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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1911)
"I '1., AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Six and Eight Pages Every Friday. F.B.Boro, Publisher. Application for entrance as 2nd class matter raaaeon iuiy;o, 1907 at the nostoffloe at Atbena. Oregon Under an Actot Congress of March 8,1879 ctTHENA, ORE.. MAR: 10 1911 Pending the arrival of their old friend the ohiooh bng and the Hessian fly the Ohioago manipulators are work ing the Canadian' reciprocity bngbear overtime in the wheat market, says the Oregonlan. There was an advanoe of 1 1-2 cents per bnsbel in the market last. Saturday on tbe alleged reason that Congress bad adjourned , without interfering with existing trade regu lations between the United States and Canada. As the only possibility for the reoiprooity measure legitimately to affeot wheat ptioes in this oonntry will be after this oonntry has ceased to figure as an exporter and is no long er governed by foreign prices, Satur day' bnlge was hardly warranted by the statistics. For tbe week ending Friday oar exports of wheat, flour in cluded, wire 2,080,000 bushels, com pared with 2.016.000 bushels for tbe same week last year. This does net bear tbe aDuearanoe of an immediate oossation of exports of wheat from this country. An effort is being made to secure municipal ownership of light and wa ter in Elamatb. If euocessfui it will be a sure sign tbat Klamath is not petrifying. A man who pays twioe as much as an office is worth to get it, wants tbe office so bad that he cannot serve the people. The plaintive ory of tbe killdee is heard in the land, a sure indication that spring is near, even at the door. KM LOSE 3RD CONGRESSMAN Action at Special Session Alone Can Give State Its Due. THEY SCRUB EACH OTHER. There is a movement on foot in Washington, D. C. to preserve a log cabin that was built twenty-flve years ago by Joaquin Miller, to perpetuate the name of tbe poet. If it is relios this society is looking for, Canyon City has a sbaok to offer tbat was oc cupied by Mr. Miller forty years ago, beforobe got to be a big poet, says the Blue Mountain Eagle. I be bouse is not muoh for looks and its present owner and oooupant, Mr. Thomas Kelly, being a trifle careless about doing up tbe dishes and sweeping tbe same floor that the poet used to sweep, has helped Father Time to make a teal relic When Mr. Miller was there in 1907 he identified the honse and said everything looked natural but the washing on the line. Under a new law whioh was passed by the Iowa legislature last the removal of oounty seats long tablisbed will be a diffloult matter. According to the provisions of the new law in a oounty where tbe oounty seat bas been established in one plaoe more than forty years it will be nooes- sary to seoure two-thirds of the voters on the petition asking for removal and at tbe nleotion two-thirds vote will be ueoessary to make the removal oertain. This will put a quietus on several oounty seat scraps in that state. Unless congress aots at the speoial session and passes a reapportionment bill, the expeotation of a third con gressman for Oregon in the Sixty-third congress will fail and tbe state will fall short of its share in the legisla tive halls at Washington. Anticipating the .allowance of an additional congressman to whioh Ore gon is entitled under tbe last census, tbe late legislature passed a bill divid ing tbe state into three distriota, one formed by tbe counties of eastern Or egon, another ty tbe western counties exclusive of Multnomah and tbe third by Multnomah aloue. This is snob a natural division, besides putting ap nroximatelv one-third of the popula tion in eaon district, tbat it -was easily adopted in spite of opposition by Speaker Rusk aud a few other mem bers. Tbe house of representatives at Washington performed its duty at tbe recent session by passing a reappor tionment bill, by whioh tbe member ship of tbat body would have been in creased from 891 to 433. The bill was killed in the senate. The extra session is the only hope for obange in the old apportionment, under whioh congressmen have been eleoted tbe last 10 years and which the country Las now outgrown. While the constitution of the Unit ed States says congress "shall" make a reapportionment every 10 years there is no penalty for failure to per form this duty. Every new apportion ment oauses a lot of logrolling before figures can be fixed to command a ma jority vote, and this time tbe measure was delayed so long tbat it was lost in tbe turmoil of tbe last hours. David Graham' Phillips' death is mourned not only by the literary world, but also by ' bis many friends who knew him to be a manly, upright man. He refused to allow others to dictate his opinions. He wrote as be thought, aud his pen was not for sale. Although a political novelist of some note, he was far better known for his editorial writings. His style was free abd easy, yet foroible, somewhat re 'sem cling that of Jack London. Phil lips was a brilliant thinker, Jaud his death is a real loss to the world. One reason why Canadians object to aunoxation is that the poopli are act ually in control of their looal govern ments to a greater degree than in any Amerioan state. Oregon Layers Are Best. When New York hens beat those of the Walla Walla valley, they will have to "dust," says a speoial to the Oregonian. Beoently tbe press reports carried a story of tbe reoord made by the hens of Marous Johnson, of Glen yille, N. Y. But now comes Mis. B. F. Williams, of Milton, Or., with 45 hens, BuS Books, tbat laid 960 eggs during the month, and it was not good month for eggs either. Mrs, Williams believes that when it comes to egg reoords, her hens are "there with the bells," and she wants to be shown when they ate passed by any other variety so far as winter-laying is oouoerned. . Ride in Safety, Installation of safety devices and the block signal system are cited for the reoord of the Harriman railruads in oarrying 49,491,000 passengers in 1910 without sacrificing a single life Tbe report was compiled in tbe office of J olios Kruttsobnitt direotor of main tenance and operation, Cbioago. It covers the business of tbe Union Pa oifio, Souther Pacific and affiliated roads, a total of 17,960 miles. The total number of passengers carried on a mile basis is 3,000,000. Wait a Bit. Guest Ltk hero. How long am I going to hnvo to wait for that half por tion of duck I, ordered Walter-Till somebody orders the other half. We can't go out and kill half a duck. To ledo Blade. It sure is fanny to see those pro gressive republicans who were clam oring for a downward revision of tbe tariff to now oppose the Canadian rec iprocity treaty. Flirtation. "What really constitutes flirtation?" asked the yuuiiK man of the woman of the world. "Attention without Intention." re plied the experienced one. Scraps. Too Rusty. Lady (after stuping a few rusty notes) Don't you think my voice should be brought out? Manager No; pushed buck. 6oodLiR8ofS!o! nfmt ervFl The Mother's Friend Is a good hose, which go out with the boy, stay with him through the day's play, and come back home whole at night. Look for the trade mark shown below. Daily Bath of ths Pupils In Copenha gen' Public Schools. Denmark is one of the cleanest lit tle countries Imaginable. In a Copen hagen public school one may see an interesting slxht. Mounting tbe spot less stone stuircuHo to the first flight, ever;.- moniiti you may see at 8 o'clock the c hildren assemble and answer to their names and then march to a dressing room. Here they undress, and each child neatly folds its clothes and puts the tidy little bundle on the floor. Then the children go into a small square room with shelves all around, and on these shelves are in numerable wooden tubs, such as we use in America for washing, with two iron bands around them. Everything is in immacnlatevrder. The teacher gives each child a tub, and he or she takes It Into an Immense and well lighted wash room. Of course the girls and boys are washed separately, and they perform their ablutions by grades, the tiniest ones coming first. The floor of this wash room is of cement, and in the center Is a latticed wooden floor. All around the fop of the walls funl a nickel shower pipe, the water of -which is regulated by the teacher. Under these showers at the taelatot where the small finpers can reach are little nickel stands with soap and the stiffest hog bristle brushes, which make one shiv er. Near oy is aiso a raucet. Each child puts his or her tub under the faucet and , lets the necessary amount of water into it and proceeds to scrub, not himself or herself, but tho child in front a novel sight and a pretty one for a lover of children. But one could not help thinking what an instrument of torture that innocent brush could be if the small fingers that manipulated it did their duty viciously, paying off some grudge or fancied slight. When all are clean the teacher turns on the showers, and they are all thor oughly rinsed with first hot 'and then cold water. .Each child is obliged to empty its own tub. Then the clean, rosy little bodies dry themselves with rough towels, standing on the wooden latticed, floor. Each tub has to be carefully put away, the children dress themselves, and they file in for prayers, and the business of recitation begins. Youth's Companion. Willing to Divide. An American newspaper correspond ent who followed the government ar my in a revolution in a Latin Ameri can country tell3 a story about an experience that he had with the gen eral commanding the division. The correspondent observed that in every town that the troops invaded they would help themselves to everything that was not nailed, screwed or an chored down. This did not appeal to the American's ideas of the rules of war, and lie reported the misdoings of the soldiers to the commander. "That is selfish," said the latter in dignantly. "I will see to it that when we reach tho next town you will have the first chance." The correspondent confined' himself thereafter to the writing of "copy." New Yorfi Tribune. Complied With the Conditions. The monotony of the London postal official's daily routine is frequently broken by the peculiar whims and caprices of eccentric members of the public with whom he is from time to time brought in contact. A lady once sent to her son a pair of trousers by book jrost, which is cheaper than parcel po3t. The postal officials wrote to her: "Clothes cannot be sent by book rest. If you will re fer to the Tostoffice Guide you will see under what conditions articles may be sent by book post.'1 After a few days tho lady replied, "I have looked In the Postofflce Guide and find that articles which are open at both ends may be sent by book post, and if trousers fire not open at both ends I should like to know what Is." London Answers. Fear of the Tree. The first experiments at tree plant ing In London were sternly discour aged. A. D. Webster tells us In Town Planting 'that when Loudon built his house In Porchester terrace, Bayswa ter this was In the thirties he plant ed a sumac by the side of the path. opposite. The action was met by prompt and triumphant opposition on the part of the distil t surveyor, whose complaint was that It was "likely to shade the pathway and keep it damp." In the end the tree had to go. Proper Chilis. "I've had cold chills running over nie nil diy," the thin man complained. "Yon orplit to bo nl.-d of that," said his heartless friend. "I dou't think I understand you. Why should I lie glad?" "Oh. well, you know. It is quite an ordinary thing to Imve cold chills. There's no cause for ttliirui. Just think what an extraordinary thing It would be if you should have hot chills run ning over you." New York Press. " Not a Success. Sawyer Twlstler lias Invented a combination broom that can be used for a cane, a trapeze, a rolling pin. a billiard cue. a lawn mower handle and a wooden leg. Clearing lie ought to' make money with a broom like that Sawyer Ht could If he only knew how to adjust the blamed thing so it would Rweep. Chicago News. . As It Impressed Him. "How about tin- Nile! Great, eh?" "Yes. As I remember it took up several page In the guidebook Washington Herald. The highest l!lerty Is In harmony with the Wettest hw. -Giles, , "If March comes in like a lamb J V 'twill go ou t like a Lion. THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE is going to start March like a n I 'It I This Sale is for the purpose of changing our new Spring goods into hard cash. . , Never5 before in our history have we shown Wch a magnificent , variety of . wearables for Men, Women and Children. Everything to eat and wear is the absolute truth in this, Pendleton's best and greatest store. ; We also give Trading Coupons on all cash purchases-even at the present greatly reduced prices-which mean an additional saving of 5 per cent, of your purchase to you. , Whirlwind Starts Saturday Morning, March '11th. I As an extra inducement to ATHENA PEOPLE, we 'will pay your round trip railroad fare if you purchase $20.00 worth of goods in our store. If . you personally cannot buy that much, form a club with one or more of your friends and you can then buy the $20.00 worth. Buy a round trip ticket at your home and you will need only to show us the return part. " i The Peoples Warehouse it i Save your cupons. U Where it pays to trade. Tightness in the Chest, Irritation In the Throat and a Dry Backing Cough means a miserable night tor the whole family. BALLARD'S H-'ereho-un-d Syrup. Is An Effective Remedy for the Throat and Lungs. It relieves tlckllnjf in the throat, tightness in tho chest, inflamed lungs, difficult breathing and wheezing In the bronchial tubes. Conveys a soothing, healing Influence to the sore lungs, promotes easy expectoration and contributes to the enjoyment of a quiet night and restful sleep. , Put Up in Three Sizes, 25c, Buy the Dollar size. - It contains Ave times as much 'as the 25c size, and you get with each bottle a Dr. Herrlck's Bed Pepper Porous Plaster for tho chest. ... -,'..,., JAMES F. BALLARD PROPRIETOR ST. LOUIS, MO. For Sore Eye Granulated Lids, Redness of the Eyeball, Weak Sight, Smarting Sensations In the Eyes, 'Dae Stephens Eye Salve. It Is p remedy of proven merit. i' ';" HSoiP And RccommendeoBvC: BYRON N. HAWKS. i 1 KILL the COUGH AND CURE the LUNGS WITH r. King's flew Discovery PBICB M Kfu. A 31 .1 OLDS Trial Bottle Free AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES, GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR. HONEY REFUNDED. A n I mm Makes the food more delicious and wholesome BOVt BAKING POWDER CO.. XEW VOBK. Miller's Big Furniture V Store South Side Main St: : Athena , Given Tim . ? i I have 200 fine Pictures, framed and worth 2.00 each. I am going to give one free with every-rS.OO, cash purchase made at my store. I have theilargest' stock of goods I have ever carried Come in dr7see: wnat I have, we picture offer is good for 30 days,:o -nt-w