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cATHENA. ORE.. SEP. 30 1910
The entire Northwest will be inter
ested in the outcome of the trial of
0. D. Hillman, notorious real estate
dealer of Seattle, "1 whom the federal
government is now proseouting tor
illegal use of the mails. No one
agenoy does more haim to a growing
community than the land shark, who
uses the efforts of a city to get new
settlers in and near it, as a means of
selling land at fictitious valuea and by
questionable methods. Hillman is ac
cused of using all the foxy and dis
honest trioks of the land shark's trade
and if he is oonvioted it will be a lea
eon to leal estate men with shady
methods
Tho states of the Northwest will
have more congressmen after the elec
tions two years from now, if the cen
sus proves as great as every one ex
peots. Congress will redistribute the
representation of eaoh state in the
lower house as soon as the census re
turns are known, and we will learn
then whether those states get the ad
ditional congressmen which they ex
pect. Ten years ago the "distribution
of congressmen was made on the basis
of one to eaoh 190,000 population.
With the eleotion of Judge Bean to
the supreme beuoh praotioally assured,
the question as to who will suoceed
him to the circuit court bench nat
urally arises. If Bowerman is elected
governor, he will probably give the
plaoe to District Attorney Phelps,
and if West is made governor, the
inantlo will probably fall upon Cbas.
II. Carter, also a Pendleton man.
"There will bo an eclipse of the
mnnn in November." savs an ex
change. Also, several bright and par
ticular congressional stars may go in
to eclipse about that time.
The theory that people eat too much
if tbey bad the chance, but a benign
protective Lai iff safeguards them.
Scientists have discovered a manu
soript in an entirely now language.
Maybe some dub tried to spriug Esper
anto on the pnblio three or four thou
sand years ago.
The domoorats and insurgents have
discovered tbnt the old saw, "politics
In ilk on strange bedfellows," is a sur
prisingly aoourate observation.
About the only oouolusioa that can
be drawn from Aldrioh's explanation
is that the rubbeAnilir was iuoreased
for a joko.
Why women should write lettors to
Di. Ciippuu is another ouo of those
things that it is diflioult to understand.
There is always the right kind of
weather in some'parts of the United
States, aooording to the weather map.
Evidently it is as hard to get an
"undesirable" out of the oabinet as it
is to get one into the penitentiary.
Mr. Champ Clark is no longer a
raintow chaser. He sits down and
waits for the rain bow to oome his way.
An investigation frequently , devel
ops a sufficient variety of reports, to
meet all shades of popular, taste.
It would be funny if, after, all,
Speaker Cannon would have to join
the insurgents to save himself.
The "Joe Bailey" presidential boom
does not appear to be spreading like
wildfire, exactly.
Business may not be as brisk as
politics just now, but it is surer of it
self. :
The New York Republican motion
is receiving a lot of democratic applause.
Why not give the preoipitation of
aviators in the daily weather report?
Always Answered.
Children often are highly logical,
though not quite In the adult manner.
Thoy nttnln conclusions by those proc
esses of "pure reason" which, being
unite unbiased by the oplnlous of
others, sometimes result In startling
truths.
Almost everybody, for Instance, has
heard of the little lad who. listening to
the questions of an Irreligious friend of
the family as to what would happen
supposing that one good Christian
should pray for tin east and another
for a west wind nt sea, Innocently an
swered that of course there'd be an
awful tempest, but not every one has
heard of the equally pertinent and
naive solution recently offered by n
thoughtful youngster for the ever per
plexing problem of "Are prayers an
swered?" The child was talking with another,
who asked the vexed and puzzling
question, explaining at the same time
that he didn't believe that prayers
were answered, because he never got
anything be asked for.
"You don't pray for the right things,"
answered little Mr. Wlsemon. "Of
course all prayers are answered, but
sometimes the answer is 'Yes' and
sometimes It's 'No.' "Chicago Record.
Herald.
Leaving a Man Helpless.
"Thot statement made me think."
said a veteran newspaper man to the
Cincinnati Times-Star, "of the cele
brated row between President Cleve
land's .eQlQred,jp.ajL Md. Sectetflry,
were exercising their masters' horses
out on a country road nnd got into n
dispute ns to what is the best thing in
the world. Finally they made a bet
of a dollar on it
'Well, what is de bes' thing in the
world?' naked Cleveland's man.
'"Rons possum nnd sweet taters,'
said Hoke Smith's moke.
"'Whoa! says Cleveland's man,
dragging at the bridle. He jumped to
the ground, seized Hoke Smith's man
by tho leg and dragged him to the
dust
"Take that,' says be, lamming him
on ttio neck, 'you miserable black ras
cal! You ain't leave me nuffln' to
guess ntl' '
Tom-Hello. Bill: I hear you have a
position with my friends Skinner &
Co.? Bill Oh. yes; I have a position
ns collector there. Tom-That's first
rote. Who recommended you? Bill
Oli. nobody. I told them that I once
collected nu account from you, and
they Instantly gave nie the place.
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WM. M'MURKAY, General. Passenger Agent, Portland.
The Air Brake.
To forget the inventions of the hour
is an impossibility. Tbey nre before
one at every turn, and many of them
contain potentialities vast nnd much
discussed. For' that very reason It is
well occasionally to contemplate some
Invention of the past which works un
remittingly and inconspicuously for
the welfare of mankind.,- Consider, tna
air brake. How many when they take
a Journey by rail ever take thought of
tho device which stands ready to Itw
sure safety from possible accidents?
All nre so. used to slbljant poise below
the cars thnt tbey never consider. Its
portentousness. Yet by this iippll'-n
tion of, the, .power .of compressed, air
tens of thousands of lives have been
preserved and railroad travel has been
made more expeditious. All this Is
arrant truism; not a word of It but
what bns been said scores of tlnieo b
fore; But we like to dwell upon the
nir brake ns one of . those typical in
ventions which, .are .doing . their work
faithfully nnd humbly while recent
creations get the glory and. applause. -Colller's.
Hongkong .the Luxurious.
Hongkong, with its luxurious hotels,
Its princely clubs, its rich and influ
ential banks, housed In splendidly con-,
structed nnd benutlfully designed
buildings; Its shipyards, apd. graving
docks able to care for the largest ves
sels; Its miles of wsrebouses bursting
with wealth; Its yellow sailed . fleets
laden with silks, tea, sugar nnd pre
cious porcelains; its commerce almost
as great ns that of New York; Its
botanic gardens hung amid delightful
villns overlooking n hnrbor thnt Is a
city In Itself nnd that floats 10,000 sails;
Hongkong, with its wonderful temples
of ornate teak roofs, Its idols of a
hundred sects, its French cathedral, its
forts, garrison nnd navnl life, its Hap
py Vnlley rnce course nil nt the end
of white man's civilization. Supreme
from the peak on which it rests, In
well bred aloofness It looks askance nt
sordid Asia, whence It sprung. W. J.
Aylwnrd In Harper's Magazine.
How "Thon" Would Work.
"Tbon" is the word which has been
suggested for use as an English pro
noun of common gender, a luxury
which the English language has thus
far had the fortitude to forego. . It.was
considered suitable for English be
cause it came from the Greek. Its use
may be Illustrated as follows:
If,a parent desires to spank tbon's
(his or her, as the case may be) child
tbon (he or she! should take tbon (htm,
her or it) across thon's knee. Then
thon should remove thon's slipper, and
after explaining to the child the repre
henslbility of tbon's conduct tbon
should apply the slipper to tbnt por
tion of tbon's anatomy which from
time immemorial has been dedicated to
that purpose.
It may easily be seen from the above
how "thon" effects great clarification.
T J nrv! rkAsx f '
In Praise of th Eskimo.
Commander Peary In the narrative
describing his discovery of the north
pole devotes a very long chapter to
the Eskimos, with whom he has bad
Intimate deullngs for eighteen years.
He tells us thnt though they are sav
ages they are not savage; that though
they are without government they nre
not lawless; that though tbey are un
educated they exhibit n remarkable
degree of Intelligence. He assures us
thnt they hnve no religion, yet he
describes them ns destitute of vice and
rendy to shsre their last meal with the
hungry. lie thinks it would be Impos
sible to Christianize them, but they al
ready possess the cardinal graces of
faith, hope nnd charity, for "without
them tbey could never survive the six
months' night and the other rigors of
their borne."
The Greatest Historian.
By common consent the creatcst of
all historians in Tbucydldes. the Greek
contemporary of Pericles nnd author
or tue history of the Peloponnesian
war. One of the crreatest tributes that
can be paid to him is that, according
to the estimate of a very able critic.
we have a more exact account of a
long and eventful period, by Thucyd-
laes than we have of any period In
modern history, equally long and event
ful, and yet all this Is compressed Into
a single volume. For concise, vigor
ous and yet Intense presentation Tbu
cydldes has never been eaualed. He
la easily the king of blstorian9.-New
xork American.
It Did.
"Do you know anything, doctor."
said Mrs. Flnnikln, "that will put a
little color Into my cheeks? I am so
dreadfully pale."
"Well, madam," replied Dr. Blunt,
"perhaps If I tell you that you bare a
bole In your stocking nbout.the size of
a quarter, it may have the desired ef
feet"
Just Talking.
Stella-1 hear that Lizzio Is .talking
of getting married again, Bella-I
didn't know that she bad been married
once yet Stella-She Isn't I said she
was talking of It again.
Wsrn.d.
"She told me that I might hope."
"Better look put! I've known girls
to say that when they Intended to ac
cept a chap." Puck.
Th Cavity.
Cliolly-The dentist told me I had a
large cavity that needed filling. Ethel
Did he recommend any special course
of study
IMvvrxity Lt "pinion proves that
things Hro niil.v wtiai we think them.-Mautitiite
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11.11. J TOM
will be in this city next - Wednesday and Thurs
day,. October 5th and 6th, with a complete line
of high-class, stylishly made, uptodate Ladies'
andrfine ready to -wear garments. This line,
which I introduce in Athena for the first time,
is strictly dependable with reasonable prices.
cA dollar saved is a dollar made, and you
are saving dollars when you trade at Jarman's
Weston store. We are headquarters for groc-
...
eries and can save you money on your fall
purchases. Let us figure with you on your
fall supplies. We .. can "show you!"
mams De
pt Store
Main Street, Weston
Miller's
Big Furniture
Store
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I have 200 fine Pictures, framed and worth $2.00
each. I am going to give one free with every $25.00
cash purchase -made at my store." I; have the largest
;Stoqc .,of rgopA8:;I ;haye ever carried Come in and: see
what I have. picture offer is good for 30 days, only.
pt Ban lorgan Smith
Former Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago, one
of the most brilliant orators who has ever visited the
Coast, will speak at Athena Opera House Tuesday
Evening, October 11th, on
"Prohibition
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Captain Smith is a man of commanding personality,
an eloquent speaker, and his treatment of his subjects
has gained .him the plaudits of thousands of listeners.
iarceM
Don't Miss It.
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