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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1910)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F.B. Boyd, Publisher. Application for entrance as 2nd class matter made on July, l!)07at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Act ot Congress of March 3. 1879 Subscription Hate : p :r year. In advance 12.00 Single copies in wrappers, 6c, cATHENA. ORE.. OCT. 7. .1910 - - Perhaps the moat Bound advice vyhioh has been given to the people of the Northwest in many years was that conveyed in the message of James J. Hill, the "empire builder," read at the Portland Fair and Livestook ex position last month. A been student of national eoonomio problems, Mr. Hill in his paper sounded the cry of "back to the farm,", tut in. a more legioal aud practical manner than it has beeu presented ly any one in the Northwest. He pointed out the falling oil in the prodaotion of cattle and hogs as one direct cause of increased prioes. He showed that the export of food stuffs in this oountry has de oreased by half in the last ten years and that it will not be long undor present conditions until the United States will not be produoing enough food for its own people, not to men tlon for export. He pointed out that the raising of, livestook was not only becoming more profitable eaoh year, and more neoessary to the food supply of the country, but by the soientiflo use of the fertilizing agents produoed, the raising of good crops is directly benefitted by the raising of livestock. He expressed the belief that the aore age now under cultivation in. this county would produce almost twioe what It does now if properly farmed, and pointed to the raising of livestook as one means toward the desired end. His advioe is summed up in the words: "The cattle and hogs and sheep that aie needed for home use and export, to feed the woild and reduue the prioes that impair our standard of living, are neoded equally to divoreify our farm Industry and maintain the fertility of the soil. Nature makes no mistakes; and to follow her leading is to walk toward prosperity and peaoe." 1. 1 he following from the Elgin Ee corder would indioate that . Editor Tcttlo is capable of doing an occasion al stunt himself, in the way of popu larity. 'Tor several years the' fight to determine the most popular editor of Eastern Oregon, has been waged between Editors Wood of the Weston Leader, and Boyd of rbeAthena Press, but since Saturday's election the Re corder editor has knooked the popu larity of both into a cooked hat. The two Umatilla men have been appoint ed delegates to various conventions but the Reoorder editor received one vote for the nomination of joint senat or for Umatilla, Morrow and Union counties and Boyd and Wood are no longer in the race. Neitbor can the Reordor man be accused of voting for himself, as be was bear hnntinsg on the day of election. . Shutt of Joseph, Galloway of Enterprise and Eokley of La Grande, have teen stirring about a little for popularity, but are not con sidered in tberace any longer. Dennis of the Observer, was a delegate to the assembly, but sinoe the eleotion has been reoeiving but little attention." J?pr the first time since tho populist days of 189G, a fusion ticket has been nominated in the state of Washington, the ticket in question being that of five judges for tho supremo court, wbiah will tie supported by democrats aud Insurgent republicans ftgaiost the tiakot named by the regular republic an convention. Tbe five candidates cotnptiflo three democrats and two re publicans, and tho fusion ticket is n protest against tbe aotion of the re publoan legislature in taking the notn inatou of judges out of the direct pri mary and placing it book iu tho con ventions. The Non-Partisan Judioiary League first named tho ticket, and the deruooratio oouveution cLose the same men. The Nou-Puitisau lenguo is an organizuton of insurgent, beaded by tho muuoKeis of tho Toindexter cam paign. With tho combined support, the tioket is oxpeoted to boat the noni iuoes of the slandpat oouvoution. A new market for the lumber and tbe salmon of Washington and Ore gon will be created in the oities of tbe Atlantio seaboard by the establishment of a line of steamships between Seattle and San Francisco on tbe Paoiflo and New Orleans and New York on the Atlantio, transferring at Panama on tbe railroad aoross the isthmus. When the new line starts operating its first ship sailing from Seattle, October 10, it will be as cheap to send salmon from Seattle to New York as it now is by rail from San Francisco to New Orleans. The operations of tbe Calif ornia and Atlantio Steamship compa ny are expected to prove a valuable asset to the Northwest in tbe market ing of its extensive resources on tbe other sido of tbe continent. Aside from the gubernatorial con test between Bowerman, the assembly candidate, and Oswald West, the dem ocratic nominee, politioal interest in Umatilla, Union and Morrow oonnties will be centered in the race for joint senator. By nominating Dr.M. K. Hall of Union county, the demooiots bave plaoed before tbe people one of the most brilliant and capable men in tbe state. A good story is told of two great Irishmen, tho late Archbishop Tlunket and Father Ilcaly, the well known parish priest of Bray. Making their way together to Bray railroad station ono morning, the priest urged that they should hurry, but the prelate's appeal to his watch convinced him that they had ample time. They ar rived to see the "train for Dublin dis appearing. Tho archbishop's apolo gies were lavish. lie pleaded that bo had always had unbounded faith in his watch. "My dear Lord Plunket," was Father Ilcaly'a rejoinder, "faith won't do without the good works." Blackwood's Magazine. ' The Stirig of a Be. An eastern fable tells of n potentate who demandPd thai there should dp brought to him the stints of a ihuu sand bees killpd because one of their colony had dared commit sh majesty by stinging the hand of royally When they were brought fn a tiny golden thimble the king was so amazed to find that a thousand of tbe hypoder mic points mnae sues a little nwss that he issued a manifesto to the ef feet that thereafter no person within the bounds of tbe kingdom should romplain at the sting of a bee. The lesson of the fable Is that petty an noyances hurt because they are exng gerated in the mind; that when they are seen In their actual proportions they are so slight as to merit only contempt. Flow much comforf would come to the majority of persons If they could but see the tiny size of the bee stings that lead them to acts of petulance, words of anger, expressions of reproach. Tbe bee sting annoy ances bave caused lifelong breaches ol friendship. t They bave broken up fam ilies and caused anger and resentment to take tbe place of love aud fealty. Baltimore American. fSM' ' ' The Mississippi of Streets. A street is like a river, with Its hu man current carrying all manner of drift between its banks of residences or shops on cither side. And If. this simile be appropriate then New York's Broadway Is tbe Mississippi of streets. Probably no other avenue in the world presents so many contrasts in the flot sam and jetsam it carries from Har lem to the Battery. Every type of hu manityuprooted saplings from farms and orchards, proud hulled craft in silks and satins may be described In the surging mass. Banker and boot black, the swaggering swell and the draggled derelict, walk shoulder to shoulder rush, rather, for Broadway is a maelstrom, the embodiment of New York's bustle and hurry, the place where nothing can stand still. Rich ard Harding Davis once said that everybody "seems to be trying to reach tbe bank to have a check cashed be fore 3 o'clock." George Seibel in Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Queer Collateral. 'Here Is a fact as strange as it is true," said an Egyptologist. "Mum mies in ancient Egypt were used chief ly as collateral. "When an Egyptian wanted to bor row he gave tils fathers or grand father's mummy as security. Sometimes,- if he required a large sum, he gave his father and both grandfathers, and he would even throw In the mum my of his mother-in-law if she for tunately happened to be in a mummi fied state. "Joking aside," the Egyptologist con tinued, "what I tell you Is the truth. An Egyptian was not permitted to borrow without pledging the mummy of some near relative. It was deemed in Egypt both impious and infamous not to redeem so sacred a pledge as that, and he who died with a family mummy still in pawn was himself buried In unconsecrated ground." Cin cinnati Enquirer. - Alkarazza. Alkarazza is tho name given to ves sels of very porous earthenware which when filled with water are always moist outside and owing to the evapo ration of the water on their surface al ways keep their contents cool. Alka razza can be made from any good pot - tor's clay by mixing with it 10 pet cent of its weight, dry, of very fine sawdust and then working it. On burning tbe sawdust is destroyed aud the clay thereby left porous. far"- s V -.. .tunnel A M dtfMi iff. An ounce of Pre vention is worlh a pound of Cure. EI ia worth inoro to ones health than any other medicine known. Jlo not illl your stomach with arsenic, calomel, quinino anil , Hi . 1110 .vst,'iui li'UA'inpr symptoms that it takes vears to obliterate. Herblne is purely votfetablo containing nothing injurious, ami ia a gontlo harmlona purgative. fJTDpC CONSTIPATION, CHILLS AND VUlUO FEVER, DYSPEPSIA, MALA RIA AND ALL LIVER COMPLAINTS. Does More Than We Claim. Don C. Morrison, Kissimmoo, Fla. writes: "I have used several bottles of Horbine myself and have advised several of my friends to use same. I have found it to be the best medicine for t he liver I ever used. It acts gent ly at the same time thoroinrhlv." PLEASING PRICE 5oc. - HARMLESS Ballard Snow Liniment Co. I ' rim f-j fc.f At ' ouu-ou- iwnn second street. ST. LOUIS, MO. The Postage Stamp. Consider the postage stamp. It says nothing resarding the difficulty of the task assigned to it, but by dint of close application it usually' gets there; also it delivers the goods. Again, If one Isn't enough to carry the thing through, two or more by working harmoniously together see the thing to a finish. , No matter if the (mall) matter bo weighty, it puts a good face (of Wash ington) on It and goes directly to the point It gets licked and stamped upon, and men besmirch its fair fea tures and ofttimes give it more to carry than the (postal) union allows. But, in spite of all this, it sticks un flinchingly to the matter in band by virtue of the fact that It knows that it has good backing. Its stick-tc-lt-ivlty Is worthy of em ulation by you. Judge's Library. J I Sold and Recommended by BYRON N. HAWKS. Water Colors. Water color painting was gradually raised from the hard, dry style of the eighteenth century to its present bril liancy by the efforts of Nicholson, Cop ley, Sanley and others.- The Water Color society's exhibitions began in 1S05 and may be said to mark the real beginning of modern water color paint ing. The great master, if not creator, of the art was the celebrated Turner, of whom we read so much in the works of John Ruskln.-Exchange. How Old They Were. "I see you employ a number of old men." "I do." "How old are theyT "Too old to be interested in canoeing or mandolins or race horses or girls or tennis. That makes them fine for work."-Washington Herald. Rather. Tbe subjoined item appeared in a French newspaper: "There was found in the river this morning tbe body of a soldier cnt to pieces and sewed up in a sack. Tbe circumstances seem to preclude any suspicion of suicide." - Customs and Habits. Our customs and habits are like the ruts In roads. The wheels of life set tle into tbem, and we jog along through the mire because It ts too much trouble to get out of them. Why She Didn't. New Kmployrr ?;it why did you lea v your lu-o ,;it ri- .NVv Mald niren: Old ,viu i xpe i me f bring bur nam;: wM ? Oevelttud Leader. When you sec it in my Ad you know it's so lA 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!" Jarmans Dept Store Main Street, Weston P;'HX .South . 1 m Miller's Big Furniture Store Side Main St Athena Given ree each. I am going to give one free with every $25.00 cash purchase made at my store. I have the largest stock of goods I have ever carried Come" in and see . what I have. We picture offer is good for 30 days, only. Capt. Dai Morgan 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, A Jarce" 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. Don't Miss It. Admittance -Free.