame back" aud eiIeotually put
the quietus on the Echo team Satur-
ady night by n score of 36 TO %. And
therefore. athletics are looking up in
consequence. And this is as 1t should
be. Athletics to a certain degree are
necessary TO the public school system
and community interest is needed to
make il IA success. School athletios
aIe directly Responsible for holding
many hoy iu school who otherwise
would not be the,e, aud you do not
have to so out Of Athena TO dad iu-
stances, either
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Trying to Be Witty.

They were sitting In the parlor with
the lights turned low. The hour was
pretty late. He and she ffad talked
about everything, from the weather to
the latest shows. He yawned, and she
yawned. but he made no attempt to
move toward home, and she was be.
coming weary. At last she said: II
heard noise outside just now won.
der If 1t could be burglarsT"
OF course he tried to be funny.
maybe 1t was the night falling" he
said
"Oh, I think not!" she exclaimed.
More likely it was the day breakingw
Hasty exit Of he.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

baron died, and the widow promptly
sued the doctor for damages for un-
skilled treatment. The unlucky Ameri-
can was sentenced to pay a fine OF
1000 roubles and undergo an imprison-
ment of thirty days. Under the cir
cumstances 1t Is not surprising that
the physician left Russia as soon as
he got out of Jail, and nothing could
tempt him to return.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

Matel is victorious in another
round in the circuit court. She has
been found not guilty of forging will
as charged. OF course the sequel Will
be damage suit and the county Will
be called upon to witness continuation
of this Young estate case of which it
il distressingly tired. And should DIR.
Watts see fit to ever again bring a
ctarge against this woman who souses
him and his attorneys with defeat SO
easily, let him finance said prosecu-
lion out of the fatDess of his own
purse.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Scriptural Place Names.

England can boast that no other
country possesses SO many Scriptural
place names as 1t does. The name of
Jericho occurs six times on the ord.
nance maps, paradise five times and
Nineveh. Mount Zion, Mount Ararat
and Mount Ephraim three times each.
In Bedfordshire there is a Calvary
wood and in Dorsetshire q Jordan hill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
A Risky Place For Dootora

Medical skill is Mt n rather low ebb
throughout Russia and not without
cause An American physician, tempt
ed by the enormous fees so frequently
paid by the nobility, went to st. Peters.
burg and within year had lucrative
practice. Then he was called In TO at.
tend a baron who was suffering from
lung trouble, The doctor gave his pa.
tlent the best OF care and skin, but the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

Pendleton should have consulted the
weather man before putting too much
confidence 10 the antics of the ground
hog Said piggy could have seen his
shadow in Athena at any hour of the
day last Friday. and presumably be
did. for he has had hut one or two
chances since.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

A Canadian business man of prom.
inenre ran down aud killed pedes-
trian not long ago as result of care
less aud too rapid driving. This man
was arrested. tried and convicted Of
manslaughter aud sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment. II is stiff dose, but he
got what be deserved. II few speed
mad autoists were given the same
medicine in the United States the
Aslaughter of innocent people would he
greatly reduced.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09

For some months to come in both
meetings of and literature dealing
with candidates the word "logical''
will have prominent place. The
friends of every aspirant to office will
speak Of him as logical" candidate.
But in many cases it will be hard to
discover the logic.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Induisitive.

"Do you think women would improve
politicsY"
"Well,' replied Mr.. Growcher, after
listening to the conversation on the
front porch, I'll say this for them: If
they ever start an investigation they'll
find out something" Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Benefits Eornot.

Alice-What a rude, boorish fellow
Mr. Brown is. Ethel-What did he
do, dear? Alice Why. he gave me his
seat in the street car without lift ..lg
bis hat. Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-09
Gave Him an Onenino.

Lay little by" advised the pub
Usher.
"I'd like to-" said the poet. BUY a
little layT- Washington Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09
Prohibits Red Clothing.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
IL going to avoid wrecks even II that
lively but danger color. red. has to be
abandoned in tho attire of its en-
ployes. The company isused orders
which read:
Don't wear any red clothing. sweat
ers, shirts or neckties. rs you might
thereby cause the wreck Of train"
Section hands are hard hit, for no
up.to-date section hand IL without a
red undershirt As red Is the danger
signal on all railways. 1t is known
that an engineer catching fash Of a
red shirt might bring his train to so
sudden stop that . wreck might take
place. So red will give way to green
on the Great Western. Green Is the
signal for "All right or "All clear
ahead" While green 10 more subdued
than red, it 10 the color that means
much to the men who originally built
the railroads and now own some Of
them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09

Philip about soane trouhle ~ was hav-
lng With his car. They went % thu
woods and began ! minute examina.
ton 70 And . defect which ala not e.
ist Polly and Lsvsfins were having
IN animated conversation With l1rs.
Comstock. Henderson saw Edith arise,
follow the garden path next the woods
and stand waiting under the willow
which N2nora would pass on her ~
turn. Il was for that meeting he had
made the trip. He got down on the
ground, tore mp the car. worked, asked
for help and kept Philip busy screwing
bolts and applying the OIL can. All the
time Henderson kept an eye on Edith
and Elnora under the willow. But he
took pains to lay the work he asked
Philip to do where that scene would
be out Of his sight. When Elnora
came around the corner with the pitch
or she found herself facing Edith Carr.
Il want . minute with you," said
Miss Carr.
every WELL" replied Elnora, walk
ing on.
'"set the pitcher on the bench there"
commanded Edith Carr as II speaking
to servant.
Il prefer not to offer my guests
warm drink" said Elnora. "rll come
back II you really wish to speak with
me-"
IT came solely for that" said Edith
Carr.
1T would be pity to travel so far in
this dust and heat for nothing. I'll only
be gone second"
Elnora set the pitcher before her
mother. please serve this" she said.
miss Carr wishes to speak with me-"
The girl slowly and gravely walked
back to the willow.
"Will you be seated!" she asked po-
litely.
Edith Carr glanced at the bench.
while shudder shook her.
"No. I prefer to stand" ste said.
did Mr.. Ammon give you the ring
you are wearing. and do you consider
yourself engaged to him."
by what right do you ask such per-
sonal questions as thosei" inquired Ell.
nora.
"By the right Of a betrothed wife. l
have been promised to Philip Ammon
ever since wore short skirts. All our
lives we have expected to marry. An
agreement Of years cannot be broken
In one insane moment Always he has
loved me devotedly. Give me ten min
utes with him and he will be mine for
all time"
II seriously doubt that" said Elnora.
"But l am perfectly willing that you
should make the test. will call him."
"Stopv' commanded Edith Carr. IL
told you that it was you came to
see."
II remember" said Elnora.
''Ir. Ammon is my betrothed," con.
tinued Edith Carr. II expect to take
him back to Chicago with me-
"Then It is untrue that you twice
rejected his ring, repeatedly insulted
him and publicly renounced HING"
"That was through your cried Edith
Carr. II realize the spell Of this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09
tro Be Continued,

Summer colds are hard to get rid of,
and frequently lead to asthma bron-
chitis, and hay fever. Do not let your
cold get hold on you, but use F'oley's
Honey and Tar Compound for quick
relief. w. H. Allen, Chelsea, Wis,
says. 1--WE prefer Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound to other cough medi-
cines because it quickly cures coughs
and colds. It will ward off a cold II
taken in time" Contains no opiates.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09

An increasing number Of people re-
port regularly Of the satisfactory re-
suits from taking Foley Kidney pills
and commend their healing and cura-
TIVE qualities. Foley Kidney Pills are
q carefully prepared medicine, guaran-
teed to contain no harmful or habit
forming drugs. They can have only :
beneficial effect when used for kidney
ana bladder troubles, for backache.
weak back or lumbaso.
Mcbride = win DruG Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09
SELECTS 4 UNIQUE MEMORIAL
Rallroaa laan's oeavs Marked BY Assse,
Apprspriats oravsseens-oranlte
Tie From Maine Read. -

IN woodbrook cemetery, Woburn
Mass. may be seen marking tho grave
oe On old railroad employee. unique
and yst appropriate gravestonA. Il
was selscAsd By the man bsnea&h 10
and W. arranged for during his lasA
years Of life.
The man was Waterman Brown
born Ut New Bridge. now North Wo-
burn. February II. 1873. He died No
vember s. 1900. On The stone 10 the
inscription: "as sleeps his last slesp:
he has fought his last battle: NO
sound shall awake him to glory again"
The memorial 10 . block Of split
granite. ono Of the railroad ties used
in building the Boston end Lowell rail
road (now known ~ The southern d.
Vision Of tho Boston and Maine). prior
to 1885. It was quarried 1T Tyngs.
boro and boated down the Middlesex
canal to some point in Woburn.
This railroad. the nrst in the state
to be chartered. and the FIRST to con-
meet Boston with tho north country,
was built In . unique manner. stone
being used for ties. instead Of wood.
These ties were laid on parallel walls
Of stone three feet high under each
rail. needless expense. 40 time soon
proved.
The old granite ties were the same
length 90 the later wooden ones, but
much larger In depth and width. The
rails were more literally Trail than
those Of the present time. and were OF
the "fish-belly" type; two inches and
Q quarter wide on the top, with sup
porting fange beneath that "bellied"
between each supporting chair" In
which It was seated.
These later were Of cast iron. and
fastened by spikes driven into wooden
plugs inserted In holes drilled In the
stone sleepers or ties. A nat surface
was dressed on the stone beneath the
rails. and any inequality in setting was
overcome by placing between the iron
and stone square piece Of oak wood.
A track layers outfit included these.
perforated for the spikes and Of vary
Ing thickness.
One Of these Chairs" with q sec
ton Of an original rail. is seen fast
ened on the stone as Of old save that
bronze bolts instead of iron spikes
now secure it.
At the foot Of the grave is a shorter
stone or broken tie with another
Chair" and short bit Of rail. placed
on the top end. On the headstone
portion was smoothly dressed to re-
ceive the Inscription.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09
New Industrial Material.

Az the result Of many years Of ex.
perimenting in England. q new sub
stitute for hard rubber, gutta percha
and leather has been announced. It u
q product of seaweed. The new ma
terial is said to be especially useful
In the electrical industries. being .
insulation Of high
dielectric strength. proof against
heat. cold. oils and weather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09
evlld pIeturesoue Railroad.

Tho building Of q road in Cook
county. Minnesota. beginning at the
Canadian highway at the border line
and running parallel to Lake Superior
for q distance Of so miles. has been
started. It IL expected to be, when
completed. one Of the most pictur-
esque highways In tho northwest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09

and give him loving sympathy and
tenderness"
Such vulgarity.' painted Edith Carr.
"How can . man like Ammon endure
IT. You know perfectly that II your
puuy hold On him were broken. II be
were back In bis homo among bis
friends and where he was meeting me,
in one little week he would b mine
again 40 he always has BEEN"
THAT win dor said Elnora. II shall
not act until know there will be moth
ing to regret. have decided on my
course. You may return to your
friends"
what do you meanY demanded
Edith Carr.
'"That Is my affair."" replied Elnora.
"Only this: When your opportunity
comes, seize It! Any time you are in
Philip Ammon's presence, exert the
charms Of which you boast and take
him. Take him to Onabasha and to
Chicago with you. Use every art you
Iossess. If the old charm can be re-
vived viii be the first to wish both
Of you well. Now. must return to
my guests. Kindly excuse me-"
Elnora turned and went back to the
arbor. Edith Carr followed the fence
ana passed through the gate into the
west woods where she asked Hender.
son II the car was ready. As she
stood near him she whispered, take
Phil back to Onabasha with U.S."
II say, Ammon, can't you go to the
city with ~ and help me ind shop
where can get this pinion fixed?'
asked Henderson. Eve want to lunch
and start back by 5. That will set 10
home by midnight"
Philip went into the arbor.
'Clnora," he said. Henderson 10 in
trouble with his automobile. He wants
me to 60 to Onabasha with him to
show him where the doctor lives and
help him get fixed so he can start back
this evening. It will take about two
hours. May I go?"
"Of course you must co." she said,
laughing lightly. You can't leave
your sister. Why don't you go back
to Chicago with them? There is plenty
Of room, and you could have q fine
visit"
"I'll be back in just two hours" said
Ammon. while I am gone you be
thinking over what we were talking of
when the Ioiks ca1z;ss."
Elnora offered her hand to all of
them, and when she came to Ammon
she gave him one long steady look in
the eyes, then shook hands with him
also.
When Philip returned to the Timber
lost Elnora was gone. There was Il
note for him, saying that even her
mother did not know where she had
sought refuge. On or before the LIST Of
September, she wrote, she would let
him know where she was and her de-
cision. Philip, deeply disappointed, re-
turned to Chicago. There Edith Carr,
in a meeting at which Philips father
was present, begged his forgiveness.
told him she had always loved him and
asked for his love again. But he told
her any love he had ever had for her
was dead. He was going back to the
Limberlost, he said.
Elnora, feeling the need of rest, went
to the summer home Of the Angel and
Freckles, on Mackinac island, and re-
ceived a warm welcome from Mr.. and
Mrs. O'More and their four young chill
slren rts -Is sslt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-09
ve,er.n gn...... n,.. n an.

Veteran E.Slaeee Dies In Cab.
After Is yeafs' service - IN On.
gineer. George Hogle. flfty-three years
old, died Of apoplexy In the cab of his
locomotive at East Buffalo. N. 7.
When the train came to sudden stop
. swltchman noticed that the en-
gineer's seat was vacant. He found
Hogle lying dead On the Aooe.