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ATHENA. ORE.. MAY 15 1908
Several yean ago some bright Spo
kane man coined the phrase "Inland
Empire," and thereupon the ambitions
town became the bub. The designa
tion, says the Walla Walla Union,
was so mnoh of a nioety that it was
appropriated and in your travels today
yon will reaob the extreme southeast
ern part of Oregon before the talk of
the greatness of the Inland Empire
begins to taper off. But Spokane seems
to have tired of the nomenoalatare,
and its advertising now dwells upon
the "Spokaue Country," tut this does
not make a hit with the rest of the
country, and it will continue to wear
the blanket title, "Inland Empire."
The flokleness of public opinion is
btrikiugly illustrated in the case of
District Attorney Jerome of New
York. Two years ago he was a verit
able idol of the people in his city, and
was landed as an honest, upright and
energetic obamplon of right and foe
to all forms of lawlessness. Today be
is under a oloud, and host of bis former
admirers are as vigorous in oritioism
as they formerly were in praise. He
may yet dear himself of the charges
' of negligence in the proseoution of
criminal oases, but it seems improbable
be will ever reoover his old popularity.
A vast area of Klamath, Harney,
Lake and Malheur counties, compris
ing some three hundred thousand acres,
is to be opened for settlement. Muuh
capital is behind the enterprise and
this project must of necessity attraot
enormons atteution to that great por
tion of Oregon, whioh only needs im
proved transportation facilities to
make it one of the most prodnotive
and popular seotions of the Northwest,
and the rapid settlement of these lands
will foroe the building of the trans
portation linos.
The Columbia Chronicle, published
at Dayton, Wash., stepped forward a
notoh last Saturday and appeared in
its new semi-weekly form. Hereafter
this excellent paper will be published
Jwloe-t waftk-r-Wednesdays and Satnr
" days. The Chrouiole has been greatly
impioved oflate by the addition of
expensive material and maobinery and
the pasting of the editorial manage
ment to Bufus Rockwell Wilson an
editor of long experience on metropo
litan newspaper staffs.
"The democratic party of Umatilla
county went to the Atheua oountry
with the governor Friday in their auto
inobilos." Pendleton Tribune
To whioh may be added, "without
rubbing it in," that it didn't require
throe automobiles to hold the republi
cans who voted for the Tribune editor
at the primary eleotiou in Athena. A
Maxwell runabout would have aoooni
modated the whole push.
"Market Oay" in this state is hav
'oguo that rivals the Merry
dominance in the milli
iidow. It has been sup
'Dollar Bargaiu" fun
ds ur two instances, and this
.rs likely to make a bit also,
rchaqts iu several towns are rtou
.ring the idea with favor. West
st Trade.
LaBt week wituessed the most suo
. eessf ul sale of horses ever held in Port
laud. Breeders and buyers from
Y Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
California aud British Columbia were
there, with a liberal sprinkling of
astern owrore. The average was
saoh for every horse sold during
of ihe sale.
ern pastor is of the opinion
.e ratio of oburohes to popula
io a city ought to be the same as
of saloons, aud he suggests one
4 every 9500 persons. He hazards no
opinion as to whioh .would receive the
larger patronage.
The Chinese are reported to be grow
lug lukewarm in their boycott against
Span, and it hasu't lasted even as
as that against tbe United States,
uineee Bojoott seems to be some
og of a fiasco.
Prom Astoria to Ilnntiogton, and
from Portland to Ashland, the base
ball craze hag full hold of the state,
and eveiy vacant lot is being utilized
preparing for later contests.
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Every amorously inolined youth
should call his sweetheart's attention
without delay to tbe faot that a Che
ney girl was poisoned by eating ioe
cream.
A oouple of Idaho women are going
to dash from coast to coast in an auto
mobile. Women are certainly leading
a faster life than they used to.
Cbaunoey Depew is so used to defend
ing ohestnuts that when be heard tbe
pines maligned by Heyburn he just
couldn't keep still.
Seattle claims to have a good many
swift people, but there's no denying
that Sen Francisco has a great major
ity of tbe fleet.
One of our "funny" exchanges says:
"At this time of tbe year tbe lawn
mower is a good thing. i'ush it
along."
"Joe" Cannon forgot all about bis
birthday, but the tariff on wood-pulp
paper has not slipped his mind as yet
TOLD THE TRUTH.
The Oregouian is right in saying,
"Every other principle of politics is
now superseded by Statement No. 1.
It may, or may not, have spoken tbe
words ironically, but it told tbe truth.
Tbe sensible way to settle great ques
tions is to take them one at a time.
The attempt to determine a dozen of
them at once makes confusion, and
confusion is always tbe means by
which tbe people are humbugged, and
"the interests" and the politicians
given their way. We have been trying
to solve tbe tariff for a century, and
are farther from a solutiou than when
we began. Tbe railroad problems, the
trust problems, pnblio land problems
and tbe other multiplied questions of
pubJio eoouomios are beyond tbe pale
of immeditate and definite settlement.
Not so with tbe prinoiple of direot
ohoioe of senator in Oregon. It can
be, and is in tbe very process of being
settled for all time, if the electorate so
desires. For 30 years or more the
people have clamored for it, demanded
it, ploaded for it. It was as hopeless
of settlement as the rest of tbe great
issues, until tbe Repubhoan party of
Oregon evolved Statement No. 1, and
by a great uprising of tbe masses
swopt it into use by a flood of nearly
57,000 ballots. Tbey rolled up for it a
great majority of more than 39,000
votes. It lis a Republioan measure,
voted into tbe statutes by Republican
ballots, and its utility was demonstrat
ed in a Republican legislature, when
two United States senators wore elec
ted within a few minutes.
The uprising was a Republioan rev
olution against tbe scenes of riot and
rebellion at Salem that had mougbt
ruin on tlio party aud shame to the
state, and in which as Seuiitor Fulton
says, "Men of tbe highest character
did things they regretted ever after."
This is why, in the late primaries,
where.ver -Starlraent No. 1 was on
trial, it swept everything before it,
and why, as tbe Oregonian says,
"Every other prinoiple in politios is
now superseded by Statement No. 1."
It is a paramount issue beoause tbe
people realize that it can be definitely
settled now, that by settling3.it now
tbey can save their right to choose
sonator, and that if tbey neglect to
settle it now tbe advantage is all with
them, they will lose their rights and
the old regime of riot aud rottenness
at Salem will be restored. Tbey
should, aud doubtless will, push it as
pressing issue in the June eleotiou,
press it as a paramount issue in the
next legislature, settling it finally and
definitely, aud unalterably, regardless
of other issues, now that tbe means of
settlement is actually in their bauds.
It is the more vitalized and emphasized
as a preseut pressing issue by tbe
vauillatiug attitude of Mr. Cake ou
the sntjoot Portland Journal.
THE RISING TIDE.
The moving finger is still writing
upou the vtll, aud the kings heed not
its warning. Iu every country of tbe
world men holding one faith are serv
ing it unselfishly with diligence and
ounning. And here, where their work
is most pregnant and threatening, we
ignore it most confidently, and never
try to understand it in tbe least. Tbe
fathers of our oountry wrote tbe con
stitution, and saw that it was good,
aud we have arohived it somewhere in
a safe at Washington and gone on our
way as though the Art of Self Gov
ernment was an inherited instinct with
tbe native born and a thing that tbe
immigrant oaught bysome mystery of
iufeotion. There is one republioan in
a hundred who can tell you what re
publicanism means and stands for as
a form of government. Sinoe the
glamor of Mr. Bryan enveloped tbe
democratic party not even the Peer lees
One himself has been able to expound
its philosophy. The inclination to
"take it for granted" is supreme. And
the crime of optimism is blinding us
to the development of a greater "race
problem" than ever the south grappled
with. But there is one other party
that is sileutly garnering fruits of our
indiSerenoe, and one day we will wake
up to And that Socialism in Amerioa
has bourgeoned from an aspiration to
a reality. Every day, every week,
every year, its apostles are carrying on
their "campaign of education," and
with eaoh year the recruits are grow
ing by battalions; while the republioan
and tbe democrats contest elections,
seek offices and adopt "platforms,"
and accept it as a kind of inevitable
faot that men join their parties by the
foroe of heredity. And the eager So
cialist, with his perfected creed and
his alluring philosophy, takes nothing
for granted but tbe need of work and
education. Denver Post.
The World's Best Climate
is not entirely free from disease, on
tbe high elevations fevers prevail,
while on tbe lower levels malaria is
encountered to a greater or less extent,
aooording to altitude. To overoome
climate affections lassitude, malaria,
jauudioe, biliousness, fever and ague,
and general debility, tbe most effective
remedy is Eleotrio Bitters, tbe great
alterative and blood purifier; tbe anti
dote for every form of bodily weak
ness, nervousness, and insomnia. Sold
under guarantee at Palace Drug Co's
store. Prioe 50o.
When your, food seems to nauseate
take Kodol. Take Kodol now and
until you know you are right again.
There isn't any doubt about what it
will do and you will find the truth of
bis statement verified after you have
used Kodol for a few weeks. It is
sold here by tbe Palaoe Drug Co.
Valued Same as Gold.
B. G. Stewart, a merohant of Cedar
View, Miss., says: "I tell my cus
tomers when they buy a box of Dr.
King's New Life Pills they get the
worth of that muoh gold in weight, if
afflicted with constipation, malaria or
biliousness." Sold under guarantee
at Palaoe Drug Co's store. 25o.
Stop Grumbling
if you surfer from Rheumatism or
pains, for Ballard's Snow Liniment
will bring quick relief. It is a sure
cure for Sprains, Rheumatism, Con
tracted Musoles and all pains and
within tbe reach of all. Price 25o.
50o, $1.00. C. R. Smith, Tenaha.Tex.
writes: I have used Ballard's Snow
Liniment in my family for years and
have found it a fine remedy for all
pains and aches. I recommend it for
pains in tbe obest." Sold ky Palaoe
Drug Co.
30 Days' Trial $1.00 is tbe offer on
Pinnies. Relieves Back ache, Weak
Back, Lame, Back, Rheumatic 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.
POLITICAL INFORMATION.
Registration reopens, April 21.
Close for eleotiou, May 15.
General election, June 1.
Registration reopens. September 20.
Close for election, Ootober 20.
Presidential election November 3.
Nominees for
June Election
y W. M. Blakeley
Independent Statement No 1. Candi
date for Representative. At election
to be held June 1, 1908.
Joseph N. Scott
Independent Candidate for - Joint
Representative for Morrow and Uma
tilla Counties. He is a native of Ore
gon and subscribes to Statement No 1.
J. Hudemann
Demooratio Nominee for County
Commisioner. At tbe eleotiou to be
held June 1, 1908. Mr. Hndeman be
lieves in Statement No. 1, is a Pio
neer of this county, believes in pub
licity of county expenses aud an eco
nomical administration.
C. P. Strain
(Present Incumbent.) N
Demooratio Nominee for County As
sessor. At eleotion to be held June 1,
1908.
T. D. Taylor
(Present inonmbeut.)
Demooratio Nominee for Sheriff. At
election to be held June I, 1903.
John Q. Peebler
Democratic Nominee for 'Recorder
of Conveyances. At eleotion to be
held June 1, 1908.
Homer I. Watts A. B., LL. B.
Demooratio Nominee for County
School Superintendent Statement No.
1 Man. H. I. Watts, a republioan,
has been unanimously Dominated and
sanctioned by the demooratio party of
this county, purely in recognition of
his qualifications for the office.
Frank K. Welles
(Present incumbent)
Republican Nominee for County
School Superintendent. At election
to be held June 1, 1908.
Do Not Trifle
With a Cold
Is good advice for men and women. It
may bo vital in the case of a child. Long
experience has proven that there is noth
ing better for coKU in children than
Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy
It is a favorite with many mothers and
never disappoints them. It contains no
opium or other narcotic and may be given
with implicit confidence.
Sold By Palace Drug Co.
"E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chioago, I1L
Gentlemen In 1897 I bad a disease
of the stomach and bowels. In the
spring of 1902 I bought a bottle of
Kodol and the benefit I received all
the gold in Georgia could not buy.
May you live long and prosper. Yours
very truly. N. Cornell, Roding, Ga.,
Aug., 27, 1906. Sold by Palaoe Drug
Company.
The old remedies are the best Hick
ory Bark Cough Remedy has been iu
use for over one hundred years by the
old Dutch Dunsards of Pennsylvania,
and is still in use by all the old families
of Western Pennsylvania. Is abso
lutely pure; made from tbe bark of the
white or shell bark hiokory tree. Tbe
bark is shipped from the east, and
manufactured in Walla Walla,' Wash.
For sale by Palace Drug Store.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and thorough and will in a
short time strengthen weakened kid
neys and allay troubles arising from
inflammation of the bladder. Sold by
Palaoe Drug Co.
PORTLAND
ROSE
FESTIVAL
To be held in
PORTLAND, OREGON,
JUNE I TO 6
Will be the most Brilliant
Ever held in the Pacific Northwest
Portland, "The Rose City," will be a
scene of splendor and the oenter of
world-wide interest for one week.
Several important conventions to te
bled iu Portland on that oooasion.
June 1st and 3rd, the
Will Sell Special Tickets
On This Occasion From
ATHENA
to Portland and Return for $9-90
For any Further Information Call on
E. M. Smith, Local Aent
Or write to
WM. McMURRAY,
General Passenger Agent,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
TROY LAUNDRY
For
GOOD WORK
HENRY KEENE, Agent,
Foley's Honey end Tar
tor children.safe.sure. No opiates.
Dr. O. F. Heisley Dr. S. Etta Heisley
Graduates Am. School if Osteopathy, sf
Kirksville, Mo., ur a. 1 . still,
President, Founder.
Drs. HEISLEY & HEISLEY
OSTEOPTHIC PHYSICIANS
Office and Residence. Cor. 5th and Ad
ams St. opposite Christian church. Days
in Athena: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
S. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
calls, both night and day.
Calls promptly answered. Office on Third
Street. Athena Oregor
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unable to work and carcely able to stand. X then was adrised to try Dr. Sing's Sew Discorery, tad
after using one bottle I went back to work, as well as, I erer was."
W. J. ATKETS, Banner Springs, Tenn.
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STOCKHOLDERS
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R. Alexander.
T. G. Montgomery.
W. J. Furnish.
R. T. Cox.
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