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UiHeran Actot ItongrrM of March S, 1879
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ATHENA. ORE.. FEB. 14 '.908
Tbe Press ia lu receipt of a circular
letter sent out by Fred I. Jobnsou. of
FUcb burg, Mass. His circular takes
op aud discusses tbe fluaucial question
aud Mr. John sou bas a live idea. He
proposes to prevent pauics by the "in
surance of tbe people's money, by tbe
people, for tbe people." Mr. Jobnsoo
Hiiya: We insure almost everything
that we possess, aud we insure against
nearly every kiud of calamity, but
strautfe to say we do not insure money.
The writers idea ia that tbe United
States Government should establish
such measures aud such diasMo laws
as would eoforce saviugs banks and
trust compauies to give up their piea
e it state charters, aud come directly
nuder the control of thd National Gov
ernment, also such laws as would '.ben
empower tbe Government to insure
tbu deposits of all Banks. Tbe
amount of money on deposit iu 1006
was, iu round numbers, 12 billions of
dollars; ami an assessment of 15-100 of
1 per cent on that sum, would have
placed at tbe disposal of tbe Govern
ment, in that year, 18 millions of dol
lais; with whioli to pay off, immedia
tely, the depositors of any insolvent
banks, the Government then liquidat
ing tbe bank's aftairs.
Several hundred farmers, who left
eastern Oregon and the Walla Walla
aud Palouse districts to eng.ige in
wheat growing in the new provinces
of British Colombiu will be interested
in the following Ottawa dispatch
printed iu the Oregouiau recently:
"ihe Dominion government has de
cided to louu a sum of approximately
$1,000,000 to the farmers of tbe new
provinces of Alberta aud Saskatche
wan whose crops were n failuie, to
purchase sied graiu."
With everything favorable it) tbe
new districts mentioned, good orops of
wlioit can be growu, but when tbe
season is unfavorable, as it was last
year, the resulting failure is so much
worse than auy failuie of which tbe
Oregon aud Washington farmer has
ever beard tbat it means government
aid or starvation. Another year like
the one just closed will see tbe depart
ure for America of a few thousand sot
tleis who have beeu drifting north
ward in Hem oh ot cheap land.
Cement mid stool brick nud stone
ore not yet used in sufficient quantities
to encourage lumber users to predict
tbe time when the forests will not be
called upon to furnish the piinoipal
materials used iu building operations.
Notwithstanding tbe remarkable in
crease in the use of cement aud other
fireproof materials, the last reports of
lbs building operations iu forty-uiue
ot the loadiug cities of tbe United
States for the yenr, collected by the
Geologioal Survey, show tbat 51) per
oeut were of wooden coustruotinu.
Even if the remainiug forty-oue per
cent of tbe buildings were built of
brick, stone aud concrete, vast quan
tities ot wood are cousumed both in
the consti notion aud in tbe Quisb,
though iu tbe latter form, metal is
taking tbo place of wood to a very
large cxtout.
The President hag just sigtied a pio
clamatiou creating additions iu the
Trinity National Forest, California,
amounting to 3)50.471 acres. Tbe ad
ditions to the forest ate contiguous
tracts ot tiuiberlaud lying fcr tbe
most part iu Humboldt and Trinity
oouuties, with smaller areas in Shasta
a- d Tehama counties, Ibis new laud
brings the total area ot tbo Triuity
Forest up to nearly 1,600,000 acres.
Valuable forests of yellow aud sugar
pine, iuceuse cedar aud a few stands
of redwood iuoluded in the additions
ate estimated to contain more thau
two aud a quarter billion Loaid feet
of timber. The market value of this
timber is $1,500,000. Thete forests
have beeu uegleoted by lumber inter
est up to tbe present time because it
was more profitable to exploit the val
uable aud mote accessible redwood
forests lying farther west.
Tbe coming campaign for United
States souator promisee to be one of
tbe liveliest iu our history under tbe
primary system. Souator Fulton
states tba he will soon be home to au
swer tbe charges made by Fraucis J.
Honey. Uouej states tbut be v ill pro-
batlj return to tbe state before tbe
primary election.- We all ktfew that
Heney is a tighter and those who person
ally know Senator Fulton, are well
aware that be is no quitter and there
will be sometbiug doing npon bis ar-
lival.
Tbe Eagle sees on (be horizon a big
bujldirig boom for Milton this year.
and admonishes the people over there
to grasp tbe opportunity and give tbe
town tbe push of its history. Four new
business bouses bave reoeutly beeu
established; a new national bank is to
be incorporated ; a deal for property
for an ice manufacturing plant is be
ing negotiated for, all of which tbe
Milton paper sizes up as eu auspicious
beginning of tbe season's progress.
By order of C. A. Johns, maycr of
baker City, the last "open town" in
Eastern Oregou is to have tbe lid nail
ed dowu tigbt. Au association, com
posed of tbe ministers of tbat city
wbiob came into tbe lime light a few
days ago by retraotiug allegations sent
broadcast in a circular are now taking
a back seat, letting tbe mayor do the
work.
Among tbe referendum bills tbat
will come before tbe people thispptiug
will be one tbat deals with tbe appro
priation for tbe State University at
Bogene, aud unless tbe signs are mis
leading it will be approved by an over
whelming majoiity, and it is up to
eastern Oregon to do its part in this
matter.
And it was tbe Union Republican
tbat said: "Ex Governor (jeer was
through tbe Grande Rondo Valley last
week, looking op matters political,
but did not stop off at Union. Can it
be 'bat the ghost of that old Panhan
dle affair still appears? Forget it,
Governor."
CougreHsmau Tawuey, cbtirman of
tbe conituilteo on appropriations,
warns his colleagues tbey must face a
deficit of 1118,000.000 iu tbe revenues
of the government.
United States Senator Gnggenheimer
is having good sucoess iu contiolling
the patronage of Colorado. Trust
magnates seem to still be welcome at
tbe White House.
Jim Crow telephones are proposed
in Oklahoma. Why not Jim Crow
postage stamps and Jim Ciow milk
tickets?
The orobids used at tbe Vauderbilt
wedding ooat 140,000, most of wbiob
money is now iu general circulation.
The man who takes tbe affinity route
has found tbe shortest way if be bas
started for the hous-e of trouble.
Market days in other towns are car
ried on sucoessf ully why not try tbom
in Athena?
EMPHASIZING THE THREE RS.
A movement for a return to first
principles in educatinuul methods is
taking on significant proportions iu
Chicago, where a committee of tbe
board of education is studying pro
posed radical ohauges iu tbe curricu
lum of tbe schools. The trend of af
fairs is toward a greater attention to
tbe "three R's." and iu this the
Chicago authorities aro following the
examplo reoeutly set by Cleveland. In
the bitter city au educational commis
sion devoted a year aud a half to
thorough investigation ot school meth
ods aud results, aud tbeu submitted a
series of recommendations relative to
elementary schools tbe main features
ot wbiob were as follows:
More effoit aud time to readiug; su
pervision of writing to bo inoreased;
thorough and continuous training iu
mental aritbmetio in every grade where
tbe subject is tanght; more time to tbe
essentials leading, writiug, aritbme
tio aud spelling; smaller school classes;
greater use of the dictionary by pupils;
better corrolatiou of tbe physical
traiuiug work with other studies.
Adoption of a polioy of this uature
would menu tbe elimination of some
fads on wbiob many parents tbink
time is wasted. It would result in
more thorough grouudiug of the pupils
in the esseutial elemeutary subjects
to wbiob not cuougb time is now
given. It is a gratifying sign of tbe
times tbat this movement is takiug
definite shape iu the larger cities, and
bope is eutertaiued that before loug it
will spread over the whole country.
' FIGHTING BOB" EVANS.
Iu theso columus reoeutly Admiral
Evans was meutioued by bis popular
sobriquet "Figbtiug Bob" Evaus, and
that leads George V. Alexauder, a Re
public attorney, to ask "by what feat
of arms be won tbat sobriquet? What
naval battle or otherwise did he ever
fight wbiob euabled him to receive tbe
title 'Fighting Bob' Evaus? Where a
man is so generally referred to by a
uunre tbat indioates some great aot of
heroism or feat of arms iu battle there
should be some historical basis there
tor. I ask tor tbe historical facts on
which you base your editorial, or rath
er tbe name you apply to Admiral
Robley D. Evans."
A eootiquet is almost never of the
choosing of him who wears it Ia
this case it was given to Evans by
some of bis admiring comrades, and
not without justification. He was
fighting bis country's tattles at tbe
boyish age of 17 and participated, as a
youthful naval officer in tbe civil war,
in both attacks on Fort Fisber. He
was severely wounded in the second
engagement. Evans commanded tbe
Yorktown at Valparaiso in 1891 and
1892, and during tbe war with Spain
was i j command of tbe Iowa and ren
dered conspicuous and gallant service
in tbe battle at Santiago. At one time
in tbat engagement the fire of tbe en
tire Spanish fleet was concentrated on
bis ship.
Let us not be parsimonious in our
meed of praise to a gallant soldier or
sailor, ven though Admiral Evans
may not, as Mr. Alexander suggests,
bave won as yet tbe preeminent dis
tinction tbat came to Jobn Paul Jones
in tbe tight between tbe Bon Homme
Riobard and the Serapis in the revo
lutionary war. For Lis opportunities
be bas won some laurels, and possibly
greater achievements are yet to be ie
oorded against bis name. Spokesman-Review.
Suffering and Dollars Saved.
E. S. Loper, of Marilla, N. Y.t says:
"I am a oarpeuter and bave had
many severe outs healed by Bucklen's
Arnioa Salve. It bas saved me suffer
ing and dollars. It is by far tbe best
bealing salve I bave ever found."
Heals burns, sores, ulcers, fever sores,
eczema aud piles. 25c at Palace Drug
company's store.
Ring's Little Liver Pills wake up
lazy livers, clean tbe system and clear
the skin. Try tbem for biliousness
aud sick headache. Price 25c. Sold
by Pioneer Drtig Store.
Keeping Open House.
Everybody is welcome wheu we feel
good ; and we feel tbat way only when
our digestive organs aie working prop
erly. Dr. King's New Life Pills regu
late the aotion of stomaob, liver and
bowels so perfeotly one can't help
feeling good when be uses these pills.
25c at Palace Drug company's store.
To stop tbat pain iu tbe back, tbat
stiffness of the joints aud musoles,
take Pineules. Tbey are guarauteed.
Don't suffer from rheumatism, baok
aohe, kidney trouble, when you get 30
days' treatment for $1.00. A single
dose at bed time proves their merit
Get them today. Sold by Pioneer
Drug Store.
Neighborhood Favorite.
Mrs. E. D. Charles, of Harbor,
Maine, speaking of Electiio Bitters,
says: "It is a neighborhood favorite
here with us." It deserves to be a fa
vorite everywhere. It gives quick re
lief iu dyspepsia, liver complaint, kid
ney derangement, malnutrition, nerv
ousness, weakness and general debility.
Its action ou the blood, as a thorough
puriQer makes it especially nsef nl as a
spring medioine. This grand altera
tive . tonio is sold under guarantee at
Palace Drug Compauy's store. 50o.
Kodol is the best remedy krown to
day for dyspepsia, indigestion and all
troubles arising from a disordered
stomach. It is pleasant, prompt aud
thorough. Sold by Palace Drug company.
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CoughsAflds,
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This remedy can always be depended upon and
Is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or
other harmful drag and may be given as confi
dently to a baby as to an adult
Price 25 cents, large size SO cents.
Sold in Athena by McBride.
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GOOD LIQUORSA SPECIALTY
Clark's Pure Rye iu bottle
and bond; Velvet whiskey
iu bottle and bond; Mout
rose whiskey and Olympia
beer for family use
Holly Tom Gin
Three Star Cognac
Bine Stem Whisky
Famous Pilsner Beer
Best Braids of Cigars.
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will until March first sell for cash, any Steel Range in
the big Hardware Store at
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per cent off regular price. On all Heating Stoves, and
cast Cooking Stoves and Oil Heaters
per cent off regular price. We have a few washing
Machines, including the "One Minute," "Perfection,"
"Boss," "Acme," and "Ocean Wave -you choice at 15
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We have Sewing Machines in stock which will be
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
calls, both night and day.
Calls promptly answered. Office on'l'blrd
Street, Athena Oregor
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Graduates Am. School f Osteopathy,
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when I left my bed it would surely be for my grave. Our doctor pronounced my case incurable,
but thanks be to God, four bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery cured me so completely that I am
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