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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Jonathan Bourne ia head of an or
ganization that has for its purpose
promotion of the welfare OF the
Am erican people by scientifically dis
seminating wider knowledge of the
principles, policies and achievements is
of the republican party" In cir
oular letter to the Press, Mr.. Bourne
states that the method of the dissem-
mating propaganda will be reduced to
science. Under his direction, 1t
doubtless will be, for he has proven
that no one is better qualified along
that line. Tho corrupt practices act
did more than anything else to elm
mate Jonathan from Oregon politics.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
ANTIQUITY or kits.
They Were Worn, II is Said, by Soldiers
of Ancient Assyria,

They Were Worn, Il is Said, by Soldiers
OF Ancient Assyria,
The kilt is a style of dress that is i'm
mensely old. The soldiers OF Assyrian
kings are said to have worn q sort OF
kilt, while, as We all know, the noun.
tnIneers OF the Ralkans regard It as In
dlspensabe.
II seems to have been worn In Scot
land from prehistoric times. and, ac-
cording to some authorities, was at one
time only the plaid worn across the
shoulders In cold weather II was twist.
ed around the waist, or perhaps II
would be more correct to say that part
OF II was
Killed regiments are comparative oily
modern, as the ursl nlghmnd uoops.
the Black Watch Mere recruited In
i725 and were callesl hy theh new mis-
toric name uwius to the somber color
OF their tartans black. ntue and green.
When they were originally raised
each company were the tartan OF Its
commanding officer. and when banded
together in one regiment special one
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
putt,no the X In Kant.


Kant the ScOto German pegaD mis-
name with an alien Il IL lie same
principle that caused Murdoch tue
Scottish coal gas discoverar to 0ring
his to an end with tx" II yOD tnru
to Murdocbs biographers You uno
them explaining thar Murdocn ~ith q
"k'' is the English form OF Murdoch
with an "b But the great gas man
himself explained that he made the
change In spelling Ito oblige the Eng
lish. hnl"ne wliun ne lived" tie
found thai they had difficulty In CIV
Ing the fun cultural pronunciation"
to the insI syllable. ana so be made
things easy.- London Chronicle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
Notice of Final Account.

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla county.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Louis LaBrasohe. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom 1t may concern that W. s. Fer
guson. executor Of the estate of Louis
LaBrasohe, deceased. has filed his
final account and report ia the admin
istralion of the estate; that the Coun-
ty Judge by ordei duly made and en-
tered has appointed Saturday, the goth
day of March, A. D. 1915 at 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon as the time. and the
County Court House in Pendleton,
Oregon, as the place. where the said
final account aud report will be heard
and the settlement thereof made.
Dated this 10th day of February,
1916.
Homer I. Watts, W. s. Ferguson,
Attorney. Administrator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
His Bad Handwriting.

Dean FarIrr in his "Reminiscences"
says that the first proofs Of Dean Stan-
ley's "Sinai and Palestine" Informed
the render that from the monastery of
Sinai was visible "the horn Of the
burning beastr This was fearfuily
apocalyptic nightmare OF the printers
devil for "the horizon of the burning
bush" The original proof sheets also
stated that on turning the shoulder of
Mount Olivet In the walk from Beth.
any there suddenly burst upon the
spectator magnificent view Of
Jones'" In this startling sentence
Jones" was the transmogrification of
"Jerus." the deans abbreviated way of
writing "Ierusnlem" When the dean
answered nm invitation to dinner his
hostess mas been known to write back
and inquire whether bis note was an
acceptance or o refusal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
ISLAND OF CYPRUS.
Once Famed For Its forests. II Has
Had a Stirring History.

Once Famed For lts forests. II Has
Had Stirring History.
Cyprus Is an island in the Mediter.
ranean which has figured largely In
the history of Europe Famed In an
tiquity for its forests, today, except for
the pine woods on the submits OF its
historic mountain. 1t is largely bare and
treeless From Egypt came monarchs
to find timber for their fleets. and from
Athens and Rome men to work its rich
copper mines. The Apostle Paul Wis.
tied Cyprus in bis first great mission
ary journey, and Mark went there later
with Barnabas.
At the division OF the Roman empire
Cyprus went to the Byzantine emper.
ors In the twelfth century England
took the island and sold 1t to the
knights Templars. who In turn sold 1t
to the king Of Jerusalem. In 1870 the
Turks sent 10000 men against Cyprus.
Nicosia, Its capital, was taken after
forty-fve day siege, and 10000 people
were put to the sword In 1878 Eng.
land and Turkey entered into an agree
ment whereby Turkey retained sover
eighty over the Island, while England
took charge of its administration.
Cyprus is l4S miles long. from forty
to City miles wide and is about 5000
square miles In area. with q fertile
plain separating northern and southern
mountain ranges. The island produces
copper. gold, silver, asbestos. gypsum.
red jasper, cotton, wheat, barley, to-
bacco, silk and fruits. Wine is Its best
known product The water supply Is
meager, bur the climate is healthy
National Geographic Society's Bulletin.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Daniel q. Reed of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railroad is
credited with saying that the rail
roads OF this country need more rev.
enue and less law. That Is possibly
true to certain extent But we
know Of no law in present force that
does more damage to railroad interests
than resulted to shippers before federal
regulation of rates went into effect.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Pendleton is trying to promote in.
terest in the Cello celebration and
proposes that Umatilla county char
ter steamer for the occasion. With
the opening of the Columbia. Una
tilla county may be depended on to
charter many steamers in the future,
but instead of exoursionists, they will
carry wheat.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

was designed to prevent Jealousy The
Seaforths wear the Mackenzie tartan.
the Argyll and Sutherland tue Camp
bell and the Gordons and Camerons the
same as their name = London saturday
Review
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
Carlyle defined genius as protraoted

Carlyle defined genius as protracted
patience" and Button as capacity for
taking pains " Burke said the secret
Of his success was perseverance, "
and Robert Louis Stevenson declared
that success had one price and that
was eltow grease;' but Wood gets
his through virtue of being official
"swasher" of the Weston base ball
team.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Billy Sunday says the modern dance
is s'the most hellish thing that ever
wrigpled from the depth Of perdition. :"
Vernon Castle must be making more
money than Billy is.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Never argue with an old-fashioned
Citizen as to the amouat Of the rain
fall. for men Of that kind will eternal
ly swear by their own rain-gauRes,
whether they agree with official
gauges or not.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Fissures ale said to be opening in
the earth around Mt Lassen. The
way they are stretching real estate in
California it was sure to crack sooner
or later.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

With ships going down daily In
foreign waters all the concern we need
give our beloved great lakes is to go
out and pick few fishermen off the
floating ice now and then.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

The Mexican question is before US
ugain aud a few battle ships are
moored In Vera Cruz harbor. It's
Carranza this time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

The California tailor who tasted 60
DAYS to cure dyspepsia. got rid Of IL all
right He Ia no longer with MS
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Just now the allies seem to be more
Interested in diyerting a stream Of
Russian wheat through the Darda.
nelles than bpttering German helmets
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
A 6eau Brummel,

"lsnt ne swellY
"Yes to see hin On Sundays nobody
HOno think he had to go to work on
Mondays Philadelphia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

There Is nc Gr"atnt delight than to be
:0ftsrIons OF .inr"r,t, on self examina-
ion Menrtns
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12
AthendBdkery
ED. KAUFMAN, Prop.
Plain and Fancy Cakes
All kinds of Bread
Dandy Sandwiches
DeIeCateSSen

The shipping of bread. as every tody
should know. is criticised ty sanitary
commissions; for lol 1t is handled
so often aud thrown around so much,
accommodating deadly germs that stick
like mush.
And the dogs around the corner they
smell at it as they 60, which makes
the standard of shippsd.in Eread SO
low.
And when it's kept surrounded with
bottles of tootleggerwhisky around it.
It's no wonder the people will shy in
disgust. None Of that for us, il we
bust.
So 60 to the Athena Bakery. where
the best material is bought; where
the products are healthy and whole
some, with responsible man at the
top. Kaufman.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27
MODEL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

The Electrical Engineering Depart
ment Of Norwich University, is in re-
ceipt of a very fine demonstration tel
ephone board from the Western Elec-
trio Company Of Chicago.
This board is in reality, complete
exchange, being standard in all re-
spects with the exception that. instead
Of being able to connect any two Of
say several thousand subscribers-it
can connect only two. 1t is divided
into section representing the subscrib-
er's house, the line conflicting the
house with the exchange, and the ex-
change itself.
In each of these sections is found
the protective devices and apparatus
pertaining TO that particular section,
thus in the house section is placed the
latest central energy subscribers set,
with lightning arrester and fuse. In
the line section are the terminal boxes
and line wires, while in the exchange
section are the standard lightning ar
rosters, sneak coils, relays, ringer, line
and pilot lamp, operators head set,
and in fact everything which goes to
make up an up-to-date central energy
cord circuit for connecting two sub
scribers.
Professor Lear is aiming TO use this
ooard in the course in Telephony and
with that aim in view, each and every
iece Of apparatus is placed separate
nj Is fitted with binding screws, so
hat all Of the wiring may be taken
IF Of the board and the board given to
the student to be re-wired by him as
a part Of the telephone laboratory
practice.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27
HOW TO INTERPRET 1T
L. S. Court of Custom Appeals Must
Straighted out Part of New Tariff

Washington, D. c., May 25-A typ
zeal example of inexcusable laundering
by Congress in the enactment of a
statute has been argued recently be-
fore the Court of Custom Appeals.
The court is asked to interpret the
meaning of paragraph 40S of the I'm
derwood tariff act, the first important
law of the present administration.
The paragraph provides free entry
for waste" of any of the articles
therein described SUITABLE" for
the manufacture of paper. Careless
use of the word suitable" in drafting
the law plunged it into uncertainty,
for it admits wide latitude of CON
struction. Will free entry be given to
anything that MIGHT be used in pap
er making; or must waste be used
ONLY in paper making in order to
enter free of duty?
Already two opposing constructions
have been placed upon the statute, one
by customs officials who imposed a
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27

tax, another by the Board Of u. s.
General Appraisers who allowed free
entry. Now the higher court is APP
pealed to for third opinion as to the
intent of the law makers.
The blunder is more notable because
the language of former tariff acts was
an ample guide, clearly emphasizing
the need for unequivocal diction. The
act of 1897 provided free entry for
waste EFT ONLY" to be converted
into paper. The corresponding para
graph in the 1909 act extended free
entry to waste USED CHIEFLY" for
paper making.
With these provisions in the old law,
it seems as though intelligent revision
would have been simplicity itself. But
with their fatal gift of blupdering the
Democrats seized upon and inserted
SUITABLE" in the law,--the one
word that neither customs officials,
lawyers nor business men affected
could understand, and which rendered
the litigation now in the
courts before the statute can be finally
enforced.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27

DR.. w. N. Bryant Of Ludlow, was
the POSTMASTER at the banquet last
evening, at which $50 We're seated.
The principal speakers were A. S. Pin
kerton, past grand Sire of Massachu-
sets; A. S. Kimball, grand representa-
tive of Maine; c. H. Emerson, grand
representative Of New Hampshire, and
w. H. Trip, grand master of New
Hampshire.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27
NEW GRAND MASTER
is l.. c. H0LC0MBE
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Hears
That Net Gain of Eight was Made
in Vermont Last Year.

IN Vermont Last Year.
Brattleboro, May 20-To-day is the
principal day of Odd Fellows week.
The annual meeting Of the grand lodge
was held this afternoon, when 81 re-
ceived the past masters degree.
The seeretary's report showed net
gain Of eight, making the state mem
bership 1891 The amount paid for
relief during the year was over ST.
600.
Officers elected were Grand master,
L. c. Holcombe Of Milton; deputy
grand master, j, G. Roy Of East Bar
net; grand warden, Colonel f. A.
Spear Of Woodstock; grand secretary,
O. II. Henderson of ST. Johnsbury;
grand treasurer, l.. c. Grant. Burling-
ton; grand chaplain, Rev. J. b. Rear
don Of Barre; trustee of the Gin home
for four years, Francis (. Perry Of
Brattleboro.
The following officers were elected
BY the grand encampment of Odd Tel
lows: Grand Patriarch, Charles w.
Farr Of ST. Johnsbury; grand high
priest, W. ID. Wilson of St. Adams;
grand senior warden. f. f. Jenne Of
Newport; grand scribe, 0. H. HenGer-
son Of ST. Johnsbury; grand treasurer,
c. G. Staples Of Brattleboro; grand
junior warden, j. NJ. Jewell Of Proc
torsvills; grand marshal, +. F. Nash
Of Burlington; grand inside sentinel,
II. L. Smith Of Brattleboro; grand
outside sentinel, II. L. Russell Of Rut-
land; representative to sovereign
grand lodge for two years, j. A. Fos-
ter Of Waterbury, P. G. P.
Officers elected last evening a; a
meeting Of the Past Grand Officers
Association were: President. II. c.
Farrar Of Rutland; vice president, s
r. Waite Of Hyde Park; secretary.
Frank W. Jackson Of Barre; treasur-
er, O. +. Gibson OF Middlebury: his
torian, r. G. Nichols OF Middlebury;
executive committee, Calvin Endress
Of Bennington, G. r. Walker Of Bel
lows Falls and II W. Scott Of Barre.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27
DRY ROT IN MEN.

The first external revelations Of
the dry rot in men is a tendency to
lurk and lounge; TO be at street
corners without ineligible reason;
to be going anywhere when met;
to be about many places rather
than any; to do nothing tangible.
but to have an intention Oh per-
forming number Of tangible duties
tomorrow or the day after.-Dick-
ems
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-24

never went close enough to investi-
gate.
Christmas day they made him put
on the smoking Jacket Life was not
the same after that. They told him he
mustn't smoke that vulgar. shocking
old pipe while wearing the lovely
jacket. Everybody thought he was
cured OF the deadly corncob. He QUIT
smoking the pipe. and instead brought
home bale of cigars.
He made a handsome figure, wear
ing the braided smoking jacket. and
putting a cigar with a gilt band around
it, We left him, smoking happily by
the stove. In one hour we returned
Uncle Peters was still consuming
cigars On the floor lay the family
cat II did not raise its head at our
footsteps. 1t would never look up
again. The picture frames on the
walls had turned green.
Uncle Peters denied that his Flor de
Mule Ear segars had killed the cat
He insisted she had rolled over after
taking one squint at the smoking
jacket.
Useful gifts often have a way of
making themselves useful when you
least expect 1t. For instance, we
buried the cat in Uncle Peters smok.
ing Jacket
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-24

the wonderlands of the modern toy
department wants what 700 did. The
little girl stops before the baby doll,
wide eyed. still with desire. The BOY
stands flooded with happiness before
an ARK in which 10 every imaginable
creation. You remember what a small
thing your own was, a fourth the sire.
But his Joy Is no greater than yours.
He pushes toward the rocking horse.
Now II runs by machinery. when once
you ran your own across the floor to
the imminent danger OF total destruc.
ton to persons and furniture that
might stand In the way. But Christ
mas day was your day. The day when
"don'ts were not and you we're king
or queen In your kingdom OF toys.
You pass on to trains and there
again electricity is running them. You
pulled them yourself.
Then you catch the look on the face
OF your boy. He Is watching the huge
engine move slowly. smoothly along 1t
passes under infinite tunnels and
bridges and over made hills that pre-
sent intricate difficulties of passage
Your tunnels were Of chairs and the
lie in your kitchen made a splen
did bridge to cross.
He turns to you. tfe child OF this
twentieth century. His smile is be-
'tific. He wants it-that train. He
never wanted anything so much be-
w no 10
sure
And as you move away you smile. a
little sadly. little gladly. You are
proud to be able to make him 80
wonderfully happy. this child OF yours
but you are sure. too. that he is no
happier than you were these same pre-
Christmas days. those years before.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-24
DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
When the Joy Of Your Riddles
Brings Tender Memories Of
Years Ago.

In these strenuous shopping days,
writes Louis James, have you caught
yourself remembering suddenly, in all
sorts of queer, unexpected places, all
sorts Of queer, half forgotten things ?
Have you remembered how these days
before Christmas are the wonderful
days in the life Of the child, more
wonderful days, perhaps, than any
that are to come?
You know that yourself. You can't
help recalling how time went by those
days before the great day. You re-
member how each day seemed some
how more wonderful than the one be-
fore, each day prelude of real joy
to that first marvellous moment Of
Christmas morning, when. after q
night Of little If any sleep, you scram-
bled up and stood breathless on the
threshold OF the room which had been
forbidden you all those interminable
hours that went before.
The child you take with you through
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-24
BIRDS HOLIDAY DAINTlES
Miles for Christmas Dinner
Robins Like Holly Berries.

The yellow-leg snipe travels a met
ter OF 5000 miles to get his Christ.
mas dinner. 1t is pretty nearly the
longest journey made annually by any
living creature, and the object of ii
seems to be to procure certain dain-
ties In the way Of aquatic insects and
crustaceans appropriate for holiday
ffWe
One might say. however. that the
most appropriate OF Christmas din
ners is eaten by the robins which at
this holiday season feed largely upon
the berries OF the holly-particularly
upon the berries of kind OF holly
called the black alder, which are as
bitter as quinine.
Another bird which has an interest.
ing Christmas is the hooking bird
He is planter OF the mistletoe ber-
ries and mistletoe berries contribute
largely to his Christmas DINER. Be-
ing particularly fond OF them he Incl.
dentally, though without intention.
carries the seeds to tree branches
where they promptly fasten them
selves and sprOut. In this way the
parasitic plant is widely propagated
In Texas, which is the principal win
ter resort of the Knockers.
The canvasEack duck breeds in the
far North, from Minnesota to the
Arctic circle, In the interior. But the
call OF Christmas turns 1t southwark,
and it spends the holidays along the
southern Atlantic coast, from the
Chesapeake to Cuba. 1t feeds on vari.
GUS aquatic plants, but the piece de
resistance of it's Christmas dinners is
wild celery-a succulent, water veg
etable which gives to it's flesh a flavor
highly appreciated by the epicure.
The wild Canada goose goes all the
way to Mexico in winter, spending
Christmas among the lakes in that
far southern latitude, where nutritious
grasses and water plants are plentiful.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-24

Look before you leap" is a useful
thing to remember.
Useful presents should be accepted
In the spirit In which they are given
Keep the Christmas spirit green.
when you get useful present, do not
take 1t back and exchange il for some
thing you can use.
Keep 1t; hang on to it. Do not give
IT away to the poor, for they have
troubles enough of their own.
One OF the most useful useful gifts
Tor some peoples smoking
Jacket. Once we gave our old Uncle
refers one of those costly nicotine
REFERS. II had blue satin cuffs and a
braided collar. The coat was held to
gether not by buttons but by gold.
braid knots. The garment made a hit
with Uncle Peters. but not the knots.
For years his smoking Jacket had
been flannel undershirt. gracefully
decorated with suspenders Every eve
ming he sat by the stove. smoking o
pipe which would have suffocated a
steamship stoker. He never told US
what he burned in the pipe, and we
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-24

til kind that are incurable. Here
they could retire and nurse their
wounds, incurred in the last toy coun-
ter rush.
How fortunate 1t is that Santa Claus
was not born late shopper. He IL
always on tho Job. and gets ready
lor the holiday season months ahead.
we are reliably informed by the nurs-
cry books. However, Santa Claus ia
IN constant danger of losing his repu-
tation. There are hundreds of fond
Fathers who pose as Santa Claus to
their little broods, Papas who sally
forth to collect bagful OF toys tust
when the stores are closing on Christ
mas eve. and the holly garlands are
being taken down. and the manager
OF the dress goods department is get.
ting ready to announce, Spring and
Summer Styles"
The Late Shoppers we have ALWAYS
with us. AS eleventh-hour athletes.
they take all the running, jumping
and line-plunging honors. But often
the Late Shopper has one good mark
to his credit He puts of giving at
all times. and therefore puts OF Civ.
ing a piece of his mind to his wife.