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The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05

Denver, Ol0., November 80, 1913.
The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company, in the consideration
OF ITS future Developments, recognizes
that ITS interests as a public utility lie in
establishing the closest and most friendly
relationship with the public generally,
and with its patrons in particular; there
fore, IT is the purpose of The Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, through this announcement. to in
aueurate what may be termed an adver-
using educational series of articles, both
in the newspapers and in the form OF let
tiers to its customers. 1t is our hope that
this campaign may mark a new era in the
relation OF public utility corporations to
the public they serve. We want this edu-
cation to work both ways that the public
may learn the truth about US, and that we
may learn how the public regard US,
and how we may fairly and efficiently
serve the public-in other words, what is
Just and right to US and to the people
voluntarily remedy any wrongs we are
doing, if pointed out to US.
We shall show you our financial affairs,
frankly and freely. 1t SO happens that
our financing has been Of such a nature
that il is easy for us to show you this side
OF our affairs. What we mean by this is,
that we have absolutely no water in our
stock, and no mortgages of any kind upon
which to pay fixed charges. We have
more invested in our plant at its present
replacement value than our issue OF com
mon stock, and we have no other stock
issued than the common stock. There
are no wheels within wheels, nor com.
panIes within companies, to absorb profits.
We finance ourselves from year to year
pie, at not less than par, in the states in
which we operate.
When we tell you the story O! our
financing, we will prove TO you that there
never have been any fortunes. large or
small, made out of the manipulation of
our stock-in other words, no high f.
nancing has ever been done in connection
with The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company, or its predecessors.
The stock never had any speculative
value; it has been, and is now, simply Il
sale investment
There is great misunderstanding upon
the part of the public us to this side of
our business, Persons with ulterior mo-
lives, striving for office, and newspapers
wishing to give startling news (see note
below frequently publish stories of how
rich certain officials OF our company are
Right now, this is being done in connec-
ton with the new revenue tax We sup
pose these stories grow out of the belief
of certain of the public that the executive
officials of our company own the entire
plant. 1t is absurd, for these executive
officials of our company are merely
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05
Read the "ads. 1t pays.
For Sale.

1913 II odel motor cycles and
motor boats nt bargain prices, all
makes, brand new machines. on
easy month"; y payment plan. Get
our proposition before buying or
You will regret it. Also bargains
in used motor cycles. Write us
today. Enclose stamp for reply.
Address Lock Box IL, Trenton,
Mich.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05
Fit His Case Exactly

"When father was sick about six years
ago he read an advertisement OF Cham
beriain's Tablets in ,he papers that fit his
case exactly writes Miss Margaret
chased Il box of them and has not been
sick since. My sister had stomach
trouble and was also benefited by them. I"
For sale by all dealers.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05
We Give 5000 Votes on Yearly Subscriptions
To Whiten ivory.

To whiten ivory rub it well with un,
salted butter and places it in the sun.
shine. If it is disrOIored it may be
whitened by rubbing it with a paste
composed of burned rumice stone and
water and putting it in the sun under
glass.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05
Profe ssionaI Dinner Tasters,

In Paris there is a corps of profes
sional dinner tdstrrs. whose duty II
is to test and pass Judgment on all
food prepared for banquets and sim.
liar occasions Of state.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05

First Messenger Boy-Say. watts
de matter wild 25! He's runnin' ter
beat de band.
Second Messenger Boy-G'on! He's
on'y runnin' ter ketch up wild de band
Dey's parade jist went by.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05
Large Trade in Human Hair.

Trade in human hair is Il big indus.
try abroad, exports sOmetimes reach
Ing total OF $1,000 900 to $4,000 ,O0Q
year. Italian mrlcAants lead in the
trade
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
FLUNG FROM Al WINDOW.
Horrors of Death Sentence In the
Middle Ages In Bohemia.

Middle Ages In Bohemia.
How many people know what refen-
estrauon means? Yet 1t was once a
popular method Of executing criminals
and was the mode Of capital punish
ment used In Bohemia in the middle
ages ana later Demonstration means
"throwing from window" but that
did not always include oil the arrange
ments made for the doomed mans
exit from the world.
In Prague in 1419 the council cham
Der of the hradschin, orstown hall, was
used as the place Of execution. There,
In the presence OF the assembled no.
bles, their invited guests and the dig
nitaries OF the city, the unhappy
wretches were cast from window
eighty feet to the courtyard below.
If his crime was an ordinary Of
fense the prisoner was merely dropped
on the stones and allowed ITO lie there
bruised and broken until death put an
end to his sufferings, succor being for
hidden.
But if he was guilty Of treason or
any act of violence against noble he
fell on the sharp spears Of squad Of
soldiers or dropped to the tender mer-
cies Of a pack Of fierce dogs specially
trained for the purpose, or he might
be flung to wild boars previously en-
ragged by being pricked with spears.
The last time demonstration was
practiced was just before. the Thirty
Years war; when the imperial COM
missioners brought an unwelcome mes
sage to Prague and We're promptly
thrown from the window. This pre-
cipitated the war and abolished the
custom.-New York Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
GORGEOUS CH0RlSTERs.
Boy Singers Of the Private Chapel IN
ST. James Palace.

ST. James Palace
There are ten boys In London who
every Sunday and on state occasions
wear suits Of clothes that In each in
stance cost something like $500. The
lads thus expensiveiy and brilliantly
atfired are the cnoristers belonging TO
the kings private chapel in St james,
palace When arrayed In their state
suits they are truly gorgeous sight
Scarlet cloth Is the foundation OF
tl's costume. Bands Of royal purple
si,s,tween rows of heavy gold lace are
the adornments. Old lace ruffies are
worn at the neck and wrists. These
rutfles are so valuable and so difficult
to replace that they are worn only on
the most special occasions. At other
times white lawn bands take their
place The boys must take great care
of their suits, which must endure three
years. The 'undress" suits are re-
placed every eight months.
This choir is one OF the historical In
stitutions Of Great Britain, and many
of Its old time customs, including the
dress Of the boys, are retained to this
day The choir has numbered among
its singers such distinguished musicians
as Sir Arthur Sullivan. Edward Lloyd,
Sir John Goss and Dr. b. ] Hopkins.
1t is the right Of the head boy to de
mand a guinea as "spur money" from
any officer entering the chapel wearing
spurs 1t is said that when Arthur Sui
livan was head boy the Duke Of We'll
lington would always come spurred to
the chapel, in order that he might have
the pleasure OF paying the forfeit to bis
favorite chorister. Herper's Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
UNITY or LIFE.
Cells Of Animals and Plants Alike and i
Governed by Same Laws.

y
Cells Of Animals and Plants Alike and
Governed by Same Laws.
Protoplasm, the literah translation OF
(which means "the first man made"
was the name given by German sci.
enlist III 1916 to the shiny, granular,
semiauid contents Of vegetable cells.
II looks like the white Of an egg,
and 1t can be analysed into four chem,
ical elements-carbon, oxygen, nitrogen
,and hydrogen. II is now recognized
as the fundamental basis for all life.
The smallest particle of 1t goes through
what Is known as the cycle of life
free motion. feeling. feeding and re-
production When In some uncon-
scious way 1t grows membrane for a
covering or little nucleus, kernel
somewhere within It, science calls 1t a
cell.
These cells are the same In plants
and animals Professor jacques Loeb
showed the Importance Of this fact
Although plants. he explained have no
nervous systems, they have "instinc
tive movements" In analysis of in'
stincts he bound together In the cell
common to them the plant and. the
worm at the root OF the plant--as some
day, perhaps, the tree of life and the
serpent may be bound-and be called
their reflex actions "tropisms."
Then he pointed out that tropisms
arc mechanical acts-that moth and
6y and ivy leaf move in spite Of them.
selves in chemical subjection to light,
heat and odors, which the scientist
calls ''emanations." Prom Man as q
Mechanism" in metropolitan.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Exseutioner Sets a Fashion.

In England fashions have been kill
ed at executions, but in France over o
century ago fashion In mems attire
was set by Samson, the public execu-
toner. Samson, who had high ideas of
the dignity of his Office, was famous
for the richness of his attire when Off
ciating on the scaffold. Just before
the revolution he was forbidden to
wear blue, the nobleman's color, and
by way OF protest he made himself
even more gorgeous. He took to green,
and that color, as well as the peculiar
cut of his clothes, was adopted by
many of the young dandies of the
court.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
AN IRON WILLED MONARCH.



Frederick was an intensively active,
highly capable, strong willed and self
reliant commander. He concentrated
all power in his own hands, reducing
his ministers to clerical work and his
generals to the duties Of personal lieu
tenants. Below him the Prussian adj
ministration was thing Of stir and
mechanical obedience, lacking in ini-
tiative and individuality.
Several Of Frederick's military losses
were due to the fact that be gave his
generals such minute orders and was
so severe In case Of disregard Of in
structions that they did not dare to
use their own Judgment when unfor-
seen conditions presented themselves.
He personally foresaw and provided
for everything, and he inspected fire.
quently and thoroughly. His discipline
was severe, his organization good, his
calculation accurate and limited to
what was possible His movements,
which were skillfully disguised, were
rapid.
So superior was Frederick to his op-
poncnts In strategy that they were
obliged for safety to keep their troops
In SO concentrated form that there
was not sufficient space for effective
maneuyers. He was more capable in
marching and maneuver than In bat
tie, more capable In battle than in
siege.
His great defect as an administrator
lay In the fact that he dwarfed the
growth of those below him and so edu-
Gated no talented corps to bear the
political and military burdens Of the
state when he should be obliged to
lay them down. He apparently could
do things only through himself. Hav-
ing supreme contempt for the capaci-
ties of most mortals, he had no mind
to make experiments which might have
changed his opinions. Although he
knew for many years that his success
sor was to be a man without ability,
he handed down to him a system which
required Frederick. We may say that
he brilliantly administered system
which was badly organized Edward
D. Jones in Engineering Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

TO Sir Humphry Dnvy belongs the
credit of discovering that the flame OF
burning gas will not pass through wire
gauze having 1884 meshes to the square
inch. This contention may be tested
BY bringing flame In contact with
similar gauze. when II will be found
that the fame win not go through the
Sraasbes This is owing to the cooling
action Of the wire, which tends to re-
duce the Temperature of the flame be-
low the Ignition point. the unburned
gas passing haf1nessly through. OF
course II the gauze becomes overheated
the fame is able to get through.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Ancient Tinpino


Tipping Is an exaction OF no recent
growth Describing life at the court Of
King Henry II. Of England. Peter Of
Blois complains OF the importantly OF
<he medieval marshals. whose annoy.
upces continue until they get some.
thing from you and are most ungratefuI
when they haye-nay. open enemies
unless your hand ID continuously in
your pocket while the aouter porters
will tell you the most unblushIng false
hoods. and II yon are ali honest and
religious man. but have given them
nothing the day. before. they will keep
you an unreasonable time standing in
the rain and mira."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
NUMBER
MANLIkE MANATEES.
These Queer Creatures Are Linked
With che Mermaid Myth.

tU0@9 0aE&I 0fSat4ES8 flFE f@ifIfG0
With The Mermaid Myth.
In semitropical waters Of America
there disports a member OF that family
of aquatic mammals to which has been
ascribed the mermaid myth. Related
to the dugong and the now extinct
/. rhytina, we still have the manatee.
This name Is preferred by some to
manati, under the impression that the
latter is the plural of the Latin mana
tus' furnished with hands,, though
the name is probably OF Mandingo orr
gin.
The manatee Is herbivorous mann
NAL inhabitng the shadows about the
coasts Of Florida, Mexico, central
America and the West Indies. 1t is
not known to attempt the open sea and
does not possess the ability to come
ashore. This animal is somewhat
whalelike in shape, with a horizontal
tail fin. It is from eight to twelve feet
in length, the body being scantily COW
cred with hair. The only limbs are the
fore fippers, low on the side Of the
body. This fiipper has no fingers II
does possess, though, three fiat nails
and has a free motion In all directions
from the shoulder. The elbow and
wrist approximate the human anato-
my In movement. With this crude re-
semblance to an arm the manatee has
been said to carry its young. While
the statement Is not authentic, 1t is
quite believable, Its possibility being
vouched for by all observers of the
arm In motion.
The head of the manatee is divided
from the body by slight indication
of neck. The upper lip is extraordi-
nariIy flexible--so much so that each
side can protrude Independently Of the
other, and, thus separated into two
lobes, the upper lip can perform the
complete operation Of grasping food
and conveying 1t into the mouth. In
each Jaw are twenty pairs Of two
ridged teeth. With this formidable
equipment the manatee Is not, how
ever, ferocious, but browses TRANQUILITY
on the water plants Of its habitat. In
some views the head Is surprisingly
manlike, though far from beautiful,
and no specimen has ever sat on the
rocks and combed Its golden hair
Harper's.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
niaraali,s zine piaaatian.

Disraeli appears to have been en-.
dowed with n most accommodating di.
gestlon. When he visited Spain in
1880 he wrote his mother glowing ac-
counts of 'the most agreeable dish In
the world-an oIlo will explain 1t
to you. for my father would delight In
1t. There are two large dishes, one at
each end of tile table The top one
contains bouilli beef, boiled pork sau.
sage and. black pudding The other Is
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Her Last Card

"A want a new bonnet. but my hus.
band says be can't afford IT,
"Is that final, do yon suppose?v
"IIe says It ls. but ! won't know
until tonight"
Going to get definite answer
thenf"
Yes I'm going to settle It one
way or the other I'm going to start
to cry when he gets home, and II that
doesn't work thcre'll be no new bon.
net - Detroit Free Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

Many birds are provided with
natural spectaclcs, transparent mem
brahe called the third eyelid This
third cyelid when not 10 use lies folded
In the Inner corner of the eye. Two
muscles work It, spreading It over
the cornea or folding It up again much
more cleverly than man can put on
+ or take on his spectacles. But for Its
third eyelisf the eagle could not look
at the sun. The spectacled bear be-
longs OF Chile. Its Latin name Is
Ursiis ornatus. II Is black and around
its eyes pale rings are drawn which
hive exactly the appearance of a pair
OF goggles.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Rrsalina Scotch Idols.

I No less an authority than Sir Aleck
Mackenzie declares the fiddle is Scot
lands national instrument and lays
no claim to the bagpipe.
Another high class expert asserts the
bagpipe was born among the Seljuks,
the ancestors Of the modern Turks.
WeeI, weel!
Next thing it's likely some expert
will tell us that the Hielanders were
not the inventors OF bare kneesy-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

a medley Of vegetables and fruits. gen,
orally French beans. caravanseras and
whole peas Help each person to a
portion OF the meats and then to the
medley Mls them up In your plate
together ana drown them In tomato
sauce | have eaten this every day.
II Is truly delightful"-I.o I.ondon Stand.
ard
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

Police Inspector Haven't ! often In
structed you that You are not to allow
the public to pick the flowers in this
park? rark Keeper Yes: that Is my
wife, who used to be your cook. Per-
haps you will try to make her stop
Meggendorfer Batter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Hefore and After.

Bobby, yon have been fighting with
that Stapleford boy again. Did you
count ten before you struck him, as
have always told you to do?'
no, but was told that somebody
counted ten nfter he landed on me. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
A curIo,,s Mord.

There is d word In the English LAM
guage the first two letters OF which sig.
nifty the male. the frst three female,
the first four great man and the
whole a great woman. The word II
heroine. ladies Home Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
pisiIllusionad.

"She hud played In amateur theat-
rlcals and threatened to go on the stage
If her parents wouldn't let her marry
the duke"
And what did her parents do after
that threat =
"rhcy let her go on the stage, gave
the duke u check for front seat and
were not at all surprised when he
sailed back to France the next morn.
Ing Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
His Title.

NO. | shall never marry" sighed the
old bachelor
The spinstpr gazed at him scornful.
II You cowarlr she hlssed. Phil
adelnllIR Pec0rd
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Very Necessary.

Hewett--l expect to leave footprints
on the sands OF time. Jewett--It takes
sand to do t,--Woman's Home Com.
panion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
AI.a Elsh for the Doctors Nes,

"Why. the size OF your BILL" cried
the angry patient to the doctor, makes
me boil al overl"
"Ah." said tlie eminent practitioner
calmly "'flat will be Just $50 more
for sterillzing your system. - Ladies'
Home Journal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

II II seldom Tint punishment. though
mnre of foot. has failed TO ovcrtake q
villain Horace
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

\e-r- - iSSes
"IIe spoke very highly OF
month ago.
"Yas; had just loaned Linn $1fs
"But today be cannot tlsIE
enough harsh things to say aieei "a
'Trne. stopped him oR % (.
Yesterday and asked llim ne IN
back - Detroit Free PIE
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

How do you become an actorf I
suppose you studied Shakespeare ana
other masters for mapz weary hours"
Not exactly responded the promi-
nent star. II became an actor by max
ing three base hit in pinch
Pittsburgh Post
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

Tie best part Of beauty is that which
no picture ran express Bacon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-11

Ing Christian life, commenting on
the work Of the league. and urging a
continuance OF the wonderful work I'm
winning men 10 Jesus Christ, which
the league has done In the past year.
during which COO conversions were
reported.
The feature OF the evening was the
address delivered bv Rev. v. &.
ilartineer. of the Thomson VI. r.
church. who selected as the ubjec:
Tor the theme OF his message Men
and Religion" Mr.. Ilartinger admon-
ishcd the mel OF Christiandom for
IN" apathy they have displayed in
church work and for pItting the bur
crns OF the church upon the backs
OF the women members. Christianity
Is the only religion" he said. in
" Mich the majority OF the worshippers
aic women instead OF men" He at
'rioCt'I the high position in human
society which woman now enjoys to
her participation In Christianity.
Man wants TO do right. man want ,
70 DO SOod. ! am Convinc that
dowh In the depths Of his heart he
- Interested in religion. This then
should be the inspiration OF the per
sonal workers IN the great work that
thcy nave ahead OF them among the
masses OF men set unconverted. and
ne urged them 10 continu con IN their
MoTk OF serving Christ and Christian
Nv and endeuvor 20 gain more men
TOT the ranks OF the workers.
me following officers were elected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-11
FORMAL OPENING OF
MARKET AUDITORIUM.

Final arrangements for the formal
opening of the new Market Auditor
ium on the afternoon of May End
were made yesterday morning At u
meeting of the board OF directors OF
the Market Auditorium Company, held
N the Security Trust Company build
ine. An extensive program is being
prepared. IL Is expected that the en-
tire building will be completed BY
that day and the structure will be
gai!y decorated for the occasion.
II is likely that in the evening a
public dc monstration will be held. with
music by one or more bands, while IL
Is probable that several speakers will
deliver addresses. The details of the
prCgraS are in the hands OF a special
committee.
AT the meeting yesterday the direc.
tors endorsed the appointment OF Earl
Lutz for the position of market mast
or. The opening Of the business
rooms and stalls will be held Satur.
day morning. May 2.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-11

public service commission to-day held
that rates Tor hot water beating cnui.!
not he advanced without advance notice.
IN homes or apartments whore ideal con
dito"s d. not exist. Tho decision was
In lie case " Charles +. Turner azaiust
the To'"ip Railway and Light 60. Ideal
conditions are held 20 exist where win
d"ws are intact an: where the constrrr.
ton OF doors do not cause unusual
drafts Mr.. Turner complained 20 tho
commission that tie Tuleio CONAN.
raised his heating rave without 81. .ns
him cause " notice.