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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1910)
N INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F.B.Boyd, Pdblibhek. Application for entrance a 2nd class matter made on JulyS, 1907 at the postofflce at Athena, Oregon Under an Actot Ucngreit tf March 8, 1879 Subscription ttatt t D-jr vear. in advanet 12.00 Single copies In wrappers, 5c, cATHENA. ORE.. DEC. 2 1910 A very important meetlrjg has been called by the oonnty superintendent, to convene at Pendleton on 1 December 10 On that day will ooour the third annual sohool board convention, and every eohool offioer should make an effort to attend. Many questions of vital importanoelo the publio eoboola are diaonssed at these meetings, and distriot offloers cannot "afford to miss this opportunity of beooming better informed regarding their duties. Ibe taxpayers and voters of the districts eleot these men to represent them in school matters, and they have a right to ezpeot that their representatives will administer the school affairs ac cording to law and for the bests in terests of the people. They cannot do this nnless they keep themselves in formed regarding the laws, and the conditions existing in other districts Here is where the directors' convention helps. "You oannot punish corporations," says Woodrow Wilson. "Fines fall npon the wrong persons npon the stockholders and the customers rather than npon the men who direot the pol ioy of the business. If yon dissolve the offending corporation von throw groat undertakings ont of gear. I re gard the corporation1 as indispensable to modern business enterprise. I am not Jealous of its size, or might If yon will bnt abandon at tee right . points the fatuous, antiquated and nnneoessary flotion whioh treats it as a legal person, it is childish; it is futile; it is ridionlons. Sooiety oan not afford to have individuals wield the power of thousands without per sonal responsibility. The offloer, the committee, the board whioh orders an aot or originates a policy contrary to the law of the land or intended to neutralize or oontravene it, is an in surgent against sooiety. The man or men who originate any snob aot or polioy sbonld be punished and tbey alone. You will say that in many in stances it is not fair to pick out for punishment the particular offloer who ordored a thing done, beoause be real ly had no freedom in the matter; that he is himserf under ordors is a dum my manipulated from without. Ire ply that society sbonld permit no man to oarry ont oiders whioh are against law and pnblio polioy and that if you will bnt put one or two conspicuous .dummies in tbe penitentiary there will be no more'dummies for hire." The dog poisoner is again abroad in Athena, with the result that several , canines are dead. The wrath of the dog owners is against bim, and if caught be will surely get tho punish ment he so richly deserves. Oregon apples have accomplished a signal victory by capturing the sweep stakes prize at tbe reoent National apple show at Spokane. A carload of Hood River Spitzen bergs, exhibited by O. H, Sproat. took tbe $1,000 award and gold medal banner over apples exhibited by praotioally eve.y frnit growing seotion of tbe North west This is tbe seoond year that Oregon apples bave won first honor; at Spokane, l&at year Rogue River taking the sweepstakes. Apples from tbe Rogue River distriot alac took first prize at tbe Canadian national apple show reoently held at Vancouver, B. 0. W. O. Minor of Heppner, is one of the state's most useful citizens. He has bred a famous herd of Shorthorn cattle that are tbe delight of livestock experts. Mr. Minor has sent seven bead of his cattle to be International Livestook Exhibition at Chicago where they will be exhibited and later sold. This is the only exhibit Orogon will make in what is claimed to be tbe greatest livestook show in the world. What Oregon needs is more Minors rather than more professional men. Portland leads tbe entire United States in wheat exports for tbe first 10 months of 1910. At tbe present liok it is not unlikely tbe' Beaver met ropolis will stand first in the country for the entire'year. Increased wheat produotion in the tributary oountry and additional railroad lines that bring a wider area within tho city's reaoh as a marketing point are adding to Portland's prestige all the time as an export oenter. The Oregon Highway association has been formed by good roads advo cates for tbe purpose of building a main thoroughfare from north Jo. south aoross the state, beooming part of the main highway along tbe ooaBt from Canada to Mexioo. Monday, Decem ber 12, has been fixed as tbe date of the state good roads convention, when all interested in tbe work will meet in Portland to formulate good roads bills to present to tbe next legislature. With the completion of the Panama Canal, believes Seoretary Williamson of the state board of Horticulture, will come the opening of muoh wider markets for Oregon apples. He thinks tbe people of Europe oan be supplied direot from Portland and that tbe de mand there for this highly prized frnit will be strong. ARIZONA ROAD RUNNER. The Umatilla-Morrow Poultry show takes plaoe at Pendleton, Deoember 13 to 18 inclusive. It promises to be larger than any show of tbe kind held in Eastern Oregon. The birds will be soored by an Eastern graduate poultry judge, and tbe exhibits will embraoe all tbe leading breeds. ' Oregon. ' "The Last Call of the West" by Walter V. Woelke. Beautifully illus trated in four colors, in November Sunset Magazine. . Now on sale at all news stands, 15 cents. Get your Xmas Doll at wholesale here. Athona Department Store. BANNER 8 A LVE tho moat hoallna aalv In the world. An ounce of Pre vention is worth a pound of Cure. I LB. is worth more to ones health than any other medicine known. jo uvi uu your Biomacn wnn arsenic, caiomei, umiuuu lebilitato the nvnten. loavinor nvirmrnmn that it takei obliterate. (lflhilittttA fhn Hvutm lnu-lntr nmnntnma Mint ' - -. - ' , . 1 . . .i.m - j J'I""' v..w - - neroine is purely vegetable containing nouuug ea years to injurious, and is a gentle harmless purgative. riTPPQ CONSTIPATION, CHILLS AND VUiYCO FEVER, DYSPEPSIA, MALA RIA AND ALL LIVER COMPLAINTS. Does More Than We Claim. Don C. Morrison, KUslmmee, Fla. writes: "I have used several bottles of Herbine myself aud have advised several of my friends to use same. I have found it to ba the bost medicine for the liver I ever used. It acta gent ly at the same time thoroughly," PLEASING PRICE 5oc. HARMLESS Ballard Snow Liniment Co. rj ' . . . f a ' '" rivi rii m ivimw j nu.A s?t si stvi iiic hi f m 1 t in i mm Sold and Recommended by BYRON N. HAWKS. A Sociable Bird That Is Said to Hato a Rattlesnake. Tbe road runner Is one of Arizona's distinctive ornithological institutions. It is a long legged, long billed bird, Blender of build and standing some ten inches Ugh. It is not often seen In the farming districts, but is a fa millnr sight on the desert It l:as gained the name of road run ner from its habit of taking the road in front of travelers be they on horse back or wheeled conveyance, and run ning swiftly or slowly, as occasion re quires, showing off its neighborly spir it and running qualities, t is not un common for it to keep in company of the traveler for several hundred yards. No resident of Arizona would kill a road runner. It Is firmly believed that tho bird is the deadly enemy of that monster of the desert, the rattlesnake.. Wo don't know whether any of our readers ever saw a road runner kill a rattlesnake. If there Is an authentic story of such a thing we would be glad to publish it. . But the accepted tradition Is 'that the road runner and the rattlesnake are deadly enemies and that Hie rattlesnake fears the road runner beyond anything else. It Is told that the bird drives the snake into a coil and then, darting around the serpent like lightning, pecks it to death. Whatever truth there may be in the stories of the road runner's accomplishments as a disciple of St. Patrick, it deserves the friendly protection it receives. Its quaint sociability is always a diver sion for the lonesome desert traveler. Arizona Republican. BRAINY BABY. John Stuart Mill Was a Genius at Three Years of Age. At three years of age John Stuart Mill began the study of Greek, with "arithmetic as an evening relaxation." At eight he began Latin, Euclid and algebra and had to act as tutor to the younger children. He was a stern and efficient tutor. At twelve he began scholastic logic and political economy-the latter his main lifework. At fourteen, while paying n long vis it to Sir Samuel Benthftm In southern Fiance, lie learned French as a relaxa tion from utv.dylng two or three hours before breakfast, five hours between breakfast end dinner nnd two or three in the evening. Being for the time master of bl own hours and not sub ject to a stern father, he took lessons also in his spare hours in music, sing ing, dam in?'., fencing nnd riding, but never became proficient. ; . At sixteen Mill could speak in debate with adults with ctw and freedom. At -eighteen he contributed to tho Westminster . Review. At twenty-one he was made assistant in the India office and received a large salary for those days. : . But yi!l was bald at .twenty-two. lie did not marry until he was forty five. He himself wild: "1 never was a boy. It i better to let nature have its own way." ,, Ths Green Flash Of Sunset. One of the most rarely witnessed of natural phenomena, but one that has often been discussed at scientific meet ings nnd that always awakens wonder when sci:i. is the so called "green flash" occasionally visible at tbe mo ment of tl-e disappearance of the sun behind a clear horizon. The observer's eye must be fixed npon the rim of tho sun as It disappears In order to catch the phenomenon. One authority tells us that he has seen the green flash, although rarely, at the instant of the setting of a bright star. Among tho explanations offered is one based upon the optical principle of complementary colors. If one looks at the sun and then closes the eyes a green disk will bo perceived. A sensitive eye might be similarly affected by n brilliant star. New York Herald. Me Took the Blame. "The guilty man always gives him Belf away." said a detective, "for, like the chap who bought the forty-cent bathing suit, lie enn't hide his guilty conscience. The chap I have in mind entered the water at Atlantic City in n forty-cent milt of blue flannel. As ho splashed about he was Joined by n girl friend. The girl flashed her bright eyes over the tumbling expanse of sea and then with a sigh of delight she said: . " 'Isn't tho water blue today?' " 'It's shameful.' said tho man, with a hot blush: 'It's perfectly shnmeful how this cheap bathing flannel runs!" How to Look Pleasant. By her gracious and cordial manner the wife cf n western senator has long charmed those so fortunate as to at tend her delightful "functions." Ou one such occasion a close friend was alluding to the hostess graceful method of making every one feel aj home. "How on earth do you manage to do it?" the friend asked. "Oh, It's easy enough." replied tho wotnau with the engaging manner. "As each guest approaches to shake hands I Just pretend to myself that the person I am going to speak to is some one I like."-Chicago Record Ilerald. Up the Rhine. 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