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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

SOME recent vital stats tics to
New England show that about one
half of the people Of that section
live in cities and towns of over TO-
600 population. In the urban half
the annual marriage rate is given
as 21 in 1000, the birth rate so, and
the death rate 81; in the rural
group the marriage rate is sixteen
in 1000, the birth rate 20 and the
death rate 10. It is also shown
that people of the first class are
much more likely to die of diph-
liberia, typhoid fever, cholera in
fantum, bronchitis and consump-
ton than those in the country,
while those of the latter are more
exposed to mortality from pneum-
onia than the urban population.
The average annual rate of mortal-
ity in the rural district is only "a,
as compared to LOG in the cities.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

AS rule, vital statistics corrobor-
ate few OF the theories of mankind
in general upon the topics of which
they treat, and those above present.
ed are no exception-except, per-
haps, as they attest the larger
death rate of the cities ard the
larger birth rate, in proI f'i'n y to
the marriages, Of the rus COM
munities.,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

THE carnival OF crime record in
each issue of the daily papers is a
sad commentary on the boasted
civilization of the 10Th century.
crimes are daily perpetrated that
would make the blush of shame
burn the cheeks Of the barbarous
and untutored cannibal, and that,
too, in the land of churches.
Whittier are we drifting?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

THERE is no denying the fact by
any fair, honest man, regardless Of
his political or religious proclivit-
les the everyday evidence of
returning prosperity all over this
broad land is the soulest grape our
Republican friends have had to
swallow for many day, and it al
most chokes them when they at
tempt to deny it. AS rule when
a fellows occupation becomes ex-
tinct he grows desperate and the
present is no exception.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

THIS week we publish a couple
of communications from parties in
the east. They are from the single
tax standpoint, and are published
merely to show in what light the
single tax theorists of the east re-
gard their proposed system of
taxation would have in the up.
building of factories, and other in
dustries in the west.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06
500 Reward. sIoo.

The readers ofthis paper will be pleased Ia
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 70 cure in all its
stages and that Is Catarrh. Halls Cattarrh
cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity, Cattarrh being a con-
stitutional disease requires constitutional
treatment. Halls cattarrh cure Is taken in-
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. thereby des-
troying the foundation OF the disease and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The prOprietors have 80 much faith
IN IT'S curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that Ii lails TO
cure. Send for Testimonials.
Address, +. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o
~ Sold by AL Druggists, TSc.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06
ENcouRAelNe ENrERpRlsE.
A Boston Mans Theory of the Single
Tax,

Tax.
BosToN, Sept. 2, 1895.-[To the
Editor. lin a recent issue it was
stated that a representative of a
Chicago syndicate would make a
tour Of Eastern Oregon with the aim
of securing a locality for a beet
sug factory, and the fertility of
the sJil for beets was shown to Be
exec lent.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if it is decided
to locate in your vicinity, the syn
dicate will first be compelled to ac-
cept the demands of land specula-
tors, for beets cannot be grown, or
factories erected without the use of
land. Then after land has been
purchased, and cleaned, fences
constructed, and a factory erected,
the assessor comes along and levies
a fine in the shape of taxes on the
syndicate, for the enterprise in do
ing that which will be Of great ad-
vantage to the people who labor in
the factory, and those who cultivate
land and grow beets. Surely this
is not the way to encourage indus
tries to locate in Oregon, or any,
where else. If the people in Ore
gon desire to encourage the estab-
fishing of industries in that mag
nifcent state, let them insist on
having laws passed that will ex-
empt from taxation on all buildings
aud improvements on land-in
fact all products of labor. That
would encourage enterprising man
ufactories to locate in Oregon.
But it the labor products are ex-
empted from taxation where is the
necessary revenue to come from to
defray the expenses Of state and
local government? By taxing in.
to state and local treasures the
rent of land, or land values. And
the value Of land being due to
growth of population and the in
dustry, it is perfectly just that the
value which the community in
their collective capacity create
should be taken to defray the cost
of governments, for the necessity
Of government and the value Of
land are both the result of popula-
tion, and the revenue of ground
rent from the one should be used
to pay the cost of the other. When
ever ground rent is thus taken for
the support of government no in
ducement will remain for holding
land without using it. Land spec
ulation will cease, and all those
forms Of unused natural opportun-
tiles embraced under the general
term of land will be opened to lab
or and capital. Everybody need
not take to farming, but with un-
used agricultural, mining and
building lands accessible to those
willing to put to use, there would
be no lack of employment and on
fines on industry, thrift and enter
prise. W. L. CRosMAN.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land once at La Grande, oregon.

Land Ohice at La Grande, Oregon.
August IL, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to commute and make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof viii be made
before County Clerk OF Umatilla Co. ct PEN
dleton, Oregon on september 18th, 1896, viz:
JAMES II. GALLAHER.
I'D 564s, for the NE u Sec. 9 Tp4N Rss,E
w. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Bott Of Helix William Reeder, Of Athena
Archie McKinnon OF Adams, Clinton Mum
ford Of Pendleton.
Any person who desires to protest aga nst
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and re-
gulations Of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed win have an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses Of said
claimant, and to offer evidence In rebuttal Of
that submitted by claimant
BF WILSON,
Register
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
WorId'g Fair Hlghest Medal and Diploma.

We are acting as agents fol
Knapp, Burrell & Co., in this city
and any repairs for machinery OF
implements handled by them that
you want, can be procured by us
Also remember that you don't have
to chase out of town for repairing,
for our machine shop is still at the
old stand. Blacksmithing in all
its branches is done BY US.
If. THARP Bros.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

81 AM for sound money" shouted
republican orator. eyes," shout
ed an old straw-hatted American
on q back seat, "and you only want
to wait until European bosses tell
you what sound money is to do
their bidding" He about covered
the ground.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06
ATHENA, SEPTEMBER 6, 1895.
The homely maximum that thu

lHE n0mely maximum InaJ tne
'early bird catches the worm" has
been aptiy applied to the sales of
wheat this year in Eastern Oregon
and Washington, says the Port
land Oregonian. Farmers who
sold early have no cause to regret
their action, and so far nothing has
occurred to point to change. On
account Of heavy shipments and
offerings Of wheat from Russia and
India, European markets have as
sumed decided sluggish andweak
condition, and prospects which
few weeks ago were considered en-
couraging to our producers now
look rather gloomy, or at least ,un-
certain. There is evidence that
reserves" in Russia are larger than
had been estimated, and buyers
were not expecting such heavy sup
plies from that source.
Our local wheat markets which,
depends upon Europe for an
outlet, are accordingly depressed,
and buyers are inclined to operate
with caution. AS threshing pro-
crosses, crops in the Northwest are
generally resulting better than was
expected, many yields being re-
ported at thirty-fve and forty bush
els per acre, and even more. The
general quality of the crop is prob
ably equal, if not superior, to the
average Of last year, 1t is now es-
timated that the exportable sur
plus Of the territory tributary to
the Columbia river and Puget
sound will approximate rs per cent
Of last seasons shipments, when
there were dispatched from this port
los ships, and from Puget sound
so; in addition to which about 1885,
900 tons Of wheat were shipped to
San Francisco, making a total
movement, inclusive of flour, of
about 100000 bushels of wheat
for the year ending July 81, 1895.
Another interesting feature of
last years wheat business is that,
in addition to these shipments by
steamer to San francisco, about 80
large vessels were brought from
that place to load at Portland or
on Puget sound. 1t is not prob
able that SO large movement in
that direction can take place this
season, as there is practically no
disengaged tonnage at that port
available, and other sources Of sup
ply must be looked to for our re-
quirements in this respect, The
amount headed to our Northwest
ports at present is fair, but not ex-
cessive, and rates are steady at about
S5 shillings for ships near at hand,
Some movement of wheat is noted
from the interior, and the volume
of business is daily assuming larger
proportions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

THE size of the Press is dimin-
ished this week. This is only
temporary, however, as it is ex-
pected by the management to make
some notable improvements in the
course Of a month or six weeks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

THE DALLEs has a Democratic
daily now. The Times Mountain
eer has been sold to j. A. Douthitt,
formerly Of the Prineville Review,
who will hereafter conduct it as a
democratic newspaper.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

The Grande Ronde Agricultural
Society has the thanks Of the Pass
for complimentary tickets to the
fair which begins ON the 10th,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

THE Monthly Oregonian is be-
fore us, Its subscription rate is so
cents a year. 1t is published in
the interest of the upbuilding Of
Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

Did you ever think Of it? Ohio
is the only state in the Union whore
the Governor has no veto power.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

gentIer sex every one Of whom shoald subscribe to
9emorest's Magazine. Hyou are uDacquainted with
te merits. send for q specimen copy gfreel. and
Fou will admit that seeing these TnUhBS has put
fou fn the way Of saving money by fading in one
Magazine everything 80 satisfy the literary wants of
hs whole family.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-09-06

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Mstal Midwinssr Fair. San Francisco.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
SOME SOUND MONEY MEN.

Capt. P. 9. Carlton, of ~Statesville, a
Sound money man." we presume, has
made an assignment for the benefit of
his creditors.
M. Rosenberg & Co., dry goods, New
York, have failed, owing $175, 600,
sound dollars. They have probably
not yet found out that sound dollars
don't keep business humming.
James, Chambers, wholesale dealer
in boots and shoes, New York, has
failed. Liabilities, $50, 900; assets,
probably three-fourths. He is a sound
money man, of course
Mr.. J. Van Allen, the gentleman who
gave $50, 900 to the Cleveland campaign
fund, and was appointed by him Min
lister to Italy, is under a bond of $780,
600, charged with alternating the affec-
tions of the wife of Col. Colt, the manu-
facturer OF Colts R~evolvers. It seems
that Col. Colt failed to use his celebrated
revolvers in the protection of home
against the wiles of this ''sound money
man."
D. W. Laws & Co.; cracker manu-
facturers, Baltimore, have assigned.
Liabilities, $50, 900.
Henderson, Prell 6 Co., Baltimore,
confectionersa and bakers, have assigned
owing about $50, 600. Too little sound
money reduced their trade.
Assistant Cashier Sewell, of the First
National Bank, McGregor, Texas, is a
sweet sound money man. He robbed
the bank of SIS 900.
Bamberger, Bloom s. Co, Louisville,
KY, r sound money fellows. They
have been doing a successful wholesale
dry goods business for forty five years.
Less than three years of Grover did
the business for them. They have as
signed owing about 81, 1875. 600.
Erastus Wiman, a member of the
Mercantile Agency of r. G.. Dunn &
Co., New York, wasn't honest, even If
he did pass on the honesty of other
people. So he stole money from his
partners, and committed forgery, too.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
IN DEBT.

There are thousands of menin Nor1
Carolina who are in debt to The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER 81 90 on this years
subscription. If all these men would
pay up at once think what an impetuI
forward it would give us.
If you are one of the thousands
don't think it matters little Whetha
you heed this notice at once or mol
that all the others will and we cal
wait awhile on you. We can't wal
on a man. We need the money tina
is rightfully due us and we believe VI
will get it some time, If We Wdtt, oa
we are tired waiting, Ggt~tty "r0a
We believe you intend to pay U.s. oU
you are just careless, thinking tns
one dollar is not Dauch and you nee'
be in no hurry about sending 1t 70
Friends that is not business. II y"
owe us a dollar, and you have a dollS
pay your debt. If you want Id
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and have Wv
money to pay for it, send the none
and get the paper. If you are taKlD9
the paper and want it continued a9a
haven't the money to pay for IL, y
kind and candid enough to WrlIe
and say so.
Don't have us send the paper to y.
a year or two, and then drop uS
postal card asking that your PaR%
be stopped when you are owing us 1ms
or three dollars. You don't 90 Dps
ness With your merchant, or ghI
or any other business man in thatK
of style, then why treat us 30 IL Is2I
more money to run THE PRoGRE4ssSI%
FARMER than you imagine. Il w
could pay our printers, pressmoD
compositors, &c. in exchanges az
wind we would not ask you Tor 3 ce ~
but would be glad TO send you %
paper free, and throw in ne posCas~s
This we can't do. We must ave O"
dollar if you get the paper n y00T
Now friends let us hear from you.
YOU have the dollar send IL, n
haven't the dollar and can't get IT, "
like some are doing. write US q
form us of the fact and state wheGnsi
you desire the paper continued OF Luz
All we ask is that you act In q hSrsl
ness like manneF. READ our
proposition on sixth page.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
SOME MEDICO-LRGAL POINTS IN
REGARD TO MALPRACTICE.

The following points with regard to
a physicians liability in suits for NAL
practice are given in the General Prac,
titioner.
/. A physician is guilty of criminal
malpractice when serious injury results
on account of his gross ignorance or
gross neglect.
2 A physician is guilty of criminal
malpractice when he administers
drugs, or employs any surgical proce-
dure, in the attempt to commit any
crime forbidden by statute.
8. A physician is guilty of criminal
malpractice when he wilfully or inten
tionally employs any medical or u
gical procedure calculated to endanger
the life or health of his patient, or
when he wilfully or Intentionally neg
lects to adopt such medical or surgical
means as may be necessary to insure
the safety of his patient.
4. A physician is civilly responsible
for any injury that may result to a pa
tient under his care, directly traceable
to his ignorance or bis negligence.
5. A physician is Nexpected by the
law to exhibit in the treatment of all
his cases an amount of skill and care for
the locality in which he resides and
practices, further than this he is not
responsible for results, in the absence
Of an express contract to cure.
6. A physician is not relieved of his
responsibility to render skiltul and
proper treatment or reasonable care
and attention by the fact that his SER
vices are gratuitous.
z. A physician is not obliged TO I'M
dertake the treatment of any case
against his will, but having once taken
charge, he cannot withdraw without
sufficient notice to allow his patient to
procure other medical assistance.
8. A physician having brought suit
and obtained judgment for services
rendered, no action for malpractice can
be thereafter brought against him on
account of said services.
9. The physician is relieved of all re-
sponsibility for bad results in connec-
ton with the treatment of a case, when
there can be proved contributory neg
ligence on the part of the patient.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
ABOUT CORRECT.

The cotton crop is short from 80 to
80 per cent, 20 the reports have it.
After noting this the Landmark with
reason says: THAT is what is the mat
ter with the price that is why it has
run up from five cents to nine cents"
In another editorial the Landmark
says, speaking of George Clark, of
Texas, The free s~ilverites end other
Populists, he went on to say, are
knocked silly by 9 cent cotton. They
can't meet the argument" And the
Landmark, speaking for itself says:
THE free silver heresy cannot stand
up and look prosperity in the face"
The Landmarks arguments, like most
gold advocates arguments, contradict
each other and add little weight to the
argument in the matter. It would be
interesting to snow in what manner
the loss 8i 30 per cent. of ones crop
can called ''prosperity."-Wlkes
bORo Chronicle
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
N. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

State Treasurer Worth paid out last
Saturday 500, 900, in one check, on &C.
count of 6 per cent. interest on con
struction bonds,
A fire at Gov. Carr's farm, in Edge
combe county, last week, destroyed
seventy-one bales Of cotton, which is q
great loss. There was no insurance, il
is said.
State Treasurer Worth was sustained
by the Supreme Court in his conten.
ton that he had NJ right to pay the
fees of an attorney employed by the
Arlington committee.
7. L. Bandy, Sheriff of Catawba
county, was the first sheriff to make a
$1,000 payment into the State Treasury
on account of 1895 State taxes. This
payment reached the treasury last
Saturday, November 3rd.
The Lincolnton Democrat says THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER publishes news
of the failures of business firms and
the absconding of bank officials and
gloats over it. We do not gloat over
the misfortunes of any man or firm.
We simply publish a few of the big
firms who make assignments to show
that their ''sound money" theory is a
false one, and has not brought pros
perity. We publish the dishonest bank
officials to show the moral stamina of
a portion (not alp of the principal ad-
vocates of goldbuggery.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
HRLL1CLosED UP.

Two brothers kept a saloon in a Mis-
souri, town. One Of them went to
Chicago to lay in a stock of liquor.
When he left home a revival was in
progress in the town and he had hardly
reached the end of his journey when he
received the following telegram: bill:
Buy no liquor. Will join church TO-
morrow night. Business is taking US
to hell. jim" That night Bill went
to hear Col B. G.. Ingersol lecture. As
soon as he got back to his hotel he sent
off a message as follows: 'tJim: Hold
off till I come. Have it from a promi.
nent citizen of Illinois that hell is closed
up B1L"-St. Louis Globe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05

Some tobacco was frost bitten slightly.
Ground is too hard for sowing wheat.
Mr.. Dixon, a lumberman, has erected
a large saw mill in the county and is
moving the Indian timber. He is turn
Ing loose considerable money among
our people. hope THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER will stick close to silver and
the peoples rights.
LOST WITHOUT IT.
T. w. Keener, Swain county, says:
I feel lost without your valuable paper.
Success to you and it.
A JEFFERsONIAN DEMOCRAT.
r s. Parker dNorthampton county,
says: I don't want. to miss one copy, as
1 am lost if 1 fail tb get your most ex-
cellent paper. I think it one of the
best educators in the State, and you
may put me down as a subscriber who
will take it as long as I can raise a dol.
lar. I vas a Democrat up to 1892, and
am yet if the party will get back to
the old J~effersonian Democracy.
JUST A SENTENCE WRITTEN IN A HURRY.
b. T. Deaton, Richmond county: I
like your paper and shall continue to
read it.
W. T. Falls, Cleveland county: 81
like your paper very much.
J.P. Sossaman, Mecklenburg county,
Largest and best paper in the State.
Joseph Brown, Watauga county: A
most excellent paper.
J. @. Holland, Iredell county: I like
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER very much.
DR.. w. P. Craven, Mecklenburg
county: Continue to lay or after the
same old manner.
DOLLARS TALK FOR THESE.
W. B. Fleming, Warren county; W.
B. Buie, Robson; A. w. Farmer,
Jackson; W. A, Graham, trustee, Gas
ton; Hon. A. @. shuford, Catawba
Henry Swing, Davidson; s. ". An
drew, Orange; indicator, Kansas; A.
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Chatham. M. H. Cox, Randolph; G..
F. Merritt, Orange; G. Ed. Kestler,
Cabarrus; Herman Wilson, Guilford
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Union; s. G. Rich, Davie; s.. @. John
son, Chatham; Fl. J. Williams, Wash
ington; R. L. Beaman, Greene; John
J. Vestal, Randolph; A. r. Reece, Ire
dell; G. ". Crowder, Warren; ". G.
Scott, Chatham; G. w. Lewis, Wash
ington; Jno. ". Cottle, Onslow; Robt.
j. White, Perquimans Jasper Parnell,
Northampton; P. A. Bobbitt, Vance;
J. r. Martin, Pamlico; s. II. Queen,
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