The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-15


mons Liver Regulator.
Liluokalani is certainly a re-
markable woman. She is allow
ing the men to do all Of her talk
ing.
Forty pieces Of a mangled sheep
herder were picked up at Rose
Fork, Idaho. He was stealing a
ride on freight while drunk. 4
M. B. Hanford, better known
as Major left this week on "a
visit to Galway, New York, whefe
he expects to spend the winter.
u Frank Jackson left the first bf
the week on visit to Tennessee.
He expects to return by way bf
San Francisco, and take in the
m;dwinter fair.
Lo, the poor Indian, rain or
shine, may be seen upon our
streets idly passing the, time awayf
He lives happily, and in his CASE
where ignorance is bliss It's folly
to be wise.
John Gillis and John Frasier
left last Sunday for an extended
visit to their old homes in Prince
Edward Island. The Press will
keep them informed as to what
goes on in Athena.
The Portland Oregonian: says,
"the live town will have. a live pa
per-" fit has any thing worth.
the attention of the outside world,
and wants it told where it will do
the most good, it will put its trust
in the home paper and the home
| paper will do the business.
yellow fir, such as grows in pro-
fusion in Oregon, is being tried in
1 Paris for. street paving. Before
being laid, it is treated with a pre-
paration Of creosote, which is OBJ
tanned from the pyroligneous acid
and tarry matter distilled from
| the sawdust of the wood
| The Pomeroy Independent
is moved to say, eff Christ
were to put in an appear
ance in this county He would be
crucified in twenty-four hours for
an impostor in any place He might
visit. Think of this statement
those Of you who claim to have a
monopoly Of saving souls"
Heppner Record; ]. w. Waugh
an and DR.. Carlisle we're in the
city yesterday from Lexington
The DR.. is a recent arrival from
Athena where he carried on sue
cessful practice for a number oi
years. He has located at Lexing.
, ton. I
Salem Statesman: Superinten'
dent e. b. McElroy has beer
notified by Dir. Lewis, superinten
dent OF the Oregon state commits
sion at the late worlds fair, tina
! four prizes have been won by th'
Oregon state school exhibit fo
points Of superior excellency unde
,, the following heads: State an;
county department Of public in
struction; primary and inter
Z mediate public schools, graded ant
| ungraded; 3-one prize to tn
. Willamette university exhibit.
There is no poetry in rain.
weather, with clouds hanging lov
on the atmosphere. Not the leas
S enthusiasm may be expected from
4 these conditions, but only a feelin
s Of dependency. Italian tints OF
It landscapes, clear atmosphere an
e summer breezes to fan the cheek o
IS the beauty are the great incentive
to romance and picture painting
These have not been daily occur
I ences in The Dalles for,some tins
W and therefore the people are dis
2 couraged. Times Mountaineer.
a They tell this about a miner i
is the Greenhorn country: A preach
d er travelling on the trail encour
It tered an old Irishman turning
NJ windlass which hauled up ore OF
Of a shaft. His hat was off an
;. the sun poured down on his III
1 protected head. Don't you kno
y the sun will injure your brain
9 you expose it in that mannerf
v said the preacher. The Irishma
fs wiped his forehead and looked /
r his royal nibs. "Do you think 7
Is be dom this all day if had an
brains7" he returned, and the
r gave the handles another turn.
T Mr.. Lewis says Oregon has oil
y tanned rs medals at the world
g fair, ranking third among Il
70 states. Seventeen were in hor
= iculture, being for apples. peache
!, cherries, singly and collectiyel
8 collections Of nuts, dried Orege
prunes, German and Hungaria
! prunes; % in agriculture, herct
Il fore given, ~ in fisheries, TO-
/. mining, 2 in forestry, 4 in educ
!. tion, 3 and perhaps 5 in the VI
7. mans department, 2 for herbariur
h This figures up 81.
= Times Mountaineer; 10 pjess.
! the advantages presented by Il
. midwinter fair in Son Francis,