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ATHENA. PRESS Twicb-a-Week Tuesday and Friday v. b. bo yd, pcblibhcb. Entered as second.clas matter, March 1, 1W1, at tbe postofflce at Athena, Oregon, under the Act ot Congress of March 3, 1879. Subscription Kates: t'ut year, In advanct Hlngle copies In wrapper, 5c. I2.U0 Advertising Hates: Ixtrai reading notlcei, first Insertion, 10c per fie. Each subsequent Insertion, 5c. . All communications should be addressed to i He PHE8B Athena, Oregon ATHENA, JULY 1, 4 1904 The Oiegoman in a recent issue, said: "It is probable the legislature may con sider the propriety of confining registra tion to incorporated towns and cities. In tbe country where everybody knows everybody, there can. be little illegal voting." A cotemporary takes up the proposi tion and says to abolish the registration law or to make it inoperative in any part of the state (would be a step backward It would open the way to illegal voting and invite repeating. If only voters in incorporated to was and cities were re auirad to register there would be little nnfoirimril ncainst the registered voter O . Q a of the city after having voted in the place where he was registered, going in to the rural precincts and voting as often as he desired. Of course, the honest voter would not do this, neither would he attempt to vote without he had a right to whether registered or not. But it is not the honest voter that the registration or other election laws are intended to guard against. It is the dishonest voter, the one who casts a ballot for a consideration. To give him any more latitude than is now extended would be dangerous. Instead of modi fying the law bo as to invite frauds, the legislature would better make the re quirements more stringent so as to more effectually prevent frauds. Portland is to have a large packing house to be erected and operated by the stockmen who are organized to fight the beet trust with the end in view of get ting actual value for their cattle. This is a move that means much to the pro ducers of the country, and their future will depond greatly upon the success of the independent packing company. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer comes to the logical conclusion that aside from this good result, a large packing establish ment in Portland means much to the en tire northwest. It is the creation of an industry that has long beeu needed. It will furnish a ready market for the meats raised on the couBt, and will do away with the shipping of live stock to Chicago or Kansas City to have it butch ered and sent back to us as cured meats, by which process the producers and consumers pay freight two ways half way across the continent. In the opiuion of one of our exchanges one of the unexplainable things about the recent election was the vote on the amendment to the constitution authoriz ing the legislature to fix the salary of the state printer. This was one of the most important things to be determined by the people of the state, yet out of the 98,008 who voted for supreme Judge, only 59,305 voted for or against the amendmont. It was a measure which hud it carried would have saved the tax payers about $20,000 a year, but voters as a rule gave it no consideration, and for some unaccountable reason 14,031 voted against it. The result shows that they were giving more attention to the personal interests of office seekers than to their own welfare. The man who used to explain how im possible it was to run water for any dis tance through a ditch in this sand now sits on the ditch bank 15 miles from the headgate, with the water flowing past at the rate of 15 or 20 cubic feet per sec ond, and tries to explain his explana tion. Some men never will admit they were mistaken. Oregon Irrigator. The Massachusetts prohibitionists, at their state convention, made a de parture from custom when they placed ' a woman on their state ticket by nom inating Mrs. Fannie J. Clary of Wil liamsburg for secretary of state. Dr Oliver W. Cobb of Easthampton was named for governor. The nomination of Mrs. Clary was made after the only con test of the convention. Young John D. recently said to his bible class: "A man who is proud and puffed up is sure to fall." True. And a man who climbs too high on a slender pole is likely to break it off and run it in to himself. , A Milwaukee contemporary says that "the man with a small income is passing through a trying time." The .trouble is that so many never get through, but get stuck. -' "In these days," said Porf. Burleigh, "too many society women bring up a child in the way the nurse girl says it shall go when they bring them up at all." Tbe eighteen miles between Nanshan hill and Port Arthur is generally recog nized as the longest eighteen miles in all Asia. We don't know where the fly has been all winter long, but, it was. some where where he got nicely rested. It is Bad to hear that Bill Nye's widow is in want. That is too frequently the legacy of humorists. Foley's Honey and Tar forchiJdren,safe,sure. No opiates. A $2500 Blow-Out Grand 4th ot July Celebration WALLA WALLA Grand parade, music by three Bands, Athletic sports, daylight Fireworks, ed ucated pig Ballonist, Hose racing, dan cing, orations and amusements of all kinds, ending with a $1000 display of fireworks in the evening. Excursions on all Railroads. COME, MAKE IT A ROUSING 4TH X THE 4 1ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FROOME, pbop. Only First-class Hotel in the City. w I THE ST. NICHOLS X Is the only one that cau accommodate commercial travelers. i W Can botecomended for Its clean and I well ventilated rooms. i Cor. Maim and Third, Atbkna, Or. i Pianos of Worth. We sell the kind of Pianos that those who are critics, buy. They are Reed & Sons, noted for strength and volume of tone. The Henry F. Miller, Boston's oldest and sweetest toned make. The Steger, musically equal to the best, and the popular Singer. Whitman College purchesd pianos ot us last year valued at $4,000, and all were of the above makes The College buys only the highest grade pianos. We buy direct from factory and can save you money, rianos delivered on ten days trial free. It will pay you to get our prices and easy terms. Dwelley Herrick Music Co., 51 East Main Street 4 Doors Above Bridge, Walla Walla, Washington .. Pointing .. L. J. Robinson does painting as it Bhould be done. Material used by him is first-class. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Shop, corner 8rd and Jefferson, Athena, Oregon, Cures Old 8ore. Westmoreland, Kansas, May 5, 1902. Ballard Snow Liniment Co.: Your Snow Liniment cured an old sore on the side of my chin that was supposed to be a cancer. The sore was stubborn and would nt yield to treatment, until I tried Snow Liniment which did the work in short order. My sister, Mrs. Sophi.t J. Carson, Allensville, Pa., has a sore and mistrusts that it is a cancer. Please send her a bottle. Sold by Wo, McBride. Acute Eheumatism Deep tearing or wrenching pains, oc casioned by getting wet through; worse when at rest, or on first moving the limbs and in cold or damp weather, is cured quickly by Ballard's Snow Lini ment. Oscar Oleeon, Gibson City, 111., writes Feb. 16, 1902: "A year ago I was troubled with a pain in my back. It soon got so bad I could not bend over. One bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment cured me." 25j,50c and $1 at McBride's. . Try Our COMPOUND SYRUP of WHITE PINE and SPRUCE By soothing Mucous Mem branes, it cures cough and the most severe colds. . . . PALACE DRUG STORE WM. McBRIDE, Leading Druggist NaV The-- COMMERCIAL LIVERY, FEED and SALE STABLE. Best Turnouts In Eastern Oregon Stock Boarded by the Day, Week or Month KING BROTHERS Prop VfO seasonable j I reasojiave Foley1 s Honey and Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia. PURE RYE WHISKY 23 YEARS OLD. The best ever sold in the city of Athena. Once drank, always drank. 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Weighs 315 pounds and is the best that can be made at the price for durability and baking qualities. Regular price is $36; Special for the week, only $30. No. 818 Chicago Steel Range, same as above except , size of oven is 18x18x13 inches and has six 8-inch covers. Regular price is $39; Special for the week, only $33- and inquiries receive prompt and caieful attention don't hesitate about writing in When in town, make this store Next Door to the Post Office Athena fire Insurance Agency ONLY THE BEST COM PANIES TO INSURE IN 0. G. CHAMBERLAIN, Agent Notary Public and Conveyancer. MM OF STHENS C. A Barrett.) P. K. Colburn, V Directors F. 8. Leii row,) $ 50,000 12,500 collections. Deals In foreign xcbai'g. I.M.Kkmp, Assistant C&ler InLUB. About Still another carload of the celebrated Buck's Steel Ranges is now here. Seems unnecessary to tell of the many merits of the Buck's Ranges again, but we just can't help it. 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