AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
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F.B. Boyd, Publishfb.
Entered M cecond-claRi matter, March 1,
im, at th poatofflce at Athena, Oregon
Uuderau Actot ftongreaa of March 3, 1879
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VII aommanloatlom ibould be addressed to
t PBK88 Atbenauregon
ATHENA, ORE., AUGUST . ... 31, 1906
How easily, and with what com
paratively small outlay, the waste of
our forests by flie may be led need to a
minimum is shown by a reoeut bul
letin of the Forest Service. Prior to
Febrnary 1, 1005 the national forest
reserves wore left practically to "take
care of themselves," and the records
of destruction were really almost dis
heartening euopgb to justify the
argument of the enemies of forestry
"If you don't let the lumbermen have
the forests, the fire will get them ; so
why not lot them be used for
lumber?" But at that date they
passed under the administration of the
forest service. Guided by the lessons
of experience, abroad and at home, a
system of observation and patrol was
established, aided by roads, trails and
tire lines. The results were seen in the
reduction of the reserve area bnrned
from 0.66 per ceut in 1001 to 0.16 per
cent in 1005. The area of the re
serves, in 1901, was only about : half
as great as in 1005; but, with nearly
twice as many' aores to care for the
per oentage burned was reduced in
the latter year , by more than tbree
fourtbs. Thirty six of the 03 reserves
escaped fire ?1 together. If the nation
al government can thus succeed, at the
very beginning of its effort, why can
not state government do the same?
If self interest id not strong enough to
impel the private owners into whose
hands the forests have passed to take
the ueoessary measures for preventing
fires, and for their prompt extinguish
ment when they ooour, surely state
intervention is justifiable.
The street begger with pockets liued
witb money is a fairly familiar figure
of city life, but one of the free dis
pensaries reports an instanoe of au at
tempt to get free medioiue, on the plea
of poverty, that deserves a place in
the OHtalogne of good stories of
"graft." We read of a middle-aged
wo inn i) who appeared the other day
nud got a prescription, utter which
she took her pluoe in the line of por
sous waiting to have their niedieiie
made up by the apotheottry. Tbia
particular woman, it should be suid,
bad giveu satisfactory answers to all
Iho questions put to her, designed to
show whether she was a proper sub
jeot for charity. Suddenly there was
a cry "I'm robbed! I'm robbed I"
The victim was this woman, who so
far forgot ber previous professions as
to assort that her pooket had been
pioked and that the thief bad got
uwiiy with $00. Then she lost the
opportunity to got free medicine,
furn ture
Our stock ofjfuuiiture is now without doubt tbe best showiug in the
lnlaud Euipiie. It is also tbe largest, and onr claim is proven by tbe
county records which show our stock to be twice as largo as any house
furnishing stock in Walla Walla. When ourvMr. Kasei was east to
Chicago and otber manufacturing centers in-Jiily be selected our fall
stock from the real goods, and not from drummers' "picture samples"
as most uireobnuts do. Iu this way he was a bio to choose only tbe very
best and also get the foatories' lowest prices. Tbeu, too. all goods pur
chased were assembled iu Chicago aud shipped from there by tbe car load
thereby obtaining tbe lowest freight rates. The next time you are in
Walla Walla we want you to come in and let m show you through our
store, whether you intend to buy or not, and should you need anything be
fore yon can come, mail us your order and it will have tbe same careful
atteutiou as though you came in person.
Use
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Rest
Room
TIIE DAVIS-KASER CO.
Everything to Furnish the
Home.
12-141618 20 22 Alder Strict,
WALLA WALLA, WASH
thus adding, in her view, insult to
injury.
One of our eastern exchanges gets
after Senator Fulton witb a sharp
stick. It says "Senator Charles W.
Fulton of Oregon, in an interview
given out after his return to Portland,
accused Secretary Hitchcock of 'hos
tility to Oregon' because all that was
asked for by Oregon interests, in the
way of appropriations from the irriga
tion fund, bad not been granted. Of
course this is nonsense. It is unfortu
nately true, however, that so many
of Oregon's prominent citizens have
been caught working schemes of
gtaft against the government, that the
secretary has been impressed with the
necessity of caution in making invest
ments urged by them. As for Sen
ator Fulton's further assertion that
Secretary Hitchcock is 'in his dotage,'
the country would be very glad if the
seuator, in the prime of bis manhood,
could givo evidence of the same
ability and the same conrage for the
right that characterizes the brave old
man whom he traduces."
From Maxwell's Talisman, the first
principle in the creed of the Home
orafters is given thus: That children
shall be tangbt gardening and home
craft in the publio schools, from the
Kindergarten to the college, and that
summer garden schools in the suburbs
shall be a part of the publio school
system of every city, and that home
craft and garden training Schools
shall be established by county, muni
cipal, state, and national govern
ment,, where every boy and every
man out of work who wants employ
ment where he can gain that knowl
edge, can learn bow to make a home
and till the soil and get his living
strait from the ground, and where
every boy would be taught that his
first aim in life Bhonld be to get a
home of bis own on land.
American merchants could do 60
per cent more business in Mexico were
they to study the character and con
dition of trade in Mexioo. ' The main
trouble with the slow sale of Ameri
can merchandise iu Mexico is the fact
that the merchants and manufacturers
demand that payment for their goods
be sent upon the receipt of the bill for
the same, and this bill arrives a
month in advance of the goods. Of
course, onr merchants do not favor the
idea of paying for goods before re
ceiving them. On trie other hand
European merchants are liberal in giv
ing time limits as high as six months,
and as a cousequenoe enjoy a good
portion of trade.
FOLLY PERSONIFIED.
SpokesmanReview.
The Okauogau socialist who cut
down 20 acres of froit trees in order
to avoid being assessed on the im
proved value tbey gave to bis farm
displayed a degreo of idiocy that will
make him the laughing stock of the
community. His action is the most
striking example of that homely old
adage of "cutting off bis nose to spite
bis face" that has come under oljseiv
atiou for a long time. Tbe question
ought to'be Beriouslyjconsidered by tbe
authorities whether he is not a fit
subjeot for an asylum.
While be was about it this man
who does not believe in paying bis
fair share of taxes, based on the pre
sent system of assessment, ought to
have burned bis house mid made a
Lou lira of bis other possessions. If
be should choose to carry bis dissatis
faction with tbe established order
of things still further he might end
Make
Your
appointment
Here
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up by removing himself from the
country and seeking some spot where
be could be bis own assessor, tax col
lector, municipal and state adminis
trator and enjoy to the f nil his views
on the taxation problem.
Tlete are, of course, many who
agreo with him that the present system
of assessment is not right, that land
should not be taxed for the improve
ments placed upon it The theories
on taxation are various and unique.
Much sound argument can be ad
vanced in support of some of them.
Very few, probably, will contend that
existing methods could not be bettered.
But while they exist and are confirm
ed by law they are endured with the
best grace possible.
The idea of making a valuable fruit
ranch a desert waste would never
suggest itself to a wise man, but
"what a difference there is between a
wise man and a fooL"
"SKIDOO" A SYRIAN INSULT.
New York Sun.
The origin of the word "Skidoo"
has at last teen established. The dis
covery was made in the Essex Market
Police Court. It is of Syrian origin,
and if yon don't want to get into
trouble don't say "skidoo" to a
Syrian, because he is apt to take it
seriously. At least, Samuel Solomon,
who was the cause of the discovery,
took it that way.
Solomon is a shawl merchant.
Loaded with a choice collection of
prayer shawls and rugs, he invaded
the ghetto. - He reached Stanton and
Bidge streets late in the forenoon. He
was hungry and the luscious bananas
on the cart of Jacob Smith made his
mouth water.
"How much?" said Solomon.
"Cent apieoe," replied Smith.
"Too mnoh," replied Solomon. '-
"Skidoo," replied Smith. ,
Solomon glared angrily.
"Twenty -three," replied Smith.
Then things began to happen.
Solomon made a rush for Smith, and
Smith oouutered witb a handful of
overripe fruit Just as things were
waxing strenuous Polioeman Wagoner
butted in and baled both to the Essex
Market Court.
"What is the trouble?" aeked
Magistrate Wahle.
"He inBulted me, chudge," replied
Solomon. .
"How so?" asked the Court.
"He said 'skidoo to me."
"That's no insult."
"Yes it is. That's Syrian and it
means something very disreiotf ul to
my parents." . '
"Well, it's English, too," said the
court, "and it means 'beat it.'. Now
get out." ; " "
Some Ranch Talk
; ( With Apologies to Wood. )
The latest mode of transplanting
sage brush sprouts is to wrap the roots
in a woolen cloth, saturated witb
sweet milk or a ple brew of An-bauser-Bush.
Take the bundle and
bury iu the depths of a manure heap.
Leave them heat for 24 hours. Then
remove the sprouts one at a time and
I carry them separately across a 40 acre
field to trenches prepared in the usual
way to receive them. Irrigate fre
quently until the plants begin to show
evidences of growth. Ihe tollowiog
year may be spent in grubbing them
up, raking into windrows and burn
ing. Never plant Komau caudles on irri
gated 'soil. Select some out-ottbe-
wav feuce comer, well icmoved from
other crowing crops; else when the
Romans reach maturity and go on, it
is possible for great loss to result.
The caudles should never be picked
until ripe. The better way is to allow
tbem to go off where they are planted.
To get f nil results plant in hills three
inches apart.
To break a cow from milking her
self, kill the cow and sell the hide to
the butcher and buy another cow,
By following this plan you will help
tbe shoe manufacturer and give tbe
hired man something to do in the way
of "choring." ;
Cnnnmbers and oantalotiea should
be planted in rows, with the little eud
of the plant down. If this method is
atrint.lv adhnrnrl to the urinoiriie Dor
tiou of tbe crop will be harvested on
top of tbe soil otherwise you will
have to dig your crop.
The nronasration of beans requires
scientific knowledge, and only exports
have any business monkeying witn
this crop. Careful selection of seed is
the principle factor in the assurance
of a laree vield. and a Yankee should
be employed to plant and harvest tbe
crop. To make tho crop profitable
aud marketable, a pork paokery
should be located ou tbe rancb,
which should be situated withiu easy
reach of a tin miue.
Potato raising is a snap. It is an
necessary to mention this farm pro
duct further than to say that anybody,
be be Injun, idiot or Italian, can raise
a crop of potatoes.
If you are in tbe market for pro
vsiona and harvest supplies, you can
save money by having Dupcia & Co.,
Weston grooers, figure on your order.
tf
Lost or Stolen A bay eayuse mare,
roached mane, brauded witb circle C.
on right thigh, has soar ou nose, about
5 or 6 years old. flO reward. Billy
Robinson, Weston,
A Trite Saying.
It la a trite saying that no man It
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Golden Medical Discovery strengthens
the stomach puts it In shape to make
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kidney to expel the poisons from the
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tho blood; it is often indicated by pimples
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Dr. I'ierce's "Discovery" cures all blood
humors as well as being a tonic that
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It is the onfy medicine put up for sale
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how about the tilling if prescriptions?
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nothing more, nothing less and '..
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can buy. Fish and oysters in
season. Give us a trial.
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extravagant to use owing to
to it's poor covering power
and wearing quality. After
the paint is applied it's too late
to save. Start right and use
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