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ATHENA. ORE.. APRIL 3 1908
Id a consular report from Germany
which was published gome mouths ago,
the statement was made that Dot ouly
is every wreck, collision or miDor rail
road accident "thoroughly investigat
ed" in that country, but that "invar
iably some one is held responsible and
punished for the occurrence," exoept
where the proof is conclusive that
human vigilance and care could not
have averted it. It is strange and
perplexing to contrast tins condition
with the situation in tbis country
Apart from the fact that as yet no
provision has been made for tborongb
governmental investigation of acoi
dents and for reports definitely fixing
responsibility, there is the graver cir
cumstances that no one hre is appar
ently in danger of punishment for bis
share of tespousibihty for a railroad
aooident So far no one has ever been
convicted for negligence causing a
wreok, and the result of recent trials
is very significant, to say the least.
The other day a jury acquitted the
engineer, ooudnotor aud Lrakemau
who had beeu iudioted for tbe Terra
Cotta, D. O , wreok of a year ago, one
of tbe worst railroad disasters iu tbe
history of such calamities. 'I be evi
dence in regard to tbe signals was
conflicting, aud the engineer proved
that be bad worked extra boars of bis
own free will and goue loDg withont
sleep immediately before tbe aooident.
In disoussiug tbe power of advertis
ing, somepeitiueut facts were brought
out in Butte, Montana, not loug ago.
Our readers will remembot tbat. for
some days tbe newspapers of tbat city
were forced to suspend on aooount of a
strike of printers. Afterwards tbe
businessmen got together aud asked
each other bow about business during
tbopetiod. The merchants who made
a specialty of handling one line of
gpda-' BdmniMMi tbat they bad suffered
a reduction of sales amonntibg to about
25 percent of wbat tbey bad itnuo he
fore tbe suspension. Department store
managers stated tbat they bad suffered
a diminution of business amounting to
60 per cent. Tbo strike interfered
with a comparatively small portion of
workingmen, aud so tbe purchasing
ability of tbe community was not ini
pared seriously, especially as it did not
lost long. It whs as fair a tost of tbe
value o( advertising us could be. se
cured. A good argument migbt be made
against state support of bigber educa
tion in any form, even tbe high schools,
tbat state education should be strictly
confined to tbo "common branches, "
but it would be a waste of time and
effort to attempt to maintain tbis
proposition. Like all otbor states, wo
have a State University, and are going
to keep it and maiutain it somehow.
Sinoo tbis is the settled polioy, the
other proper thing to do is to maintain
it well and make it a place at wbiob
tbe youth of tbe state oau obtain as
kood an eduoation as can be obtaiued
elsewboro.
How shortsighted aud selfish our re
publican protectionist statesmen have
been! They have thrown away tbo
trade of half the continent by makiug
the taiiff tax eo high that Caunda oau
ouly trade.with us to a limitod extent,
aud also ty refusing to moderate tbis
protectionism by reciprocity. To pro
toot herself from our trust products,
Canada, very naturally, was compelled
to raise a similar tariff wall. The re
sult is that tbe people of both coun
tries are plundered by tbe high prioe
of produots tbat uuder a tariff for rev
enue tbey could buy much cheaper.
All the most accomplished inventors
of world-wide political extravaganzas
seem to have settled down iu Paris as
headquarters. Tbeir latest oauard is
that tbo Uuitod States is about to sell
tbe Philippine Islands to Germauy.
Tbe sending of tbe battle fleet to the
Paoiflo has to be acoounted for some
how aud tbe Paris inveutive experts
say tbe fleet "will go to Mauilla aa a
precautionary measure in case Japan
should become irritated, when the deal
for tbe Philippines is disolosed."
A new mechanical device for heating
water just as it is drawn form the
faooet, by electricity, will soon be
tried in Grinnell homes. Tbe water
runa through a small nickel-plated
cylinder just before entering tbe faucet.
In tbis cylinder are two electrodes
and tbe water furnishes the resistance
for tbe electrictiy. The result is tbat
tbe water is heated just aa it is drawn
and tbe more tbe faucet is turned on
the hotter tbe water.
The Corvallis Commercial Club,
wbiob olaima with perfect confidence
that its quarters are the handsomest of
any western oity or town of 5,000 pop
ulation, will have a house-warming on
April 10th. Delegations will be pres
ent from many poiuts in Oregon and tbe
occasion promises to be an interesting
one.
A noted millionaire, when asked ou
bis seventieth birthday for a recipe
for happiness replied without hesita
tion: "To obey the judge within and
make others happy." This is the good
old rule of an unselfish life and a clean
oonscienoe that has not been improved
in all tbe years since it was formu
lated. Perhaps Minnesota's governor will
le taken up in earnest by tbe demo
cratic enemies of Bryan. But what
ever the letter's enemies cboose to do it
is not likely to prevent bis nomination
at Denver. Johnson of Minnesota will
get bis chance later on. Cbioago
News.
Diamonds uncut pay no tariff tax,
probal ly because, according to tbe re
publican theory, tbos precious stones
are a necessity for the wealthy few.
It will hardly help tbe many to know
tbat diamonds are to be oheaper in
consequence of tbe paoio.
Andrew Carnegie declares tbe JLl-
driob currency bill is a mere makeshift
aud approves tbe Fowler bill. Emer
gency ourrency, whiob tbe republicans
wore so anxious tor when tbeir panio
scored them out of their boots, is evi
dently gone glimmering.
The latest anti-saloon fad comes
from Lincoln, Nebraska, where begin
ning May 1 saloons will be open in
daylight from 7 a. m. to 7 P m- This
will compel the man who wants "to
keep bis birthday" to begin early in
tbo morning.
Klamath Falls and Astoria are tbe
latest Oregon oities tbat have deter
mined to have floats in tbe great parade
"Tbe Spirit of tbe Golden West."
wbiob takes- place in Portland on
Tuesday evening, June 2nd, of. "Rose
festival" 'ieek.
The Portland Club's correspoudeuoe
includes a great many inquiries from
people who waut to woik on farms.
Tbese iuquiries aud the facts conoeru
iug them are being eent to all of tbe
commercial bodies composing tbe
Oregon Development League.
Eduoators throughout tbe United
States are asking for piotures illustra
ting the industrial, agricultural and
horticultural progress of Oregon, and
they are being supplied.
For a malefactor of great wealth
Mr. Harrimau is doing pretty well,
thauk you. He has just bought tbe
stock of tbe Georgia Ceutral for
3,000,000.
MR. BROWN INCENSED.
Sawtell, Calif., Marob 26 To tbe
Editor I wish you would allow me a
small spaoe in your paper, as I think I
have beeu unjustly dealt with in tbe
assessment of residence property in
Atbeua. On two bouses and six lots
tbe assessment has been raised to
11010, property for which I will take
11800.
I consider that not only the assessor,
but the board of equalization have poor
business judgment, aud I would suggest
that a uew set of officials be voted in
at the coming election.
I oousider tbat I have beeu unjustly
taxed and that I have a right to be
heard. ' I would like to see a law pass
ed tbat when a man is overtaxed be
will be reimbursed without cost.
Charles II. Brown.
Don't oougb your head off when you
oau get a guaranteed remedy iu Bees
Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especial
ly recommended for children as it is
pleasant to take, is a geutle laxative
thus expelling tbe phlegm from the
system. For. .coughs, colds, croup,
whooping cough, hoarseness and all
brouohial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by
Palace Drug Company.
Kodol is a scientific preparation of
vegetable acids with natural digestanta
and coutalns tbe same juioea found iu
a healthy slomtob. Each doae will
digest more than 3,000 grains of - good
food. Sold by Palaoe Drug Company.
Get De Witt's. Car tolized Witob
Basel Salve it is good for piles.
Sold by Palace Company.
Man Zan Pile Remedy, Prioe 60o is
guaranteed. Put up ready to use.
Cue application prompt relief to auy
form of piles. Soothes aud heals.
Sold by Pioueer Drug Store.
No Use to Die.
"I have found tbat there is no use
to die of lung trouble as long as you can
get Dr. King's New Discovery," says
( Mrs. J. P. White, of Bushboro, Pa.
j "I would not be alive today only for
that wonderful medicine. It loosens
up a cough quicker than anything else,
and cures lung disease even after tbe
case is pronounoed hopeless." Tbis
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.
Mao Zan Pile Remedy comes ready
to use, in a collapsible tube, with noz
zle. One application soothes and heals,,
red noes inflammation and relieves
sorenesb and itching. Prioe 50o. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
POLITICAL INFORMATION.
. Registration opens for primaries,
January 6.
Closes for election, April 2.
Primary eleotiou April 17.
Registration reopens, April 21.
Close for election, May 15.
General election, June 1.
Registration reopens, September 20.
Close for election, Ootober 20.
Piesidential election November 3.
30 Days' Trial $1.00 is tbe offer on
Pinnies. Relieves Back ache, Weak
Back, Lame, Back, Rbeumatio pains.
Best on sale for Kidneys, Bladder and
Blood. Good for young and old, Sat
isfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Sold by Pioneer Drug Store.
Listen
and remember tbe next time you suffer
from pain caused by damp weather
when your head nearly bursts from
neuralgia try Ballard's Snow 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 I am free
from tbese complaints. I am sure I
owe this to your liniment." Sold by
Palaoe Drug Company.
Here conies the Spring Winds to
ohap, tan and freckle. Use Pinesalve
Carboilzed, (Acts like a poultice) for
outs sores, burns, chapped skin. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
The Lucky Quarter
Is tbe one you pay out for a box
of Dr. King's New Life PilH. They
bring you health that's more preoious
than jewels. Try them for headache,
biliousness, constipation and ma
laria. If tbey disappoint you tbe
price will be cheerfully refunded at
Palace Drug Company's store.
Kodol is today tbe best known rem
edy for all disorders of tbe stomach,
suob as dyspepsia, heart bum', sour
stomach and belching of gas. Sold
here by Palace Bzng Company
Croup
When a child wakes up In the middle of the
miriit wmi a severe attack or croup as rre
quently happens, no time should be lost In
exnerimeiiMiiit wmi rcnuxllos or a uouhtrm
value. Prompt action is often necessary to
save life.
Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy
has never lx-fii known to fall In any case and
it has been In use for over one-third of a cen
tury. There is none hotter. It can he de
pended upon. Why experiment? Itlspleasaut
to take and contains no harmful drug. Price,
83 cents; largo size, 50 cents.
Sold By Palace Drug Co.
BANNER SALVE
the most heallna salve In the world.
BEWARE
Ask for Inland Crackers in
the Red Packages when
you want the best.
BEWARE
of cheap crackers packed in
imniitation red packages
by the cracker trust
Ask tor
INLAND CRACKERS
Not made by the Trust.
THE
Eagle Bar
BERT CARTA NO, Prop. '
COOD LIQUORS A SPECIALTY
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Clark's Pure Bye in bottle
aud bond; Velvet whiskey
in bottle and bond; Mont
rose whiskey and Olympia
beer for family use
Holly Tom Gin
Three Star Coguao
Blue Stem Whisky
Famons Pilsuer Beer
Boat Biacds of Cigars.
"BERT'S IS THt PLAGE"
AT THE ELECTRIC SIGN
T. T. Geer
For Congress.
JFor Republican nomination for con
gress in Second district Liberal ap
propriations for waterways, equal
opportunities for labor and capital,
and governmental control of corporations.
C. A. Barrett
(Present incumbent)
For State Representative.
Candidate for ie-nomlnation by the
Republican party at the coming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
Gilbert W. Phelps
(Present incumbent.)
District Attorney.
Candidate for re nomination by the
Republican party at tbe coming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
Frank K Welles
(Present incumbent. )
For County School Superin
tendent. Candidate for re-nomination by tbe
Republican party at the coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
T. D. Taylor
(Present incumbent.)
For Sheriff.
Candidate for re-nomiuation by the
Democratic party at tbe ooming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
Fred W. Hendley
(Present incumbent. )
Recorder of Conveyances
Candidate for re-nomination by tbe
Republican party at the coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
C. W. Steen
For Representative.
Candidate for the nomination by the
Republican party at tbe coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
' Chas. E. Macomber
, For County Recorder.
I hereby announce mv canriidaav
for tbe nomination by the Repnblioan
party at the coming primary eleotion
to be held April 17, 1908.
John Q. Peebler
For County Recorder.
Candidate for the nomination hv thn
Demooratio party at tbe coming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
Chas. W. Wall
.- For County Coroner
Candidate for tbe nomination bv the
Republican party at the coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
TROY LAUNDRY
For
GOOD WORK
HENRY KEENE. Agent,
Foley's Honey and T&t
for children.safe.sure. No opiates.
S. F. Sharp ' "
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
calls, both night and day.
Calls promptly answered. Office ouTblrd
Street, Athena Oregor
Dr. O. F. Heisley Dr. S. Etta Heisley
Graduates Am. School f Osteopathy, jf
Kirksville, Mo., Dr A. T. Still,
President, Founder.
Drs. HEISLEY & HEISLEY
OSTEOPTHIC PHYSICIANS
Office and Residence Cor. Sth and Ad
ams St. opposite Chrtstian church. Days
in Athena: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
OF
THROAT
AND
LUNQ
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Eenovator or Harrow
The machine shows for itself what it will do to weedv
or turf-bound meadows, and when put into the alfalfa
field: that has been seeded two years or longer, the effect
is marvelous. The teeth of the harrow not only destroy
the weeds, but split up the alfalfa stools, thoroughly
loosening the soil for a depth of three to six inches. The
result is a decided increase in yield from the very start.
DOES NOT INJURF PLANT BY
CUTTING OFF THE MAIN ROOT
Peebler & Chamberlain
Athena Implement Dealers, sell these Machines
MACHINE ESPECIALLY DESICNED FOR ALFALFA CULTIVATION
E YOUNG MAN
of critical taste in drcai. be it ultra or
most conservative.will instantly recognize
tbe distinct difference between
"VIKING SYSTEM" apparel and
tbe usual ready-made clothe.
BECKER, MAYER & CO., CHICAGO.
MAKERS OF THE "VIKING. SYSTEM"
Viking System Label Your Safety
OUR GUARANTEE
FOR SALE BY
3AslbIe, Useful
ATTRACTIVELY PACKED IN HANDSOME SINGLE PAIR BOXES
They contain mora and better rubber than any oihr mak, hav fold
ffilt non-roitiBt metal parta and ttrong cord ends that eannnt wear
through. The new back free action permits aase and comfort bo
y
natter wnat position u body may iiiuma.
They otwar ihtmrn ordinary kinds, which means
thran tlmtts the ncrvlcn of aul fiO cent -irt.
The Mort Comfortable Sutpendor Had for Man. Youth or Boy
In Llpht, Beavy or Kxtra Heavy Weight. Extra U Wo Er.tre Cost)
Tbay make inexpensive fift evory man, youth or boy will rladly receive
BKvvZS a POTTER, Dept. , 87 Uncoil M., Hoslon. Mass.
Our owful Btjtx Do Swinnii Cow akd Cm mailed for iOe. eostare Instructive
booklet. ''Style, or How to Dress Correctly," free if yuu mention thi- ri ir.icatiqn
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FOR COUGHS
CURE
S ll THROAT D LU N
DISEASES
SAVED HER SON'S UFE
My son Rex was taken down a year ago with lung trouble. We
doctored some months without improvement. Then I began giving
Dr. King's New Discovery, and I soon noticed a change for the better.
X kept this treatment up for a few weeks and now my son is perfectly
well and works every day.
SCLD AND GUARANTEED BY
THE PALACE DRUG COMPANY,
D. B. J ARM AN .
A. J. PARKER'S
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Gifts for I h Holidays V
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MRS. SAMP. RIPPEE, Ava, Mo.
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