HEAVY ROLLERS ON GIRT ROAD3.
Vlicy Give the Form and Consistency That
Are Emontial to All Good Boada.
Every day it is becoming more firmly
established that a good road roller is the
iUost valuable piece of machinery em
ployed in the roadmaker's art, and in
deed without it neithor can the founda
Hon or subsoil of the roadway be made
uniformly hard and reliable nor , the
surface layer be given that uniform cora
tiactness and solidity which give excel
lence to the road and insure a perpetual
economy in. the cost of maintenance and
i-epairs. To one who has seen a heavy
road roller used in compacting the soil
of a new roadway these facts will bo
very evident. ;
If a length of 1,000 yards in an ordi
nary earth road bo cut to an exact and
uniform grade one foot below the orig
inal surface of the road, it will bo found
in most cases that the new surface thus
exposed will present an appearance
tThich to the ordinary observer is of a
uniform material and evon hardness
Trom end to end. But the passage of a
roller weighing from 10 to 15 tons over
'.his new surface will soon disclose de-
MACADAM EOADWAT ON ROLLED EARTH
FOUNDATION.
feots and soft spots located at irregular
intervals throughout the length of the
work, and as the process of rolling con
tinues the uniformity of the grade will
disappear, and what at first appeared to
be a tolerably satisfactory surface will
develop into a succession of humps,
holes and undulations.
In the using of the roller in actual
work these depressions and soft spots are
carefully filled and brought to the line"
of the required grace, while the succes
sive passing of the heavy roller over the
filling gives to the entire road that form
and consistency which are so essential
to every good highway. It is true that
heavy rollers are rarely used in the con
struction or improvement of dirt roads,
but this is owing as much to a luck of
knowlodge of the real value of a good
roller as to the apparently formidable
outlay involved in its first cost.
All dirt roads become hard and passa
ble by the use of a roller. Every wagon
Wheel acts as a roller upon the road sur
face, and the value of its rolling quali
ties depends upon the width of the wheel
tires and the load which the wheel sus
tains, but the wagon wheel is generally
made bo. narrow as to create ruts in
many cases, and its use always tends to
develop the weak spots, humps, holes
and undulations which are so quickly
. revealed in the use of the regular roller.
Moreover, the rolling qualities exerted by
the wheels of passing traflio aro never
bestowed uniformly upon tho entire
width of the roadway, but are confined
throughout tho length of most country
roads to tho two narrow lines of travel
which marked the tracks of tho whools
of tho first passing vehiclo, and which
seem to have been followed with scrupu
lous care by all the vehicles which came
after.
The result is that the roadway on both
Bides of these beaten tracks is often loft
in a soft, muddy or rutty condition, and
when two heavily loaded vehicles are
"'compelled to pass each other the necos
Bity of turning out results in a break
down or in the delay and difficulty
which aro familiar to every farmer just
in proportion to tho number of times
that he has been stuck in the mud by
reason of the conditions here described.
Century.
1 Influence of Good Itoad on Country Life.
The improvement of country roads un
dertaken upon a large scale would de
centralize labor whilo it was in progress
as well as afterward. There would bo a
large floating population of laborers in
the country while the work was proceed
ing. With the improvement of the roads
would come a groat improvement in the
conditions of country life: greater facili
ties for Booial gatherings, church and
school attendance; the discussion of pub
llo questions; cheaper and easier trans-
. nortauon and Improved access to the
towns less dependence upon the rail
wavs.
, One defect of the railway system is its
tendency to build up largo cities at tho
exponso of small towns and villages,
Good roads holp to build up thriving
market towns and othor small commu
nities. Then they cannot be monop
olized like railways. There can bo no
oppressive tariffs for carriage, nor dis
criminating rates, nor disputes about
long and short hauls. They are tho peo
ple's roads. There is no need of any
movement to nationalizo them. They
are already nationalized, and all that is
needed is for the nation to recognize tho
value and tho splendid possibilities of its
own proporty.
Fair and free, night and day.
Fair and froo is the king's highway.
Toronto Globe.
Broad Tire Improve Roads.
The introduction of hroad tires upon
all farm wagons and carts adapted for
heavy draft purposes alone would do
much to improve roads, eiuco half tlio
trouble seems to ariao from heavy loads
carting over country roads at seasons of
the year when the ground is soft. At
Tuxedo, where all draft wagons aro pro
hibited an entry unloss furnished with
broad tired wheels, the tremendous ad
vantage over the ordinary tires has beon
plainly proved, for thoro, evon when the
roads are softest and at their worst, thoy
never cut up through the constant cart
ing of heavy loads of brick or stone. Ex
change, ,
Road Repairing.
Road repairing is a practical rather
than a theoretical art. The first roqut
site is a kit of tools, consisting of a roller,
one road dray, two wheel scrapers, two
Blush scrapers, road plow and other para
phernalia. The crew should consist of a
Buifloient number and an expert road
maker. First and most important
drainage. W. 8. Chowen.
World' Fair Pauea.
The number of freo season passes to
tho world a fair issued by tho exposi
Uon officials is estimated at 200,000. On
each of these is the photograph of the
noiuer, so as to prevent use by another,
iaepassisin the form of a book 2J by
j& laches, containing 181 admission cou
pona,v V one for each day of tho six
months, They aro issued to officials,
employees," exhibitors, newspaper men,
Soroign commissioners, eto. Pittsburg
Vispatoh. . ......
"fen, K " -
A ;.r.v.t r.i'i;.'.:ff o! ' -i
laur.chel on t!io vrorll Vls
graduates of both tes-x. It
i . t : x
served, too. that annually a L;r.;:r n
cent of young uiea r.n:l v.-ori'-a (, v.'lu.:'.i,
from the special schools and cnl'.r tLa
field of re il life. The fornvr i lea of a
col!o,o education has r.Irr.OHt passed
away. In place of the cc-llego whit'a
turned out (.'aulcnta r.ll put through the
ama mill of Lai in, Greek and mathe
matics, wo have tiott hundreds of special
echoula giving the young ler.rner a par
ticular training for bio chose.i vralk iu
life. The university vai Baiipoua-l to t
t'uo youth for n profession after he had
finished the Latin and Greek course.
Dut tho university course takes too long
in our time. Intelligent young peoplo
with' a good common school education as
a foundation want a special school that
will fit them in two years, or three at
most, for earning their living.
It ii useless to cry out against the su
perficiality of this. It is the trend of the
time. Tho special courses of instruction
that aro coming into existence every
where are meeting the need. The bread
and butter want must bo met first.
Therefore the youth with his own living
to earn should think carefully about tho
matter and choose, or have chosen for
him, the school that will give him the
instruction he will need in his walk of
life. Thus armed he will be able to gain
for himself leisure in after life to study
other things and broaden hia education.
In this age of specialization and differ
entiation the great need is to select one,
or at most two, departments of knowl
odge and devote one's chief energies to
them. This is what tho student should
do, both before and after ho has left col
lege. The World's Pair.
Tho stato of the exhibits when the fair
was opened reminds one of the remark
of Infanta Eulalie to Mayor Harrison.
"I would like to see Chicago in 80 years
from now," says the infanta. "In 80
years more it will be the grandest city
on earth." Just so. And the visitor
who gazed upon the exposition in its
opening month might well have been
pardoned for wishing ho could see it in
about 80 years or so, after the cases had
been all.unpacked, the walks graded and
tho carpenter work finished.
Tho truth is that the backwardness of
the exhibits even up to the middle of
June is a disgrace to tho American peo
ple. This was distinctly not the fault
of the Chicago directory. All that man
could do to urge tho displays forward
was done, Their forces of employees
worked night and day. They were in
appealing to them to be ready. Worst
of all, the foreign exhibits were much
more comploto in many cases than those
from even states adjoining Illinois. The
1st of June there was still work in shops
not 800 miles from Chicago that was to
form part of tho exposition display. It
ought not to have been allowed to go in
at all. In order to give American mer
chants and manufacturers time to get
their exhibits ready let us begin as soon
as this fair is over to prepare for the
Columbian exposition of 1003.
The faith of ' the little Emperor Wil
liam in "I and the Almighty" must have
recoived a severe shock when his read
ing minions oponed the morning paper
and announced to him the result of the
German elections. What must have
been his feelings when he found that
even Borlin had gone against his favor
ite army bill candidates to the extent of
00 per cent of her vote? There seems
only one thing now that William can do
in order to save his credit as the expo
nent of the divine will, and that is to
turn Socialist himself and head the pub
lic sontiment of Germany, which is ap
parently marching pellmell in that di
rection. Within two days after the destructive
firo at Fanro the announcement was
made by hor plucky citizens that they
would reopen their business operations
in tents and continue thus to hold the
fort till the brick buildings, of which it
was at once resolved to reconstruct the
town, wore completed. It is like the
plucky and enterprising peoplo of the
northwest. Tho spirit the citizens of
Fargo manifest is the same that has en-
ablod Amoricans in the northwest to
capture the wild Molds from nature and
in a few years build up a civilization
which in older countries would have re
quired half a century.
GEO. K. BATES,
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
GENERAL JOBBER.
Estimate furnished on all kinds of wood.
work, Header IhhIs and cook houses built on
short notice. Prices reasonable. Box 40,
Atheiin, Oregon.
ST. NICHOLS : : :
: SHAVING PARLORS,
NEXT TO HOTEI .
First'CIass Work Guaranteed.
Ladies Klmmpooiiii;
A. Specialty.
C. L. REEVES,
Proprietor
1 tit " "v, i
Vr"" rTfl
Have constantly on
hand a
arming implements
full
J. IE. G-OIRHVr A
-THE-
COMMERCIAL
Livery, Feed & Sale
STA BLES,
Athena, - - Oregon.
The best Turnouts in Umatilla
County. Stock boarded by
Day, WeeK or Month.
Special attention given to Commer
cial travelers. Give me a call.
G.'M. FROOME.
Agents Wanted on Salary and Com
mission for The Only Authorized
BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES G, BLAINE.
By Gall Hamilton, hii literary executor, with
.wtnniHttlfiti if hi. fumilV. find fof Mr
Blaine's Complete Work h, "twenty Years of
Congress," ana nis later nooa, -roniiL-ai uif
cusKions." One pronpectua for these three
BcHt Moiling books in the market- A. K. P.
Jordun of Me., took 112 orders from first 110
r-niio nt.pl. t.'n urnflt ! SO. Mrs. Ballard of O.
took 15 orders, 18 Sen! KiiBSla In 1 day; profit
82(1.25. K N. Klce of Mass. took oruers in
2 days; profit (W7.25 J. Partridge of Me. took
43 orders from 86 calls; profit J75.25. E- A,
rainier ui imn, ujijk 01 ui un. m "ivj "i
nroflt SU8.25. Exclusive Territory eiven. If
you wish to make LARUB MONEY, write
immediately ror terms to
THE NENBY BILL PUB CO,, Norwich, Conn.
TAFT TOLBERT & CO.,
GENERAL
Blacksmiths,
Fourth Street, Athena, Ore.
ALL KINDS OF MACHINE
REPAIRING AT LOW
RATES.
Horse shoeing Wagon Work
MONEY.
To Loan on Improved Farms.
Property at Low Rates.
Can get Money
In less time than anyone
Else can get it.
I HAVE
For sale a number of
Choice Farms, including
One of the best farms in Uma
tilla County,
Two miles from Athena.
,
ANUMBER-V
Of choice Residence Lots
In Athena, on easy terms.
V
I WRITE
Insurance in the following
Leading Companies:
London and Lancashire,
Lion, Imperial, Caledonian,
Liverpool, London & Globe,
and the Continental, the ' f
Great farm Company.
T .D. HARPER, Athena, Oregon.
Pay up.
All parties knowing themselves
indebted to roe, are notified to
come forward and settle without
delay.
Jan. 1st tf. N. A. Miller.
BALD
yoursymptomsbe
line of -
iSkookuniRootHair Grower!
ts whst TOO nrad. Its production Is a spoMent but the mlt ef seteatMe
rewarch. KaowMn ot Uu ai.o'nw. U..!r mkI Klp 1 '
ry of how to treat tkni. "sk",:! ecl ,ri in-Ukor mloerclSBovoil. IS
Is aot a Dr. but a dellghtMly eUui: J1 rirnbing Tonio. By MimaUtiBC
the fuUldos, tt tuft ali.n j iu.r. i . imuirvjT ami ?roM kaur am
ir Step be eealn clean. hea. and t fmn Irrtiatms eropaooe. T
the us o( So0kMM ski ip. It u-Jtivj a jkuiuum wumui, ws
an jfrititf'dntRirUt'caBnt flupW i entt diirct tp ea, and we will forward
TWO CLTkAtTM
5 TllinitVttE k a...tv
carts,
Monitor Seeder
and Drills.
JET, Manager, -
R. J. Boddy,
Proprietor of the
w
w w
MEAT MARKET;
Corner of Main & Fourth.
A Large variety of Meats al-
ways on hand. See us.
Are.
you going to insure your
Grain?
J J? you are, see Gilman. lie
represents some of the
best Companies on the coast,
ne writes polices for fun. See
him before placing your
Insurance.
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat-
n k..inaoa mnditrtH far UrinriiTI Frrt.
ana wo unit fvui imu. u
it mots from Washington. ,
Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip
tion. We dise, if patentable or not, free of
entree. Our fee not due till patent ii secured.
A pamphlct. "How to Obtain Patents." with
cost of same in the U. S. end foreign countries
sent free. Address,
C.A.SfJOW&CO.
Ori. Patent Ornct, Washinoton, D. C.
ATHENA RESTAURANT .
Mrs Hardin, Proprietress.
H. P. Milken, Manager.
Main Street bet. Second and Third.
Can be recommended to the pub
lic as first-class in every
particular.
None but White Help Employed,
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
DAY OR NIGHT.
Suppers
for Special Occasions
MELS 85 C.
THE- . ' i.
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL
J.W. Froomii Son, Props-
The Only First-Class
Hotel in the City.
Indthe only one that can accommodate
commercial men and traveler.
THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL.
Can be reioommended for its clean and
well ventelated rooms, in wmcu win
be found everythluft congenial
rhe'dining roomi ate under the supervision
of Mrs. Froome and the table it sup
plied with the best the market
affords.
ATUKNA, OREGON.
and vehicles,
WMWWVWVWWNWWVWsW
HEADS
What is the condition of yours? Is your half dry, i
harsh, brittle? Does it split at the ends? Mas it a;
lifeless appearance? Does it fall out when combed or
trashed ? Is it full of dan Jruff ? Does your scalp Itch ? ,
Is It dry or in a heated condition ? If these are some of i
warned is: time oryou will become bald. t
PAAT HAH? riS?ftVEU CQ- m"
vjfti. Avcsnft. Kew Terk. N. T.
Oliver "Newdeparture" G&ngplow.
Columbus Buggy Co'a
- -A-ijlxeixa, Oregon.
r. Joseph J.
Graduate, M. e. e. V. S-, London, eng.
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist.
v
CHRONIC DISEASES a SPECIALTY
I am prepared to do all kinds of Veterinary Hunrery, Emasculating horses and Regllngs a
Specialty. (This Is the only true method of operating on horses.) Bpertng of cattle ana
hogs on short notice. I will treat all animals In the most approved procedure of Veterinary
Surgery. If you have any sick animals It will be to your interest to call on
DR. JOS. J. BILL, Commercial Stables. Athena Oregon.
Chas. H. Dopd & Co.
. IMPORTERS OF
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL,
FRONT, FIRST AND VINE STS
!E!E'
rvrREAPERS
MOWERS
To the many superior points that hT
characterised the old reliable Buckeye
Mowers hare been added many new
features including- a power balance for
lifting the outter bar, ate.
BUG
DODD'S 2 STEEL mftim
Emlodyiij oil priiciples and nsw luproTsmsitJ, esjeciaUy aiasteil to Oregon, Wasiiinjtca tnd -Mi.
HAND & SELF- SsfSil F0Ll G!ROlE
HORSE ftlilfai ALL STEEL
HAY RAKES, SHf f HAY PRESSES
HAY LOADERS SpS HAY TEDDERS
ADRIANCE REAR DISCHARGE BINDER
The lightest, best balanced, most economical "Binder . made.
BUCKEYE STEEL FRAME BINDER.
SCHUTTLER FARM & MARKET WAGONS,
SCNO FOR 183
J. H. CLARK,
FIRST NEWHSLl
BMK
OF ETHERS,
Fays
L. D.
Tlh-e
.A.tjIbLex3La HVCeat; Market
FRANK BEAL, proprietor.
AFRESH
MEAT
solicit the oatronatte of the cnblio and
eats at the lowest prices
John Gillis.
Going to buy any
Household Furniture?
IF
Be assured it pays
Do not bo influenced by what our
ARE
from coming to see our goods. Come and see for yourselves. We car
ry a full and complete stock "of Furniture, wall paper and underta ing
goods.
Do You
FEEL SiGK?
Disease commonly comes on with slight
symptoms, which when neglected increase
in extent and gradually grow dangerous.
B 7EPSK.K,rK1Eorc.HE'.CYS: takE RIPANS TABULES
2,f' take RIPANS TABULES
TSST RIPANS TABULES
W RIPANS TABULES
RIpans Tab ales RegulaU the System and Present the Health.
EASY
ONE
GIVES
RELIEF.
RiriTIHP ALL K3KDS
Illllyll
Buggies; Racine Go's
Hacks, the celebrated
Wide-tire Bain wagon.
Bill,
AND
PORTLAND, OR.
MJLTHAN'S STAR TRACTION ENGINE.
THE NEW STAR VIBRATOR
An Entirely New Haehlne built on new
and successful principles.
FINE CARRIAGES, PHAETOflS.
TOP BUGGIES, CARTS, ETC., -
FARMERS CARRIAGES,
MOUNTAIN AND FINE ROAD WAGONS.
CATALOGUE FRCK.
Mng'r, Athena Or
South side Main Street.
rtin in Tin i"PT ii" r' yf-j---f-i?--"J'i''-"--
CAPITAL STOCK,
SURPLUS,
$ 60000
$21,000
Interest on time deposits. Proper attention
given to collections. Deals In foreign and
domestic exchange.
Lively, Cashier,
Athena, Oregon
ALWAYS ON HANHH
in return will eive you the best of fresh
FRANK BEAL.
Dan Gilll
SO
Call on us andg et ou
Prices before going elsewhere-
to call on us rgsy
opponents may say to eep you
GILLIS BROS.
TO TMF !
, -JWICK TO ACT
u
SAVE MANY A DOCTOR'S BILL.
Sold by Druggists Ererywhere.
A
CF IT DOSE
AT THE PRESS
ALL FARMERS,
Some of them .
mmv mmt
The Co-Operative Store,
-Is In the Interests of
,vryori3
CLARK WALTER,
Manager,
CHAS. C.SHARP,
Successor to N. A. Miller,
PAINTER & PAPERHAHGER
Estimates on all WorK Furnished.
House painting, Decorating, Paper
Hanging a specialty, Car
riage Painting.
P
HOTOGRAPHS!
PHOTOGRAPHS!
Photographs in Every
S T
-Call on-
THE BOSS
PHOTOGRAPHER.
SneeeHSor to Caminlngs,
Main St. Athena.
Coppving and Enlarging, Viewing
al st-
. onable rates, uall and tee him.
Cox, McRae & Co.,
Dealer In
HARDWARE
And -
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
. .. t '
RUSHFORD WAGONS,
GATE CITY HACKS
WOODS HARVESTING MACH
INERY, AND EXTRAS OF
ALL KINDS.:
i
Call and Get Prices.
HE LI
Cox, McRae & Co. Vitenter-
THE '
ATHENA LIVERY STABLE
J. M. SMETHERMAN, Prop'r.
(Seccecsor to J. A. Nelson.)
NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS RIGS
AND SAFE TEAMS.
STOCK BOARDED BY THE DW
WEEK OR W10NTH.
Give Me a Trial.
Corner Fourth & Current, Athena.
033LAJIA, KANSAS CITY, ST
PAUL, CHICAGO, ST.
LOUIS,
AND ALL POINTS
EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH
TimeTable of Trains:
Passenger.-.
No 5, from Athena toSpokaua and internio
diat points, leaves - 7:45 am
No 6, from Athena to Portland and Intermed
ials point, leaves - - fc38 p m
Freight:
No 41, from Pendleton to Spokane, leavea
Athena - -. - i$0 p m
No 42, from Spokane to Pendleton, learea
Athena - - - 4:45pm
PULLMAN SLEEPERS,
COLONIST SLEEPERS,
RECLINING CHAIR CARS
and DINERS . . .
Steamers Portland to San
Francisco every 4 Days.
TICKETS
TO
7VNT FROM
EUROPE
For rates and general information
call on A. R. Bradley. Depot Ticket
Agent, Athena, Oregon.
W. H. HTXRLBDT, Awt 0n. Pas. AgU 25
WaatUcgWo Stt.ForUaad, Oregon,.
SfftJ 0N SAlE