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.
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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." Guaran
teed at Slooum Drag Co,'s drag store ;
price 50o.
Majestic
Cleared for Action.
Whrn the bmly is c.lenr'd for notion,
l;y Dr. King's N"w Lire Pills, you can
tall it by i.ie b'oo :i of ea :h t-n tf e
cheeks; th-- bru'hinei f th eye; the
firnQQfsi of th lJe !i find mure es; the
booyHiicv of fhe mind. Try ttxm. At
Hlocum Dnig Co.' drng st re. 25 cents.
Before You Order
Tombstones, Marble
or Granite Work
You will do well to see
Monterastelli Brothers
and get prices. They have
a fine etock on band.
MAIN STREET, HEPPNER, ORE.
Oregon
Snowline
and UNION PACIFIC
Onlv Line EAST via
SALT LORE m DENVER
TWO TRAINS DAILY.
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Departs Arrives
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Fast Mail For
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Faet. Mail From
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Express For
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Express From
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STEAMER LINES.
Ban Francisco Portland Roctk. Steam
sails from Portland 8 p. m. every 6 days.
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
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