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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-07-26
A FRENCH CALENDAR.
The Ono That Was Adopted During
the Revolution.

Tho Ono That Was Adopted During
the Revolution.
In the French revolution the ma
tional convention adopted q new cal.
endar containing twelve months of
thirty days each. The FIVE days in the
year thus left were disposed Of by
making them festivals" The months
were named not January, February,
etc, but yendemaire, Brumaire, Fri
maire, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Ger
minal, Floreal, Prairial, Messidor,
Thermidor and Fructidor.
Each of these names had meaning.
Instead Of naming month meaning
lessly after heather god, as we name
January after Janus and March after
Mars, the names represented the spe-
cial characteristics of the month.
Fructidor, for instance, which includes
part of what we call September, means
'the fruity month"; Germinal, the FIRST
of the spring months, running from the
last Of March to the middle of April,
means "the month of buds" and Flo
real, which follows 1t, the "fowery' or
'fiowerap month.
Thernidor, which means the hot
month" is the month which under the
republican calendar included part OF
July and part Of August. The political
significance of the word arises from
the fact that the revolution which
syerthrew Robespierre and ended the
reign Of terror occurred on the 9th
of the month Of Thermidor, or, as we
should say, July q, 1T94. II was cali
ed "the revolution of Thermidor," as
we speak of "the September massa-
cres," and the revolutionists were nick
named "Thermidorians. The inventor
of- thu calendar was Romme.
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crease of water are improving. II
takes two hours for the centrifugal
pump to lower ths water in the morn
| ing. before the men can work in the
shaft which is now sunk to bedrock.
| York Dell aud Leslie Nelson are
rusticating at Bingham Springs.
They went up last Saturday, accom-
panied by Attorney Bishop, who re-.
turned to the oitv Monday.
Braden Gerking elnded Marshal
Gholsou Tuesday evening. after giving
an exhibition Of sidewalk riding. Up
to date he has not made his appear.
ance before Judge Richards.
Mrs. B. D. Tharp and son Law.
renee. with Harold Holt of Walla
Walla as their guest, will leave the
first Of next week for Cold Spring for
two weeks mountain outing.
Rott. Coppock and Miss Matte
Coppook. who have been on their
Morrow county farm for some
time, harvesting fair crop. have
returned to their home in this city.
Miss velma Wilkinson left Satur-
day morning for Elk Greek Beach.
where she is the guest of Portland
friends. She writes her friends here
that she is greatly enjoying the ocean
breezes.
Mrs. NJ. L. Watts and daughter.
Vernita, left Tuesday for Portland
and Vancouver, where they will visit
until August 1st. when they will 60
to Newport beach to remain during
the hot weather
N. A. Miller has decided 10 carry a
large stock of wall paper at his furni-
ture store. He has completed racks
for the stock which will be put in
shortly. Mr.. Miller formerly carried
paper in his stock.
q. AR. MoGrew is up from Port
land, looking after his crop interests
in the Weston neighborhood. Mr..
McGrew, formerly Weston druggist.
is at present engaged in the real estate
business in Portland.
Jerry Swart this week sent CON-
signment of peaches to Dell Bros.s
from Donald, Wash. There is big
peach crop in the Yakima country
this season. and also on the fruit lands
along the Snake river.
Ira Mcdonald has SO far recov cred
from his accident where he was
thrown into the Umatilla river by the
upsetting of his automobile. that be
was able to be out on the streets this
week, with his arm in sling.
Under the direction of the Park
committee, the grass was moved this
week with the result that considera-
BILE Improvement in appearance is not
ed. Tho trees set out the past spring
at the Park are growing thriftily.e
Many threshing machines are run
ming in this vicinity. In some fields
the straw is yet tough, but the grain
is ripe. The best yield repol ted SO far
was on the Dudley place west of town.
where the grain is averaging so bu-
shells to the acre.
Charles Mcfarland has purchased
the Eve acre tract from the Willaby
estate, located west of the railroad
tracks, at present occupied by John
Stanton. Mr.. Mcfarland paid $1,000
for the property and will move to II as
soon as it is vacated.
DR.. and Mrs. Kennard of Weston.
had terrible experience in run
away.aonidsnt near the Harris place
on Dry creek recently. Both were
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Press Paragraphs

Henry stamper was 10 town Tues.
day from Weston.
Mrs. A. B. Steele visited friends in
Pendleton Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Blake Of Adams. was
10 the city Monday.
W. P. Willaby and wife are in the
city from Portland.
Attorney Watts was in. n.Pomeroy this
week on legal business.
E. @. Miller and family are rusti-
eating at Bingham springs.
Mrs. Joseph Forrest was in town
from the ranch Wednesday.
Col. f. g. Lucas was over from
Weston Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Dora Bennett is up from PEN
dleton visiting Athena friends.
Henry Pinkerton and wife were in
the city from Weston Monday.
S. B. Calderhead of the Northern
Pacifio was in the city Tuesday.
Ralph Smalley. the Walla Walla
painter, was iu the city Tuesday.
AAttorney s. f. Wilson came up
from Portland yesterday morning.
Henry Kee1's crop of wheat below
town averaged As bushels per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Carmichael Of
Weston were in the city Yesterday.
Miss Carbine Of LaGrande, is in the
city, visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F.
Hunter.
Lawrence Lieuallen was in the city
Tuesday from Adams. after harvest
supplies.
j. 81. Mccormack, the Pendleton
automobile dealer, was in the city
Saturday.
Wheat on the Dudley place west of
town is averaging around so bushels
per acre.
Mrs. Henry Barrett and Miss Jessioa
McEwen were in Portland this week.
visiting friends.
Mrs. Homer |. Watts returned home
Saturday from Portland. where she
visited friends.
Mrs. Lille Miller desires that all
who owe her come forward and settle
by August 1st.
Mrs. Alma Wilkinson left Saturday
morning for visit to her sister near
Goldendale, Wash.
Mrs. Ida Keen is over from Walla
Walla visiting friends and relatives
in Athena and vicinity.
Oliver Diokenson reports the yield
of wheat in the Basin to be averag-
ing 30 bushels per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Roby returned
Monday from two weeks visit to
friends in Walla Walla.
DR.. Newsom, f. s. LIE Grow. Fred
Poland and Harry Mcbride motored
to Walla Walla Tuesday.
DR.. Joe Baddeley. the Walla Walla
veterinarian. was in the city Monday
on professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. w. MCPHERSON spent the
week camping on the Walla Walla
river.
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| Dick English, the well known noun
tain stockmap, was in the city Satur
day, transactiug business.
Mis-. NJ. L. Akers of Pendleton il
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mra. A. L. Swaggart.
Misses Celia Simonton, Mabel Nc.
Intyre and Eleene Bowling Of Adams,
visited friends in Athena Saturday.
The Hopkins machine csme down
from the mountain Wednesday, pass.
ing through town to the Adams neigh
borhood.
Mrs. w. E. Dobson returned from
Portland Tuesday evening. She re-
ports the condition of her sister un-
changed.
q. 0. Richardson postmaster at
Adams. and pioneer Methodist preach
or of that vicinity, was a visitor in
Athena yesterday.
w. A. Barnes, the we'll known Yves.
ton rancher, was in the city Monday
accompanied by his wife. trading with
local merchants.
Matt Mosgrove was over from Pas
co Saturday. He is doing a thriving
mercantile BUSINESS in the Washing
ton railroad town.
Mrs. Jane Garden has instituted
suit for divorce from her husband,
Fred Garden. Homer I. Watts is
attorney for plaintiff.
James Henderson is over from the
Mosgrove ranch, assisting in the gro-
Gerry department of the Mosgrove Mer-
camille company store.
Bert Simonton. young man who
formerly resided at Adams, was in
stantly killed at Ritzville, Monday.
when his horse fell on him.
Mrs. g. W. Bradley and little daugh-
ter were in the city Tuesday. on their
way to their home in Pendleton, from
a sojourn at Bingham Springs.
At the Methodist church last Sun.
day evening, the audience listened to
an interesting lecture by Prof. Todd.
of the Willamette University.
For Sale. % colts, and year.
olds, weigh 100 and 1900 pounds.
Peroheron stock, full brothers. For
particulars, phone 325. Farmers line.
Blacksmiths, machinists, harness
dealers and grooers are the tradesmen
who are rushed with business these
days. supplying the demands Of har-
vest.
Sam Bannister's big threshing out
fit which arrived last week from
Wallowa county. moved to the Henry
Keen place below town Tuesday eve-
ming.
The hog market opened at Portland
Monday morning at $8.40 per 100
pounds. Steers ranged from Sc to
$6.s5; COWS IS to $500; heifers SIS
to $6.25.
Mayor Koontz came down from
Bingham springs Saturday fer few
hours. returning by auto. Mr.. and
Mrs. Koontz will spend several weeks
at the springs.
Mrs. Otis Whiteman and little sons
came down from the farm near Pam
pa, Wash, last Saturday. and are
guests at the Hill and Richards
homes in this city.
Elmer johnson. who has charge of
the men employed in excavation for
the water supply of the gravity water
system, says Indications for an in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
AUTO STRIKES MAN
DURING RAIN STORM
Dr.. HaTter Runs Down Man on Main
Street Last Night When Heavy
Rain obscures View.

During the heavy rain storm last
night about nine-thirty O'Clock, an
automobile driven by Dr. Harter
struck man named Cobb, who was
crossing Main street, between Fifth
and Sixth streets, and hurled him to
the pavement The injured man was
taken into a barber shop and given
first aid and later removed to his
home in the Doctors car. His injur-
les are not serious.
The injured man was coming across
the street and did not see the car
driven by DR.. Harter until it was az
most upon him and too late to avoid
it. The wind shield ON the car was
covered with water and for this rea-
son the driver could not see the pedes-
trian until it was too late. Neither
OF the men can be blamed for the ac-
cident which was due more to the
storm than to negligence upon the
part Of the driver or carelessness up
on the part of Cobb.
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PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Haley and Mrs.
L. S. Waugh, mother Of Mrs. Haley
arrived in the city Saturday from st
Louis to visit with relatives for a few
days. They are en- route home from
visit in ST. Louis.
Frank F. Wahlgren, .Jr., who has
been enjoying pleasant visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F.
Wahlgren, SIC South Twelfth street,
returned to Iowa City yesterday TO
resume his studies at the Iowa Uni
versity.
Mrs. o. L. Asher and son Harlan,
of Battle Greek. Michigan. are visit
ing In Keckuk woth the formers sis
ter, Mrs. F. A. Dunn
Miss Edith Dunn has returned to
Froid, Montana.
w. A. Reece, of Medill, Mo, was a
business visitor in Keokuk yesterday
Don Beiler, of Belfast, spent the
day in Keoknk yesterday
Lucas f. Neumayor proprietor OF
the Neumayer Hotel, Council Bluffs,
and John r. Garner Of that city are
Sunday visitors in Keokuk.
c. w. Poor of Burlington is in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ Lay and
son, Henry H. Lay and Harry Carr OF
Kewanee, ILL.,. are visiting in the city.
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committees to make it a perfect sue.
cess. The political feature Of it alone
will be sufficient to draw big crowds
Judge Baird has appointed Jos
Fry. A. H. McGregor and w. c.. Var
Papplendam commissioners OF tho
Hunt drainage district.
E VIM. H. Durant and Alexander Pet
erson, state food inspectors visited
Warsaw Tuesday and made an inspec.
ton of factories. food stuff and milk
and sent samples of the latter TO the
Chicago laboratory for analysis.
J.lT. Blake is home from two
months trip along the Pacific coast
Warsaws poultry show will be held
December End.
Warsaw was called on for her an.
nual dues, $4,000 for expense, Oh Upper
Mississippi Improvement Association
same as Hamilton and Nauvoo has
been paying OF course she won't be
behind them for she's just below the
Cooper dam
Capt. w. S. Grover who has been a
great sufferer from rheumatism for
years, suffered stroke of paralysis
in his left side last week which
caused his family some anxiety, but
happily ne is improving rapidly
That was humane and kindly act
of J. P. Allen of the Mississippi River
Power Co. in so promptly sending a
launch, dynamite and expert to assist
in recovering the body of our young
friend Karl Risto. It was heartily
and gratefully appreciated by every
one in Warsaw.
The city council of Hamilton pays
the yearly dues, $4,000, to the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement Assoc
citation on account of that city's mem
bershfp in that body and also pays
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
BUILDING OF
SKY FORTRESSEs
Italy and France Engaged in contest
to See Which Could
Climb up the
Highest.
FRANCE LOST THE GAME
Italian Fort at $4,000 Feet Frowns
Down on the French Frontier
With No Spot
Higher.
FRANCE LOST THE GAME
by Henry Wood. Rome correspon
dant 10 @bo Iy,.,os D~,r.

by Henry Wood. Rome correspon-
dent Of the United Press
ROME, September While Eng
land and Germany are pulling off the
worlds heavyweight warship-building
championship. Italy and France have
undertaken TO amuse the nations with
lightweight event OF the same ma
ture
Realizing, however, that the two
big powers have left no field for spec
tacular naval operations, Italy anc
France have elected to to give their
exhibition ashore. What each is en-
gagged in is the effort to build on the
international frontier a fortress so
much loftier than its rival possesses
as to be able to shoot all kinds OF
holes in the Notifications on little
lower level.
Italy began IT by building on the
summit of Mount Chaberton at an
elevation Of about 5000 feet nice
little fort armed with twelve 12-incn
guns. four 10-inch ones and whole
collection OF minor Fertilization de-
stroyers. As the situation then stood
Italy was not only in position to
look down in contempt on the French
Notifications in the immediate vicin-
Fity but was also in position to drop
down things of a more substantial
nature
Inn faIx- h
busy. and looking around in the
neighborhocd discovered another
mountain where it was possible to
erect fort at an elevation of some
thing over 1000 feet. The fort was
at once erected and the Frenchmen at
once began to amuse themselves By
looking down in turn at the Italian
Notifications some thousand feet be
low and making signs of what they
could do if they wanted to.
Naturally there was only one thing
left for Italy TO do That was to build
a higher fort, and thanks to Mother
Nature who had been lavish in her
distribution of mountains on the Ital.
ian side OF the frontier, they were
able TO locate one that would permit
of a fort at an elevation of over 10000
feet The Notifications on Mount
Chaberton were therefore at once
dismantled and Italy is now busily
engaged in transporting the armament
as well as many additional guns to
the new altitude. When this fortifi-
cation is completed it will be the
highest fortress in the world and ALL
not only command the rival French
fort a quarter of mile below it. but
will command also the entire French
and italian frontier for a distance OF
many miles.
There being no higher mountains
on the French side of the frontier in
the immediate vicinity. military ex-
perts have decided that barring the
acknowledgment that Italy has worst
ed her, there are only swo things left
for France to do. either she must i'm
prove on nature and construct a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15

1.-The fare Of three, delegates. Not a
bad example for neighboring cities to
follow
The latest published reports OF
Warsaw's banks show decidedly
healthy growth. the new bank having
a surprising increase considering its
infancy
One of Warsaw's public spirited
business men, never In the spotlight,
offers to assist in organizing Joint
stock company, capital $4,000 to
carry on a much needed business re-
form and will literally subscribe him.
self. He means business and can and
will do what he promises.
The water committee of the city
council has let the contract for the
water main extension from Fourth
and Clark SITS. to the shoe factory, to
the King Plumbing Co. of Keokuk for
$4,000 complete. This was not quite
the lowest bid but was considered the
most satisfactory Work will be com.
menced without delay.
Outside parties are seeking almost
every week to purchase farms around
Warsaw. They are looking to the
future when the great Cooper dam has
made this vicinity one of the great
centers of population in the United
States.
Warsaw bottoms grow corn to an
enormous height, j. w. Woolworth
showing one stalk with two ears the
first one eight feet from the. ground
This is but sample of his field
Here might be a demand for men on
horseback to gather the crop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
ShfERWlN WILLIAMS
PAINTS G. XARNE,gHES

You should see TO it that when you
buy paints ard varnishes for your
house. or any part of it, or when you
give IN order to your painter for any
painting and vanishing you want
done. that observation-disclosures Paints
and Varnishes are purchased.
In large work il is always best TO
have practical painter; but there
are many little things about the house
that you can readily finish yourself
by using observation-disclosures ready-to-
apply paints.
Come in and have little paint
talk with Us. Now is the time 10
brighten up" your home for the
long winter months. We can tel
you the best product to use Tor any
purpose you may have in mind and
secure complete finishing specifca-
tons for you from The Sherwin-
Williams Co., if you desire them, for
special work. Oar line OF Sherwin-
Williams Products is complete and
ne are in position to take the best
care Of your paint and yarnish re-
=. conference.-the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
An appeal to the pride
of the owner of a home

Everyone VINO owns home is
anxious that that home shall make
the best appearance possible. Two
things are necessary to produce satis-
factory results in painting and var
nishing home:
First-As satisfactory color scheme.
Second--Paints, Ysrnishes. stains
and enzmels OF such good quality that
they nos only give the exact color
effect required, bat are sufficiently
durable to keep up HE attractive ap-
pearanoe of tie horse IN spite OF the
wesE aad fear u hs1ng IN il.
These are o9r-ed oy TIE sber1ia-
RTIfans Pqiafs and Yacnfshss. The
Sacralu- villains 70. not only make
egery kind 81 paint and ya-nish used
fo- : 8ol1se and The best quality Of
tfaat Ei1c but they make suggestions
for foe selectaon Of colors, Yarnishes,
fts5ng and enamelE, 50 that any given
idea can be carried out, ana car
RED ol2t WITH tie best materials. "A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
THOROUGH WORK
How keokuk Citizen Found Free.
dom From Kidney Troubles.

If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
Any durable disease of the kidneys,
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been test
ed by thousands.
Keokuk people testify.
Can you ask more convincing proof
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Mrs. NJ. Hickey. 713 Palean street,
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able feeling in my neck. Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which I procured at Wilkin-
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symptoms of kidney trouble and my
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that the value of this remedy is not
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hesitate one moment in advising the
use Of Doan's kidney pills in all cases
of kidney complaint
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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Remember the name Doan' sand
take no other.
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The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, Sept. II, 1912

Mrs. Minnie Walzem and daughter
returned from Chicago Wednesday
night where they had been called by
the severe illness Of relative, death
resulting Before they reached there.
Albert Buckert, John NJ. Hungate
and DR.. J. Eaton Johnston, Warsaw's
representatives at the big convention
Of the Upper Mississippi River 1m-
proyement Association which met at
Burlington, Sept. 10, 18th and 18th,
returned Wednesday evening much
enthused and delighted with their
trip and wish that Warsaw had had
a large delegation present at the sec
ond days meeting especially, because
of the grand address made in favor.
of city and river advancement on
various lines in view of the coming
of the great water power. The lead
ing speakers we're Capt. Chas. Camp
bell, Major Meigs OF Keokuk, Judge
Perry of Quincy, President Wilkinson,
Delegate Roy of Hannibal, Hon. John
Barrett of Washington, D. c., represeli-
tative in the United States of the
Pan-American republics made a stir
ring address and was listened to with
marked attention. AS a friend OF
President Wilkinson he made the trip
from Washington especially to b.
present at this meeting. He ALSO made
the principal address at the banauef
at Hotel Burlington in the evening
There were five, states represented at
the convention Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Illinois. Iowa and Missouri, and
about 10 delegates were present. War
saws delegates were prevented by
business engagements. from partici-.
pating in the closing social program
which followed, including the banquet
in the evening and the trip on the gov
eminent steamer the next morning to.
Keokuk where the delegates were the
guests of Engineer Cooper for the. bal
ance Of the day. If all the business
men and possible capitalists of War
saw had been present at the conven.
ton you would have seen a newer
and better Warsaw in less than a
month. Our people need to get out
often and mix in public bodies and
cor.le back with new and better ideas
for home growth. This is no time to
stand still
Mr.. John NJ. Hungate of Warsaw
was appointed Warsaw's representa-
tive on the ways and means commit
tee and also on the executive commit
tee at the river improvement conven-
ton at Burlington Tuesday, deserv-
ed recognition.
Rev. j. NJ. Thompson and Clarence
NJ. Johnson attended the fall meeting
of Rushville Presbytery at Appanoose
this week.
The funeral of the late Carl Risto
was held from the German NJ. l..
church Thursday, Sept IL, at 2::3O p.
m. of which body he was an active
member Rev. H. Kasiske, pastor OF
the church officiated.
Rev. Fl. Kasiske was returned for
the seventh time as pastor of the
German NJ. u. church here at the re-
cent st. Louis conference held at San
Jose, much to the qualification of his
congregation and the public generally
Warssw's three-day fall celebration
Is an assured fact and not a stone
will be left unturned by the several
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15


An English gentleman writes that he read the
little book, The Road to Wellve,'' and at meet
mig OF the Victorian Physiological Society of Lon
don (of which he is president) he urges the members
to read it carefully, for, he writes II think it the
finest little book Of Psychological knowledge have
ever seem
He is Mr. I 4. Wilson, % Hamburg ST. Rich
mond, Eng.
Inc relation Of body, food and mind are explain
eel IN simple way in THE Road to Welville' 3, and
immature copy is placed in small envelope. and at
ached TO every third package Of Grape Nuts in order
to extend its circulation, in such cases free.
II interested you instruct your grocer to send
up package with the little envelope attached
The little book is certainly interesting and we'll
worth reading.
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