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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1906)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Twiob-a-Wkek Tuesday akd Friday F.B. Boyd, Publihhfh. Entered an second-class matter, Marcb 1, linn, at tbe postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actol Congress of Marcb 3, 1879 Subscription Hatct : it iar, In advanct 12.00 Hlngle copies In wrappers, 5c, Advertising Kates: Local reading notices, firsttnsertlon,10cper 16. Bcb subsequent Insertion. 5c. ilommunlcatlonssnould be addressed to I, PBB88 AtbenaUregon ATHENA, ORE., SEPT.. 21,1906 There is no doubt that much good to tbe publio will be the ultimate re sult of the insurance investigations, which made many unnecessarily nerv ous about tbe money invested for tbe future rainy day, or of tbe packing house investigations, which brought nervousness abont the food which is eaten daily. Jn like manner there must be some faith that some good to Bociety will result from tbe disclosures whiab are being made iu connection with the private life of some people muob in the publio eye. The testi mony of tbe sister of tbe steel official, Corey, in tbe divorce suit of his sister-in-law, that her own brother was uot a fit person to have the custody of his 16 year old son, brought out tbe state ment that the fast life of New York made a wealthy man of that city an improper persou to have children un der his control. While no snoh sweep ing indictment cau justly stand against men of wealth, there bas been a surfeit of scandal calculated to strengthen tbe impression that the testimony of Miss Corey has much of truth in it. A Pittsburg story of home distructiou has featnres of ap parent conspiracy against the peace of men and women alike wbioh appear as shameful as tbey are disgraceful. No matter what tbe leal truth may be regarding the private life of the partios involvod, it is an abnormal situation where, in or dor to secure a divorce decree, dotectives are hired to steal loltors and letters possibly forged with the deOuite purpose of blacken ing obaraoter for unworthy ends. A suit now iu the courts reveals a man uotually engaged in a sot t of divoroe brokerage business, with a fixed agree ment for payment at several stages of tbo proceedings and fiual settlement when tbe nefarious plot is at last suc cessful. ThomuH A. Edison seems to have hit upou a valuable idea outside nf elec tricity. He proposes that moulds be made fot a bouse of a given design, so that liquid ooiuirote oau lie poured in to it. He estimates that in Ibis way a bouso woith 1 3,000 can be built for $000. The thing looks feasible and if it should ever be realized will prove vuluable for the reason that building material is now so high priced that home building is practically out of the questiou. The East Oregoniau is tbe first papor iu Eastern Oregon to introduce reform spoiling. The fouotic system looks odd but it is a time savor, to say tbo least. Tbe 'intelligent composi tor" introduced tbe system in the Press Tuesday, taking tbe word "bridle." He added an extra "d," and now tbe dazies are blaming on hiz grave. Not until next Independence day will tbe new star be added to tbe flag. Tbe formal work of making a state takes time and care. If you s it in tbe E. O. it's zo. NEW USE FOR POTATOES. Chicago Record-Herald. American farmers, if they will proQt by tbe experience of farmers of Germany and France, will find in tbe new denatured alcohol act, wbicb takes effect Jaunary 1, 1007, a means of materially increasing their incomes. At tbe state department reports have just been received from Consul-General Tbaokera at . Berlin and Consul General Mason at Paris, whiob show the great market made iu those two countries for farm products by free denatured alcohol laws. In Germany over three-fourtbs of tbo alcohol dis tilled is made from potatoes, last year 91,148,182 bushels being consumed in tbe production of 76,010,927 gallons, or about 1.26 bushels of potatoes to the gallon of alcohol. During tbo last season there were 72,172 alcohol dis tilleries in operation, of which 6048 were farm distilleries, which illus trates bow closely tbe new industry can be brought home to tbe farmer. In Germany the distillation of al cohol from potatoes is one of tbe most important branches of agriculture. It alone in some cases renders farming pursuits possible in regions situated at a distance from business ceuters and possessing ligbt soil, and many farms owe tbeir existence to tbe distilleries. Abont one-third of tbe alcohol pro duced in Germnay is deuatured. "The use of spirits for driving motors, lighting rooms and pnblio places, cookiug food and produoing heat has a great future," says Consnl General Tbaokera. "In tbe United States," be con tinues, "where alcohol for use in tbe industries cau be produced more cheaply, perhaps, than in any other country in the world, the increased consumption ot tbe spirit which will take place under the provisions of tbe new law will be of great advant age to our agriculturalists." It costs in Germany about 2 cents a gallon completely to denature alco hol, and this is the greatest drawback in that country to growth in its use. The price of denatured alcohol varies from about iiO cents a gallon to 27 cents, according to strength and pur ity, and it bas to meet iu competition petroleum, whiob retails in Germany at from 18 cents to 22 cents a gallon. Iu Franco tbe alcohol used for vari ous industrial purposes is manufac tured mainly from beet roots, tbe material beiug either the refuse mo lasses from sugar factories or beets wbioh by reason of unfavorable con ditions contain nnlv a din nil tinrcwmt- 1 age of sugar. Potatoes and grain are also used to some extent, but realtive ly muob less than in Germany. In France it costs about 10 oeuts a gallon to deuaturize nloobol, because the government bas set one process, whilo iu Genuauy several different methods are permitted. This makes tbe cost of deuatured alcohol iu France iu ordinary times SO ceuts a gallon. Iu France about 8,000,000 gallons of deuatured alcohol are oou sumed annually. From the cost of manufacturing tbe raw alcohol should be deducted a subsidy paid by the government equal to about 6 oeuts a gullou. Aloohol denaturized by the formula iu use in France is not only uunooessarily expensive, but may also be purified and be used for human cousumptiou. As the United States will adopt a formula which renders the produot unlit for human cousump tiou, tbe Freuoh denaturiziug process will not be followed, and a much cheaper one may be adopted. OPEtt PUBLICITY THE BEST GUXMNTT OF MERIT. When the maker of a medicine, sold through dur.?ista for family u, takes bis patients fully Into his confidence by fV"""ly and fearlessly publishing broad cast 'is well as on its bottle Tvr-ipiers, a full list of all its Inirredients iiiihiln KiKjilxh, this action on his part is tho Jiest possihln evidence that lie Is not afrai I to have the search lipht of inves tigation turned full upon his formula and that it will bear the fullest scrutiny li nd the most thorough investigation. )r. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for tli euro of the weaknesses, Hriodical pains and functional derangements of the or gans distinctly feminine. Is the only medi cine put up for sale through druggists for woman's special use, the maker of which Is not afraid to take his patients into his full confidence by such open and honest publicity. A glance at the published Ingredients on each bottle wrapper, will show that it is made wholly from native, American, medicinal roots, that it contains no poi sonous or habit-forming drugs, no nar cotics and no alcohol pure, triple-refined glycerine, of proper strength lieing used Instead of the commonly employed alco hol, both for extracting and preserving the active medicinal properties found in the roots of the American forest plants Unployed. It is the only medicine for women's pecular diseases, sold by drug gists, that does not contain a large per centage of alcohol, which is in the long run so harmful to woman's delicate, nerv ous system. Now, glycerine is perfectly harmless, and serves a valuable purpose by possessing intrinsic value all its own, ana besides it enhances the curative effect of the other ingredients entering into the "Favorite Prescription." Some of tho ablest medical writers and teachers endorse theso views and praiso nil the several ingredients of which "Fa vorite Prescription Is composed rec ommending them for tho cure of tho very same diseases for which this world famed medicine is advised. No other medicine for women has any such pro JenUmal endorsement worth more than any number of ordinary testimonials. If Interested, send name and address to Dr. B. V. Pierce, Huffalo, N. Y., for his little book of extracts from the works of eminent medical writers and teachers, endorsing the several ingredients and tailing lust what Dr. Pierce's medicine are mado of. It's free for the asking. Our stock offuiniture is now without doubt the boat sbcwiug in the lnlaud Eiupito. It is also tho largest, arid our claim is proveu by tbe oounty records which show our stock to bo twice as large as any house furuisbiug stock iu Walla Walla. Wheu our Mr. Kaser was east to Chicago uud other maiiufootnriug ceuters iu July be selected our fall stock from the real goods, and not from drummers' "picture samples" us most rureobauts do. Iu this way he was able to choose ouly tbe very best and also get the foutories' lowest prices. Then, too, all goods pur chased wero assombled iu Chicago and shipped from there by tbe car load thereby obtaining tho lowest freight rates. Tbe next time you are in Walla Walla wo want you to couio in aud let us show you through our store, whether you mtetid to buy or uot, and Bhonld you need auythiug be fore you can come, mail us your order aud it will have the same careful attention us though yon came in persou. . Use Our Rest Room THE DAVIS-KASER CO. Everything to Furnish the Home. la-U-lfUN 2tMfc! Alder Street, WALLA WALLA, ;- WASH Make Your appointments Here $25,000 1 IN " Purses and Premiums.. Six solid days of raoing from J Ootober 1 to 6 inclusive. ' Under tbe auspices of the - 0 Walla Walla County fair - Association $ Two hurnesi events and at r least tbree ruuniug races fcj daily. PREMIUM SHOW OF FANCY LIVESTOCK Big Fruit Fair in coDueo- tiou opeu day aud night. De- jt Caprio's famous band gives 0 couoerts atternoou and even ing. IT Morpby sings to beat the & band afternoon aud evening, jL Reduced rates on all rail- & roads. T. H. BRENTS, Pres. fr A. C. VANDE WATER, Sec. COMMERCIAL LIVERY STABLE ' HARRY M'BRIDE, MANAGER Best Stock and Rigs in the City. Competent Drivers. Stock Boarded by the Day, Week or Month at Reasonable Rate. NORTH SIDE STREET, ATHEAN, ORE HENRY KEEN'S .Barber Shop. Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing, Massage for Face and Scalp. i .HOT BATHS. i Shop North Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. Foley's Honey mad Tar for childrtn.safe,surc fio opiates. eft B fl B pjjortiiiiiiraes favorable Trains to the Inland Empire's Trading Center ... . Pendleton Merchants now have their fall goods in and are showing Larger Stocks than many cities of greater pretentions, This fact is noticable and commented on by traveling men all over the country. Six stores carry Ten stores carry Seven stores carry Thirteen " " Seven stores carry Four stores carry Four stores carry Five stores carry Four stores carry Six stores carry Three stores carry $250,000 worth of dry goods, etc. $215,000 worth of men's clothing and furnishing goods. $ 85,000 worth of hardware, stoyes, etc. , $ 75,003 worth of groceries, etc. $ 65,000 worth of furniture, carpets, etc. $ 35,000 worth of jewelry, etc. $ 32,000 worth of drugs and druggist's sundries. $ 31,000 worth of millinery and women's Furnishings. $ 30,000 worth of stationery, books and notions. $ 11,000 worth of crockery, glassware, etc. $ 10,000 worth of paints, wallpaper, etc. ' Aside from these we have numerous cigar stores, confectionery stores, meat markets, restaurants, hotels, etc. The proprietors of these various establishments' assure the people of Athena and vicinity that they will receive the best attention in Pendleton and every inducement will be offered in the way" of prices and accommo dations. The new passenger train gives all day in Pendleton, leaving cAthena at 8 a. m. and leaves Pendleton at 5:50 p. m. HERE'S TO YOU FOR BUSINESS AND BARGAINS BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF PENDLETON, OREGON If there is no fiano la tbe house, one shonld be purchased or at least hired. Aud it shonld be one of tbe BEST PIANOS shown iu our rooms. These instru ments are the perfection of mechan ical workmanship and are unexcelled sor sweetness and richness of tone. STANLEY PIANO HOUSE, Maiu Street, Walla Walla, Wash BLACKSMITH AND REPAIRING SHOP A. H. LUNA, Propiietor. Shop West of King's Barn, 'Athena. Try The TROY LAUNDRY For GOOD WORK HENRY K J ENE Agent, ATHENA, OREGON THE WRICHT LIVERY AND FEED STABLE GOOD HORSES AND RIGS. REASONABLE PRICES DRIVER FURNISHED WHEU DESIRED- , Horse boarded by the day, week or mouth Stables on 2nd street, South of Main street M l i;V4.7lrP. fl 1 CITY MEAT MARKET C. II. Sherman Prop. Nothing too good for our pat rons. We cut the best meat money can buy. Fish and oysters in season. Give us a trial. h 1 1 ; (""V-. ;; - it 'lis : : .. 'vv: ii.:' -!-: k. : t;!l. iifc;'-''!n',!i 1 ii ) 0!'T 6 'BWSlE';.. ' Vs.; 1 PARKER & LANE'S BARBER SHOP Kverytlilng Fiil X'lanj Mnderii and Up-to - A 5" SnUTH SirE MAIN A1HEN Feebler & Chamberlain Successors to the Umatilla Implement Co. Agricultural Implements WAGONS, CARRIAGES, ENGINES, MACHINERY THRESHERS ETC. ATHENA, OREGON "Saving at the Spigot Wasting at the Bung" That's what buying poor paint means. Paint may be low priced by the gallon and be 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 The SherwjmWluams Paint r-:j0r MASK TO PAINT BUILDINGS J WITH. OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. It covers more surface, spreads easier, and lasts longer than any other prepared paint, or hand-mixed lead and oil. CALL FOR I COLOR CARDS" Umatilla Lumber Yard itv A-: J.F.Wright, - - - Proprietor-)
