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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How to Cure Yourself While Using

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
sNEERs AT UNCLE SAM.
A Deep-Seated British Disgust With
American Methods.

american metnouS.
Officials of the state department
deny that there is any immediate
danger or serious friction between
the United States and Great Brit
ain over the Venezuelan boundary
question. 1t is not strictly true
that the British government has
declined to admit the interference
of the United States in settlement
of their disputes with Venezuela.
Reports to that effect has been free
ly circulated, but they areincorrect.
No such communications have been
made to this government, either
directly or indirectly.
What has actually happened is
an open secret in diplomatic circles.
On number Of occasions when
Ambassador Bayard has approach
ed the foreign office in London,
with representations on the part Of
this government in favor of arbi-
tration of the Venezuela dispute,
Lord Kimberley has responded
with shrugs OF his shoulder and
politely masked sneers at the fail.
ure of the American congress to ap.
propriate money for satisfaction o.
the largest arbitration verdict in
which England and the United
States were concerned, the Berine
Sea award. Though Lord Kimber.
ley has more than once intimate6
the existanee of q deep seated Brit.
ish disgust with American meth
DDS if carrying out arbitration
judgment, he has never actually
refused to entertain the suggestion
Of arbitration in the Venezuelan
case. There are good reasons fol-
saying that informally very clear
understanding exists between the
state department in Washington
and the foreign Office in London
concerning this matter. While
Great Britain has been exceedingly
aggressive in Venezuela and ar
rangements of this dispute would
be made much easier if the Vene.
zula government were to seek re.
establishment of diplomatic rela-
tions with Great Britain,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
sPARRows IN TEXAS.
Driving Out the Moclking birds and At
taclKing Anything In Sight.

Driving Out the Moclking birds and At
tacking Anything in Sight.
The little English sparrow is becom-
ing so numerous that there is con.
siderable discussion about adopting
methods Of getting rid of the pest.
They are here, says the Galveston
News, by the thousands and are re-
markable for their fecundity, as they
lay from five to six eggs each sit.
ting and raise three broods a year.
They are no longer considered insec,
tiverous, and owing to their pugnacious
habits, making war upon the birds that
are desired and destroying their eggs,
as well as making themselves obnox.
ious in great many ways, and with
their rapidly increasing numbers their
determination will be a matter of a
serious nature here at an early date.
Other towns are doubtless experiencing
trouble with them, as the bird is mi.
gratory in pairs, settling only where
there is habitation and springing into
the thousands like a mushroom. A
prominent citizen here who has mum,
ber of mocking birds in the trees and
shrubbery in his yard, and who has
time and again watched the onslaughts
Of this vicious little bird with an inva,
riable victory, states that it will be a
question sooner or later of state legis,
lation by offering bounty for them
They were introduced into Australia
about the same time as their introduc-
ton into the United States for the
same purpose of destroying the tree
caterpillar, and that country event
ually had to use the bounty method tc
get rid of them
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Its Relations to the British Tendencies
of Aggression.

of Aggression.
Great Britain has two quarrels
with Spanish American republics
in which our government may have
to interfere in assertion of that trad
itional American policy which is
known as the Monroe doctrine. 1t
seems desirable, therefore, to ex-
plain briefly what the Monroe doc
trine is, and to set forth succinctly
the fact in the two disputes which
may call for it's enforcement.
When the territories on this con-
tinent previously held by Spain
revolted and achieved their indie
pendence they set up governments
modelled upon our own republican
example. In his message of Dec.
2, 1923, President James Monroe
gave notice to all European govern
ments that this continent was ded-
icated to the republican principle.
He assured them of our national
purpose not to interfere in any way
with European politics and notifi-
ed that they must in turn refrain
from all attempts to extend their
monarchical system over any AM
erican territory not already held
by them. Our government, he de-
clared, would not meddle with any
Of their existing colonies or depend
encies, but it would hold any effort
on their part to seize additional
American territory, upon any pre-.
text whatever, as an act unfriendly
to the United States.
This was q dignifed, diplomatic
way of telling them to keep their
hands off if they did not want Il
war with US.
From that day to this we have
maintained the Monroe doctrine
and all nations have respected it.
1t is our traditional policy, not to
make ourselves a guardian of the
weaker republics of America,
but to insist that no European
power shall overthrow them or
seize their territory, This is the
substance of the Monroe doctrine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Strange Contradictions.

The postal guide as referring to
Oregon affords an interesting study
and many strange contradictions.
For instance. Bolt is in Jackson
county, the home Of unadulterated
populism. Bakeoven is the name
of an ice town. Burns is the cold
est city. Ale is a prohi village.
Grow, in Lane county, is not large
ly democratic. Fossil is a live
place Joy is sad place. Malheur
is no disappointment. Mist fills
a long felt want. Needo is not a
subject of charity. Plush is a
rough place Shirk is industrious
and Staryeout is well-fed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Its Dangerous.

Its dangerous to set fire to rub
bish heaps, and leave them during
the night. Tuesday evening a
huge pile Of burning Goals were left
ungarded in the rear of the post
Office building, and when the dust
storm came up suddenly, shower
of sparks were sent flying before
the wind, and it is a miracle that
Athena is not in ashes. Fortun-
ately the danger was discovered
and water carried from the hotel,
prevented serious confagration.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
SECRETARY KINcAIn is doing

SECRETARY KINcAID is doing a
'good job" for the taxpayers in
refusing to pay the officials who
make up the railroad and other
commissioners not provided for by
the late Legislature. When he is
certain they are legally existing
servants Of the people he will pay
them, and not before, If secretary
Kincaid succeeds in "abolishingo
these useless commissioners the
people will appreciate the favor
and rise up and call him blessed,
says the East 0regonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Fire at Joseph.

The "Silver Lake. hotel at Jo-
seph, Wallowa county, was destroy
ed by fire at an early hour Tues
day morning. The building was
owned by Thomas Fine and was
being conducted by J. NJ. Mitchell,
The fire had gained such headway
before being discovered that it was
impossible to save anything from
the upper story of the burning
building. Two young ladies, who
were sleeping up stairs barely es-
capped in their night clothes, The
building originally cost between
three aud four thousand dollars,
and was insured for $4,000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
PROPOSED rgRMs oF pEAoE.
Japan.is Not at All Backward in Ael
Demands.

An authorized statement of the
terms of peace being negotiated be.
tween Japan and China has been
secured from official sources. The
statement is made in order to clear
up much misapprehension arising
from speculation. The terms are
follows:
First-The independence of
Corea.
Second-Permanent cession offs.
land of Formosa to Japan.
Third-An indemnity of300,000-
900 taels Chinese coin, worth $1.SS,
Fourth-The permanent occupa-
ton of Port Arthur and immediate
contiguous territory,
Fifth-A new Japan treaty OPEN
ing the ports Of China to com.
merce.
While the face value of q tael
is $l.33, which would be equal to
100000 in silver, it is said the
actual value would be between
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

AN opinion has been handed
down by Chief Justice Fuller in
relation to the income tax. The
law will stand with the exception
Of incomes from rents, state, coun-
ty and municipal bonds. State,
county and municipal bonds should
be exempt, butthe wealthy owners Of
flats and other real estate in the
large cities are given a loop hole
through which they will continue to
squeeze fabulous sums from the poor
who are compelled to rent houses
from them, and the government is
deprived from the revenues of the
principal clause of the income tax
bill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12


Now that the courts have de-
cided that the Umatilla Indians
are citizens Of the United States,
thus enabling them to purchase
"iire water" and get a Jag aboard
just the same as their paled.faced
brothers, why not compel them to
comply with the requirements of
the Oregon game law, asks the El-
gin Recorder, and thus put a stop
to their indiscriminate slaughter Of
elk and deer at all seasons of the
wear.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
ATHENA, APRIL z, 1896.

THERE is considerable discussion
going on pro and con, as to the
manner in which, and to whom the
tapping Of the water mains should
be given. Our water system will
require some responsible person to
look after the works. 1t is SO in
all town and cities that have wat
er systems. Athena needs an ef-
fcient city marshal. This official,
SO essential to the peace and order
Of every town, cannot perform the
duties devolving on him as guar.
dian Of the peace Of the community
which he represents in an official
capacity, unless he receives enough
in payment SO as to justify him
in thus deyoting his time and en-
ergies. The city marshal of Athe-
ma should receive salary. He
can earn a salary sufficient to live
on if given an opportunity. The
city council can give to him the
opportunity to earn salary, and
thereby gain for the city an official
who is always ready and willing
to perform his duty by making him
water superintendent, sletting con-
tract to lowest bidder for supplies,
and giving the superintendent the
exclusive privilege Of putting in
the city service.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

farms or homes, and As per cent
own them. Among 100 families,
on an average, 50 hire their homes
or farmes, 13 own with incumb-
rance and 35 own without incumb-
rance. This is indeed startling
and causes us to ask, is not there
need of investigating the single tax
theory? 1t seems that compari-
lively few are the absolute owners
of the land they cultivate.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
How's This.

We offer Ono Hundred dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r, ]. Cheney & Co., Props, Toleds, o.
We the undersigned have known F. j. Chen
ey for the last Is years. and believes him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm
Vests Trlax, Wholesale Druggist. Toledo,
o. Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggist, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

THE Morning Union, at Walla
Walla, has discontinued its AS
sociated Press reports. and now is
sues patent out side, furnished
it by the Spokane Review. No
other city of the Pacific Coast af-
fords better location for live
local daily paper. than does the
garden city.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Which are Your

Men are the salt of the earth.
Would it not be right to say that
women are the sugar. We might
go further and say, steady old men
are rock salt and nice men are fine
table salt, old bachelors are salt
peter. The old maid is brown sng-
ar, and the nice young lady pulver.
lied sugar. Please pass the sugar.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

GOVERNOR LORD vetoed the law
passed by the last legislature al
lowing sheriffs mileage in addition
to their salaries and their deputies
salaries. However, the county
court Of Umatilla is making such
allowances and it is contrary to ex-
listing law, too.-East Oregonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

SINCE March IL, 1895, silver has
risen from 60 to 67a cents an ounce
chiefly because it was supposed
that Japan would demand payment
Of the Chinese indemnity in silver,
consequently, on single battle be-
tween Eastern barbarians may de.
pend the value Of Umatilla coun-
ty farm or its wheat cropl
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

MONDAY, April Is, is the date for
the annual apportionment to
school districts, but as there is not
enough money on hand at present
to pay the $50 allowed each dis
trict, the county superintendent
will not make the apportionment
until May Is.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Notice..

The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by the court Receiver for
the G. A. Barrett Co., all parties
owing said firm are requested to
call and settle their accounts.
G.. A. BARRETT,
Receiver.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
A. M. Cannon pead.

A. M. Cannon, the pioneer and
capitalist of Spokane was found
dead in his room at the Sturtevant
house in New York Saturday NOM
ing. Mr.. Cannon was go years
old Physicians ascribe his death
to heart failure.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Enminlne omoiaIs.

At the city election held at Flor-
ence, Or, on Monday women were
elected to administer the affairs Of
that place for the ensuing year.
The entire council and the recorder
and marshal are all women.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

THINK Of ii, snow to the depth Of
30 to 40 feet in railroad cuts in
Kansas and Colorado Nothing of
the kind here; flowers, birds and
sunshine. Such is our climate.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

4 SUMMARY Of the complication
Of farms, homes and mortgage sta
tistics made by the last census
shows that SO per cent Of the fami-
lies in the United States hire their
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

Monday afternoon the largest
shipment of cattle ever sent from
Walla Walla left for Chicago, con-
sisting of nineteen cars, two con-
tanning sheep. There are $50 cat
tie in the shipment, most of them
stall-fed, and were in excellent con-
dition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

The Salem Statesman says this;
"Salem is the fruit center, the hop
center, the educational center, the
horse center and the political cen
ter of Oregon. ."-Ohl
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

The Elgin Recorder has resum-
ed its former size, and is q "way
up" country paper.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

/sWAR rumors are thicker than
flies on Jack rabbit, The latest
war cloud is hovering over Norway
and Sweden.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

A SENTIMENT in favor of home
manufacture is one of the best
things farmer can cultivate.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
WORK WITHOUT PAY.
WeIl-Known Authors Who Decline to Ac-
cept Money for Their Works.

WeII-Known Authors Who Decline to Ac-
cept Money for Their Works.
This is true of Count Lyof Nikol-
aievitch Tolstoi, the famous Russian
author, who, while in the army as a
member of the staff of Prince Gorts-
chalotf, was present at the storming
of Sebastopol in 1855. Leaving the
army, and already famous poet and
novelist, he devoted himself to liter
ature, and spent a short time in the
most brilliant literary and social
circles of st. Petersburg. Since his
marriage he has lived more or less in
retirement, and tduring the Russian
fanines of 1891 and 1892 made great
efforts on behalf of the peasants on
and in the vicinity of his estates In
the latter year Count Tolstoi resigned
all social standing and privileges of his
rank, and he now devotes most of his
time and money to good works, while
living as poorly as any of the peasan-
try. He insists that the literal inter-
probation of the Sermon on the Mount
is the only rule of Christian life, and
he has expressly declined to avail him
self of any copyright in his works or in
translations of them into other
languages. Dr. John Charles Ryle,
bishop Of Liverpool, has written above
two hundred tracts on religious sub
jects, many of which have been trans
lated and reprinted in French, Ger
man, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian,
Russian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish,
Hindostani, and Chinese, and it is said
that he will take nothing from the
publishers for them and will make no
profit from them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

To rent house and small am
cunt of land, not to far from town.
Call on G. G. Thompson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Col. j. Il. RaIey Appointed

Governor Lord has appointed
State senator James FL. Raley, Of
Pendleton as regent of the Eastern
Oregon State Normal school at
Weston to succeed himself, he be-
ing now chairman of that board.
He has also appointed w. T. Sui
livan, of Ukiah, notary public.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

The first volume of code of Com
mercial nomenclature" was issued from
the bureau of American republics re-
Gently. Its eight hundred and forty
two pages present more than one hun
dred thousand business terms, extend
ing from A to Machines inclusive, such
as are apt TO appear in commercial cor
respondence on the American continent
and neighboring islands, and the Gus
toms tariffs and regulations OF Ameri-
can countries. The terms are given in
three columns, showing the English,
Spanish and Portuguese equivalents
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

Milton is without a dog license.
Milton is behind the times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
Wanted.

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair. San Francisco.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12
21C,OOo.oOo and s22O,oOO,oco in

$2lC,OOO,oOO and $22O,OOo.0co in
gold.
The fifth term as to the new
treaty includes various trade featu-
res, such as free access to China
rivers. There is no demand for
territory on the mainland outside
of Port Arthur and its contiguous
surroundings.
It is generally conceded that
ladies make graceful appearance
on bicycles. They sit erect and
move along with the wheels with
an ease that makes them pictures
quely attractive. 1t is also gener-
ally conceded that few if any men
ride the wheels gracefully. Their
only object seems to be to acquire
the monkey hump, and the way
thev have to double up to do it
makes them look far from pretty.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-12

The tide has turned-larg guam.
titles Of our products are being
shipped out Of the country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
WHERE BUSINESS is BOOMING.

The New York Custom House Ia Taxed ia
the Utmost Handling Imports.
A stroll through the Wholesale dry
goods district Of New York city will
convince the most skeptical that whole
sale houses, large and small, are taking
advantage Of this era Of German free
trade to buy everything in their line
anywhere but in the United States. The
sidewalks along tho dry goods sections
are blocked with those strong, heavy
boxes bearing the inscription MADE in
England, Made in France" Made
in Germany. etc.
This looks to the casual observer like
good times and prosperity, but when we
consider that each one Of these foreign
boxes and bales throws dampening
shower on our own furnace fires, and that
the prosperity is over the water and not
here, the whole business assumes an
other aspect. An employee Of the New
York custom house has stated that dur
ing his 20 years of service he has never
before seen such a volume Of imports as
is now entering the country. The whole
custom house force as we'll as many sub
stitutes are employed on full time This
is prosperity for the custom house en-
ployee, but it is restitution for the
American workman.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
When to Cut Grass For Hay.

Many carefully conducted experiments
have shown conclusively the superiority
of early cut hay for COWS and growing
cattle. The proper time therefore to be-
gin the harvest is as nearly as possible
at the period Of Towering. All ruminat-
ing animals do better on hay cut at that
time, but horses seem to prefer it made
from grass more advanced. From this
point learn to make the hay for horses
last. In cutting a the hay crop the now
er should be started as soon as the dew
has dried off in the morning. In short
time the tedder should distribute the
grass evenly that it may be dried to the
same state. Cutting at this stage will
invariably give the most palatable and
nutritious hay for all dairy cattle and
sheep.
Never cut the grass too young or be-
fore the nutritive qualities are convert
ed from watery condition. When cut
before that transformation too much Of
twill be lost in drying and the balance
will sour in curing. Every haymaker
must have noticed that clover cut before
it is in full bloom, or timothy before the
first blossom, becomes very light to the
bulk when dry, which is evidence that
there is little nutriment in it.