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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Thsy Arc Almost Unanimous for Sound
Money.

Mr.. Gustav H. Schwah is president Of
the German society of New York city
and is therefore in touch with Germans
and German-Americans in this country.
Being also prominent business man.,
he is familiar with the views of Ger
mans on the financial question. In an
interview on May IA he said:
/ am convinced from my knowledge
of my German-American fellow citi-
zens and their ways of thinking that
the vast majority of them in the coming
political contest will entirely disregard
party ties and win vote for that party
which declares for the maintenance, be-
You'd possibility of doubt, of the gold
standard of value, and that they will
not give their suffrage to any candidate
who may be suspected of leaning to-
ward free silver coinage or toward any
compromise with the silver people.
They consider that the paramount
question before the country at present is
the integrity of our monetary system,
and their votes will go to that party
which they believe will uphold the
country's financial honor, regardless of
what their views may be on other polit-
.ical questions. Previous experience has
shown that German voters on questions
relating to or affecting the standard OF
value have always stood for common
honesty, and that they have uniformly
opposed all forms of financial hercsy.
When, 20 years ago, the paper money
imitation question was agitated in Mis-
souri,, the Germans of that state were
arrayed on the side of sound money.
The Germans of Illinois are on record
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Emmelina shot along in front Of him.
Her skirts were gathered up in a rough
bunch under one arm, her bonnet hung
down her back by the strings, her
glasses tumbled off, her hair wabbled
about and fell in gray mass over her
shoulders.
Jack knew himself to be no mean
swimmer, but the skirts tangled his
feet and the tight jacket held his arms.
The squatter was only a few yards be-
hind. Jack struck out wildly and made
rapid pace. But somebody seized him
under the arms and he struggled for a
moment to free himself from the jacket.
1t was one of the officers, better
swimmer than either of them.
my dear = madame," he painted.
holding him in firm grip and trying
to swim back with him, "put your hand
on my arm-so."
Drown your grandmother" splut
tered Jack, swallowing pint of water,
as he freed himself. "Can't you see who
amp
The squatter was ahead of him. He
trod water for second and flung of
the jacket that bound his arms.
He gained on the squatter. He re-
ceived the splash from his circling boots
full in the face, and the temptation for
water leap-frog was too strong to be re
sisted.
He trod water again, came up behind
his enemy, planted his feet on his shout
ders and sent him downward with the
greatest good viii and energy. Half n
dozen more strokes and he was along
side Esther.
''Jack-oh, dear Jack-oh, Jack" she
said, Historically, as his wet, beaming
face bobbed up beside her head, that she
was trying to keep flat on the water in
floating position.
Its all right, little girl" he said, re-
assuringly "Everything's all right
now. You're as safe as a church"
There was a general roar of laughter
as Jack climbed out and lifted Esther
] from the water, little the worse for her
adventure. He had left his bonnet and
his wig and his jacket in the water,
and appeared in a white flannel shirt
and long, dripping skirts.
Joan unfastened the hooks and he
kicked them off and stood before them
attired in his boating flannels.
THANK heaven" he said, with pious
fervor. Then an adjournmentwas made
for drying purposes to cottage close
! by, and Esther submitted without pro-
test to the supporting arm of her res
cuer. The rest of the day was confusion
and merriment, but there were Ave
white minutes at the end that spread
out afterward over the whole lives Of
two people.
| "How can ever thank your" Esther
said, and blushed beautifully, for she
knew quite we'll the way she could.
| ''In a book" Jack whispered, "the
hero and heroine would be sire to mar
ry after such an adventure and live hap
PLY to the end of their lives"
| 'Oh." said Esther.
| "And the heroine would be absolutely
certain to reward the hero with kiss y
'After all. it's only Aunt Emmelina,
she said, with little trembling laugh.
as her lips touched his. Then she fed
away down the garden path after the
others.
| He went into the house again. giddy
with his sudden happiness.
"What did / tell your" said Thea.
dropping the corner of the window
blind with triumphant smile.-Pear
sons Weekly.
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The readers of this paper viii be pleased
TO learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure IN,
Catarrh Cure is the only positive ours
known to tho medical fraternity. Catarrh
being . constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure u taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
fSe 6sease and riSnr the Satens
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing its work. The
proprictors have 90 much faith In It's curar
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails 10 CuE&
Send for list Of Testimonials.
Address r. J. CHENEY q Co., Toledo. Q /
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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rhs People who buy Thlngs.


There il ono class of people in the
United States which is specially inter-
csted in the agitation for free silver,
with its openly avowed purpose of rails
ing prices twice as high as they arc
now. This is the consuming class, COM
posed of all the people who buy things.
To them the most important question in
regard to the currency is: "Will our
money buy few or many things? We
now have an Industrial and commercial
system in which wages are paid and
products bought and sold with cur
rency which rests on gold standard
and has high purchasing power. If
we were to adopt the silver standard,
our money would buy only half the
quantity of goods that it does now.
How would that help us. the 10000. 900
American consumers?"
Free-coinage politicianssSho are try
ing to gain votes by setting one class Of
citizens against another would do we'll
10 remember that the largest class in
this country is that of the people who
buy goods. When they can show those
people that it is to their interest to pay
higher prices for what they consume,
they may have some show of success.
Until then their scheme is doomed IT,
failure.
The free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer is the greatest political swindle of
the century, for it gives to the wealthy
<bo .,oxver n, dos.hle their xvealfh and
leaves to the poor man nothing but sill
yer dollars really worth only so cents
each.-Bucyrus Journal.
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NOTES OF SCIENCE.

Horseless sleighs, driven by electric
ity, are st. Petersburg novelty.
Edison now claims that the X ray II
sound wave and its photographs ora
simply shadows of sound vibration.
The hair from the snout of the wal-
rus are collected by the natives OF
Alaska, and after drying are exported
in neat packages to China, where the
wealthy prize them highly as tooth
picks.
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as always having Deen On INC rig NJ sue
of the money question, and as never
having been led astray by cheap money
propaganda at any time. A German
business man, cashier in large bank in
Chicago, who has wide acquaintance
with the small bankers and merchants
throughout the west, tells me that he
has had occasion to hear expressions
from his German countrymen for years
past on the question of a monetary
standard, and that he has never yet
found one who was not in favor OF the
gold standard and opposed to the free
coinage of silver.
His opinion is that the German citi-
zens of Illinois are unanimously opposed
to any impairment of the present gold
standard.
1t is fact, universally known, that
the sound-money victory in Ohio in the
gubernatorial campaign of 1875, in
which rutherford B. Hayes ran on o
republican hard money platform
against William Allen ON democratic
paper-money imitation platform, was
due to the firm stand taken by the Ger
mans, who, disregarding party lines,
turned the scale in the election in favor
of honest money. This fact was con-
ceded at the time by the republican
press of-the state, and the democratic
candidate voiced the sentiments of his
party leaders when he gave utterance to
his lacerated feelings after the election
by exclaiming: "The Dutch are ID
unreliable" The German voters are
certainly not to be relied upon when
they are asked to prostitute the coun-
try's financial honor at their party's
bidding. In the state of Wisconsin the
Germans have taken the same united
stand in favor of sound money, and the
same may be said of Michigan, Iowa and
Minnesota.
The entire German newspaper press
in this country, with few exceptions, Is
emphatically for sound money, as it has
been in the past, and can be depended
upon to pronounce in favor of the main
tenance of the present standard OF value
and for the parity that represents this
principle, regardless of previous party
affiliations. Several important German
democratic papers in the western states
have. already threatened to bolt their
ticket if free silver plank should be
adopted. AS an indication of the gen.
eral sentiment of the German press I
refer to the position taken by the largest
and oldest German newspaper in the
south, the Democrat, of Louisville, in
the last state election in Kentucky. Al
though always democratic up to that
time, this paper bolted the democratic
free silver candidate and urged the cleo
ton of the republican sound money can
didate for governor.
The Importance of the German vote
will be apparent when the numerical
strength of the Gcrman-American popu-
latior in the pivotal states is consid-
cred. The returns of the census OF 1890
show that the state of New York then
contained $4,000 German-Americans
Ohio, 81, 407; Illinois. 69o,5ss; Penn
sylvania, 472,423; Michigan, 276,25s;
Wisconsin, s51,s34: Minnesota, 2f4.634;
Iowa. e6a,6o3; and Missouri, 297,095.
Whatever may be the decision of the
national conventions on the money ques-
tion, this issue will be fairly, squarely
and most thoroughly plsced befoFs The
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LOUISIANA
AN OBSTACLE.

was climbing up mountain path
With many things to do,
Important business Of my own
And other peoples. too.
When l ran against a Prejudice
That quite cut off the view.
NY work was such as could not walt,
My path quite clearly showed,
NV strength and time were limited;
carried quite load.
And there that hulking Prejudice
Sat all across the road.
So I spoke to him politely,
For he was huge and high.
And begged that he would move Dit.
And let me travel by.
He smiled, but as for movingl
He didn't even try.
And then reasoned quietly
With that colossal mule;
NV time was short-no other path
The mountain winds were cool
argued like Solomon
He sat there like fool.
Then flew into passion.
I danced and howled and swore.
pelted and belabored him
Till / was stiff and sore;
He got as mad as did
But he sat there as before.
And then I begged him on my knees
I might be kneeling still
II so hoped to move that mass
or obdurate ill-will:
As we'll invite the monument
To vacate Bunker Hill.
80 I sat before him helpless.
In an ecstacy of woe;
The mountain mists were rising fast,
The sun was sinking slow
When a sudden inspiration came,
AS sudden winds do blow.
I took my hat, took my stick.
My load settled fair,
] approached that awful incubus
With an absent-minded air
And walked directly through him
AS II he wasn't there!
Charlotte p. Stetson, In Woman's Jour
nal
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Must Consider the German voto.

1t may be in this crisis that the Ger.
mans will play specially important
role. In the east they are altogether
sound upon the silver question. and in
the west the preponderance Of German
sentiment is sound. If the conventions
perceive that they will have to reckon
with the German vote the influence Of
that vote will ret be losts-Ntvv SOrkss
etaate-Zeitung.
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California Must Remain

CALIFORNIA; Must Remain Gold State.
California was q gold state when IL
was admitted and has remained gold
state since. None of its debtors has
anything to gain by radical change of
standard, not even the banks, which,
under silver standard, would be able
to pay all depositors so cents on the dol
lar. The arrangement of business and
temporary destruction of credit that
would result from such a change would
probably break most of the banks in
California, including perfectly selven'
nstitutions.-Los Angeles Herald.
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If there are more poor people in silver
standard countries than in gold using
nations, how would free coinage of so
cent dollars abolish poverty in the
United States?
This is one of the things that nobody
can find out.
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The universal and absolute law il
that natural justice which cannot be
written Gown but which appeals 70 the
hearts of all.--victot Cousin.
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ssYEs, doctor, It still hurts me to breathes
I'm fact, the only trouble now seems to be-
my breath" ssOh, well, I'll give you some-f
thing.that win soon stop thatn--Life.
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Low Rate Excurslons south.

On the first and third Tuesday Of each,
month till October about half-rateo for
round trip will be made to pQinta
in the South by the Louisville & NASH
v,s sS Il "a your s.. 1on
sion tickets write to G. p. Atmore, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Louisville, KY. Or
Geo. B. Horner, D. p. A., st. Louis, Mo.
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TO LOWER WAGES.

Scheme to Reduce the Pay OF LaborerA
Without Strikes and Lockouts.
DEPRECIATE THE MONEY WITH WHICH
THEY ARE PAID AND THE RESULT u
OBTAINED.
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German voter In the course & ths tam
paign, and as TO the nature Of his re-
Spouse do not entertain the slightest
doubt
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FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kine's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free - trial bottle
q treatise. On. KLINE, as Arch st. Phfla Pa.
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SCHEME TO LOWER WAGES.

The following is the suggestive head
ing of an article in the Sun of Lexing
ington, KY:
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ematlZed the squatter and kept hDger-
ing the pipe and tobacco pouch she had
carefully put in her pocket until she
could resist no longer.
would you like to come out in a
boat with me, my child?" she said, at
last, gently, to Thea, who was feeling
somewhat exhausted after prolonged
attack upon cream cakes.
Everyone remarked how well the old
lady pulled, and Ella waved a relieved
farewell from the shore.
Aunt Emmelina rowed at rate that
would have fairly electrified the pic
| nickers could they have seen. Then she
gave the oars to Thea, subsidized into the
bottom of the boat, lighted her pire
| and had a luxurious smoke that soothed
her injured feelings and ruffied nerves
into placidity again.
ut isn't many brothers would do
what I've done for you girls" she said,
as Thea pulled back again some hours
later.
Two or three of the girls, Esther
among them, had strolled some distance
away and were standing on bowlder,
idly throwing stones in the dancing
| water and watching the circles.
| A frightened scream broke the hot,
quiet air over the river. Two of the
girls were running frantically about
and the third was struggling in the
water. They ali knew by the sailor hat
bobbnlg about that it was Esther.
The squatter gave an answering shout
and started running at great rate, tais-
ing Oft his coat ss he weat. But Aunt
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-01-17
UMATILLA IN PIECES
Newsy Paragraphs From Our
County Exchanges.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
Movement and Whereabouts
of Press Readers.
[From the weston lie ader,l

NThe Weston militia company
now meets for drill every Tuesday
night.
Ground has been staked off by
George Williams for the new ladies'
ball at the normal school.
Il. E. Sailing sold % head Of beef
cattle the other day to a firm in
Seattle, at two to two and a half
cents. The cattle were shipped
from Athena.
Miss Gertie Carlisle and Mr.. r.
S. Evans were united in maria ge
January 2 in Spokane. The bride
is a sister Of Miss Kate Carlisle of
this city.
The Weston band contemplates
presenting a drama soon, to raise
funds for uniforms. DR.. F. G..
Campbell has kindly volunteered
his service to manage the stage
work, and the boys are now SER
iously considering the matter.
The Masonic lodge of Weston
has decided to start library for
the benefit of members of their
families. The sum of sixty dollars
has been appropriated from the
funds of the lodge for the immedi-
ate purchase of books, and the
library will be added to from time
time,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-01-17
BREvITIES.

Tour
Sleigh in repair.
E Plenty of snow on the ground.
Your sidewalks should be CLEAN
ed of.
Julius Levy, ofWalla Walla, was
in town Saturday,
X Sam P, Sturgis, of Pendleton, is
dangerously i'll with typhoid few
er.
Be sure and bu your cigars at
Max Lewins,' as he keeps all lead
ing brands.
Those dress goods at Hollis are
almost beyond comparison, and go
cheap, too
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tharp will
leave for Silverton, Oregon, week
after next.
Mrs. Julius Levy, of Walla Wal
la, has been visiting Pri-nds in
Athena this week.
4 J. w. Smith is acting as princi-
pal of the schools this week. Prof.
Hawks is again i'll.
Il Umatilla county must contribute
toward paying the states expenses
the sum of $50, ,68S.87.
Mr.. and Mrs. P, NJ. Kirkland
entertained the whist club at their
home, Tuesday evening.
Morris Johns was again called
to Walla Walla, ON account of the
serious illness Of his father.
w. Fl. Pruett, we are grieved to
inform our readers, is again con-
fined to his home with illness.
Milton is still battling with scar.
let fever. The family of Mr.. Yates
being the latest additional cases.
A large number of people from
the country were noticed in attend-
ance on the play Monday night.
E. L. Barnett arrived in the city
Wednesday evening TO take the
position of cashier of the First
National Bank.
C. B. Leatherman, Vim, Worth
ington and DIR. Campbell came
over from Weston Monday night
to witness damon and Pythiae. "
{ The young ladies' leap year ball
at the opera house, was largely at
tended. The Young ladies acted as
managers Of the floor. and the
manner in which the ball was con.
Quoted vas indeed 4 credit to them.
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AN OLD ALMANAC.
1t Is Owned in Weston and Was
q Printed in Portland.

1t Is Owned in Weston and Was
n Printed in Portland.
Mrs w. w. Jacobs, Of Weston,
and a survivor of the Whitman
massacre, has loaned the Weston
Leader an old almanac that has
been in her possession 80 years. 1t
is McCormick's Almanac for 1865,
and WAS printed at Portland, its
first 10 pages, including chrome
logy of events and battles of the
civil war being given. The names
of federal and state officers of Ore
gon are then printed. Some of
them were:
Governor, Addison G. Gibbs,
Portland, salary, $500; secretary
of state, S. e. May, Salem, $500;
state treasurer, e. N. Cooke, Salem,
$500; state printer, H. i. Pittock,
Portland, fees.
United States senators-Benja-
min F. Harding, whose term ex-
pired March 8, 1865; George HI.
Williams, whose term began March
4, 1865; J. w. Nesmith. whose term
began March 8, 1867.
United States representatives.
j. r. Mcbride, whose term ended
March 3, 1866; J. III. D. Hender-
son, whose term began March A,
1865.
The state judiciary consisted Of
the supreme court. whose justices
presided at circuit court sessions.
They were: r. ?. Boise, Salem
E, Il, Stratton, Eugene; P. P. Prim,
jacksonville; e. d. Shattuck, Port
land; J. G. Wilson, Dalles. Each
received q salary of $1,000.
M. P. Deadly was United States
district judge, with a salary Of
$4,000, and T.. w. McGraw was
United States district attorney.
W. II. Barnhart was agent for the
Umatilla Indian reservation.
A table appears, showing the
amount of taxable property in each
county. r. il aa follows.
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From the Milton Eagle.] !

Rev, J. B. Qaisley is reported as
being quite i'll ut bis North MILTON
residence.
Milton people are seriously con-
templating making garden and if
this warm weather continues an
other week much seed will be put
into the ground.
Last week w. H. Fletcher, the
saw mill man, sold a steer to a
Walla Walla butcher that tipped
the beam at 2l30 pounds. This is
probably the largest beef animal
ever sold in this valley.
A letter from Oaksdale, received
from Mrs. F. A. Skies by her mother
in this city reveals the intelligence
that Prof Skies cut his foot very
seriously with an ak last Saturday
while splitting wood. The gentle.
man is injured to sffgeb an extent
that conveyance Is necessary to
carry him from his residence to the
school house where he Is employed
as principal.
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Or South of Postoffic, Pendleton
J. 8. HAYE. Proprietol

Judge e. DePeatt and j. Bloch
of Athena, spent Sunday in Pend
Teton.
Max Levin keeps the Monogram
cigar. They are made out of best
pure tobacco.
Cleaver Bros, shoe dealers, OF
Pendleton, talk ''Spot Cash" to
our readers this week.
If you want to drink cup Of
splendid coffee ask for the Perfec
tion Blend. Sold at Max Lewin's
at 90c per pound.
Look at those dishes at Max Lc-
wins store. One set of them graf
is with each can of Double Quick
Baking Powder.
Now is the time to destroy squir-
rels, 1t is said that as there is no
vegetation for these little pests to
subsist on, they eat poisoned grain
readily.
We understand that Nr. and
Mrs. P. NJ. kirkland are soon to
leave for Independence, Ore. Mr..
Kirkland will conduct a drug store
at that place for his father.
We have new ad in today's is
sue that means something to those
who are inclined to use their money
iudiciously. The Boston Store.
The Boston Store desires to thank
its customers in and about Athena
for their liberal patronage, and
hopes to continue to be the re.
cipient of your favor during our
big Clearance eale,
Go to Pendleton for big bargains
in sboes-cost prices on shoes dur
ing the sale at the Boston Store,
This is no lie. Ifyou see the dis
play you will be convinced. Big
line bought cheap, before the rise.
"a brother of S. L. Spencer will
arrive soon from Oklahoma, with
family. They will occupy the
property formerly owned by Mrs.
Williams The brothers will be
partners in the blacksmith busi
ness.
Perhaps you read our advertise
ments in the papers the past week
II not, get paper, draw near the
light and see what we're doing
Lots Of shrewd buyers have been
in and found everything just as
we said they would be. They
bought and sent their friends to
secure the great bargains we're Of
fering. Alexander 4. Hexter, Pend
Teton.