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The Press., 1918-11-28

..1isrS 1Ts1I. tne 01nce carry 'an;tt. nl.ilI if possible, but he was so late that Mother Barton. Sister Jane and Dad were already there when he arrived.
 Molly dropped everything at It's most critical stage and danced out Of the kitchen to fling herself shamelessly into the ready arms of the stalwar4 Fred. hugging him with long. ea@cr kiss. as if those who looked on did not exist. Freds mother would have tnken him to task for being late. but Molly leaped to his rescue, explaining that her experiences in m office had made it clear that things were bound to oc- cur at the last moment to make men late for their dinners.
 And MOlly's dinner was n thing to dream about. The modest appoint- ments of her table were set with ex. quislte taste. Her salad was perfectly beautiful as well as edible; her meat loaf was great success. as was the pudding and the cake that accom- panied it. The cake could not have been duplicated by Mother Barton herself, and Dad Barton's heart was entirely captivated by the quality of MOIly's cookery and the lure of her demure youth.
 Molly, you're some grand little old cook" said Fred's father fOndly.
 "Why shouldn't I he?" said Molly In. nOcently. Mother taught me good many things at home, and I took a domestic science course at night school. learned efficiency and man- agement In my work In the office :ebe. sides. I've hecn planning for this ioh all my life. because I hated office work, and l knew I was intended for just this sort of thing My amhi. ton has always been to be house. wife"
 And that night Mother Barton sat on the edge of Sister Jane's he'd.
 "Fred's a mighty lucky boy" she said. "That child'S a wonder"
 "fou'd never think It to look at her." concluded Jane. 'But she's got brains, Molly has. You know what a time we always had managing Fred, but she's got him eating right out of her hand"
 "I only hope 1t lasts" sighed Fred's mother.
 So you see that change of mind is much easier than change of heart.
The Press., 1918-11-28
Impreved Fuel for AlrpIanes.

That the Germans are using new and improved fuel for airplane en- zines was the statement of Leon Ca= men before the AerOnautical society. To gasoline Is added one per cent of toluol and one md One-half per cent of alcohol. The mixture gives sharpr CT ignition than simple gasoline, and while it exerts some deteriOrating ef- feet upon the metal, the short life of the airplane motor at the war front means that the motor is discarded be- fore the deterioration becomes se- FiOus,
 ToluOl Is a coal taF product and is the base of that powerful explosive, frinitFntOlunl.
The Press., 1918-11-28
Ar Raid Stories.

In a booklet recently published the Bishop of Stepney tells some amusing stories of the behavior of poor people in the East end of London during the raids.
 One woman dwelling in a big block of model dwellings (writes the au- thor) said to me, "You see, we're quite safe, because all here are contrite"- a fine frame of mind, only she meant concrete.
 Another woman, a riverside dweller, who caught sight of a Zeppelin when she was out in her back yard in one of the earliest raids, said: "So runs into me kitchen, and in a minute or two looks out at the front door, and blest If 1t wasn't waiting for me there, l don't call 1t natural. al."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Press., 1918-11-28
WHEN LIFE SEEMED GOOD
All Trials and Troubles Trivial to True American Under Such
 Glorious Circumstances.

got up in the morning feeling out of sorts.
 l was blue and depressed and had many troubles.
 l was short of funds and long on obligations,
 The coming cares of the day seemed to be too much for me and I dreaded meeting them.
 was in i'll humOr as I dressed. Then I went to the front door and picked up the morning paper and read:
 "Yanks take twenty townsp' "Yanks capture many guns and pris- onersv v'
 ''Yanks drive back the Huns!'' And l forgot all my troubles. And I gave one loud, American cheer.
 For life looked mighty good to me. indianapolis Star
The Press., 1918-11-28

The December term of the superior court win open at Rockville next Tuesday at II a m.. with Judge L. F. Bugbee on the bench. It has been decided not to open on Friday as was scheduled. There is but little busi- ness to come betore this term of court.
 Plans tor the Holland County corn show and annual meeting are going for yard rapidly, and work is being carried out by all of the agents, with the assist anee of Professor Dorsey from Storrs. It is expected that there will he between 30 and 40 entries in the 50-ear germina- ton contest The germination of six kernels of corn from each ear IS carried out so that it is possible to tell what the percentage of germinatiOn on the entire lot of ears is. The town of Hebron has made ten entries in this contest; there are three each from Columbia and Mans field Ellington will probably have at least ten entries; the entries of Vernon are constantly coming in, and the agents are now collecting from the other towns. This will probably be the largest number of exhibits of this kind that has ever been staged at a corn show, or any other show. The program for the annual meeting, besides the regular reports of the officers and agents, has been made up by the program committee and IS as follows 'fThe Production of Honey on Holland County Farms" Mir. Watson, Storrs The Future Work of the Farm Bureau R. E. Dodge, Storrs ''The Future of Boys and Girls Club Work, p Miss s. L. Cunning, WiIlington ''How can pastors of country churches and the Farm Bureau cooperate for their mutual advantage2'' Rev. F. K. Abbott, Bolton ''loW can the Grange and the Farm Blu reau cooperate for their mutual advau- tage?'' c. P. Redfeld, Vernon "wom- ans Work in the County" Mrs. 4. H. Benton, sAndoveF; My Observations of Farm Bureau work, p Mrs. W. $. Haven, Coventry.
The Press., 1918-11-28
Perfect Evenina snoiIed.

"Isn't it glorious here?" she ex- claimed when the waiter had taken their orders.
 "DO you think SOP" he replied.
 "It's perfectly lovely. Everything is in such beautiful harmOny-the fOun- tain, the trees, the swaying lanterns, the music-everything is ideal, It's like FairYland:''
 "I'm glad you like it,''
 "4'm simply enchanted, Doesn't 1t make you feel as if you had stepped out of the everyday world into some- thing strange and new?"
 "Not a bit."
 "What's thu matter? You don't seem to be enjoying yourself"
 My boss is sitting at the third ta- ble over there to your left, and I can tell by his looks that he's wondering how can afford to blow myself at a place like this, ,"w~Dayton News.
The Press., 1918-11-28
Law on Pulling Down Trousers Lea.

Law on Pulling Down Trousers Leg.
 It is hard to believe that man who was sober would spend half minute, or seven seconds, in pulling down one leg of pair of trousers. But we can= not say as matter of law that If he was sober he did not do so. What we dQ say, however, is that when a man has at least the whole highway, includ- ing sidewalk devoted to foot passen- gers alone, to choose from, it is not the act of prudent man who wants to pull down one leg of his trousers to select street railway track eight sec onds around and away from a corner from which an electric car may emerge at any moment, and to stoop over to pull down his trousers without again looking up until he is run over,-See Jordan vs. Old Colony St. R, Co.,, 188 Mass. 124.-Law Notes,
The Press., 1918-11-28

perfectly lovely Io her. Frcd'S mother and sister. but although Molly was "n tlrely too lovely to have good sense she was mrmnring [" herself:
 "They don't like me-" W'hv-wh, don't they like me- The lovely figure in the glass di'Int know the answer to that so Molly turned ont the light and wandered toward her he'd
 "They don't like me" was the first [ ing Sh" said [" Fr"d lhc nryt rvt,- ming
 Who dont?" hcnandrd Fred, trv- ing to adjust his own ordinary brain to the neW topic under consideration
 Your mother anG sister"
 "Rotr' said Fred. "'rhpy fell all ever themselves They think you're great! How could they help itY'
 But they don't" insisted Molly.
 What put that into ynur head?"
 "WPlI. I just know they dnn1."
 How do you know" Men insist on heinz logical.
 'I feel il P Amh Fred AnS hrin" in troduced to intuition. which Is another term for hunch, and women without
 
 For one so y0uu%." %rfnnrd Fred you have n very mature imngina- tinn."
 ! WhCreupOn it was necessary at this point tO pursue lh' fleeing Molly and give her the kiss she deserved. so that some time later M"l'y'< mortified moth, | CT found these two, young things plnn- ! ming quiet wedding to take place : within week. 1 Sn il happened that Fred told his employer the next morning that he guessed he'd take his next summers vacation right then What's your Iurry| asked tho old Man.
 Getting married" admitted Fred.
 "Anybody know?" Molly StHnShury." The old Man laughed drIt"btrdIy and patted Ihr proud Fred on ihc shoulder
 Good boy Rul say" he said. "oId Gragin will he sore, He's uIwovs hragged abom Miss StanShury. Says She'S the most Ievrl-headpd private secretary that eyer blessed her boss. Going nn trip?"
 Fred nodded
 Well" he offered. of you'n 20 to cleveland and put over that Clay bourne contract. we'll call it a three weeks joh. and you can have vonr summer vacation too" And So il came to pass that Molly and Fred. happy though married, climhed aboard the limited for Cleve- land, gayly intent on the only real honeymoon that ever happened For no matter how commonplace other | hVeS might get to be, they looked into | each others eyes and knew that theirs | would he different. Strangely enough. : when they returned and started house , Keeping in their little apartment they were still of the same mind. Then came that most notable of events-the family's first dinner with the Newly , Weeds. Fred had instructions to come
The Press., 1918-11-28
"Puqet Sound Lobster. "

Seattle is consuming only about half a ton of octopus. ''dcvilfSh," week, according tn fish dealers of that city. But this consumption is bound to jump as soon as the Americans be- come familiar with the taste of this inhabitant of the deep. The Greek fishermen. who consider the octopus a great delicacy. call 1t "devilfish :" while the Japanese fish dealer gets cnlls from his people for "tako." and when Sing. down in Chinatown, places 1t on his menu card he gives 1t name that only a Cantonese can read or un- derStand. When cafe managers up- town decide to give their patrons treat the lOwly devilfish probably will become "Puget Sound lobster"
The Press., 1918-11-28
nRearn Prousd Harmless

A white bear had been seen In the Alps near Ofenbnrg. Switzerland peas. ants reported. The nlarm created some excitement in the mountains. The authorities were forced to arrange g great hunt to run down the animal" ," The hunt was successful and the "an. imaI' was cOrnered. He turned out to be poor Russian deserteP clad In a sheepskin coat who had been running around aimleSsly.
The Press., 1918-11-28
The Situation.

Though prophet rose from the dead. he never could have persuaded the third George of England that un- der the fifth George the nation of George Washington would save Eng, land from destruction at the hands of the third Georges kin. As old John Phoenix used to say, truth is often more of stranger than fction,"- Topeka Capital.
The Press., 1918-11-28
Lenqs fer a Rlslstratua.

Ptsistratus, the first lawgiver of Athens, when asked why he had made death the penalty for every infraction of his statutes, replied that it was none too much for the least crime and he knew nothing more severe for the greater An, if Pisistratus were only here to judge the Huns at the final count.-Seattle Post-Intelligenrer.
The Press., 1918-11-28
RESTRICT OF STAFFORD. ss. Pro

1I bate Court, Nov. %, 1918.
 Estate of Agostino Strazza, late of Stafford, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Michael D. O'Connell, praying that an instrument in writing purport- ing to be the last will and testament or said de- ceased, may be proved, approved. allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on nle fully appears, 1t is Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Onice in stafford in said district, on the 4th day of December, A D. 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and that notice be given of the pendency Of said applica. tiOn, and the time and place of hearing there. paper having circulation in said district and by posting copy thereof on the public signpost in the town of Stafford, in said district.
 ROBERT u. FISK Judge
The Press., 1918-11-28
n.sO a year in advance. When not paid advance at th. rate of sl 7S e year.

sl.50 a year In advance. When not paid ih advance, at the rate of sl ,75 year.
 Resolutions obituaries or cards oi thanks in- serted at one-hAf advertising rates Births' marriages and deaths inserted free.
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub fishing. endorse the opinions of our correspond ens.
 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy nt of,ee by Wednesday at 10 a. m otherwise we cannot guarantee change,
 rn,, papsr is mailed regularly to it's subserib- ars uptil a definite order to discontinue Is re estvea and all arrears are paid In full.
 Me are always glad to have Re'cS items sent ,n. out request that they reach us by Wednesday morning or earlier, if possible. h IS ot1eh heS- ssaAry to abridzs items that are received ster "wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday At a. m.
The Press., 1918-11-28
NOTICE.

A T a Court of Probate holden at Tol 7 land within and for the district of Tol. land, cn the 25th day of November. A. D. 1918. Present, EDWIN S. AGARD, Judge
 On motion Of n. L. Royce, administrator on the inteState estate Of AlonZn G Rospbrook late of Wilmington within said district. deceased This Court doth decree that six months from above date be allowed and limited for the credi. tors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertise circulation in said district, and by posting copy on the public sign-post in said town of Willing. ton. nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from Record,
 EDWIN $. AGARD, Judge.
The Press., 1918-11-28
A Reuular Cookv

Hostess-l think the dear vicar has the face of martyr. Don't you?
 Visitor = Indeed he has. And wouldn't he look just sweet burning at the stake 2--Punch.
The Press., 1918-11-28
Interest.

Interest speaks alI sorts of tongues and plays all sorts of parts. even the part of the disintereSted.-La Roche fnucauld
The Press., 1918-11-28
II. c Barlow, Auctionoer R n r,rt o,o,,

H.. Barlow, Auctioneer RIB Tint, Clerk. A UCTlON-I will sell at Public Auc. - lion on saturday. Nov 30, a. 10 a m nt my place near Staffordvlle. all Of my stock Tools aun ousehold Fnrniiure. consisting Of lIorEe, Cow large loi Of an kinds Of Fartnirp Tools, wagons. lot Of Lumber. Tackle blocks llfackets TO theSiS and arnCn ntf Ts' Tools. sr verdi good stoves, pew Ovpfcoat, Ladies' and ChiluFpn's tloih' lot Of llardware. Glassware. t. oekeTy, etc and many small articles t'o numerous tn mention Al The same time l will nfpT my Farm and Homestead for sale as am 10 leave town Everything will be sold as advertised to the highest bid CT lt said day be decidedly Sl ormy the sale will be Inc next falr week day. . lloi coffee Wlll be serv q free
 MRS. C A. gtLLtNGHAM
The Press., 1918-11-28
What He Wanted

! General Riddle said at London gar- den party:
 ''The doughboy in France has lot of trouble with the French language. A dOughboy sat on a bench in the Tuileries gardens one day and thumb ed a French phrase book discontent- 1 edly.
 l "'This here book he grOwled, don't tell you what you want to say at all. It tells you how to say the uncle of 1 your mother is sixty-five years old, or the sister of your wife has bought cow, or the umbrella of your neigh Dor is in the attic. but I don't want to | say nothing of that knd.'
 "'What do you want to sayT an- other doughboy asked.
 "'What Pm after said the first | doughbOy. lis a book that tells you how to say, Your face is familiar; | ain't we met bcfOrpY or Gee, them eyes' or little girl, you sure do look out O sight in that sT-immin' suit.'"
 Policeman Apologies.
 Released by the signal of the traffic policeman, the stream of vehicles was Eurging through Market street when a young woman in q new car drove up Broad street. She pulled out to pass the other cars that had halted and kept on her way, pumping the horn shrilly and insistently: 'I blew the horn loudly enough; why didn't you make those cars stop and let me by?" she frcezingly asked the policeman after he had rescued her. My mis- taKe, madam" said the officer. "I thought you were blowing for me to move the Kinney building back out of your way."-Newark News.
 Returns concerning jails for the County of Holland for the year ending
The Press., 1918-11-28
Timber in Burma.

Burma grows over a hundred "a-i- cites of every sort of timber. Vt. ID to last year she exported her rIhhor in pacllin" eases wade uf wood ha- ported from Japan. + has now been found that t&:A "an he made locally at about balc the cost
The Press., 1918-11-28
TEAM WORK OF Alt KINDS.
 Tel. l6-2 CARL SLATER
Cottage Hnnse For Sale

GRANT ANENt E-BCst Residential eectiot, splendid opportunity to procure good home Liberal Terms. MRS n, l.. SULLIVAN bs Huntingdon Street. New London. Conn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-04

sisters. Olive. residing at home: Mrs.
r. C. Lydon. Montreal. and Mrs.
Chris Stecker. Edgeley. N. D.. and a
brother. Richard. residing at home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-04
1870 SEATS LEFT.

Dakota Business College enrolled
six more pupils today, leaving $50
good seats. About 80 Of these should
be taken during December and 100
January 2. There will be no Christ
mas vacation this year-trying to
get pupils ready for positions.-pub-
licity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-04
ANOTHER co. B
NAN IS KILLED

John Bannister, "a Ninth street
north, was killed in action Oct. 10,
according to a telegram received
last evening by his mother, Mrs. E..
L. Bannfster. He is the 18th mem
Der Of Co. B to lose his life in France.
John Bannister enlisted with Co. B
in June, last year, and had seen ac-
ton in six big fights with Co. C. 18th
infantry, in the famous First divi-
sion, to which the North Dakota
guardsmen were transferred.
Private Bannister was % years
old, born in Montreal, Canada. and
resided in Fargo four years, coming
from Jamestown where the family
resided five years, He was employed
by the Great Northern Express COM
pany as driver.
Surviving are his mother, three
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-11

The first snow of the season fell last
night to depths of nearly two inches.
John Herndon has been a guest this
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs ]. C.
Burke.
Miss Pauline Myrick is visiting
friends in Dayton and Walla Walla
this week.
\ Willard Crabill came up from his
hsme in Rieth, Monday and visited
AthWa friends.
Mr.. Power, OF the Golden Rule
Store, made business trip to Pen
dleton Wednesday.
George Woodward made a trip this
week to Heppner, near where he has
farming interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Oliver of Walla
Walla are guests today at the home Of
Mr., and Mrs. A. B. Steele.
MFRS. Wall spent Sunday with her
fisher, Mrs. Danner in Milton, and at
tended the new Christian church ded-
ication.
Jesse Sailing was in the city yester-
day from Pendleton. He says his
brother. Glen Salin 6, is at present in
Weiser, Idaho.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-11
of the library is being assisted by the
H. S. girls, two being in the library

of the library is being assisted by the
H. S. girls, two being in the library
at one time.
Edra Cartano will entertain the vi
Jinks girls at her home Tuesday even
ing, the 18th.
Carolyn Kidder re-entered school lsct
week. after spending six weeks in
Los Angeles.
Lawrence Audett has started to
school again, having returned from
months stay in Alberta.
Visitors to Miss Sherman's room last
week were; Mrs. Leon Kidder ard
Mrs. Marion Hansell.
The 7th and 8th grades are review
ing now in preparation for the semes-
ter examinations that are to come
Thursday and Friday of next week.
Merl Dickinson is absent from
school this week on account of being
badly burned about the face and eyes,
as result of building a fire with gas
oline.
The Manual Training department
has completed the clock dial which is
to record the number of seat sales
which the Red Cross and High school
are selling. The clock will be put in
the lower hall where all can see it.
Winnifred Klein, member of the
Sophomore class, is to leave soon for
Walla Walla, where she will enter
the high school at the beginning of the
semester.
The 9th grade enjoyed a quarter hol-
iGay Friday as a reward FOR having no
absences for twenty consecutive days.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-11
Press Paragraphs

Miss 0nita jackson was in Pendleton
Monday.
Arthur Chapman spent Sunday in
Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee johnson were in
Pendleton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walter visited in
Walla Walla this week.
O. H. Reeder was Walla Walla
visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. E. A. Dudley left this morning
for Portland, for few days. visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Read and child
rem visited relatives in Weston Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Pinkerton of
Weston were Athena visitors Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kidder have re-
turned home from California. having
made the trip both ways in an auto
mobile.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-11


A. B. Steele has on display in his
show window what is perhaps the
largest saddle ever brought to Athena.
1t has an Ellensburg tree with seat
of II 1-s inches, and was made by the
John Lawrence company by special
| order for a customer of Mr.. Steele.
Several of the young people of Ath-
ena went down to Pendleton Tuesday
evening to witness the production of
1.-THE Bird of Paradise" but were dis
appointed, in that the troupe. owing to
an engine breakdown, failed to arrive
in the city until 10 o'clock. and no
performance was held.
I Mrs. H. A. Power, wife of the man
ager of the Golden Rule store, will
leave Thursday next for her former
home at St. Joseph, Mo-, on visit.
She will be Joined later by Mr.. Power.
| who will first attend the convention of
Golden Rule store managers at Salt
Lake, both later returning home.
The Star Club enjoyed delightful
afternoon Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
IL, W. Pinkerton, on 4th street. The
annual election of officers was held.
Mrs. W. P. Littleiohn being reelected
| president, Mrs. F. B. Boyd vice pres
ident, and Mrs. A. B. Steele, re-
elected secretary. Knitting and fancy
work passed the time, and the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. FLOYD Pinkerton,
served delicious cake and coffee. An
nouncement of the next meeting will
be made in the Press.
Henry Keen will leave Saturday Tor
Denver, where ne goes as a delegate
| lroni the iocai Woouilian camp ~ az
rodoe w n w This snec;al session
10 beld for the nurnose of arranging
to take care of the heneficiarv nolicies
Of members of tbe order who have en-
| listed in the Federal armv for service
in The world war Row Raker who
w,s recently bonorablv discharged from
srmv service will conduct Mr. Ke.n's
harber shon drr;no his absence
William 3. Mays, son OF MRS. Mar
tina Mays and brother OF Mrs. Z. "A.
Barrett OF this city, died at 81. An
h>ny's hospital IN pendleton MONDAY
night, after prlet illness with pIood