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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered In 1he roetofllce at Athena, Oregon, as ecoDdOaes Mail Matter. Subscription Rates. One copy, one year.. .. ....... . .. ..$1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months. . . .75 One copy, three months .50 Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch. ..... 25c Subsequent insertions..".. ...... ....12) Display regular, per inch 2lA Local readers, first insertion, per line. 10c Subsequent insertions, per line 5c Lodge resolutions, per line .......... 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c elections and ballots and legislatures, politicians and those who sneak out and those who have little and pay on moob, there will continue to be tax Data for tLe voters to oreok. cATHENA. ORE.. JAN. 10.. .1913 HE'S A LIVE ONE. Oregon demoorata are bebiod Her man Wise of Astoria for the of floe of Internal Bevenae Collector and indi cations are tbat the man who does things in "the oity by the sea," will be rewarded with tba appointment be seeks. Mr. Wise has been identified tt it h the party for many years and has a state wide acquaintance. ' He lias been in tbe vanguard of the pnsb tbat bas developed tbe state, and the Press is sanguine tbat be is tbe best man in tbe state to sncoeed Mr. Dnnne. Ibe Astoria Budget, Mr. Wise' borne pa per speaks of bim tbes: " 'Well done tboo good and faithful servant.' This is ' what all Oregon . says about oar fellow townsman Ex Mayor Herman Wise, whose position in tbeianksof Dr.mooraoy bas reached a point wberein be becomes tbe logioal suooessor for tbe office of Internal Revenue Collector under tbe admin ' istration of Piesidont Wilsou. Oar good friend Colonel Dnnne, bas served lng and faithfully in tbe cap acity of internal revenue collector. He oonoedes tbat there will be a change and the rigbtfol person to be bis suc cessor is Herman Wise of Astoria. Big of heart, energetio'in aotion, prolific in wisdom, wise 1o council, good to bis ftlends and full. of, re sourceful ideas for tbe state and na tion, Herman Wise becomes a personal resource in Oregon. ' Tbe rank and file of Democracy is behind tbis man for appointment to tbe office he sonka and bas earned. By precept and example he bas lived a useful life, served tbe poblio interest With zeal and I capability as mayor of Astoria, postmaster under tbe Cleve land adniiuistialion and with the Oregon delegation in the Baltimore convention stiaigbt in the Wilson , column tin til tba report ooboed around tbe world soocess., uregon needs live men. Wise is a live one by iustioot and profession No other siugle individual bas done more to ndveitiae Oregon nnd paid the expense out of big own pocket, than Herman Wise. He is a thorobred, whether at woik or at play, He oao see an Idea through a fonr-inob plunk and then knjw Low to apply it. He is one of the biggest little men iu tbe West. Whenever he has held publio office he Lbs always shown napaoity enough to not only do bis own doty bnt aid those under bim to earn tbeir pay. Beoauie of bis mental activity and foresight he bad aooomplisbed mnoh good for tbe state; be can do more. He Is willing to save tbe peo , pie and the great state of Oregon will profit by bis inflnenoe. Being in the prime of life and knowing men and measures so well fits bim particularly (or the position of internal revenue colleotor. The) commercial interests of tbe tate. can- well afford to go bebiod Herman wise and secure ins setvioes. . Io lhe federal position wbloh be tceks there is no man better qualified to serve tbe national government, tbe utatehe represents and tbe people be is to serve. Let Herman Wise be the one can didate tor the office in Oregon and let tbe solid business men of tbe state stand taok of him. His tervioe to tbe state will be worth mora toward the development of the commeiolal J tereststbaatte sslsry be icceives. Educators and parent! who are skeptioal of tbe valoe of examination marks will draw encouragement from tbe experiment reoently oondooted by Superintendent Harry L. Eby, of Al lianoe, 0. An arithmetic test was given in the eighth grade and Mr. Eby sent one of tbe papers to all tbe teaobers in bis system, with a request tbat tbey grade it as if it were of a pupil In tbeir own classes. There suiting precentages ranged from 40 to 93. In tbe eighth grade alone, where uniformity mgbt have been expected, tonr teaobers marked the paper, SO, 75, 89 and 90, respectively. In other words, one teaober wonld have failed tbe pupil outright; a second estimat ed bim as fair; and tbe others consid ered bim practically in tbe 90 class. Oregon is pre eminent among tbe states in the value and amount of standing timber, according to tbe state board of forestry. Not only tbat, but it bas one-fifth of all tbe standing timber in tbe United States a'jd now stands fonrtb in the annual cut of lumber. Oregon bas approx imately as mnob timber as all tbe states east of tbe Rooky Mountains, put together. Tbe Press is pleased to note tbat the Helix Advooate, tbe latest jour nalists venture Id the uoonty, is im proving with each issue. Tbe Advo cate oomes to onr desk tbis week io enlarged form and makes the an nouncement of , other contemplated improvements. Years ago It used to be a fashion Among the several assessors io te state to make the assessment of tbe county wbioh they repreeuted just as low as possible and tbeiety escape tbe State tax, remarks an exobang. Tbis method of proportioning tbe statb tax has of oooi se become oteolete and vet the leoords show that there is neither rule, reaeon nor uoitormity among the several counties. The applica tions that come to the state school fund for loans show the inequality of assessment. These loans are based upon the agsesameut and all kinds of inconsistencies ailse. Tbis source of information shows b? the applications that tbe lowest assessments made in the state comes from Uraot county and cites tbe iuttauoe of an applica tion for a loan from a rauob of ICO actes tbat is appraised at 5000 aud assessed for $6C5. At t he recent emo tion tbe people might have passed up on a oonfusiog number of tax mea sures to remedy tbe defects tbat aiUe from the pieteut system, bat it it cer tain tbat tbe problems have not been cUved and tbat ad long at there uie An Exciting Escape. Prince Kropotkln, the Itussinn revo lutionist, once muilo an exciting es cope from a fortress prison iu St, Petersburg. After two years in the prison be hnrt been removed to tbe jail hospital, whore plans wore matured by his friends for bis flight lie was allowed to walk for an hour each after noon, guarded by armed sentries, In the grounds. A Hue of spies outside maintained n system of signals to no tify the prince when the adjoining streets should be clear. When all was well a friend in a kiosk opposite tho gate played npon a violin. After one or two false starts the violinist burst into a rand melody, and tho prisoner, flinging off an outer garment, leaped for it. Sentries tried to stab bim with tbeir bayonets; others hesitated to sbpot, believing that they could catch him. A carriage with a racing horse In . the shafts was waiting. Into It be sprang, and they left at a gallop. His beard was cut off, bis clothes changed, aud he spent the first hours of his biding In the best .cafe in St, Petersburg, . The Japanese Bath. ,. Ono of the most detailed accounts of the Japanese bath in good. 'native ho tels which have not come under for eign Influence Is given by Mr. Staf ford Rnnsome Jn "Japan In Transi tion." It -Is commonly a rectangular 'structure of wood, let lu so that the top Is about flush with the floor, filled with cold water through a bamboo tube and heated by a fire underneath or by the side. It startles us to read that the water Is rarely changed nioro than once or twice a day, so that from a score to n hundred of persons may use the same. Hut Mr. Knnsome ex plains why this Is not the dirty ar rangement It seems. "It would be If the Jnpnneso treated tho bath as wo do-that ts to soy, as a place to wash In but ho docs. not lie gets Into his bath for the purpose of raising the temperature of his body after he has been thoroughly washed all over." Loudon Chronicle. First Lightning Rod. Nearly everybody believes that Ben jamin Franklin was the inventor and constructor of the first lightning rod. In this particular tbey nro mistaken, 'as the first lightning catcher was In vented by n poor tuonk of Bohemia, who put up the first lightning rod on the palace of tho curator of PreditB, Moravia, June 15, 1754. Tbe appara tus was composed of a polo surmount ed by an Iron rod, supporting twelve curved brunches and terminating lu as many metallic boxes tilled with Iron ore. Tbe entire system of wires was united to the earth by a large chain. The enemies of the Inventor, Jealous of his success, excited the peasants of the locality against bltn nnd under the pre text that his lightning rod was the cause of the excessive dry weather had the rod taken down and the inventor Imprisoned. -Argounut Carlyla's Influence. Tliom8 Carlyle, "the sage of Chel sea," died without winning much per sonal popularity, fact, however, which Is forgotten in admiration of hie genius. Carlyle exerted a greater In fluence on HritUb literature during the middle of the nineteenth century aud on the religious nnd political beliefs of hi time thau possibly auy other Brit ish writer. He never wrote a Hue that he did uot believe, and lu regard to style be certainly bad no superior. Krom tbe position of schoolmaster in an obscure village this great Scotsman rose to be a leader in tbe world of letter.-London Graphic. Agents Wanted. Men and women to lepiesent the Farmers Geueral Trading Co. of Walla Walla. Write 0. K. Hetvey, 611 Baker Blk. Noticf. The regular auunal meeting of tbe stockholders of the First National Bank of Albena, Oregon, for tbe eleo tion of directors for tbe ensuing year and for tbe tiansaotion of sacb other busioeas a may lawfully come before it will be held in its offioe in Athena, Oregon, on loeaday tbe 11th day of Jaonary, 1913, at the bour of 8 o'clock p. as, ' F. 8. LeOrow, Doecmtw 3, 1513, VasMer, Right and Left TV ' Tbe old English words, "right", and .left" have come into more and more general use, and that, too, with the help of other than English people. For some years the words of command bare been chaifged On the ships of a German transatlantic line. Instead of ordering a change of course by the old terms, "starboard" or "port," as the case might require, tbe same orders are now given by the shorter word "right" or "left" The change was made In tbe German nary at on earlier day. : ... . It was not long ago that the English word "larboard" was used where we now use "port" There Is no difficulty in seeing that two such words as "starboard" and "larboard" were unfit for their use, as they sounded too nearly alike. They were also too long. There Is need of short, sharp words, which are easily distinguished. Often there Is no time to correct an error, and a mistake is fatal. - "Bight" and "left" are short and sharp enough. If tbey differed more In sound they would serve all the better St Louis Republic. Up Against the Judge. He was a Scottish advocate, and in his pleading he had several times pro- nooliced the word "enow" for "enough." "Mr. the Judge remarked at length, "in England we Bound the ough' as 'uff 'enuff,' not 'enow.' " "Verra weel, ma lord," continued the self possessed pleader, "of this we have said enuff, and I come, ma lord, to the subdivision of the land in dis pute. It was apportioned, ma , lord, into what in England would be called plufflnnd-a pluflland being as much land as a pluffman can pluff in one day, and pluffmen" 4- But his lordship could not withstand the ready repartee and burst into a laugh, saying: "Pray proceed, Mr. We know 'enow' of the Scottish, language to un derstand your arguments," London Tit-Bits. , ' . ' . Geography of Blushing. "Dogs blush," said a hunter. "Look at Carlo. I'll frighten him, and you'll see him blush plainly. Dogs blush in the tall." ; " lie pretended that he was going to whip his hunting dog, and the animal showed the whites of its eyes in fright, while the skin of its white tail was, sure enough, suffused with blood. The tall blushed vividly. "Horses," continued the huntsman, "blush in the ears, especially; In the left nr. Cows and sheep blush Just above the fetlock.' Watch that Bpot on a cow. When she blushes there it's a sign she's nervous. Move the milk pall then, for she is likely to kick it over.: ."; V ' , "Cats and mice nnd lions and tigers blush at the roots of their antennae, or whiskers." New York Tribune. Rain From a Cloudless 8ky. When rain fulls from a cloudless sky it is generally believed that the moisture has been brought by tbe wind at a great elevation. In the south At lantic It has been known to rain for more than an hour while the sky was entirely free from clouds. In the island of. Mauritius it is not at nil uncommon for rain to come from a cloudless heav en. . Slight showers fall during the evening .when tbe stars are shining brightly. It Is thought by some that theso showers are the result of parti cles of Icq formed in the higher region of the atmosphere melting and falling. Others attribute it to currents of warm nnd Cold nir traveling in opposite di rections, with the result that the lnt tor condenses some of the moisture in the former and causes it to fall in tbe form of rain. Where the Streln'Wee. Among the ancestors - of Wendell rhillips were several Puritan clergy men. Perhaps it was a push of he redity which made him, at five years of age, a preacher. Ills congregation was composed of circles of chairs, ar ranged In bis father's parlor, while a taller chair, with a Bible on it, served bim for a pulpit He would harangue these wooden auditors by the bour. "Wendell," said his father to bim one day, "don't you get tired of this!" "No, papa,' wittily replied the boy preacher; "I don't get tired, but it Is rather hard on the chairs." Superstitious. "He was the most superstitious card player I ever saw." "Yes, and he got so superstitious here lately that he doesn't play cards at all now." - "Is that so?" "Yes. lie suddenly discovered that there are thirteen cards in each suit" Proof of It "Well." remarked the boxer, as he walked the floor with his first born, "some of my enemies have said that I couldn't put a baby to sleep, but 1 nevet believed It till now." Week's Sport Pretty Good Evidence. Mrs. Iloyle 1 think my husband Is getting absentmlnded. Mrs. Doyle How so? Mrs. Hoyle He recently mailed a letter on the same day that I gave It to him. New York Press. Doing Very Well, "Ban! He has no energy," "He has energy enough to roll his own cigarettes and to carry a large cane- You cant expect too much of a young feller. "-Exchange. Sareatm. Patron (to very slow waiter) Bring me ruiic siilud. please. Aud you might Just send tno a post can! every now and Itiv'i while yta're away. Judge. Willing la. Help Him. ' "Why don't you want to let me hold your hand?" "What good would It do you to bold my hnndr "It would make me glad and give me courage perhaps to-to say some thing that UI-er" - "Therel Please hold both of my hands Clilengo Heeord Ilerald. Her Mark Down Mania. Mrs lu-tiimm Yu are always mak ing mountain out of molehill. Deu ba 111 And von are always marking mountain dwn t iiioU'liitls - New 222 . ' "-' Making Campaign-Banner. The services of twelve men are re quired to produce one of the big cam paign banners. Two men prepare the strips on which. tbe lettering is done.. Two more look after the lettering of these strips, tbe painting of the names of clubs or associations ordering the banners,' the captions for the portrait! and the offices for which the nominees are to contend. Two men work on the centerpieces, generally consisting of an eagle and shield. One man devotes himself to" the special portraits, and the others assemble the various parts, sew the strips together and give the finishing touches to tbe banner. The "portrait man", scorns to do any othei work than tbe main portrait The rest he calls "filling in." By working on the same faces day after day this art ist becomes so skillful and so rapid in execution that he can paint the por trait of a candidate in tbe dark, and paint it as true to life as the standard of the campaign banner industry re quires. Harper's. r Picking Tea Leaves. "Tea leaf picking" was a Camber well industry in the early nineteenth century. On May 13, 1833, when two boys were charged with gambling on Sunday, one of them explained that he got the 2 shillings found upon bim, "not by gambling, your worship, but by picking tea leaves." "The tea plant does not happen to grow in this conn try, my lad," replied the magistrate; "therefore you are adding a falsehood to the offense for which you were brought here, and that offense is al ways sure to lead to crimes of more magnitude." -" But the boy explained: "I am em ployed by a cowkeeper at Camber well, who sends me into the fields to gather sloe leaves and black and white thorn leaves, and he pays me so much a pound for all I pick." And the po lice traced the connection between that cowkeeper and city tea dealers. Lon don Opinion. "". vv,, ;' - Historical Accuracy. Perish the thought that tbe novelist or playwright should be tied down to . ixtstorlca I accuracy I Lady Dorothy Neville quotes an amusing correspond' ence between Bulwer Lytton and hei brother: .. : . . r 1 ' , My Dear Walpole Here 1 am at Bath bored to death. I am thinking of writ ing a play-about your great ancestor, Sir Robert Had he not a sister Lucy, and did she not marry a Jacobite T My brother promptly replied: My Dear. Lytton I care little for my family and still Jess for Sir Robert, but I know that he never had a sister Lucy, so be could not have married a Jacobite, However, this mattered little to Lord Lytton," for his answer ran: My Dear Walpole Tou are too late! Sir Robert had a sister Lucy, and she did marry a Jacobite. ,. t ... .. '' So, in dcfl.ance of history, . the play "Walpole". came to be written. ' " Wellington Wrist of Steel. The Duke of Wellington bad only one vanity his wrist was like steel. Now, when he was given tbe sword of state to carry it was his infinite delight that he was able to carry it upright .11 his predecessor had had to. slope it toward the shoulder.,; He would, go down to posterity; he resolved, glorified by the power of his wrist In vain Sir Thomas Lawrence pointed out that as a matter of art it would never do; that the sight of a man perennially carrying a sword from bis wrist would fatigue those who looked at his picture. The duke insist ed npon having his way. Lawrence did manage to smuggle in a cushion upon which the duke seems to rest bis el bow, but Close examination shows that arm and cushion do not meet London Sketch. ' " Liszt and Hia Cigara. Liszt, the composer, is said to have abandoned ,the habit of smoking as a result of a misunderstanding with tbe Italian customs authorities. He was accustomed to smoke but one cigar a day and on, a Journey to Home had one cigar for each day of his stay in the Holy City placed in his trunk. On be ing asked at the frontier If he had any tobacco to declare he, absentmlnded, Bhook his bend. When the trunk was examined nearly a hundred cigars were found. These were confiscated and their owner fined 500 francs. As a re Bult of this experience Liszt made a tow never to smoke again. ttougn on tne Old KotK. "Mother," remarked a girl, "I think Harry must be going to propose to me." "Why so, my daughter V queried the old lady, laying down her spectacles, while her face beamed like a full moon. - . -.. ' "Well, he asked me this evening if I wasn't tired of living with such a menagerie as you and dad." San Fran cisco Chronicle. ' Good Hunting. . Hunting Squire Murphy, you told me there was good hunting on youi lond. Why, we've been here an now and haven' even seen any game. Mur phyJust so, sir. But the less garni the more hunting you hare. London Tlt-Blts. Her Queer Response. Elderly Aunt My dear, I bare jusl put you down In my will for $10,000. Her Niece Oh, auntie, what can I say to thank you I How are you feeling today r-Life. Turning II Around. First Member They say Horaebully bosses his wife terribly. Second Mem berYes. be certainly wears the skirt. -Philadelphia Bulletin. . Wisdom provides things necessary, sot Bupcrfiumw - Solon. ; Humering Him. BrMegroom (to his young wife, over fond of dross) The dress you have on pleases me greatly. I should like al ways to see you iu It, my darling. Brlde-1 will fulfill your wishes. I will have my portrait painted In it at once, and you can hang the portrait over your desk. Fllegendo Blatter. An Insinuation Feared. Ctergymau-Madam, you must be consoled with the thought that your husband Is, at rest WUU w-Do you mean that he didn't have any before he d!edi-Xew, York Presa. Foley's Kidney Cure makes LJdatys ami MzZJcrtizlit Professional S. P. Sharp PHYSICIAN - AND. SURGEON Special attention given to all calib both night and day. Calls promptly answered, Offiee on Third street, Athena Qregor v G.S.NEWSOM.M.D. ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon. Calls answered promptly night or .day. PETERSON, WILSON AND BISHOP, Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts : Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. ' Ulil li Wit 11 lull Feed and : Livery Stable C. W. LASSEN. M. D. V. Official Stock Inspector. Graduate McKUUp - . Vetinary College, Chicago Phone Vain 87, PENDLETON. OREGON Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist Back at the Old Stand and ready to give vou the same satisfactory service you always received from me here. , ; J. W. WRIGHT'S. BARN, at 2nd and Current Streets C. H. SMITH THe Live Stock AUCTIONEER Phone Main 376 MILTON, OREGON X THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL t J. B! PRnftMTC. pnnv. X Only First-class Hotel in the City. THE ST. NICHOLS li the only one that can accommodate ,1 commercial traveler!. Can beieoomended (or lie clean and ' well ventilated rooms. THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY. FEED & SALE STABLE F. L. 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