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cATHENA. ORE.. APRIL 10 ....1914
It Is advisable that the women of
Atheca organizs a olab, having foi its
purpose tbeir enlightenment in tbe
elements of the soieaoe of government.
and a tborongb dissemination of know
ledge of tbe political issues confronting
them an voters at tbe coming election
If organized, tbe olab should be main
tained and oondaoted on striotly non
paitizan lines so that every angle of
eaob issue may be presented in nn
prejudiced form. Any other method
is snre of inciting political argument.
whioh leads only to debate and rebut
tal. It would seem to be preferatle
for the women to have a etody olnb,
seoure liteifttare, take np tbe issnes
in order, and from time to time have
some one who is oooversant with tbe
issue in miud, to ooae before tbe
olab and explain it in detail, withont
expressing any ptivate opinion on the
eubjeot and witbont politioal bits. On
snob occasions an; question may te
answered or explanation given, with
ont interruption, or inviting political
argument Organize on tbe basis of a
sobool of instruction in'soienoe of
government not partlzan politics.
Newt Bargees is not satisfied with
tbe present prices of wool, wbiob are
higher than tbe prices of last year.
He deolares that there is no money in
sbeep raising with wool less than 20
cents per pound, and intimates that
be favors a protective policy that
wonld insaie tbe wool grower that
muob. . Let's see. left, if we re
member .rightly, nerm contended for
a tariff tbat high. Be was defeated
because be failed to live op to bis plat
form to revise, downward, and we'll
Lave to admit admiration for Newt's
nerve in making bis statement in face
if present conditions.' But then
Newt is in the sheep business.
Here's hoping that Harry Soyer
w ill be snooessfol in scouring the con
Jf29ioj 8t atnidgs on tbe Umatilla
river at Tborn Hollow crossing. Tbe
needs of the farmers of tbat locality
demand tbat a bridge be coostrnoted
at tbat point. The county has already
cxponded ooosideiable money in road
improvement on tbe sontb'side of tbe
river, tot to get to it tbe people on
this side mast noeessarily travel tn
Cujuse to find safe crossing daring
periods of high water. A bridge at
'iborn Hollow would greatly facilitate
tbe removal of gtain that finds its
way to the warehouses at that shipping
station.
Should tbe Bepntlioana nominate
Douglas Belts, tbe taxpayers of Uma
tilla oonnty would be iu a position to
oubt their ballots In choice of two good
men for tbe office of County Judge.
Tbe Demoorats have an able man in
Chillies Marsh, so with theeleotlon of
either Mr. Belts or Mr. Marsh, there
will be assuranoe that tbe offioe will
remain nnder the regime of consoien
tions competency.
The Press wants eveiy one of its
leaders, whether he be a democrat or
repatilloao, probi or socialist to read
tbe interview given by C. A. Johns,
republican candidate for governor,
to a Portland paper. Mr. Johns stioks
tbe truth wbeie it aotually belongs,
in bis views on the eoormooi iuorease
In taxes daring the past year in this
state.
It is easier to pall down than to
build up. Why not boost tbe booster,
baok the builder, stand by the men
who want progress and let the knocker
flook by himself, sagely questions Ueo.
D. Brown, in his Ilaitland, (Minn.)
Herald.
Soon it will be Hoot I Mon, tbe
Oampbtllsare Comio'; after wbioh
will follow tbe annual Reunion of tbe
Pioneeis at Weston. Then will come
tbe hat vest season, and after that we'll
torn loose agaiu and Let V Baok I
Not So Dutiful.
"Whore wilt Mix. Dobs go now that
both ber daughters' are niurriwl-to her
son-in-law's boimo iu Blrtnlugbaui or
to that of bcr son in-law in Leeds?"
"One wants hor in Birmingham, and
the other wishes she would go to
Leeds."
"What dutiful sons-in-law l
"I beg your pardon. Tbe one In Bir
mingham want her la Leeds; the one
in Ieds wunU her In Birmingham."
London Tlt-Hlts.
Mother-in law-It In so kind or you.
Joseph, to take thv trouble to drive
me home; Hon In In v Ihm't mention
It! It's no tr-mhie nt nil. On the con
Iran-. It l the mnxt delightful driv
I li.'ive Iin'I tor MiHif time!- I.otiriui,
'i'i'p-iiii
It la 8uppoed That Satan Was the
Original Humbug The Retail Cata
logue House People Have Developed
the Art Until It Has Become a Dis
ease With Them.
Copyrighted, 1914, by Thomas J Sullivan.
On n certain occasion some boys
thought they would play a trick on
tbe great naturalist, Darwin.
They caught a beetle, glued various
parts of other Insects upon its bead
and body, placed it in n little box and
humbly knocked at Darwin's door,
seeking to know what the great scien
tist would call this wonderful bug they
had assembled.
Mr. Darwin looked it over very crit
ically and asked tbe boys very serious
ly, "Did this bug hum when you
caught it?" "Yes, sir; it bummed a
great deal," replied tbe boys, with sly
winks at each other.
"Then this must be a humbug," said
Durwin. .
It Is supposed that Satan was tbe
original humbug, but since tbe mailor
der bouses have been established be
has bad -to take a back seat, and
among so many modern Improvements
he must feel dreadfully useless and
antiquated. .
' Love to Be Humbugged.
That tbe American people love to be
humbugged long since has passed into
a proverb. Trickery may be called
our national vice, our besetting sin.
Like liberty, It appears to be in the
very air we breathe. We take to it as
naturally as we do to politics. Our
entire social system has become satu
rated with it Even at times it mas
querades under tbe mantle of charity,
which, like a well filled purse, covers a
multitude of sins.
There are various kinds and classes
of fakers and tricksters, but tbe
princes of tbem all, the incarnations
of fraud, are tbe advertising humbugs,
who, when stripped of tbe sugar coat
ing by which they impose upon the
public, are simply professors of false
hood. Would Strike Liars Dead.
The ancient scribes tell us tbat the
Lord once attempted to check the
humbug, habit by striking the liars
dead, but when he looked into the,
future and saw the huge catalogue
houses looming in the distance he
reluctantly relinquished tbe idea, as be
saw that such a plan in the congested
centers would prove more fatal than a
second flood.
The mall order houses word their ad
vertising so as to appeal to the credu
lity and weakness of human nature,
as It is generally known tbat every
son of Adam and daughter of Eve pos
sesses a disposition to resort to games
of chance, an inclination to get some
thing for nothing.
Possess the Gambling Instinct.
A noted gambler once said: "Life
consists In taking chances. Providence
has instilled Into the brains and hearts
of men the betting instinct" So when
the mail order bouses came into exist
ence they at once opened op an avenue
for the development of humanity's
well known weakness a desire for
gambling.
As tho catalogue houses passed from
tbe elementary and experimental stages
to that of a permanent and pronounced
reality tho gambling Instinct of tbe
consumer kept pace with tbe humbug's
progress.
Tbe consumers read the bewitching
circulars describing the many wonder
ful bargains; they fumbled the pages
of the huge catalogue In bewildering
amazement The angel of doubt hover
ing near whispered warnings to tho
f undiluted buyer, but tbo god of chance
was beckoning from tbe distance, and
the order was sent forward.
Cheap, Flimsy "Seconds."
Tho advertising humbug's advertise
ments and catalogues depict his goods
as something marvelous. Bedsteads,
chnlrs, tables, couches, picture frames.
beaters, etc., which appear to be mas
sive handsomely carved pieces of
work, are nothing but cheap, flimsy
"seconds" when delivered, and the buy
er Is often ashamed to cart them home
in tho dnytlme, but waits for the dark
ness of night to cast its mantle over
their defects.
Sometimes the gambling instinct is
so deeply set in tbe natures of some
consumers that one evidence of the
trickery of the advertising humbug is
Insufficient and they again indulge
their passion for gambling by taking a
chance" with another order and again
getting imposed upon, and so on ad
infinitum.
Paraguay's Sweet Plant.
A herb called by the natives caa
ehe, but botnulcally Eupatorlum re-
bniidlunuin, grows wild In Paraguay.
It is remnrknble for its sweetness. In
deed, the native name means the
"sugar plant." It grows along the bor
ders of the river Amnmbahl and at
tains a height of only about Ave inch
es. The sum I lost bit of this plant
whou placed upon tho tongue produces
n surprisingly sweet flavor, which, it
Is wiltl, lasts for hours. The saccharine
power Is much greater than that of
sugar.
Which Foot Walks Faster!
If you will take a pavement that is
clear, so that there will be no Inter
ference, and walk briskly in the cen
ter, you will And thai before you have
gone fifty yards you have veered very
much to one side. You must not make
any effort, of course, to keep in the
center, but If you will think of some
thing nnd endeavor to walk naturally
you cannot keep a direct line. The ex
planation of this lies In the propensity
of one foot to walk faster than the
other, or one lefi takes a longer stride
than the other, causing one to walk
to one side. You can try an experi
ment In this way by placing two sticks
atwMit eight feet apart, then stand off
about sixty feet, blindfold yoursett
ami endenvor to walk lietween thera.
You will find It almost Impossible.
TheCountv Judge.
The kind of a oonnty judge to have
is tbe one wbo is worth anon mors to
his own twines than tbe county pays
tin, and wbo makes genuine sac
rifice in order to serve the public
Booh a man is Jim Malooev. Snob a
man in tbe event of bis election next
November will be Charley Marsh,
Wwilon Leader,
Ruts of
Interet
loperct
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In Foreclosure of Tax Lien.
In tbe Circuit Coort of tbe State of
Oregon, for tbe Connty of Umatilla.
Lexington Realty Company, a corpor
ation, Plaintiff, vs. W. R. Howard
and also all persons or parties nn
' known, olaimicg any right, title, es
tate, lien or interest in the real es
tate desoiibed herein, Defendants:
To W. R. Howard, the above named
defendant, and aho all persons or
. parties unknown oiaimiDg any light,
title, estate, lien or interest in tbe
real estate desoribed herein:
In the Name of the State of Oregon:
Yon are hereby notified tbat Lex
ington Realty Company, a corpora
tion, is Hie holder of Certificate of
Delinquency numbered 893, issued on
tbe 3d day of February, 1913, by tbe
Tax Collector of the Connty of Uma
tilla, State of Oregon, for tbe amount
of Two and 10-100 ($3.10) Dollars, tbe
same being tbe amount tben dne and
delinquent for taxes for tbe year 1907,
together with penalty, interest and
costs thereon npon tbe real property
assessed to you, of wbiob yon are tbe
owner as appears of reooid, sitnated
in said County and State, and partic
ularly bounded and described as fol
lows, to wit;
Lot 10 in Section 18, Twp. 3 Noitb
of Range 86 East W. M,
Yon are farther notified that said
Lexington Realty Company, a corpor
ation, Las paid taxes on said premises
for subsequent years with the rate of
interest on said amounts as follows:
Years ' Pftte Ta Receipt
Tax Paid Number Am't
1H08 Feb 8, 1913 7012 Ji.UO
HKX) .. .. 70l 1.10
1910 . . 7H3 1 40 " "
11)11 ' " " 8M7.. 1 m "
1912 Aprl, " 6709 . 1.15 " "
Said W. R. Howard,' as the owner
of tbe legal title of tbe above desoribed
property as tbe same appears of reoord
and eaob of tbe- other persons above
named are hereby farther notified
that Lexington Realty Company, a
corporation, will apply to tre Circuit
Conrt of tte Connty and State afore
said for a deoiee ' foreclosing tbe lien
against tbe property above desoribed
and mentioned in said certificate. And
yon are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the first pub
lication of the summons exclusive of
tbe day of said first publication, and de
fend this action or pay tbe amonnt doe
as above shown together with costs and
aocrood interest and in case of your
failure to do so, a deoree will be ren
dered foreclosing tbe lien of said taxes
and coats against tbe land and prem
ises above namd.
This summons is published ty order
of the Hoaorable Gilbert W. Phelps,
Judge of tbe Circuit Court of tbe State
of Oregon, tor tbe Connty of Umatilla,
and said order was made and dated
this 14th day of February, 1914, and
tbe date of tbe first publication of this
summons is tbe 37th day of February,
1914.
All prooess and papers in this pro
ceeding mav be served npon tbe under
signed residing within tbe State of
Oregon, at tbe address hereafter men
tioned. FREDERICK STEIWER,
Dist. Atty. and Attorney for the Plaints-Address
Pendleton, Oregon.
Douglas Belts
Republican Candidate
For County Judge
"A publio offioe is a pnblio trust."
If nomioated and eleoted I will en
deavor to administer tbe affairs of tbe
County so as to compel by rigid eoon
omy a lowering of Connty taxes, and
will favor snob expenditure of the road
f nnda so as to play no favorites bnt
to give every section of tbe County its
fair abate of tbe road funds with doe
recognition of the needs of tbe dis
trict. DOUHLAS BELTS.
Paid Advertisement.
J. A. Yeager
lor COUNTY CLERK
Candidate io tbe Repnblioan pri
maries. I promise fsitbfol, efficient and
oomteoas service.
Paid Advertisement.
T. D.; Taylor v
For Sheriff
I hereby announce to tbe voters of
Umatilla county, tbat I will be a can
didate for re-election to the offioe of
Sheriff, ant ject to the will of tbe
Demooratk) primaries. My reoord as
an officer daring tbe preoediag terms
I have held tbe office, speaks for it
self, nnd if again elected, 1 will con
tinue tu give my best setvioes.
T. D. TAYLOR.
Paid Advertisement.
L. L. Mann
For Sheriff
If elected Sheriff of Umatilla Conn
ty, I promise tbe people tbat I will
give my personal attention to tbe work
of my offioe, and tbat I will endeavor
by every fair means to enforce all tbe
laws of tbe State cf Oregon, inolnding
tbe laws against bootlegging, gambling
and prostitution and other crimes of
like nature. As a taxpayer, I am in
favor of eoonomy In all of tbe business
of tbe Connty, and will, if eleoted,
conduct the Sheriff's offioe striotly
npon business principles.
.- L. L. MANN."
Paid Advertisement.
Cream Separators
If you are interested in a
Cream Separator, you will
be pleased with the latest
U.S.
Prices S30 Up
Liberal allowance on old
machines. Free trial., , .
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Phone 16X2 Weston, Oregon
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Reference
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of Athena
Office, Dutch Henry Auction, Feed
and Sale Stable, Pendleton, Oreg.
Phone, 133.
Flat Lens
Toric Lens
A. D. French Optical Co.
Refracting and Manufacturing
OPTOMETRISTS
15 East Main, Walla Walla Wash.
Phone No. 653
Should you break your glasses mail
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Brick Is fool-Proof
When you decide to use brick in your
building you are sure of one thing
the contractor cannot tamper with the
material. ' '.;'.'';' J..'
With both lumber and cement you
are blindly trusting to the dealer and
contractor. The chance is again you,
for you have no way of knowing
whether they are treating you honest
ly.' You may ;find out afterwards
when it is to late. -
Don't trust that material man; don't
tempt the contractor's honesty.
' Build with brick the one material
that is actually fool-proof.
Best grade Common Building Brick
always on hand. Correspondence is
solicited. ' '.1
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P. T. Harbour, Mg'r. Weston, Oregon
DROITS
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In nervous prostration and female
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It is the best medicine ever sold
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all
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Calls promptly answered. Office on Third
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Dentist
Athena, Oregon
Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m.
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S. Le GROW, Cashier.
F. CANNON, Ass'L Cashier
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Is trade in Athena, by Athena labor, in one of the very- best
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Sack
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PETERSON & BISHOP
Attorneys-at-Law
Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon
Homer I. Watts
'. Attorney-at-Law
Athena, Oregon.
DR. E. B. OSBORN
Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist
, Graduate McKlllip Vetlnary college
Offices: Com merle 1 Stable aud Ha kg Drug
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Engineers and Surveyers
Phone 881 Freewater, Oregon
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100 for $1.25. 250 for $1.50500 for $2.25. Paper furnished
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