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Celebrate July 4th In Athena COUSINS OF THE CRAB. Tho Little. Bugs You Oft.n Find Under Decayed Log. ICrery one lum seen I he cuiIoub little Hut gray creatures tliut scurry out of Bight when you lift it delayed log or a muss covered Htone In the woodH or near the tvuter. They ure the artna dlllldla, or lsopwls of the genus onl scoldoit. commonly culled the arma dillo, sow hug und pill hug. They are reully not hugs at nil, but crustaceans or dlstmit relatives of the crab, with gills provided with nlr tubes not unlike the nlr tulips through which Insects breathe nil over their body. A favorlto food of frogs, ton (Is and snla menders, the pill bug Itself subsists hugely on dccuylug vegctuble uinttor. and some believe It to be a useful scavenger. According to the Zoological Society Bulletin, the uume tirtundlllo wus glv eu It bccatiHO of Its liuhlt when dis turbed of rolling itself lip into a ball, as the inauiinnl of South Anierlcn docs, but the cruxtaceun Is shrewder than the Mammal, for, whercus the nriua dlllo never uncoils when It Is caught or frightened and therefore Its shell of ten serves ns Its own rousting pan In the ovens of riptntorlnl countries tho I 1 1 1 bug after rolling Itself up once or twice und discovering thut It is still In tho presence of danger will give up tho useless stratagem and try to uiuke off unnofced. aliiift or 'ine success u, me nun was enormous. The famous old "Fatl nltza" march Is still a not unfamiliar number lu the variety houses. It earn ed thousands, undoubtedly hundreds of thousands, of gulden for the publishers. When It hud gone ipilte n way upon its enreer Von Supiie wrote a polite letter to the publishers suggesting that, In view of the very small sum original ly paid him und the amount which the opera hud eurued for them, they might think that some further rewnrd was not undeserved by him. In a few dnys Von Suppe received an equally polite letter from the pub lishers thanking him for Ids letter, stating that they quite ugreed with his standpoint and further saying that the bearer brought with him a box of twenty-five choice cigars which the firm hoped Von Suppe would accept with their best compliments. Argonaut GOT A FURTHER REWARD. Von Suppe, Hit Opera "Fatlnltza" and Hia Lavish Publishers. Fran, von Huppt, famous ns an op eretta composer, whose "I'titlnltzu" la perhaps best known of nil Ills works, fared badly lu the lluuuchtl disposal of It. Crans, then a Vienna publisher, pur chased the piece before It had been "veduciMl, paying Von Sums' theeoulv- Selecting Your Broker. In the Woman's Home Companlou Uaruld Howland has nu article enti tled "The Woman Who Wants to In vcNt," In which hu suys: "A good broker Is as vaunble to the Intending Investor us u good doctor to the presumably tiiilntciitllng Invalid. The broker knows the business. lie Is sleep, d In tho fuels of (lie world of fiuunce. Ills judgment is trained by study and experience and observation. Uls advice Is worth having. I "Hut bo sure he is a good broker. I There uro i liurhitiius mid confidence men oven nuioiig stockbrokers, though the proportion is not nearly so high as the novelists of 'high tlnnucc' would I huve us believe, lie us careful lu pick ing out your broker as lu selecting I your lawyer or your doctor. Your chance of getting a good one If you are equally careful Is quite us good." Summer Tourist round-trip fares ro DENVER $60.00 OMAHA 65 00 KANSAS CITY .... 65.00 ST. PAUL 65 00 ST. PAUL, via Omaha . . 69.70 ST. LOUIS 76 .20 CHICAGO 77.50 DETROIT 88.50 WASHINGTON .... 113 50 NEW YORK 115.70 PHILADELPHIA .... 115.70 BOSTON 116.70 Roaulsr Sale Piter June 20 to SO, July 3, , and I-1 os .o il Saturdayi thfreslter to Sept. 29. SiMsri.d dates, privileges, iimlta, farea to other titles, routes, and arrange ments upon application. Union Pacific System POINTS OF INTEREST Veilrw! ono. Suit Lake, Denver, EBKt Kf lev-Mountain P-rk ami AilMKMHI Columliin Rrer Corn, AA for descriptive hon-tlee. J. It. Mathers Agent She Told Him. Ao Indianapolis wife look one of ber children to a throat specialist. The specialist looked into the Juvenile throat. "Tonsils poorly taken out," lie declared crisply. "Have lu be done over again " Then followed n brief explanation of tho reason why the offending tonsils should lie alien. Ic. I to ugitlu. "Who did this work':" asked lite doctor, his face ussumiug a keenly professional uir ns though he must know who had been thus derelict lu lilt profession. "You did." said the mother, with smile. And the doctor smiled too. tndluiiupolls News. Naw Light on an Old Subject. Some of the eugruvlngs found by For est Hunger Sullivan lu recently uncov ered ruins of New Mexico und Arlxona are said to lend a strong support to the claim of Chinese Chronicler Hul Sen. who lived lu the sixth century, that North America wus known to the CbllMM under the name of I'usaug or Fusil. It was sahl to be a continent lying tl.utKl miles to the east of Asia. He suld thut lire lludilhlst priests sail oil from China to Fusil, lauding lu what is now Mexico, where liny taught their religion to the natives and bui.l temples. Well Defined. The elass hi spelling wns asked in state the difference between "results" and "(sinseiptences ." One bright eyed little uilsa replied. "Results ore wliut yun expect and ron aoquciiieM nie what you get." Couu try tientleiuuu a FOREST FIRES. There Are Three Kind, of Which tha "Crown" Fire la the Worst There are three kinds of forest Urea the "surface lire," which merely runs In the leaves and ground litter; tbe "ground fire," that covers the under brush of tbe dense forests, and tbe "crown fire," the most dangerous and terrifying of all. A crown fire la usu ally caused when tbe ground or surface fire reaches the top of a ridge or knoll, and the Increased draft carries tbe blase up the trunks of the trees to tbe tops of tbe "crowns." It Is the crown fires which bare made the great forest fires of history. Surrounding the burning area by a trench from which everything down to tbe mineral soil has been removed Is the only kind of fir line which will stop a ground tire, and It will often stop a surface fire. For surface fire "whip ping" or using brush branches or water soaked sacking to whip tbe burning leaves at tbe edge of tbe fire back into tbe burned area Is most effective. Sand as well as water Is valuable in fighting this kind of lire too. There Is only one way to light a :rown Ore that Is, by "backfiring" fighting Hre wltb fire. This method Is extremely dangerous, consisting of set ting a counter fire far enough from tbe main body of the "t-iglnal fire so that all Inflammable material will be burn ed by the time tbe Ure reaches that point, and tbe fire will die from lack of material to feed on. The backfire Is set far enough from tbe main fire to escape tbe draft which Is fanning the blaze. New York Times. THEY WERE ALL INSANE. Even the Expert Wltnasa Himself Muat Have Been Pretty Mad. Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton, In his 'Ilecollectlons of an Alienist," relates the following Incident which occurred In an Italian murder trial lu which be appeared for tbe state: The defense was based on the shape of tbe murderer's head, and much tes timony had been given by an anthro pologist and craulologlst In regard to the shortness of tbe bead of tbe man on trial. So Improbable wns the testimony of the head "expert" that Dr. Hamilton, during tbe noon recess, went to a bat ter and secured several conformateur tracings, which be gavo to tbe district attorney. "Doctor, extreme length of tbe head Is also a stlgmn of Insanity, la It not?" asked the district attorney. The quack assented. The district attorney showed him the tracings and asked his opinion of them. The fellow examined them and declared thut the persons from whom they were taken were undoubtedly to sane. "Well," said bis merciless cross ex examlner, "would it surprise you to know that the first series were taken from the heads of William II. Vnudcr bllt und his sons and that the last Is from the head of his honor the Judge who presides In this case?" It goes without saying that the wit ness' "expert" testimony was prompt ly ruled out BAD HABITS OF POSTURE. They Lead to Deformity and Chronic Diaaaae if Not Corrected. The significance of the postures habi tually assumed by Individuals Is the subject of serious consideration by physicians ut present. Kilraustlve In vest leal Ions seem to Indicate pretty conclusively Hint bud postures, such as stooping shoulders, contracted chests or protrudeirubdomcns, are not merely the result of careless habits In the individual, hut are due to some slight physical deformity which should be corrected, (iencrally speaking, persons who have bail posture habits ure not very robust. Every one has observed that persons who are fatlguetl drop Into bud pos tures temporarily, and there are ninny examples of unusually robust persons with whom bad posture Is chronic. Nevertheless, tendency to bail posture undoubtedly adds to the trend toward weakness und chronic disease, partic ularly In individuals who are not nat urally rugged. Tho robust child or tbe adult who takes an adequate amount of recrea tion from work does not usually fall Into had habits In sitting or standing; In fuct, he Is able to combat the condi tion of study ami work which make for bail posture. The less robust child and the overworked or too sedentary adult, on the other hind, are obliged to make persistent efforts to nvold bntl posture habits. Anil, nlthougli these habits may have no very detrimental effect iiMn the general health during childhood, they uro likely to result In chronic diseases later In life as a result of Hie anatomical deformities pro duced. Exchange. Platinum In Coins. The only instance lu which platinum has been used for coins was by the Russian government between the years 1828 and 18l.". when they made pieces of 3. 0 and 12 rubles. Coins and medals have lieeu struck In this metal by other governments simply for commemorative or exierlmental pur poses, but never for circulation, HKe tho case of the Russian government I'p to within fairly recent years coun terfeits of gold coins have lieen made of platinum nud then gilded. That wns only when the price of platinum was about half that of gold. Nervous Systems. In man and all of the higher animals the nervous system centers In the brain, and life Is dependent upon the condition of the brain, so that the slightest Injury to It means death or derangement of faculties ltllt III the nse of (he worm and other creatures of tho lower kind the nervous tissues are distributed over the body and do not center In the head, so thut a worm may be cut in half and still live. Speak to the Horn. The human voice has more or less marked influence on all animals. In managing horses especially the voice Is of the greatest use. It should be quiet ami, I hough confident and mas terful, not loud and Isilsterous, No one should ever touch a horse without at tbe same time speaking to it A Stump Jump Plow, In western Australia they nse a spe cial type of plow called the "stump Jump." on account of the fact that near ly all the areas susceptible of cultiva tion In that region ore heavily wooded, and the land cannot he cleared of stumps and roots because of the dearth and high cost of labor. The stump Jump plow, which Is the invention of an Australian, Is so made that It will roll over stumps' and other obstruc tions lying on the ground. Gardening. The way to keep up the Interest In gardening Is not to do the same tblng year after year. That Is monotonous. Try the new fruits, vegetables and flowers. Hold to the old, tried and true for mainstays, If desired, until the new prove that tbey are what is wanted to entirely displace older varieties. New York Sun. Sizes. "I wish a ton of coal, please." "Yes, madam. What size?" "Dear me. I didn't know coal came In sizes. I wear a No. 3 shoe and a No. il glove."-Ixmisville Courier-Journal. $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there ts at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all Its stages and that la catarrh. Catarrh being greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Mali's Catarrh Medicine is taken Internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the con stltutlon And aaalstlng nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 75c. Land for Sale. r20 acres, one and one half miles from Condon, 480 In crop, receive dnef half delivered at the Elevator, all fenced and crossed fenced, well im proved as to buildings, new barn CO by 64 ready to construct and good water supply. Price $31,01)0, $12,000 cash, balance reasonable terms. If interest ed in wheat, stock or mixed ranches in Oregon, Washington, California or Montana, let us hear from you. Condon Realty Co., Condon, Ore., Box 24. Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of William H. Wood, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons whom it may concern that Arnold Wood has been appointed administrator of the estate of William H. Wood, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them with vouchers as required by law to the said administrator at his residence eight miles Southeast of Adams in Umatilla County, Oregon, or at the law office of Will M. Peterson in the Smith Crawford Building, at Pendleton, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first publication of this no tice. Dated this 39th day of June, A. D. 1017. Arnold Wood, Administrator. Will M. Peterson, Attorney for Administrator. S. K. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON Special attention given to all calls both night and day. etr-el. Athena Oregor Dr. J. C. Baddeley VETERINARY SURGEON LaBrasche Ranch Athena DR. G. S. NEWSOM. Physician and Surgeon. Office Corner 4 th & Adams Sts. D. Scott Fisher CONTRACTOR & BUILDER Residence and Shop, Adams and 4th Sts Athena CROUP & LASH Dentists In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes day, other days of week in Walla Walla, 2nd and Main, over Third National Bank Dr. E W. Croup - Dr. C. H. Lash Notice of Sheriff's Sale Under Execution Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an execution issued out of the Cir cuit Court, State of Oregon for Uma tilla County, end to redirected and de livered, upon the judgment and decree rendered and entered in said Court on 1 the nth. dayjof June 1917, in favor of The Farmers Bank of Weston, a Cor poration as Plaintiff and against F. G. Lucas as Defendant, for the sum of t" 114.00 with interest-thereon at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from Dec. 39 1918, the further sum of (76.00 attorney's fees, and for 131.70 coat and disbursements, which said decree, judgment, and order of sale has been docketed and enrolled in the office of the Clerk of said Circuit Court, and whereas by said judgement, decree and order of sale it was directed that the following described personal property in Umatilla County, Oregon, to-wit: The Northeast Quarter of the South west Quarter and the South-half of the Southeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Six (B) Township Three () North of Range Thirty seven (87) E. W. M, and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, all in Umatilla County, Ore gon, be sold by the Sheriff of Umatilla County, Oregon, to satisfy said judg ment and all costs; I WILL ON THE 23rd. Day of July A. D. 1917 at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, sell the right, title and interest the said F. G. Lucas had in and to the above described property on the 23rd. day of December A. D. 1918 or since then has acquired, at public auction to the high est bidder for cash in hand, the proceeds to be applied in satisfaction of said execution and all costs. Dated this the 1 9th. day of June A. D. 1917 T. D. Taylor, Sheriff. By A. C. Funk, Deputy. Before the Public Service Commission of Oregon. In the matter of prescribing and fixing standards for grain, hay and other agricultural products and the pro mulgation of rules and regulations concerning the handling, weighing, inspecting and storage of grain, hay and other agricultural products and the management of public and ter minal warehouses. NOTICE. To all Interested Parties: Please take notice that, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 833 of the General Laws of Oregon for the year 1917, public hearings will be held for the purpose of establishing standard grades for grain, hay and other agri cultural products and the promulgation of rules and regulations concerning the handling, weighing, inspecting and storage thereof at the following times and places, to wit: June 18, 1917, at 212 Court House, Portland, Oregon, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. June 19, 1917 Tacoma, Washington. June 30, 1017 Spokane, Washington. June 21, 1917 at the County Court House at Pendleton, Oregon, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock a. m. These public hearings will be con ducted jointly by the Public Service Commission of Washington and the Public Service Commission of Oregon, and all interested parties are urged to be present and give such testimony or advance such information as may be deemed pertinent to the inquiry. Oth Dated at Salem, Oregon this day of June, 1917. . By order of the Commission, SEAL L. D. Leedy, Assistant Secretary. No. 4516. REPORT OF THE CONDITION of tha First National Bank, at Athena, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business on June 20th, 1917. RESOURCES. Loana and Discounts, except those shown on b and c 668 623 45 Total loans 666 623 43 666 623 45 U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) 12 500 oo Total U. S. Bonds 12 500 oo Payment on account subscription for Liberty Loan Bonds 1 000 oo Other bonda to secure postal savings 970 oo Securities other than 0 3 bonds (not including stocks I owned un pledged , 4 148 15 Total bonds, securities, etc 5 lift i5 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription) 3 000 oo Value of banking house (if unencumbered) , .$ 9 000. . . . Equity in banking house 9 000 oo Furniture and natures 1 000 oo Net am't due from ap'vd rea'v agl'a in N. Y. Chicago St. Louis,$ 83 854 76 Net am't due from ap'vd reserve agents in other reserve cities 127 511 94 211 366 70 Net am't due trom banks and bankers (other than included in 13 cr 21 ). . 3 956 66 Outside checks and other cash Items, 556 23 Fractional currency, rltcklea and cents 162 65 7 18 88 Notea of other national banks 260 oo Federal Reserve Notes t 700 oo Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank. 145 437 96 625 oo Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due f.om U. S. Treasurer. Total...'. $1062 306 tiO LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in S 50 000 oo Surplus fund 50 000 oo Undivided profits $15 138 26 Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid .... 9 429 95 5 70S 31 Circulating notea outstanding 12 500 oo Net amount due to banks and banker other than included in 30 or 31) 592 42 Dividends unpaid s 760 oo Individual deposits subject to check 739 630 71 Cert's of deposit due in less than 30 days 202 720 78 Total demand deposita aubject to Reserve, Items 34, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 $942 351 49 Postal Savings deposita 394 58 Total of U. S. deposita not aublect t J Reaerve 394 58 Total $1 062 306 60 FISK" on your tire is a guar antee that you have the greatest dollar-for-dollar value that it is possible to buy. When you pay more than Fisk prices you pay for something that doesn't exist. Fisk Tires For Sale By Athena Garage PHONE 352 1 iiininotmiiioiiniinnmatinoin lORD Service Station Complete line of Ford Parts and Accessories. AH Ford work regulated hy tha Ford Motor Co's Bulletin of Universal Prices. Gas. Oil. Air-Mobilnil and Zerolene are right grades for your Motor. Racine, Goodrich and U. S. Tires and Tubes. All sizes. We buy old Rubber, Brass and Aluminum BURKE S SON GARAGE Mtmmmmmmmmmm MllHIMi,! CORNER MAIN AND SECOND STS.-, 4IHENA ORE" KIIHtllllllllllllMHIIIIlim iiiiiiniiii State of Oregon, County of Umatilla, sat I. F. S. Leg row, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to th: best ot my knowledge and belief. F, S. LeGrow, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me tbis 28th day of June, 1917. B. B. RICHARDS. Notary Public for Oregon. My commission expires Mar. 5, 1921. Correct Attest: W. S. Ferguson, H. Koepke, M. L. Watts, Directors. THE PARKER BARBER SHOP A. J. Parker, Proprietor Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing. Bath Rooms In Connection, St. Nichols note! Block - - - Athena, Oreg.