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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1918)
n HS BIBBBBBH W' ....... .......... .... a a--e. PEDIGREE AND GUARANTEE. All nulimil Is like n iiiiirlilnt To miikc h good machine re quirt's llini eiirli purl lit1 of good itiutpriiil mill .lusi tin- rlfhl weight tinil stronnlli. Tin good iiiiliniil niiisi have lis parts devel oped In the rllit proportion to innke the type ileslreil. The adaptability of ii machine and the proportioning of Its parta ran he largely determined hy looking at It. However, the make of the machine is the guarantee us to lis puss.ssliiK or lucking quality. Likewise in the animal a good deal CM he determined as to Its type by looking nt It. Its real quality, however, cannot he de lennliieil In this wny. To t nt iiiN ii becomes accessary to go further back. The quality was put Into Mic nuliiiul by Ita par ents, its graudparente, its great grandparents, etc. This makes It Import nut lo know Mint all these parent! had qualltloa thai would contribute to the making of n good 11 n I u in I of the type wanted, a pedigree is u scheme for keeping track of the parent of mi animal. It is a guarantee of what Is hack of Mi,' anliiinl, of what has contributed to itn make-up. It la tins fact that makes the purebred animal vnlti able. North Dakota Kxpcrimcnt Station. DEHORN CALVES WHEN YOUNG Treatment la Painless If Applied Be fore Animals Are Week Old Dl rectlona to Follow. (By CABX J MKN.K. PirnilaK Wash.) Young calves enn he painlessly de horned if the treatment is applied he fore they are one week old. Anyone can do it if they follow directiens: Procure from u draggtai a stick of caustic soda or cauattc DOtaatl - It usu ally comes in Sticks live IndHM long and the size of u lead pencil. Now i lip the hair off over the place where the horn can be felt. Alter this Is Unladed, wnall vdi, aonp mid wnler Young Holstein Calf. and thoroughl) dry with a towel. Take the stick of caustic and wrap some pa per around the end that is to lie held in Ihe hand. Now moisten the other end mid ruh on each clipped spot al ternately, two or Miree times, allowing time for it to dry between each appli cation. Don't get the Stick too wet i ud nih only where the horn Is to ap I r, because If It gets Ofl the sur rounding skin it will eat the llcsli away und cause pain. After the treat ment protect the calves from ruin, as water OB the head will cause the caustic to run ou the snrronndlng skin. ESSENTIAL TO LIFE OF SOIL More Vegetation Muat Be Turned Un der to Replace That Burned Out by Heat of 8un. The time haa come when we must turn under more vegetation to repluce that burned out hy the heat of the sun anil Intense cultural methods. Vege table matter I essential to the life mid yield of the soil. Itegardless of the amount of plant food In the soil, before u good yield can lie expected ihe land must have enough organic matter to make It light, mellow and triable. The first essential I vegeta tion, then moisture, and next cultiva tion, DO ttOl be too persistent III leaving tlW lli'lds clean. A few weeds muy not bo altogether objectionable. BEST IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL Much Eaaier to Maintain Productivity of Land Than to Rebuild Soil Robbed of Fertility. If the soil Is neglected In any re spect In the development of our sys tem of farming, our agricultural struc ture will become top heavy. Soil Im provement is the foundation upon which our Hlruclure of permanent ngrl cuiture Is based. It Is much easier to i mi ii t ii 1 1 1 the productivity Of Ihe land IHii it ih to rebuild a aoii robbed of UN fertility. TIMOTHY HAY IS VA''ABLE Palatability Is One of C..f Reasons Why It I Standard in Most of Our Markets. Timothy bay is o palatable iiy and Ibis Is one of tin- chief reasons why ii is standard in most markets, in addition to Mils, n horse can be led ii large quantity of it mid win suffer no ill effects when given a hard drive Immediately after having eaten (be buy. Palatability depends largely ou tlie time the bay Is cut and ir, the method of curing. SILTAN IS FOND OF READING Turkey'a Ruler for Weeka at a Tlma 8huta Hlmaelf In Prlvata Suite, Surrounded With Book. Although the sultan of Turkey I reputed to he Hie laziest potenlnte In Kurope, he Is passionately fond of reading. For week at n time he will hut .hlmaelf In hi private suite, aur rounded hy literature of all klnda pIusmIchI work, novel, magar.lne and newspaper. With the exception of hi personal attendant and mlnlatera of atatc, no one I allowed In the Im perial sanctuary during the aultnn'a literary "tit." Hut the sultan I at something of a disadvantage, says n IlrltiNh weekly, hcciiuse his knowledge of Kuropenn langaagw is limited. In order to overcome the difficulty he employs a translation olllce. Here there are otllclals who speak all the language! of Kurope and the Bait, They rend all the political and Illus trated newspapers of Importance, and translate extracts from them for the Ultan, There are 10 superior trans lators, culled drag 'iitiiH secretaries, In that office, and their pay Is from ten to forty Turkish pounds monthly. They do not limit their translations to political puhllciitlen: they trans late novels and romance in all Inn guiiges for the Sultan, and many thousand volumes of their work have found their way Into the Imperial llh rary. They nre nil written on thick, white, royal, uctavo, gilt-edge paper, and are fastened together with green and red rlhhon hy the transla tor thenmelve. After circulating' through the harem they nre preserved In the llhrary. The aultnn favorite rending Is criminal romances. He suhscrlhes to all news- paper that contain reports of the procoedl ma In the law courts, and there Is no famous writer of stories of crime In any language whose works have not been translated for him. HOW TO USE COAL PROPERLY Houae 8hould Not Re AMowed to Be- come So Warm That Doora and Windows Are Opened. If yoti want to aave COOl never nl low the house in gel so hot thai you lnive to throw open the windows and doors. Thermostats are cheup Muse days. They automatically slow down the tire when the temperature is ris Ing to the uncomfortable point. To get Mn most out of the hOOt 10 coal, the house air s,uid be changed once an hour. Arrangements for such a Change should have I ii made when the house was built. 1 til I If that WtaS overlooked hell the house was built you can ! the change of air In se eral ways, says a writer In the Ameii can Magaatne, l do not believe in get ting this result by having loose win dows, us we used to do on Ihe farm I prefer tight windows. carefti!l weather-stripped, if thai has not I arranged for. or If the cost Is too great, I Bod that storm windows are relatively cheap. Then, air slots which let In air when you want ll lire good. An Aetor'e Wish. fleorge Ade. on his return from visit to ('amp Mills at Mliicoln. brought a story buck home, says the Imllanapo Ita News. While In New York oily Mr. Ade dropped In nt the Lambs club, where it lot of actors past war age were sitting around talking about the trenches. Bvsrybody was anxious to fight, but all said they were too old One of the Company said he regretted greatly Mint he was not eligible, but he hoped Mint he might do his hit In some wuy on this side. He said: "I would even be willing to go to France on the next transport If I could get the kind of war Job I have In mind." "What's that?" asked another actor. "Well," replied the would he warrior, "I should like to go to the front as the chauffeur for a general with a yellow streak." Friends In Need. Gov. Thomas 10. Campbell, In an argument In favor of an excess profit tax, suld In Phoenix : "These fellows are great friends Of the government, but when It comes to being taxed, why, then then they're like Murphy. "Cheer up, iiiiiii!' said Murphy to Dooley. Tag look as if yea didn't have a friend In Ihe whole wurrld' " 'Ol haven't, nayther,' Doolsy groaned. " 'G'wan !' cried Murphy heartily. 'If It ain't money res want to borry, Oin as good u frlnil as ever yer. had.' " Bullet-Proof Tlrea. F.xpcrlments made at Ihe North western Military and Naval academy apparently show that our best pneu matic automobile i Ires are fairly lui iiiiiii.' from Injury from rifle bullets, ami It would he Interesting to know how much trouble has been experl ei I from this cause on the F.uro peon front, says Ihe Sclenlltlc Amcrl cull. It Is probable, however, that Mil ls Hie least of the causes of trouble and that punctures resulting from running over rough ground, and the debris of battle wrecked villages arc far more serious. Sixty Miles an Hour Climbing Speed. A modern airplane weighing as mmii lis a small touring car without BUJ passengers can climb lit the rule of (III miles mi hour. The nvlalor would sny thai Ills machine's rale of ascension l 1.300 feci ii minute, such mi alrplam would have an engine of a brake horse power of ISO. The alrplnin' ellinblir. hi 00 miles an hour ascends n gradient of I In H'i tO I In ! Popular Selenci Monthly. jSCOT BEATS LAW BY A NOSE Thirsty Sanely, In Wild Race Aoalnat Time, Arrive on Quarter Minute end Get Hla Drink. Writing In Rveryhody's, Maude llwl ford Warren enumerates some amusing Incidents slowing the effect of lim ited war prohibition In Kngland. One evening the author witnessed the fol lowing race against time that waa staged near Victoria station, London, at an hour when traffic I thlckeat: "Presently a ahoutlng and curalng nroBo nt the center of the Interaertlng atreel. People turned, peering and gaping. Streaking Straight through the traffic, regardle of thundering trucks and sliding calm and obstruct ing pedestrians, came a Scotchman. His eyes were classy and staring; hi Kilts were Hying; his kt s were Iwln- kllng, On bo came, straight for the public house. If lie could get a hand on a glass of his national vodka by !:'.1IV6. he was saved. Would he make it? a group of ribald Americans cheered him on, yelling al him in race track fashion. Ills fellow Scotchmen silently mitdc way for him, and some of them even pushed people onl of his path. Hut they did not cheer; It was a matter (00 deep for sounds. On came Sandy; panting, glaring, he leaped through the door, and a sym pathizer from over the seas who fol lowed him reported that tl :'J1t4 he had a strong Highland paw curled around three flngtrs of Scotch. The early dosing law. thanks to good sprinting, had heen respected -hut neverMieles. the trench hud heen taken and the day aaved." MAY KEEP ENGAGEMENT RING Jaraey City Judge Rulea in Favor of Girl Whoae Intended Sought Return of Sparkler. There can be no Indian giver on the Jersey side of the Hudson, so ruled a Judge in Jersey City, writes a New York correspondent. A a rsult of the decision a young swain Is out a I1BO diamond rtna. which he warned a blue-eyed, petite blonde to return to I him. The two w ere engaged, and, according to custom, he placed the iflnrkler in question on her left hund. They Mien quarreled because she. according to his testimony, pn ferred the tango, lass and foxtrot to anting on a ofa and dis cussing their future. Therefore lie li ii it ti ngngemeni ami demand id Ids present buck. The Judge was called upon to decide whether nn engagement ring was a gift outfight or merely a gift contin gent upon the fiilllllment of u promise to wed. i lie court Mien arranged mile "Solomon Judgment" si.it that worked to perfection, so far as ths Jndgsvand the young woman wars con cerned. The Kaiser Is quoted as saying that all he wants is Justice, and the Allied world Is of one mind In Ihe determination to see that he gets It and In full measure. The proba bilities are. however, that his kalser shlp won't recognize the article when be sees II coming. (ieiierul Pershing has sent the American people a message that con tains a volume In a sentence of three clauses He suys, "(iemany can he beaten, Germany must be beaten, and Germany will be beaten." To every wonl of which every red blood ad Amerlian will shout "Amen!" I EATS TO YOUR ORDER I We are ready at all times to serve meals to your order, from the full course dinner to the most "conser vative" of lunches. Can supply you with "wheatless" or "meatless" meals at your pleasure and either will be appetising and nourishing. Mace's Restaurant THE OFFICERS OF CRANE STATE BANK CRANE, 0BEG01S Wish to thank the publih for the patronage they have given im since opening for bueinres, und wishing all n proeperoui Dew year. NEW ACmrXTS IXVITKD We Pay Intereet on Time Deposits J. R. WEAVER, Cashier IWKM TRACTOR OPIOKATION TAUGHT AT SHOUT COVRM. How to I'se Cine mill Kcpiilr the Hlg (Hunt of the Mold Will be Shown In HhktvIsciI Practice. The farm tractor, will be used next season much moro than over before In Oregon, and a course In the care, use and repair of the big labor and money saver will be given at the State College Jan. 7 to Feb. 6. The natural increase In the use of machinery has been greatly hasten ed by the war conditions of labor shortage, demand for Increased pro duction, and tieceiially for haste. Hut the Initial coat of the traitor Is ao great that their life should be pro longed and they should be used most economically to offet Interest and dcpri'iiatlor. Farmer who expect to buy trac tor will have an opportunity to ee IS standard machines of varlou sizes ami makea actually at work and pick tho one they want. They can learn to operate and care for It under expert direction. lllucksmllhlng and woodwork nec essary to upkeep will he taught In connection, and many farmers are planning to send their most trusted helper to take this work, saying that It I the only practical method of training their men for the parti cular service. The other course In farming and home-making will run as usual, and reduced railroad fares have been granted. o r.VTTLK r'ATTK.N'INW ON RAJTOI ram now. "At this time last yenr," said C. EL I'elerson of the Circle liar ranch, who Is spending the holidays with his f ii in 1 1 v here, "we had cattle on tli' feed lots for six weeks and theyj were getting thin at that." 'This ear most of the cattle are still on the ranges and they are get-1 ting fat OH the picking! they have. it seams that ws eannol have more than six weeks of winter when il win he necessary to food and that minus Unit there Is more than enough bay to feed all tin- cuttle In the country and huve a big surplus for next year. That means, too. Hint unless ihe hay ranchers of the lower valley provide a mean for Shipping their hay out of the coun try there Is going lo be a big drop In hay priCSS."- Ontario Argus. With all the loss and ilumagi growing out of wa. II I eiicourag Ing to know that those congression al salaries have suffered no curtail- ! ment at the bands of the Income tax collector. It Is ruacored that Kx-Czar Nicho las of Rajajafaj has escaped from Sibe ria and his whereabouts in unknown. Kcreoaky also ha faded from view l.eiilne ai.d Trolriky will probably soon Join the dlsappi nrlng process ton. Such Is the doatlny of dictators In KushIb. and DIRECTORS THE IN APPRECIATION Qf your past co-operation and friendship we extend to you the heartiest greetings of the aeaaou and wish you a year of health, wealth and happiness. I. S. GEER & CO. For Sweets and Meats And Everything for Eats Try E. B. REED & SON We carry good advertlaed J. J. Doncgan, Pres. Achia McGowan, Vice-Pres. HARNEY COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY (Incorporated) Abstracters Mr. Land Owner How is the title to your land: Do you know? In quire of us and find out N. BROWN & SONS Brown 's Satisfactory Store QUALITY MERCHANDISE Walk Over Shoes Stetson Hats Bon Ton Corsets Burns. We carry unls mliurtrseri tin I The Brunswick Phonograph at The WELCOME PHARMACY Come in and see them and hear their beautiful violin like tone They play any Disc Record made The price is within the reach of all On display and being demonstrated at the WELCOME PHARMACY RODNEY DAVIS House Painting Paper Hanging and Decorating Calcimining Hardwood Finishing Fresco Painting k'stimates'furnished on application. Samples shown GIVE HIM "1 ' -r-"ejaiaM"' Burns Oregon uas I lie "Home Produces race" G. N. Jam ps la. Secy. J. E. Log gan, Tresis. Fire Insurance Oregon Ihe "Home I'iimIiiias Pusje" A CHANCE "1! kljst: :.:;?-;- e. III