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'Press. r A : BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY i NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND j It would be a big job to tell one hundred people a day anything that f wmilil Interest thpm In vnnr imoflA hut tin (lend euxv If done the rltrht 7 i your eooils, but Kg dead eitsy If done the rliiht T In the wec-k but that you do not need stationery of Rome tort or other I Now we furnish nmtt, cleiiu printing at the very lowest rales. Mod- J way. Thin pc. per will tell several thousand at onee at nominal cost. 1" em presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery! VOLUME IX." ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1S96. NUMBER 13. I 1 I H siMMonsx AREGULATOR? Reader, did you ever take Simmons Ltveb - Regulator, the "Kraa c? Livek Medicines Everybody needs take a liver remedy.: . It is a sluggish or diseased liver that impairs digestion and causes constipation, when the waste that should be carried off remains in mm ii i atfffWffliffafffflffl I the body and poisons the whole system. I That dull, heavy, feeling is due to a I torpid liver? Biliousness, j Headache, I Malaria and Indigestion are all liver I I diseases. Keep the liver active by an I occasional dose of Simmons liver Reg f ulator and you'll get rid of these trou I bles, and give tone to the whole sys f tern. For a laxative Simmons Liver I Regulator is BETTER THAN PnIA It does not gripe, nor weaken, but greatly i refreshes and strengthens. ...;.. Every package lias tho Bed Z stamp on the wrapper. ' - J. II. 4 Zeiliu & Co., Philadelphia. ,. ... . I A Solentifia American CAVEATS. ' TRADS M ADIT ft. DESICN PATENTS. COPYRIGHTS. tn. xot lniormaxion ana rree Handbook write to t MUNN & CO.. 361 Broadway, Nbw York. Oldest bureau for securing patents In America. Every patent taken out by us is brought before Hie public, by a notice given free of charge In Uia gmiiiit MtxitM taiwest elrenteston of any Kf entiflo paper in the world. Splendidly illustrated. No intelligent -. man should be without It. 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FEOOME BROS,, Proprietors. Main Street, Athena. l Ibaa r fATEMTs, i 1 ,3i COVRICHTS. t. "m I! (1! '!'Pvl TO OWNERS OF LAND New Law Affecting Purchas ers of Forfeited Lands AMERICA'S ARBOR DAY. Schools and the Public Urged to Give Observance. ' ,' The. new law passed bv the prei- enU congress relative, to lands within the railroad grants which are afterwards forfeited to the government is, of importance to many residents pf .Oregon and Washington. ? By it the law of March 8, 1877, i is" amended by adding to it the following provision: "Where the purchasers, their heirs or assigns have paid only a portion of the purchase price to" the rail road company, which is less than the government price of similar land, it shall be required before the delivery . of patent for their,' land to pay to the government a .sum equal to the difference between the portion of the purchase price so paid and ' the . government price, and in such case the amoontvde manded from the company shall be the amount, paid to - bvBUch i i, " t purcnaser. - . t y ARBOR DAY.. Schools and the Public Urged to Give General Observance. The law provides thst "in 'order that the children in our public schools shall assist in the work' of adorning the school grounds, with trees, and to stimulate the minds of children towards the . benefits of preservation and ' perpetuation of our forests and the growing of timber, it shall be the duty of . the authorities in every, public school district in the state to assemble the tyipilg" in their charge " on" the above day in the school building or el8ewhere,.ns,they may deem proper and to provide for and conduct, under the general supervision of city superintendents, county super intendents, teachers and directors or other school authorities hav ing the general charge and over sight of the public schools in each city or district, to have and hold ecb e'xercises as ; shall tend to encourage the planting, protection, and preservation of trees w and shrubs, and an acquaintance with the beat methods to 1be adopted to accomplish such result. . .. . " The state superintendent, - in a circulars' Jetter, ' recommendes as follows:'' ; " . j., ' "It is very niuchv desired that Arbor, Da exercises be of such a character as to waken and build up an interest in such school work as will be greatly to the advantage of the entire community. ' ' "While it is notdeemed advisable to construct any special program or exercises, it is very much to be hoped that each school will adopt such measures as will meet the purpose of the day in that com munity. These exercises are not designed simply to' interest the school children, though that is prominent in all the plans, but it is also very much to be hoped that the general public may become duly interested in the day. ' I would suggest that the teachers of the schools in active operation on Arbor Day throughout the state shall arrange . a plan of exercises that, in their best judgment, will awaken on interest in all pupils. The teachers should state to the school the purpose of such day as contemplated in . the legislative enactment. The planting and car ing for trees, the great benefit they are to any individual community, and aho to the state and nation at large; also teaching the pupils the advantage of ornamenting the grounds in the way of building up a proper spirit of taste and re finement. The community at large needs to be made a part of the day's services, because of the benefit it may be jn the way of awakening their interest in forest, groves, and flowering plants. - Nature is ready tor assist us - inbeautifying our homes and our school grounds, but will seldom ever do that work, with out ouf co-operation." I Mor Work For Mail Clerks.: . : It is now proposed to stamp - the weather forecasts on every letter when received at postoffices, and the scheme is to be first tried at Cinctnnatti. The receiving stamp, with which the postmaster marks each letter, on the back when re ceived, is to have a large outer circle added, in which will appear the words, "Weather forecasts for tomorrow fair, colder," or what ever may be the. indications. The trouble with the successful working of the plan will be that al l . . ak a me weamer win change hull a dozen times before the majority of people get their letters. Farmers for whose benefit tho weather ser vice is mainly intended, would not derive much advantage from hear ing a week after it was over that there was a prospect of frost. It might be found more practic able to stamp the proceedings of upon all letters received at post offices. Nothing would be needed but a cipher mark for the present session, at least. : ... U. S. Official Postal Guide, 1896. j, . d Just Issued. , Very few of our business men know that the post office, depart ment at Washington issues in Jan uary of each year,' a complete post al guide, containing 1000 pages, and complete lists of post offices in the United States, arranged alphabetically, all rules and regu lations, money order offices and rulings of the department on postal matters, time of arrival and de parture of loreign mails, and much valuable information for tho public on postal matters. The book is exceedingly valuable to those using the mails. It is the Guide for every postmaster in the country and is sold to business men by the publisher, Geo. B Lasher, 147 N. 10th street, Phila delphia, Pa., in cloth cover, $2.50, or paper cover, $2. Cad be ordered through our postmaster and every business man should secure a copy. , Crows Hnnt a Fox. lr& Stone, of Taylbrville, Va., recently witnessed & most curious combat. ; While crossing a field he saw a number of crows fighting furiously with something. As he neared the scene of the conflict he saw that the object of attack Was a large gray fox. The fox would rush open-mouthed upon his an tagonists, but they Would dodge and peck viciously at his back. Once when the fox sought to escape by running, the birds formed a solid wall before him. Reynard immediately changed his tactics. . He threw himself on the ground and began to roll quick ly over in the direction of his foes. Thi3 ruse proved ineffective, for the -crows simply widened the circle that had been drawn around him, and as he came tumbling toward them attacked: him with redoubled energy. The fox would in all probability have been van quished bad not sight of Mr. Stone put all the combatants to night. Evidently from the many tufts' of fur found on the ground, the fox suffered considerably. Cincinatti Gazette: Will peoule ner learn that a "cold" is an acci dent to be dreaded, and that when it', occurs treatment should be promptly, applied? There is no knowing where the trouble will end; and while complete recovery is the rule, the exceptions are- ter ribly frequent, and thousands upon thousands of fatal illnesses occur every year ushered in bv a little injudicious, exposure and seemingly trifling symptoms. Be yond this, ,here ars today countless invalids who can trace their com plaints to '-"colds," which at the time of occurrence gave no concern and were therefore neglected. - W hen troubled with a cold use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is prompt and effectual. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Osburn. What's In a Name. The sign, "Walla Walla Savings Bank" still swings to the breeze from the outside of a second story of the Stencel building, says the Walla Walla , ..Statesman. The words" signify nothing but an empty name, suggestive of the ach ing void found in the bank's vaults when the ill-starred institution closed, and of the vacant cell at. the pen which Edmiston should oc cupy, lhe sign Bbould remain where it hangs as a warning to credulous depositors in mushroom banks, and to the people in general of the uncertainty of justice under our laws and of "man's inhumanity to man." " An Unlucky Coin. If 13 is an unlucky number, the American quarter of a dollar must be a very unlucky thing to have about one's person, for it contains 13 stars, 13 letters in the scroll held in the eagle's beak, 13 margin aLXeathers ' la each-, wing, 13 taij feathers, 13 parallel lines in tho shield, 13 horizontal bars, 13 arrow beads, and 13 letters in the words "quarter dollar." Notwithstanding all this it would not be safe to offer, to give 1 Z: of these silver pieces to anybody who believes in the 13 superstition. . Do not wear impermeable , and tightfitting hats that constrict the blood-vessels of the gcalp;" Use Hall's Hair Renewer occasionally, and you will not be Laid. SPAIN WANTS WAR Prefers Fight to Recognizing a Commission. ERUPTION IN BARCELONA A Hundred Inches of Skin En grafted on a Child. Barcelona, March 28. A re newed manifestations of the emo tional spirits of the citizens of this town was made today, though no hostile demonstration was 'at tempted against the United States consulate. As is usual on Sunday there ra t promenade of light hearted holiday makers and a con cert by the municipal band for the enjoyment of the promenaders. A remarkable scene occurred during the afternoon which seemed to be occasioned by a spontaneous move ment of the croffd. - Cries were raised for the playing of the national march; by the band, and the regular program of the concert ' had to be fixed to satisfy the crowd. The crowd then pro ceeded in a body to the. French consulate, where a deputation en tered to express seutiments of friendship and esteem for France. The people here are confident hi their belief that France is pledged to assist Spain in a possible con flict with the United States. Five thousand persons outside (wero cheering for Spain, Weyler and Cuba. : The American consulate and the chief thoroughfares of the city were guarded by gendarmes as a . pie cautionary measure, but there was no attempt at violent disorder. ; DIFFICULT SURGERY. A Hundred Inches of Skin Engrafted on a Burned Child. Amy Seaman, the little hine-year-pld daughter of Jake Seaman, who resides at Dixie, says the Walla Walla Union, is now' on a safe road to health after eight long months of illness. Last July the child was playing , with Bome matches, when her clothing became ignited, and the entire surface of the side from the shoulder to the top of the hips Were , severely burned and in some portions the flesh came off down ; to the , riba. About ten days ago she was brought to this city and placed in charge of Dr. Nelms at the Sister's hospital. The operation of skin grafting was advised and last Friday the doctor performed a successful and most difficult operation. A sur face of over a hundred square inches of decayed flesb was scraped down to the healthy tissue, and completely covered with the skin taken from three other members of the . family. Yesterday morning the doctor removed the dressing for the first time since the opera tion, and to his gteat satisfaction, and the parents'. happiness, found the entire surface covered with a health', growing integument. Little Amy is indeed a very happy child, for she now has assur ance of a useful life, whereas, be fore she could hope for a crippled life only, if she lived at all. THE SLUGGER IS COMING. John L. Sullivan, the Ex-Champion Now On His Way to This Stats. An exchange speaking of John L. Sullivans prospective visit, to Oregon says it will recall to those who have lived here for the last dozen years a previous visit of the great exponent of the pugilistic art. ' It was during Sullivan's famous tour through the country offering $1000 to the man who could stand up beftre hirft for four rounds. To make $1000 in 15 minutes was the chance that a young FrerUb fisherman at Astoria, named Syl vester LeGouriff, had been looking for all his life. He announced that he was going to 6tand up before the great Sullivan and win the $1000. Sylvester became so confident a few days before the) arrival of Jonh L. that he called on the chief of police and asked what would be done with him in cas6 he killed Sullivan, as he was sure he would kill him if heonce" "truck, him. This belief was not altogether con fined to. the man himself, so he was advised not to strike Sullivan too hard, but just knojk him down every lime he got up. The erentful night arrived and Sullivan had been warned that Sylvester would kill him and be protected by the authorities, as the death of Sullivan would give the city undying fame. Sylvester, full of confidence, started in to end the matter in short, order and made a lunge at Sullivan, which," if it had reached its mark, the coroner would have had to have been called in. Sullivan took a side step and let mm go by"-. Then Sullivan made one of his feints with his left. drawing Sylvester's head to one side, and like a' flash swung his right on the point of Sylvester's jaw Sylvester went down like a log, but only dazed, not. knocked out. He refused to get up and try it again, saying. "I break ze plank -i he break ze stone wall." Even offers of money would, not induce him to try again, and he is the first pugilist on record that made no ex cuse for his defeat. He returned to fishing again, but always brooded over the losa of the $1000 until he became crazy on the subject of money and was sent to the insane asylum at Salem, where he now is. He has escaped three times through his great strength, but each time he was recaptured easily as he was always in search of that $1000. THE i OUTPUT DOUBLED One Million Dollars of Gold From Baker County Last Year. At the request of tne director of the mint ot San Francisco, J. T. Donnelly, cashier of the , First National bank, of Baker City, has collected all the information ' ob tainable regarding Baker- county's gold output for 1895. His inquiry shows that $870,654 is the amount. This is a gain of over 100 per cent on the government's report for 1894 and the sum named only includes the gold shipped through the express . company, the postoffice and the ' returns made' from ' the Tacoma and Everett smelters to the Eureka: and Excelsior, the Baisley-Elkhorn, the Rock Creek, the Columbia and the Robbins Elk horn ' mines. . ' A large number of Baker county mine-owners find it convenient to forward their bullion or placer gold to Boise City and a large proportion of the Chinese take the proceeds of their season's work, all placer mining, direct to San Francisco. Owing to these facts, Helena, Mont.; Boise City, Idaho, and San Francisco, CaL, are credit ed up with a large share of the gold production which properly belongs to the state. Taking all the conditions into consideration, the most , conservative estimate made would give Baker countv $1,000,000 for 1895. New properties are being opened up and operated in all sections of this county, carloads of machinery are shipped in and Eastern capital is being freely invested. Under the circumstances, it is not too ex travagant to assume that the" end of 1896 will show a net increase of at least 100 per cent for the gold output of Baker county.' ' FREE. ' The Northern Pacific Farmer, Published at Portland Oregon, now in its twenty-first year, is the best and in fact the only truly weekly agricultural paper published in the Northwest. It is edited by Frank Lee," the granger editor, asuisted by scores of correspondents, and con tains from 16 to 32 pages weekly, of agricultural, horticultural, stock, poultry, Western market reports, childrens, household, and other terns of interest that no one who has any interest in the farm or the Northwest can afford to bo with out. At $1 cash in advance per year for this large weekly makes it the best and cheapest paper in the United States. To all new sub scribers who will pay one years subcription to The Press in ad. vance, and all old subscribers who will pay their back subscription and one years subscription in ad vance to The Pues8 will receive this great Northwest journal free for one year. No one can afford to be without it. All last winter Mr. Geo. A. Mills, of Lebanon, Conn., was bad ly afflicted with rheumatism. At times it was so severe that he could not stand up straight, but . was drawn over on one side. .'I tiied different remedies without ieceiv ing relief.", he., gays, "until about six "months ago I bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. After' using it for three days my rheumatism was gone and has not returned since." For sale by Os burn. "Success is reward of merit" not of assumption. Popular ap preciation is what tells in the long run. I'or fifty years, people have been using Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and to-day it is the blood-purifier most in favor with the public. Ayer's Saraaparilla cures. La?t season Ike L. Hall, druggist of West Lebanon, Indiana, sold four gross of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and says every bottle of it gave perfect satisfaction. For sale by Osburn. MAY BE SUCCESSFUL Innoculation of Squirrels for ' Their Extermination' A UNIFORM IS CHOSEN How the Followers of Booth Will Be Dressed. . The time has already come that drastic measures will have to be adopted to successfully and effec tively exterminate the ground squirrel pest. It is a pest that, despite constant . efforts with poisons, is growing, and that to an alarming extent. This is due partly '.to the farmers themselves. No matter how thoroughly a thrifty farmer rids his farm of tho squirrels there is,'perhapB, one or two shift less or careless neighbors who pay little or no attention to the poison ing of the nuisances, and the squirrels quickly multiply on his place and, being no respector of persons, cross the line to the better feeding giounds of the - thrifty granger. Jivery inducement has been made to help the farmers save their crops, but owing to the care less and indifferent, the expendi ture of time and money has been been almost - fruitless and other means will have to bo adopted or else give over the lands to the squirrels." " ' I'or over a year Professor . ii. Kibbe, bacteriologist of the state board of health of Seattle, has been experimenting with innoculation of the pests and with what success is not known, but he will be in this city some time during April, when the results of his labor will be made public. His chief difficulty, it is learned, has been to produce the desired effect by mere contact. This difficulty will haye to be over come to attain success, ns the squir rels infesting this region rarelv ever eat their dead like the Russian squirrel. It is only in extremely dry seasons they resort to the can nibalistic habit. Should Professor Kibbe's efforts prove successful, distributing stations will be established in dif ferent portions of the regions in fested and inttoculated squirrels distributed throughout the sur rounding farma. Professor Kibbe has experimented with a number of squirrels from here, sent him by Drs. Bingham & Keylor, who take a deep interest in the experiments. Professor Kibbe's visit to this city is looked forward to with interest. alla Walla Statesman. , A UNIFORM CHOSEN. How the Followers of Ballington Booth Will Be Dressed. ;' The uniform to be worn by Cod's American Volunteers has been de cided upon by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth, fhe dresses of the women will be made of seal-brown cashmere. Tho skirt will be made perfectly plain, of such length that it will jiiBt clear the ground. The waist of the uni form will be a tight-fitting Norfolk jacket with three box plaits down the front and three down the back. The headgear of the women will be a poko bonnet. As compared with the Salvation Army they are shorter behind and do not cover the cars. Tho stylo for spring and summer will bo brown straw, trimmed with brown satin ribbons. The men's uniform will bo exactly like that of tho United States army. The trousers will be light blue and the blouse dark blue. The blouses of the officers will have standing collars. The collars of privates' blouses will be liko the collars of ordinary coats. Upon the collars will be embroidered tho letters O. A. V. A slouch hat for the officers and a fatigue cap for the soldiers have been talked of, but not decided upon. The Asylum Warrant. ''" Still another decision was ren dered by Judge Hewitt yesterday. This was in the injunction suit instituted by District Attorney James McCain, of the second dis trict, against State Treasurer Phil Metschan to restrain him from paying the twenty-five-thousand- Highest of all in Leavening Power. -Latest U. S. Gov't Report dollar warrant drawn upon him for the purpose of paying tor the site of the branch . asylum which was located in Union countv during the latter part of 1894. The court makes .the injunction perpetual and the defendant will, no doubt, take an appeal to the supreme court. v .....'. A Very Close. CM'. .. Yesterday afternoon people on Lower Alta street were somewhat horrified at the. tight of a runaway team and a boy drugging between the front whe Is of the wagon. When within "a"block of Main street, "however, the boy managed to get the horses under control and coolly climbed to the top of his load from which he had fallen. He was dragged on the ground for about three blocks , but sustained no injuries whatever. Tribune. Lambing Well Under Way. , Joseph Vey, a leading sheepman of Butter creek, says that' lambing ia well under way and that he is getting about 200 lambs per day. He has at present 40 men employed who are kept busy. The season will soon be over, when, he will start his bands to the mountains. A CHANCE FOH HIS LIFE. Mrs. Anna Shaw Says the New Woman ' Will be Easy on the New Man. Mrs. Anna Shnw lectured to a large audience in San Francisco Monday night on "The New Woman and the Coming .New Men." She said in part: "Everybody knows all about the new . woman. She has been held up to the public gaze until everybody knows how she will dress, walk, talk, and we hope she will settle down and give na peace, for she is here to htay. One of the greatest concerns of the ofd men is that the new woman will ap propriate his clothes. He need not have the slightest fear. The new woman wants to look just as pretty ns possible, dnd not a soul on earth could look pretty in men's clothes. And there is one thing in which the old and the new woman will be just alike she will not want to go alone. Tho new woman is only the old woman with a few improvements. And according to the word of the old man, she re quired some, especially if Bhe happened to bo a mother-in-law. But there must be a new son-in-law, and she is looking for him," After expressing a few good natured probabilities as to what the new man would do, whether he would part his hair in the middle like his mother, or at the side like father, and after expressing the firm belief that ho would not be a "sissy," which was much worse than a. "manly woman," she said: "The new woman has a right to say what sort of a man she wishes to have walk side by side with her. The new woman will be generous to tho new man, she will give him a fair show for his life. Above all things he must have a good phy sique." She closed with a glowing tribute to the new men, who she know would bo . physically, men tally and morally a noble creature. Sho said the new man would not would not have to talk ''tootsy . wootsy" to reach the intellectual plane of the new woman. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Pair Highest Medal and Diploma. ' . t Memory is a little treacherous now and then, and causes one to forget some things worth re membering, unless one has on ex perience like that which camo to Mr. D. E. East, Moflatt's Creek, Vo, who says "I. had been sullbiing for years with a torpid liver and found no relief until I took Simmons Liver Regulator when I was en tirely relieved of my trouble. I never intend being without Sim mons Liver Regulator." Pure Blood is the safeguard of health. Keep your blood pure, rich and.full of vitality by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, and you will not need to fear the attacks of disease. Hood's Pills cure liver ills, con stipation, jaui dice, sick headache, biliousness. oc. The base of Ayer's Hair Vigor ia a refined and delicato fluid which does not soil or become rancid by exposure to tho air, and which is as perfect a substitute for tho oil supplied by nature in youth and health, as modern chemistry can produce. mm