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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
The OUTPUT DOUBLED.
One Million Dollars of Gold From
Baker COUNTY act War

One Million Dollars of Gold From
Baker County Last Year.
At the request of the director Of
the mint OF San Francisco, J. r.
Donnelly, cashier of the First
| National bank, of Baker City, has
collected all the information OBJ.
tainable regarding Baker county's
gold output for 1895. His inquiry
shows that $870.654 is the amount.
This is gain Of over 100 per cent
on the governments report for 1894
and the sum named only includes
the gold shipped through the
express company, the postoffice
and the returns made from the
Tacoma and Everett smrlters to
the Eureka and Excelsior, the
Baisley- Elkhorn, the Rock Creek,
the Columbia and the Robbins Elk,
horn mines.
A large number of Baker county
mine-owners find it convenient to
forward their bullion or placer
gold to Boise City and large
proportion Of the Chinese take the
proceeds Of their seasons work, all
placer mining, direct to San
Francisco. Owing to these facts,
Helena, Mont; Boise City, Idaho,
and San Francisco, Cal, are credit.
ed up with q large share of the
gold production which properly
belongs to the state. Taking all
the conditions into consideration,
the most conservative estimate
made would give Baker county
$1 100000 for 1895.
New properties are being opened
up and operated in all sections Of
this county, carloads of machinery
are shipped in and Eastern capital
is being freely invested. Under
the circumstances, it is not too ex-
trayagant to assume that the end
of 1896 will show a net increase of
at least 100 per cent for the gold
output of Baker county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
What's In a Name

The sign, "Walla Walla Savings
Bank" still swings to the breeze
from the outside cf second story
Of the Stencil building, says the
Walla Walla Statesman. The
words signify nothing but an
empty name, suggestive of the ach-
ing void found in the banks vaults
when the ill-starred institution
closed, and of the vacant cell at the
pen which Edmiston should oc-
eupy. The sign should remain
where it hangs as a warning to
credulous depositors in mushroom
banks, and to the people in general
of the uncertainty of justice under
our laws and OF mans inhumanity
to man"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
A Very Close Cs,,.

Yesterday afternoon people on
Lower Alta street were somewhat
Mortified at the sight Of a runaway
team and boy dragging between
the front wheels of the wagon.
When within block of Main
street, however, the boy managed
to get the horses under control and
coolly climbed 20 the top Of his
load from which he had fallen.
He was dragged on the ground for
about three blocks but sustained
no injuries whateYer.-Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
TO OWNERS OF LAND
New Law Affecting Purchas-
ers of Forfeited Lands
AMERICAS ARBOR DAY.
Schools and the Public Urged
to Give Observance.
AMERICAS ARBOR DAY.

The new law passed by the pres
ent congress relative to lands
within the railroad grants which
are afterwards forfeited to the
government is, of Importance to
many residents of Oregon and
Washington. BY it the law of
March 5, 1877, is amended by
adding to 1.-THE following provision:
Where the purchasers. their heirs
or assigns have paid only portion
Of the purchase price to the rail.
road company, which is less than
the government price of similar
land, it shall be required before the
delivery of patent for their land
to pay to the government a sum
equal to the difference between
the portion of the purchase price so
paid and the government price,
and in such case the amount de-
manded from the company shall
be the amount paid to by such
purchaser"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
U. s. Official Postal Guide, 1896.
Just Issued


Very few of our business men
know that the post office. depart
ment at Washington issues in jan
uary of each year, complete post
al guide, containing 1000 pages,
and complete lists of post offices
in the United States, arrange d
alphabetically, all rules and regu-
lations, money order offices and
rulings of the department on postal
matters, time of arrival and de-
parture of foreign mails, and much
valuable information for the public
on postal matters.
The book is exceedingly valuable
to those using the mails. 1t is the
Guide for every postmaster in the
country and is sold to business
men by the publisher, Geo. F.
Lasher, LAT N. 10th street, Phila.
delphia, Pa, in cloth cover, $3.50,
or paper cover, 50. Can be ordered
through our postmaster and every
business man should secure copy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
A. CHANCE FOX HIS LIFE.
Mrs. Anna Shaw Says the New Woman
will he Easv IN fhe Nev Mar


wiz be Easy on the New Man.
Mrs. Anna Shaw lectured to q
large audience in San Francisco
Monday nighton "The New Woman
and the Coming New Men" She
said in part:
Everybody knows all about
the new woman. She has been
held up to the public gaze until
everybody knows how she will
dress, walk, talk, and we hope she
will settle down and give MS peace,
for she is here to stay. One Of the
greatest concerns of the old men is
that the new woman will ap-
propriate his clothes. He need
not have the slightest fear. The
new woman wants to look just as
pretty as possible, and not a soul
on earth could look pretty in mems
clothes. And there is one thing in
which the old and the new woman
will be just alike-she will not
want to go alone. The new woman
is only the old woman with few
improvements. And according to
the word of the old man, she re-
quired some, especially if she
happened to be q mother-in-law.
But there must be a new son-in-law,
and she is looking for him"
After expressing a few good
natured probabilities as to what
the new man would do, whether he
would part his hair in the middle
like his mother, or at the side like
father, and after expressing the
firm belief that he would not be a
Sissy" which was much worse
than O. "manly woman," she said:
"The new woman has a right to
say what sort of a man she wishes
to have walk side by side with her.
The new woman will be generous
to the new man, she will give him
q fair show for his life. Above all
things he must have good ply
sique." She closed with glowing
tribute to the new men, who she
knew would be physically, men
tally and morally q noble creature.
She said the new man would not
would not have to talk "tootsy
wootsy" to reach the intellectual
plane Of the new woman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

Cincinatti Gazette: Will people
ner learn that "cold" is an acci-
dent to be dreaded, and that when
it occurs treatment should be
promptly applied? There is no
knowing where the trouble will
end; and while complete recovery
is the rule, the exceptions are ter
ribly frequent. and thousands
upon thousands of fatal illnesses
occur every year ushered in by a
little injudicious exposure and
seemingly trifing symptoms. Be-
yond this, there ars today countless
invalids who can trace their COM
plants to ."colds," which at the
time Of occurrence gave no concern
and were therefore neglected.
When troubled with a cold use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t
is prompt and effectual. 25 and
so cent bottles for sale by Osburn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
THE sLueeER IS COMING.

John L. Sullivan, the Ex-Champion
Now On His Way to This State.
An exchange speaking Of John
L. Sulliyan's prospective visit TO
Oregon says it will recall TO those
who have lived here for the last
dozen years previous visit of the
great exponent Of the pugilistic
art. It was during Sulliyan's
famous tour through the country
offering $1,000 to the man who
could stand up before him for four
rounds.
To make $1,000 in Is minutes
was the chance that a young French
fisherman at Astoria, named Syl-
vester LeGouriff, had been looking
for all his life. He announced that
he was going to stand up before the
great Sullivan and win the $1,000.
Sylvester became so confident a
few days before the, arrival Of
Jonh L. that he called on the chief
of police and asked what would be
done with him in case he killed
Sullivan, as he was sure he would
kill him if he once struck him.
This belief was not altogether con-
fined to the man himself, so he
was advised not to strike Sullivan
too hard, but just knox him down
every time he got up.
The eyentful night arrived and
Sullivan had been warned that
Sylvester would kill him and be
protected by the authorities, as the
death of Sullivan would give the
city undying fame. Sylvester,
full Of confidence, started in to end
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
MAY BE SUCCESSFUL
Innoculation of Squirrels for
Their determination
A UNIFORM is CHOSEN
How the Followers of Booth
Will Be Dressed.

The time has already come that
drastic measures will have to be
adopted to successfully and effec-
lively exterminate the ground
squirrel pest. 1t is pest that
despite constant efforts with
poisons, is growing, and that to an
alarming extent. This is due
partly to the farmers themselves.
No matter how thoroughly a thrifty
farmer .ids his farm of the squirrels
there is, perhaps, one or two shift
less or careless neighbors who pay
little or no attention to the poison
ing of the nuisances, and the
squirrels quickly multiply on his
place and, being no respeetor Of
persons, cross the line to the better
feeding grounds of the thrifty
granger. Every inducement has
been made to help the farmers save
their crops, Sut owing to the care
less and indifferent, the expendi-
ture of time and money has been
been almost fruitless and other
means will have to be adopted or
else give over the lands to the
squirrels.
For over a Year Professor A. B.
Kibbe, bacteriologist of the state
board of health of Seattle, has been
experimenting with innoculation
of the pests and with what success
is not known, but he will be in this
city some time during April, when
the results Of his labor will be made
public. His chief difficulty, it is
learned, has been to produce the
desired effect by mere contact.
This difficulty will haye to be over
come to attain success, as the squir-
rels infesting this region rarely
ever eat their dead like the Russian
squirrel. 1t is only in extremely
dry seasons they resort to the can
nibalistlc habit.
Should Professor Kibbe's efforts
prove successful, distributing
stations will be established in diff
ferent portions of the regions in
tested and innoculated squirrels
distributed throughout the sur
rounding farms. Professor Kibbe
has experimental with a number
of squirrels from here, sent him by
Drs. Bingham d Keylor, who take
a deep interest in the experiments.
Professor Kibbe's visit to this city
is looked forward to with interest.
=Walla Walla Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

working of the plan will be that
the weather will change half a
dozen times before the majority of
people get their letters. Farmers
for whose benefit the weather SER
vice is mainly intended. would not
derive much advantage from hear
ing a week after it was over that
there was prospect of frost.
1t might be found more practic-
able to stamp the proceedings of
upon all letters received at post
offices. Nothing would be needed
but cipher mark for the present
session, at least.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
A UNIFORM CHOSEN.
How the Followers of Ballington
Booth Will Be Dressed.

How the Followers OF Ballington
Booth Will Be Dressed.
The uniform to be worn by Gods
American Volunteers has been de-
cided upon by Commander and
Mrs. Ballington Booth. The
dresses of the women will be made
Of seal brown cashmere. The skirt
will be made perfectly plain, Of
such length that it will just clear
the ground. The waist of the uni
form will be tight-ftting Norfolk
jacket with three box plaits down
the front and three down the back.
The headgear of the women will be
a poke bonnet. AS compared with
the Salvation Army they are
shorter behind and do not cover
the ears. The style for spring and
summer will be brown straw,
trimmed with brown satin ribbons.
The mems uniform will be exactly
like that Of the United States army,
The trousers will be light blue and
the blouse dark blue. The blouses
of the officers will have standing
collars. The collars of privates
blouses will be like the collars of
ordinary coats. Upon the collars
will be embroidered the letters
G. A. v. A slouch hat for the
officers and fatigue cap for the
soldiers have been talked Of, but
not decided upon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
The Asvlum Warrant.

Still another decision was rem
dered by Judge Hewitt yesterday.
This was in the injunction suit
instituted by District Attorney
James Mccain, of the second dis
trict, against State Treasurer Phil
Metschan to restrain him from
paying the twenty. five-thousand-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
NUMBER 10.

dollar warrant drawn upon him for
the purpose of paying for the site
of the branch asylum which was
located in Union county during
the latter part of 1894. The court
makes the injunction perpetual
and the defendant will, no doubt,
take an appeal to the supreme
court
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
ARsoR DAY.
Schools and the Public Urged to Give
General Observance.

Schools and the Public Urged to Give
General Observance.
The law provides that,"in order
that the children in our public
schools shall assist in the work OF
adorning the school grounds with
trees, and to stimulate the minds OF
children towards the benefits of
preservation and perpetuation OF
our forests and the growing of
timber, it shall be the duty of the
authorities in every public school
district in the state to assemble
the pupils in their charge on the
above day in the school building or
elsewhere, as they may deem proper
and to provide for and conduct,
under the general supervision Of
city superintendents, county super
intendents, teachers and directors
or other school authorities hav-
ing the general charge and over
sight ofthe public schools in each
city or district, to have and hold
such exercises as shall tend to
encourage the planting, protection.
|-and preservation of trees and
shrubs, and an acquaintance with
the best methods to be adopted to
accomplish such result.
The state superintendent, in
circular letter, recommendes as
follows:
sIt is very much desired that
Arbor. Day exercises be of such a
character as to waken and build
up an interest in such school work
as will be greatly to the advantage
of the entire community.
"While it is not deemed advisable
to construct any special program or
exercises, it is very much to be
hoped that each school will adopt
such measures as will meet the
purpose of the day in that com.
munity. These exercises are not
designed simply to interest the
school children. though that is
prominent in all the plans, but it
is also very much to be hoped that
the general public may become
duly interested in the day.
i would suggest that the teachers
of the schools in active operation
on Arbor Day throughout the state
shall arrange a plan Of exercises
that, in their best judgment, will
awaken an interest in all pupils.
The teachers should state to the
school the purpose of such day as
contemplated in the legislative
enactment. The planting and car
ing for trees, the great benefit they
are to any individual community,
and also to the state and nation at
large; also teaching the pupils the
advantage of ornamenting the
grounds in the way of building up
proper spirit of taste and re-
finement. The community atlarge
needs to be made a part of the days
services, because Of the benefit it
may be in the way of awakening
their interest in forest, groves, aud
Towering plants. Nature is ready
to assist us in beautifying our
homes and our school grounds, but
will seldom ever do that work with
out our cooperation"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
Lambing Wen Under Way.

Joseph Vey, leading sheepman
OF Butter creek, says that lambing
is we'll under way and that he is
getting about 200 lambs per day.
He has at present 40 men employed
who are kept busy. The season
will soon be over, when be will
start his bands to the mountains.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
J More Work For Wall CLERKS.

IL Is now Proposed 20 stamp tne
weather forecasts on every letter
when received at postoffices, and
the scheme is to be first tried at
Cincinnati. The receiving stamp,
with which the postmaster marks
each letter on the back when re-
ceived. is to have large outer
circle added, in which will appear
the words, Weather forecasts for
tomorrow-fair, colder" or what
ever may be the indications.
The trouble with the successful
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.

Memory is a little treacherous
now and then, and causes one to
forget some things worth re-
membering, unless one has an ex-
perience like that which came to
Mr.. D. e. East, Moffatt's Creek, Va,
who says II had been suffering for
years with a torpid liver and found
no relief until | took Simmons
Liver Regulator when was en-
tirely relieved of my trouble. |
never intend being without Sim
mons Liver Regulator"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

The base Of Ayers Hair Vigor is
refined and delicate fluid which
does not soil or become rancid by
exposure to the air, and which is
as perfect substitute for tho oil
supplied by nature in youth and
health, as modern chemistry can
produce.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

If t3 is an unlucky number, the
American quarter of a dollar must
be a very unlucky thing to have
about ones person, for it contains
IL stars, 13 letters in the scroll
held in the eagles beak. 10 margin
al-feathers in each wing, 13 tail
feathers, 13 parallel lines in tho
shield, 13 horizontal bars, 13 arrow
heads, and 13 letters in the words
-"quarter dollar" Notwithstanding
all this it would not be safe to
offer TO give 49, of these silver
pieces to anybody who believes in
the 13 superstition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
FREE.


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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27
DIFFICULT SURGERY.
A Hundred inches of Skin Engrafted
on a Burned Child,


on Burned Child.
Amy Seaman, the little nine
year old daughter of Jake Seaman,
who resides at Dixie, says the
Walla Walla Union, is now on a
safe road to health after eight long
months Of illness. Last July the
child was playing with some
matches, when her clothing became
ignited, and the entire surface of
the side from the shoulder to the
top of the hips were severely
burned and in some portions the
flesh came off down to the ribs.
About ten days ago she was
brought to this city and placed in
charge of DR.. Nelms at the Sisters
hospital.
The operation of skin grating
was advised and last Friday the
doctor performed a successful and
most difficult operation. A sur
face of over a hundred square
inches of decayed flesh was scraped
down to the healthy tissue, and
completely covered with the skin
taken from three other members Of
the family. Yesterday morning
the doctor removed the dressing
for the first time since the operas
tior, and TO his great satisfaction.
and the parents happiness, found
the entire surface covered with a
healthy, growing integument.
Little Amy is indeed a very
happy child, for she now has assur-
ance of useful life, whereas, be-
fore she could hope for crippled
life only, if she lived at all
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

Pure Blood is the safeguard Of
health. Keep your blood pure, rich
and.full Of vitality by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and you will not need
to fear the attacks Of disease.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

Hoods Pills cure liver ills, con-
stipation, jaul lice, sick headache.
biliousness. 25c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

Last season Ike L. Hall, druggist
Of West Lebanon, Indiana, sold
four gross of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and says every bottle Of it gave
perfect satisfaction. For sale by
Osburn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

Do not wear impermeable and
tightftting hats that constrict the
blood-yessels Of the scalp. Use
Halls Hair Renewer occasionally,
aud you will not be bald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A..
Mills, Of Lebanon, Conn, was bad
ly afflicted with rheumatism. At
times it was SO severe that he could
not stand up straight, but was
drawn over on one side. Il tried
different remedies without receiv-
ing relief" he says, "until about
six months ago | bought bottle
Of Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
After using it for three days my
rheumatism was gone and has not
returned since" For sale by Os.
burn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-03-27

"Success is reward Of merit" not
Of assumption. Popular ap-
probation is what tells in the long
run. For fifty years, people have
been using Ayers Sarsaparilla,
and to-day ii is the blood purifier
most in favor with the public.
Ayers Sarsaparilla cures.