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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered in the rostofflce at Athena, Oregon, as cconlClatiS Mail Mailer. Subscription Rates. One copy, one year. $1.50 When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) One copy, six months .75 One copy, three month9 ... .50 able price' to farmers is tbe objeot aimed at in establishing tbe poultry ranob.' . Advertising Rates. Display, transient, running less than one month, first insertion, per inch 25c 'Subsequent insertions 12 Display regular, per inch 12 J Local readers, first insertion, per line, 10c Subsequent insertions, per line 5c Lodge resolutions, per line 5c Church notices, admission, per line. . 5c cATHENA. ORE.. JAN. 17.. .1913 When the people of Idaho remove from tbeit bigbest judicial bench the two judges wbo, overruling their asso ciate, have made tbat court of three judges hold tbat judicial decisions are too eaorod for pnblio .criticism tbey will deserve tbe grateful appreciation of tbe demooraoy of the whole coun try. Tbere is a limited sense in which oourts should te free from newspaper or mass meeting oiitics. While judges are dolibeiaiing upon a case, tbat oase should not te disooesed in newspapers or on public rostrnms lest tbe judge or judges prove weak enongb to be improperly, influenced thereby. Cut insofar as snob deoision may be regarded as an offense, it should be left to a grand jnry and not to tbe oiitioised judges. A judge wbo is weak euongb to be impiopeily Influenced by pnblio ciilioism or i - ; . i i. . r.A ... : i u Oiamur, ihjiuu woutt iu ue uueieu miu arbitrary power for tbe redress of bis own grievances. Even tbe weakest judge is beyond danger of being im properly influenced iu a case after be has decided it. To tolerate bis resort ing to contempt proceedings before himself for tbe critioism of u deoision be bas made, is to invest biui with arbitrary poweis of revenge. Crit ioism of a deoision after it is made, is nut an interference with tbe adminis tration of johtioe. It is either . just, iu wbiob oise there sli uld bo uo pun ishment at nil; or it is an expression of opinion in good faith, iu wbiob case, be it jui-t or not iu true expies sion is 0 le of tbe necessities of free press and ltee speiob ; or it is a libel on tbe judge us a mau, in wbiob case its jiUfii-l-nii'it bbculd be in due course cf legal procedure Nevet should uuy official, Insulator or exeo utive or judgo, be pnniittfd to sit in judgment for the redress of bis own iojuilis, oi the satlsfaoliou ot bis own angtr. Men of priuyipla are not to nnmer- oua tbat ouo of them may poBs out of bumau sight unnoticed, aud Robert Oummiug was essentially' a man of piinoiple. To Ins apprehension (here were natural laws in the moral uul verse laws of cause and effect that operate with tbe certainty aud pre cision of any natural luw of matter; and to those laws, those principles of social life, be strors Ip conform. It is oo ligbt compliment, but a genuine tribute tbat the Peoria Star pays bis lnemoiy wbeu it desoiibes him ns s "singularlv oousotontious" man who "never hud a (bought ot himself, bat labored industriously for what be con sidered was tbe good of humanity." rresideut Taft has granted a pardon loH. H. Hendricks, oou'ioted. some few years ago for land fraud. No ob jection is made to IJendriuka escaping from , the penalty of his crime. Ob jection is made, however, to tbe rea son assigned for the pardon, which was that he was iuuooout aud tbo ttial "unfair." This in Iu worst iudiot tnont against the oourts we have yet heard anrl were it uttered by an oiator on a soap box woolii almost be regard ed as ' treusou. We tbiuk that such courts should be nuder the cnuttol of tbe people aud when Mr. left stutes thoy an not and do not give citizeus fair and impaitlal trials tbey should be subjeot to the recall; Dlue Moun tain Eagle. There is something supeib about tbe man or woman wbo steps forth, stands erect, takes an inventory of bis of her own mental resources and tbeu Bnds tbat ho or she oan f aoe the whole world unafraid something su perb about tbe man or woman who dare to utand alone aud wbo dates to speak tbe ttutb and who accepts without fear all tbe oousequr uoas. The man wbo thus develops of neces sity all ot bl latent powers becomes sttonger than he dreamed, aud wbeu his life woik is finally complete he has written his name iu the deeds that UVU U( Uli unit. The lay ot (.he Orejou hu bas been tbe subject of much thought on the pait of tbe legcoU of tbe Oregou Ag ricultural College aud they will seek foods fioot tbo legieltttate to estab lish a mndul poultty farm atCorvallis. The average lieu in tbe tato lays about 60 eeiis per year, while chaw piou layers at tbe college have gone well past tbe SOO .mark in a twelve re out b. It is doited to develop a laying attain of poultry, atid to ll the fowls and their eggs at a lessen Large ptopeity holdings were repre sented by tbe farmers visiting tbe Oregon Agricultural College during Farmm' Week. One tract included 2,500 acres, one 1,080, one 950, one 830 and one 653 aores. while a soore more ranged from 120 to 500 acres. The values tan well into Ave figures, some tracts being worth $10,000 to $50,000. Tbe parcels post may be hard on tbe express companies and tbey may lay off employes all over (be country and reduce tbe wages of the others, but wbo cares. Uncle Sam's postmasters, clerks and carriers will work harder than ever, get gray hairs in the tan gle of parcels post red tape, and take more oussin's from post office patrons, all for tbe same pay. Tbe failnre of tbe American govern ment to recognize tbe republic of China may not be, in faot, a ooercive refusal to do so until China baa come to an agreement on the six Power loan, bnt it has been a failure full of mystery for tbe citizen who U fond of the belief that bis nation welcomes tbe progress of demooraov. Turkey, long opposed to any paitio ipation in its affairs by the great poweis, is now very anxious for tb6m to intervene in its affair with tbe Bal kan allies and save tbem from tbe demands of tbe victors. The Turk, once scornful of tbe world, is now groveling for meroy. It is a good thing for tbe farmers to remember that if there is any subjeot upon wbfob special information is de sired for winter study they nan get books or bulletins by applying to the state experiment station or to tbe di vision of publications, Washington, D. 0. i Corn canned in New York is le tailed in Missouri, while Missouri coin is sold in New York. It is thus tbe can is tied to tbe oonsumei all ever the laud by tbe capitalist system. Tail of the Fiery Dragon. One of tbe peculiarities of the nn rrlont writers on natural history sub Jwts was tho implicit faith which tbey plated In the genuineness of the vari ous basilisk and dragon stories wliIWi wore told to them. Brunetto, fur an Instunce to the point, relates with nil soberness that "tbe basilisk Is the klnj! of serpents. lie wears a white en-st upon bis head, and such is the ntiun dance of his venom that thf nlr In poisoned wherever this dlro .reptile, passes. Trees in which he makes bis home exhnlo such a poisonous odor that birds In flying over nre so over come with it that they fall to the Wound dead. "Tho dragon," says the same au thor, "Is tho very largest of serpents n ml Inhabits especially India and Ethi opia. When he files out of the caverns In which ho makes his home lie fur rows tho nlr with such violence as to tiialfo It gleam with fire. Ills month Is small, and bo has not the power to In-, filet deadly wounds with bis teeth In his tall, however, his power lies, ami with It he can Instantly strangle tho largest clephaut." Southpaw Smokert. With bis left' band he took piie and tobacco from his pocket, and with bis rljjlit hand he felt for a mntch. He bad none. Ills fellow Idler at the other end of the park bench gave hltn a match and then let bis own cigar go out In bis astonishment ot seeing bis left handed neighbor light bis pipe with bis right hand. "That's fuuny," said be. "You nre jusf about tbe most confirmed left hnuder I ever met, yet for tbat little trick you use your right hand ns If bom to It." "All left banded people do," was the reply. "Just think over the list of your smoking acquaintances mid see If you ever knew one who lit his pipe with his left hand. I'll bet you didn't. I never did, had I bavo numbered among my pipe loving friends several men whose right hand seemed nearly helpless for everything else." New York Press. , Ye Bad Boyei In Church, In Snlem. Iu 1(170, It was ordered by tho town that "all ye boyes of ye towno are appointed to silt upon three palre of stairs In ye meeting house, and William Lord Is appointed to look after ye boyos upon ye pulpit stairs." Iu Stratford the tithing man was or dered to "watch over youths of dis orderly earring and see they behave themselves conielle and use such raps and blows ns Is in bis discretion meet." In Durham nny misbehaving boy was punished publicly after the service was over, We would nowadays scarcely seat twenty or thirty active boys to gether In church it we wished them to be models of attention and dignified behavior, but after tbe boys' seats were removed from the pulpit stairs they were nil turned In together In a "boys' pew" In the gallery. There was a boys' pew iu Windsor, Coun., as late us ISA and pretty noisy It usually was. An Incautious Critic Almost tbe last work that Sir Edwin Lnndscer was engaged on was n Ilft sized picture of Nell Owyn passtug through hu nrcbwny on a white pal frey. This picture, in which the horse slone was finished, was bought by one of tbe Itothschlld family and given to Sir John MilluU to complete. One morning a celebrated art critic called and was much Impressed with his wnk "Ah. to l mrvJ" be said, going up close and examining a deerhound, which almost liivuthetl. Iu the fore gruinul lit the picture "How . easily one eau rvotisnize fjindwer'a dog! Wonderful. tn t II V "Yes. It fci won derful," remiti Led Mr John, lighting another plii. "I tJubed wluUug that dog yesterday and have done the whole of it myself." That critic was sorry be spoke. Daniel Was a Worker. Truly there were. giants In colonial days One Daniel Lenke of Salisbury. N. II.. made during his lifetime and was paid for l.ooo.ucu ' sirifigles. - Dur ing the years he was accomplishing this colossal work be cleared BOO acres of land, tapped for twenty years at least 000 maple trees, making some times -l.i K i() pounds of xug.-ir a year. He could mow six acres a day. giving nine tons of hay. Ills strong, long arms cut a swath twelve feet wide. In his spare time he worked ns a cooper, and he was a famous drum maker. A Sscret Defined. A secret Is a thing which you com municate to one whom you can trust. He in turn tells It to somebody that he cau trust, ami that somebody reveals it to another somebody whom he can trust And so It goes the rounds, but it Is still a secret, although everybody kuows It ... Not to Blame. Father (sternly)-Now, Sophia, some thing must be done to reduce your ex penses. You are actually spending more than your allowance. Daughter It isn't my fault, father. I've done my best to get you to Increase It Brook lyn Life In Memory of John Henry Hiteman. Our trother dear has gone to rest, To dwell in mansions of the tlest. We'll greet bimi n tbat golden strand, We'll meet bim in the tetter land. - Tbere no sad tears will dim tbe eye, -For nevermore we'll say "Goodhye." No sorrows blight that land so fair, ' And death oan never enter tbere. To ireet kind faces we have lost, Whea we, ourselves, Death's stream have crossed; . Ob I what a happy thought is this To dwell with them in perfect bliss. There is no home in all the land Tbat oan forestall stern Death's com mand; He takes tbe young, mature, tbe gray, And lays each in bis hall of clay, ' Tben let ns. one and all, prepare To meet onr lov)d ones over there, Where peifeot love without alloy, Reigns in that land of peaoe and joy. Lizzie Mansfield. Professional Agents Wanted. Men and women to tepresent the Farmers General Trading Co. of Walla Walla. Write C. R. Heivey, 614 Baker Blk. . His Company. Her Father-1 Judge a man, sir. by the company be keeps. ; The Suitor-Then- I'm all right, for I've been keeping company with youi daughter for over two years. .. Good Intentions. "He means well." "Maybe w. maybe so, but I fired him because he's too blamed willing to let It go at that."-Detroit Free Press. A man should be upright, not be kept upright. Marcus Aurelliis. Original, ' ' "Was there anything original In his J,ieech at the lia liquet ?" "Well, he admitted that he knew he was to lie called on "-Detroit Free I'ress NOTICE . OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In tbe County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla Connty, In the Matter of tbe Estate of Robert J. Boddy, Deoeased. Notioe is hereby given to all per sons whom it may conoern tbat Jaok son Nelson, administrator of tbe es tate of Robert J. Boddy, deoeased, has filed his fJnal aooount and report and tbat the judge of the above en titled court has appointed Monday, tbe 17tb day of Febinary, A. D. 1913, at the bonr of ten o'clock in tbe fore noon of said day, as tbe time, and tbe Connty Courthouse at Pendleton, Oregon, es tbe place, where the said final scoonnt and report will be heard and tbe settlement thereof made. Dated this tbe 17th day of January, A. D. 1913. Jackson Nelson, Administrator, Petarson & Wilson, Attorneys for tbe Admioitrator. A limited number of horses will be taken by Casper Woodward, to win ter on alfalfa bay. THE SUMURUN GIRLS-Specialty in "Ihe Beggar Prince" THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY. FEED & SALE STABLE F. L. ATKINSON, Proprietor The Best of Rigs Carefnl drivers. Speoial attention given Commercial trade. Hcrses boorded by tbe day, week or month.' '"ShT ""' "' " "'---'Wl"'"' M wmniiiinimlliii j iiiiibuihl n m i.im inn j mi n uj REACHED VIA -.WAVfa TO PORTLAND THENCE A l' .iiik'.'. --T TO THE LAND OF PALMS A PLEASURE TO ANSWER CUESTIONS ASK ANY AGENT OF THE O WftftN TO HELP QlTHNEYOUW TRIP , . it 111 ' ItVMX - -..' if 'u 1 1 n(j. ri ilM1 n, jmianirij. -,r.iiHTOMMin- - T nr--n n i i f Y "ii I j - ill I m-" . ij lr.,n...i --'i"' 'ii.ii -y- ';.....- S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Omoe on Third Street, Athena Oregor G.S.NEWSOM.M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon. Calls answered promptly night or day. PETERSON, WILSON AND BISHOP Attorney s-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. 1 C. W. LASSEN. M. D. V. Official Stock Inspector. 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