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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Liquidation in Wabash.

Reduction of the short interest took ali
the snap out of the market, but prices
were well sustained and even advanced
materially in spots
Central Leather gained IL on dividend
expectations.
Wabash preferred was liquidateo on the
prospect of a drastic reorganization and
dropped to 5.
Realizing in Union Pacific and heaVi-
ness of Amalgamated, which lost d
point contributed to u late fall IN
prices. Recessions generally were
slight.
The bears showed some timidlty In
putting out stock in view OF the sta
bility of recent weak issues
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
An EXCITING Escape.

Prince Kropotkin, the Russian revo-
lutionist, once made an exciting es-
cape from fortress prison In st,
Petersburg. After two years In the
prison he had been removed to the jail
hospital where plans were matured
by his friends for his flight, He was
allowed to walk for an hour each after
noon, guarded by armed sentries, In
the grounds. A line of spies outside
maintained system of signals to no.
tify the prince when the adjoining
streets should be clear When all was
well friend In kiosk opposite tho
gate played upon violin. After one
or two false starts the violinist burst
into a mad melody, and the prisoner,
flinging off an outer garment, leaped
for 1t. Sentries tried to stab him with
their bayonets; others hesitated to
shoot, believing that they could catch
him. A carriage with racing horse
In the shafts was waiting. Into 1t
he sprang, and they left at gallop.
His beard was cut Off, bis clothes
changed, and he spent the first hours
of his hiding In the best cafe In st,
Petersburg.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
FRS, Liohtnina Rod.

Nearly everybody believes that Ben.
jamin Franklin was the inventor and
constructor Of the first lightning rod.
In this particular they are mistaken,
as the first lightning catcher was In.
vented by poor monk of Bohemia.
who put up the first lightning rod on
the palace Of the curator of Preditz,
Momyla, June 10, lT54 The appara-
tus was composed of pole surmount-
ed by an iron rod, supporting twelve
curved branches and terminating IN as
many metallic boxes filled with iron
ore The entire system OF wires was
united to the earth by large chain.
The enemies of the inventor, jealous Of
his success, excited the peasants of the
locality against him aud under the pre-
text that his lightning rod was the
cause OF the excessive dry weather had
the rod taken down and the Inventor
imprisoned : -Argonaut
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Rain From a cloudlsss sky

When rain falls from q cloudless
sky 1t Is generally believed that the
moisture has been brought by the wind
at great elevation. In the south At
lantlc 1t has been known to rain for
more than an hour while the sky was
entirely free from clouds. In the island
Of Mauritius 1t is not at all uncommon
for rain to come from cloudless heav-
en-. Slight showers fall during the
evening when the stars are shining
brightly, 1t is thought by some that
these showers are the result of parti-
cles of Ice formed In the higher region
OF the atmosphere melting and falling.
Others attribute it to currents of warm
and cold mir travelling In opposite di-
rections, with the result that the lat
ter condenses some of the moisture in
the former and causes 1t to fall In the
form OF rain
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Up Against the judge.

He was a Scottish advocate, and in
his pleading he had several times pro-
nounced the word "enow" for
enough"
"Mr -" the Judge remarked at
length, 'in England we sound the
'ough' as 'uff'-'enuff,' not 'enow.'"
"verra weel, ma lord" continued the
self possessed pleader, "of this we
have said enuff, and I come, ma lord,
to the subdivision Of the land in dis
pute. 1t was apportloned, ma lord,
into what in England would be called
pluffiand-a pluffland being as much
land as Pullman can pluff in one
day, and pluffmen"-
But his lordship could not Withstand
the ready repartee and burst into
laugh, saying:
"Pray proceed, Mr.. ---. We know
'enow' Of the Scottish language to un-
derstand your arguments" London
Tit-Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Makinu campaiun. Hannsrr.

The services OF twelve men are re
quired to produce one of the big cam.
paign banners. Two men prepare the
strips on which the lettering Is done.
Two more look after the lettering of
these strips. the painting Of the names
Of clubs or associations ordering the
banlers, the captions for the portraits
and the Offices for which the nominees
are to contend Two men work on the
centerpieces, generally consisting of an
eagle and shield. One man devotes
himself to the special portraits, and
the Others assemble the various parts,
sew the strips together and give the
finishing touches to the banner. The
portrait man" scorns to do any other
work than the main portrait. The rest
he calls Filling in." By working on
the same faces day after day this art.
list becomes SO skillful and SO rapid In
execution that he can paint the por.
trait of candidate In the dark, and
paint 1t as true to life as the standard
OF the campaign banner industry re.
quires. es.-Harper's
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
RIaht and teft.

The old English words fright" and
'1eft'' have come into more and more
general use, and that, too, with the
help Of other than English people. For
some years the words Of command
have been changed on the ships of a
German transatlantic. line. Instead Of
ordering change of coGrse by the old
terms, "starboard' or port" as the
case might require, the same orders
are now given by the shorter word
fright" or ''left" The change was
made in the German navy at an earlier
day.
1t was not long ago that the English
word "larboard' was used where we
now use "port." There is no difficulty
In seeing that two such words as
"starboard" and "9arboard" were unfit
for their use, as they sounded too
nearly alike. They were also too long.
There Is need of short, sharp words,
which are easily distinguished. Often
there Is no time to correct an error,
and mistake Is fatal. fright and
left are short and sharp enough. If
they differed more in sound they
would serve all the better.-St Louis
Republic,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
picking Tea Leaves.

'Tea leaf picking" was a Gambler.
well industry in the early nineteenth
century. On May 13, 1888, when two
boys were charged with gambling on
Sunday, one of them explained that be
got the 2 shillings found upon him,
mot by gambling. your worship, but
by picking tea leaves" 'eThe tea plant
does not happen to grow in this coun.
try, my lad," replied the magistrate;
therefore you are adding a falsehood
to the offense for which you were
brought here, and that offense is al
ways sure to lead to crimes of more
magnitude"
But the boy explained: II am EN-.
ployed by cowkeeper at Gambler.
we'll, who sends me into the fields to
gather sloe leaves and black and white
thorn leaves, and he pays me so much
a pound for all pick" And the po.
lice traced the connection between that
cowkeeper and city tea dealers.--Lon.
don Opinion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10


Thomas Carlyle, "the sage OF Chel-
sea-" died without winning much per-
sonal popularity, fact, however,
which IL forgotten In admiration of his
genius Carlyle exerted Il greater In
auence on British literature during the
middle OF the nineteenth century and
on the religious and political beliefs Of
his time than possibly any other Brit
lsh writer He never wrote a line that
he did not believe, and In regard to
style he certainly had no superior,
From the position OF schoolmaster In
an obscure village this great Scotsman
rose to he a leader in the world Of let
ters London Grnphic.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Historical Accuracy.

Perish the thought that the novelist
or playwright should be tied down
to historical accuracy! Lady Dorothy
Neville quotes an amusing correspond
ence between Bulwer Lytton and hel
brother:
My Dear Walpole-Here am at Bath
bored to death. / am thinking Of writ
ing play about your great ancestor, Sir
Robert. Had he not sister Lucy. and
did she not marry Jacobite?
My brother promptly replied:
My Dear Lytton--I care little for my
family and still less for Sir Robert, but
know that he never had sister Lucy. so
she could not have married Jacobite.
However. this mattered little to Lord
Lytton, for his answer ran:
My Dear Waipole-You are too latei Sir
Robert had a sister Lucy. and she did
marry Jacobite.
So, In defiance Of history, the play
"Walpole' came to be written.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
The Japanese Bath.

One of the most detailed accounts OF
the Japanese bath in good native ho-
tells which have not come under for.
eign influence Is given by Mr.. Stat.
ford Ransome In Japan In Transi.
tlon," 1t Is commonly a rectangular
structure Of wood. let in so that the
top Is about flush with the door, filled
with cold water through a bamboo
tube and heated by fire underneath
or by the side. 1t startIes us to read
that the water is rarely changed more
than once or twice day, so that from
a score to hundred of persons may
use the same. But Mr.. kansome ex-
plains why this is not the dirty ar.
rangement 1t seems. ut would be IL
the Japanese treated the bath as we
do-that Is to sny, as place to wash
in-but he does not He gets into his
bath for the purpose Of raising the
temperature OF his body after he has
been thoroughly washed all oyer,"-
London Chronicle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Geography of BIushine.

"Dogs blush" said hunter "Look
at Carlo I'll frighten him, and you'll
see him blush plainly. Dogs blush in
the tail"
He pretended that he was going to
whip his hunting dog, and the animal
showed the whites of Its eyes In fright,
while the skin of Its white tail was,
sure enough, suffused with blood. The
tail blushed vividly.
Horses" continued the huntsman,
blush In the ears, especially In the
left ear Cows and sheep blush just
above the fetlock. Watch that spot on
n COW. When she bushes there it's
sign she's nervous. Move the milk
pail then, for she is likely to kick IL
over
"Cats and mice and lions and tigers
blush at the roots Of their antennae, or
whlskers" New York Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Wellinaton,a Wrist Of Steel.

The Duke Of Wellington had only one
vanity-his wrist was like steel. Now,
when he was given the sword Of state
to carry 1t was his infinite delight that
ne was able to carry 1t upright. All bis
predecessors had had to. slope It toward
the shoulder He would go down to
posterity, he resolved. glorified by the
power of his wrist. In vain Sir Thomas
Lawrence pointed out that as matter
of art it would never do; that the sight
of man perennially carrying sword
from his wrist would fatigue those who
looked at bis picture. The duke insist.
ed upon having his way. Lawrence did
manage to smuggle in cushion upon
which the duke seems to rest bis ell,
bow, but close examination shows that
arm and cushion do not meet.-London
Sketch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

Educators and parents who are
skeptioal of the value of examination
marks will draw encouragement from
the experiment recently conducted by
Superintendent Harry L. Eby, of Al
lance, o. An arithmetic test was
given in the eighth grade and Mr..
Eby sent one of the papers to all the
teachers 10 his system, with request
that they grade it as il it were of
pupil in their own classes. The re-
sulting percentages ranged from 40 to
93. In the eighth grade alone. where
uniformity night have been expected,
four teachers marked the paper, so,
rs. 80 and 80, respectively. In other
words, one teacher would have failed
the pupil outright; second estimat
ed him as fair; and the others consid-
cred him practically in the 90 class.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

Years ago 1t used to be fashion
among the several assessors In the
state to make the assessment OF the
county which they repreented Just as
low as possible and thereby escape the
state tax. remarks an exchange. This
method of proportionine the state tax
has of course become obsolete and vet
the records show that there is neither
rule, reason nor uniiormity among
the several eouniies. The applica-
tions that come to the state school
fund for loans show the inequality of
assessment. These loans are based
upon the assessment and all kinds OF
Inconsistencies arise. This source OF
information shows by the applications
that the lowest assessments made in
the state comes from Grant county
and cites the instance of an applica-
tion for loan from ranch OF l0o
acres that is appraised at $4,000 aud
assessed for $665. AT The recent cleo
tion the people might have passed up
on confusing number OF tax mea-
sures to remedy the defects that arise
from the present system, but It is Ger.
tain that the problems have not been
solved and that as long as there aie
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

Oregon is pre-. eminent among the
states in the value and amount of
standing timber, according to the
state board of forestry. Not only
that, but it has one fifth of all tbe
standing timber in the United States
aud now stands fourth in the annual
cut of lumber. Oregon has approx
mately as much timber as all the
states east of the Rocky Mountains,
put together.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Whore the strain Was.

Among the ancestors Of Wendell
Phillips were several Puritan clergy
men. Perhaps 1t was push of he
redity which made him, at FIVE years
Of age, n preacher. His congregation
was composed of circles Of chairs, ar
ranged in his fathers parlor. while
n taller chair, with Bible on 1t, served
him for pulpit. He would harangue
these wooden auditors by the hour.
Wendell" said his father to him
one day, don't you get tired of thlsT'
"No, papa. wittily replied the boy
preacher, II don't get tired, but 1t is
rather hard on the chairs"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
List and HI. Cigars.

List, the composer, is said to have
abandoned the habit of smoking as a
result of q misunderstanding with the
Italian customs authorities. He was
accustomed to smoke but one cigar a
day and on journey to Rome had one
cigar for each day of his stay in the
Holy City placed in his trunk. On be.
ing asked at the frontier IL he had any
tobacco to declare he, absentminded,
shook his head. When the trunk was
examined nearly hundred cigars were
found. These were confiscated and
their owner fined 500 francs. AS re.
suit Of this experience Liszt made
VOW never to smoke again.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
HE'S A LIVE ONE.

Oregon democrats are behind Her
man Wise of Astoria for the office Of
Internal Revenue Collector and indi-
cations are that the man who does
things in "the city by the sea" will
be rewarded with the appointment he
seeks. Mr.. Wise has been identified
with the party for many years and has
a state wide acquaintance. He has
been in the vanguard Of the push that
has developed the state, and the Press
is sanguine that he is the best man in
the state TO succeed Mr.. Dunno. The
Astoria Budget, Mr.. Wise home pa
per speaks Of him thus:
"'Wel done thou good and faithf
servant This is what all Oregon
says about our fellow townsmau Ex-
Mayor Herman Wise, whose position
in the ranks of Democracy has reached
point wherein be becomes the logical
successor for the office of Internal
Revenue Collector under the admin
istration of President Wilson.
Our good friend Colonel Dunno, has
served long and faithfully in the Gap
aoity of internal revenue collector. He
comedies that there will be change
and the rightful person to be bis suo-
cessoI ia Herman Wise. of Astoria.
Big of heart, energetic in action,
prolific In wisdom. wise In council,
good to bis friends and full of re-
souroetul ideas for the state and ma
tion, Herman Wise becomes a personal
resource in Oregon.
The rank and file OF Democracy is
behind this mau for appointment to
the ofiue be seeks and has earned. BY
precept aud example he has lived
useful life. served the public interest
with zeal and oapability as mayor of
Astoria. postmaster under the Cleve-
land administration and with the
Oregon delegation in the Baltimore
convention straight in the Wilson
column until the report echoed around
the worldsuocess.
Oregon needs live men Wise 10 a
live one by instinct and profession.
No other single individual has done
more to advertise Oregon and paid the
expense out of bis own pocket, than
Herman Wise. He is a thorobred,
whether at Work or al play, He can
see an idea through four-inch plank
and then know how TO apply 1t. He
Is one Of the biggest little men inthe
West Whenever be has held public
office he has always shown capacity
enough TO not only do bis own duty
tut aid those under him to earn their
pay, Because OF bis mental activity
and foresight he has accomplished
much good for the state; be- can do
more. He is willing to serve the peo-
pie aud the great state of Oregon will
profit by bis influence. Being in the
prime Of life and showing men aud
measures SO we'll fits him particularly
for the position of internal revenue
collector.
The commercial interests Of the
state, can we'll afford TO 60 behind
Herman Wise and secure his services.
In The federal position which he
seeks there IL no man better qualified
to serve the national government, the
state he represents and the people he
is to serve.
Let Herman Wise be the one can
didate for the office in Oregon and
let the solid business men of the state
stand back of him, His service to
tho state will be worth more toward
the development of the commercial
j. terests than tie salary he receives.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Notice.

The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the First National
Bank of Athena, Oregon, for the cleo,
ton of directors for the ensuing year
aud for the transaction of such other
business a may lawfully come before
1t will be held lu it's office in Athena.
Oregon. on tuesday the i4th day Of
January, 1918. at the hour Of .
O'Clock p. NJ. L. :. LeGrow,
December \, i9l2. Cashier.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
nouan on the OLD feelk.

Mother" remarked girl. u think
Harry must be going to propose to
me-"
"Why so, my daughterT queried the
old lady, laying down her spectacles,
while her face beamed like a full
moon.
"Well, he asked me this evening II
l wasn't tired of living with such a
menagerie as you and dad"-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
sunerst;tious.

"He was the most superstitious card
player ever saw
"Yes, and he got SO superstltious
here lately that he doesn't play cards
at all now"
''Is that SOP
"Yes He suddenly discovered that
there are thirteen cards in each suit"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Good HunItinu.

Hunting Squire-Murphy. you told
me there was good hunting on youI
land. Why. we've been here an houi
and haven't even seen any game. Muir
phy--Just so, sir. But the less game
the more hunting you have.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

The Press is pleased to note that
the Helix Advocate. the latest jour
nalistic venture in the county, is i'm
proving with each issue. The Advo-
cate comes to our desk this week in
enlarged form and makes the an
nouncement Of other contemplated
improvements.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Willing 10 Aslp Him.

"Why don't you want to let me hold
your handt"
what good would it do you to hold
my handT
1T would make me glad and give
me courage perhaps toto say some
thing that i-l-er'
There! Please hold both OF my
hands" ;" Chicago Record Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

elections and ballots and Legislatures,
politicians and those who sneak ont
and those who have little and pay
on much, there will continue to be
tax nuts for tie voters to crack.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Pretty Good Evidence,

Mrs, Hoyle-I think my husband Is
getting absentminded. Mrs. Doyle
How SO? Mrs. Hoyie-He recently
mailed letter on the same day that l
gave It to hlm.--New York Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

AIRS Reul.am You are always max,
Ing monutains out OF nolehills Ben.
ham Aud ron are always marking
mountains stewn e. malehlIls New
York pyes<
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Wisdom provides things recessaI
not snnerilNnus Scion.
hunnorina Him

bridegroom (to his young wife. over
fond OF drcssl--The dress you have on
pleases me greatly. ! should like al
ways to see you in it my darling.
Bride-l will fulfil your wishes i
will have my portrait painted In 1t at
once, and you can hang the portrait
over your desk, Ellegende Batter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Her Queer Response.

Elderly Aunt-My dear. ! have Just
put you down In my will for l0,O00
Her Niece-Oh. auntie. what can say
to thank you? How are you feeling
today ?-I.ife.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Proof 81 n.

We'll" remarked the boxer, as he
walked the floor with his first born,
some of my enemies have said that I
couldn't put baby to sleep, but never
believed 1t till now."--Week's Sport.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Doing Very Well.

"Bahl He has no energy"
"He hns energy enough to roll his
own cigarettes and to carry large
cane You can't expect too much of
young feller."- Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

Patron ttc very slow waiterl-- Bring
me some salad. please, And you might
Just send ne post card every now
aud than while you're away Judge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Turnino n Around.

First Member-They say Homebully
bosses his wife terribly. Second Mem
ber-- Yes. be certainly wears the skirts,
philadelphia Bulletin
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
An lnslnuatlon FEARED.

Clergyman Madam, you must be
consoled with the thought that your
husband Is. at rest. Wild, " DO you
mean that he dldnt have any before
he dled?-New. York Press
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
AGENTS Wanted.

Men anl women 20 represent the
Farmers General Trading Co. OF
Walla Walla. Write @. r. HeIvey.
6lA Baker Blk.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10
Cured when vsry Lev VIII
Pneumonia

]. W. Bryan, Of Lowder, III, writes:
my little boy vas very low with pneu.
monia. unknown to the doctor We gave
him FOLEf'S HONEY AND TAR.
The result was magical and puzzled the
DOCTOR IS 4 Immediately stopped The
raekins coush and be quicklyrecoxered. z
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-10

Cured Of Terrible ceugh on Lungs
N. Jackson, Of Danville, ILL.,, writes:
''My daughter had a severe attack Of
La Grippe and terrible cough on her
lungs. We tried great many remedies
without relief. She tried F0LEY'S
HONEY AND TAR which cured her.
She has never been troubled with cough
siaee."