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o4THENA. ORE.. JULY 29 1910
When the republican state assembly
gave Jay Bowerman to Oregon as its
iodoised candidate for governor, it
heaped upon the party in tbis state the
heaviest load it has ever been requir
ed to carry. Recognizing this to be
true, and being the first to realize it,
the Oregonian is quiok to leave the
"indorsement" where it belongs, and
editorially commends Bowerman's po
litical destiuies to those responsible
for his nomination over snob availa
ble men as Smith, Withyoombe and
Moores. As the campaign progresses,
the unbiassed discernment of the Port
land paper will be fonnd to be un
qualifiedly correot and its aotion in
shifting the responsibility where it
rightfully should be, eminently just
ifiable nuder the circumstances. That
Bowerman should "hive anything"
on the such men of bigb standing in
the dominant party of tbis state, as
Smith, Withyoombe and Moores, is
beyond comprehension, and already
the avenues of information are being
tapped by rank and file for enlighten
ment as to the cause of that assembly
stampede to the tanner of the Condon
man. Ubuok holes have made their
appearance in Mr. Bowerman's guber
natorial skidway. Portland will prob
ably launch the candidacy of Judge
Cameron at him in the primaries,
p.ud a strong np valley mau, or one in
Eustern Oregon may be put in train
ing to split the primary vote, thus
leaving the assembly man on the
shoals.
The temper and likewise the tex
ture of the assembly developed when
Wallaoe MoCammant proposed the
name of Willis Duniway for state
printer. Duniway is a direot primary
njuu, and MoCammant explained that
tbe state printer doubted the wisdom
of the assembly, having been elected
:o his position at the last election
through tbo direot primary and not a
oouveution. Then, the assembly got
busy and turuod down tbo best state
printer the state of Oregon has ever
hud by giving the nomination to W. J.
Clark of Gervais, who presumably is
not a primary mau and who does be
lieve in convention nominations. It
matters little to Duniway, however,
fur I he primaries will give him a
handsome majority on the merit of
his splendid record made while in
oflioe.
1 be best write-up of tbe state as
sembly wo have observed is found in
the columns of the "Live Wire," a
socialistic sheet, published at Pendle
ton with the defouot Tribune plant,
llowevor, Kobbius fails to inform bis
readers by wbut book or orook he got
caught on tbe resolutions committee
in the assembly of republican editors.
Tbe first all steel train that ever
moved over a roadbed in the North
west pulled out of Seattle on July 20
over tbe Oregon and Washington line
for Portland. The steel train marked
an epoob in northwest railroading,
being made up of the most modern
equipment used anywhere in tbe world.
The day when old half worn out
coaohes from tbe eastern lines can be
sent west for use in their old age has
passed. The railroads aro now pro
viding tbe most luxurious servioe tbey
can provide and the trains operating
between Seattle and Portland will
compare favorably with those between
Chicago and St. Louis, or any other
eastern points. The steel ooaobes
built for the O. & W. will not splin
ter, telescope or burn in oase of aoci
dent, and are easily tbe finest railroad
equipment ever seen in tbe Northwest.
Despite what efforts tbe state au
thorities have been able to put forth
with tbe limited means at their com
mand, tbe worst forest fires since 1902
have been raging in various parts of
tbe northwest- during the past two
weeks. Twelve lives were lost in
two days during tbe worst of tbe fires
according to newspaper dispatches
from vaiious points and tbe property
loss will mount into hundreds of thou
sands, possitly millions. Tbe dry sea
son this year began early and has been
very pronounced. Also there has been
the usual carelessness of leaving camp
fires, and in one case a settler deliber
ately set fire to a slashing at a time of
year when it was almost certain to
start a fire that might cost many lives
and much timber.
Tbe marvols of irrigation, which
have already reclaimad millions of
acres in tbe Paoifio Northwest and
helped make tbe group of Northwest
ern states famous for their wealth of
fruit produots all over the world, are
still in tbeir infanoy. No sooner is
one project completed than tbe gov
ernment reclamation servioe is at
work on another, while private en
terprise has planned many extensive
schemes. Irrigation ditches aie being
built today with all of tbe care and
precision and nearly if not quite as
great expense as is expended in build
ing railroads.
Tbe Milton Eagle has passed to new
ownership. Bruce Shangle, who has
had tbe paper under lease for some
time, has taken Otto Didion into part
nership and tbe interests of Brown
Bros, have been taken over. Mr.
Shangle's editorial capabilities are
woll known and Mr. Didion brings
to the Eagle ripe mechanical exper
ience. This buuoh of two should make
tbe old bird a bang-up good sheet.
Athena is the only town we know
of that allows its macadam streets to
be used for sheep driveways. The re
sult is always the same a tadly dam
aged surface.
A Street In Moscow.
One street iu Moscow. Miasnitskaya
Ulitzn, Is devoted almost entirely to
stores selling machinery. The win
dows of these shops are large and of
plate glass nml display the various
wares to good advantage. Many win
dows are devoted to large exhibits of
various mechanisms, and at a certain
hour in the afternoon these machines
aro so far as possible set iu niotiou to
give practical illustration of their
wnvld.ncs
WORT
BEACH
Queen of the Northwest Resorts
Near tbo Mouth of tbo Columbia River on tbe Washington Coast
THE PLACE TO SPEND A
SUMMER VACATION
Twenty-five Miles of Maguitloeut Beach
Level, Compaot aud Smooth
Many thriving and tidy communities, delightful hotel, cottage, tent aud
camp life. All tbe comforts of home and the healthful, invigor
ating teoreatiou of the seaside surf bathing, flshing.olamj
digging, boaob bonfires, ndiug, racing, huutiug,
strolls aud dtives through picturesque
wooded headlands
Reduced Kates from all parts of Oregon and Wash., via
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY
Season Rate: From Portland Round Trip, $4.00
Three Day Saturday to Monday Rate, $3.00
Purohuae tickets aud make reseivations at City Tioket Offloe, 3rd and
Washington Streets, Portlnud, or inquire of any 0. K.
N. agent elsewhere ior information J
WM. M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland,
wnmnwnf m ihii BMP
Managing the Weathor.
It may safely be said that control
of the weather by sorcerers was al
together, disbelieved In by very few
persons iu (he sixteenth century. But
if the belief was held more strongly
along oue coast line than another it
was around the Baltic rather than
elsewhere. As late as 1070 a traveler
tells us how. being becalmed off Fin
land, the captain sent ashore to buy
a v nd from a wizard. The fee was
10 kroner (say 'M shillings! and a
poujid of tobacco. Tbe wizard tied n
woolen rag With- three knots iu it to
the mast. Untying the Hrst knot pro
duces Just the wind they want, south
west. That slackening, untying knot
No. 2 revives it for a litno. but knot
No. 3 brings up a fearful northeaster,
which nearly sinks them. "Qui nescit
orare. dlseat navlgare." was a much
quoted phrase. True enough of oue
traveler, it would appear, seeing he is
reported to have prayed during n
storm: "0 Lord. J am no common beg
gar. 1 do not trouble thee every day.
for I never prayed to thee before, and
if it please thee to deliver nie this
once 1 will never pray to thee again
as long as I live." Atlantic Monthly.
Norway's Love For Bjornson.
What Bjornson was to his own
people Is best made clear by nn inci
dent which occurred at his beloved
Auiestad not long before he was
forced to start on his final journey
to Tnrls in search of another lease of
health and life. A regiment passed
the place in the course of a maneu
ver. Its commander sent word ahead
to the poet asking him to review the
soldiers as they marched by. Bjorn
son stood on the veranda of his house,
surrounded by bis entire family a
man who had never held any public
office, mind you! As the troop ap
proached 'on the highroad below offi
cers and men gave the salute due to a
commanding general or a member of
the royal house. But tbis was not all.
From the rapidly moving ranks rose
one mighty shout after auother-n
spontaneous outburst of devotion and
gratitude such as it has been granted
very few men the fortune to inspire.
Edward Bjorkman in American Re
view of Iteviews.
Figures of Speech.
A well known ventriloauist who had
consented to give a performance in aid
of charity heard that certain members
of his nrosoective audience were de
termined to watch the movements of
his mouth with the closest scrutiny
with a view of confounding him. The
nieht came, the attendants carried in
three dummies on chairs, and the artist
made his appearance. His perform
ance was unusually successful, the
muscles of his face giving no evidence
of his art. The changes of voice were
marvelous, and the astonished crowd
at the close of the exhibition gave him
a rousing cheer. Again and agalu
they called him back, and he express
ed his pleasure by innumerable bows.
At last the cheering ceased, and he
was permitted to retire. Scarcely had
he done so when the three "lay" fig
ures got up from their chairs and walk
ed off the stage. The ventriloquist had
employed three friends to Impersonate
his usual mechanical figures.
The "Bull."
The origin of the word "bull" as the
definition of a confused utterance is
doubtful. Some philologists say it
comes from the French boule "fraud"
and others that it is derived from
the Icelandic bull "nonsense." Many
definitions have been attempted, but
the best probably is that of Sydney
Smith. Writing of the difference be
tween wit and "bulls," he says: "Wit
discovers real relatious that are appar
ent; 'bulls' admit apparent relations
that are not real. The stronger the
apparent connection and the more com
plete the real disconnection of the
ideas the greater the surprise and the
better the 'bull.' "
Where Looks Don't Matter.
Apropos of a titled foreigner's mar
riage to a rich and rather plain Ameri
can girl a New Yorker said:
"The count has uo cause to com
plain. The ethics of such a marriage
as his arc but the ethics of the matri
monial agency.
"A man called at a matrimonial
agency.
"'I am interested,' he said, 'in the
young lady who has $230,000 in her
own right. Could you let me see her
photograph?'
'"No; that is uot the custom, the
ngcut replied. 'In any case over $100,-
000 the photograph is never asked
for.' "
Working Him.
"I want the office, of course," said
the aspiring statesman, "but not unless
1 nni the people's choice."
"We can fix that, too," said his cam
paign manager, "only you know it's a
good deal more expensive to be the
people's choice than it is to go in as
the compromise candidate." Chicago
Tribune.
Friendship.
Friendship is a vase which when it
is flawed by heat or violence or acci
dent may as well be broken nt once.
It can never be trusted agalu. The
more graceful and ornamental it was
the more clearly do we discern the
hopelessness of restorlug It to its for
mer 6tato.
A Continued Story.
"What did your wife say when you
tnyed out bo late last night V
'I flon't know. She hasn't finished
telling It all to uie ,vi't."-DWrit Free
Tress.
Iu this world it is not w hat we take
up, but what we give uv. that makes
Us rich. Becoher.
me
Athena
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Farm Lands and City Property
Listed for Sale at Right Prices
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4 lots near the Swift Packing
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8 blocks of lots that have rec
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10 acre choice fruit land near
The Dalles; level, deep rich
soil; 8 acres set to 2 year old
trees, house on place; adjoin
ing orchards are selling from
$500 to $1200 per acre. This
can be had for $325 per acre
if taken immediately as own
er is forced to sell. $1200 in
cash will handle it, terms on
remainder. See us at once.
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PRICES
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