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Wat ltu AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Twiob-a-Week Tcesdat ad Fbiday P. B. Born, Publishm. Entered as second-class matter, March 1, 1904, at the poitoffice at Atbena, Oregon, under an Actol Congress of March 3, 1879. Subscription Kates i Per year, In advance 12.00 Blngleooplei In wrappen,5e. Advertising Hates: Local reading notices, nntlnaertlon,10cper ne. Eicbmibsequent insertion, Sc. All communications should be addreaaed to M PRESS Athena, Oregon ATHENA, FEBRUARY 2, 1906 The Iowa bouse of Representatives has passed a bill to make it a peni toutiany offense for a man to desert his wife or family. Iowa is thus coping with a matter that should re ceive the attention of every state legislature. A good, heavy penalty staring the family deserter iu'the face would do more to cut down poor house and pnblio home expenses than any thing we know of. With such a law in force, there would be fewer washer women and less numbers of half clothed, half starved children. The cause given for divorces in nine cases out of ten coming before the courts, is desertion. As it is, any improvident, lazy, shiftless sooundrel can wed a girl and when she rebels at making the living, he can leave her (and the kids) with impunity knowing that the frail little woman has no recourse whatever to force him to provide for bis family. He drifts to some looality where he is unknown, and after the divorce is granted, he plucks another victim. In the mean time bis children are fed from toil at the wosbtub and clothed by the band of charity. With desertion of family a peuitentiary offense, there would be fewer love-at-first-sight marriages, and the divorce lawyer would lose some of his clientele. The following from an eastern paper is true as gospel: "The individual who gets the fewest letteis makes the most complaint to the postmaster; the man who never has a good meal at home growls at the hotel accommoda tions; the mau who complains most of his neighbors is the meanest of his lot; the church member who pays the least of the preacher's salary finds the most fault and always ooinplaiua of the management of the church; the man who never invests a dollar in town enterprise is a man who is al ways crying down public improve ments; the loafer or no aooouut work man is always to the front in strikes and labor agitation, and the subscrib er who is slowest to pay his subscrip tion finds the most fault with the paper. The following handsome oompli ment whs paid the country news papers by a farmer, who recently uddrefsed a farmers' institute; "As a mle the farmer knows no firmer frieud than the oonntry press. The home paper i distinotly the farmer's home paper, supported directly or in directly by the farmers wo compose the baokboue of the printer's sub- M ail your orders Send us Your 0 It D E rders sent us by mail invariably eceive careful attention by the heads of epartments, whose business it is to see that verything you order is carefully shipped. R emeuibvr that S oiallest orders Use Our Rest Rooms TIIEDAVIS-KASEHCO. Everything to Furnish the Home. 12116.18 20-22 Alder Street, WALLA WALLA, :- WASH. scription list, and largely for what the enterprising merchant advertises. Now brothers let us see that our sub scription is paid before the first of January and a year in advance if we oan afford it The mau or papers that fights my battles shall have my sup port. Another thing, the merchants who advertise are the ones who make it possible for us to get a good local paper; and the men or firms who are too penurious to advertise and help sop port the local press have no right to the farmers' patronage. I propose hereafter to go to a good, live local advertiser, and a man who will do his share in supporting the local press, thus contributing to my support, rather than buy of a man who pro poses to take all and give nothing in return." We hope the Ohio legislature won't pass that bill authorizing people to murder those fatally sick or wounded, or those aged beyond recovery. It is diabolical. Remember the com mandment: "Thou sbalt not kill" Pearson's Magazine says 16,000 persons have filled drunkards' graves within the last twelve months in this country. That is a dreadful and fearful sacrifice, surely. Col. Mann's inhumanity to man makes hundreds mourn that "Fads and Fanciers" was ever born or that Town Topics ever saw the light of morn. NEEDS OF STOCK IN CARS. Oregonian. The law which requires stock in transit from the ranges to the sham bles in Chicago and other slaughter ing and packing centers to be unload ed for feeding and watering once in 28 hours is being vigorously attacked by stockmen, who propose a substitute of 86 hours "between meals" for the animals. The present law was enact ed at the earnest solicitation of the National Humaue Society, both in the interest of the animals and the con sumers of their flesh. It was asserted that, owing to fever created by thirst and hunger, the flesh of animals sent without proper intervals of rest, food and water from the ranges to the market was unfit to eat, and that the cruelty iuflicted upon the helpless creatures was appalling to the sim plest instinct of humanity. Now come representatives of stockmen and urge a modification of the law by ad ding eight hours to the time speoified as intervals for unloading, feeding and resting the animals in transit Strauge as it may appear, they urge this in behalf of the creatures themselves, it being asserted that sheep especially do better and reach the stock yards in better condition when fed and watered less frequently oa the way. This argument is somewhat dis credited by the subsequent statement that the 28-hour law is expensive to stockmen and that to meet its require ments actually costs the sheepmen of Idaho 1200,000 a year. The dumb creatures cannot add their testimony to this controversy, heuoe no doubt that of the stockmen will prevail and the fasting periods of the animals iu transit will be prolonged eight hours as urged. Humanity, as well as seutiment, when confronted by commercialism, is very likely to go to the wall. IMPKOVING OREGON ORCHARDS.. I Portland Journal. There is a mauifest and gratifying awakening of the f ruitraisers of the j Willamette vulley to the ueoessity of ridding their orchards of pests, and i pioducing only wormless and otber- wise clean fruit. The ftuit inspectors j of tho sovoral districts in western , Oregou are doing a splendid work in holding meetings at school houses, to us right now A nd we will endeavor to handle them so I ntelligently and promptly that you will be on our L ortg list of pleased and satisfied customers. we handle your largest and with equal care. Make Your appointments Here urging the importance and necessity of cleaning up the orchards and keep ing them clean, and illustrating their talk in effective ways. Farmers are to realize the importance of absolute ly clean orchards and fruit, and that iu simple justice to bis neighbors as well as to himself everyone with an orchard is bound to rid it of pests, or if this cannot be done, destroy it A sufficient amount of spraying, it bas been abundantly proven, done at the right time and with the most effective matter, will rid young and otherwise healthy orchards of scale and all other pests; but In the case of some old orchards that have been pest ridden many years an ax and a fire may be the only sufficient means of cure. "The nozzle or an ax" is coming to be the watchword up the valley and in southern Oregon and with that motto well lived up to we shall soon have clean orchards throughout Oregon and vastly better fruit It is a shame that we people of Oregon can scarcely get any really good apples unless we pay almost their weight in silver for them. There are fine, sound apples raised in some lo calities in Oregon bnt these are sent abroad while we have to use the wormy, scrubby apples that are a dis grace to the state in general and in particular to the man who raised them. But there are signs that this is going to be changed. Orchardists and farmers are waking up to the need and necessity of producing clean, sound, well flavored fruit, and we ex pect to see a great change during the next few years. Oregon ought to be and may be made the . best fruits state in the union, but it will take work, with the "nozzle," and some with the "ax." Go at it, and keep at it It will pay. GAMBLING AT SEA. From London Truth. A friend of mine recently returned from a trip to the United States very full of the mischief done by profes sional gamblers and card sharpers on the Atlautio liners, and strongly of opinion that the shipping companies are responsible for the existence of this evil. It is pretty certain, I believe, that the blackleg business is organized like any other industry, and that the gangs who frequent the Atlantio liners are regular employes of an individual or firm. It is at any rate certain that the members of the gangs, are known to the ships' officers, and my friend tells me that the names of seven of them were pointed out to him on the passenger list of the White Star liner on which be returned and the iu dividuals identified as they sat down at table. It is interesting to note that among them was a woman and a youth of innocent appearance. It is one of the worst features of the evil that many of them are youngsters going out to America or Canada, with most of their worldly wealth in their pockets. My friend learned that the gang on his ship got 160 pounds from certain passengers at one setting, and that on a recent voyage of the same ship they bad fleeced a young passenger to the tune of 600 pounds. He therefore urges that as the companies know the in dividuals they should absolutely re fuse to carry them, and stand the racket of legal proceedings for so doing. " INTKMPEBANCE OF NATIONS. . Pearson's Magazine. Americans, after all, are only moderate drinkers, compared with those of other countries. The aver age citizen of the United States, counting in the womeu and children, which is not fair, but serves for the moment as a basis to figure upon, con sumes in the course of a year liquors whioh contaiu one and a third gallons of pure alcohol. But the Frenchman, who, though formerly one of the soberest, has beoome the worst drunk ard iu the world, absorbs annually three and one half gallons of alcohol. The Belgain and the Swiss come next with a consumption of two and four fifths gallons. Then follows the Spaniard with two and a third gal lons, the Italian with just a trifle less, the Englishman and German with two and a tenth, and the Anstro-Hun garian with about one and three quarter gallons. On the other hand, the American citizen bv no means stands at the top of the list in respect to sobriety. The Swede drinks only one and a sixth gallons of pure alco hol in a year. The Hollander drops considerably bolow him, with one gallon even; the relatively virtuous Russian, notwithstauding his much advertised addiotion to vodka, absorb es ouly a trifle more tbau six tenths of gallon, aud, finally the Norwegian, who occupies a proud eminence as the most abstemious man in tho world, barely exceeds a modest half gallon of the stuff in a twelve months' potation. It might be added for the sake of deflniteness, that the average person in the United States annually drinks oue and a third gallons of proof spirits, whioh are 50 per cent alcohol, oue-thii-d of a gallon of wine and gallons of malt liquors, chiefly beer. Pnblla Notle. Not Ire la hereby given that I will apply to the Mayor and common enuneil of Ike city ot Athena, Oregon, at a meeting tnerrof to be held on the S7th day or Ktl. Itwt, for a license to sell Rplrituoua, malt and vinous liquors in lens qtn.ntitifti than one quart, sold liquors to be sold only In a building situated on tho west one-half of lot No. 8, In block 4, of sald'rity. liert (artano. Dated Jan. 3S, 1901k Applicant. To Ckra Constipation For. fake OtM'areta Canity Cathartic. loo or ISA, U C- C- tail to cure, druyits refuau mooe DANGER AVERTED. If a man should cross a deadly snake In his pathway, he Would quickly crush It beneath his heel before It could sink Its poisonous fangs Into his flesh, llo would not. step out of the way and temporize n ibfi mi uu:ii?rr- ou repiilu. And yet how many penplo are there who temporize with a still mora deadly enemy consumption. Like a silent serpent, it glides along almost unnoticed. First a cold, or sore throat, then a slight cough, then catarrh, then bronchitis, then bleeding from tha lungs and finally death. The way to crush out the threatening evil is to fortify the system and purify the blood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Every weakness and abnormal condition that precedes consumption is cured by this non-alcoholic remedy. At the first sign of dorangemont of stomach, liver and blood, look out! It is only a question of time until the lungs will be attacked through the impure blood, and then the danger will be most deadly. It should be known to every sick person that Dr. R. V. Pierce will give carefully considered, fatherly, professional advice by mall to all who write him at IiulTalo, N. V. No charge or fee of any nature Is askod. Mr. Moses Horner, of Btablstown, Penn'a, writes: "Last fall I took a severe cold (the result of wet feet) and this brought on ca tarrh and bronchitis which lasted all winter. I nsod three bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and two or three vials of the "Pleasant Pellets,'' also one package of Dr. Rage's Catarrh Remedy. 1 am now cured. Many thanks to you." An honest dealer will not try to per suade you to take a worthless substi tute in place of the "Golden Medical Discovery " for the sake of a little added profit. $1000 Si?Wg $30.00 We pay three per cent interest on certificates of Deposits for amounts of 5 and upwards, and the money may be withdrawn any time. This is a state bank, incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington, with a capital of 100,000. The stock holders are also liable for $100,000 additonal, making $200,000 standing between our depositors and any pos sible loss. Wrtie or call and see us. ELAM'S BANK, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON. THE PALACE DRUG STORE VVM. M'BRIDE, Proprietor. South Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. You know your doctor is all right, but how about the tilling of prescriptions? Our Prescriptions are precisely as the doctor ordered nothing more, nothing less and always exactly right. THE WRIGHT LIVERY AND FEED STABLE u fiitf' m u GOOD HORSES AND RI3S. REASONABLE PRICES DRIVER FURNISHED WHEN DESIRED- Horses boarded by the day, week or month Stables on 2nd street. South of Main street III . J. F. Wright, - - - Proprietor- - If You- WANT CASH For Your REAL ESTATE YOU CAN GET IT. ' No matter where your property is located or what it is, I have the ability and the facilities to sell your property. That is why I have the largest Real Estate business in Walla Walla t?day. "Why not put your property among the number that will be listed and sold as a result of my ad vet Using? I will not only sell it, sometime, but be able to sell it quick ly. I am a specialist in quick sales. If yon want to buy any kind of a farm, home or business in any part of the country, tell me your requirements. I guarantee to fill them promptly and satisfactorily. Aiidy T. Cope, Walla Walla. LIST YOUR FJROPEIITY WITH ME. BLACKSMITH AND REPAIRING SHOP A. II. LUNA, Propiietor. Shop West of King's Barn, Athena. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys end bladder right. The- COMMERCIAL LIVERY. FEED and SALE STABLE. Best Turnouts In Eastern Oregon Stock Boarded by the Day, Week or Month LKINQ BROTHERS Prop, CONTRACTING Hereafter I will engage in Contracting and building in all its branches, I am in a position to carry on this line of business in a thorough and satisfactory manner, in connection with my Lumber Yard. I will employ the ' best workmen money can secure, and before you let your contract it will pay you to get my figures. - - - A. M. ALUS, PROPRIETOR, THE CILLIS LUMBER YARD I Peebler& Chamberlain Successors to the Umatilla Implement Co. Agricultural Implements WAGONS, CARRIAGES, ENGINES, MACHINERY, THRESHERS ETC. ATHENA. THE STANDARD PENS EVERYWHERE. 150 Sty!e$ SflZt reTrneinnv Works, Camden. N. ). ESTERBtSOOft Umatilla Lumber Yard Ed Barrett, Manager Building Material Lumber. Shingles, Sash. Doors, Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Paper, Building Paper. Brick, etc. Special inducements on orders for carload lots. Fence posts in quantities to suit. : : : : : Roslyn Coal, Puget Sound Wood fYVYTI? jiPTlVH ITCTni ... ..vj.i.ivi. MJ M. I tliv KINDS OF BUILDING ON Troy Laundry Walla Walla, Wash. Elmer Lane, Agent in Athena Work Guaranteed Washings are called for each Tues day and are returned Friday morning THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL j J. E. FROOME, prop. Iff Only First-class Hotel in the City. Iff : ... : THE ST. NICHOLS Is the only one that can accommodate . commercial travelers. Iff Can b teoomended for Us clean and well ventilated rooms. i Cob. Maiw and Third, ATHina.or. t AND BUILDING! OREGON. Kvnrythliif; Klr.l Class - Mod nrn and P-t - d a t e SOUTH SID M STREET ATHENA. STEEL FENS ..... . Sow dj all stationer. STEEL PEN C0i 26 John St. Hew Tor. Tire Pitmutcrn AM 1T A iO rUiVltlOKiJJ VA ALiLl SHORT NOTIFICATION $ PARKER &UHE'S 11 SHOP 1 iSSfj ma gill -l r??y??d
