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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-17
TELEGRAPaIC.


SAN FRAScIsco. May IA Instead CT
the great results for free coinage aimed at,
the visit TO California of General A. ].
Warner, head of the American bimetallic
panty, and Congressman Joseph e. Sibley,
Of Pennsylvania, named by that organiza-
tion for president in 1896, has apparently
been productive of an opposite effect. rhe
effect is the fat secession OF the state silver
league from Gtneral Warmers national
organization. The trouble was caused by
the attempt OF General Warner and several
congressman, enthusiastic for the remone-
tization OF silver, TO make Sihley the pres
idential candidate of the white-metal party
in the next campaign.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-17

wAsuISarox. May I4.-An ugly crisis
has been reathed IN the negotiations be
tween the United States ana Great Britain
looking 10 the adoption of uniform regnia-
tions for the government of the seal Usher
les this season. The British government
positively refuses to re enact the rrgula-
lions of last year. which prohibited the
earring of fiiearms by sealing vessels
through the sea north OF the 25th parallel
during the closed season. The United
States officials lock upon this as disastrous
10 tie seal fsheries.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-17

strengthening and cur
ing the derangements
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-17

Ittakes the Americans to get away
with the English. dispatch from New
York tells how this was recently done
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
a Noval Scheme 10 ColIeet

A new way of collecting old
debts is being introducedsin Maine
towns. The introduction of the
scheme is a novelty, too. A young
lady of alleged great attractiveness
is the advance agent, and between
her own attractions and those Of
her scheme she is said to be q
very complete success. She calls
on the local merchants and she Sc.
cures their membership in the new
agency. A few days after her de-
parture there appears in town q
number Of men dressed ! in bright
green coats, who get the particu
lars of old debts and debtors from
the members and then proceed ia
call on the victims. The contract
provides that the horribly conspic-
uous collectors shall make 10 calls
on each creditor, meeting him any
where and everywhere. The most
of the debtors are glad to make a
prompt settlement rather than tC
have the whole neighborhood SCI
them haunted by the green coated
spectre. In The Dalles this plan
would be a failure, tor no lady
could be induced to be the advanc'
agent, and our men are too gooC
looking to pay the least attention
to clothing-green or otherwise.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
MoHltt-WaIter.

DR.. J.A. Moffitt, ofsanFrancisco,
California and Miss Mabel L. Wal
ter were united in marriage, Tues
day August 13, at the residence of
the brides parents west of town.
DR.. Moffitt formerly resided in Ath-
ena, where he successful yfollowed
his profession. The bride is most
estimable young lady the daughter
Of ex-sounty commissioner, Clark
Walter and has hosts of warm
friends in this portion of Umatilla
county, who extend to her their
most hearty congratulations. rhe
couple will leave for SanFrancisco
about September 1st and they will
take withthem them the best wishes
Of all,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
THEY BRAe ON 1T.
abundant and of Good Quality---Wise
Expenditure of Money.


Expenditure of Money.
A recent visit to Athena was
made by resident of this city,
says the East Oregonian. Special
inquiry was made concerning the
water supply now being furnished
Athena by the new water system.
A prominent citizen of Athena
said that tests have shown that the
storing tank will keep two lines Of
hose running for four hours, dur
irg which time steam may be got
ten up and water pumped directly
into the mains.
Athena has notyet been compelled d
to use the system during a fire, but
the people may feel reasonably safe
that when the fire comes, there
will be plenty of water with which
to fight it.
The water furnished by the sys-
tenn is not only abundant in quan.
tity. but Of good quality. Money
expended by the city Of Athena ir
building their system has beer
we'll expended.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Big Crop Of prunes.

A twig II inches long. upon
which are 80 prunes, hes been re-
ceived at this Office from s. A. Mil
ler's orchard near Milton says the
Tribune. The prunes are of the
Hungarian variety and are large
and handsome. From ~ trees it
is expected that two tons of prunes
will be be gathered this season.
Mr.. Miller has sold the crop on the
trees at / cent a pound for ship
ment. The Hungarian prune Is
considered best for preserving, and
the Italian and Petite for drying,
He has all three varieties, besides
a fine orchard of other fruit. All
trees are heavily loaded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
A MINIMUM FINE.
Judge RelIinger Hears the Cases of
Timber Depreciation.

Judge Bellinger Hears the Cases of
Timber Depreciation.
s. A. Thomas and G. c. Foster,
ofthe five arrested for stealing tim
ber from government lands in the
Blue mountains, were unable to
give bonds md were taken to Port.
land by Deputy Marshal Bentley
to appear before Judge Bsllinger.
In the proceedings had before Com
missioner Bean, Thomas was charg-
ed of disposing of So cords of wood
on April i, 1895, which had been
cut from timber standing on land
belonging to thu United States.
Foster was charged with having
cut and sold so cords of wood be-
longing to the government.
At the conclusion of the reading
Attorney Murphy made a state
ment to the court, recounting the
circumstances of the case. He
stated that the men seem honest,
and wish to do what was right.
they had settled on the land and
cut the timber under a misappre-
hension, and had had no disposi-
tion to violate the United States
laws. The defendants had ex-
pressed a willingness to give no
further trouble to the authorities,
and to leave the land at once. At
torney Murphy said he would re-
commend that the minimum penal
ty be imposed in the case of Thorn
as and Foster. The minimum fine
wos 500 and the maximum $1,000
One of the men was suffering from
a kidney disease, and a long term
Of Imprisonment would work spec
ial hardship to him. Judge Bel
linger then imposed the lowest
possible sentence under the law
800, in default Of payment the de
/ fendants are TO serve out the fine
at the rate Of SO per day. How
ever, the prisoners will availAhem
selves of the ''pauper act, NJ pndel
which they can be imprisoned only
thirty days,-E. @.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
After Her Husband.

Mrs. Reed Of Adams, created
some excitement in Athena last
Friday evening. 1t appears her
husband was coming up to this
city on business and lady rode
up with him. His wire did not
relish this and followed Reed. She
looked around town tor 4im in a
very excited manner, but in some
way he eluded her. After she as.
certained to a certainty that he had
gone home, Mrs. Reed procured
conveyance at the Commercial
stable and departed for Adams.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
A Reliable House.

Farmers in this section need go no
further than Athena when in need
Of anything in the hardware line.
The G. A. Barrett Co. is a reliable
house and keeps constantly on
hand everything that constitutes a
first-class hardware store. Prices
are reasonable. This house COM
petes with Pendleton and only this
week filled a large order for the
Farmers Warehouse at Adams,
which is now under process Of con-
struction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
East Columbia Conference .

There was large attendance at
the session of the East Columbia
conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South, held at Mil.
ton on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday Of last week. The following
appointments for Pendleton dis
tricts were made: Rev. B. Swift,
formerly stationed at Spokane dis
trict, presiding elder; Pendleton
station, G. A. Taggart, formerly on
the Milton and Weston circuit: c.
R. Howard, of Pendleton, Walla
Walla circuit; w. M. Fancher, re-
appointed; Dayton station, F. G.
Adkins, from Heppner, at one time
in Pendleton; Heppner circuit, to
be supplied; Umatilla circuit, sup
piled by J. B. Chamberlain, reap
pointed; Covelle circuit, to be sup.
piled; Mountain Valley circuit, tc
be supplied.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Observation-Disclosures.

Married-In Weston, August 18,
1896, J. A. Murphy and Miss Lizzie
Ridenour, Rev. Drake officiating.
The bride is we'll and favorably.
known in Weston where she has
the best wishes of a host of warm
friends, and the groom is most
exemplary young man who stands
high in the esteem Of his acquain-
tances. The couple will make their
home in Baker City, this state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
The crest Fires .

The forest fires that have been
raging with great ferceness in the
Pine creek section in Baker coun-
ty are now headed toward Rock
creek and fears are entertained for
The safety Of the mill plant and
other buildings Of the Rock creek
mining company. The Baisley-
Elkhorn mill had O narrow escape
last week and II was only by hard
work that the plant was saved,
says the Democrat.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Died.,

Died--In Athena, August 81,
1895. Clarence, son of Mr.. and
Mrs L. A. Citizens, aged II years
of consumption.
Clarence was the only son of a
family of six children and his de-
mise in the bloom of fyouth makes
it almost unbearable to the heart
broken parents. It is hardly a
year since he appeared strong
rugged boy, but that dread disease.
consumption, which shows quarter
to none, soon brought him down
and he failed fast to the end. The
remains were inferred in the Wes-
ton cemetery, yesterday at 8 o'clock
D. m.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Drv Land Gardening.

William Piper, Of Helix, carries
on market gardening on dry
hill land near Helix. He says that
only lack of proper attention pre-
vents people from raising all sorts
of products at profitable rates Of
yield. He has fruit and vegetables
and during this dry season has
succeeded in producing fruit and
garden truck good enough for any
market, says the East Oregonian.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Executor,s Report.

C. NJ. Ely, executor ofthe last
will and testament of Philologus
Ely, deceased, las filed his fifth
semi-annual report to the county
court. The report covers acts OF
the executor during the past six
months, and shows that he has
made division of money amounting
to SIS, ,1O6,O3. In looking oyer the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Notice.

/ will be in Athena about one
month for the purpose Of collecting
all notes and accounts due me. AL
persons knowing themselves iIl-
debted to me must settle up with
out delay. Those not having cash
to pay | will aecomodate them by
taking Wheat at 55 cents per bush
Ell and other grain in proportion, to
be delivered at the Pacific Coast
| Elevator in Athena.
DIR. j.. A. MoFFTTT.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
The Thistle Nuisance.

In some of the streets and va
cant lots in the outskirts Of town a
lot of thistles have been allow
ed to grow until they have become
a nuisance. They have now reach
ed the time when they will begin
scattering their seeds and unless
they are destroyed at once the
whole country will be seeded with
the pest. There is a statute upon
this subject and it should be en-
forced right now.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Horse Meat for Hogs

w. d. Hansford & Co. says the
e. O. have just completed two
large cooking vats for L. G. Rogers
of Birch creek, which are TO be used
for the purpose of boiling horse
flesh which is to be fed to hogs.
Mr.. Rogers has a large number Of
swine which he intends to fatten
for the market. As horses are
worth but about One-fourth Of q
cent q pound gross weight, the
noblest Of animals is to be slaugh-
tered. cooked and converted into
pork.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23

Ely estate, it is noticed that the en-
tire property was appraised at the
time Of the appointment ofthe exc
cutor at $6,646. The division of a
greater amount of property than
the appraisment amounted to is ac-
counted for by the fact that there
have been harvested several crops
from the lands of the estate.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
Read the PREss.

Jesse G. Hales has threshed 5000 |
sacks of wheat.
Wheat is coming in large guam
titles to the warehouses.
I. J. Kirk will have all his
wheat in sacks within week.
There was quite heavy rain
fall at Meacham Tuesday night.
Judge DePeatt and Cashier L.
D. Lively were in Pendleton yes
terday.
Mrs. Frazier of Pendleton, visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. S. II. Sharp.
in Athena this week.
The la Grande track is said to
be in frst.class condition. About
40 horses are in training.
Mrs. Richards has the editors
thanks for beautiful boquet, sent
to the Press Office yesterday.
Joseph LaRogue spent last night
| in the city bastile. He was pulled
for disorderly conduct and fast
riding.
Judge Martin has called q spec
ial term Of the county court to be
held August 81, to attend TO assess
ment business.
! w. D, Fletcher, the telephone
manager, is looking over prospects
in LaGrande, and may possibly put
in system.
G. Cleaver and family, who are
camping near Kalema, were routed
by the forest fires few days since
and had to move camp.
VIM. Saunders Of Portland, or.
ganizer Of the Independent Ordel
Of Forresters will be in the city soor
toorganize a lodge here.
james Boldly departed this morn
ing for La Grande on the hurrican'
deck of white cayuse, which h
purchased from Froome Bros,
At La Grande, Monday, Pete
/, Ruth, a blacksmith, attempted t.
commit suicide by taking morphine
He was despondent over his fail
: ure to procure work.
a Tribune: Sam Ledgerwood cam
! in from Ridge yesterday. He Gu
one ton Of hay from field Of 80
acres. The stock have literall
devoured the grass roots and al
| grinning at The rocks. The prol
pect is poor for the winter.
: Messrs. Reeder & Raley, alto
: neys for the Weston normal scho'
regents, have been informed ths
the case against Secretary Of Stat
j. Kincaid to secure an order froi
y the court commanding him 10 pa
over the school money in lum
J. sums has been set for Septemb'
i 18th.
There are great many Of Il
"a unfortunate ones in this worl
! ! greater in numbers than those wi
are blessed with good digestio
TO some people the greatest mi
70 fortune is not to be able to 0
% everything set before them.
m suffered years with Dyspepsia, al
everything ! ate disagreed with NJ
m | was induced TO try Simmons l
yer Regulator and was cured.
q. now eat anything."-M. Brigl
Madison Parish, La.
IN Or. Prices Cream Baking POwd
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23

One of the best residences in
town. Will sell cheap or trade for
cattle. For particulars apply at
this Office. !
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
On the Middle Fork.

The hay harvest is said to be
very short this season on the Md
die fork Of the John Day, where q
large crop is usually cut. There is
but a small amount Of feed for the
winter, and the prospect is that
cattle owners will be forced to sell
heavily this fall at any price they
can get. If the winter should
prove to be a hard one, immense
loss Of cattle will result. AS there
are number Of farmers In this
section who have their stock run-
ming on the John Day range, the
! above should be needed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23
None But Ayers At the Worlds Fair.

None But Ayers at the Worlds Fair.
Ayers Sarsparilla enjoys extra
ordinary distinction ofhaving been
the only blood purifier allowed an
exhibitat the Worlds fair, Chicago.
| Manufacturers Of other sarsaprillas
sought by every means to obtain q
| showing Of their goods, but they
i were all turned away under the
application of the rule and forbidd-
en- the entry Of patent medicines and
nostrums. The decision Of the
| Worlds fair authorities in favor Of
| Ayers's Sarsaprilla was in effect as
follows: "Ayer's Sarsaprilla is not
a patent medicine, 1t does not be-
long to the list of nostrums, 1t Il
here on its merits" s
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-08-23

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
WorId,s Fair Highest Award.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12
---------=-'+77--77.7'1--777z7--77-
ssAIaddin,n "Ali Baba."

Some years ago M. Gutenberg com
pletely indicated the literary integrity
of Galland, who was long believed to
have himself invented number of the
tales in s'Les Mile ct Vne Nuts, " and
deliberately foisted them on the public
as genuine Arabian compositions. AS
those -'sAladdin, cali Bahia, :"
"Prince Ahmed" the "Envious Sis
ters," etc.-are among the most fasci-
mating In the whole Of that famous story
book, this was certainly paying very
high compliment to the great oriental
lists inventive genius, if it did impugn
his honesty.
Some candid scholars there were,
however, who strongly maintained that,
though those narratives were not to be
found in any Arabic text of "Elf Layla
wa Layla, Galland must have taken
them down from the recitals of profess
eional story tellers in the Levant.
But the question was finally settled
when M. Gutenberg discovered them in
a manuscript copy of ''The Nights, u
which had been recently acquired fol
the national library at Paris, and pub
lisled the ARABIC text Of the tale 81
Aladdin and his lamp, together with 9
monograph OIL the authenticity OF the
tales which had been hitherto common
" regarded as spurious. Notes and
| Queries
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12
Boulanger's Horse.

The 18th Of July was the great day
of BouIanger's life, SO far as popular
admiration and exterior manifestations
were concerned. 1t was the date of the
appearance of the black horse-the
horse that became for the time party
symbol, a political finger post, feature
in the history Of France.
He was prodigiously snowy horse,
as gorgeous as he was famous. He was
composed principally Of brandishing
tail, new moon neck, looking glass
skin and the action of Demosthenes.
He seemed to possess two PAGES only
a fretting walk and a windmill canter.
He was a thorough specimen of what
the Spaniards cali ian arrogant horse y
He was gaudy, yet solemn; strutting,
yet stately; Haunting, yet majestic; mag
niloquent, yet eloquent.
He was drilled with the most admira-
BILE skill. His manners were SO super
lative that with ali his tirework display
he could not have been either difficult
to handle or firing to sit. Never was a
horse SO emphatioally suited to his rider.
The two were identical in their ways.
Each was as gilded as the other. As the
horse bounded the general, who had a
weak grip, rocked OIL him. At every
stride he swung tremendously in the
saddle and bent right and left alternate
", like a stage sovereign bowling to his
assembled pesnis. -Blackwoo Maya.
ZjDA
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12
The Sausage Machine.


The Chicago girl had been unusually
manifest. She had told them all about
the Auditorium-not mentioning its ex-
ternal dirtiness-and the waterworks
building, which Oscar Wilde describes
as looking like a choice collection OF
pepper pots, and she had naively and
casually referred to one Worlds fair.
When the New York girl said some
thing about a municipality upon the
island of Manhattan, the Chicagoan as
sumed blank expression and remark
ed: ooh, yes, remember; we had to
pass through it on our way to Europe. -
Then she began to boast of one Of Chi
cago's proudest works of art, not wholly
unknown to the others, as, indeed, what
is there belonging to Chicago that is
permitted to remain unknown? 1t was a
sausage machine Of some sort, and it
was remarkable for its celebrity. "Why,
you put the live pig in at the top,
Dragged the Chicago girl, "and i'll less
than ten minutes the loveliest link sau-
sages that you ever saw come dropping
out below. -
Even tho placid soul of the Philadel-
phia maiden was stirred at this. ''In-
Decd" she said calmly, "Well, ou1
quiet Quaker City methods go ahead Of
that. We have a machine in Philadel-
phia where you put the loveliest link
sausages that you ever saw in at the top,
and in less than ten minutes the live
pig drops out below Whereat the Chi
cago girls jaw dropped with a heavy
clang. -New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12
DETAILS OF ScHWENINGERIsM.
Tho Authority on Fat Reducing Enlarges
His Directions.

Tho Authority on Fat Reducing Enlarges
His Directions.
Professor Schweninger recently gave
this elaborated summary of his treat
ment to a correspondent of The ST.
James Gazette: 'tEat as much as you
please as often as you like, but not too
much at meal. Drink no liquid at any
meal. When thirsty, drink little good
aerated water, with a few drops OF lem
on or orange juice squeezed into it, but
only an hour before or an hour after
meals. You may also take little white
wine or cider that is not sweet or now
and then cup OF tea, but never coffee.
Smoke little and indulge with mod
Grafton i'll the other little luxuries to
which you have been accustomed.
Battle often, but do not wet the en-
tire surface of the body at once. Exer-
else should be regular. Change your po-
sition as often as possible. Do not re-
main standing OF sitting or lying too
long at a time nor pass too many hours
in bed. Take your meals at different
hour every day. Never eat at regular
hours, but whenever you are hungry,
and, if it be not too soon before or after
a meal, drink whenever you are thirsty.
Better eat a dozen times a day than
overload your stomach at two or three
heavy meals at long intervals. Do not
eat the same article Of food too often. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12
ALetter From Grant.

Major James W. Hinkley Of Pough-
keepsie says that some future president
Of the United States will be greatly as
tonished some day by the receipt Of a
letter from General U. s. Grant. Mr..
Hinkley and Colonel Fred Grant were
cadets together at West Point. General
Grant and his son Fred were both grad
yates of West Point, and the general
was very anxious that his grandson
should also be educated at that institu-
ton. Before he died he wrote person
al letter to the man who should be
president of the United States at the
time when his grandson should reach a
suitable age asking him to appoint the
young man to q oadetship at West
Point. This letter is now in Colonel
Fred Grants possession.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12
Practicing q Fit.

Crossing City Hall park one day re-
porter saw an Italian boy suddenly fall
fiat on his bacheon the pavement. Sew
eral companions instantly knelt by his
side, some Shaping the palms of his
hands, some rubbing his face. They
were all laughing very much. and after
minute 6r two Of this work the boy
rose and in two or three more minutes
repeated the game, this time all being
serious, especially SO when they noticed
that the same man was watching them.
The boys who were doing the slap
ping and rubbing looked out from un-
der their tangle of hair and grinned at
the reporter little at first, and then
became serious again.
"What is the game?' the reporter
asked newsboy who was also watching.
"Dem kids is pract' Gin fake, }" he
replied.
ga fake?'
"Sure, having fits t. work guys. Any
old guy takes pity OH a kid wild de fits
and gives him nickel. See?" New
York SIM