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ATHENA PRESS Tuesday and Fridays r. 6. BOYD Publisher Men seldom follow 'good adrlce an iens they pay for It Many other persons have noticed that shortage of small bills of which Secre tary Shaw speaks. It frequently causes trouble when the Injunction, "destroy this letter," Is neg lected or forgotten. Queen Alexandra draws the line at women who smoke coffin nails. But several other persons do that When a woman cannot dress on less than $200,000 a year, It la a sign that she Is blessed with a husband who has the money. "God sends a good wife to every man," declares Sir Thomas LIpton. Al though a bachelor, Sir Thomas Is still an optimist The Japanese are now accused of making maps of the Philippines. Uncle Sam may make a map from which Ja pan will be conspicuously absent Emperor William might not get so tired of his Job If he bad a man like Taft to take hold and run things for a day or two at a time now and then. Pictures of the Shah of Persia In European attire make him look like a prosperous and commonplace man of business with a dinky skull cap on his head. A New York monkey Jumped on a live third rail a few days ago and was Instantly killed. Sometimes a monkey exhibits a lack of intelligence that is almost human. The Prussian government rises to a new height of dignity and power when It orders a lone actress to leave the country simply because the Kaiser does not fancy her. Count Bonl has expressed the desire to be good for the rest of his life, but as the Goulds are not showing a dis position to finance his schemes any longer, be may finally be good for noth ing. ' ' More than 200 persons met with ac cidents while climbing the Alps during tbe last year. The record doesn't show that they were all high school gradu ates who had accepted their class mot to literally. A Denver woman recently succeeded in raising $2,000 for a hospital by sell ing kisses and smiles. She might now be able to get another good slice of money for some charity by writing a testimonial In favor of somebody's cure for chapped Hps. The Union Pacific has accumulated a surplus of more than $100,000,000 during the past ten years, besides pay ing handsome dividends. This Is an other reason why Mr. Ilarrlman can't understand why anybody should be In favor of government ownership of the railroads. There Is one satisfaction In being a farmer; it can not be said that he "wins" whatever fortune he gets; he earns every dollar of It, be does not take a cent of It from some other man. It comes to him first hand out of the oil and his nioiieyIs' the cleanest In all the world. Baseball has become a business In which millions of dollars are Invested and from which large profits are ob tained. Its revenues and expenses are both on a great scale. It Is growing bigger and more Important every year In the financial and commercial sense. It la a national sport which has devel oped Into a vast business enterprise. It pays to amuse the American people. Baseball magnates have learned how to make the most of the fact Hence big salaries In the baseball world. There Is no doubt that the thought ful child of to-day would have been the much-punished child of the past. At the same time the witty child does add to the gayety of life, besides enforcing a higher standard of conversation among her reproving elders. It was a mistake, for instance, on the part of the reproving elder to tell one of these wits of the nursery that If she was so naughty she would not go to heaven. Theilttle culprit seemed Impressed for a brief moment and then she gave a resigned sigh. "Oh, well," she remark ed, "I've been to two theaters and a party and a circus. I can't expect to go everywhere." The Canadian Pacific Hallway Com pany has begun tree planting on quite an extensive scale along its Western lines. A contract has bten let for a small acreage of breaking near Wolse ley, on which It Is the Intention, to experiment with tamarack for ties. A piece of ground Is also to be planted at Medicine Hat with Jack pine and tamarack for the same purpose. Over 100 miles of tree are to be planted between Winnipeg and Calgary for snow-breaks and at several stations trees are to be planted around the sta tion grounds, and prizes are to be of fered the section foremen who make the best showing. No Russian governor general could get life Insurance hi a well-regulated company. The rate of mortality among the governor" general Is too high. Oss caslonally, ai with the governor of Mos cow the other day, the bomb thrower's aim Is bad, but as a general thing when the children of liberty go out aft er an exalted official the coroner (if there Is such a functionary in Russia) Is likely to have a Job. That in spite of these drawbacks, the czar experi ences no difficulty In finding men to take tbe governorships Is a circum stance which shows that the appetite for office Is quite as acute In Russia as It Is with us. It must be even keener, since we find It difficult to get men to go to Panama, while the supply of Rus sian officials Is always equal to tbe demand. Industrial conditions and conditions of business and traffic in every section of the country seem to indicate that de mand and supply are not pulling even ly on the yoke. Everywhere there were bountiful crops and everywhere there was a scarcity of men to handle them. There Is great building activity served by contractors who are constantly fum ing because of their Inability to get ma terial, In every line, on time. Clamor ing at the door cf the hardware mer chant for relief, builders have been met by the plea of "busy, so busy ; we will serve you as soon as we can." Calling hotly upon the mlllmen for the flooring, the siding, the doors, or the shingles that were to have been delivered a week or more ago, the same answer has been shortly returned and the receiver of the telephone hung up with a bang. Urging the plasterer, the painter, the plumber, the brick mason, to come to time, as his tardiness is working vexa tion, delay and expense, the response is the -same. Business In one line Is not able to handle business in another and auxiliary line. Fruits have rotted by tons In tbe orchards because pickers were not to be had. "It Is impossible to get help," is the cry, beginning In the kitchen and pulsing through every line where capable, cheerful workers are in demand. What is the matter? Is this nation, this community, like a great family that has outgrown Its quarters without developing the ability to take care of Itself In Individual lines? Is prosperity to be served Is It being served by energetic, willing, eager men, ready and anxious to do each his part, or are men In the role of great hulking, unwilling boys hanging on to Its skirts and Impeding as far as possible its movements? Why is It that it Is so difficult and even Impossi ble to get prompt and Intelligent serv ice In all lines of Industry? Why Is it that a man who two years ago took care of tbe lawn about the house for 20 cents for each hour employed, and proved a cheerful laborer In his voca tion, now has to be run after and coaxed and cajoled Into doing the same work for SO cents? He does not need money less now than he did then, but the more rather, since, as he aggrleved ly observes, "everything Is so high," and the advance In his wage Is not questioned. Why is he less willing to work now than he was then? Is it be cause he, In common with the others who form the great rank and file of la bor, falls to recognize his opportunity? And this Is not all. Business In un precedented volume clamors at the door of railroad offices, and Is met with the words "no cars;" householders call upon fuel companies for needed supplies and "no coal" is the answer; builders clamor at the mills only to hear the words "no lumber." And so all along the line. Is It possible that the desires of the American people have outgrown their ability to meet them? Or is our system of supply and demand cranky and out of gear, Its operative forces hindering where they should help each other? Roller Skates Are Old. It Is generally believed that roller skates are a recent Invention. They are not; for more than 130 years ago many attempts were made to Ignore King Frost and skate on boards. The first attempt of this kind was by Joseph Mertln, a native of Huy, Bel glum. He went to England with the Spanish ambassador In 1700. He was a maker of musical Instruments and had, among other novelties, a pair ot skates that ran on wheels. A story Is told of Mertln, that at one time he put on these skates, took a violin and at tended a masquerade. The skates, which were not made to turn and had no contrivances by which they could ; be stopped, got contrary during the evening and run him through a mirror costing $100. In addition to smashing the mirror, his violin, a valuable one, was splintered and Mertln himself nvas badly wounded and bruised. In 1S11) roller skates were brought to the attention of the public through the patent office. This was the time when M. Tettlbled patented a skate, fitted with thin copper wheels, which, how ever, persistently refused to turn cor ners. From here It went through va rious Improvements and modifications until the roller skate, such as the boys and girls of 1000 enjoy, was produced. Christmas Adam. Mamma You have addressed your letter "Mr. Santa Claus Adam." Why did you put the Adam there, dear? That Isn't Santa Claus' name.. Babble Well, who Is the Christmas Adam, then? "What Christmas Adam? I never heard of one." "There's a Christmas Eve, and there ought to be a Christmas Adam, I should think." Kansas City Journal. There Is something missing out of the children's lives it there isn't a va cant lot next door. The avenue of escape is a popular thoroughfare. populgienco. I Is Switzerland to lose Its glaciers? ,The subject bears a close resemblance to that as to the exhaustion of the ( British coal beds. It Will scarcely be come acute In our time; but nonethe less scientific observations of the move- ment of the glaciers during 1905 shows, as similar observations In previous j years have shown, a shrinkage In the oui mix. some or me glaciers nave shrunk as much as 290 yards since 1900. In no Instance has growth been reported.' The city of Vienna has undertaken the Installation of what Is perhaps the most remarkable electric, or electrical ly lighted, fountain In existence. It Is situated in the Schwartzenbergplatz. Underneath the fountain, In a huge cemented chamber, are placed twenty seven reflecting lamps, capable of pro ducing seventy different luminous and colored effects. The light Is transmit ted through the waters of the fountain. The light power of the plant Is esti mated as equal to 900,000,000 candles. According to the results of recent ex periments the flame of acetvlene la ner- l 'haps the hottest known except that of jthe electric arc. The following figures have been given by Mr. Maffl: Bunsen burner, 1,871 degrees; acetylene flame, 2,548 degrees; alcohol flame, 1,705 de grees; Denayrouze burner half alco hol, half petroleum 2,053 degrees ; hy drogen flame, In air, 1,900 degrees; gas jet flame, with oxygen, 2,200 degrees; oxygen flame, 2,420 degrees. These are all Centigrade degrees. One degree Centigrade equals one degree and eight tenths Fahrenheit The lowest temperature yet recorded, says a medical journal, is that reached recently by K. Olszewski in an attempt to liquify helium. By the aid of solid hydrogen he cooled the gas to minus 259 degrees S. Under 180 atmospheres' pressure ;. then, suddenly releasing the pressure to that of the atmosphere, a degree of cold was created which, by calculation from Laplace and Bolsson's formula, amounted to minus 271.3 de grees C. Helium, however, did not liquify, and he accordingly assumes that Its boiling point must be below minus 271, and that there Is but little prospect of reducing It to a liquid. A French scientific writer points out that a mere gain In weight should not In itself be taken as an Indication of Improved bodily condition. It is, ac cording to him, rather a question of the density than the quantity of tissue which covers the bones. When In creased weight results from Increased density, then the health Is really Im proved. In order that this' principle may be practically applied, he suggests the use of baths containing a known quantity of water and supplied with appliances for measurement whereby the density of the Immersed body may be calculated, In the manner In which Archimedes ascertained the density of King Illero's crown of adulterated gold. So rapidly has the utilization of water power for generating electricity advanced that already a tendency may be seen to classify rivers and streams according to their peculiar qualifica tions as furnishers of raw power. For Instance, a French englueer has point ed out that the glacial streams of France and Italy, which have been so largely availed of for electric purposes, are not well suited to supply power for lighting stations, because their flow Is at a maximum In summer, when the mountain snows are melting, whereas the greatest demand for light Is in win ter. On the other hand, the slower navigable rivers of France are better adapted to furnish light, since their flow reaches a maximum in the winter Beason. Unworthy. It was the sweet scent of the lilies In the conservatory, or the beauty of the young girl's hair, that led to his proposing to the debutante In white, as they rested in the shadow beneath a palm. "It cannot be," she said. "I am un worthy of you." "Oh, rubbish," said he. "It is true; It Is true." And she sighed. "You are an angel," he said, ardent ly. "No, no; you are wrong," said the young girl. "I am vain, idle, silly, ut terly unfit to be your helpmeet through life." He laughed lightly, then said, In a soothing voice: "Why, this Is sheer madness. What sort of a wife do you think I ought to have?" "A very wise, deliberate, practical woman," she replied; "one able to live on your small salary." Titbits. Sponge Farma In Mediterranean. Several sponge farms, all of which are paying concerns, are to be found In the Mediterranean. Until recently sponges have been simply collected from the sea floor, where they have flourished In a wild state, but of late years they have, like oysters, been cul tivated. ' Having broken the women of the habit of keeping their hats on la the theater, the reformers should go after the young girls who wear such big bows of such ' wide ribbons on their heads that the man behind feels as If he Is peering over the ribbon counter at a dry goods store. I Occasionally a man puts his best i foot forward for the purpose of regla ' terlng a kick. M. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls, both night and day. Calls promptly armwered. Office on Third Street, Athena. Oregor I .. THE a. l&T. NICHOLS HOTEL t J. E. FROOME, peop. - z i w i Only First-class Hotel in - the City. THE ST. NICHOLS i Is the only one that can accommodate commercial travelers. Can beieoomended for Its clean and well ventilated rooms. Cob. Main and Third, Atbina, Or. COMMERCIAL LIVERY STABLE HARRY M'BRIDE, MANAGER Best Stock and Rigs in the City. Competent Drivers. Stock Boarded by the Day, Week or Month at Reasonable Rate. NORTH SIDE STREET, ATHEAN, ORE Oregon SiQij line Union Pacific Through Tullmun standard and sleeping cars dally to Omaha, (Julcago; tourist sleeping car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping cars, personally conducted weekly to Chicago, with free reclining chair cars, seats free, to the east dally irom Pendleton. AKRIVB TIME SCHEDULES DEPART Dally. ATHENA, ORE. Pally. Walla Walla, Day ton, Pomeroy, Lew- ' " Iston, Colfax, Pull- ., 11:55a.m. man, Moscow, the :ooa.m. Couer d'Alene dis trict, Spokane and all points north. Walla Walia- Pen 12:30 p no dieton Mixed Fast Mall for Pen- ' dieton, LaGrande, Baker City, and all polntseist via Hun tlngton, Ore., Also for Umatilla, Hepp 1:53 p m ner. The Dalles, 4:53 p m Portland, Astoria, Willamette Valley Points,' California, TaooniH, Seattle, all Bound Points. 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