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ATHENA, JANUARY 17, 1895
THE INEVITABLE. .
Our oountry is rapidly approach
ing a crisis on the financial ques
tion. The; "terrible conflict" be
tween the national banks and the
-people predicted by secretary Chase
is approaching',' eays the Cincin
nati Enquirer. The banks have
combined to control the financial
policy and the politics of the coun
trv. When officials declare that
the obligations of the government
must all be paid in gold, whether
in the form of bonds or greenbacks
or treasury notes, or silver certifi
cates, and that no provision should
be made requiring the payment of
custom duties in gold the coast wns
clear, for the banks to make raids
upon the treasury and depleted it
of its gold reserves. As the credit
of the government must be preserv
ed, it had no resource left to obtain
gold but to buy it with interest
bearing bonds. The process must
be resorted to every few months, or
as often as the banks could supply
themselves with greenbacks nnd
treasury notes with which to loot
the government vaults. Govern
ment officials having decided that
silver caunot be used in the pay
ment ot obligations, but i3 only
credit money, to be redeemed like
treasury notes in gold, the bank
partly proposes the only remedy in
sight, viz: Pay off the greenbacks
and other credit money fast as pos
Bible and cancel them. Enlarge
tho powers of the national banks
and give them full authority to
Riinnlv nil credit monev. nnd if
I T .' ,
they got into a tight place permit
tbem to iftsue an emergency money,
One of tho prominent realms giv
en for the adoption of this plan is
that it will relieve tho government
of the banking business. They
claim that supplying the money is
the legitimate business of corpora
tions, assuming that iooning money
is nbt a . fnnction of the govern
ment! To supply the treasury
with funds to retire the credit
money of the government Congress
should authorize tho issue of inter
est bearing bonds, which the banks
could use for sound, safe, honett
money!
In brief, the scheme is to make
silver a mere token of money, to be
redeemed in gold on demand; rid
tho country of all goveftment is
sues of paper currency and give it
only the privilege of indorsing and
making good the paper of the banks.
It is claimed that by giving to the
banks the entire control of the cur
rency the people,' will alway have
safo afld honest money. It will
f bo very safe, as the government as
sumes tho responsibility of its re
demption jjionest, because the peo--ple
must pay" the banker for its
. use. "" v.
11 v observing what is going on' in
South Africa we may read what
has boen attempted in Venezuela,
and what would threaten every
country of South America if it were
not for the Monroe doctrine. The
Transvaal ltepublic was created by
Dutch Boers, who did not want to
live under British rulo, and who
journeyed far into the wilderness
to live under a government of their
own. When they had founded
their state, England followed them
up and attempted to annex them.
The Boers, single-handed, resist
ed the British Empire, and main
tained their independence. Then
gold mines were discovered, and
British miners Hocked in. They
were not invited or wanted, and
the Boers systematically discharg
ed their immigration, but to no
purpose. Thev- outnumbered the
citizens of tho republic now, and
they demanded political rights
which, if granted, would be used to
turn the country over to England.
Their demand is backed by the
British government on high moral
grounds. These British subjects
must be protected, and as there is
no Monroe doctrine in South Af
rica the independence of the Trans
vaal is probably doomed. How
long would it be before the same
process would be carried out in
Venezuela, if the United States
were not in the way?
V. II. Harvey, the free silver
oracle, better knows as "Coin," has
launched his party. It is to be
known as the "Patriots of America,"
and its essential mission is to ad
vance the cause of free silver, eli
minate selfishness from politics and
incidentally to bring about a kind
of political millennium. The con
stitution proves that no national
officer of the party can acquire an
elective or appointive office nor ac
quire property in excess of $200,
000. The officers are V. II. Har
vey, first nal'o.iil patriot; C. II.
McClure, national recorder, and
Jas. F. Adams, national treasurer.
The new organization does not
start out with much animation.
The Democratic state central
committee which met in Portland
on the 7th, fixed the time for hold
ing tho next state convention on
April Oth. Each county was, giv
en a delegate at large and one dele
gate for each 100 votes or fraction
of 50 cast for Judge Bennett at the
last election, or 243 delegates in all
The Telegram says that a resolu
tion was adopted by the committee
endorsing the action of its chair
man and secretary in causing fed
eral appointees in office to remove
Republican subordinates and fill
their laces with Democrats. The
resolution was also extended to
those who had not "turned the ras
cals out" and put good Democrats
in, in other places; so that it was a
pretty good document aud fired the
Democratic pulse with enthusiastic
approval.
The, last Oregon legislature,
among other reckless expenditures
of the peoples money, appropriated
$18,000 for lightingTteBtate build-
inns for two vears. The Ore'eonian
.... mtu!. i. . uitfpanisb: "Our chief says you great
ottjro., x uio
raio ot 9io.iiuu.-a
vonp Ir. la til n
fining ft n nif ., r KO OfMl rwitWI
liviu liv tJk IV vawjA-. vr i wv.vw I'v, k
and thereare many cities of 50,-J
000 Hiat expend less for public
lighting,' The expenses at our
state capital was increased from
$5,000 a year to $18,300 a year at
a time when the contract at $5,000
had yet nearly four years,. tin:.?.
This is merely a' 'specimen brick.
No wonder the state has to increase
its tax rate."
There arrived in New York the
other day from Atlanta, Ga., MisF
Cornelia Seibls, a venerable spinst
er, nearly 100 years old, who is go
ing to Germany to claim her share
of a 20 million dollar estate. She
has started on this journey with a
few dollars, a little bundle of pa
pers and plenty of faith that she is
going to become a great heiress.
No organization that does not
have a fight in it now and then,
has not life enough to entitle it to
existence among men. Progress
creates frictiqn and friction creates
a clash when the currents aim to
pass each other on a line where
there is only room for one. It is
this principle that accounts for eo
many kilkenny cats.
Umatilla county seems to be
behiud in reporting everything to
the proper authorities this year.
It would appear that a very ex
cellent stock inspector has made a
yery poor assessor and, census en
umerator. Judges and Clerks.
Following are the names of those
who will act as judges and clerks
of election:
North Athena Judges, A. Shick
J. W. Stamper, L. Dell; clerks, E.
S. Waterman, J. Bloch.
South Athena Judges, It. Cop
pock, Win. Russell, Sam Purdy;
clerks, T. I). Taylor, J. K. Brady.
The young ladies who gave the
leap year ball last Friday night,
extend thanks to tho Athena Or
chestra for their services and the
splendid music which they rend
ered. Alexander it llexter's "Great
Slaughter Sale" is the talk of the
town. Other merchants marvel
and wonder. Never before have
Buch goods been sold at such prices.
Money to loan on real estate
apply to the Ilartman Abstract
THE POPULAR LOAN.
It Will be Placed With the People
Letters of Instruction.
Secretary Carlisle has issued a
circular letter of instruction to per
sons intending to subscribe to the
new loan. The circular will be
sent to all persons applying for
blank forms of proposals which are
now ready for distribution. The
following is the text of the cir
cular:
"In subscribing for the new 4
per cent bonds, under the circular
of January 6, 1896, the annexed
form should bo detached, filled up
and addressed to the secretary of
the treasury. The subscriber
should state plainly the amount of
bonds desired, the price he pro
poses to pay and the place where
the bonds should be delivered,
which may be the subscriber's
home or at any convenient place.
He should, at the same time, state
whether he desires to deposit the
amount of his subscription at the
treasury department or one of the
following sub-treasuries, viz:
. "Coupon bonds, $50, $100, $500,
and $1000; registered bonds, $50,
$100, $500, $1000, $5,000 and $10
000. "Subscribers should, if practic
able, state in their proposals the
denominations of the bonds desir
ed aud whether they should be
coupon or registered, but if at the
time of offering the subscription
the kind and denomination of the
bonds desired cannot be stated, the
subscriber may defer giving that
information until notified that his
proposal is accepted.
"Gold certificates will be receiv
ed the tame as gold in payment of
subscriptions, but no part shall be
made by any subscriber until he
has been notified by the secretary
that his subscription has been ac
cepted. "Additional copies of the annex
ed form of proposals may be had
upon application to the secretary
ot the treasury. Envelopes should
be plainly marked. 'Proposals for
4 per cent bonds."
A SUSCEPTIBLE INDIAN.
Mr. Lo tVa Deeply Impressed by White
Woman's l'lctore.
Mr. Cremony, in his "Life Among the
Afttfhes," irives an entertaining ac-
coujLof a ladyirfan with whom he-
TtT..l ,1 I .,....!,.. "A tail
Btr?L, well-made and handsome young
danciy,"he calls him; mOS3 about
wfan air of very superiot ' consequence,-displaying
his colossal pro
portions, his splendid leopard-skin sad
dle, quiver, leggins and the like.
Alter awhile Sait-jah came awagger-
fCS? toward me, and said, in broken
Wulifilnfl: he savs vour pistol fires six
.i..
times without reloading; he says you
brir
bring the trees which are afar off close
to tho eye, so you can' count the loaves;
he says your guns reach a great way
and never miss; he says a great many
other wonderful things, which I can
not believe. You have bewitched him."
Drawing a six-shooter from my belt,
I pointed out a tree about seventy-five
yards distant, and began firing rapidly.
Each shot s"ii?.'- ts-uree, and blazed
uii large fragments of the bark.
Sait-jah was astonished, and made no
attempt to conceal the fact; but his ad
miration broke into emphatic expres
sion when he witnessed the precision
and reach of our Sharp's rifles, and the
rapidity with which they could be
loaded and fired. His pride had evi
dently received a heavy fall, and his
lofty bearing was toned down many
degrees.
In my possession was the miniature
of a young lady, whose graces of per
son, cultivated mind and amiable dis
position rendered her one of the most
lovable of Boston's fairest daughters.
Sait-jah happened to see this picture,
and asked permission to take' a good
look at the pleasant features. The
miniature was placed in his 'hand, and
his eyes seemed to devour its expressive
lineaments. Throughout the remain
der of the day he bored me with fre
quent requests for another look, and
the next morning, as soon as the camp
was astir, he offered me his bow, ar
rows and splendid leopard-skin for the
picture.
The offer being refused, he added his
horse, nnd whatever other property he
might have; then, finding me deaf to
his 'entreaties, he took one long, last
look, vaulted on his horse, set off at
full speed, and rapidly disappeared in
the distance.
Exciting lMne of the Fotlnoh.
"One of the most exciting scenes I
ever witnessed was an Alaskan pot
Inch," said A. L. Henry to a Cincinnati
Enquirer man. "The Indians prepare
for them for months in advance, and
usually fast for a few weeks in order
to enjoy the occasion to the utmost.
The potlach is a festival given by the
chief, not only to the members of his
own tribe, but to the neighboring
tribes as well. The festivities consist
of dancing, singing and games, while
beeves are kept constantly roasting, it
being a perpetual barbecue for thirty
days. The dancing nevsr ceases, and
prises are usually awarded to the per
son who remains on the ground long
est. It is not infrequent for a brave to
dance unceasingly for twenty to thirty
hours. - At one given a short time ago
by Chief Strualeeps at least fifteen
thousand dollars was expended, and in
a private letter from a friend there I
learned that another chief is soon to
give one intended to eclipse that."
Itx, Oldest Care. -
According to Scripture, curses were
known from the beginning of man.
Ihittho earliest curse the world has
authentic record of is .found inscribed
on a door-socket of King Sargon of
Kabylonia, 8S00 It. C, in the Assyric
logioal collection of the University of
Pennsylvania. The inscription which
has been translated by Dr. H. V.
preeht, ot the university, calls down
the vengeance of the gods, Bel
Shainash and Ninna, upon the bold dis
turber of the stone. . ...
A Pointer,
C. W. Chapman,;" style...
Of Thirty Years Experience,'
is Desireous of Locating in
Athena.
Sign and Buggy painting. Charges to suit the hard times.
Read These Prices.
11 cans Axle grease..
5 gal can Machine oil
Binding twine per lb
Draper 12-foot Hodge Header
Spout draper
a ii vii.ii. r.rAvtra for the fnllnwlnor machines.
Pitts t ase mid Woodbury. Headers Pitts, case, Randolph, C raver, Piano, Oregon Haines
Mowing; machine extras for Champion any style, Whitely, Empire, Woods, Buckeye- Binders
vhit..iv Hiwkeve. ix-crinc and Piano. Draper and draper-sticks for any kind of ma
chines. . , ......,. ..U.IK1- 41 a
We can runiisn repairs lor any imM.-iiiii n
lowest possl ble cost- If you do not see what you
THE C- -A BAEEETT CO.
.A..
THE
SHAVING,
IIAIRCUTTING
SHAMPOOING,
IIAIRSINGING,
In Latest Styles
tfr HOT OR COLD WATER BATHS, 25 CENTS.
Carpet Remnants
HALF PRICE
WALL PAPEB THE SAME.
JESSE FAILING,
FIRST MTiORlIL
MAT " ;
OF STHENfl.
Pays
" "
L. D.
THE
FARMER'S
, Meat Market
The nlace to net vour fresh
....Beef, Veal, Pork and
Mutton. Fish in season.
J. BREHM, Proprietor, Athena, Oregon
Thomas V. Unites, Henry '. Payae, H.
Konse, Receiver.
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' TIME 8CUEDVLE.
Trains arrive every eduestltiy at 11 a. ni.
aud depart at ll l't m. "r time cards,
curds, iutui and tiokssi, call on or writ J. A.
Mm-irluuil. Anvut, AUi.-im, Orffcon. or A. IX
Charlton, Assistant Gfiierul "HSsviiger Agent,
in Morrison U Cor. Third, JVrllnU, Or
When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rate Hotel., The bet of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
to aad from il 'jrains.
R , . PAO.IF
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All Jobs . .. .
Entrusted
to him will be
done honestlv
Satisfaction is
guaranteed in
all his Work.
Plain and decorative
paper hanging, house
1 00
1 75
8 cts
28 50
10 00
Threshers Pitts, Case, Advance.
Powers
iiuvuii nuui kw pwubiuh! umc uu .
want you must ask for it we are sure to ha veit.
ELECTRIC BARBER SHOP.
Main Street, Pendleton,
South side Main Street.
p. i. . tij.il., ... ., . . 't. . .- ; i --.-juui' '-m
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CAPITAL STOCK,
SURPLUS, -
$BOOOO
$21,000
interest on time deposits. Proper attention
given to collections. Deals In foreign and
domestic escape.
LtVKLY. Cas'itcr,
Athena, Oregon
H All kinds of smoked meats
ik Hams lard and Bacon...
If The very best of Sausages
I.ODCK DIKEtTOUY
A P. ft A.M. NO. 60 MEETS THE
. First and Third Saturday Evenings
if each month. Visitinn bretheren cor
iially invited to visit the lodge.
r.
O. O. F. NO. 73, MEETS EVERY
Friday niszht. Visiting Odd Fellows
n good standing always welcome.
A
0. U. W. NO. 104, MEETS THE
Second and Fourth Saturdays of
month. Fred Rozenswieg,
Recorder.
i tiikva pa MP. NO. 171. Woodmen of the
World, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of
?noh month, v ismngL-nopiwra uiwv in
come. V. t. U6BIH, 4ivr
YTHIAN, NO. 29,
Thursday Night.
MEETS EVERY
P 8. SHARP,
riiyslciaq nnd Surgeon-
Oills promptly answered.
Btrwt, Athena, Oregon.
Office on Third
R. I. N. RICHARDSON,
1-EB.tTIVE ritOHTUETIt BEXTIST.
THENA, - - OREGON
E.DePeatt,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Athesa, Ore
Dr. Price's Cream Baking; Powder
AwmnM Cold MU MidwmMr Fair. Son Francisco.
For Sal.
of the best residences in
Will sell cheap or trade for
One
town,
cattle.
For particulars apply at
this office.
PENDLETON'S BIG STORE.
iE IB
oooao
ft
is now selling
during this month,
nearly everything
in the house
AT REDUCED PRICES
CLOTHING
has reduced prices and odd suits where we have
but one or two of a line left are closed at cost.
DRY GOODS ;
Have all special prices during this Sale, and the
lists of which can be seen at the counter.
WINTER GOODS
especially have felt the sharp cutting of prices.
We don't carry over unseasonable goods for an
other year, but close them out and buy new.
SCRIP
as advertised, is given during this Sale.
fsSTMention this paper when you are trading at
the BOSTON STORE
W.
P. LEACH,
-LEADING FURNITURE DEALER 1
THE ATHEM MARKET
FRANK BEAL, proprietor;
MEAT ALWAYS ON
AFRESH
Highest Cash Price paid
V
for Butcher's Stock. ''V - ia Mrjctly
YOU GET THE VERY BEST AND LOTS OF IT,
WHEN YOU SPEND MONEY WITH
BEALE
Main' Street,
Yes, wheat bought at
W. & C Co's railway
Athena every day this
1 HL 'igv
IF YOU WISH TO borrow wjone on real estate,
Sell or buy farm or city property; have your life in-
sured; have your property insured against fire in
the best companies in the world; invest money at
gooa lniereei ana nave n wen secured; nave Ueeds,
Mortgages, Contracts, Leases, etc., drawn correctly, call on W. T.
OILMAN, Athena. Ore. He represents the following first-class
fire insurance companies: Phoenix, Home, Royal, Ger-
his own policies and guarantees correctness,
aud at the lowest rates at which' responsible com- -panies
will take risks. He has the agency for the
Equitable Life Insurance Co., the best of an v
J W SMITH,
ATHENA, OREGON,
(THE PRESS FOR THE NEWS-ONLY $1.50 PER YEAR
TO
at Cost!
-SUCCESSOR TO
N. A. MILLER,
THE
o HAND
We buy far Cash and seU for
Athena, Oregon
all Stations on the O. R, k N.. and
lines. Farmers may see mi n
winter. C. F. BULFINCH,
......Agent for Dement Bros.
DIARY PUBLIC