The Athena press., July 19, 1904, Image 2

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ATHENA, JULY 19, 1904
Secretary Hitchcock, of the interior
department, is reported as saying that
the recent big republican majority in
Oregon may be taken as an endorsement
of his policy regarding public lands
The Condon Globe thinks the secretary
is either talking to make a noise or else
he is as ignorant as a Hottentot as re
gards the real status of his famous land
policy in the minds of the people in the
State. Oregonians most enphatically do
not endorse his policy and he has no o&
casion to plume himself in pride as be
ing responsible for the results of the re
cent election. Had the present admin
istration been obliged to rest its case on
Mr. Hitchcock's popularity in Oregon it
could have expected to come out of the
recent election looking like thirty cents.
Undoubtedly it was the intention of the
farmers of the original homestead law
to make it possible for the rank and file
to get ICO acres of government land for
their own use and benefit without re
sorting to perjury or doing a lot of im
possible things and also to safeguard
the public domain, so far as possible,
against the raids of grafters, speculators
and land sharks of every description.
A New Orleans dispatch to a Chicago
paper Bays that the Japanese are nego
tiating for a large number of Creole
ponies and Texas bronchos for use in
the war. The dispatch further states
that on account of their staying qualities
and the ease with which they are fed,
these animals make ideal mounts for the
Japanese saber men. It the Texas bron
cho or the Creole pony has any staying
qualities or any other qualities that com
mend him for a war horse that are not
possessed by the Oregon range horses,
it is something new in the equine world.
The Oregon cayuse by environment and
breeding long before the advent of the
white settlers developed into the tough
est known specimen of the horse world,
and the introduction of better blood has
intensified his merits and removed his
defects, until today the ideal cavalry
horse is found in this state. The Boer
war and the strife in the Philippines cre
ated a demand for a large number of
these animals, but there are still quite a
number which the Japanese would do
well to examine before placing their or
ders elsewhere.
European and American military ex
perts who have witnessed artillery mane
uvers in the Japanese army have been
loud in their praise of the rapidity and
precision with which the little brown
gunners handle themselves. In modern
warfure the tendency is to fight at long
er range than formerly, so that the artil
lory is constantly becoming a more im
portant arm of the service. One difficul
ty with securing good gunners among
the Japs is said to be the poor eyesight
that is a national characteristic. This
obstacle has been overcome in a measure
by choosing for artillerymen only those
with the keouest vision. The Japanese
fieldpieco is the Arisaka twelve pounder,
invented by General Arisaka, the master
of ordnance.
?
The careful, conservative plodder who
makes fifteen or twenty millions in stock
during five or six years always has the
utmost contempt for the simpleton who
loses bis money fooling with get-ricu-quick
scheme.
One of the largest imports from Rus
sia into America is willow clothes bask
ets.' The huge hampers so commonly in
use in this country are nearly all made
in central Russia by peasants, although
some come from the Danube Valley, and
there is a considerable domestic manu
facture. Tim importation this year will
bo about one million dollars' worth.
Osier willow, from which they are made,
has been worked by the Russian peas
ants for centuries, and was formerly the
material from which they wove their
houses. The method of cutting, peel
ing, twisting and manipulating the
withes is handed down from father to
son.
Proverbial "Land Office Business"
was transacted at the state land office in
Salem during the first twelve days iu
July. A total of 825,000 was received
in payment for school land and other
entries under the general land laws.
This indicates a stage of rural develop
ment and a prospective increase in the
occupancy and value of agricultural
lands that has long been a dream of the
promoters of Oregon's prosperity through
development. A state cannot be pros
perous in a wide sense while vast areas
of its agricultural lands are un tilled,
and practically unoccupied. Oregonian.
The mayor of an Ohio town has re
signed because he found be couldn't
hold the job and live up to his religious
belief. Some mayors will wonder if his
religious belief pays him a salary.
Athena wheat on the New fork mark
et is an incident quite out of the ordi
nary. Should the incident occur often
enough it will probably have the effect
of stimulating better prices for wheat.
Probably a shortening of our political
campaigns is one of the earthly impos
sibilities, but it would be a good thing if
they were materially condensed.
We have not learned whether or not
Col. Wood has returned from the Walla
Walla Fourth of July celebration.
Personally Conducted Excursion to St
Louis. '
The O. R. & N. will on August 10 run
a tourist sleeper from Walla Walla to
St. Louis via the Denver & Rio Grande
without change.
This car will be in charge of an ex
perienced man and all passengers will
receive the best of attention; a stop of 12
hours will be made at Salt Lake and 15
hours at Denver to enable passengers to
visit these cities.
This car will accommodate a limited
number and reversations should be made
as early as possible to W. C. Dibble,
Agent.
O. R. A N. Company, Walla Walla.
Acute Rheumatism.
Deep tearing or wrenching pains, oc
casioned by getting wet through; worse
wnen at rest, or on tirst moving the
limbs and in cold or damp weather, is
curea quickly by Ballard's Snow Lini
ment. Oscar Uleson, Uibson 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 Mallard's Snow
Liniment cured me," 25j, 50c and SI at
Mc Brides.
Settle Up.
If you are indebted to R. J. Boddy
you are hereby notified that your ac
count is in the hands of O. G. Chamber
lain for collection. R. J. Boddy.
Sentenced to be Shot
Hereafter all dogs caught running at
large on mr premises, killing chickens
and running stock, will be shot. Dog
owners take notice. Dave Taylor.
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It cured my ton after be bad spent
$100 with doctors. It is all the med
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If your liver does not act reg
ularly go to your druggist and
secure a package of Thedford's
Black-Draught and take a dose
tonight. This great family
medicine frees the constipated
bowels, stirs up the torpid liver
and causes a healthy secretion
of bile.
Thedford's Black - Draught
will cleanse the bowels of im
purities and strengthen the kid
neys. A torpid liver invites
colds, biliousness, chills and
fever and all manner of sick
ness and contagion. Weak kid
neys result inBright'a disease
which claims as many victims
as consumption. A 25-cent
package of Thedford's Black
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"t need Thedford's Black
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Ala. "I had a terrible case of piles
causing 24 tumors. When all failed
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Pianos of Worth.
We sell the kind of Pianos that those
who are critics, buy.
They are Seed & Son, noted (or
strength and volume of tone.
. The Henry F. Killer, Boston's oldest
and sweetest toned make.
The Steger, musically equal to the
best, and the popular Singer.
Whitman College
purchasd pianos of 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. Pianos delivered
on ten days trial free. It will pay you
to get our prices and easy terms.
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Canning
' We have our usual complete line of fruit
jars, caps, rubbers, jelly glasses, preserving kettles and
pans; all the utensils needed to facilitate the canning; the
kind that will keep the fruit pure and sweet -
Mason's Jars.
Made by the Hazel-Atlas factory by
improved machinery, have wide and
smooth e shoulders on which caps fit
perfectly without pressing out the
rubbers. They run uniform, have
no loose glass or rough edges to cut
the hands. Packed one doz. in case.
Pints per doz ....60c
Quarts per doz 70c
Half gallon per doz $1.10
Jelly Glasses.
Jelly Glasses with tin tops per doz.
25c, 45c, and 50c. ,.
Lipped granite preserving kettles
12c to 81.50.
Order
If inconvenient to come in to select your goodsi send in your order by
mail. Prompt and careful attention is given all mail orders and satisfaction
is guaianteed in every instance. Our assortments are the largest, our goods
first class and our prices average the lowest.
"Gold Club" News.
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Pints per doz.. $1.00
Quarts per doz.. $1.25
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Jar Caps.
Mason's with rubbers per doz. .30c
Economy, per doz 30c
Vacum lids per doz. 15c
Vacum rubbers per doz 15c
Lightning rubbers per doz 10c
Mason Jar rubbers, black, 2c and
5c per doz.
Mason's wide flange red rubbers
per doz. 10c.
Garrett's red rubbers 15c doz.
Garrett's pure gum 25c doz.
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