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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-19

|>Mrs. VIM. Mcbride and daughter
Edith, Miss Velma Wilkinson and Miss
Laura Brown attended the circus in
Walla Walla Wednesday.
August Stangier, a pioneer saloon
man at Pendleton, died Wednesday in a
Portland hospital while undergoing a
surgical operation. He leaves wife
and five children.
Mrs. Lille Miller announces that her
splendid new stock of fall millinery will
arrive in few days, and she will have
her fall opening OF goods in the second
week in September.
-Mr. and Mrs. George Bannister and
baby Helen, and Matte Cation, left
Yesterday morning for Woodward's toll
gate, where they will enjoy camping out
for couple of weeks.
Owing to increase in price Of wheat,
the Preston-Parton Milling Co. find it
necessary toraise "Pure White" -four
be per sack. This popular -four now
sells at $1.25 per sack.
Ir5In the teachers examinations recently
held in Pendleton there were but three
failures out of a total Of thirty apDli-
cants. George B. Marquis of this city
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-19

Liquozone at Pioneer drugstore.
Buy Samson at Cox & McEwen's.
Bagley & Ely handle fresh fruits and
vegetables.
Fresh bread, cakes, etc., on sale at
Gays, daily.
@. A. Barrett & Co. have the McCor-
mick extras.
Fine strtionery and blank books at
Pioneer drugstore.
1905 Washer beats them all. For sale
by Cox & McEwen.
Palm chocolates and Bon Bons at
Pioneer drugstore.
Try Flor de Corona cigar at the
White House Grocery.
All the new styles in mems summer
hats. Athena Mercantile Co.
That Crescent Cream Coffee is fine.
At Worthington & Thompscn's.
@. A. Barrett & Co. sell the Double
Disc weeder. 1t is guaranteed.
Greace. oils and compounds for the
harvester at @: A. Barrett q Co.'s
New rucliings, the latest novelties in
neckwear. Athena MERCANTILE Co.
Say Ma, Crescent Baking Powder will
raise the dough. Get it at Worthing-
ton & Thompson's.
New line of ladies' fabric gloves in
silk taffeta and Isle; blacks, whites
and colors. Athena Mercantile Co.
Try can of our Gold Leaf Baking
Powder. 1t is as good as Schillings'
Best and is 25 per cent cheaper. Bag
ley & Ely.
Combination dip puff combs, COM
bination pompadour puff combs, and a
host OF other novelties in hair fixings.
Athena Mercantile Co.
just received by express, all the latest
novelties in shirt waist sets; sterling
silver, gun metal, pearl and enamel.
Athena Mercantile Co.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-19
Dairy for sale.

The only dairy route in Athena, to-
gether with Is good milch cows is Of
fered for sale at reasonable price. This
is paying proposition. Call on or adj
dress Harvey Cation, Athena, Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-19

ranks the list OF successful teachers,
with general average of 96A per cent.
Mrs. Florence Kelley, of Milton, is
second with general average Of 81 7-12
per cent.
lrkS. P. Purdy and Charles S. Marsh
left Tuesday for trip through Southern
Oregon with view to locating in that
part OF the state. Their objective point
is Medford and Jacksonville.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Taitinger will leave
! tomorrow for weeks stay at Portland
and the coast. Mrs. Taitinger goes to
Portland to consult the eye specialist
who has been treating her eyes for some
time.
Christian church services Sunday at
the usual time. Morning subject, 'sPre-
cious and Exceeding Great Promises. :"
In the evening the subject will be, "The
Remedial System and will be illus
trated by chart.
A. Phillips, of Weston,' has a good
assortment of Milburn half trucks with
Sarvin wheels. The three-inch will run
as easy as an ordinary hack and IS near
ly dust proof. Also sells fine surreys
with either rubber or steel tire, and
harness to match.
Hugh Worthington and Emery re-
tnrned Wednesday morning from the
! Mcdonald ranch on Couse creek, where
they have been looking after the head
ing of the grain the past week, Thresh-
ing will not commence for some days
yet.
| re-. W. Hollis, the old-time popular
mBrchant of this city but now of San
Francisco, is again making his annual
visit to this part of the country. Mr..
Hollis says the extremely warm, dry
weather here is quite contrast to the
cool winds and heavy fogs Of the city.
i. Rev. w. E. Armfield came down from
the camp at Cold Spring Wednesday
evening, having footed" it the entire
nineteen miles. He reports that the
campers are enjoying their outing. Mr..
Armfeid preached to about go persons
in camp Sunday morning, after which a
picnic dinner was spread. He left yes
terday morning for Pullman for visit
with his mother, who has recently ar
rived from Virginia.
\ Miss Eva Rider has returned from a
visit to the mountain home of Miss Ella
Booher. A thrilling encounter with a
monster snake is recounted by these
young ladies, in which they came off
of course conquerers. Another adven-
ture is also told of sudden invasion at
"last day of school, picnic, given by
Miss Lilly Bannister, by herd Of wild
looking cattle at which discretion was
believed to be the better part of valor,
| and the young ladies and pupils hied
them to tall timber, underbrush or any
old thing, to finally return and find their
table in sad plight, having been upset
| by the beasts.
Butterick's Delineator for August at
Manassas.
| You can get good bed at the Palace
restaurant for 25 cents.
To quench your thirst and settle your
nerves, try Coco Cola at McBride's.
| For first class horse-shoeing go to
Beck's shop. Satisfaction guaranteed.
i ANY one wishing well, cistern or cellar
1 work done, call on or address, II. A.
Root, Athena, Ore.
| Sherman & Mclean until further
notice will sell three pounds Of steak for
25 cents cash, boiling meats and roasts
| in proportion.
Those low cut Utz & Dunn shoes that
several Athena ladies have been waiting
for, have arrived at the Athena Mercan-
tile Go. store.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
10 REct AIM ARID LANDS.
why Massachusetts II Planting Grass
ON Cape Cod sand Danes.

why Massachusetts, II Plantine Grass
ON Cape Cod Sand Dunes. .+..-s..sz.s
+ So much attention has been directed
to the work that is being done in re-
claiming the arid and sem1arid lands Of
the west that the reclamation work
along the Atlantic coast is almost en-
tirely overlooked The familiar sand
dunes, characteristic of the coast from
Cape Code to Cape Fear, while per-
haps artistic, constitute a menace to
adjacent cultivated lands and are use
less in themselves. Massachusetts at
considerable expense has been endeav-
oring to reclaim the sand dunes that
form so large a portion Of the province
lands of Cape Cod.
1t has been found that sand is readi-
ly bound together by grass roots and
that if sturdy varieties of grass suita-
BILE for sandy soils are 5planted and
cared for while obtaining foothold
and maturing they will gradually COW
er large areas, transforming them
from shifting, worthless lands into
veritable fertile cultivable fields. Many
years of forestry work In Europe have
shown that after the grasses have
made start trees can be successfully
Naised on these erstwhile sand piles,
which may thus be made to yield a
revenue.
Some Of the most extensive and mo-
bile sand dunes in the United States,
however, are found in the west, and it
is the ambition Of the bureau of for
estry to cover these with permanent
forest growths. Along the Columbia
river, in Washington, the sand IS very
light in character owing to the large
proportion of mica it contains and con-
sequently is easily blown about by the
winds. In portion of the lower Co.
lumbia river valley great orchards have
been actually engulfed with the shift
ing sands, and the railroads have ex-
perienced great difficulty in maintain
ing their tracks in this district in pas
sable condition.
In order to make practical test as
to the best method of treating these
dunes a strip of land on the Columbia
river between Willow creek and the
John Day river has been set aside by
the government for extensive expert
ments based on the work done in Mas
sachusetts, referred to above. In the
east tree planting plans for owners of
sandy tracts are being prepared. thus
extending the scope of the practical
cooperation begun by the bureau OF
forestry.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
MOTOR OF 1880 HORSEPOWER.

MOTOR OF 1880 HORSEPOWER.
on the road, have an indicated horse
power Of only 1,5OO when running at
sixty miles an hour.
The new locomotives are built with
the expectations that they will carry
passenger trains Of 435 tons from the
Grand Central station to Croton, a dis
tance of thirty-four miles, in forty
four minutes, making several stops.
There will be a separate electric serv-
ice not involving these locomotives,
but similar to that employed on the
IL" roads, for all suburban trains with
in these limits. The large locomotives
are to be double enders, running equal
" well In either direction, and will
have four motors, each Of $50 horse
power at normal rating.
There are said to be two novel fea-
lures In their design. The motors will
have two magnetic poles instead Of
four, the usual number in railway mo-
tors, and the armature of each of these
motors instead OF working through
gearing will be pressed solidly on the
axle, having been previously assem-
bled on quill for this purpose
The conditions which these locomo-
tives would have to meet in actual
service We're la;il down ~ 4 commits
sion appointed lS t..c NV YORK Cen
trail Railroad company. t:: ;:-::.:>':: Viii
liam J. Wilgus, Giln >'i:v ::":~si ,.>';tt. is
lhairman, and the c.l:crS ::r .t;>::n t.
Deems, superintendent u l:;.,:<e pow
er for the Vanderbilt Ii:l,'s; 3. J. Ar
mold, president O. the A,1:ellcan 1nsti-
tute Of Electrical En:@:nz,e;,: Frank J.
Sprague, past president Of the same in
stitution, and George Gibbs.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
A White Negress.

A white negress and her black sister
were recently exhibited to the men,
bers of the Berlin Anthropological So
ciety. She was twenty-one years old,
perfectly white from head to foot, with
white hair and eyebrows, and yet pre-
sented all the other characteristics Of
the negress-iat nose; thick lips, wool
ly hair, etc. Her eyes were red. She
came from Acora, on the Gold Coast,
and was considered by her compatriots
a great beauty. While very rare, al
binism in negroes is by no means un-
heard of. Beccari saw several exam
pies in New Guinea; Livingstone and
Simonot also describe them, and Des-
champs heard Of eight cases on the
coast Of Malabar. >
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

The system of condemming political
prisoners in Russia by administrative
orders has been abolished by imperial
decree, and persons accused of political
crimes henceforth will be tried by the
courts, uIder thel regular procedure.
This reform is most far-reach!Dg, end
ing forever the arbitrary condemnation
to exile of political suspects without the
intervention of, the courts. 1t is con-
sidered to be one of the most sweeping
reforms of this generation and indi-
Gates some appreciation of twentieth
century civilization.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

SAMUEL M. JONES, for six years may
or of Toledo, O., died last week. He
was best known as Golden Rule Jones'
because the only rule governing the
employees in his factory was his adapta-
tion Of the saying of Christ, which he
made to read, "Do unto others as if
you were the Others" He employed
the workmen: for eight hours day,
giving them frequent holidays, on
which he entertained them. At Christ
mas the profits of the business were
shared with them. A thousand times
better such a name than the selfish
lives of the Goulds, Sages, Rockefellers
and others of that class.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

Rochester Post and Record The|
meeting Of the farmers local Society
of Equity on Saturday resulted in the,
passing Of an important resolution.
This was that as the growing crop of
barley could not be sold ro6tably at
the prevailing prices, a price Of fifty
eight cents per bushel at Chicago
should be obtained, and that a com
mites of five be appointed to exploit
this resolution, and recommend to the
farmers throughout the barley belt
that they govern themselves according
ly in disposing of their crop. This action
is not taken arbitrarily with an idea of
fixing any certain price, but it is an in
itial step taken by this union to better
the present conditions.
The Journalist: The newspapers
are doing entirely too much for the
railroads, the theaters and the publish
ers. If these gentry were compelled to
pay for their advertising and their read
ing notices, as other people catering to
the public are obliged to do, the news
papers would make lot more money
and the workers on the press would be
better off. Newspaper men pay ten
times over for all they get and the
more quickly they come to the conclus-
ion that reading space is worth money,
whether it is given to railroad, a
show, a book, or ham, the sooner
they will get the newspaper to a sound
commercial basis. -
Minneapolis Times: Energy like a
great many other things, is splendid
servant but a dangerous MASTER 1t
may be developed into the strenuous
life" of Roosevelt or the criminal ca
reer of Jesse James: All depends
upon the mental poise and that in the
final analysis, depends upon early train
ing. Parents should recognize this
fact more generally than they do. It
is dangerous to surrender a child even
to the public schools and wash the par
entail hands of all responsibility. It is
criminal to abandon that child to the
cutters. It is sin to show no inter.
est in any of the honorable ambitions
of childhood scarcely less sin than
it is to overlook the dishonorable en-
deavors. Parental sympathy, parental
partnership, if you please, would pre-
vent many boy and girl leaving home
and going to the dogs.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
Brutally Tortured.

A case came to light that for persis-
tent and unmerciful torture has per-
haps never been equaled. Joe Colo
bick of Colusa, Calf, writes: "For Is
years endured insuferable pain from
Rheumatism and nothing relieved me
though I tried everything known. [
came across Electric Bitters and it's
the greatest medicine on earth for that
trouble. A few bottles of it completely
relieved and cured me. Just as good
for Liver and Kidney troubles and gen.
eral debility. Only SOC. Satisfaction
guaranteed by K. 0. Void druggist.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES,

Forty Of Them Being Built For the
New York Central Road.
Forty electric locomotives, to be used
in the New York Central terminal and
as far outside as Croton, on the Hud-
son River division and North White
Plains, on the Harlem division, are
now being built in Schenectady by the
General Electric and American Loco
motive companies.
These locomotives will develop $500
horsepower at maximum rating. al
most double the horsepower Of the
present passenger steam locomotives
such as haul the Empire State express,
and will carry passengers at the rate
of seventy-fve miles an hour The
Empire State express and Twentieth
Century limited, the two fastest trains
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
[ axatixe B bromo Ouinine
Cures co3d IN One Day. Grip in 2 Days
g. &MA,<ssss::::;;:;z. ss ss:: s::;:z s.
Special Rates via Chicago MI.
Waukee and St. Paul Ry.

To French Lick Springs, Ind, on
sale July 22, %, "a and 25, good to
return Aug. H. 1904, one fare plus $500
for round trip.
10 Milwaukee and return July 25th
and 26th good to return Aug. 1st 1904
at one fare plus $500! c. W. Snere,
Agent.
TO Louisville, K. Y, on sale Aug.
IL, l3, II and Is, good to return Aug.
81, extension can be had until Sept. Is,
1904, one fare plus $500 round trip.
For full particulars call on or address,
c. w. Snere, Agt.
To Denver, Colorado Springs and
nearly all Colorado points also to He
Springs, Custer and other South Dako-
ia points, to Cloudcroft N. NJ. and Ell
Paso Tex. Tickets on sale June lst
to Sept. 30th good to return Oct. 31st
1904 at one fare plus SOC for round trip.
G. w. Snere, Agent.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

THE national contest will be an inter
estiny one in spite of the assurances
of victory by the republicans. Judge
Parker, the democratic nominee for
president will make a hard, fight to
carry New York state. and hopes to
profit by republican dissensions in
Wisconsin and other states. 1t will be
wise for all republicans to get together
for a sure; national victory of. over.
whelming proportions.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

WEsTERNj Canada is figuring on an
8O,o00'000 wheat..2crop this year, about
the size Of Minnesota's yield. 1t will
be wise for the farmers on this side to
keep their eyes on the increasing Can
ada crops Ifthere is any way in which
our manufacturers can profit in max
ing these into flour in transit, the way
should be opened for this.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

RAMSEY county has just appropriat
ell $4,000 for permanent roadways. If
every county in the state could make a
wise beginning in permanent roads
instead Of wasting all the work and
outlay on temporary shifts of roads
there would be permanent gain and
travellers would have good roads at the
times of the year when they needed
them
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

Louis exposition, exhibiting berries
far superior to any produced by other
states. Out Of 9 possible 100 points,
"A. Macomber Of Duluth with his Cres.
ent aud Seeding varieties scored 98
points on 48 plates, being judged on
size, color and flavor. This is thehigh-
est scoring yet given this season and
will doubtless hold the record. Moth
ing like Minnesota products in any
line.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
Improved Sidewalk Brick.

Ed Barr, proprietor Of the Austin
Brick g. Tile Works, is making superior
brick especially adapted for sidewalks
Its advantages are cheapness, neatness
and durability. They are not as Slip
perry as cementin winter. They cost less
than plank and are much cheaper than
cement. He will furnish them on a
FIVE year guarantee. Get particulars
and estimates before laying your walks
this spring. ED. BARR, Austin.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

WHEN the lGreat1 Eastern was built
nearly half century ago, it was found
that 80 large vessel could not be used
with profit and latter many attempts
to utilize it the mammoth ship was
put out Of service. Now the leading
ocean carriers are building vessels fully
as large as the Great Eastern and in
some cases even larger. Twentieth
century commerce demands them.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

IN law suit up at Minneapolis last
week brought by the n. w. Yeast
Foam company for misuse of labels, it
was found when the case was called
that mice had eaten up all the evidence
and the case could not be decided.
This is evidently the latest up-to-date
method of getting rid of unfavorable
evidence,
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

TIE Minneapolis. .dTribune says that
the primary election law is popular
with the newspapers all over the state
because sit makes every campaign a
double harvest of graft, the reaping of
the primaries and the aftermath of the
election" If this is true, there is found
another excellent reason for abandon
ing the entire system.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
$50 tO California and Back.

IT you intend to go to California you
may never have better opportunity
than in August and September, 1904,
when the rate from most points in
Iowa and Minnesota to San Francisco
or Los Angeles and return will be only
$50 via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway.
To accommodate knights Templar
of Iowa and Minnesota, their families
and friends, a standard sleeping car
will leave Austin $50 p. m. Monday
August 20. This car will be attached
to a special train, through to San Fran
cisco via the G. M. & St. P. Ry., Oma-
ha, Denver, Colorado Springs and the
Scenic Route"
Double berth in sleeping car costs
$3.50, including stop-over at Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City.
For details of itinary call on ticket
agent or address
JOHN Cook, F. A. MILLER.
Excursion Agent, Gen'l Pass A. gent
West Union, Ia. CHICAGO
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

WE know of no disposition to'bolt
any of the state republican nomina-
tions by any one in Mower county. Ii
any one knows otherwise we are ready
to be responsibly informed.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

THE past week has been of great en-
couragement to the farmers OF this
locality. Corn has gained wonderfully
and a large amount Of hay has been
put up. A month of hot, clear weather
from today will mean millions to them
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

DAVIS, the democratic nominee for
vice president, is nearly eighty one years
old, the biggest coal miner and baron
in West Virginia, president of rail-
road company and an all around cor
Doration man, He will never live to be
elected vice president.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

TIE man who indulges in alcoholic
drink during the heated term is in
especial danger of sunstroke or other
physical collapse. Temperance is the
best policy at all times but the man
who is incorporate with the mercury
in the nineties exposes himself to sud-
den sickness and death every hour.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

JIM HILLS papers continue to make
light of the merger. We prefer to
accept the decisions of the highest
court in the land on this matter.
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

THOSE who cannot get away to attend
the St. Louis exposition will have an
opportunity of visiting the Pike at the
coming Minnesota state fair. 1t will
provide a mile of rich, rare and racy
shows
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

TIE name of Grover Cleveland con-
tinues to win the loudest praises from
the democratic party which shows that
they know we'll who their best man ls
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

$1O.5O to St Louis and return.
Via Chicago Great Western Railway.
Tickets on sale July II and 25th. For
further information apply to any Great
Western Agent or j. P. Elmer, 4. P.
A. Chicago, ILL.,
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

In competition with the finest straw
berries raised in a score or more of
leading fruit-producing states, Minneso-
t a has carried off the honors at the St
Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20

What's the use Of scolding becansee
the children are always getting hurt?
They can't help it, but you can helm
them by dressing their burns, cuts and
sores with Coles Carbolisalye. - #
instantly stops the pain and ALWAYS
heals without scars. Get Coles. rs and
SOC by all druggists. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05

Therefore it is with keen delight that we begin
the pleasing task OF renovating the high school, Up
from the smoothly tiled floors rise way
side and at the end Of the ROOM library containing
books rich in the wealth OF ennobling sentiment
the top Of the library shall smile down upon us the
faces of Dante, Homer and favorite, Milton.
well Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, shall be
done in unsurpassed sculpture In decorating the
walls my favorite lines of poetry shall find life and
realism under the artists hand Looking up
study upon Millions 'IAllegro" feel the youthful
of life Mirth looks down. wreathed in smiles,
Such as hang on Hebe's cheek,
And love to live in di1npes Sleek
All favorite lines shall be painted thus, that
may admire the beauties which lie in inn
mortal poetry The purpose Of the library hardly
to need review, the object of always self
evident. And the sculptured busts of three
ties will fill with love higher scholastic
ments in the literary world.
With these embellishments in the high school,, Z
shall feel that Line is which wants nothing
isfy those who nearing the end of their high
career and who to seek the treasures which
in the study of advanced work.
IS Twelfth Grade. adelaide I. Quinn,
WaVerly, MINI.