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ANINDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER TwlCB-A-WlEK TUESDAY ANDFbIDAT F.B. Boyd, Publishpk. Eiilered an second-class matter, March 1, 19UI, at tha postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actot Congress of March 3, 1879 Subscription Katass -r ear, In advanot ,12.00 Single copies In wrappers, 5c, Advertising ft teat 'jocai reading notices, Orstlnsertion.lOcper 09. Bicb subsequent tnaertlon.Sc. Ml communications should be addressed to t e PKES8 AtbenaUregon ATHENA, ORE., AUGUST.... 14, 1906 Ttie editor of this paper bus been named a delegate to tbe National Ir rigation Cougresa at Boise City. He smothers bis modosty in making the announcement tbe aforesaid an nouncement being made for a purpose. This high pinnacle of distinction has been reached by him without any intrigue whatever. To attain it, be wasn't oallod on to serve sentence as a bogas fruit fair direotor as was a certain Weston editor an office not carrying eveu tbe emoluments of a free pass, and whose only reward is to be kicked ont after paying to get in. Neither is be weighted down with badges for bravery, won on a Franklin couuty battle field, in putting to rout a gang of Chinese section hands for possession of a tattered blanket and a bottle of sarsaparilla, but the Press man will ride to Boise in a Pullman, and at every station the train may stop, will pass to tbe rear, and glee fully peering into a cattle car trailing bohiud the train, will irrigate a cer tain individual with a buoket of ice water. We'll teach him a few things about irrigation be is not aware of, and if be survives the tutelage, be may amount to something besides fail ure with a hole in it. This one is from Knasas, too: "In ovety newspaper we pick np we're sore to find a lot of gush about tbe man behind the counter and the, man be hind the gnu; the man behind the buzz saw and the man behind tbe sou; tbe man bohiud the times and the man bobind his reuts; tbe uiau behind tbe whistle and tbe man behind tbe oars; tbe man behind tbe kodak and the man behind tbe burs; tbe man behind bis whiskers and tbe man hehiud bis lists; aud everything bobind has en tered ou the list. But they've skipped another fellow of whom nothing is said, tbe fellow who is eveu or a little way ahead; who pays for what he gets, whose bills are always signed. He's a blamed sight more iinportuut I bun the man who is behind. All we cdilois and merchants, and tbe whole commercial oluu ate indebted for our existence to this bouost fellow ninu. He keeps us all in business and his town is never doud;aud so we take our huts off to tbe man who is abend. Oregon farmers, who resort to irrigation, will be deeply interested iu a 80-puge circular just issued by tbe Department of Agriculture, enti tled "Investigations of Irrigation Practice in Oregon." The booklet is written by A. P. Stover, irrigation eugiueor, who spent lust seusou iu Oregon, muking a study of irrigation us it is practiced, so us to And ont tbe errors that have been made aud gather data which would bo helpful iu instructing tho irrigators how to avoid the mistakes of the past. The report is not as comnroheusive as might bo desired, but contains a great many valuable suggestions and is worth tbe perusal of every farmer who is obliged to artihoially water bis lauds. Canada oan not be noeused of il liberality iu doaliug with its Indians. A now treaty with the Indians of Al boit aud Saskatchewan grants thorn oue tenure mile of territory for each family of live .while those who pre for to live saporate from the band will be granted 160 acres each. With 4000 or oven 1000 Iluniman freight cars tied up at Sau Frauoisco tbe annual lull oar shortuge will be felt more severely thau ever on Oregon lines. There will be a cry from every quarter, south and north, for oars for tnoviug tbe crops, aud tbe opera ting department of the Southern Pa cific aud Union Paoiflo systems will bo in hot water tor the next three months, unable to satisfy their pa trons. Every empty car that is sent to one point will be demanded at 100 others. Should early rains set in this fall, troubles will be much augment ed. Erection of more private ware bouses at all shipping points in tbe Paciflo northwest is said to be tbe only immediate resource of tbe pro ducers and shippers. Tbe Walla Walla servant girl who left a Captain's family to work for a Lieutenant's wife was plainly unfitted for a military life. She upset the whole scheme of Army post ethics, wbiob are that a Captain's wife is a little better socially than a Lieuten ant's, a Major's than a Captain's, and so on; in other words, the older ladies are tbe better, which is as it should be. Tbe war Department might avoid further trouble of a sim ilar kind by excluding domestic ser vants altogether from military reser vations. Portland Oregonian. Tbe merchants who are running tip against catalogue bouse competition should adopt the same system with customers who divide their allegiance. Tbe man who buys part of bis goods from big mail-order bouses who handle retail goods should be com pelled to pay cash betore delivery, freight and other things which he does in order to'seouro things from the big city. If tbe catalogue bouse is your competitor, then enter ou tbe campaign with it on equal terms. A Kentucky paper says tbut nearly all tho young men down there who will come of age this year are demo orats. In the case of Mr. Bennett, republican, who is a candidate for reelection to congress, this is impor tant, if true. Now is about the time to scan tbe Eastern papers for the picture of the winsome young man who basset out to convince Mrs. Sage that $100,000,000 is really too much for a lone widow to look after. . INVITING COMMERCIAL ISOLATION. . Portland Oregouiao. Oue of tbe largest wheat-exporting firms iu tbe Paciflo Northwest has just received notioe that a reciprocal treaty is about to be conoluded be tween tbe Australian and Sontb Afri can governments by which wheat will be udmitted from British territory to South Africa at 4 cents per 100 pounds less thau from the American Paoiflo Coast. This firm as well as other firms in tbe same line of business has, in tbe past, shipped a great many cargoes of Oregon and Washington wheat to South Africa, at times wheu the European market was unsatis factory. The proposed discriminating duty will bo sufficient to close the doors of the South African importers against us and our wheat will natural ly be forced to other a nd, not infre quently, less profitable market?. The incident, by itself, may not be of Na tional importauoe, but as it illustrates tbe steadily growing feeling of re seutment against the commercial polioy of the United States, it is in teresting. Tbe trade aud good wishes of South Africa uiuy not be of sufficient value to cause any particular uneasi ness over its loss, but it is the general application of the Amerioau etaudput polioy that is piling up trouble for us. Germany, after repeated efforts to se cure a satisfactory reciprocal trade arruugemeut with this country, has finally refused to graut us as advan tageous duty rates on our products as it extends to tbe "favored nations" with which reciprocal tariff relations were established last winter. Amerioa is rapidly progressing to a poiut where it cannot sell anything to a foreign country so long as it is possible to seoure the purchasable commodity elsewhere. By adhering to this piincipal it is only a question of time uutil the United States will be commercially isolated. It a foreign customer of American goods is desirous ofselling something, tbe disposal of whioh will increase his purchasing power, weprooeed to bumper the oporatiou with obstructive laws whioh tend to doorcase tbe profits and increase to the American con sumer the cost of commodity whioh the foreigner offers. Under suoh cirouuistauoes, it is, of course, foolish to expect uuytbiug like pleasant busi ness relations with foreign buyers and sellers, aud foreigners quite naturally turn to some other country where they oau rooeive the same treatment they are disposed to exteud to the others. The United States is now harvesting an euormous wheat crop, said to be the largest on record. There is, of course, uo market in this country for all of this wheat, and approximately 300,000,000 bushels must find market abroad. South Africa, which iu the past has been a good purobasor, has put up a bar whioh places that mar ket out of our reach, aud Germany, which also has frequently imported quantities of Ameiioau wheat, is en forcing some of tbe same kind of protective tariff of which we have been making a specialty. The worst feature of the polioy of trade reptessiou lies iu tbe fact that it is ono of our own creation. We can make uo valid pi o test aguiust the aotiou of the foreign countries in giv- , ingour, trade competitors an advantage over us, for we have by our own laws alienated our prospective purchasers and incurred an ill will whioh it will require years of fair treatment to remedy. Unless we correct this evil, and, at least partially, apply tbe golden rule to our business transac tions with foreign countries, we will shortly find our foreign trade confined striotly to lines in which we have an invincible advantage. KEEPING THEIR MONEY AT HOMK Spokesman Review Tbe Pullman boosters, officially know as tbe "Pull for Pullman" club, are taking up a unique proposition, tbe development of whioh will be watched with interest. It appears that about 60 per cent of the building occupied by for business purposes in that city are owned by nonresidents to whom a large amount of money in rentals is annually going out. Tbe scheme under consideration is to keep this money at home by organizing a stock company to purchase tbe buildings. As a business proposition it bas much to commend it, irrespective of tbe motive back of it If tbe owner ship of the buildings is a profitable investment for the present owners it ought to be equally so for tbe com pany. The profits now made by the individual outside owners would go to the shareholders in tbe shape of divi dends on their stock. If a sufficient number of shares can be subscribed to put the deal through there seems to be no good reason why it should not be an advantageous one. Tbe main idea, however, is to keep the money at home and to give tbe citizens a more direct and financial interest in tbe welfare and develop ment of tbe city. Pullman is now no different from hundreds of other cities in wbioh ontside capital is in vested. Iu some respects it bas been argued there is a distinct advantage in these foreign investments, in that they create a wider interest in the commercial development of the place. Yet the tendency everywhere is to encomage looal investment and there can be no question that the resul's are beneficial. The "Pull for Pullman" club is one of the most alert and energetio of tbe various organizations of tbe kind in tbe Inland Empire. It may be assumed that if tbe plan now under consideration is proved feasible it will reach a speedy consummation. The olub is also showing its readi ness to seize upon any opportunity to profitably advertise Pullman in its decision to send to tbe G. A. B. national euoampment at Minneapolis pamphlets and samples of "grain to make more widely known tbe resources of tbe city and surrounding country. The idea is a good one and will doubt less produce good results. Deadly Surpent Bites. are as common in India as are stom ach and liver disorders with us For the latter however.thore is a sure rem edy : Elootrio Bitters; the great restor ative medicine, of whioh S.A. Brown, of Beunettsville, S. C, says: "They restored my wife to perfect health, after years of suffering with despepsia and ohronioally torpid liver." Elec trio Bitters cure chills and fever, ma laria, biliousness, lame back, kidney troubles and bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by Wru. McBride, drug gist Prcei BOo. PROCLAMATION. Whereas, tbere bas been submitted to tbe electors of tbe State at tbe last genoral election as required by law an initiative petition for a proposed amend ment to Section 1 of artiole XII of tbe Constitution of the State of Oregon, to allow the state printing, binding aud printer's compensation to be -regulated by law at any time, and Whereas, on the 25th day of June, 1906, the Secretary of State in my presonoe as Governor of the State of Oregon did oanvass the voters given for and against said proposed amend ment, and Whereas, it was ascertained and determined upon such oanvass that there were 63,719 votes cast for said proposed amendmout to tbe Constitu tion, and 9,571 votes oast against tbe same, and that said proposed amend ment reoeived an affirmative majoiity of the total number of effective votes oast thereon and entitled to be counted under the provision of law, Now, Therefore, I, George E. Cham berlain, as Governor of the State of Oregon, in obedience to and by virtue of the power aud authority vested in me bylaw, do hereby make and issue this proclamation to the people of tbe State of Oregon and do announce aud doolare that the whole number of votes oast in tbe State of Oregon at said election for and agaiust said pro posed amendment was as hereinbefore stated, and that said proposed amend ment reoeived au affirmative major! ty of tbe total number of votes cast thereon and entitled to be counted un der provisions of law, and that said ameudment bereiu before mentioned shall and is in full force and effect as a part of the Constitution of the State of Oregou from the date of this proc lamation. Done at the Capitol this S5th day of Juue, A. D. 1906. Geo. E. Chamberlain, Governor of Oregon. By the Governor: . F. I. Dunbar, Secretary of State. (Seal) Foley's Honey and Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia. 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