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ATHENA. ORE.. MARCH 6 1908
Comparatively few people in the
Northwest know that an information
bureau devoted exolusively to their in
terests is maintained in Log Angeles by
Washington and Oregon commercial
bodies. This work was undertaken
with the central idea of interesting
California!! tooristsso that they might
return to their Eastern homes by way
ot the Paoiflo Northwest, and inci
dentally learn of the advantages of
this section for summer residence.
Literature of the two states is distri
buted at a number of the down-town
offices, and is eagerly taken by visitors.
In the "Beaver State" the Oregon
Development League, with its mem
bership of seventy-eight commercial
bodies, bas co operated most effectively
with the Los Angeles Bureau, and
organizations of Washington have been
equally active. The colonist rates in
effect during March and April are con
spiouonsly noted iu every publication
given out in California or sent out
direotly from Northwestern communi
ties, and epeoial stress is laid on the
30 fare from the great Middle West
to all stations in Washington and Oregon.
poultry raising in Morrow county. Up
to within the last year or so not enough
eggs were produced to supply our looa
demand and it was necessary to ship
eges from the outside. It is different
now. Within the past two weeks
Minor & Co. bave shipped out over TOO
dozens of eggs, while other firms have
been receiving good sized consign
ments. Heppner Gazette.
POLITICIANS VERSUS PEOPLE.
One of the most important move
ments evor undertaken by a northern
railroad has been inaugurated by R. B.
Miller, general freight agent for the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com--oy.
This is a campaign Bgainst the
itioe of summer fallowing, now
al throughout the Inland Empire,
this system half of the wheat
i the interior lie idle eaob year,
i planned to oorreot this practice
and make every aore work every year
diversifying crops. Intent on ac
complishing this purpose, the trafilo
department of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Company will run a special
demonstration traiu over its lines in
Washington. The Washington Agri
cultural College t Pullman is oo op
' eratiog fully in the movement and a
number of agricultural experts will
make tbe trip and lecture to farmers ou
doing away with summer fallowing.
Tbe train will start from Pullman,
Wash., Maroh 5.
The klamath Herald sees prosperity
ahoad. It says: It is estimated that
tbe candidates in tbe piimary elootiou
in Klamath county will spend between
93600 aud $1)000 in their efforts to get
tbe nomination. There are already 25
announced candidates aud an average
expenditure of $100 is likely a low
estimate. It is stated ky those who
know that $160 is tbe least ouo can
figure on who expects to cover the
oouuty. Of course there will be some
who will not spend this muoh, but if
a strict aooount is kept until nftor tbe
primaries, there will be mauy candi
dates who will find that their expenses
have been far iu exoess of this amouut.
If tbe time spent should te figured in,
the total cost would be more tbau
doubled.
Few students realize the growing
douiaud ou tbe part of the government
for collego trained men in our insular
possessions aud iu tbe oaual zone. In
all these familiarity with tbe Spanish
language is a prerequisite. ' In addi
tion, our commercial relations in the
South Amerioan Held are becoming in
creasingly impoitaut. While German
aud Freuch (till remaiu tbe languages
of tbe mote advauced soieutiflo text
books tbe Spanish is coming to have
tbe greatest praotioal value of any for
eign languages.
Have you registered? Ibis is im
portant, not only to your own interests,
but also to tbe interests of the county
at large. Everyman owes it to himself
aud to his ueigbbor to attend to this
matter promptly. No man should ue
gleot to register and then blame tbe
officials for making him trouble when
time comes to vote. Tbe officials are
merely conforming with tbe require
ments of the law while tbe voter is
uegleoting to carry out its requirements.
Tbe poultry industry is growing lap
idly iu tbe vioinity of Heppner. With
in the city limits can be fousd dozens
of pens of as flue chickens as can be
fouud in the Northwest Cliniatio
conditions are ceitaiuly favorable for
Tbe politicians and would-be bosses
know if Statement No 1. is adhered to
by the people their power and prestige
is gone forever. Hence, tbe frantic
efforts to persuade tbe people to iguore
Statement No 1. by these intensely in-
I terested politicians and bosses. If tbe
voter will simply ask "Who are the
men wbo are opposing Statement No.
1?" and then search out tbe answer by
observation, be will find every euemy
to Statement No. 1, without excep
tion, a would-be boss and political
leader and dictator. It makes no
difference whether tbe enemy be great
or small whether bis influence ex
tends throughout tbe state, county or
preoiuct, if you will simmer his ac
tivity down to the bottom you will find
be is actuated oy selfish impulses. He
expects personal gain iu some way with
the defeat of Statement No. 1. . . .
Our primary law would pledge the
legislator to carry out tbe wishes of a
majority of tbe people, ratber than tbe
wishes of some particular candidate
for United States senator. Candidly,
do you think that tbe majority of the
people should rule, even in the selec
tion of United States senator?
But, say our Republican friends, a
majority of tho people may vote for
Governor Chamberlain for United
States, and, should a majority of tbe
legislature be pledged to tbe people in
having subscribed to Statement No. 1,
be would be elected by tbe legislature.
Well, suppose this event should trans
pire? What of it? Would not a wish
of tbe majority of the people be carried
out? . . . Tbe efforts to discredit
Statemeut No. 1 are the last despair
ing endeavors of corrupt politicians to
regain their lost power. Defeat for
these political tricksters and wire
pullers at tbe June election means an
nihilation. Their success will mean
tbe restoration of tbe rotten est politi
cal oligaroby that bas ever infested tbe
state. Success will make these now
dethroned bosses and professional pol
iticians more arrogant and dictatorial
than ever. They will interpret suocess
to mean indorsement of their corrupt
methods and govern themselves accord
ingly. It will mean tbe driving of
decent, honorable men from the public
service, to be supplanted by boodlers,
bribers and a general reign of corrup
tion. If the politicians win out in their
assaults on Statement No. 1 tbe efforts
of tbe people to regain control of gov
ernmental affairs will be a flat failure.
The eyes of tbe people of the United
States are directed toward the Oregon
country. Tbey are watching with in
tense interest at tbe "Oregon experi
ment." If we are successful in estab
lishing this reform in popular govern
ment we will have performed a service
of lastiug beuefit to tbe Amerioan
people. Our success means tbe adop
tion of the "Oregon experiment" by
other states aud tbe eventual purifica
tion of Amerioan politics.
Occupying, as we do, the most ad
vanced position of all tbe states in the
science of popular government, we
cannot, must not, allow a gang of dis
gruntled, corrupt politicians to defeat
our efforts. I he people should ever
advauce to higher and better ideals iu
popular government, but never take a
step backward. Soio News.
A POINTED SERMON.
Many a young man and woman has
lost a due ohauoe to get ahead in tbe
world because of some offensive per
sonal habit unimportant in itself, but
wbicb grated ou the nerves of those
with whom tbey came in contact.
Such a bad habit to which mauy peo
ple are addioted is saying "What?"
without the exouse of having defeotive
bearing. While suoh "what's" are
due oucasioualy to tbe fact that the
miud of tbe hearer does not work
quioRly euough to grasp tbe meauing
of the question asked, the "what" in
most instances is the result of a bad
habit which grows worse as one grows
older.
A story told by a business man illus
trates this teudouoy. He bos a son, a
clever boy, who graduated from the
high school last year aud did not desire
to go to college, so to teach him busi
ness methods and self-reliauoe be was
plaoed in a commercial house, tbe bead
of wbiob was a friend ot tbe father.
The boy worked a mouth, aod at borne
expressed himself as perfectly satisfied
with bis treatment, his associations
and his work. One night, however,
he came home aud told bis father that
he had been discharged, aud hauded
bim a note sigued by the bead of tbe
concern, which read:
"Dear : I have told James that
we do not oare for bis services any
longer. Ho is a good, clever and will
ing boy, but be bas a well-developed
case of 'What.' . When be bas been
cured, send bim back to us, because
we like bim aud we think he will
make good."
If you will stop for a tniunte aud
consider how may times you say
"what" unnecessarily, when you un
derstand perfeotly what has been said
to you, you must roalize what a great
waste of time aud patience this in
volves, and bow specially exasperating
it is because so unnecseary. If you
are tbe father of boys, teach them to
be alert and listen to what is said, so
they will respond at once. If you are
a young can starting out in the world
accept this as a fricudly warning;
there are plenty of other things that J
you also want to guard against, but j
one at a time. Granting mat tnis is a
trifle, remember that a wise man onoe
said that trifles make perfection, and
perfection is no trifle.
No Use to Die.
"I have fouud that there is no use
to die of luug trouble as long as you can
get Dr. King's New Discovery," says
Mrs. J. P. White, of Rushboro, Pa.
"I rould not be alive today only for
that wonderful medioine. It loosens
up a cough quicker than anything else,
and cures lung disease even after tbe
case is pronounced hopeless." This
most reliable remedy for coughs and
colds, la grippe, asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness, is sold under guarantee at
Palace Drug Company's Store. 50o
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Listen
and remember the next time you suffer
from pain caused by damp weather
when your bead nearly bursts from
neuralgia try Ballard's Suow Lini
ment. It will cure you. A prominent
business man of Hempstead, Texas,
writes: "I have used your liniment.
Previous to using it I was a great suf
ferer from Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
I am pleased to say that now lam free
from these complaints. I am sure I
owe tnis to your liniment." Sold by
Palace Drug Company. -
Don't cSngh your head off wheu you
can get a guaranteed remedy in Bees
Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especial
ly reoommended for children as it is
pleasant to take, is a gentle laxative
thus expelling tbe phlegm from the
system. For coughs, colds, croup,
whooping oougb, hoarseness and all
brouchial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
The Lucky Quarter
Is' tbe one you pay out for a box
of Dr. King's New Life Pilia. They
bring you health that's more precious
than jewels. Try them for beadaohe,
biliousness, constipation and ma
laria. If they disappoint you the
price will be cheerfully refunded at
Palace Drug Company's store.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by
Palaoe Drug Company.
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Coughs,Colds,
CROUP,
WhoopigCoiigh
This remedy can always be depended upon and
is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or
other harmful drt and may be given as confi
dently to a fcajy as to an adult
P. ;ce 25 cents, large size SO cents.
Sold in Athena by McBride.
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Clark's Pure Rye in. bottle
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Holly Tom Gin
Three Star Cognao
Blue Stem Whisky
Famous Pilsner Beer
Best Brands of Cigars.
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Ask for Inland Crackers in
the Red Packages when
you want the best.
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of cheap crackers packed in
immitation red packages
by the cracker trust
Ask tor
INLAND CRACKERS
Not made by the Trust.
To Car Count 'pat Ion ForeTe,
fako Otmcureta Candy OuUntriic 10c or 25a.
UC.C lull to cure, druKtbU refund muoc
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follows a cold, but never follows the use of
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It stops the cough and heals the lungs
and prevents a cold from settling on your
lungs and resulting in Pneumonia, Pleurisy,
or Consumption.
You are in no danger of serious results if
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR is taken,
as it soothes and heals the inflamed air pas
sages and the cough disappears.
Be sure and get FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, as preparations
containing- opiates stop the cough temporarily by paralyzing" the nerves
in the throat and leave the germs of serious lung trouble and you get
one cold on another because the first one was not cured perfectly.
Saved Her Life Frm Pnsumonla.
"My wife had a severe attack of'Pneumonta which
followed a severe artack of La Grippe and I. believe
that FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR saved her life,"
writes James Coffee, of Raymond, Missouri.
Dr. C. J. Bishop, A?new, Mich., writes: "I have
used FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR in three very
severe cases of Pneumonia with good results in every
case."
Cured Whan Very Low With Pneumonia.
J. V. Bryan, of Lowder, 111., writes: "My little
boy was very low with Pneumonia. Unknown to
the doctor we gave him FOLEY'S HONEY AND
TAR. The result was magical and puzzled the
doctor, as it immediately stopped the racking cough
and he quickly recovered."
Three Sizes, 25c, 50o and $1.00
The 50-cent size contains 2 1-2 times as much as" the
small size, and. the -$i,oo size almost 6 times as much
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CallB promptly answered. Office on Tblrd
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Two yews ago a severe cold settled on my longs and so completely prostrated me that I was
unable to work and scarcely able to stand. I then was advised to try Dr. King's New Discovery, and
after using one bottle I went back to work, as well as Z ever was." . .
W. J. ATKHTS, Banner Springs, Term.
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