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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
And tho winds Blew.

Though winds blew great guns, still he'd whis-
tie and sing,
Says the poet. But it is often difficult
to keep up the courage and good spirits
that way when signboards are flying,
roofs are becoming animated. trees are
giving up their precious branches and
electric wires become delusion and q
snare to pedestrians.
The violent and destructive wind
storms Of recent date in various sections
Of the country are unwelcome disturb
ances. The ultimate cause Of the wind
is to be found in differences Of atmos-
pheric diversity produced by the sun In
It's unequal heating Of different localities.
But atmospheric circulation is as neces-
sary TO healthas sunshine or rain. Aswe
cannot prsvsnt IL if we would, and we
would net If we could, let Us be as phil
osophical as may be while keeping build
ings and signboards as secure as possi-
BILE. Probably the worst Of the wind
season is past unless abnormal weather
should continue, which Is unlikely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
Advantages of College Training.

Most of our magazine writers state
the truth and nothing but the truth, but
they do not state the whole truth. The
Forum for June supplies an example Of
this in an article by Professor Charles F.
Thwing on the proportion of college bred
men among those of sufficient distinc-
ton to appear in a well known cyclo-
pedia of biography. He finds that Of
the Is, 142 men named in the book, 5,876
are college men, or slightly more than
one-third. This he considers exceeding
ly significant, but it is more apparent
than real. As well claim that colleges
make religious men because such large
proportion are clergynen.
That our colleges are the mothers of
great men goes without saying. Fools
cannot go to college If they would, and
stupid dolts without talent or ambition
would not if they could. Many college
bred men would have achieved success
without this training. Perhaps more
than few would have arisen to greater
distinction if they had never seen the in
side of college building.
To deny that o college training is a
benefit to young man is pernicious
nonsense. But the question to consider
is whether it pays for the time and ex-
pense. College training does not create
poets, but 1t sweetens the poets song.
1t does not make great writers or artists
or inventors, but it teaches them how to
use the greatness that is and was within
lit gives them new birth and new
life.
Whether it pays bright young man
to spend four Of the best years of his life
in college to possess that which today
is often a drug in themarket. or whether
he had best devote four years to q course
of self instruction outside college, is a
question he can best decide for himself.
But he should not forget that it is q
pretty good experiment to take chance
rpon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
CLEAN Un.

Summer is here. Now clean up. Do
not delay another day. Begin with the
cellar. See that there is no decaying
vegetation In it and that it Is well ven
tilated. Coat the walls with whitewash
and cast out the cobwebs from the cor
ners.
Rugs are cheaper, cleaner, healthier
and more easily aired than carpets. Air
the closets and pack away the winter
clothes; you will not need them again
this season. Keep the garret windows
open the season through.
Burn up the kitchen scraps If they are
not fed to animals. Beware Of those in
struments of death, foul sewers The
hot season is one of rapid growth, ma
turity and decay in tho vegetable king
dom.
Attention to these facts may save you
i'll health or premature death verbum
sap.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
CRYING For Funds.

The great seats of learning in the
country are again crying for further en-
dowments. Considering the amount of
money that has been poured into the
treasures of the more popular institu-
tions Hike Harvard and Yale during the
past decade, this may seem little singu-
lar, but tits not. First class colleges now
require hundreds Of professors, and they
are paid better than formerly. Then the
investment Of college funds must be alb
solutely safe, and the income so secured
is derived from a low rate of interest.
In fact. higher education has become
almost universally eleemosynary. We
question, however, whether it has any
stronger claims upon people Of wealth
than the primary education of the young.
So long as there is child in the land
that cannot attend school owing to pow
erty, the rich can be excused from en-
dowing universities.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
NUMBER AZ
a New york Hcral,l EditoriaI.

The story that the New York Herald
property is to be turned into stock
company and capitalized at 50 ZOO. 900
was q ridiculous one. The Herald Is
worth five times $4,000, 900. It seems
that the absurd report was started by
Reuters news agency, and an editorial
In The Herald the other day, evidently
inspired by Mr.. Bennett himself, states
that unless categorical denial of the re-
port be made legal proceedings for libel
will be instituted.
The editorial referred to is breezy
One--thatis to say, for The Herald, which
turns out rather dull editorial page as
arule. Mr.. Bennett says:
The Herald today Is at the height Of its pros
perity, and any syndicate having for its sole
object making money could easily earn per
cent on s20, ,0O00 900 by taking of extra expenses
for special cabling. reducing the extraordinary
salaries of $4,000. which some members OF The
Herald staff receive, cutting down also some
Of the $4,000 and $4,000 salaries and curtail-
ing many OF the 5000 salaries, besides numer-
GUS other economies that would at once be ef-
fected. supposing The Herald to be simply a
corporation like an ordinary railroad or fac
tory.
The present proprietor, II is true, has In view
the formation of g cooperative society, but
one for the sole benefit OF the members Of The
Herald staff, including the general manager,
city editor, news editor, night editor, all edi-
tors, correspondents reporters, artists, cashier
clerks, foremen press and composing rooms,
proofreaders, oompoaitors, printers, exchange
readers, shipping clerks, telegraph clerks, ad-
vertising clerks, messengers. porters, 1remen,
machinists-for they are all members OF Tho
Herald staff, are they notf-and not for any
stock jobbing or speculative purposes, as has
been done so often In England and America.
This cooperative society may be formed at
any moment by the proprietor Whenever hc
thinks proper
AS to the withdrawal Of Mr.. Benefits
name from the title page, 1t is intimated
that the name of the paper and its own
er are synonymous. AS to the names of
Messrs. Rowland, Reick and Hendersc 4,
the general manager, city editor !,
night editor respectively, Mr.. Bennett
says they were ''placed there by the pro-
prietor because he reserves the privilege
Of selecting his own executives and de-
sires credit to be given where credit is
due"
All Of which does credit to Mr., Benz
ness. Time WIS when be did not feel
that way--when he would allow no
ones name but that Of his own on the
title page. The man who does not change
his mind never corrects his mistakes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
WHY FARM VALUES HAVE DECLINED.
Our Bad Roads Prohibit Competition
with Foreign Producers.

with FOreign ffoUuccr6s
People must fully understand the me-
cessity for good roads before they will
become interested in engineering prob
iems. The question of the commercial
advantage of good roads, the relation Of
good roads to the price of wheat, must
be fully understood before people can be
interested In macadam. Railways have
within the last seven years reduced all
transportation charges by more than
bne-half Country roads have done
nothing along this line. Railroads have
been in the march Of civilization, coun-
try roads in the decline. The price of
wheat in the west has been relatively in
creased by the improvements in trans
portation facilities by rail and water.
Transportation facilities over country
roads have not been improved. The
farmer has been the sufferer.
The price of farming property in many
sections has declined. Certainly farming
property has not kept apace in its earn
ing capacity with other productive prop
critics. This is because transportation
facilities from the farms to the markets,
together with other marketing facilities
and farm methods generally, have not
progressed along with the rest Of the
world Furthermore, many sections Of
the wheat producing regions Of the world
are surrounded with and helped by good
roads,
In England we hear it said "that
through improvements of our roads
every branch of agricultural, CONNER
cial and manufacturing industries has
been materially benefited. Every article
| brought to market has diminished in
| price, and the number of horses has been
SO reduced that by these and other re-
trenchments e5, 100000 OF about $25, ,000,-
900 Is saved annually to the public. The
expense Of repairing roads and the wear
and tear of carriages and horses are mate
| rally diminished. Thousands Of acres
the produce of which was formerly
wasted in feeding unnecessary horses are
devoted to producing food for man. In
short, the public and private advantages
which result from effecting this great
object of the improvement of our high
ways and turnpike roads are incalcula-
BILE"
England and Wales are spending up
ward Of $20,000,000 annually in the
maintenance of roads. France proba-
bly, has the best system of roads in Eu-
rope today. There are more than 180,-
900 miles of smooth, dustless, hard,
clean roads, kept up by system which
never allows the slightest defect to ro-
main without attention. The sum Of
$19,0OO,0O0 is thus annually spent by the
French republic. The result Is increased
productiveness Of all farm lands -
wealthy land owning peasantry through
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
EASY writing.

Another SO called "true story" of the
conception of Buchanan Reads famous
poem, "Sheridan's Ride" is told since
the death Of James E. Murdoch. 1t is
evidently founded upon more or less Of
fact. Murdoch had engaged to recite
something at the great sanitary fair in
Cincinnati, and the day before he met
his friend Read at the Burnett House.
Standing at the newsstand, they saw q
picture Of Sheridan's dashing ride to
Winchester in one Of the illustrated pa
pers. Presently Read said, "Jim, do you
think you will have time to learn some
thing new to recite at the fair?'
Murdoch promised to try, and Read
ordered a pot of tea sent to his room,
and over it he wrote the stirring poem
now SO familiar to millions and found
in so many school readers, beginning:
"Up at the south at break of day,
Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay.''
He submitted it to Murdoch in few
hours, and the latter read 1t the next
night as he only could read it. When he
had recited the first stanza, the vast au-
dience remained silent, but at the next
there was whirlwind of applause that
settled the question of its popularity in
q popular assemblage.
Read might have written the poem in
few hours, as stated, but it was doubt
less done with the same limitations that
nearly always accompany similarly re-
ported feats of rapid composition. That
is to say, it was well outlined in his mind
before he saw Mr.. Murdoch.
Some one called upon Eugene Field
one day and said he heard that he was a
poet. EYES," said Mr.. Field, II some
times write verses. And, by the way,
am just about to write one now. Would
you like to seq meY' The man thought
he would, SO Mr.. Field immediately
dashed off a poem that he had been
months preparing and knew by heart.
He then sent it to the composing room as
IL it were common occurrence, and his
visitor left profoundly impressed with
the ease Of writing poetry.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
ACry For Freedom.

In her serncu at the meeting of the
worlds congress of representative wom-
en- at Chicago Rev. Annie Shaw said:
"All the women who have spoken at
these meetings have voiced theone cry
to be free" Very good. Bat 1t must
be admitted that they are getting their
freedom about as fast as reasonable
beings could expect. Surely the pre-
cept that st. Paul laid upon them is not
now regarded as an immutable principle.
At the meeting referred to IS pulpit
women sat ON one platform. Among
them were Revs. Mrs. Tupper Wilkes
and Mrs. Mary Stafford, Unitarians; Mrs.
Florence Kollock, Universalist Miss
Annie n. Shaw Of the Methodist church
at large; Miss Caroline J. Bartlett, pre-
siding minister of the meeting, also a
Unitarian minister; Mrs. Mary Moreland
and Miss Jeanette Olmstead, Congre-
gationalists; the colored evangelist, Mrs.
Amanda Smith. who short time ago re-
turned from missionary work in Africa;
the Rev. N. Armine Brighman Of the
Seventh Day Baptists; Mrs. Jane s.
Richards, Sarah N. Kimball, Isabella
Horn and Elmira S. Taylor of the Latter
Day Saints.
No better evidence than this is needed
to show that the sex has gotta pretty
good range Of the religious world. That
they have an equally clear range of the
moral and social world goes without say
ing. AS for the civil and political realm,
the reason why they have not occupied
it with the men Is chiefly because ma
jority of them does not wish to do so.
Concerning the business world, there
is nothing to restrain the free exercise of
their powers in 1t. They already do any
thing in the industries which their health
and strength will permit. True, they
have never cut much Of figure In the
fine arts and sciences, but this can be due
to no restraining influences at present,
even were it 30 in days gone by.
The womenf God bless 'eml They may
have the earth If they want it, But
looking at the question squarely, Rev.
Annie Shaw's cry for freedom Is just
q bit like taking Goals to Newcastle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
eating Something I.ika Il.

The following little experience, re-
Gently enjoyed by a well known tenor,
seems worthy of narration. Having
mislaid his copy of Hande's air, "Wher-
e'er You Walk" the artist in question
sent faithful but unmusical servant to
procure a copy Of the song. In due
course the messenger reappeared, bear
ing in place of the required piece GER
tain music hall ditty entitled, II Like a
Little Toddle Down Regent Street"-not
by Handel.
He had failed to secure the object Of
his guest and so, imagining that words
Of an ambulsnt tendency were the chief
desideratum, had picked out what he
thought to be ..the nearest thing The
story certainly seems to require grain
of salt for its due assimilation, but it
must be borne in mind that truth Is
stranger than fl ~. Sheffield Tele-
graph.
--.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
A RAINY DAY.

Il rains- What lady loves q rainy day2
Not she who puts prunella on her foot,
1ephyrs around her neck and silken socks
Upon graceful ank1e-nor she who
Sports her tasseled parasol along
The walks, beau crowded, on some sunny noon.
Or trips in muslin on a winters night
On cold sleighride to distant ball.
She loves rainy day who sweeps the hearth
And threads the busy needle, or applies
The scissors TO the torn or threadbare sleeve;
Who blesses God that she has fsieads and
home;
Who in the pelting Of the storm will think
OF some poor neighbor that she can befriend;
Who trims the lamp at night and reads aloud
70 young brother tales he loves to hear.
Or ventures cheerfully abroad to watch
The bedside Of some sick and suffering friend.
Administering that best of medicine
Kindness, tender care and cheering hope;
Such are not sad, cen on rainy day.
u. G. Brainard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
The Passion For the old.

It is a rather interesting fact that many
devices and contrivances that have been
ousted from the utilitarian field by the
march Of progress are now employed as
means Of amusement by persons who
have time to devote seriously to pleasure
seeking. Thus the spinning wheels of
our grandmothers are to be found con-
spicuously placed in the homes of such
of us as had grandmothers, and the hall
clock Of other days is seen in many
palatial home. Yet our women never
spin on the whtNls, and if we desire to
know the correct time we consult our
chronometers and not grandfather's
clock.
When our ancestors desired to go ON
long land journeys, they took passage on
fast 4-horse mail coach, albeit they
grumbled at the discomforts of the trip.
When they had to go by sea, they took
ship. Today the rich at great expense
maintain coaches as near duplicates Of
the old time 'mails" as possible for long
pleasure trips, and the sailing Of swift
yachts, long since left behind by steam
in the domain of usefulness, is the most
important and costly sport of the age.
Will it always be SO? When the devel-
opment of electrical science has been SO
perfected that we go from point to point
in swift airships, will clubs of wealthy
gentlemen be formed for the purpose Of
maintaining the ancient lines of rail that
the club members and their friends may
enjoy riding in the cid way behind the
snorting, putting iron horse? And will
the gentlemen of leisure of those future
days act as engine drivers as the coach
ing men Of today take the box and the
place of the professional coachmen Of
our grandfathers' time?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
claims pamages For Bad Roads.

Harvey NJ Sigafoos, a milhman resid-
ing near Carpenteryille, N. Y, while
driving on the public highways leading
to Phillipsburg recently had his arm
broken by the upsetting Of his wagon,
which he alleges was caused by the bad
condition Of the public road Mr.. Siga-
foos has employed ex-Judge Silas NJ.
Dewitt Of Phillipsburg to bring suit
against the Greenwich township authori-
ties for $1,000 damages. The suit win
be test case
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

By all means let errand boys and dis
trict messenger boys have bicycles. The
time they consume running errands and
delivering messages increases according
to the length of their service. A new
and inexperienced lad is usually treas
ure; the celerity with which he runs en-
rands is surprising. But when the new
is worn off, his feet seem to be made Of
lead. If the bicycle viii prevent expe-
rience from becoming positive detri-
ment, by all means let him have it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Marion Crawford, Henry James, Bret
Harte, Mrs. Burnett, Mark Twain,
Blanche Willis Howard, Constance Fem
more Woolson, Moncure D. Conway and
Poultney Bigelow are among the Aineri-
can authors who are more or less perma-
nently established abroad. There Is no
accounting for taste.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Love rules the camp, the court, the
grove" and the Salvation Army. That
Spokane warrior who killed a lassie be-
cause she rejected his suit, and then COM
mitted suicide, could not have chosen
more rugged road to death. albeit 1t was
q short cut.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Those who really need vacations win
not get them, and those who do not will
soon sojourn by the sea or mountain.
The Bible idea still exists: aTo him that
hath shall be given, and to him that hath
not shall be take6 away even that which
he hath"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Mrs. James G.. Blaine, Jr., is reported
to be engaged to her physician, but
brother Of the prospective groom denies
the allegation. Perhaps the young won-
an is merely getting ready to take the
stage again.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15
J.F. FORD, Evangelist.
Of Des Moines, Iowa, writes under date OF
March %, 1898:
8. B. Med. MFG. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon.

Dufur, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
Onarring homelast week, found
all well and anxiously awaiting.
Our little girl, eight and one-half
years old, who had wasted away to
80 pounds, is now we'll, strong and
vigorous, and we'll feshed up. s..
B. Cough Cure has done its work
well Both of the children like
it- Your S. b. Cough Cure has
euref fand kept away all hoarsness
from me. So give it to every one.
with greetings for all all. Wish
ing you prosperity, we are
Yours, Mr.. Il MRs. J. T. Ford.
II you wish to feel fresh and cheerful, and
eady for the Springs work. cleanse your
4ystem with the Headache and Liver Cure,
by taking two or three doses each week.
5ocents per bottle by all druggists.
Sold under a positive guarantee BY the
RiQueer Drug store.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

When New York hears that Chicago
is the greatest diamond market in the
world. il win feel worse than ever.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Stop the pressi An individual has been
found who says his wife can cook better
than his mother ever could.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

The people are always anxious to en-
joy good government, but they are often
unwilling to try to earn 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Mail closes for Pendleton, Portland and all
points east, except the Dakotas, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, at $50 p. m.
For Walla Walla, Spokane and North Paei-
nc points at tbs.
Mail arrives nom Pendleton, Portland and
the east at 7:45 a. m.
From Waila Walla, Spokane and North Pa
cific points at 6:l5 p. m.
Office hours-General delivery open from 8
O. m. to p. m. Sundays, 8 to III a. m. money
order window open from Ga. m. to p. m.
GEO. HANsELL. Postmaster.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

Pride makes q fool ridiculous, but It
sometimes prevents others from becom-
ing So
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

II you favor Chinese exclusion, you
are a SinophObist.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

If you don't see what you are looking
for at the Worlds fair. ask for it. 1t
IL probably there somewhere.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

You may pronounce the infanta's name
A-yuelah-lee-ah for short.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

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