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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F. B. Boyd, Publisher. Application for entrance as 2nd class matter made on July 6, t07at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actot Congress of March 3, 1878 Subaerl tlen Hatci : p r year, in advance 12.00 Single copies in wrappers, 5c, C4THENA. ORE.. JULY 2, .1909 Through the opium prohibition laws juat promulgated the imperial govern ment, China baa established govern mental precedent in making the com mon people a priviliged class, which ezoeeda the dreams of the world's moat radioal demoorats. Under the provisions of the imperial edict, the offloial claasea become amenable to the prohibitory laws at once and any offloial fonnd gnilty of hitting the pipe ia aubjeot to punishment ranging from two yeara' imprisonment to atrangnlation. Within one year the gentry come nnder the law designed to free the empire from the opium curse, bnt not until the third year of Bsnan Tang, which is three yeara faence, can the prohibitory laws, ex cept in the employment of restraint in aggravated oases, be invoked against the ooolie classes. In explanation of the graduated provisions of the law it ia aet forth that the offloial classes are anpposed to be possessed of superior intelligence and should obey all lawa in letter and spirit ao aa to create rea ped for the government through their example. No exonse, it ia aet forth, exists for offloial disobedience of the law. The gentry, boing removed in a measure from aotive participation in the government, are given a year in whioh to acquaint themselves with the new law, after whioh they will be aa vigorously proseouted aa offending officials. The ooolie classes, it is aet forth, are composed of ignorant people and are reoommended to the law'a patlonoe, so it ia ordered that they shall not be amenable to the prohibi tory lawa for three years, during which period all officials are oidered to employ measures to aoqnaint the lower olasaea with the law'a pro-viaiona. For a week the country has been gasping over the coat of woman's at tire aa rerealed in the testimony in the Gould divorce oaae. The great aum of 35,000 to 140,000 a year was, ao cordiug to her own statement, spent for drees by Mrs. Gould. There was a morning gown, a midday gown, an afternoon gown, and a long list of other gowna for varied purposea. About an average oost aeema to have been $500 per gown, and it waa a violation of the oanona of good form to wear any of them more than once. It ia ueoossary for ladies of the Mrs. Gould type to dross from three to six times per day, and sometimea aa mnoh aa two hours with two maida iu atten dance waa required for the ohauge of attire. An Italian syndicate baa arranged for the establishment of two colonies of agricultural laborers from northern Italy in middle Texaa. The organizer ia a prominent Italian, who has held the positiou of minister of flnauce in the Italian government. Each of the ooloniea will consist of 200 families and about 11,000,000 will be apont in getting the enterprise started, two thirds of this to be supplied by the ayndioate, and one-third by the Tex ans. Options have teen secured on 62,000 aores of land at 11 to $12.50 per acre and each colonist will be sup plied with a traot of land, a three room honse, a cow and a mnle, be sides transportation for himself and family. Italians in American cities are eligible to membership in these colonies. This seems to be a com mendable enterprise. The peasantry of northern Italy are steady industri ous people and most of the immigrants will doubtless thrive in their new homes, whioh are to be theira at the end of 10 yeara on payment, by install ments, of the cost of the land and 6 per cent interest. Those in charge of the farm crops section in the Wisconsin experiment station feel 'justly prond of the showing which they have made in the past Ave yeara in the matter of developing the Oderbrncker type of bailey. In the interval mentioned they have been able to increase the yield of tbia va riety nearly ten bushels per aore. A test shows that the new barley con tains 15 per cent of protein, which not only means that it is the best grain for malt, but for feed as well. So well baa the new barley been adver tised and so effectively has it been in troduced that the past year it compris ed one-third of all the barley grown in the state. Its remarkable vigor and productivity are shown in a yield of sixty bushels to tho acre on one of the station flelda of fifty-flve acres, and tbia not an experimental plot. The oasualtiea of the Fourth of July insane type have already begun. A 15-yeai-old boy threw a lighted can non oraoker into a fireworks store in Boston. Three persons were fatally and Ave seriously injured. It required heroio efforts to save the remainder of the 16 people in the place from a horrible death. The property loss waa many thousands of dollars. We have a flue pedigree and are wonderful peo ple, but iu some particulars we are almighty foolish. Lawyer Collins, oonvioted of big amy in San Francisco four yeara ago, baa jnst reaohed the end of the legal tether and is now on his way to San Quentiu. To paraphrase a line from the poet, "law ia long but time ia fleeting." It isn't always wise to ex ercise all of one's prerogatives. The tobaooo trust will also have its way and maintai-i its enormous graft in the Aldriob bill. Its profits are some teua millions a year, bnt it needs protection more than ever, and having a tremendous pull, more than any million oousumers, will get whatever it asks. A Boston editor aaya that American humor ia on the dooline. This is a distinct intimation that John L. Sul livan's oooasiona' wise and witty say inga are not appreciated in bia native town. After all there ia no reason why the publio should add to summer worri meuta by sympathetic oonoern in Mrs. Gould's milliners' bills and house keeping allowances. Abdul Hamid baa managed to dis pose of his funds in a manner that would puzzle an inoome tax oolleotor. Tariff debate necessarily develops a great deal of statesmanship of the also-spoke class. LADIES HIGH CLASS SUIIS ALL REDUCED BEST TAILORED SUITS FHI'ISOi $17.50 Tailored Suits reduce to $11.50 84 of tho very boat $17.50 iu panama Serges aud Fancy Suiting SO aud 83 iu. coats flniahed plain or with braid, go ou sale at this phenomenal low price. Alternations froo. $30 Tailored Suits, reduced to $21.50 76 of our very best $30 suits sttiotly all wool mau-tailorod garments of tbe highest class, go on sale at the extreme low prioe $21.50 All suits up to $15 reduced to $37.50, There are 70 of these elegant suitsin the most popular'spring styles and all go ou sale at the reduoed price of $27.50 Meua new sprlngjmits at half prioe THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE Where it pays to trade. More than nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of the muscles, due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism. In such cases no internal treat ment is required. The free application of Chamberlain's Liniment is all that is needed and it is cer tain to give quick relief. Give it a trial and see for yourself how quickly it relieves the pain and soreness. Price 25c; large size, 5c. lll'S QMS J comes from j 1111 shoes that fit I I FOOT- 1 SCHULZeJ 1 1 1 "Make long walks if J II Free Booklet Sd ui portal request and - tell paper in which you law thii offer ind we will mail you free out famoui 25 cent '.'painl book" foe children. Foot, Schulze & Co., St. Paul. We have the latest styles in Men's and Ladies Ox fords. A perfect fit guaranteed, T. M. TAGGART ft Some people call an ingrowing case of gronoh magnanimity. It is remark able to what limits the English lang uage can be stretched. The snmmer aeaaon approaches a point where tbe climate responds more or less to tbe promises held out by the calendar. Win, Jenninga Bryan is about to break ijjto United States senate from Nebraska. Strayed from my plaoe north of Athena, one brown filly. 3 years old; one blaok yearling filly with one white hind foot. Will pajfrewaid of $10 each for information leading to their recovery. Oliver DioKenson, Athena, Oregon, For Sale, Four header beds with nets. In quire of Geo. Dunlap, Athena, Ores. Wheat Ranch For Sale. 160 aorea, one-fourtb mile from Waterman station; all in fall grain; good buildings and well improved otherwise. Address, h. J. Zerba, Athena Ore. Box'63. c elttrate In Peocflletosi JULY sSSSSM. JULY Sports, Base Ball and Dancing EXECUTRIX NOTICE. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Desire St. Deunis, Deoeaaed. Notice ia hereby given that tbe un dersigned has been appointed by the above entitled court exeoutrix of the last will and testament of Desire St Dennis, deceased, and bas qualified as the law directs. All persona having olaima against said estate are hereby notified to present tbe same with prop er vouohera within six months from date hereof to me at the office of Low ell & Winter in Despaiu Block in Pendleton, Oregon, Dated thia 20th day of May, 1909. Sarah Agnes St. Dennis Executrix. Swept Over Niagara. This terrible oalamity often happens because a careless boatman ignores tbe river's warnings growing ripples and faster current Nature's warnings are kind. That dull pain or ache in the back warns yon the Kidneys need at tention if you would escape fatal mal adies Dropsy, Diabetes or Bright's disease. Take Electrio Bitters at once and see Backaohe fly and all your best feelngs return. "After long suffering from weak kidneys and lame back, one 1.00 bottle wholly cured me," writes J. R. Blankensbip, of Belk, Tenu Only 60o at all druggists. Up Before The Bar. N. H. Brown, au attorney, of Pitts filed, Vt, writes: "We have used Dr, King's New life Fills for years and And them such a good family medioine we wouldn't be without them." For Chill, oonstipation, Billioaanesa Sick Ileadnobe they work wonders, 220 at all druggists. 4tE jjawarw mm ... has been engaged to furnish high class Music JUDGE LIONEL K WEBSTER f cTVIultnomah County, eloquent Orator of the Day Snappy Base Ball Games in the afternoon', for the Championship of the County. Dancing all 'afternoon and evening; good floor and music Electric Illuminated Parade of Decorated Automobiles in the Evening. Cash prizes will be given for best decorations. Excursion Rates On All Railroads KEENE'S .Barber Shop. Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing, Massage for Face and Scalp. .HOT BATHS. Shop North Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. J i THE 9 ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FROOME, prop. 1!f Only First-class Hotel in the City. THE ST. NICHOLS la tbe only on. that can accommodate oommarctal traveler. Canb.ieeom.nded for IU clean and well ventilated room. Co. Maw aud third, ATBBA,Or. 4 Foley's Honey Tar tor chUdrctusaf&sure. No opiates. "The Old Standby' THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF PENDLETON Formerly the Pendleton Savings Bank With which has been Consolidated The Commercial National Bank of Pendleton; Total Resourses a Million and a Half- Capital, Surplus and Profits, Nearly $300,000,00 4 per cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits. Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent T, J. MORRIS, President, A. D. SLOAN, Vice-President, W. L. THOMPSON, Cashier, T. G. MONTGOMERY, Ass't. Cashier, W. S, BADLEY, Ass't Cashier. V V - r PARKER-STONE s - ' 1 y $M1 1 in Everything Flret Claea - Modern and Up-to-date SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET ATHENA