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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1904)
TO I'KOIIT 11V WAIt. t'nitctl Stuto Will Uct Irt cf ICusoinn Triide. S Vettrsburp, N -v. 19. 2:1)5 a. in. America is likely to p" li , both !i redly a il indirectly, from the execution cf tlie lire naval programme which Kns f ia is now elaborating- Thf vital iin pcrta-coof sea power h-s been Rue sia'o bitterest lesson of the war, ami the government is fully determined that the maintenance of the empire's position in fu'iuH as a first-class power will be im-pO'-ible without an adequate navy. If the losses the Pacific fleet has already lustiined should be followed by disas ter to Vice-Admiral Rojeatvenskv'e squadron it will be necessary not only to rebuild the whole navy, bnt .to in ( rease ita strength. The imtueneity of the task seems to ba fully appreciated. While some of the contracts will be placed abroad, ow ing to the limited facilities of Russian yards-and it is expected that at least one big ship will be constructed in America the Admiralty's plans wiil l directed toward ultimate divorce from dependence upon foreign shipbuilders by the organization at home of vast shipbuilding, armor plate, ordnance and kindred industries. For this purpose, it is realized how ever, that foreign builders and special ists must be attracted, and some allur ing prospects are likely to present them selves. Nickers Sons and Maxim and AmiHtrong.'Whitforth & Co., Limited, of England, have already made ad vances, but owing to the anti English sentiment, British firms are not meet ing with a very cordial reception. The disposition is to turn toward France, Germany and the Ucited States, and a great plant at Libau or on the banks of the Neva, directed by American brains, and possibly in af-sociation with French and German enterprise, is one of the possibi iti s of the near future. Among the Americans here negotiat ing with the Russian government is J. Wilson, who is trying to sell an inveL tion o ' pmokelesa powder perfected by a Scotchman named Archbold, who once was a resident of the United States. The particular merit of the powder, it is alleged, which is adapted to heavy ar tillery, is a quick drying quality, ordi nary smokeless powder takintr several in mthg to dry. Theodore S Darling, who has options on the dynamits guns at San Francif-co, which were recently sold by the United States, is trying to negotiate their 8ale to Russia with a view to their si ipmrnt to Vladivostok. Henry 7lcl(triiui Found Utility. After little more than 30 minutes' de liberatior the ju-y which hea d the evidence against Henry Meldium, ex United States Surveyor, who was charged with forgtry in the United States Court, returned a verdict cf guilry as cha eed on a 1 of the 21 count' . The Meldrum trial began Thursday and the speed with which the trial was conducted and the verdict reached marked the first of the convictions in the land-fraud cases now pending b fore Judge Bellinge-. The testimony given by the Govern ment witnesses was most damaging, while, on the other band, those who testified in Meldrum'n behalf were few, and beyond testifying to the former good character of the pri-oner. they helped little to clear away the charges of forgery. fine Horaes From Europe. Eugene, Or., Nov. 17. A. C. Huby ban just returned from Europe, wbeie he has been for several months, and has brought wi'h him over 30 of the finest horees I.e c ul l find for breeding purpoee i. lie left the horses in I'eudle-, ton fcr the winter. According to Attorcey General Crawford, the state will get 810, 000 inheritance tux from the es tate of the late Mrs. Amanda Y Reed, of Portland. ODD SEC1U5T SOCIETY. Indiana Women Have a Secret and Won't Tell It. Men of the Town Have Ileen Trying for Twenty-Two Year to Learn the Mean I iik of S. T. J. M., Hut In Vain, h A peculiar society, which for 20 years has been a standing contradiction of the old libel that a woman cannot kep a secret, exists at Westfleld, Hamilton county, and bids fair to proper for an other 20 years, despite the safts of ridi cule which from time to time have been hurled against it, reports the New York Sun. Twenty-two years ago a number ol the men of the village formed a literary society. Just for fun they decreed that no woman should ever become a mem ber. A clubhouse was built, meetings were regularly held and the leading periodicals were read and discussed. The organization limited its member ship to the intelligent class and soon be gan to exercise a decided influence. After the first year some of the wom en in the community applied for mem bership, but none was ever admitted. It was always explained that it took a unanimous vote to elect a new member, and that there "was just one dissenting voice" when the name of the woman ap plicant was presented. Two years latr a company of ladies met and formed the S. T. J. M., and they decreed that the meaning of these let ters should never hccine public. Each member was solr-mrly rledred not to reveal the secret, nrd for 20 years the S. T. J. M. has hren in ex istence, and there is not a man in Wr'-f field who has any Idea what the four letters mean. From time to time the rr.eirbf rshlp has changed ps th :- women married and moved away and other members have been added, but no cme yet found, be she mother, wife, dsuRhter or sweetheart, has revealed the meaning of the mystic symbols. When Mrs. Surah Jackson applied for a divorce, charging neglect, and the hus band contested the suit, alleging among other things that she had concealed from him the meaning of the letters S. T. J. M., and had spent too much time at the meetings of the society, it was thought that the mystery would certainly bp solved at the trial. But Mr?. JaeVson refused to state what the letters stood for and the court ruled that the name of the society was not material to the tes timony. Mrs. Jackson got a divorce and ali mony, and her ex-husband declared that the letters stood for the "Society of Tat tling, Jahberirg Matrons." But this definition wns not accepted by any but the soreheads of the community. Several yesrs go a ourg man named Crawford went to Westfleld and was em ployed in one of the store?. He invepted his earnings in a horse and buggy and was the envy of many of th3 crher oms men becaure they rculd not afford such a luxury and the newcomer could com mand the company of any young lady or a Sunday r.fternoon (!r1-e. T.'it when Myrtle Taylor turned a'viy from him and married John Yv'ir-eate. a farmhand near the village, the other hoys taunted him by asking him how he H';ed the So ciety of Thankles5, Jilting 'M?fdf-ns. For years this was th ptc tjtetd name of the society among the yourprr class. Every initial in the name fcss been tcr t.ured into something derogatory to the cociety, according to individual taste. "J" hs teen made to stand for Jealous, Jaunty, jilting, jabbering, jaundiced; "T" for treacherous, tattling, teasing, troublesome, tiresome, and "M" for mothers, matrons, maidens, misan thropes, makeshifts, martyrs, match makers and the like. But the name is still a secret, and no amount of coaxing or threatening has sufficed to Induce a member to reveal it. UNIQUE BALLOONING View of the Antarctic Regions from Overhead. Important Raalta of Bapedltton to 9onthrn Polar fa Uniaae In the AiinaU of Aro maatiefl. Balloon acents for military recon noissance are common enough. Some day they will be extensively employee lor geographical exploration, perhaps There is tain of usuig captive airships for enabling touriaU to view Ali-Lu scenery easily. Hut for polar research they nave thus far been practical: j nej-lccted. i'oor Andree honed that in a irct; baiioon he might drift stead. ly northward from Siiitziwrtn several j hundred miles, but he p.iid for that , error wiih his life. The trial which was m.'ide in the Antarctic st.ia ti the I.ritish ship Discovery is pracii c&liy u:ii.ji:e in th annnls of n r -iuii;icj. X: vcr i.f-re was a success ful :i-.."-!it i.-.rde ui'd-.T similar condi tion, says the X; irlc TriLmne. I.ivlr.s L;i;:(,n, .W,v Zcilmd, just before the il..i.e of the Brit ish fV':''r: ;!!..- ward. hf.;i;if ft r C'spe .Adair. The Ice barrier x:V,i h skirt the Antarctic con tinent e;r:!? aI;no.?l coniin-iously alon-r t':c sbty-fj-h or ixty-Blxth par allel d fcouui Uuiuue. By lar the most iiv.aOio break in tne coast line occiira to the southeastward of Australia. There is an enormous re ccst. 5m) or 600 miles deep, and fuliy as v ide, called McMurdo bay. Along its western shore lies Victoria hand. Its eastern boundary is" poorly defined, and is renresented only vaguely by ice. The southern side is almost straight and extends eastward and westward fairly clo-e to the seventy-eighth par allel o latitude. Touching first at Cape Adair, of the northwestern corner of the bay, Capt. Scott skirted Victoria Land and reached the southwestern corner, near the volcanoes Erebus and Terror, Turning cutward on January 22, 1902, he wor' yl hi3 way slowly along the ice barrier, which for more thin ,00 miles h.i a height of from 50 to 280 feet. Apparently the ic h?d receded somewhat from the limits noted by Sir James Rosa, who explored the region in 1845. During the next few days Capt. Scott saw land off to the eastward of him which has never be fore been chartered, and also observed that the ice barrier itself practically disappeared, and was replaced by slop ing ice, which doubtless covered land. The barrier rroper is a frozen pack, ia generally lavel in srite of its rough ness, and ia thought tp overlie sea. It was jmt aftor turning back after these observations toward Mount Erebus that the hloon ascent was made. The ship was still under con trol, the season eorresponding to mid summer. An inlrt through the ice, which reached further southward than any other to which the Discovery could penetrate, was now utilised to study the land. Hydrogen, compressed in cylinders and brought fra'homn, was used to infiato the .;:. Owing to the low temperature o' this roe-ion, a much p --'.; or quantity w? required than w have been wihil in tem pera? clitvites. The cn.b' which held this font? -xt observatory captive was 750 feet '-'!'?. No satisfactory landing pli c v."1" ''covered, but nn admirable vjf." Pf rc?.'ion was had. Thl3 oc curred ebr-irry 4, 192. Then the Discovery pushed on westward, found p, Rafirfct or v ?nchoraj:e in McMurdo strait, clo?" " Mount Erebus, and on March 24 ' i ;,3t after the autumnal equinox) ':h- was frozen in. fi:he quently ' Scott organized sledge parties w' -: . explored the vicinity. The T'V?f important results of the exper'ti. " 'in to the time the relief shin, !"7i'-,ing, left it last winter, were as follow?: First Discovery of new land east of McMurdo bay. Second Discovery that Mounts Ere bus and Terror are on a amall island and not the mainland. Third Finding good winter quar ters for a shin in eouth latitude 77:50, east, longitude 16:42, with land close by for a magnetic observatory. Fourth A record of 92 degrees be low zero Fahrenheit. Fifth A Pledge Journey to 82:17 south latitude, and observations of land as far off as 83:30, including peaks and mountain ranges 14,000 feet hicrh. Sixth Evidence that the vast ice covered plateau which reaches west ward from McMurdo bay is in some plaees 9.000 feet high. Seventh A large amount of mag netic and biological and deep sea sounding. SOME POTATOES. Millions I'poa Million of Acraa Are liaised in Europe The Prodnc of Different Countries. ,It will astonish most people to hear that 28,856,637 acres are annually under potato culture in Europe, and that the total yield therefrom is estimated at 2.329,211,560 hundredweight. The Gar deners' Magazine states that in the mat ter of area Russia occupies the highest position, with 9,645,869 acres; Germany ranks next, with 8.001,225 acres, and France occupies the third place, with 3,818,378 acres. Tie potato areas In the other countries of Europe are as fol lows: Austria, 2.802.G77 acres; Hungary, 1,477.104 acres; United Kingdom, 1.203, 184 acre3; Italy, 516,000 acres; Holland, 386,04:) acres; Sweden, 331,973 acres; Belgium, 348,398 acres; Denmark, 133, 387 acres; Norway, 90.G61 acres; Rou mania, 26,042 acres; Servia, 15,549 acres, and Bulgaria. 4,481 acres. In the matter of yield, Germany is first, with 855,277,805 hundredweight; Russia second, with 549,045,932 hundred weight, and Fiance third, with 236,469fc 441 hundredweight. The yields of oth er countries are: Austria, 2:54,100,082 hundredweight; United Kingdom, 118, 39S.380 hundredweight; Hungary, 95,-4i2.2e.-i br.ndredweiht: Holland, 77.929. 500 hundred eight; Sweden, M.S21,sO0 hundredweight ; lie": g ium. 47. CS 5,147 hun dred we-fiit ; Norway. 21 ,f!:,1 12 hun dredweight; Denmark, 21,177,M hun dredweight; Italy. IS.Kl?:'.! hundred weight; Ronmani. 2.4P5.31I hundred weight; Servia, 8 '.".. S.'J h'mdredwe" ' f. and Bulgaria, 410.755 hundreds cl i.f . These figures illustrate the great differ tnee in the yield per acre in the differ ent countries. The United Kingdom, which is sixth in area. Is fifth in yield, heading Hungary by nearly 2.t,OOO,O00 hundredweight, although having an area of about 273,ooo aere tcs. If you take this paper and Tba WeeUjj Oreponlao you won't bave to beg your nwa. At pHikritlge, N. J., a burglar Mow the posteffiee tufo and got junt $2. It is estimated that liis xpense, inclmlirg dyuamite aud dianioud drills and other tool, all tft behiiid in i;is liurried flight, '.vhh nearly $100. Another ditcovery of coal has been made iu Camus valley near Itostburg. The proposition to iesue $20,000 in bonds to build an armory at Tacoma failed to carry. uiierea dy wnneis a iducisuu Real Estate Dealers. MANY RARE OFFERS MADE Watch This Space Each Week, a Many Ranches Will be Listed Here. 1120 acres, part good farm land, reBt tine grazing land. One fine teven room house, three bouses for tenants, good bHrn and out buildings, tine orchard, 700 acres government land fenced, nine miles fiom Hamilton. About 40 acree of good timber on land. $7.00 per acre. Easy payment. 640 acres, gcod he-uses and barns, finely watered, 200 aeree meadow land, timber on the land will more than half lav for it, adjacent to outside range, tine ranch for some one at a reaFonable price, i' ive miles from Lone Kock.' " 200 acres V raiies from Lexington. A snap for a short time. 1120 acres Z miles from Lexington, tine wheat rar.ch, nfailv all under cultivation, some improvements. Will be sold on reasonable terms. 640 acres L miles iromlhppner, fine wheat ranch, pleniy of good spring water, all under good 3 wire fence and cross fences Will te sold at a bargain. 1240 acres, 300 acre flow land, 3 dwelling bonces, large barn just com pleted, all of iOOaties can be irrigated, all under gooJ 3 wire fence, adjacent to gjvernment range fine ftock ranch. .Srap. o20 acre", wneat land, 260 acres under cultivation, all under good two wire tence. Price iftOOO. This is a Dargain. We bave a number of good hruses and lots in Heppner for sale very cheap. 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