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JULY 19...... 1912 It is the opinion of a leading politioal writer, that Woodrow Wilson will make a stronger candidate, and if elected, a better President than any of the other men in nomination before tbe Baltimore oonvention, oannot be tbongbtfnlly disputed ; and it is not seiiouely denied anywhere outside tbe oitoles of those whose enthusiasms were otherwise enlisted. His inde pendence has keen proved under tbe most trying oiroamstanoos. His pro gressivism bas endnred tbe best of tests. His popnlar strength was dem onstrated at the primaries to be great- er than that of any of bis adversaries. For pnrely party purposes, others might have been preferred, men whose boast it is that they have always been loyal to tbe Demooratio maobine; but for tbis transition period in, the affairs of mankind, when old things are pass ing away and all things politioal are beooming new, not only in tbe Unit ed States but throughout tbe civilized world, Woodrow Wilson is as nearly as possible an ideal candidate. To few other men could William J. Bryan have transferred bis well worn and nntainted commission from tbe demooratio Demooraoy as their leader in the irrepressible coofliot of masses against classes, with equal confidence in tbe new leader's fidelity; to ooue other could be have done so with as much confidence in the new leader's triumph at the polls next Novomber. It remains now for Wilson to execute that commission with Bryan's faith fulness and courage. Should be mea sure up to this standard, be will se cure for bimself that devotion of the masses wbiob only three demooratio leaders besides Bryan have won in the whole history of tbe United States, One of our exchanges, independent in politics, remarks: "Mr. Roosevelt stood sponnor for Mr. Taft in 1908 and on bis reoommendation and indorse ment Mr. Taft beoame president of tbe United States. Mr. Taf t's nom ination which ooourred recently at Chioago is also accredited to Mr, Roosevelt for bad be "flung away am bition" and thrown bis strength to LaFollette Taft would not have re ceived tbe nomination. Now a tbird patty Is planned by Mr. Roosevelt This can only result in one thing and that is tbe eleotion of Mr. Taft. The third party will divide tbe progressve vote iu both parties and leave Mr. Taft tbe solid old line republican vote which it is claimed will be sufficient to eleot. Tbus it is seen that Mr. Taft bas been, is now and will be the creature of Mr, Roosevelt's aots. There is no particular objection to it exoept that if tbe people desire tbe eleotion of Mr. Taft it ought to be done directly and not in a rouud about way." Tbe false note at Baltimore was "harmony." Tbe value and the vir tue of harmony depend upon the ele ments to be harmonized; and all that "harmony" moant at Baltimore was Demooratio harmony the barmouy of lneu and Interests with uo.thing in common exoept a party label and a hunger for o tTioe. Harmony among i'-fu who regard tbo Belmouts , and i ' urphys and Ryans and Sulliraus and Hearsts as faithful Domoorats. and those who believe in Bryan and Wil son and their kiud, is a sbam. Who cares whether the Demooratio party displaces the Republioau party iu 1 - ver, if the Interests are to own tbe ) -comers as tbey have owned tbe out ijoersf Nobody antside of tbe pie counter brigade, flj U means,' let's have harmony; but let's bave it be tween believers iu demooraOTi Pot pte- teuders but believers. Between dem oorats aud plotoorats, tbe more dis cord the better. The plan of the Ottawa government to take into oarnp this, summer atout 40,000 growing toys from d liferent piorinoea and . give eaoh of tbera a foil week of oanp life, with drllliog and rifle praotioe, is especially in teresting as an entering wsdge for a polioy that would quickly create a straight shooting ilgbtiug reserve of immense value for defeuse or aggres sion in an emergeuov. ' Tbe oasUng of Lorrimer is tbe qui etus to tbe system of buying seats in tbe United States Senate. It took nearly two years of protest to unseat the Illiuois senator who get bis toga through the sinister and seoret pro cess of bribery and legislative manip ulation in putting men in the Senate to represent tbe epeoial privilege class. Tbe vote of 05 to 28 against fo"1' mer, as agaiost 46 to 40 in his "favor 18 months ago, shows what tbe Ore gon system of electing senators will accomplish. Tbe system bad in 18 months extended to other states in various forms, with the result that 16 senators who bad voted to retain Lorrimer in tbe senate had been re pudiated and were back to civil avo cations when Saturday's toll oall was answered. Thus is the value of pro gressive government confirmed. If the demooratio house committee on interstate commerce will only keep its ear to the ground it will discover that the business bodies of tbe United States are taking very great interest in tbe Panama oanal. And tbey have ideas, too, have these business bodies, concerning its management and tbe polioy to be pursued. Speaker Clark and bis friends don't seem to realize that tbe very nature of tbeir assaults upon Bryan goes to prove that Bryan performed a putlio duty in seouriog Wilson's nomination. Plucking Sheep. The pure bred sheep in Shetland are not shorn, but plucked. The process takes place generally in June, when the fleece is "ripe" and the silky wool can bo pulled off without pain. This is called "rooing" and Is much less dam aging to the young fiber than clipping with shears. The wool when thus ban died retains Its peculiar softness, so that any one of experience can tell whether the material of a knitted ar ticle bas been plucked or shorn. It ripens first upon tbo neck and shoul ders, so that sheep half pulled resem ble in some sort a poodle that is clipped. We must suppose that harsher handling prevailed at one time, for we read that in 1010 tho Scottish privy council spoke of the custom as still kept up "In some remote and uncivil places," and James I. wrote to tell them that it had been put down in Ire land under penalty of a fine. Upon this they passed an act on March 17, 1C10, deploring the destruction of sheep tbus caused and Imposing similar fines on those who should persist In the practice. Cleanliness and Arsenic. In Styria and Carlnthia there is much arsenic eating among the peas ants. The women take it to give themselves a good complexion and to make tbelr hair fine and glossy. The men take it because they believe that it gives them wind in climbing in the chase after chamois. In Styria and Carlnthia it Is known that an arsenic cater can never be broken of the habit and that if arsenic be compulsorlly kept from the eater death rapidly en bucs. It is believed in the Tamar and this is perhaps true that an ar senic worker is fit for no other work. Ho must remain nt this occupation. Ilealth and breath fail him nt other employments. Eventually it may bo that chronic arsenical poisoning en sues. But this may be stared off, If not wholly prevented, by scrupulous cleanliness, by caro taken not only to wash in tho "changing house," but to batho freely at home. As ono of tho foremen said to tho writer, "Against arsenic the best antidote is soap taken externally." Chambers' Journal. A Piscatorial Gunner. The Jaculator fish, .the piscatorial gun ner of tho Jaran lakes, uses his mouth as a squirt gun and Is n marksman of no mean ability. Go to a small lake or pond filled with specimens of Jacula tors, place a stake or pole in tho water with, the end projecting from ono to three feet, above the surface, place a beetle or fly on top of the polo and await developments. Soon the water will bo swarming with finny gunners, each anxious for n shot nt tho tender morsel which the experimenter has placed in full vlow. Presently one comes to tho surface, steadily observes his prey and measures tho distance. Instantly ho screws bis mouth into the funniest shapes imaginable discharges a stream of water with precision equal to any sharpshooter and knocks tho fly or hectic Into the water, where he is in- tantlv devoured by tho successful Nlmrod or some of his hungry horde. This sport may bo kept up as long as tbo supply of beetles and files holds out The Air Mile. The air mile is a unit of measure ment that came into use with tho ad vancement of aviation. We have the land mile and the sea mile, which is nnnroxltnately one-seventh longer than tho land mile of America. The nautical mile is often Incorrectly called a knot, but a kuot is a measure of both dis tance and time. It' is correct to say that a vessel makes ten knots, but to say that Bhe makes ten knots nn hour Is tautolocv. Tbe air mllo is measured differently from tho land mile nnd tho sea mile. It is a land mile mluus tbe retardation of nn ndverso wind or plus tlm accloratlon of a favorlnit wind. Thus an aviator could cover many air miles wh Ho hovering over a given point on no earth's surface. Browning's Magazlno. Watching Spo.? Or- Outside the harbor of b"x. Tunisia, in the shallow water of the clear .Medi terranean, is situated a biological lab oratory for the study of sponges. It is one of the most unique in tho world and affords opportunity for observing tho development of the sponge from tiny larva, so small that It cau only be studied under a microscope until rive years later It has developed into a r fect Huj;e. "The little n of the hostew is mighty ngly. I-St her" "Do you think soV 'Ilo certainly doesn't take after bis mother. Must look like hU father." "His mother says he dot. I'm his father." Houston Poat. NEW TALES' THAT ARE TOLD He Took No Chances. K. J. Itfdgway, magazine publisher, accepted an invitation to luncheon with Representative "Chlmmie Fadden" Townsend. Then he asked permission to switch the program so that he would be the host at the New Willard and the author-congressman the guest Tho luncheon was exceptionally good, and when it was over Townsend said Professional "l'hh TBMi TOC HOW IT HAPPENED," HI SAID. he would like to ask why Rldgway had changed the plan so as to be host instead of guest "I'll tell you how It happened," he said. "Yesterday I was the guest of a United States senator who is very wealthy, and ho gave me mush and milk for luncheon. I figured that if mush and milk were tbe best a mil lionaire senator could do I had better not take any chances on a member of the house who is not known to be financially strong." A Tribute te Genius. Carl Carey Anderson represents the Thirteenth Ohio district in the house. He Is so popular his constituents name children after him. Mr. Anderson, who is only thirty-five, prides himself on having more chil dren named after him than Abraham Lincoln had in the heyday of his popu larity. Anderson says there are more Carl Carey Andersons in his district than Theodore Roosevelts and William Howard Tafts combined. Recently Anderson got an old soldier a pension. The soldier wrote to the congressman: "I haven't got any baby nnd I don't expect to have any more, so I can't name one after you. But I just bought a beautiful parrot anL 1 named it Carl Carey Anderson." New York World. FIDDLING BOB AS A FINANCIER, How Senator Taylor Proved His Qualifications. When tbe Democrats of Tennessee were running up and down the state in a desperate search for a suitable can didate for the governorship on tbeir ticket the name of Senator Bob Taylor was mentioned. By some the idea of nominating Taylor was received with wild enthusiasm, but one faction of tbe Democrats let out this cry: "Give the state a business governor and a business government. What does Taylor. know about business?" Taylor, it may be mentioned, is one of the grandest performers on the fid dlo slnco tho tltno of Nero, and ho is not regarded as a deep student of busi ness. He was nominated and took the stump in an effort to convince tho poo plo that he should be elected. In n little town where he was billed to speak his attention was called to an- article in a newspaper which claimed that he was inexperienced in the in tricacies of finance and was unfit to undertake the work of funding the state debt during bis term if he should be elected. To this Taylor made the following reply; "This paper says I should not be elected on tbe ground that I know nothing about finance or the funding of the state debt My friends, what is tbe funding of the state debt but tak ing up one note and putting down an other? I have no hesitation in de claring that I am eminently qualified for that work. I have been doing it for myself all my life." Popular Mag aslne. A Dubious Compliment Judge Orrin N. Carter, chief justice it tho Illinois supreme court told the following story at the fifth annual banquet of the Traffic club of Chicago: "Down in Missouri a few years ago a man who was about to declare him Eelf as a candidate for judge asked a colored constituent to vote for him. " "Youse my second choice, Judge,' answered the colored man. "'Who's your first choice, TJncle Tom?' asked the prospective candi date. " "Anybody who can beat you,' was he unexpected retJiy."-Chlcaro Trib une. ' Wilson's Aggressiveness. (Jamestown (N. T.) Journal As time rolls around tbe Indications are pointing mora strongly to the nomi nation of Governor Woodrair Wilson of New Jersey as the Democratic oiUJ date for president He appears to be gaining itlrength in states and dis tricts where a few wka ago his case wn regarded as hopeless, and unless there U u sweeping change in the trend of Democratic politics Governor Wilson will go Into the Baltimore convention with a very strong following If not an absolute routrol of tbe situation S. P. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calib both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Offlee on Third Street, Atbena Oregor G.S.NEWSOM.M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon. Calls answered promptly night or day. PETERSON & WILSON Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. C. W.LASSEN. M. D.V. Official Stock iDRpector. 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Tbis seotion of land bas been kept in a highly cultivated condition by two good German farmers; there is no better seotion of land in Linooln county. Tbis is wbere they raise tbe Bard Blue Stem Wheat. Price per aore, 17.50, oaen payment' down from five to fifteen thousand . dollars; the bal anoe 1 will give easy terms" at 8 per cent, one tbird of orop delivered free to market. No. 2. 820 aores improved land ; West Half of Seo tion Eleven, Township Twenty one North, Range Thirty-five, E. W. M., Linooln County; 300 aores in wheat; all fenoed ;20 aores of pasture; no buildings; easy to get water; fine road; two and three-quarters miles south of Downs; first class neighborhood ; one third of grain delivered free to market. Prioe per aore, 132.50. Three to Five Thousand Dollars cash, balanoe easy terms aT 8 per cent No. 3. 820 aores improved land; Southwest quar ter of Seotion Twenty-tbree and Northwest quarter of. Section Twenty-six, Township Twenty-two North, Range Thirty-five, E. W. M.. 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