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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1910)
r ; t AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages 'Every Friday. F.B.Boyd, Publishes,, Application for entrance as 2nd class matter ' made on July.5, 1007 at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actot Congress of March 3, 1879 ... Subsort Hon Tlatei : p f.irear, in advanct 12.00 Single copies In wrappers, 6c, cATHENA, ORE,. JAN. 28, ,1910 for standardizing apple paokingboxes, in a manner nnsuited to the snperior fruits of fbe Northwest. The box now in general use in this seotion is beet adapted to Washington and Oregon apples, and the growers are relnotant to give it tip for a sntstitnte that will not permit them to make a satisfactory paok. A delegation will be sent to the National capital to oppose the passage of the Lefean Bill,., HON. THOMAS J. KIRK. In community, town and oity, there is always one individual character whioh stands pre-eminent above all others. In these individual oharact era, trait of character and qualifies tion are linked inseparably in the community verdict, whioh Is gauged by the esteem in whioh it holds the individual. To the Athena oommun ity the name of Thomas J. Kirk will ever te revered. On the highest ped estal of regard will the memory of those who knew him best, revert in the true knowledge of being better for having known him. This is but the parting of the ways but in the parting there is soaroely a man or woman in Athena but who, sifting through the ashes of the paBt, baa recall some lecaoy left by Tom Kirk in aot of charity, noble deed or fatherly word To you who yet remain in the pioneer ranks, thinned by ; the hand of time, will comerec'olleotion of his assistance when help meant victory in a str'ug gle for existence known only to those who have hewn a path to a new home in the wilderness. To you of later years, when a "lift" from Tom meant independence, and you got the "lift, deep down in your heart you are thankful and appreoiatvie and in your memory you will cherish the friend . ship that only such generous attri butes of obaraoter can weld man to - man.. And to all of you who read these lines, will come the remem (branae of some kind turn or word of atlvise that Was meant to shape the roneh edce of life's destiny into a better mold. For suoh was the man, Kirk' brother, friend and neighbor and'he lived to the very outer rim of every atom of their word meaning nn6Btt they stand for. The editor feels that he could write muob in eiuitu ration of the blessings the de- pariea menu una uutuuweu uu ims eto&iliDltyl!lIflt would entail only repeutjoadfwnatae many oi you already know and have in common, felt. fv "A man of fine executive abil ity, with breadth of intelleot to cor respond, be; has ever devoted himself to those lines wblob operate for the benefit of all," 'ruu the ilnes of his , sketoh in a history of this and Morrow county, to whioh could be appropri ately and truthfully added: He died u friend of man, and beloved by man. The movement to combat the high prioes of meat is spreading through the east and middle west until it is assuming proportions of a national oharaotor. Coincident with the growth of the movement come nn- ' nouuoomeuts from the large cities i that the price of meat has dropped. DispatoheB from Baltimore, Milwau kee, Kansas City, Memphis, Omaha, s Pittsburg and other cities toll of the rapid growth of the movement. Cleve land, credited with beiug the place of origin of the 'scheme, now has 30,000 names enrolled in the crusade while Kausas City reports that it may soon ' have 80,000. Iu Milwaukee two re tail ' butobers quoted porterhouse steaks ot 10 oouta a pound, a sirloin at the same price and other meats in i proportion. The wholesale prioo of beef fell olf 15 couts a hundred pounds iu Cleveland. The meat trust blames tho farmer and stockmuu for the high prices, and ut Donver tho stock men's nsmioiatiou oomo back with re solutions whioh cousuro tho action of universal boycott as being ngniust the interests of the stookmen rather than against the paokers. Iu the meautiuie the consumer, believing ho has dis covered the hole, proposes to orawl out of it, regardless of loss either to packer or stookmeu. And if he be euo cesHful in forcing meat to n normal price level, it is bat reusonable to ex peat him to employ like methods ftgaidbt other food commodities uutil they are priced withiu range of his wage-earned dollar, The limit has been nioie thmi reached. Either the price of foodstuffs must come down, or wages go up. Fruit growers of the Northwest are interested in the protest against the Lateun Bill uow in Congress, whioh wna adopted at the recent con von tion of tho Washington State Horticultural Association. This measure was pre pared by tho eastern fruit interests The demand of oity workers is for an employers' liability law that will enable the employes of a faotory to secure adequate protection. Efforts are being made to line up the farmers against it. The farmers can wisely refuse to tight the battles of the manu faoturers. It will be better for the Deonle as a whole, as well as the taxpayer, to have men given enough to partly support them when an eye, hand or leg is lost. The farmer can secure insurance from' damages by paying a few cents a month for each band he employs. He don't need to worry about the manufacturer, who can do the same. All previous fishery reoords were broken by Washington last year. This industry alone produced in exoess of $13,000,000. aooording to the reports of the state fish commissioner. In 1890 Washington flsh produots amounted to $525,000, showing the rapid growth. Latest reports from the Atlantio ooast are to the effeot that the fishing industry is deolining there, so that Washington now stands at the head of the list among tne states, in fisheries as well as lumbering. Recently the Diamond Rubber trust of Akron, O., deolared a dividend of 10 per cent and raised its capital stock from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. It is one of the tariff pets, and it is in entire sympathy with Mr. Jolin Kirby Jr., in protesting against the "unset tlement of business conditions" whioh would follow upon any further dis cussion of the tariff. Why not let well enough alone? Why should it not en joy the prosperity it has earned? A report of the Pennsylvania min ing bureau gave the labor cost of a ton of coal at the mouth of the mine at a fraution less than half a dollar. The duty on coal is 67 cents a ton. Can any sensible person believe that it is kept at that rate to protect Ameri- . rr i i. illJ oan laoorf xae aucy is one imru more than the whole labor cost, and the foreign miner must get some thing. How long will the people be deluded? Mount Rainier is to be featured by the advertising matter of the Milwau kee railway this year, and it is pre dicted that before loug it will be the goal of as many tourists as Pike s Peak and other well known western mountains. A handsome booklet of Rainier is in preparation and it will be distributed extensively through the eastern and oeutral states. We are told that young folks should wait until they are old enough to know what they are about before they get married. However, some old people seem to tumble into the mire when they start out to make a oruise iu the ship Matrimony as bad as the young folks. A great shortage of fuel is the cry going up from most plaoes around the state. The unexpected severity of the winter has caught most every one short ou ooal and wood. Teachers Examination. Notice is hereby given that the School Superiutendeut of Umatilla oounty, Oregon, will hold the regular examination of applicants for state and oounty certificates at Pendleton, as follows: For State Papers. Commouoiug Wednesday, February it, 1910, at t) o'olook a. m., and con tinuing until Saturday, February 13, 1910, at i p. m. Weduesday Pcnmauship, history, polling, pbysioul geography, reading, psychology. Thursday Writteu arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, book keeping, physios, civil government. Iriday Physiology, geography, composition, algebra, English litora- ure, sobool law. Saturday Botany, plane geometry, general history. For County Papers. Commencing Weduesday, February 9, 1910, at 9 o'olook a. nr., and con tinuing uutil Friday, February 11, 1910, at 4 p. in. Wednesday Penmanship, history, orthography, readiug, pbysioal geog raphy. Thursday Writteu arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, physi ology. Friday (Jeography, school law. civil government, Knglish literature. Frank K. Welles. Superintendent Umatilla Co. KILLED THE COBRA. Methods of Mongoose In Attacking the Big Snake. I had the good fortune to witnesa a fight between a four foot cobra do capello and a mongoose. On first catching sight of the cobra, rikki tile (as Rudyard Kipling calls the Indian mongoose) quietly smelled its tail and then hung around awaiting evei.ts with curiosity, but he had not long to wait, for the cobra spread its hood, hissed out its death sentence and prepared to dart from its coil at its natural and hated enemy. Now commenced a most Interesting and deadly battle of feint and counter feint by the mongoose and strike and lightning-like; recovery by his adver sary, who was also on the defensive, all the time watching for the opportu nity to get in his properly aimed Jbite. Time after time rikki tlk squirmed slowly up to within reach of those ter rible fangs, belly on ground, with ev ery gray hair of hip body erect with anger and excitement, his eyes glaring from his head, which, by the way. he Invariably held sideways during this approach uud attack, but the moment j the cobra struck iu a flash back sprang master mongoose, and, although often it appeared as if impossible that he could have escaped the dreaded fangs, ne'er a scratch harmed him, and there he would be again wearing the cobra out and pressing ills advantage inch by inch. At last, with a growl and sharp rikki cry, the plucky little beast flew in, avoided the strike and seized the snake behind the head, never for a moment getting under his mouth, but right at the nape of the neck and head, which he scrunched with a loud cracking sound despite the struggles and twisting and turning of the cobra. Again and again rikki returned to the now writhing reptile and bit its head and body until it lay dying. Finally he ate three or four Inches of his mortal foe, but carefully avoided eating the fangs and poison glands, which I picked tip by a stick and found tbem broken, but with the ven om sacks attached. Contrary to popular belief, 1 am of opinion the mongoose is not immune from snake poison, else why should be so particularly and carefully avoid be ing bitten? it is only by his marvel ous activity that he escapes the spring and darting strike of his deadly ene my, the cobra de capello. Ceylon Times. DESTROYED BY CHEMICALS. Weapons Used by Assassins Against Royal Personages. Very few people are aware that as soon as the trial of an assassin of royalty is concluded the weapon with which he accomplished his crime is carefully destroyed so that no trace of it remains. The reason of this is twofold first of all, the possibility exists that at some time or other the weapons used in a royal tragedy may be exhibited to the public in some museum or show, and, second, there is a strange super stitious dread existing among reigning houses that the existence of the inno cent but unhallowed, weapons by which rulers have been dispatched to eternity is fraught with peril to their descendants. The method of destroying these weapons Is a curious one. The wooden portions, such as the stocks of pistols or the handles of polnards, are burned, and the metal portions are eaten away in a bath of nitric acid. This has been the custom ever since the attempted assassination of Queen Isabella of Spain in 1S52 by Merlus. Trior to that date the metal wprk.of firearms or knives was ground or fired away, but the blade of the dagger vlth which Merlus sought to execute -his dastardly crime proved to be of such exquisite temper and hardness that it resisted both file and grindstone. This became known to the populace, and the superstitious Spaniards believ ed that Merlus had invested his weap on with magical qualities. To divest them of this absurd belief the authori ties had the weapon destroyed by im mersing it in chemicals, a rule that has been followed ever since. High Class Suicide. In China suicide has been a fine art for several centuries. If a mandarin is guilty of misconduct he is requested to put himself out of the land of the living. There is a distinction, too, in tho manner in which the oriental may die. If he is of exalted rank and enti tled to wear the peacock feather he is privileged to choke himself to death with gold loaf. This is regarded as a distinguished manner of ending life. If tho mandarin is only of, the rank that is entitled to wear the red button he must be content with strangling himself with a silken cord. Such are the distinctions of caste. Financial Information. "So you at last yielded to that man's Importunities and gave him some tips on the market?" "Yes," answered Mr, Dustin Stax. "What happened?" "Well, they turned out so badly that I'm mighty glad 1 didu't invest any money on 'em myself." Washington Star. Consoling. That was tough meat you gave me last night" said the customer. "Oh. run along!" said the dealer. "You will forget it by the time you pay for It." Buffalo Express. Fame. Little Wlllie-What Is fame, pa? Fn Fame, my sou. is a bidder with grease on each rung. Chicago News, The Abyssinian wife Is tho head of the house. ie Athena" laoM Gompamy Post Building, Main Street, ,, Athena, Oreg. Farm Lands and City Property Listed for Sale at Right Prices Good wheat land, 800 acred five miles Southwest of Pen dleton 500 acres in wheat, which goes with the place It all lies in one body and is level enough for any kind of machinery. Plenty of water. Price, $24 per acre if bought within the next two months, A real bargain for some one. Four sections of wheat land in Township One, Morrow county, can be had for $25 per acre. Well watered and all fenced 2000 acres tillable and level enough for a com bine. Owner will either sell or exchange for Portland suburban property. MIIL IJl IIJlll.ll.ll,,jIU 480 acres. of finest wheat' land in Umatilla county and highly improved, canjjbe had now for $85 per acre $15 be low adjacent lands. A splen did opportunity, We have a first-class Sta tionery Steam Threshing out fit for sale cheap. Full equip ment and ready for the field. Should you want choice city property, see us. We have it. 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