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Newspaper Page Texty T AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. Boyd, Publisher Published Every Friday. Office, Corner Third nd Jefferson Streets. D.-t J, mem for sleep.; Entered In in FnMofflre at Athena, Oreton as rcoudolaM Mall Metier. " Subscription' ttetee. One copy, one year...,,,.. i.3y fcunnind Around the Bei I Sai. to h .i . -indue Dreweineee. There Is nothing In the world quite as exasperating us not beiwi uble to go to Bleep when you want to. and persistent Insomnia Is oue of the great eutcurses of mankind. But nmny eo pie suffer from iusomnla from lack of knowins many of the simple devices thut have been used In the pnst to pro- eolte sleep, und Sill James Hawverili.ik When paid in Advance, (otherwise, $2.00) : Onecopy, three months . t '. ; j j W I . r-fiit ttor(t fxrfntu out hwf laflfuble . i-rutrH Yifcri. .1 AUOUST 1L-.IW14 Wlie of tlitt,almpie Bie.nn nave uraii ' I 1 Few nlans are more successful, he . , Id fsdVyf tb sdVjtbt Jb icliool law of f hi ft fas pecflfall prdvidei that anyone" residing' in the distriot ' who pays tax and whose name ap pears oo the assessment tolls, is a qoaliHajttr, the question; is; being rained by opponents ol the bond iBsoe as to whether or not a person? paying tax on personal property only, has the v tight to vote at bonding election. The injustice of this contention is ap parent fur several' reasons! the 'prin cipal ooo being t,hat; if , (-e; owner o 1 nothing was better, thuu to Jirnii personal ptopeity psy taxes tor sonooi maintonanoe, be safely baa the right to voice his sentiments in sohool af fairs It ballot. Otherwise, il be were ri-harrnd from the right to vote, after taxing him. the aoiiob would be fla grant class legislation, discriminative in lavor of real property owners,' who pay the ' same proportionate sohool .nil hnaa tax is used for the anmn nnrnose. ; If the law intended that one man's money for lohdol pur poses was tetter than another man's, ..nir. his brooerty was' of a different kind, It wonld have been neo eaiarv to change one of; , the cardinal ntinelnlea of Justice, to say nothing of tearing a wad oat of the oonstltu "tloo ol kbe U;' S.'"' "' w.v:-i euggeste, than that of running around the bed. particularly If the night ts cold. ; :lt Swill; Joe remembered Hint Charles Dickens, who was greatly af flicted with sleeplessness, declared that If he could lean on the berti0Kt In thin attire. In which he usually slept un til he got chilled clear through the re turn to a warm lied would produce a aioH'nliiess that l;d him ailing tile path of sleep. William Harvey, the discoverer r the circulation of the blood, was a be liever in ,tlur clrcnlatlou of the- bed also. He declared that for sleepless out of bed suddenly, ns though fright ened, race around the bed with very little on unlit the skin was cnlil ami the body heated and then Jump back Into bed. .Not only was the exercise good, he believed, but ulso the feeling thut one Was being withheld from go ing to bed caused n desire for It. which prepared the mind for sleep when once more lying down.'-Cleve-laud Plain Dealer. WAR IS WHAT? MYSTERY OF THE EEL Just How Hi Existence Ends, or Why, No One Seama to Know. - Of all the forms of fish science has studied the eel is the uiostremarkable and the least understood, 1U life his tory is mysterious and ns slippery as its own skin. Its breeding grounds are the mid Atkwtiiv at . what depth nobody knows. . During the yeor the larval eel remains at sea It never eats and grows constantly sinaHer. It Anally starts swimming toward the mouth of some fresh water stream often one that la a thousand miles away. On arrival nt Its destination the eel promptly changes from the thinness of u visiting card and a transparency that pennit only Its glistening black eyes to lie eeu to the pigmented snakelike neb that Is trapped and speared on the coast and in the rivers. As soon ns the eel has brought forth its first spawning of 15,000,000 to 20, 000,000 eggs It dies, but just how Its exlstencojends or why It should be cut off so short remains a mystery. One thing Is certain, no adults come in from the sea. no adults remain in the streams. The eel is a vertebrate animal which emerges from nn egg less than one-twenty-dfth of an inch In diameter. It grows to a leugth of three Inches in perhaps a year, and during that time is buffeted about on the high seas and drifts over a distance of 1,000 miles or more. Yet during all this period the eel takes no food whatever and is doubt less IncJbnble of doing so, owing to the unprepared condition of Its diges tive organs. New York American. IRVING'S HEAD. Some That Io a communication to a Portland paper, a Mi. Hear ot taGtande, aooops In bales of wrath against tbs admin' idtration't tariff poiloy and sayn "Engaged as rbey era in harvesting bountlfnl cropi, the disastrooa effeols ti, .iWintratloun'g. nolloy II tronght foroitly to tha altentloo of oir prodoores." Tha price of wheat, meats, wool add other products of iba farm wera bringing higher prices hetore tbe war started and soma of these commodities have fiuca gone higher, all ,of which shows that do oue bat Mr! Pear ol J-a Urunde, who most be a peaob, should worry, The Boundop and Frontier . Days, r iiotsj of the WildWeit, are .leaning Unas and scrubbing armor for their Bp(embst exhibitions. .If advertii i"B matter oonnH in tbs prelude, the s' ona will be given on a larger soale tiisn aver before, 'Ibe scope can never be too large for tbe broncho boater aud cowgirl, and an applauding pobllo will be pleased to attend their ptitv and enjoy the trimmings. ' "Bonds x yes," 05: "Bonds, x Nj," 87, looks like Athena will have the new iahool house. ., The above is t je result of tba alaotion beld Monday, to vote on tba bond iesue. Tbe SDlcndid majority ill favor ot tba bonds indicates that Atbeua is pro gressive and desires modern edooatlon- al facilities.. . T ,; , Wa would suggest that the Colouel leave tha Leader in charge cf Bill lWeri, hiaettMoent assistant, and go flshlo' ones In a while. . Uy doing so he might boms in contact with an agreeable antlddte for bis gtonoh ram h the burrs oat of bis hair, as il Wars. .-,,.! .,.,..! i Varied Polnta of View Reach Far, Far Apart Tbe Enlisted Mnn-A chance to break tbe deadly routine of the parade ground with some real excitement In Isolated cases to provide opportunities for military or political advancement The Business Man A period of eco nomlcal depression, often followed by large failures und the consequent loss of the public's investments. The Volunteer A stern patriotic duty to be entered upon without Inquiry as to Its Justice or injustice, The . Phllosopher-An - unintelligent and gross Instrument for the settle ment of tbe world s unavoidable quar rels. V" : ' The Hlstorfan-A logical, if some what regrettable, method of arranging the world's boundnry lines. The Optlmlstr-The natural strife of humanity, tending toward the general betterment of tbe social cosmos. The Pessimist-Tbe natural strife or humanity, tending toward the general destruction of the universe, The Motber-A long vigil In an empty room and a memory of child voices for- ever stilled. The Wife A husband gone, a home destroyed and a woman's heart broken. The Beer-The last great barrier ue- tween civilization and the millennium. -Life, Continental English. The Idea that English Is to be the universal language of the future seems to be spreading. Certainly thousands of Europeans struggle bravely with Its rules nnd Idioms. Here Is a sample of the progress that has been made in one quarter. It Is taken from the ad vertising matter that H large conti nental hotel publishes In the farm of an elaborate Illustrated booklet: its spnelons dimensions, exquisite comfort, elegant fashion of Its fur nishing, the unobjectionable preroga tives as to the produces of Its kitchen and i-mitenls of Its cellnm. beside the distinguished managing, which, assist ed by well experienced attendants. dues Its utmost In always duly treat- Ing-iill this united already for many years past obtained n general renown. even elirnnd too." CURIOUS MULTIPLICATION. You Need Not Know tha Table Beyond "Two Timea Nine." ' What! Multiply 843 by 177 without knowing the multiplication table be yond the "two times nine?' lea. II you can multiply and divide by 2 you can get any product in tbe following simple way. ' Put down tbe two numbers side by aide and form a column under each by successively dividing by 2 in the first column und doubling the number in the second column. Discard all re mainders ns you divide and carry both columns in even rows until tbe last quotient la 1. Then cross out every line across tbe three columns that bas an even number in the first column, add what remains In the second col. umn and you have tbe product In tbe following columns tbe numbers in parentheses are tbe ones to be dis 177 S34 708 (1,0) 2,832 (3.664) 11,323 (22.006) 45.312 343 171 (42) 21 PO) 6 (2) 1 I 4 (8) IS (82) 64 (128) 00,711 243 Tbe reason why this comes oat so nicely may be explained by means of a third column, showing the 'successive powers of 2. The powers standing in the uncrossed lines will exactly ac count for the remainders that were re jected. Their sum is therefore equal to the multiplier, 343, and opposite each the partial product equal to 177 times the corresponding power of 2. Youth's Companion. Wa bava not beard dellaitely from Bill King relaUve to bis wheat yield bat we herewith inform tha Westoo Laadert-at Jesa York will bBva to show same elaei tobeatit . s-- ' , The foot has leaked out that , there is some DO bUMbel wheat fine from smut lu tba Athena dUtiiot this aoa- oo, at well as in other years. ii t i A drop ot forty-flva degress inside of twelve boars ) some drop;' but we bear no com plaints lrom fat people. t How to Win art Author, "Theio's no greater fallacy," Bald nn author at the Authors' club, ''than the popular one to tbe effect that writers don't like you to talk to them about their work.- ) u,-. j f "Mark Twain exploded this fallacy well -hen he said that there were three oyi ot pleasing an author-first to tell him that you have read oue of his books: second, to tell blm you have read ii :l his books, and, third, to ask hlra tit let you read the manuscript of his foMlicomlng iHraKO'ihe ni'"11 wn wins bis respect' the second Wilis' his friend -blp and the third wins his love,: -New York Tribune. ' He Theuaht He Was Handsome. i "So she has quarreled with , that Ugly beau of hers! lie la the ugliest man I have ever seeii.j What did they. ouarrel nhont?" "Bhe thought' she would make him feel good and remarked that handsome . men were tivref worth enough pow- er to blow them over the fence. - "And It didn't have the desired ef- i'Xectr .... , : "No; It made litis furiously angry. "-Houston Post. " (J V L'Aiplon's Grave Neglected. "1,'Algloii," tile sou of Napoleon, was uiiliirtmiale throughout his brief life, mid bis very memory Is now neglected. lie lies burled In Vienna, and his tomb Is described by the correspondent of a French contemporary ns il "melancholy spectacle." (inly n copper plate attests to flu- fact Hint tbe little king of Home Is hurled there, and not a Mower decks the grave. This neglect Is the more vivid Inasmuch us the surrounding royal tombs. Including that of his mother, who was nn Austrian, are rich ly ornamented and surrounded with a luxurious growth of flowers. London Globe, j, s ''' V t . w f v . :f : ' A Late Book,' . Mrs. Hort, who became the possessor of a fortune hy the death of an aunt, did not like to admit her Ignorance of any subject. .,v ; One afternoon she had a call from a prominent society woman, ana the conversation turned upon books, - Have . you rend Shakespeare's works?" asked the caller. ' -- "Oh, yes. Indeed." replied Mrs. Hoyt 'all of tbem-that Is," she added tins- tlly, "unless he has written somethlug very liitoly 'J-Natluual Mouthly. . j Not Good at Fijuree. l.ndy Cauvassorrve called to aak yon to give ns aomelhlug fur the O. P. 0. S. ; The- ' Old Oeiitlemnn-My dear lady.; 1 already give away oue-tenth pf my Income.'' I.auy Cunvasser--Ob, Just this vear couldn't you make It an elevcnthJ-l.ondoii in ; '; 8he Carried It. - i ! xrtf P.li!li-I fldmlrw .vonr effeers so mttdi," Mr. Diiirberr I slneerelf wish J J could curry some uf your brllllnnt iolorlug nwuy WIIH tiu:Mr. Onubef-- 1 think jou will touay. mnoam. sou r. . fnm w(tnuttt w-wt-rvlaB ..r.ini,,,. nn mi nun If made UD I y:leltei-lAiudou Telegraph. A Political Situation. '"What are your views on the polit ical situation r ... v i fWhert It comes to a political situa tion." replied Fanner Corntussel. '70U wilt have to talk to SI 8lmlln. tbe post Dimeler-! '' tinDuly feller around here that ever Bnd one."-Washington v Suhstltuta For Alarm Clock. IV ;, A pair ot dumbbells under one's pll low will give practically the same re sult at an ninrtu 'clock, and they are nut so milsy.-Toledo Blade.- j , . ' . ' Double Das, u "? V did mat dressiriiiker give your wife n eood III with her new gownr' ' i"Ves. aiitl the g m another WIOi its bin "-lumluti Standard. ' ' &4thV rtew1lown the' whole forest uk h-i' flnnt Thm, . Waahinatflrt Touched CouicT Not Be 6een.' Among ur. ueorge uaven ruiun-i early recollection-. was a meeting with TVasblngton Irving. fe tells of It' in his "Memories of My Youth." The Irvln'i home was near Yonkers and the rntuiun family occasionally visited their neighbors. Dr. Putnam remem hers one Sunday afternoon when his father was busy arranging some of Mr. li ving's papers and he old gentlemaii took nalns to give him some won about his own childhood. "His mothei told him some years later, when h wus old enough to be interested in his torical events and personages, that when he was n year old the nurse, tak ing him out in his baby carriage, saw nt the corner of Broadway General Washington passing by on horseback. Tbe nurse, holding np the little boy. called out to the general that here was a hoy that bad been named after bin), and she hoped that tbe general would be willing to give the boy his blessing Little Washingtons were , not so olenty in 1781 ns they became In later years, and tbe general was quite ready to delay his ride for the purpose of giv ing a greeting to bis little namesake. He took the boy up on the sauaie ana. placing his hand upon, the little one's head, gave him a formal blessing. . I looked up with interest at the head that had been touched by Washington, and then found myself perplexed at Mr. Irving's word that I should not see the spot on which the general's band bad rested. . t- - "I spoke to my father afterward about the incident, nnd he said, "Why. you stupid, don't you know that Mr. Irving wears a wigr " EMPEROR PENGUINS. Very Ceremonious They Are : witn Their Bows and Bpeeohes. i In Sir Ernest Sbackleton's "TbS Heart of the Antarctic" there is a chapter by James Murray, tbe biolc gist of the expedition, on those queer creatures, the pengulus. :ihe ronow Ing is an extract: ; ' 1 '' -'A M Their resemblance to human oemgs is always noticed. This Is partly due to their hnhlt of walking erect. Dut there are truly a great many human traits about them. They are the civ ilized natives of these regions. ' Emperor penguins are very cere monious In meeting other Emperors or men or dogs. They come up to a par ty of strangers in a straggling pro fession, some big, important, alder- manic fellow leading. At a respectrui distance from the man or dog they halt, the old male waddles np and bows gravely till his beak almost touches his breast : Keeping bis bead bowed, be makes a long speech in a muttering manner, short sounds fol lowing In groups of four or Ave. HaV' Ing finished the speech, the bead Is still kept bowed a few seconds for po liteness' suke. then it Is raised, and he looks in your face to see If you have understood. If you have not compre hended, ns is usually tbe case, be tries again. He Is very patient with your stupidltyt ' "Their most solemn ceremonies were used toward the dogs, and three old fellows have been seen calmly bowing and speaking simultaneously to a dog, which, for its part, was yelping and straining nt its chain In the effort to get at them." OFFICERS W B.SHAFFErl President, W. S. FEROUSON, Vice-President, F. 8.. JLeGROW, Cashier. R. F. CANNON, Ass'L Cashier i j DIRECTORS W B. SHAFFER. H. KOEPKE, W S. FERGUBON M. L. WATIS, F. 8. UGBOW, v ' Passing of Old Houses. Riders and walkers through tbe New England countryside and villages learn to look for tbe venerable bouses, many of them centenarians twice over, which not only distinguish this region, but fit Into Its landscapes with a suitability which newer buildings somehow lack. As this Interest grows the observer be gins to notice that they are all too rap idly disappearing to give place to mod ern houses which are certainly no im provement in workmanship and archi tectural design, and not necessarily su perior In comfort and convenience If the old bouses are properly bandied. In losing these ancient buildings we are losing not only parcels of history. Wo ore losing quite as much a dlgnl' fled and fitting style of domestic arch! tecture which Is all the more effective by being severely plain. Boston Trans cript. Cooling. Water Without Using Ice. To cool water without using lee get a slender glass test tube from any drug store. Half fill It with nitrate of am nonla stilts, fill up with water, cork tightly. Shake till the salt is dissolved. Be careful to wipe the outside pf tne tube dry In order thut all traces ot the nitrate may be removed. Place tnia tube Into u glass ot wnter and agitate as you would a spoon. The water is rapidly chilled. Tho nitrate of am monia salts can be bought at any drug store. This Is a far better way or cool ing water than putting ice iu It New York World. "' Wo uce to creditors. the County Court of tbe State ot Oregon for Umatilla Coonty. the Matter of tbe Estate ot Louis iiaBrasobe, Deceased. Notice is berety given to all persons bom it may oonoern, tbat W. s. Ferguson bas qualified as administra tor of tbe estate of Louis LaBraaohe, deceased, and all persons having claims against tbe estate are required to present them with proper vouobeis as required by law, to aaia exeoalor at bis oifioe in Athena, Ore., or to bis attorney, Homer I. Watts, bis law office in Atbena, Ore., witbin six months from tbe fliat pub-; lioation of this notice. Dated this tbs 10th day of Jnly. 1914. Homer L Watts, W. 8. Ferguson, Attorney. Administrator. 1 S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls both night and day. Oa lliDromptlr anewered. Offlee on Thlro Btret, Athena Oregor The Provencal Tongue. Mistral, the groat Provencal poet has been likened to Robert Burns for tbe work be did. But Burns' task was child's play compared with Mistral's. The Scottish poet found bis language fully grown and completely alive; Mis tral bad to create bis means ot ex pression. Provencal bad lost every resemblance to a literary tongue, and the new poet-patriot had to mold It afresh, to recreate and to build up oo the ruins left by the vineyard and the farm. "Our Provencal," said Mistral, "was a country lass, ragged and wild. She Is now a wonderfully beautiful creature, but it is doubtful whether all tbe genius ot Mistral can keep ber alive. The educational reformer in France does not like such Irregular beauty. Chicago News. The 8waetaat Days. After all, I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but Just those that brine, simple little pleasures, fol lowing oue another softly, like pearls slipping ott a strlng.-L. M. Montgom ery. .',' ; ' J ' ' ' ' .' " Professional Training,. "Oh. Johnnie, can't I ever teach yon to put things away!"" "But mother. I'm practicing to be salesman, not u stock clerks-Cleveland Plain Dealer. ., ( , it i t. f m M' ; ' ATien men are rightly occupied their amusement grown out of their work, as the color petals on) of a fruitful flower-John Rnskln. Newspaper Reporters. I have always had great sympathy for newspaper reporters a class men generally about equally feared and criticised. During a large part ot my life since my graduation I have been brought in constant contact with the men of this profession. Only on rare occasions have I suffered at their hands serious Injustice, due either to deliberate Intent or to cross misunder standing. I have generally found them courteous and considerate, honestly de sirous of getting the truth and of re porting It accurately. Abbott's "Rem iniscences" In Outlook. : . . Regret . Regret Is a dangerous thing. You let s little one no bigger than a mus tard seed Into your heart, and before you know It you've batched out whole brood. Everything Is woven Into a pntteru of the whole, and the Lord knew the figure be had In mind. -Ellen Glasgow. ' 8he Bolted. "What did yorr wife say when she saw you dauce throe times with that pretty young woman r "Nothing. She Just bolted tbe par- ty."-Detrolt Free Press Tha Single Thought Stella Were yon tw-o souls witb but a single thought Itelhl-That wn Just the trouble; he wanted to stay single. ;New Yol k Sun. Proverb. flRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every tAccornmdation consistent with sound Banking. Professional . DR. A. B. STONE, Physician and Surgeon. Offioe in Post Building. Phone. S01 DR. J. W. WELCH , Dentist '' Athena, Oregon Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m. PETERSON & WSHOP Attorneys-at-Law Freewater, Oregon - Pendleton, Oregon ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. AMERICAN BEAUTY FLOUR Is trade in Athena, by- Athena labor, in one ot the very beat j equipped nuHs in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem. j wheat grown anywhere. Patronise home induatiy. Your grocer sella the bmous American Beauty Flour for ) ' $1.35 Per Sack Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. DR. E. B. OSBORN Veterinary Surgeon It Dentist Graduate McKUllp Vetlnary college Offices: Oommer'.cil able and Halts D rug . -tor . raoae Mam &, or it TOURTELLOTTE & HUMMEL Architects R. W. HATCH, Manager Deapain Building, : Pendleton, Oregon. C. L RUDE, LIVESTOCK and Genera AUCTIONEER Satisfaction Guaranteed Reference First National Bank of Athena Leave Orders with F. S. Le Grow, or phone Main 362, Pendleton Ore. Residence, 501 Pine Street. ii i ,.-. 0 i 1 ' cA J. Parker t-Tery thin First ' CImh - Ho d rn and Up-to-date SOUTH STREET SIDE MAIN ATHENA Come In The Water's Fine At leach the ',V; ST. NICHOLS HOTEL 4. E. FEOOME, pbop. f Only First-class Hotel in , the City. ".'", THE ST. HICKOLS th only on. that can aeoommodau oommareial travelers- ' Iff C-nbeieoomeoded tor lu elean ana well Tent lie ted room- ,'; f COB. MAIM AHBT-IB, ATHBM-.Or. g teeeeeeeeeeeeeeee D YEARS' EHCC Baking Ml I i L-yr "ft3 -wder v. T .xsasimax hik. flakes the food more delicious and wholesome rWfswA n tovi utme ffmntn eo,. nvw vooh. t i.-i . . iA TeC RBARKSi DCBION 'rtaief Cosyriohts c AnTOoe mit nd arrllm SnleklT wwwiii oiir oiMnkm free helhr n li.Trnli.m .riTb.lilr Mlfiit-" ' Oraiimuni. IK.niiTUrtlrf""l"l-- HAhutlOWI PMU ta-rit. -UtH-Hl -GhATSiU 1 Scientific Jlrf.erlcax AtHHimwu'lrlll""1 -1T. I-rwrt r. mlton of uny rWntiOo kurB !. Tnnni. S. a yi,r: tour morula, L" SoMbTell iwilr. E"UXHCo.""hK8wYor:j yitr-a-i DOM. -are-, tras-laaiuv D. U. Worth . Queen of all Northwest Summer Resorts. 'The O.-W. R. & N. ' sells round-trip tickets at low fares with liberal privileges, Every Day ' For full particulars aak J. R. Mathers, Agent, - O.-W. R. & N., cAthena, Oregon. blithe Linfuftroftha hhsthw$pTm&atmew$t 1kW.KZrr t--4H f NOtiAMMOCKING NOtiUMMOGK-KG NO SAGGING u -r-rs-j-r-i-r-f-r NO BAGGING NO DRAGGING NO PITCHING tM$jlrK"Ded Springs at MILlER'S FURNITURE STORE;