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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
Trials Of a Snowman.

The "Norse Musee," apretty good
show that include among its attrac-
tions mummified giant nine feet
tall, which, if not genuine, is a
mighty good deception, gave exhi-
billions here on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, in
the Armory hall. A travelling
show in these times has a rather
precarious existence, and the
"Norse Musee" combination is no
exception to the rule. Thursday
the teamster absconded with the
big wagon used in transporting the
mummy, and the following day
two ofthe actors started afoot for
the railroad. This left the pro-
prietor, Zelma & Linzie to go ON to
Mitchell with the whole show in
one wagon. Their headquarters is
at Milton.--Fossil Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17

genter SEX every one of whom shonld subscribe 10
bemorest's Magazine. If you are nnacqlsinldd win
to merits, send for q specimen cory free, ard
Fou will admit that seeing these THUMBS has put
rou In the way of saving money by ifling in one
Magazine everything to satisfy the literary wants Of
he whole family
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17

yanced to the rank of junior lieu
tenant his present rank being ca
Diet ensign and his position that OF
aide to Admiral Walker on the
flagship Philadelphia. Young Ohm
stead has won the distinguished
honor Of ranking second in the
world with an average of SO per
cent out of a possible 100 points,
in the operation of high power
guns. During the past two years
he has been in South American
ports, China, japan, the islands and
many other foreign countries. Ore
gon people will take pride in their
only cadet who thus takes high
rank among the hundreds ofyoung
men whom Uncle Sam is training
up as officers, and success in secur-
ing promotion will please every
Oregonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
A Wool lem.

Oregon stands seventh Of the
states in the number Of her sheep,
having 2,456,077. She is fourth in
the production of unwashed wool,
having 19,648,616 pounds, and
fourth in securing wool, with 6,-
877,016 pounds. Ohio ranks first
with Texas very close second and
California third, with only 100000
less sheep. Texas produces the
most unwashed wool, but her pro.
duct looses 6S per cent in securing,
while that from Ohio looses but'52
per cent, so chat the latter outranks
her in the securing product. Ore
gon wool looses 65 per cent weight
in securing. The average weight
of the Oregon fleece is 5 pounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
Don't Crack Barley.

The farmers of Eastern Oregon
are admonished by the managers
of the Pacific Coast Elevator Conn
pany to guard against cracking
barley, as all such is thereby rem
dered unfit for brewing purposes.
Cracked grain is from d fault in
threshing. Some machine men
arescareless in this respect and only
watch the straw to see that nothing
is wasted there. Itnow transpircs
there is liable TO be as much waste
through breaking the berries as
through leaving the grain in the
straw.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
!. Yonr Phvslcal Condiiinn.

Needs attention at this time. II
You are tired, weak and nervous,
it is clear that your blood is i'm.
pure, and without doubt there has
been too much over-work or strain
on brain or body. The course Of
treatment for such condition is
plain and simple. The blood must
first be purified so that the nervous
system, and in fact all the organs
will be fed. upon pure blood. In.
telligent people without number
have testified that the best blood
purifier and nerve tonic is Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
MR.. sMALLErs VIEWS.
As Expressed In the Northwest Mag.

~ ENktOSoS4 W t'S 0sfts"' N~S 'rttNE5@
zine.
E. v. SmaIley, editor of the
Northwest Magazine, after return
ing to st. Paul, wrote thus of his
impression of Umatilla county;
The county of Umatilla, in East
ern Oregon, produces more wheat
than any other county in the state,
and probably more than any coun-
ty in Washington, unless it should
be Whitman. The annual yield is
said to range from 100000 to A.
100000 bushels. There are less
than $4,000 people in the county
and over 5000 of them live in
Pendleton, Athena and other towns,
so that the proceeds Of this enor-
NOUS crop is distributed among
farming population of less than
10000. If we take out the wool
growers and stock raisers we shall
bring the number of people who
live upon the results of wheat farm
ing down to 5000. AS these peo-
pie have been raising big crops for
ten or fifteen years, in times of
good prices, one would suppose
that they be in a prosperous con-
dition and able to go through a
period of depression without any
financial distress. | was told in
Pendleton, however, by the local
banker, Mr.. Sturgis, and by the ed
itor of the East Oregonian, Mr..
Jackson, that nearly all the farm
ers are heavily mortgaged and that
many of them cannot meet the in
terest on their loans. The explana-
tion Of this unfortunate state of af-
fairs is that the farmers lived care
lessly and extravagantly in the
good times, buying their food at
the grocery stores (instead of rails
ing garden stuff, pigs and poultry
and keeping cows) specializing in
mines and in Tacoma and Seattle
town lots, and got in debt for more
land to put in wheat and more
machinery to work the land with.
The old tragedy of one crop coun-
tries is being repeated on these
rich, rolling plains, and there is no
remedy except the old fashioned
one ofeconomy and industry. The
farm loans ought to be re.adjusted
at lower rates ofinterest-nine and
ten per cent are much to high fig
ures in these times Of low prices
for oil farm products the big
farms should be divided and more
people brought into the country,
and then every body should work
more and spend less,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17

If King Solomon was alive he
would now say: go to the travel
ing man, learn his ways, and be
WISE" Mr.. G. w. .Battell, Cincin-
natl travelling man representing the
Queen City Printing Ink Co., after
suffering intensely for two or three
days with lameness of the should
or, resulting from rheumatism,
completely cured it with two ap-
plications of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. This remedy is gaining a
wide reputation for its prompt
cures of rheumatism, lame back,
sprains, swellings. and lameness,
80 cent bottles for sale by Os-
burn. =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
He Was Noisv.

A young man, or boy rather, in
dulged "all same Injin" Sunday
and was comfortably "full" +" He
created quite disturbance in the
north part of town by cursing and
loud talk. He was under the inn
preston that he wanted to fight
some one and emphasized his de-
sires in that direction in voice
that could be heard all over town
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
An oregon Bow.

Percy Olmstead is the only Ore
gon boy who has gone through the
Annapolis naval academy. In the
examination, twenty-five cadets
will compete for promotion to fill
five vacancies, and if the Oregon
boy Is successful, be viii be adj
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
Spring
WI edicine

Is necessity because the tonic of winter
air Is gone, and miider weather, increased
moisture, accumulated impurities In the
blood and debilitated condition of the
body, open the way for that tired feeling,
nervous troubles, and other Ills. The
skin, mucous membrane and the various
organs strive in vain to relieve tho inn
pure current of life. They all welcome
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17
Brevities.

| Meacham creek affords fine fish
ing.
If you want your advertisement
read, put it in the Press.
Meacham promises to be an at.
tractive camping" place this sum.
mer.
Pendleton has retained the pres.
ent corps Of teachers for the com,
ing year.
Hunters in the vicinity of Bing.
ham springs last Wednesday, kill
ed two bear.
Mr.. Gagen will incorporate his
mine for $3.50, 900, the par value Oh
each share to be 800.
Several gaily decorated Pocatello
Indians came down to visit among
friends on the Umatilla reservation.
Col J. K. Mead left Pendleton
by team Saturday for trip across
the continent to Florida. Rather
long trip.
When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. The best of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
to and from all trains.
w. e. Lees, who formerly .prac-
ticed law in Milton, has been ap-
pointed official stenographer of the
eight judicial district by Judge NJ.
ID. Clifford.
Shiloh's Cure, the great Cough
and Group Cure, is in great demand
Pocket size contains twenty-five
doses, only 25c. Children love it.
Sold by all Druggists.
Miss Woodruff will read paper
at the teachers convention, at Eu-
gene, tommorow, entitled, "What
can college men do in the county
instituteW
Shiloh's Cure is sold on q guar
antee. 1t cures Incipient Consum-
ption. 1t is the best Cough Cure
Only one cent a dose. % cts, and
$1.00.
Milton has thoroughly organ.
lied fire department, with the Of
ficers; Chief, J. f. Danaher; first
assistant chief, William Webber;
secretary, II. f. Wright.
A party of Weston Normal stud
ents discovered a bee-tree on the
headwaters of the classic Pine,
one daj last week and extracted
therefrom 125 pounds of pure sweet
ness.
II. H. Hill, the ieweller, who has
had Is years experience at the
trade and one year in the horologi-
cal school in Cincinatti, will do
work cheaper this year than ever
before. All work guaranteed
A big pow WOW was held Satur-
day at the agency, attended by
Agent Harper, and special agent
Mccormick 1t related to the visit
recently made by the chiefs to
Washington.
An unknown man was killed
while walking the railroad track
Friday, near Rochester, N. Y. In
note book was found the name of
M. e. Avery, Detroit, and Mrs.
William Baldbridge, Box r. La
Grande, Oregon,
ID. B, Watson and VIM. Atchison,
of Mission station, have again is.
sued a challenge to any two men in
the country for a sack piling con-
test. They offer for money to pile
wheat sacks one row higher than
their antagonists, and they are
anxious to make a match with
someone,
A lady in Tooleys La, was very
sick with bilious collie when NJ. G.
Tisler prominent merohant Of
the town gave her bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh@a Remedy. He says she
was we'll in forty minutes after
taking the first dose, For sale by
0sburn.
Walla Walla Gazette; A. c.
Cummins, the foreman of the Gaz-
cite Office, is the first deafmute pub
Usher of the territory and state of
Washington. He was the first
deafmuto to learn the publishing
business in California. He is =
fine newspaper and job printer.
Mr.. Cummins was at one time d
resident Of Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-17

Thirty days treatnent,] $3.50, or
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Send six two-cent stamps for SAM
pie box, booklet and proofs free.
Eureka Chemical &fManufacturing
Company, Manufacturing Chemists
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
A CONVENTION CALLED.
Democrats of Missouri VIII Meet to Con-
slider tho financial Question.

Democrats of Missouri WIN Meet to Con-
slider the financial Question.
ST. LOUIS, July l6.-By vote of IL
to Q the democratic state central COM
mittce, in session yesterday at the
Southern hotel, decided to call state
silver convention. The convention
will lie held n. Pertle Springs. The
date fixed was August 0. J. Il. Thomas,
Of the Third, and A. c. Steuver, OF the
Tenth district, were the only ones vot-
ing against the proposed convention.
Chairman Mafiitt cast his own vote
and two proxies which he held for a
convention. On June the committee
met and voted 10 to against holding
n convention to consider the financial
question and this change has been
brought about by the friends OF silver
who have been agitating the question
ever since. The convention will con-
sist OF about COO delegates.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
BIBLES FOR THE WofLo.
Nearly Two Wilton vo,nmrs scat Ou; bl
tin American society Last Year.

Henriy Two Wilton vo,nnrs scat Out by
t.ir American .oci-ty Last Year.
New YORK, July l6-The seventy
ninth annual report of the American
Bibla society, which covers the work
Of that organization in printing and
circulating the Scriptures during
the past fiscal year, has just teen
published. The society has distributed
more volumes in China during the
year than in any preceding year since
II began It's operation there In Japan,
too, the committee has been able to
accomplish great deal of work among
the soldiers of the Japanese army.
More than l.500.0O) Bibles, Testa-
ments and integral portions of
the Bible were printed by
the society within the year,
over 100000 of them on the
presses IN the Bible house and the
others in foreign lands Through pur-
chases of additional volumes the total
number printed and procured by the
society amounted to l.9js,67i copies.
OF these 9i7,!O3 volumes were issued
from the Bible house and G3i, 0?5 in for
eign lands. OF the volumes issued from
the Bible house. l0l, 1875 copies were
sent to foreign lands and are not
counted among the issues in foreign
countries OF the issues Of 9i7, !03 vol
umes from the Bible house, si5, 0O7 have
been for the home supply.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
Knnsns CITY Grain.

KANSAS CITY. July iL-whcat met with
rather more demand to-day Prices were
about the same rs yesterday. They continue
very irregular. Several cars OF choice new
hard wheat were on sale. All the soft wheat
was Of poor quality.
Receipts OF wheat to-day, II cars; o year ago,
So cars
Sales OF car lots by sample on track, Kansas
City: No. Q hard wheat, car choice oil 6jc. ,
cars &C. 3 cars 6flic. cars Gle; No. hard. 2
cars Coo; No. I hard. 9 cars good SIC: No. rel,
new, nominally. 6i1dic: old, nominally, Csc;
No. 3 red. car choice Gle, car &c; No. 4 red,
cars choice SC, 9 cars Soc: rejected, cars
c, cars &c., cars $50, ears Sc, cur SOC, l
car i9c.
Corn sold at steady prices early, but de-
clinel hc later and was offered at IJc without
buyers Ut the close,
Receipts OF corn to-day, 20 cars; year ago,
81 cars.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas City: No
mixed corn. 8 cars l0Hc. cars 100: No. .
mixed. ! car 39c; No I mixed, noninally, 3sc;
no grade car 3ic: No white, cars l0'sc, ,
cars i1c; No. 3 white. nomina!ly. Soc
Oats were firmly held and q few were offered
A car OF new No. ) was on sale, and e)c was bid
| for it.
Receipts OF oats to-day, . cars: year ago,
! se cars.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas CITY; No.
mixed oats, 9 cars eitc. No. oats nomI-
nally. 2Sc No. I. nominnlly. 81 p!Ic: Ma new,
nominally, IS 8eOc: No . white oats, nom!-
nally, ssc: No white oats, nominally - go
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
EDUCATORS ADJOURN.
The National Associations Meeting at Den.
yer an Event OF tho Pnst.

vcr an Event OF tho Pnst.
DENVER, COL, July li.-At the morn
ing session OF the National Educational
association convention yesterday, 1.-THE
Instruction and Improvement OF Teach
ers Now Mt Work In the Schools" was
the general subject OF discussion. Prof.
0lin, OF the state university, Law.
renee, Kan, read paper on Teach
ers' Institute" Prof. Earl Barnes, OF
Stanford university, California, fol
lowed with paper on Teachers
Classes" The work of the "Rcading
Circle" was treated by L. II. Jones, OF
Cleveland. o.
The following were elected TO the
national council of education to serve
for terms Of six years: James n. Green,
of New Jersey, re-elec;cd; A. II. Taylor,
of Kansas, and j. Il. Preston, OF Mis-
sissippi, also reelected: Augustus 5.
Downing, OF New York. vice Henry NJ.
Lcipziger; ". II. Payne, Tennessee,
vice w. r. Garrett: J. +. Millspau Ri.
Utah, vice II. X. Wolfe, Nebraska: ]. &.
Schurman. New York, vice Charles w.
Elliott; Thomas G. Harris, Texas, vice
Oscar II. Cooper.
The resolutions reported by the COM
mittce were long and embraced nearly
everything calculated TO advance the
cause of education. fnvoring kinder
rarten, Indian schools, patriotism. the
American ilag on schoolhouses, etc.
After the induction of the new prcsi-
dent. y. c. Doughcrty, into Office the
convention adjourned sine die
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20

Sheep-Reccipts, 30di; shipped yesterday.
3H Good sheep were steady, common TO me-
dium i01l5c lower The following are repre-
sentative sales:
7lambs go. 81 $50 O. lambs. Is $50
Q........... 50 af1 % lambs. 80 go
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
THE BEST FARM ROAD.

A Single Track OF Bedded Stone with
Earth an zach side Commended.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE report
on the inquiry us TO the best roads for
farming and farmers, conducted by
Gen. Royston, pictures the best road
as beddei stone road, SO narrow
as TO be only single track, but hav.
ing an earth track along side. IA fine,
dry, smooth dirt track" the report
says, lis the perfection OF roads, easy
on the horses feet and legs and free
from noise and Jar. The stone roads,
on the other hand, wear more in warm
weather than In wet. Practical eS-
pericnce shows that the junction of
the stones nnd the earth sections Of
the roads can be kept even and there
is no difficulty in the meeting and pass
ing of loaded teams, two points which
have been raised in the discussion of
construction methods. No rutting of
the earth roads results"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
NEWS NOTES.

A. 7. Nichols, ex-cashier Of bank at
Litchiield, Neb., was found guilty of
fraudulent banking He is also under
indictment for circulating counterfeit
money
President Porter, of the St Louis
Security Loan Co., No ., has left that
city, leaving numerous creditors to
mourn.
The Taylor murder case was again
called In the district court ut Carroll
ton. No, on the 10th, but the attor'
neys for the defense wanted until
Wednesday evening TO reply. II Is
thought the case will be tried this
term
The status Of agricultural education
In the United States Is given an ex.
tended review In the forthcoming year
book of the agricultural department
II shows that there are sixty-fve In
situations In operation under the pro-
visions Of the acts of July Q, 1862, and
August 90. 1890 Sixty Of these main
tain courses in agriculture
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
ELKs ELECT OFFICERS.
W. q. Meyers, OF philadelphia, Eiects
GRIND Exalted Ruler-The Accident.

W. q. Meyers, OF Philadelphia, Elected
Grand Exalted Ruier-The Accident.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July i3-In
view OF Wednesday nights accident
yesterdays meeting of the Elks was
not so largely attended Us the previous
session. The first matter brought up
was the unfortunate affair. and the
grand lodge adopted resolution eS.
tending sympathy TO all members Of
the order. who or whose families were
injured. The committee on laws and
appeals reported adversely on the
proposition to establish state grand
lodges.
These officers were elected; Grand
exalted ruler, William G. Meyers, of
Philadelphia; grand esteemed leading
knight, George a. Reynolds, of Hart.
ford, Conn; grand esteemed loyal
knight, Is. N. Allen, of birmingham,
Ala; grand esteemed lecturing knight,
w. II. McDcrmott, Of Columbus, o.;
grand treasurer, Percy G. Williams, of
brooklyn; grand secretary, George 7.
Reynolds, of Saginaw, Mich.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
LIBERALS BADLY DEFEATED.

Returns from the English Elections show g
Sweeping Victory for Conservatives
LONDON, July l6-The total results
of the parliamentary elections, for
which returns have been made, are as
follows: Conservatives. Isl; liberal
unionists, 81; liberals, %; Parnellites,
4; McCarthyites, 4; labor, 1. Total, 2Oi.
AS compared with the parliament
which has just been dissolved, twenty
four seats thus returned show gains
for the unionists and Eve are gains for
the liberals. There Is intense excite
ment in London streets, as q result Of
the elections
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
TIE FINANCIAL DEBATE.

The Long Discussion Betwren Ex-ron-
gressnian Herr nnd tho Author OF oin's
Financial School icgun.
CHICAGO, July l7.-In the presence of
small but select audience, and with
cx-United States Solicitor-General
Charles A. Aldrich and Henry Miller
Us judges, the ten days joint debate
on the silver question between ex-
Congressman Roswell e. Horr, of Mich.
igan, now of New York, and William
II. Harvey, author of Coins Fl.
nancial School," opened yesterday
at the Illinois club. The addresses,
which will alternate, will be delivered
throughout in n conversational tone
and will be taken down stenograph-
icaliy and given to the world by Azel
F. Hatch. of this city, who has secured
the copyright on them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
Cherry Hill Wiped Out.

HAcKESsAcK. n. j., July 10. = A ter
rife storm swept over this section Sat
urday afternoon, doing great damage.
At Cherry Hill, small village few
miles from here, it developed cyclonic
fury, attended by the demolition of the
village and q number of deaths. Cherry
Hill received the full sweep of the
wind and within a minute after the
storm broke twenty-seveu houses, near
~ the entire number in the village,
were wrecked. Three persons were
killed and large number injured.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
BASE BALL.
National League.
Western League.
Western Association.
rntaIIty Causes suIcIde.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, July i6-Reports
have been received of q tragedy Mt
Bean lake. George Maechel, employed
by au ice company and living In q
shanty by the lake, shot and killed his
roommate, Theodore Kirkman. The
men were wrestling for gun, sup
posed to be empty. Maechcl got II and
snapped It playfully at Kirkman's head
as he lay In bed Kirkman was killed
almost instantly. Maechel told his
story TO the authorities, 70 whom he
surrendered himself. but late last even
ing he committed suicide.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
A Noted Divine Dead.

ST. Louis, July l3.-Rev d. r Nc
Anally, senior editor of the Christian
Advocate. and one of the most promi-
nent men in the Southern Methodist
church, died at his residence here at
II o'clock last night Mr.. McAnally
was born in Granger county, Tenn,
August 81, 1917. He came to this city
in 1851 and assumed charge of the
Christian Advocate. During the civil
war the paper was suppressed on nc
count of its advocacy of the cause Of
the confeleracv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-20
Kansas National Guard.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.-THE state
military board at session in this city
yesterday decided that state encamp'
ment of the Kansas national guard
will be held some time this fall ut n
place and date to be selected later.
The membe of the board ordered q
new company mustered in ut Manhat-
tan and transferred the Holton COM
pany from the third to the FIRST regi-
ment, the new company at Manhattan
to take the place in the third reg iment
vacated by the transfer.