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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07

Jam In Its early days seems to have
been regarded as possessing medicinal
properties. Gait in ANNALS Of the
Parish" notes "a new luxury TINT got
in among the commonalty about 17G0.
BY our young men that we're sailors
going to Jamaica and the West Indies
heaps of sugar and coffee beans were
brought home, while many, among the
cabbages In their yards, had planted
berry bushes, which two things hap
pening together the fashions Of max
ing jam and Jelly came to be introduc-
ed into the village. 1t was found that
jelly was an excellent medicine for a
sore throat and jam remedy as good
as London candy for a cough or cold
or shortness of BREATH" Did 1t ever
occur to you that Jam was abbre-
Waited from Jamaica ?-London Spec
tator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
The Track of the Earth.

II the sun and earth and the earth's
orbit could he seen. then the track Of
the earth would be SPIRAL around that
Of the sun. Go take broomstick, wind
wire around II like thread on spool,
take out the stick and stretch the coil
until the space between each turn is,
say, one-third of an inch and make q
hundred tulus Of the wire. Then this
spiral or coil would represent the track
Of the earth through space during Il
hundred years. The sun moves toward
the star Vega at speed of twelve
miles per second and carries the earth,
all the planets and their moons along.
But they all move around the sun at
the same time and therefore traverse
splrals, represented fairly by extended
coils Of wire.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
A WATER SOAKED TOWN.
Where Nearly Foot Of Rain Falls
Every Week in the Year.

ENCIy WCGh tV tip tgafs
"It is q remarkable fact that In In
dia, one Of the most arid countries in
the world, there is one spot that has
the record rainfall Of the whole earth,"
said DR.. William Roberts, British agri-
cultural expert In India, to corre-
spondent of the Washington Post.
.This place is Cherapunji, in Assam.
1t is in the path of the monsoon and
in a valley, and there Is almost con-
stant rainfall. W.
"The average rainfall is GOO inches
year, or fifty feet. which Is nearly
foot a week. This seems almost be-
yOnd comprehension when it Is consid-
cred that the rainfall OF the United
States, for instance, ranges from six
teen to thirty-Gye inches. III some
places there have been as high as six
ty-fiye inches OF water In year, but
this is the exception.
During the rainy season in Chera-
punji the waterfall Is heaviest, but
there Is rain throughout the year. Not
withstanding this terrific moisture, the
inhabitants of the district raise yege-
tables and grain. They do this by
bnilding terraces which carry the wa
ter Off"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
SCHOOLGIRLS AS HERoINES.
Apparently They Arc Considered Only
by American Authors.

by American Authors.
Scott never mentions schoolgirl,
says II. d. Sedgwick In the Atlantic.
Imagine Thomas Hardy fasliioning n
schoolgirl out Of Wcssex clay or George
Meredith venturlng to describe Diana
of the Crossways In those early years
Arnold Bennett would have created a
little miniature old wife. as Van Eyck
and Memling paint babies like minia-
ture old men. Ii. g. Wells would depict
her as inciDient temptation to lead Mr..
Britling, for instance, into one Of a
dozen romantic adventures.
Galsworthy would try TO fit her into
an ethical system, into n niche of So
clal justice or matrimonial ventures.
Mr.. Howells, one may imagine, might
have essayed the task, but he would
have tried to meet the difficulty Of get
ting the right values-as n painter dabs
blues OH yeliows to make green-by
adding to primness reminiscent Of
the "Vicar of Wakefield" few deli
cate hoydenish touches.
As there is 10 such thing as school
girl on the continent, French and Ital-
ian novelists do not mention her. In
deed, the schoolgirl, as we see her, Is
an American product and modern.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Notice to Creditors.

In the County Court of the State Of
Oregon. for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Daniel
A. May, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given to all per-
SONS whom it may concern that Ida L..
May has been appointed administrative
of the estate Of Daniel A. May, de-
ceased. All persons having claims
against his estate areshereby required
to present them with proper vouchers
in compliance with the requirements
of the law to the said Administrative
at the law office of Will M. Peterson
in the Smith Crawford Building at
Pendleton, Oregon, within six months
of the date of the first publication Of
this notice. Dated this alst day Of
August A. D. 1917.
Ida L. May, Administrative.
Will M. Peterson, Attorney for
Administrative.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
A Comparison,

A German military critic said that
Robert d. Lee was Americas ablest
soldier. But when Lees army Of In
vasion came up into Pennsylvania II
didn't cut down tree, trample a gar.
den or steal pig. Indeed, Lee was SO
good soldier that he said the burning
Of Chambersburg was a military blum.
der for which he was not responsible.
The officer In all Americas wars who
did the most burning, hacking and rob.
bing was Benedict Arnold after he had
turned traitor to his country. But the
chief effect of 1t was to solidify the col.
onists into an effort to win the Revolu,
tion.-Girard In Philadelphia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07

High honorarlums were paid surgeons
In ancient times. When Darius, the
son of IIystaspes, spraincd his foot
Damoccdes was called in, another sur
geon OF rcnown having failed to effect
cure Damocedcs was successful,
and the king. introduced the doctor to
the ladies of the court, The ladies
filled vase Of gold with money and
precious pearls, which n slave was or
dcrcd to carry to the doctor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Notice to Creditors.

In the County Court of Umatilla
County, State Of Oregon.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Henry Pinkerton. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed by the
above court, executrix Of the above
entitled estate, and has qualified as by
law required. All persons having
claims against the above named estate
are hereby notified to present the same
to me, with proper vouchers, at the
office of my Attorney, Homer l. Watts
at his office in Athena, Oregon, within
six months from the date thereof.
Dated this s1st day of August, 1917.
E. J. Pinkerton,
ExecutriA of the estate of Henry
Pinkerton, deceased.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
How's This !
We offer One Hundred Dollars

We offer One Hundred Dollar~ Heward
for any case OF Fatarrii that cannot be
cured by Hall's GatHrrh Medicine
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty.
five years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi.
son from the Blood and healing the dis.
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrt
Medicine for short time you will see a
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi.
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials free.
r. J. CHENEY 6 CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 76c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Home Ground cornmea,.

Clean up the old coffee grinder or buy
new one and grind your own corn
meal for griddlecakes, mullins and
bread. II you do not like bread made
Of cornmeal alone use some wheat
flour with It. Since home ground corn.
meal does not keep long 1t is better to
buy whole corn by the bushel and grind
for meal as needed. New York Sun.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
A Real Providence,

MIR. Younghusband reached home late
for dinner.
II got pinched for speeding on the
way home," he explained rather sheep
ishly. "Have to appear tomorrow morn
Ing and get $40 or fifteen days."
Mrs. Younghusband fervently clapped
two blistered little hands, "What a
providence!' she cried devoutly. "You
must take the fifteen days, John! The
cook has just left"-Harper's Maga-
zine
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Notice Of final Report.

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Maurice
M. Johns, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed his final report
in the above entitled estate with the
clerk of the above entitled court, and
that the judge of said court has desig-
mated Monday, the 1st day of October,
1917, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon as
the time and the office of the County
Judge in the County Court House at
Pendleton, Umatila County, Oregon,
as the place when and where hearing
shall be had thereon. All persons in
terested are notified to then and there
appear and show cause, if any they
have, why the report should not be ap-
proved, the administrator with will an
nexed discharged, and his bondsmen
exonerated. Dated this % day of
August. 1917.
M. Melville Johns, Administrator
with Will Annexed.
k=u IA kAs s.s A. - O. IN - e
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07

$40 acres, one and one half miles
from Condor, 4s0 in crop, receive ons
half delivered at the Elevator, al
fenced and crossed fenced, well i'm.
proved as to buildings. new barn so by
"a ready to construct and good water
supply. Price Ssl, 200, Sla, 1000 cash,
balance reasonable terms. If interest
ed in wheat, stock or mixed ranches in
Oregon, Washington. California or
Montana, let US hear from you.
Condor Realty Co., Condor, 0re.,
Box ~.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
A Cooks Accidental Discovery.

One Of the best ways of cooking
potatoes was accidentally discovered
through the unpunctuality Of train.
When the line from Paris to st. Ger
main was opened the first train carried
an official party for whom lunch was
ordered The meal was fixed for noon,
and shortly before that hour the pota-
toes were put on to fry. A few minutes
afterward a message came that the
train would probably be delayed for an
hour, SO the potatoes were taken off
the fire, but left in the pan. Then came
a second message, Train just arriv-
ing" and tie potatoes were hurriedly
put back to fry again, When the party
sat down to lunch the potatoes were
brought on with the steak. Each chip
was then found to be blown out like Il
small crisp, golden balloon, to the de-
light Of the guests. The cook without
knowing it had invented pommes de
terre soutlleS.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Mo. an Eooromist.

"Are you practlcing food economyi"
II tried 1t out, but 1t didn't work"
"What was the trouble"
"My husband simply refused to eat
the cold fried egg that was left over
from the day before" = Detroit Free
Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
A lime Killer.

"I've got an hour or two to kill. l
wish knew what to do"
Just go over and ask Brown how
the new baby is getting along"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Two Hard Jobs,

Leave 1t to us and we'd say that the
hardest jobs are trying to give satis-
faction either as Stepm0ther or as
manager OF tail end baseball club
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
Land for Sale.

Hurt not others with that which
pains yourself.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-09
REASON POSTAGE is
REQUIRED FOR TAGS
Commission Has MOI Enough
Funds TO Pay the Same.

In W5w"r 10 an inquiry aa To why
Ihe raad commit lion WIS requesting
elfb eenH in per tage 10 cover the
c9sl OF delivering Tho automobile Ii
con q taH President u WHlmma
at lie commission aid "liul feW
pgaple haqc rouaed "a pay NE pof
aee M laR 1'he feaHan that lhe
commission madc Ills ruling was TINT
Tire appropriation for offices uppljcH.
postage telegraph telephone ANA con
tiaeea eSrcuse# made BY tho lrFia
Hme Al tho Second extraordinary
~ an ~aa only $1,000 Az TO The
payment Of the paafaFa on the tags
from fhi amount AMI In take carr
5I telephone. telegraph aud cxponae8
Including office auppliea aud postage
Tor tho general correspondence Of The
uffire- il WIN impoaibo to do 30
Therefore. The commission under in
authority 10 make fule# ana recruits
t4aH decided. ~ efder ~ carry ont
Fire ttee#m of thr faw and IN
make pn bile tbe department being
~ el.iee ~ me people lAaI 81 would
atcat from each automobile owner
hf paetarr On fag8 lhc amount tn
quit mal whon p1id hs fhc owHe
Jt aaf pHo machine bat If maEoa Fl
pa ible fa the department 10 rem
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-09
WQr-Reveuue Bill Hailed;
$40, 600, OOONmeNeeded
PEKlN SURROUNDED
BY REPUBLICAN TROOPS
tny lntcrnatlonal Nova scrvIocD

Cny international News scrvleel
Ten Tain. China luy . ,relsu
Naa reported today 10 be surround
al by republican troop The fate
ef lsuan TuuF the Youthful ompet
on unknown lie Il believed 10
ha1e abdicalcd Republican uviAlote
hemhafded the royal palace aud Tic
of Genoral Chang tlmn
commander ol the impefnilm army
MANY imperialism troops havo dc8ctt
ID Ia lhe ropuhIiana following the
defeal al General Chang lIMn# men
A. LaHg faug
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-09
Loss OF Liquor Revenue viii
Cause This Deficit.
MUST HAVE $200.000,000
TO BUY UP THE BOOZE
Believed That Bond Issue of
100000, 600 Will BE Nee
essary ''Wets" Are Losing
Hope On Liquor Matter.
(By international Nows servIee)


Washington. July . The aane'e
finance commtttoe today began
wrestling with Tho pcrploxlng prob.
lema of finding $l20,0OO0oO 10 meet
the Narrevenne deficit caused whom
The senate voted Saturday 70 com
mandcor all the whHkoy in bond
Complete redraItiHR Of the 1870.
0o0 GOO war toYenuc bill may be nee.
eaaaty The committee had before II
theac three plnna for rnlang thu
money TO moot the deficit
Authorize bond tissue of ti2o.
oaa00o
looHl the ineomc and oyeeae.
neo6a oNes It'll higher.
, PLACE IeYiea upon heretofore
mlaArd aiteles and commodities
Must Alao Duy Whiskey
II - llhely tllal combination Of
the last Two plum Will be adopted
In addition II tho fl20.000 .000, eur
rent revenue deficit. the trcv~fTy de
partmonl maat find 5000. 600. 900
amewbere 10 pny for the 100000,
hoa gallons Of wbial5ey now in bond
in The United alatea The depart
mont haa already figured that tho
l.8iD00000 eHtimnted yield OF thu
new revenue bill VIII be 5000. 600 900
II t700,0O0.00o Hhort of next yent'n
needB. and II Is probable that II
VIII hs forced To add 10 this the
200. 900 600 booze bill and ask Of con
frcH 10 authorize bnothor big bond
iamo Of al leaal fI000.O0O 900 be.
lorn II adioulna
'.Woie' Losing Hope
The 'wct 6a9e 1lile hope of n
modification 81 the aonaio'a pfohlbi.
Lion proqiajon when The bin Ii taken
up in conference with tho honee.
Tho Hcnoto proVtHtona arc The IRE.
daeblc minimum al congregational
action Of the liquor question Moth
ing rycopl poHsible direct lnterven,
Ion by Tho pteald"nt himself ran
chanro thc ataalion Tho house hnn
voted for bonedry prohibition
fbe=e0aic viii do wcl ~ raye beer
aud vine
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-09

uhTft bthTsTlC
fan ~ VI AMI Mr. T. Z Thorn
. ri ,rIjlnr daughter
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-09

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
moderate temperature.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
EVERY COP A SOLDIER.
All Police Officials of the Country
VIII be Members of New Pro-
tective Plan.

Washington, Dec. EVERY po-
lice official in the country will be-
come a part of the great machine or
ganized for building the National ar
my, under war department plans an
nounced Thursday by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder. Postal au-
thorities also will play an active part
in helping to carry out the new reg
ulations and the department believes
that, with the aid of these two age1-
cies, local exemption boards will be
greatly assisted in registering the
men and getting them to the training
camps as they are called.
Police will be instructed to take
into custody men who fail to report
for physical examination or who vio-
late regulations. They also will be
charged to arrest and deliver to
camps men who have been indicted
into the military service by the local
boards and who fail to entrain for
mobilization. Such men are classed
under military law as deserters and
rewards of $50 will be paid for their
arrest and delivery at the camps.
All the elaborate machinery of the
post Office department will be used
to see that the questionaires are de-
livered to the men and are returned
by them within the seven days time
limit allowed for filling them out.
Postal officials also have been in
structed by, President Wilson and
Postmaster General Burleson to CO.
operate with local boards in deliver
ing and forwarding notices to regis
trants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
GROFFs' SALE HUMMER.
Store Has Been Crowded With Gus
toners Past Week.

Immense crowds have been attend
ing the big closing out sale of N. r.
Croft & Son the past week. Clerks
have been kept on the jump every
minute of the time handing out big
bargains in every department of the
store Prices have been slaughtered
on the entire stock of hardware,
stoves, harness, etc. Very few hard
ware stores in the state carry as
complete line as N. r. Croft & Son,
and their stock has always been kept
right up-to-the-minute. The sale is
still going and customers are coming
from many miles around DEBORAH to
take advantage of the sale.
If you are in the field for any
hardware this sale offers rare op-
portunity for one to procure just
what he needs and at prices far be-
low the regular retail prices.
Customers are attending the sale
Trom distance of more than thirty
miles and are going home with the
satisfaction of saving lot of mo-
ney on high class goods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
SACK FLOUR RAISING
BIG RED CROSS sum
Sack Started on its Way May &c of
This Year, Has Been son the
Go" Ever Since.
SACK is SOLD
AND AUCTIONED
Sack of Flour During Civil War
Earned 1915, 900 for
Rehabilitation Fund.

Revel Colt Gridley's famous sack
of -four which was sold and resold
hundreds of times during the civil
war and thdreby earned 1915, 900
for a rehabilitation fund for the un-
ion soldiers, has a counterpart in
similar sack which was first raffled
by the Shriners in San Francisco and
which is now making a tour of the
country. The sack is due in Leav-
enworth, Kan, today. On Dec Z it is
to be sold in Butte. Mont, and on
Dec. IA in Helena, Mont. The total
to go to the Red Cross.
The sack was started on it's way
in San Francisco May IS of this year
and has been ION the go" ever since.
1t was taken to Honolulu and sold
there for $1,036. 1t was also sold on
the steamers which took it to and
brought it back from the islands.
Gridley's sack, which was first
started from Austin, New. wore out
dozens of ordinary -four sacks and
three buckskin coverings before it
reached the final purchaser. 1t has al
ready been necessary to place the
Shriners' sack in a lauhala or tough,
matlike covering. This covering was
a gift of the Honolulu Shriners.
In every case when the sack is sold,
auctioned or ratified off it is returned
by the purchaser to the person selling
it,: Thus it is being kept il the hands
of the Shriners, who pass it on from
lodge to lodge. The sack will pro-
gress on its money making way until
there is nothing left of it, or until
the demands of the Shriners for this
particular Red Cross fund have been
satisfied.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Home From Eastern Trim.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Winter arrived
home Sunday from trip to New
York City, Washington and other
eastern points, where Mr.. Winter was
called in connection with some very
large orders for Meritol goods The
demand for these goods is growing
daily, and Mr.. Winters trip to the
large eastern metropolis means these
products are meeting with most ia
vorable receptions everywhere. The
products are high class and put up in
the handsomest packages we ever
saw. The factory here has been work.
ing night and day to fill their or
ders. aid prospects for the coming
years business were never better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
POST YOUR CHRISTMAS PARCELS
PROPERLY.
Careful Observance of Regulations to
Facilitate Mail Traffic Urged ON
the Public. I

AS the holiday season approaches
postmasters are impressing on their
patrons the necessity of their coop
Grafton with the postal service to the
fullest possible extent in preparing
and mailing Christmas parcels, and
they are emphasizing the careful OBJ
servance of the following simple con-
ditions by the mailers.
Prepay postage on all parcels; adj
dress parcels fully and plainly; place
name and address of sender on all
matter; pack articles carefully and
wrap them securely, but not seal
them as parcels are subject to pos
tage at the regular letter rate.
Mail parcels early; they may be
marked do not open until Christ
mas; insure valuable parcels; writ
ten inscriptions such as Merry
Christmas" Happy New Year."
with Best Wishes, and numbers,
names, or letters for the purpose OF
description are permissible additions
to fourth class (parcel post) mail.
Books may bear a simple dedica-
tory inscription not of personal ma
ture; other written additions subject
parcels to letter rate of postage.
Communications prpaid at first
class rate may be sent with parcels
prepaid at fourth class rate, provided
they are sent in envelopes securely
attached to the outside of the par
cells.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
THE TAX SALE WAS SMALL
1917 DELINQUENT TAX SALE
HELD LAST MONDAY.
One Smallest Sales in Years, Amount
ed to $929.97. Sewer Taxes
Made up More Than Half
of the Amount.

The 1917 delinquent tax sale for
Winneshiek county was held by
Treasurer Christen at the court house
Monday, and we believe we are safe
in saying it was one of the smallest
sales in years. The treasurer's Office
has been conducted on high order
by Mr.. Christen and ahe has done his
very best to get the taxes in and pre-
vent them going in the sale. The to-
tai number of pieces sold was 80.
The sale this year totaled $929.97,
and this is certainly a fine showing,
out of a tax total approximating
100000 IL this county.
Fifteen pieces outside the city Of
DEBORAH were sold The smallest piece
was in Conover and it amounted to
.$1.25. The largest piece was in the
city of DEBORAH and amounted to
.$150.78. The total outside was
$2S9.S6.
The city of Decorah/had the bal
ance. The general tax for the city
amounted to $177.S2, and the balance
was for sewer taxes, which was
$462.29. Thus it will be seen that
the sewer taxes swelled the delin-
quent total to more than half. There
were ten sewer pieces and eight in
the general tax sold
Taken all in all it was very small
sale and speaks we'll for Winneshiek
county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Dance for Fed Cross Dec. 6.

Mr.. john Matter will hold a big
dance at his farm home three miles
north of DEBORAH on Thursday, Dec.
6, and all proceeds will go for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Yates or
chestra will furnish the music. This
certainly is very nice on the part of
Mr.. Matter and big crowd should
attend, and run the proceeds up to a
large amount for this worthy cause.
Remember the date tomorrow,
Thursday night.