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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1905)
ENGLISH FACTORY LAWS. Brought Aliont by Pltlatola Condi tion In Cotton Factories. Tlio lirst English factory laws were made In 1S02 and were enacted mainly because of the pitiable condition of the young pauper children employed In the Lancashire cotton factories. An outbreak of fever In the Rad cliffe Cotton works, 1784, waa traced by Manchester doctors to overcrowded and Insanitary factories and the long hours of the workers. The magistrates made an attempt to lessen the evils, but In spite of their success in slightly reducing the hours of labor things grew worse and other epidemics oc curred. The Manchester board of health took the matter up in 1790 and urged the necessity of legislation to deal effec tively with it. Public interest Was aroused, and further revelations of the flagrant Hi treatment of apprentices bo deeply stirred public feeling that in 1802 Sir Robert Peel brought in a bill known as the "health and morals of apprentices act," which was "pass without difficulty and placed on the statute book. Cheerful Phlloaophr. When I could not obtain large pleas ures I put together as many small ones as possible. Small pleasures, depend upon It, He about as thick as daisies in summer and for that very reason are neglected, trodden under foot, in stead of being worn in our buttonholes. "We cannot afford to buy roses at Christmas or camellias at any time, and so we couple buttercups with vul garity, and thing3 that grow in the hedge side we let wither where they grow for no other reason than that the king's highway is not a royal garden. Woman's Life. lie Was Safe. A teacher in one of the public schools asked a little Irish boy why he had been absent a day, to which the youth replied: "My mother had the mumps, and I had to go and get the doctor." "But don't you know that the mumps is catching, Johnny V "Yes, but this is my stepmother, and she never gives m anything." New York Times. IJe Here an' account of a minis ter's wife who took his place in the pqlplt when be was ill. She Had she had' any previous experience? He Why, I suppose she had frequently preached at him when he was well. New York Press. Good Smnrentfon. "I proposed to Miss Tallun, and now Miss Pert, whose good opinion I covet, says I am a fool." "Well, propose to Miss Pert, and she will think you have lucid moments." Houston Post. Gems and Their Darn. In the old myotic books of the an cients it is found that they believed in the power of precious stones to bring good fortune through planetary affini ties of certain days. They imagined that gems tis well as metals were pro duced through the chemical operations of the planets working secretly in the body of the earth. Therefore certain stones must be worn on certain days of the week for good luck. The table of stones as Riven by the Hermetic brethren Is as follows: Sunday, the sun's day, gold and all yellow stones. Monday, the moon's day, pearls and all while stones exevpt diamonds. Tuesday, Mars' or Tyr's day, rubles. Wednesday, Woden's day, sapphires i:nd all blue stones. Thursday, Thor's day, garnet and all red stones except rubies. Friday. Freja's day, emeralds and all green stones. Saturday. Saturn's da", diamonds. Iteclnimliiff The trert. On tlie 17;li of .Tnce tiie nlmre tiftes were opened in the Trnckee liiver 'eppi voir by which tlrnnarida of acres of arid Nevada land sre to be brc'jrht under cultivation. The isue of pu! lie opinion pppparing on the prime date, !hre is an erticle Yj R-ifns Rockwell Wilson, on the "Ootxpeet of the arid West" Mr. Wilson, in writing of the general situa t on, "ays : "There a e in the West 100,000 000 acn'P of arid Ian 1 which experts declare can be reel Mined by inigatio u When that is done the reclaimed lands will add nearly one-fouith to the actml crop producing area of the country, and will exceed by a liberal margin the finable land of all the states on the Atlantic cens. Cut up into 40-acre phts, the average size of irrigated farms, this area will make 2,500,000 farms. The occu pants of these farmi ill add directly to the population 12,500,000, and indirectly at least 6,250,000 more, an increase of nearly one-fourth in the population of the country. These figures have been cited because n no other way can be so clearly shown the promise bound up in the ret-Umalion act passed in 1902 by Congresr a cloar and explicit measure which provides that the money derived from the sale o public Linda shHll b devoted to the erection of dams, reservoirs and canals to be used in the irrigation of the arid ands and districts of the West. Since 'he passage of the act the ablest en gineers in the employ of the Govern ment have been continuously in the field examining sites with reference to their fitness for the erection of irriga tlon works. Aside from the Truckee Canal, the most imortant ot the under takings upon which work has already begun have to do with the regions through which flow the Colorado, North Piatt and Snake Rivea. "It is estimated that 1,!W,000 acres of Jand that can be reached by division canals border on the Colorado River between the Grand Canon and the Mexican line. The plana of the Govern ment engineers call for a series of reser voirs at points along the river where the conditions for storage are most favorable, to be formed by building dams from 100 to 300 feet in height Each dam will have a eiuice way through its base, so that the water may be drawn off as desired, and also to provide means of flushing out the sediment brought down by the river in great quantities from its upper courses. So slight is the fall of the Colorado that dams of the desired height make pos sible reservoirs of an enormous capacity. It is calculated that each reservoir will gradually fill with sediment. When this occurs its surface will be drawn down fron 20 to 40 feet, and all of the site, except the river channel, converted into farming land. The crops planted on this land will be irrigated as they need it by closing the sluices, and this, with the semi tropic climate, will make farming possible the year around." Jap Spies Sow Exclude. The action of the naval authorities in excluding (Japanese attendants from warships in the maneuvers in Chesa peake waters is timely. The intimation that the order is the beginning of the ridding of the navy of all Japanese help is even more important. The Japanese servant, is much in evidence in the mess rooms of our warships, some vessels carrying as many as a dozen of these very competent and always willing helpers. Admiral Evans had a serious shock the other iiay when be discovered in a prominent Japanese naval officer commander oi one of Togo's battleships in fact the Japanese "boy" who had attended the admiral as a servant on his lltigs-hip Many other American naval officers have had similar experi enceso have European naval office! s. The Japanese spy system is the most perfect in the world. Japanese of the highest rank will perform the most menial work to gain information for the strengthening of their country's position. The "Coolies'' who londed coal on Ad miral R-'jestvnl.y'sill starred fl et are now known to have been in many in stances Japanese naval officers in dis guise. Togo was probably brtrer infor med as to the condition of the. Russian fleet than was Rojestvtncky b:melf. That the Japanese have detailed plans of American battleships down to every "blow bole" left in the ship's armour by rascally contractors is something more than probable. They cettairly know more than it is well for us that they should know. The shotting off of their chief source of information by ex cluding all Japanese from our warships should not be delaved. Western Pacific l.oau. S.in Francisco, June 22. Meetings of the directors and stockholders of the Western Pacific Railroad companv were held today. Fifty million dollars of first mortgage bonds were authorized and a mortgage was directed to be made of all the property of the railroad to the Rowling Green Trust company of New York as trustee. The interest on the bonds is guaranteed by the Rio Grande Western Railway company. Certain traffic contracts between the Western Pacific and the Denver k llio Grande Railway company and the Rio Grande Western Railway company were authorized. The board of directors called a meet ing of the stockholders for the purpose of increasing the capital 6tock of the Western Pacific 'rom $50,000,000 to $75, 000,000. This increase of the capital will be authorized at a stockholder's meeting to be held Auguet 23. W. J. Bartnett tendered bis resigna tion as president of the Western Pa cific and E. T. Jeffery, who is president of the Denver & Bio Grande, was elect ed president. Mr. Bartnett was elected vice presi dent and general counsel, Pt $f Telegraph. In order to keep tbe 30,000 miles of telegraph lines in order in Great Britain an expenditure of abont $25,000 a year is necessary. In order to keep the stomach strong and tbe liver active it is only oeoeBeary to take a few doses of Hoitetter's Stomaoh Bitters. It is the best health maker and preserver in tbe world and has tbe hearty endorsement of physicians everywhere. It will re 8 tore the stomach to its normal condi tion, stimulate tbe flow of digestive juices and prevent tbe bowls from be coming clogged. Then you'll not be bothered with sick headaches, dizziness, heartburn, indigestion, dyspepsia, nervousness, cramps, insomnia or liver troubles. We urge you to give it a fair trial. The genuine most have our private Btamp over tbe neck of tbe bottle. Successor to Chief Joseph. Nespelem, Wash., June 23.--Albert Waters, an educated Indian, has been chosen chief of the Nez Perce Indiana at tbe big powwow in progress on tbe domestic Peace in the family is not to be ex pected where a poor cook stove is used. That is only natural. Secure DOMESTIC HARMONY by furnishing your home with one of those magnificent 4 BDenoroi STOVES OR RANGES Economical in Fuel, Satis factory in Results, and as cheap and good as a good grade of Stoves can be sold. FOR SALE ONLY BY Gilliam it ike, Heppner, Ore. LEADING DEALERS IN Stoves and Kitchen Outfits PLUMBING A SPECIALTY GILLIAM & BIsBEE reHeivntion i-er here. There is cen siderablo dissatisfaction over the elec tion, main of the Indi.uis claiming tl e office shou'd priperly go to the. heredi tary chief, Yellow I'.nM, who followed Chit-f Joseph all through theN-zPetce campaign of 1877. Yellow Bull fays there could be no pif puling of his rights if he chose to assert them. The unveiling of the monument erected by Samuel Hill, vice-president of the Great Northern railway company, on behalf of the State Historical society, took place Tuesday at 4 o'clock p. m. There is one large council tepee 30 by 16) feet, and 15 or 20 smaller ones. The Indians came very near barring all cameras from tbe Indian cemetery on account of their superstitions. The big I potlatch, when all of Joseph's clothes and property will be distributed gratis among bis kindred and members of the tribe, will not be held for a few days yet. Teopeoteous is the principal dissent ing candidate for chief. There were probably 50 or 60 prominent men pres ent on the occasion of the unveiling ceremonies. Captain M. C, A. Webster, Indian agent for Colville reservation, wis among them'. Terrific Race With Death "Death was fast approaching," writes Ralph F. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla., describing bis fearful race with death, "as a result of liver trouble and heart disease, which bad robbed me of sleep and of all interest in life. I bad tried many different doctors and several medicines, bat got no benefit, until I began to nse Electric Bitters. So won derful was their effect, that in three days I felt like a new man, and today I am oared of all my troubles." 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Boat service between Portland, Astoria, Oregon City, Dayton, Salem, Independence, Corvallls and all Columbia and Willamette River points. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. Steamers between Riparia and Lewleton leave Riparia daily at 10:40 a. m. except Saturdty, returning leave Lew is ton daily at 7 a. m.exctpt Friday. J. B. HUDDLESON, Agent, Heppner, A. L. CRAIG, ' Liberty Meat Market MATLOCK & RASMUi Fresh and Salted Meats Fish on Fridays Highest market price paid for fat stock HEPPNEH, OIIKOON Red Front Livery & Feed StaDlGS Stewart &, Kirk, Frops FIRST-CLASS LIVERY RIGS Kept constantly on ha,nI and can be furnishes on phort notice to 7arin; wishing to drive ir.tj ti n interior. First class : : Hacks and Siiyyios 1 1 I I l lw'il'Vtl t V J V .1l.li .llii'l .M' ..!' J, si:k rs. vk catkii TO TIIK : : : : : COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS ANT CAN' ICKNISII KNiS ANh IKIYi:ii ON SHOUT NOTICE : : : Heppner. Oregon