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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third and Jefferson Streets. Entered In the rostofllce at Athena, Oregon, as ecoudt;lass 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 1 Local readers, first insertion, per line. 10c Subsequent insertions, per line 5c Lodp-e resolutions, tier line 5c Church notices, admission, per line. 5c tATHENA. ORE.. MAR. 7 1913 If present indications are confirmed by later reports, responsibility for the aBsaeaiuaton of ex-President Madero of Mexico and the ex-Vioe-PreBident, Saurez, rests npon tbe revolutionary govemmecr. This goes far toward placing that government in tbe crim inal olaes aa to all its international re lationships. Neither as a retaliatory or penal measure nor in any necessity for self-preservation, can fxonBes muoh less justifications, for those killings be fonud. When himself in power, Ma dero refused to exeoute a daly imposed death sentence for treason npon Diaz, one of the leaders now concerned in displacing him and apparently in hav ing him assassinated. This was in ao oordaooo with Madero'a humane pol ioy of paoifloation while pursuing bis plans for what appears to have been the democratization of Mexico indus trially as well as politically. In bis deposition by insnrieotionaries, Mex too has lost a patriotic pnblio servant of demooratio ideals, and acqnired in his place (ftom presont appearanoes,) a gang of self-seeking assassins. Tbe greatly predominating publio senti ment in the United (States Las been that of sympathy for Madeto. The people of this nation saw Madero over throw a despotio regime wbiob seemed permanently established, and they saw him always a humanitarian in bis effort to give Mexioo a real republio and to lid tbe country of senseless and almost aimloss rebellion. The opinion has grown that Madero was not strong enough for the task which be undertook; but whatever may have been the opiuion of bis eflioieuoy doubts as to his patriotism and un selfishness have not gained Arm root in Amerloan sentiment. Tbo killing of the ex-president will not simplify Huerta's task. Tbe revolt against the upstart administration wbinb has al ready spread throughout Mexioo will doubtless be strengthened. To tbe al ready complicated situation will be added tbe new and, importnat element of the Maderista in revolt against the men who betrayed their leader. The Oregon Almanac, issued by tbe State Immigration oom mission is iu demand by sobools and colleges where it is used as a text book, wbioh is helping along the kuow-your stnte movement. Tbe almanac, of wbioh an edition of 380,000 was printed, i tilled with dnta carefully gathered and com piled and is, iu sabstauoe, an admira ble euoyolopedia of Oregon. Tbe book is being distributed to inquirers iu all parts of tbe country from tbe Portland headquarters of the Oregon Develop merit League aud copies will be sent without oharga to any sobool desiring thorn for eduoatioual work. Duriug the coming year tbe book will te com pletely revised and enlarged and let tuia are being sout out to county as nossors In order to get aoourate statis tics oa land classification in tbe vari ous parts of tbe state, iJ order that reliable figures may be priuted aa to the extent of land timbeicd, tillable, vntillatle etc AN - IDLER'S SAYINGS. Athena ought to get tbe cement sidewalk babit. It is President Wilson now, and everybody la happy. In the United Statea we have gov ernment by parties; in Mexioo it ia government by person. W. II. Taft appears to be aa happy as a clam in bigb tide. Ihis country needs a great navy and ongbt to havethe greatest afloat. It is annouuoed that ships can pass through tbe Panama oanal by January first, next. Uncle Sam may yet be compelled to intervene in Mexioo, but we should hope not. Well, if Bryan cannot be president, he can be secretary of state, a very important position. Oregon leads all tbe other states in freak legislation. It may not be neoessray to make an attempt to reorganize tbe republican party. ' v Tbe suffragettes seem to have tbe courage of tboir convictions. Woman suffrage Is ooming as sure as time. Feale of Archery, fn the days when tbe buffalo was found in vast herds on the western plains there were Indians who, while riding nt n gallop, could send an arrow through a buffalo's body. Remarkable as this archery was, yet it did not equal that reached by the archers of ancient times. It is of record that the MacRnes of Gairlock, Scotland, were such skillful archers that they could hit a man nt the distance of COO yards. In 1704 the Turkish ambassador at London shot nn arrow, in n field near tbnt capital, 415 ynrds against the wind and 4S2 yards with tbo wind. Tbe secretary of tbe ambassador, on hearing the expressions of surprise from tbe English gentlemen present, said tbo sultan bad shot GOO yards. This was the greatest performance of modern days, but a pillar, standing on a plain near Constantinople, record ed shots ranging up to 800 yards. Sir Robert Ainsllo, British nmbassador to tbo sublime port, records thut In 1798 be was present when the sultan shot an arrow 072 yards. New York Tress. Mark Twain's German Coffee. German coffee must have given Mark Twain a pain, judging from the following recipe which he gave for Its concoction: Tako n barrel of water and bring it to a boil; rub a chicory berry against a coffee berry, then convey tbe former Into tbo water. Continue tbo boiling and evaporation until the intensity of tbe flavor and nromn of tbe coffee and chicory have been diminished to n proper degree; then set aside to cool. Now unharness the remains of n once cow from tbo plow, insert them in n hydraulic press, nnd, when you shall have acquired a tenspoonful of thai palo bluo juice which a German super stition regards as milk, modify the malignity of its strength iu a bucket of tepid water and bring up the break fast. Mix the beverage In n cold cup, partake with moderation, and keep n wet rng around your head to guard against over excitement. H Is an old laying that what men deny all will ref oao, says tho Canyon City Eagle, Iu other wotds Canyon mountain would remain unstaked for time indefinitely wore it not for a few who sea fortunes in store for some olo rr many who have luioiug boldiuga in I Ij mineralized seotiou. No oue has santefl tbla mining ground fceoause no one staked it. The moment some oue oommenoes to set a few stakes that moment the crowd starts and wa v diet by spnug Canyon rnnuutain will Lb staked from ban to apex. The proposed operation of the Chambers tuine has giveu the mining indantiy eome stimulus, and little strikes that are made from day to day exoites tbe cupidity of ruiuett. During the last tew days a strike of some importance was made ou tbe claim of John Mul driok. A vein was shook and a iob pieoe of look found. The rock mor tered op, panned G0. If the pay utreak would thicken up with this klud cf staff. Rockefeller' fortuue would look like thirty cents. Seotetaiy Meyer of the iiaval de partment is said to have looouimeoded that the Oregon, the superb battleablp that steamed from the I'aolllo north west around Sooth America in 1S98 to take part in the war agaiut4 Spain, and made the 16,000 mllea a vojaga with out etarting a rivet, shall be aeot to toe ioiapheap and bo aold as jack. Clever Crows. In a garden a dog was eating a plocA of meat in the presence of four covet ous crows. They evidently said n great deal to one another on tbe subject, nnd now nnd then one of them tried to pull tbe meat away from tho dog. which ho naturally resented. At lust n big, strong crow succeeded In tearing oil a piece, with which bo returned to tbc treo where tho others congregated. A long powwow now ensued, which end ed in nil four crows flying down to the dog, tho loading crow dexterously drop plug tho small ploco of meat within reach of his moutb. The dog Immedi ately snapped nt it, unwisely lotting go tbe big piece, which was seized by two crows nud carried to the tree, where U was devoured with much fluttering and hilarity, while the cheated dog walked nwny with every appearance of discomfiture. St. Louis Globe Dem ocrat. A Notorious English Spendthrift. Among tho customers at Long's, the famous hotel In Rond street, was the last Marquis of Hastings, the most notorious of mid-Victorian spendthrifts Hastings, according to one who knew him well, "gambled so that not even tho Rank of England, backed by the Rothschilds, with tho mines of the Trnusvaal as additional supports, could have withstood tbe strain." V'ot even ho protested nt Long's when charged 2s. 0d. for n whisky and soda. The proprietor declared that this had always been the charge,. "About time it was Altered, then," retorted the ranr- quls. Just before bis death Hastings romnrked to a friend: "I've made a pretty hash of my life. About all the good I've ever done was to bring dwn tho price of a whisky and soda at I.ongVLondou Express. Henley and Stevenson. W. E. Henley once met Robert Louis Stevensou and found bis friend dis tressed because be wa not a Voltaire or a Dumas, though he had nn equip ment which ought to have made Mm their peer. Stevensou put his "failure" down to the weakness of his lungs. Terhapa you or right, Louis." ald Henley. "I've always felt that If I bad not been a blessed cripple 1 could have taken the earth In my bund and hurled It Into tbo sun." making a round of calls, "all these butlers must have umpired baseball games." "Impoliter , "No; polite, but positive. They seem to have got into tbe habit of saying everybody Is out." Washington Star. Professional Pride. The Judge Then you acknowledge having robbed the safe. Were you assisted by any one? "No. indeed, yer honor. I've bin In the perfesbun for nineteen year, an' I nln't never collaborated with nobody." -Life. " Juit a Shade. "I come of a very old family. We have a family ghost" "We have two." "I guess that gives you a shade the best of It" Washington Herald. A 8ure Cure. "Doctor, I have for years been ad dicted to walking In my sleep. In there any cure for me?" "Yes. Adopt a baby." Chicago Record-Herald. The Blame. . ne Oh, but you mustn't blame me for my ancestors, you' know. She I don't. I blame them for you. Boston Transcript LOW CASTE MANGS. A Suspicion. "I declared said Mrs. Cumrox after Hindus Not Only Despise Them, They Fear and Hate Them. By his fellow nindu tbe Mang, one of the lowest of nil Indian castes, is not only despised, but even feared and hated. A writer Iu tbe Times of India says: "To be cruel is to be 'Mang hearted;' to fly into a passion may be expressed in Marathe idiom as having a Mang within one. When on tbe oc casion of an eclipse fears are awak ened for the safety of the sun or moon, It is the Mang whose help is sought, lie goes among the people claiming their propitiatory gifts, saying: 'Give your gifts that the grasp may be re moved. For are not Rahu and Ketu, the enemies who have laid evil hands o. the heavenly bodies, themselves Mangs?' Similarly, to their recognized relation with 'dark' worship nnd with subterranean and demoniac influences Is to be traced the making of offerings to Mang women ou Dasera day and tho sinister fact that there are few great buildings erected ih pre-British days in this part of India that have not whether they be temples or forts or palaces Mang victims built Into their foundations. "The peculiar place that these popu lar superstitions have given to the Mang community Is seen especially ia tho ceremonies that are sometimes per formed for the removal of disease Frequently when some one has fallei ill a Josbl Is consulted and explains the Illness ns due to the influence of some evil spirit. The one effective pre scription in such a case is to call a Mang and give him a dinner. This is not by any means an act of friendli ness toward a despised community, but has as its object apparently the pro pitiation of the demoniac power nnd the removal of the source of tbe dis ease from the sick man to its proper habitation. "With this end in view practices of sympathetic nioglc, which can bo par alleled in tho folk lore of innny peo ples, are employed. Portions of tho finger nails or. it may be, fragments of hjalr of the iuvnlld are secretly mixed wtth the food to be given to tbe Mang, tm before tho sugar water of which he is to partake Is given to him tbo sick man must see his face in It. In this way the evil is supposed to I passed back to where it properly be longs and the disease removed. STAGE REALISM. Why Jefferson Didn't Have a Ddi Schneider In the Flesh. It was the privilege of tbo writer years ago to attend a reception at which Joseph Jefferson spoke on the drama. Ills trcntmcut of tbe subject was Interesting, the utterance of a man who knew the art of which ho spoke. But tho most interesting part of the hour enmo after the completion of the formal address, when nn oppor tunity was given to the audience to ask nny questions they wished of Mr. Jefferson. Soon tho familiar topic was Introduced, the effect of the modern elaboration and realism in stago set ting. Mr. Jefferson at one rose to the question. lie Rpoke somewhat rapidly, with a quaint humor and sympathetic charm that wero irresistible. He char acterized the modern fashion of stage setting ns "a tribute to the weakness of tbo human Imagination." "I am of ten asked," be went ou, Vwby I do not have a real dog Schneider. But if I did none of you would bo satisfied. You would go home saying, 'Well, Schct- dor never looked like that dog!' You love Schneider because you have made him out of a piece of your owu heart And then." meditatively, "If I had a real Schneider some one In the gallery would probably whistle to him at the critical momeut, and he would baric nnd spoil tbo play, while if he knew his part perfectly nnd did Just what Schneider ought to do" pausing and with his delightful Btnlle-"Schnctder would bo the hero nnd not Rip!" Then, with a twlnklo of the eye, ho summed up the wholo matter with the quiet re mark, "Realism with a tall to wag in the wroug place is a dangerous thing." New York Post. Debblling de Crabs. In tho service of a Baltimore family Is an old negro cook known as Aunt Sally, end not the least of her achieve ments is the preparation of sea food. In the kitchen one day Aunt Sally's nephew, a nlnp-yenr-old lad from a point where crabs are seldom seen, was watching la breathless interest the old lady's deviling of ft dish of liuoU cmstaeeaus. "Aunty," aked he after much re flection, upon this mysterious point, "does debbll crabs conje from do deb tur "Xo, chile." promptly responded Auut Pally, "but dey Is de debbll to make." -St. IxmiIx Republic. Resurrection ef Ifce Pl$v Boys' and girls' essays are so remark able sometimes as to suggest tbe con scious cleverness of the adult. Here ht one pure and unadulterated, sent in for the children's essay competition In connection with the Darwin agricultur al show. Probably you think you know something of the pig nlready. It will be instructive exercise to fill out your know 'edge of this animal from this es say "For the pig to die" (we are iu formed) "is to be born again to a sphere of greater utility. When we get out of bed in tbe morning we brush our hair and clothes with its bristles; for our breakftst we have a crisp, sa vory piece of bacon When we arrive home for our dinner we find some ten der chops awaiting us, and when we go back to work we feel as strong as Jack Johnson. On our arrival borne to tea we find some pork sausages friz zling in tbe pan, and we have our supper of cold sausages, which per haps disturbs our sleep. And we dream of bacon, pork, chops and sausages, and the cause of all this is the pig." Dun dee Advertiser. The Hotel Hoodoe Room. "We used to have a room In tbe old Fifth Avenue hotel that was known as the suicide room," said a former clerk. "Of course the name was an office se cret, but whenever one of us rented that room to a stranger we never feM quite comfortable about him until aft er he had left the hotel. Now that the old hotel Is gone there can be no barm In mentioning that tbe number of the room was 5C9. I don't see how even the most superstitious peraoa could get a hoodoo out of that number. and nobody ever refused to take It so far as I know, but It is a fact that of the twenty-five suicides that took place In the Fifth Avenue hotel during fifty years, seventeen occurred In room 5G9, Tbe last that took place was that of a young woman, who drowned herself In a bathtub. You will find that in any big hotel that has been running for any length of time there Is. a room 'hat has a hoodoo of some kind on It" New York Sun. Filing an Alibi. Parson White's precautionary meas ure of protecting his chicken coop with chilled steel bars was futile, for that very night four more of his choice Leghorns disappeared, leaving the sev ered bars as the only visible evidence of the theft. However, his suspicions pointed toward his next door neigh bor, whom he had seen prowling around his yard that day, and accord ingly be had this suspect up in tbe po lice court tbe next morning. "If the prisoner can file an alibi I'll let him off with a suspended sentence," announced the judge at the end of the evidence. "Can you file an alibi. Ham?" "I guess I can," eagerly rejoined the suspect, "if It ain't any harder dev Pahson White's chicken coop bars."- San Francisco Star. Grace Knives. There is a curious class of knives of the sixteenth century the blades of which have engraved on one side the musical notes to tbe benediction of the table, or grace before meat, and on the other the grace after meat. These knives usually went In sets of four, representing a four part harmony of bass, tenor, alto nnd treble. Thej were kept In an upright case of stamp ed leather and were plnced before thtJ singers according to the adaptation of each one to his particular part As may be supposed, the inscription was usually in Latin. The following speci men Is taken from actual knives of the period: "Pro tuls beneflclls Deus, grntias nglmus tlbi" (For thy good gifts, O God, we thank thee). The President's Oath. Tho oath of office taken by the in coming president of tho United States Is tbo shortest and tbe simplest re quired of any ruler on earth. It Is pre scribed by the constitution nnd is ns follows: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute tbe office of president of the United States, and. to the best of my ability protect, preserve and defend the constitution of the United States." Her Cooking. Tho Doctor now la your appetite? The ratlent-Wretehed. 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