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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1909)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F. B. Boyd, Publisher. Application for entrance as 2nd class matter made on July 5, 1007 at the poBtofflce at Athena. Oregon Under an Actot Congress of March 3, 1879 Subaorl tlon Rat.i : p -r year, In advanci Single copies In wrappers, 5c. 12.00 cATHENA. ORE.. AUGUST 13.. 190? The knocker ia knocked by bis own koookiug, comments the Canyon City Eagle. "Knock and it shall be open ed nuto yon" was not spoken for tbe knocker. 'Ibis was meant for the eeeker. There never was a knocker who was a seeker, and seekers don't knooK. A knocker is a cross between a failure and a crime. He has no hope in himself, nor faith in anybody else,. He is a moral wart destined to sizzle in sulphur. Into the bine dome of heaven he looks, sees the reflection of himself and knocks tbe stars. His own image he sees in crys tal waters, and he knocks nature for supplying bum water. In the shim mer of the moonbeam be sees his own self -despised form silhouetted against the mightiest works of man and he condemns all. Wherever he moves be leaves a Blimey trail like the path of a snail, and when at last he reaches his eternal bed of brimstone, above all of the din of tbe wailing and gnashing of teeth will be beard tbe clarion knook of the biped who will not even seo any good in bis ilk being toasted on the prong of a one tine pitchfork. A movement has beeu started iu Boston by Mrs. Ulendower Evans, a well-known club-woman, to establish a pension bank for spinsters, whiob, she believes, will do away with mer cenary marriages, penniless spinsters, worry about busbands and jokes about old maids. She has presented hor plans to the members of the Massachusetts iusuranoe commission, and has interested many clubwomen iu her projeot. Her first problem was to determine the age of the spinster, and after careful deliberations she decided that it begins at 40 years. Before that age, she says, a woman has good ohanoes of matrimony. A depositor, however, may open an ao count with the iusuranoe bank as . early in life as she pleases, and if she marries before she is 40, she receives a goodly sum to start housekeeping with. If she remains unmarried, she retains her bank account and at 50 begins to reoeive a regular annuity. If a woman deoides to marry after reaohing 40, she gets her money back on demand. The waste wood heap oontinuos to diminish and pass away. A Massa chusetts manufacturer of brushes reoently made a disoovery in Maine whiob supplied him with material exaotly suited to his purpose. He went to the Piue Tree State to buy wood for tbe backs of hair brushes and the handlos of shaving brushes, and obauoed to visit the yards of a spool' maker who was using white biroh. The spool man took the white part of tbe wood ouly, and was throw ing away the red hoaits. Thousands of ootds have boon burned or dumped iu tbe lake to be rid of it. The red hearts were exaotly what tho brush maker wanted, and at little more tban tbe expense of freight he suppli ed his f aotory. This is typical of the trend of manufacturing. Waste of wood is still great, but it is decreas ing. What one factory can not use, another turns to profit. That not all or even most of the ingenuity of man is directed to tbe invention of dreadnaughts and death dealing engines of war we are con stantly having gratifying proof. Very reoently two great engineering feat! constructed for the benefit of mankind have caused wide spread interest. One is tbe great Gunnison tunnel by wbioh an immense area of arid soil iu Colorado will be irrigated end thereby transformed into a land of plenty. Tbe other is the vast break water at Galveston by wbioh tbe inhabitants of that city have so lately been saved a repetition of the terrible disaster of 1900. This is tne time of the year when tbe wide-awake merchant is hustling for trade. There is not an idle man in the country, the teams are all busy and harvesting will soon be drawing to a olose. This means that there will be cash in circulation and that the mau who offers inducements will get it. By inducements we might add that tbe right kind of goods at tbe right prices will bring tbe trade and the best way to acquaint tbe pub lic with these things is through tbe medium of printer's ink. Efforts are being made to have tbe Denver Council secure ILe Jeffries Jobnson prize fight. One member asserts that it has more impoitant matters to consider tban the promo tion of prize fights, but tbe promotor insists that be is siaoere in bis state ment that it will benefit tho city and has made tbe council give him attention. The United States has been singu larly backward in claiming its share of South Amerioan trade. Our manu facturers have not realized that Buenos Ayres with its 1,150,000 in habitants has a larger population tban any city in the Latin countries of Europe and Bio with 800,000 people is not far behind. In New York a mau shot at another, tbe bullet passing tbrougb both oheeks but lie will not be prosecuted beoause the ball removed an aching tooth which bad been bothering the injured mau. It is safe to bet thut be will not have the next aohing tooth remov ed in this fashion. Luther Burbank, long kuown as tbe wizard of the botanical kingdom, is now branded by the Pasadena Gar deners' association as a nature fakor. But iu India a wizard is called a fakir so it comes around to tbe same title after all. Commercialism and art do not seem to jiba very well. Penny iu the slot maohines will uot take the new Lin coln pennies as they are too tbiok. And yet the pennies were hailed as triumphs of art. So were the St. Gaudens gold pieces. Shipping corn to tbe United States from the Orient seems almost like carrying coals to Newcastle, but re ports fiom Seattle show that it is be ing doue. It is almost a question whether it is not better to endure the rheumatio pains rather tb.au tbe stings of the bees as did tbe California man. LADIES H GH CLASS SUITS ALL REDUCED BEST TAILORED SUITS FOR, A SONG $17.50 Tailored Suitsreduce to $11.50 84 of the very best $17.50 iu pauama Serges and Fancy Suiting 80 aud S3 in. coats finished plain or with braid, go on sale at this phenomenal low prioe. Alternations free. $30 Tailored Suits, reduced to $21.50 ?0 of our very best 30 suits striotly all wool niau-tailored garments of tbe highest class, go oujsalo at the extreme low ptloe $21.50 All suits up to $45 reduced to $37.50. There are 70 of these elegant suitsiu tho most popular. spriug styles aud nil go on sale at the reduced price of $27.50 Mens new ppring'euita at half prioe THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE Where it pays to trade. IS . The move to stop gambling on base-1 ball games deserves support. Baseball ' is one of the few games untainted by , betting and should - be kept that way. I It uow has the support of -all with gambling tbe big feature it would get , tbe backing of but a small per cent. After several years coast lumbermen have succeeded in making tbe railroad companies accept their weight of lum ber instead' of weighing it when it reaches its destination. They object to paying for tbe rain and snow which falls euroute. If you must swing the hammer, use j it to drive nails and help build up, not to destroy and tear down. 11 na. Quickly Cured, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Can elwai's be depended upon. Durii the trimmer months children are subject to Iwwel disorders and should receive th3 most careful attention. As soon as any tmnatnral looseness of tho bowels U noticed Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea, Remedy should be given. Costs but 25 cents a bottle, and it ia economy to always keep a bottle handy. You do not know when it may be needed, but when yon do want it you want it badly. Get a bottle today. What is a Business Education It is what every man and woman with aspirations must have. It is sometimes secured in the business world but at a high cost and late in life. Get yours at The Blair Business College Cor First Avenue and Madison St. Spokane, Wash. Write us and we will send a catalogue and full explanation, Seared With a Hot Iron, or scalded by overturned kettle cut with a knife bruised by slammed door injured by gun or in any other way tbe thing needed at once is Buoklen's Arnioa Salve to subdue incarnation and kill the pain. It's earth's supreme healer, infallible foi boils, ulcors, fevei sores, Eczema and piles. 25c at all druggists. The county clerk's records show that marriage licenses were issued this week to Walter P. Beiman and Miss Olive Jones, both of this county, and to Andrew Boltezore of Walla Walla aud Miss Mary Smith of this county. c7W. E. CHURCH SERVICES. Satbath Sobool, 10 a. in., Mrs. E. M. Smith Superintendent. Epworth League, 7:15 p. nr., Fred Koontz President. Preaobiug 11a. m. and 7:30 p.m. ! Ladies Aid Society .Wednesday after noon, Mrs. H. O. Woithington Presi dent. Prayer meeting Thursday 8.00 p. m. Choir praotice Friday 7:iJ0 p. m C. W. Geiszler, ' Pastor. Washington's Plague Spots lie iu the low, marshy bottoms of tbe Potomac, tbe breeding ground of malatia germs. These germs cause chills, fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassitude, weakness and gen eral debility and bring suffering or death to thousands yearly. But Eleo tiio Bitters never fail to destroy tbem and cure malaria troubles. "They are the. best all-round tonio and oure for malaria I ever used," writesR. M. James, of Louellen, S. O. They oure Stomach, Liver, Kiduey and Blood Troubles and will prevent Typhoid. Try them, 50a. Guaranteed by all druggists. Ageuts Wanted, iu every town ior the Steel Adjustable Hameless Horse collars. No pads, names, or straps, can use with any kind of tug attach ments. Will not gall horse or wear out Will not corrode or rust. Prioe $0 eaob. Ask your dealer. Write for litorature. Address, Nelson Wilber Company, Albany, Oregon, 'Twas a Glorious Victory. There's rejoicing ia Fedora, Teun. A man's life has been saved, and now Dr. King's New Disoovery is tbe talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly long hemorrhages. "I could uot work nor get about," be writes, "aud the doctors did me uo good, bat, after using Dr. King's New Discovery three weeks, I feel like a now man, aud cau do good work again." For weak, sore or diseased lungs, coughs and colds, hemorrhages, hay fever, lagrippe, asthma or any Bronchial attectiou it stands unrival ed. Prioe COo and $1.. Trial Bottle free. Sold and guaranteed by all druggists. Great Closing Out Sale of Harvest Dishes mn ii ws;. All plates, cups and saucers and glassware must go regardless of cost to make room for a new line of china ware to arrive soon. MEN'S FURNISHINGS, the largest and best line we have ever had. Shirts from 65c to $3.00 Mens Socks from 5c to 60c Mens Belts from 50c to 75c Suspenders from 25c to 75c NIGHT SHIRTS UNION SUITS ALL KINDS OF -UNDERWEAR Mens Straw Hats 10c to $3 Harvest Hats v 10c to 75c Mens Felt Hats $2.00 to $3 Automobile Caps $1.50 WEAR THE FAMOUS LONGFELLOW SHIRTS Just the best shoes for men SCHULZE Ask the best dealer you Know Sec our 10 cent Counter for Bargains fc Sell T. fitfi. Tag g art Athena, Oregon - General (Merchandise i jo) iDPifaHDTfl8 CON. NO POISONS. CONFORMS TO NATIONAL PURE FOOD AND DRUG LAW. Th Original Laxativa Cough Syrup containing Honey and Tar. Art Improvement over all Cough, Lung and Bronchial Remedies. Pleasant to the taste and good llke for young and old. All cough syrups containing opiates constipate the bowels. Bee's LaxatWe Honey and Tar moves the bowels and contains no opiates. Prepared by PINE-VLB MEDICINE COMPANY. CHICAGO. V. 6. A. 5 AAAAAAAAAA VVVVVVVVVV n KEENE'S .Barber Shop . Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing, Massage for Face and Scalp. .HOT BATHS. Shop North Side Main Street, Athena, Ore. THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. E. FROOME, prop. Only First-class Hotel in I the City. It? THE ST. NICHOLS : la tbe only oue that can accommodate commercial travelers. iHf Canbereeomended for Its clean and well ventilated room. L Cob. Mais A5dThid, ATsm.Or. Foley's Honey and Tar (or childnraS2fe.sifrc iVo 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 Resoursea a Million and a Half. Capital, Surplus and Profits, Nearly 8300,000.00 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, As't. Cashier, W. S. BADLEY, Ass't Cashier. V ZZ- ''. y-'r ; - I ' U. - ! J ' PARKER-STONE 1 e ". Ill Si Ef Clar & r a and rp-t-date SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET AMNA
