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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02
CHINESE STORES.

others i'll the world. and consequently
they are more interesting. In Tien-Tsin
and Pekin, the average native shop of
any kind is a One-stOry building without
doors or windows of any kind to the
street. The entire front, which is open
in the daytime, is made, by means Of
shutters, practically a blank wall at
night. These shops are fourteen to six
teen feet wide on the street, and generally
Of about the same depth. Three or four
feet back from the front a counter uns
behind which there is shelving. The
stOrerooms are not deeper, because of the
peculiar arrangement Of Chinese houses.
The typical Chinese house is only Nnc
story in height, and is built on all four
sides of a square courtyard. If more
room is needed there is a second court
yard in the rear with a communicating
door and SO on. The yamens or official
homes of the various Chinese officials of
Tien-Tsin are all erected In this way
one courtyard after another surrounded
by buildings all opening into the court.
This traditional style of construction is
followed in the shops along the streets.
The courtyard behind is usually very
small, but it is there nevertheless. The
tamily homo of the shopkeeper is in the
rear buildings, or the rear rooms are
used as warehouses to keep surplus stock
FOR which there is not space in the main
shop.
There is in Tien-Tsin, say a consular
eport, a street about three hundred
ards long, between the bridge over the
Grand Canal and one over the Peiho.
Which wa lined with shops of all kinds.
On the night of March . last all these
hops were looted and burned. They are
low largely rebuilt of brick, two stories
IN height. These shops are only about
fifteen feet in depth. The upper story is
Iscd either for living purposes or for
forage. In the looting and burning on
he night referred to the silk merchants
suffered heavily. In rebuilding their
hops they have adopted an entirely new
Dlan for their protection. The entrance
s a narrow door made very heavy and
plated with iron. One or two small win
lows opening OH the street are protected
~ iron bars. These new structures are
built in two stories, and there are larger
windows on the second floor for the sake
# examining the goods.
Instead Of window displays the shop
1uts out staring signs. Vertical signs
re extremely common. The characters
,ften being carved ont Of wood and heav-
lily gilded. The multiplicity and gaudi-
'eSs of the signs take the place Of window
isplays. Such things as special bar
lin days" and sales are, of c0urs un-
Known. StOrekeepers as a rule do not
deliver goods. The native customer car
les his purchases away with him. If a
foreigner goes into a Chinese shop and
makes a considerable purchase, the store
Keeper will have it delivered at his hOtei.
Dut he will be expected to give a gratuity
TO the messenger. Ordinary retail sales
to the masses of the people are for cash;
hose made to the Chinese of standing
and wealth are usually on credit.-In-
Annapolis News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

Yesterday people walked on the shad,
side of the street by preference. Fo'
those people who were unwise enough tC
wear wraps the shady side was abso
lutely necessary for comfort. Fol- people
lightly clad the sunny idc was vel
enough, if they walked at a mOderat,
gait. Which reminds us that there are
lands where folk sought the sunshine il
there was any and held on to the fenc,
to keep from slipping on the ice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

Snow is eleven feet deep in the noun
tains of Washington. We prefer the rose
and pOinsettas of Brownsville to the
snOw-flled canons of the Cascades. 1t il
possible to look at the verbenas along thu
Rio Grande without freezing t. death
Still, we are glad our country is as biz
as it is, SO that the man who likes hi.
snow eleven feet deep can have it that
way, if he has c~arfare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

The situation in Illinois is complicated.
When it comes to the choice of United
States senators neither democrats, repub-
licans nor progressives will have a ma
jority in the legislature on joint ballot
However, the democrats are strong
enough to control the situation, and it is
certain that at least one democratic sen
atOr will be elected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

Brownsville Herold: Still. the admin
istration is going to deal with the Mexi
can situation in a spirit of delibera
ton" 1t will require some deliberatiof
to frame a shut-up-or put-up proposition
in such a delicate way that the Other
fellow will either put up or shut up with.
out feeling under the least constraint.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02
TELEPHONE
318
THE ALAMO LUMBER COMPANY

How naughty we grow in this business
as the years go by. Time was when we
gave half a column of rhapsody and a
years subscription for a cord of wood
and a gallon of apple butter. Now we
prescribe conditions, or Whereabouts, for
donations OF diamonds and twenty-dollar
bills.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

1t is good to know that $4,000 people
were fed one day in Chicago during the
wondering where they ate the next day.
Assuredly that one days feast was worth
while, but there should be some way to
follow it up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

When the convicted dynamiters receiv-
ed their sentence, they sang Where the
River Shannon Flows" which may have
suggested Leavenworth to the judge
where the Big Missouri flows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

The editor will graciously receive
all gifts from now on until Thursday
provided they come in the shape of
twenty dollar bills and 4-carat dia-
monds- provided there's enough of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

Turkey seems to be playing a fairly
good hand in the diplomatic game. She
has postponed the final settlement of the
wal issues for far, and seems to be in
the way of dividing her enemies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

In the state elections, that is to sa,
in the elections for stat. officers in Tex
as, the regular republicans led the pro
gressiyes by from 600 to 900 votes; but
then the socialists led them both.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

Castro signifies his intention to 90
right back to Europe where there is no
goddess of liberty and no Ellis Island.
And the goddess will smile him a cordial
adieu as he crosses the horizon, eastward
hound.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

In a fight with the federals the other
day Salazar lost 300 men. 1t seems much
easier for Salazar to lose his men than
for his men to lose Salazar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

Illinois will perhaps have to wrestlC
with five constitutional amendments a
one time, provided an amendment cal
be got through allowing five amend
.ments at one time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-02

The state treasury will probably be on
a cash basis about the 10Th of this month.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
a Joke wau No Joke With Him.

Men who purchase country weekly
newspapers not infrequently have a
desire to roll up their sleeves and do
the work. Such man, Scotchman,
was recently mentioned by q. w. NIL.
Ter of Ottawa, ILL.,, when crowd of
writers were relating experiences they
had had. This man, according to Mr..
Miller, turned to the managing editor
who went down to the editorial room
at s o'clock every morning, by the
way, wrote out the assignments for
the day and then went out to cover
them--and said he had noticed a col.
umn of "wee bit jokes" In other pa
pers and thought 1t would be well If
his new paper carried such column.
But where" he asked, "can I get
mon to write 'emT
The managing editor suggested that
the owner, being Scotch, write such
column himself.
"Ah," said the owner, II ken Pm
bit brisk O. the pen. can write up
the wee bit birth notices and the wee
bit deaths and the wee bit marriages,
but the wee bit jokie-mon, thots DIFF
fee-rent can write bonny, but
joke wi great deefcuityp'-New York
Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
How Moose Jaw Go. It's Name.

Moose Jaw is strange name for a
city, and 1t may be Of interest to know
how such name was given. Some
fifty years ago, SO the story goes,
pioneer with his team Of oxen and
prairie schooner" while passing along
the banks Of the river, was obliged to
camp at this point, In Saskatchewan,
on account Of an accident to his cart
as spoke had fallen out during the
day, and the wheel was falling apart
He looked around for something to In
sert for q temporary brace for the
wheel, while his wife busted herself
with the evening meal. The pioneers
child, while romping around, found
the Jawbone Of moose, which she
held up to her father, who by this
time almost despalred Of finding some
thing with which to mend his wagon,
and was delighted to find that the jaw
bone exactly fitted the place Of the
missing spoke. The Indians thereafter
named this part of the river "The
Place Where the White Man Found the
Moose Jaw" This accounts for the
towns unforgettable name.-London
Standard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Luxurious Church psws.

A good Wilberforce story Is told BY
the Rey. P. FL. DitchtieId In "rhe Old
English Country Squire" In the old
days the average squire believed 10
taking his religion easily and comfort.
ably, and his pew was often the most
luxurious in the parish Mr. Ditch6eId
describes 1t as "a cozy, sleep provoking
structure, curtained off, wherein was
often special fireplace, the pew being
furnished like drawing room If the
Clergyman was rather too long preach.
ing his sermon the squire would poke
the fire somewhat impatiently and Wig
orously. 1t Is reported that sherry and
biscuits were sometimes served by a
livery segrant and that the squire used
to have his letters and newspapers de-
livered to him In his pew and to read
them during the sermon.
"When Bishop Wilberforce was
shown a luxurious squires pew, with a
special fireplace, armchairs and every
convenience and when the clerk asked
If the bishop could suggest any inn
provement or the addition of any fur
niture Wilberforce quietly whispered
to the clergyman by bis side, "A card
table'n
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Bismarck Eoraave.

Bismarck could forgive, but he
wished to do It after proper solicita-
tion. At the beginning Of the Danish
war Field Marshal Wrangle, who was
at the head of the Prusslan troops, was
exceedingly annoyed at one point to
be telegraphed not to advance farther,
and he returned message telling
King William that "these diplomatists
who spoil the most successful opera
tions deserve the gallows." After that
Bismarck ignored him completely, and
one day they met at the kings table,
where 1t was especially awkward TO
preserve a coldness. Wrangle called
everybody "du," and presently he
turned TO Bismarck, who was seated
next him, and said, "My son, canst
thou not forget2" mo" was the curt
reply. After pause Wrangle began
again, "Aly son, canst thou not for
givef" with all my heart" said Bis
marck, and the breach was healed
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Old Time Hanainas.

"The Anglo-Saxons,' said scientist
of the British association, have a
great love of hanging, and the science
has constantly improved. In medieval
times many of the places where they
hanged people were provided with a
kitchen with big pots of pitch. The
bodies were pitched all over and made
waterproof and able to resist the at.
mosphere. Then they were hung out
as warning to other offenders.
Hanging was also used as an an
aesthetic in connection with the old
practice of killing a man for high trea-
son by hanging, drawing and quarter
ing him. This kind of hanging did not
necessarily hurt man, for five men
hanged in 1447-gentlemen belonging
to the Duke of Gloucester-ha been
marked out to be quartered and drawn
when their pardons arrived. They
were cut down and soon were none the
worse" ."-London Cor. Baltimore Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
India's Butter Tree,

BY far the most remarkable of edible
flowers is that culled from the butter
tree of India The blossoms of this
singular tree are the chief means of
subsistence with the Bills and other
Indian hill tribes. An average tree
yields from 200 to $50 pounds of pulpy
bell shaped flowers that when they
drop off during March and April, the
hot months of the Indian year, are
eagery gathered by the natives. They
have when fresh a peculiar and lus-
cious taste, but the fragrance of them
Is not pleasant and is best and most
briefly described as "mousy." Usually
they are cured In the sun, shrivel to
one-fourth of their size and then re-
semble nothing so much as raislns.
The natives prepare them for food by
boiling or using them in sweetmeats,-
Suburban Life Magazine,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
A Voracious Appetite.

An example of eating to wager In
the good old times of hundred years
ago is to be seen in the following news
paper scrap: "A singular wager was
decided yesterday at public house In
Shepherds market. A man of the
name Of Bushel in that neighborhood
undertook for the trihing bet Of one
guinea to eat and drink in the course
of twenty minutes the following arti-
cles-viz, six pounds of tripe, two doz-
ems of large onions in sauce, two three.
penny loaves, three pounds of pota-
toes and three pots of porter, the.whole
of which, to the great astonshment Of
the company, he devoured in fifteen
and one.half minutes, and such was
his voracious appetite that he exclaim-
ed that II any man present would treat
him with bumper of brandy and half
as much more as he had eaten be
would tuck 1t, In. ."-London Spectator
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
With Apoloalss Of the Fraternity

Sir John Ashley had curious habit
Of speaking about himself as Ashley
and blending the third person singular
with the first person in the most un.
usual way. This is how he used to re.
late what happened:
ASHLEY went to the Derby, and I'm
blessed IL Ashley's ticker wasn't stolen
from him. AS it had been given mt
and I priced 1t, ! went to the head
pickpocket, with whom / was acquaint'
ed, and said, See here; they've taken
Ashley's ticker The man blushed.
Good Lord You don't mean 1t, Sir
Johnp he stammered. 'Will you ave
the goodness to just wait ere? III be
back in jlffy.' He was back In three
minutes with Ashleys ticker, which he
handed over, saying most humbly as
he did SO: I 'ope, Sir John, you'll ac'
cept the apologies Of the 'ole frater.
nifty. 1t was quite Il mistake, and II
was done by moo beginner "-West-
minister Gazette
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
An Extensive Shave.

When Salmon P. Chase was a school.
boy at Worthington, o., he was one day
left at home with orders to kill and
dress pig while Bishop Chase and
most Of the older members Of the fam
lily were gone. In telling Of this expert
ence he wrote in an old letter:
Il had no trouble In catching and
slaughtering fat young porker. had
the tub Of water all ready for plunging
him In, preparatory to taking off his
bristles. Unfortunately, however, the
water was too hot, or perhaps when /
soused the pig / kept him in too long.
At any rate, when undertook to re-
move the bristles couldn't start one
OF. them. They were set! But that pig
had to be dressed. I bethought me Of
my cousins razor-a new one, just pur-
chased by that spruce young clergy
man. No sooner said than done! got
the razor and shaved the pig from tail
to snout."
This is undoubtedly one Of the most
extensive shaves on record.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
SHERIFF SALE UNDER ExEcU-
TION.

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of an execution issued
out OF the Circuit Court Of the State
of Oregon in and for Umatilla County,
and to me directed and delivered upon
a judgment and decree rendered and
entered in said Court ON the 27th day
of November 1912, in favor of +. S.
I4eGrow. as Plaintiff, and against
Maggie Wilson. individually and as
administrative of the estate Of Chas.
Wilson. Deceased, as Defendant. for
the sum of $14S3.53 with interest
thereon at the rate Of 10 per cent per
annum from March 7th 1911; the fur
tber sum of $4,000 attorneys fees.
and costs and disbursements of this
action taxed at $270 in that certain
suit in said Court then and thereto
fore pending. wherein the above named
f. S. LeGrow, as Plaintiff; and Mag
gle Wilson. individually and as Ad-
ministratrix, of the estate of Chas.
Wilson. Deceased. anc Blanche Will
son, Lowell Wilson, l.. L. Rogers and
Homer l. Watts as Defendants. and
whereas by said Judgment and decreed
that the hereinafter described real
property to-wit:
The Northwest Quarter Of the
Northwest Quarter of Section SO, in
Township 4. North Range "a Il. W.
NJ, all in Umatilla County, Oregon,
be sold to satisfy said judgment and
all costs. | will on the
9Th DAY OF JANUARY A. d. 1913
at the hour Of 2 O'Clock in the after
noon of said day in front of the Court
House door, sell the right, title and
interest the said Maggie Wilson. indi-
vidually, and as Administrative OF
the estate of Chas. Wilson. Deceased.
and Blanche Wilson, Lowell Wilso n,
and Homer I. Watts, had in and
to the above described property
on the 9Th day of March 1911. or since
then have acquired, at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash in hand.
the proceeds to be applied in satisfac-
tion oftslid Execution and all costs.
Dated this 4th day of December,
A. d. 1919. I. D. Taylor.
by George Strand, Sheriff,
Deputy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
What Rulss the World.

Many years ago John Brougham,
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and
others used to meet after the play at
Windhursts,, In Park row, in New
York. One night the question, What
rules the world?" arose, and various
opinions were expressed. William Ross
Wallace, who was present retired be-
fore long and some time later called
Thomas J. Leigh from the room and
handed to him poem which be had
Just written. Mr.. Leigh read 1t aloud
to the company, and Mr.. Brougham
made a happy little speech Of acknowl-
edgment The thing was entitled
'What Rules the World" and the first
stanZa ran:
They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He wlelds mighty scepter
Ger lesser powers that be.
But mighter power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
Ig the hand that rules the world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
punishmant For a Thief.

Richard, by the grace OF God, king
Of England. +"+ IL any one cast any
reproach or bad word against another
or invoke Gods Madison on him let
him for every olfense pay an ounce Of
silver. Let convicted thief be shorn
like a prizefghter, after which let boil.
Ing pitch be poured on his head and a
feather pillow be shaken over 1t SO as
to make him a laughing stock. Then
let him be put ashore at the first land
where the ships touch. Witness my
self at Chinon." These are two OF the
ordinances OF Chinon quoted by Miss
Maude NJ, Holbach In "ln the Foot
steps of Richard Occur de Lion"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
SILVER PLATING.
An Accident Pointed the Way to the
Original Process.

Original Process,
In 1742 Thomas Bolsoyer a me-
chanic of Sheffield, England, discovered
the art Of silver plating. He was re-
pairing the handle OF knife in which
both copper and silver were used. Ac-
scideataIIy the two metals were fused
t0ge. her. Based upon this observation.
she developed the new process.
Upon thick ingot of copper ne
bound bS iron wire a thinner ingot of
silver The whole was then heated In
a reyerberatory furnace until the edges
Of the silver ingot were observed to
begin to melt. The two ingots were
then removed from the furnace, slowly
cooled and picked, cleaned and rolled
to the desired thickness. The result
was a plate OF copper more or less
thinly covered with silver on one side.
This was the first Sheffield plate.
For fifty years following the copper
was plated Oh one side only and the
cut edges showed the copper. Later
the process was so perfected that no
copper was left exposed. ALI the sill.
yerplate of the world was made by
this process until electroplating was
discovered and made commercial
Popular Mechanics.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Doctors and Mustaches,

English doctors who grew mustaches
once ran the risk of spelling their prac
tioe. G.. w. Il. Russell In "One Look
Back remarks: "Quite certainly the
first time / ever fell into the hands of
a mustached doctor was in 1877. Ev
cry one condemned the hirsute appen.
dage as highly unprofessional, and
when soon after the poor mau found
his way into lunatic asylum neigh
boring doctors of the old school said
they were not surprised d-that there
was bad family history and that he
himself had shown signs of eccentric.
ity. That meant the mustache and
nothing else"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Influenza.

Influenza derives It's name from an
Italian word meaning influence. 1t
was thus entitled by the Italians in
the seventeenth century because they
attributed the disease to the influence
of the stars. a very common belief Is
that influenza Is comparatively mod
ern disease, disassociated from a gen.
eral class by latter day medical men,
but this is far from being the case,
for the Illness has been mentioned by
ancient writers as far back as the
fourteenth century, there being rec
ords of It's appearance In France In
1871 and 1908
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
scon.pieuous bx Absence. .

Tacitus, the great Roman historian,
was the originator OF the phrase, Con
splcuous by his absence" when, de.
scrlbing the funeral Of Junia In his
"Annales." no said the images Of her
nous kinsmen, Brutus and Cassius,
,sone by their absence, Lord John
Russell popularized the phrase In Eng
land in 1850 by saying of Lord Derby's
reform bill, zone provision is conspicu'
GUS by It's presence, another by its ab.
Eence."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Awkwarellx Put.

This is one OF the things one would
rather have put differently: Mr.. Bum.
blepup (at fancy dress balD-I must
apologize for coming in ordinary even
Ing dress, Hostess-Well, you really
have the advantage of US. We're all
looking more foolish than usual, and
you're not.--London Punch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03
Sharp Practice.

~ took her home In taxlcab. She
asked me TO come In and meet her
mother. told the taxicab man to
walt Her mother proved very enter
tanning"
YES"
"rhe taxicab man waited two hours"
whats the answer2"
"Why, found out afterward that
her mother was u stockholder in the
taxicab company.".-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

"lf could only die and leave you
we'll off,' he said after they had had
their first quarrel, ~ would be glad
TO go."
How" she cruelty asked, "could you
die and leave me otherwise than well
Chicago Record Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-03

The famous baritone had been Civ
ing his concert and the critic from the
country was asked:
How was the timbre of his yolcei"
"Well," said the critic, 1T seemed to
me to be full OF knotholes. w. Harper's