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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1918)
; MANY WORSE OFF High Cost of Living Looked at From New Angle. Uncle Prleg Gave the Cltlxens of Bloomfield Something to Think About When He Bought Hit Frugal Sunday Dinner. "1 suppose th folks linck home Mill awtnane to rpi :i living In anh nf ih- high cost of It?" snhl Iho ilvvillir III tin' city to Ms innii i friend hnWn Rnarrow, who hud rlrlrea in Fran niooinllrlil ttitll morning, "Why, V"-" 'i Rerlhea, "tliey nil si'cin in ,. nin ! in piviiv in 11 h 1 1 1 snnii' oiii wn.v, ur murse i hew is some Nrnllns ilnwu, Rxtrnvngnni one dp tiulili-oii' .- up i hit, jiiiiI lllf rlov,. , :iro ii little Ihtfe rlnaer . "Tnke the l.ntiKlp.vs for example. Yon t;nou how the) ilu'uyi) uswl to tin. .Ilm would gel hi-- pfty Hntunlny ntght. urn) then they'd Iwgln to lh i tin, t':it of lllf IiiihI. Ahout 'I'huivil.iv. fniuls would i'ie out. nnd then it would he IHrlllllilK mid mill;, or whntovor thi'V cnuld puk up, for tin- ro-l of the weeg, Will, I hey do lust Hint nmiiio wnv now First of h week I hero's nothing too nod for them, and price is u ohjefti Only difference ts that now hard times 'egiii with them 'long about Tuesday Instead of Thiirvdii.v. "Then there l Khen THttg, lie irons on altogether n different principle. Khen snvs that It iloesn't cost him so very much more to live than It did five venrs ago. lie wn Always n (front flfarer, you know, tie's set what ealla n fnlr ptlce on ouch of the commodi ties. Of course he rnn't control the price, hut he can regulate the (piiintl iv. so when augar, for example. tnke ii Jump of ten per Cant he murks ilowti the amount to he used In Juat the smile proportion, and so keeps even with the (..line. You might suppose thnt the family would he on scant rations hy this time, hut Khen snys not. Acerinl InE to his tell, not one of 'eta luis lost "'tight, and iliey noor were healthier or happier, lie snvs the generality of folks eat loo much nnd too expensively ami that uo never eau know how little 1" enough until v e have put the ipiei- tton to the teat. "Hut moat of onr liliiiimHi'liI people do their fighting of the high cost of liv ing simply hy word of mouth. Thnt was what I found n lot of 'em doing when ". stepped Into Kilns pride's pro vision store the other night They weren't giving lh lister n leg to stand on. They all agreed thai It vvns nnjuftt ami outrageous and heartrend ing the way prices were mounting lip: nnd that (lean and hlood couldn't stand It much longer. Kilns himself joined right in with the rest. II.. sMhl it made Mm fairly etch to hnve to charge such prices, hut whnt could he do? "Jut then old Polog lnes enme to huy his Sunday dinner. I suppose I'elcg was the only innn there (lint voti might sny was actually feeling the pinch of poverty. He's piist work, with not much to do with, nnd It wa kind .of pitiful to see him pricing one thing nfter Hnother nnd then shaking his liemi. Finally he settled on half a pound of tripe, '"A good piece o mpe, property cooked.' inya he. 'goes about us well lis anything, this time of year. Some cnlls It II little tough, hut I toll 'em It's tougher where there's none.' "'Hnve to pay pretty high for any thing we get nowadays, I'ncle I'elcg." 1 aaj s, as in' started lo go. " 'Vi'S' s:;.s he. 'hut that Nn't s,,ol by half ns not being able to get it at ill. Sometime-;.' sa.s he, 'when I'm etMng down to a good, square meal al home. I aeeiU to see some of tli. ise hungry people B( ross tin- water looking on kind of wishful: and It makes me feel real guilty, ns If I was getting more than my share." "After the old man had gone out, eoavereatlon seemed to take n differ ent turn VMtIR SOULS IN 1HEIR PUR3U That Is, If It May Re Admitted That "War Profiteer!." Are Possessed of Soula. An' Inipilrliig ooiTospo'i.o nt asks u-. tO 'I'l'lli' o "Will' pl'oll'eer, ' I I'lllll I'liS the .Mliuaul.ee Sentinel. Now. as the soul of a man Is really the eaaentlnl and dlstltuul- hlng part of him we mny reneh the reipilred defi nition hy turning to a Utile NtOJ told In the preface to thnt Ingenlouli pic aresque romaBce, "iil Itins," hy the worshipful Muster Alaln-ltciie Leaage, one of the first of Kreii'li story tellers, ii true Improvlsntore, and the lltclnr.v progenitor of the Rngllah Rtuolletti and Ralaac and Plaubei I Once upon ii time JfhBt Is the L'id old way to begin) there were two students of Spain lonrneylns tngelhvi to S.ihiui: R, the M.iill- "i of :i -1 1 ! ,t b hall by the rositi Ide thej dla covered what appeared iii he a grave stone, with Ihla curious Inscriptien: "Mere lies Intoned III ill of the licentiate, Pedro C.'ni'ein--." Whereat they inarvclcd greatly. r0f while he hody or corporeal shell of u man is the frequent aubjecl of Inter ment nnd of the olllces of the physi cian's slinrlow, the undertaker, who ever before heard of the soul of n man Ix-ln'g thus disposed of hy the grnv digger! One of the students being of an Impilr In? mind anil doubtless deslluod for what In our day Is aleatlcally called "n-vnrch work," determined to look Into the mvstery nnd exhiiine vvluil ever lay heucath the slone. A little digging ami piylng sulllccd to get It up. "Under It be found n purse of leath er, COatatotag a hundred ducats!',' And thnt was the "soul of the llcen Hate Padre QaMiaaJNHli soul win in his purse. And the same may he sold of tbe "war profiteer," who coins the necessities of the government nnd Ilie tuition into the extortioner's or the graftera dirty protlt. OHfcAT CHALICE OF ANTIOCH Portrait Heads Are Being Copied From Marvelous Work of Art Exe cuted the First Century. There have Ih en i . . "d hy Mrs. Mil : itrel W i" i Kin ne) n sc,i f nor tnilt heads, i-opleil Innn those ol (tn siniill Humes which oruiiiinnt ilie oiilei shell of the cup known ns the lin-nt Chalice in Aotloch. which Is oHvned hy KoucluikJI l''reres of New York elty. It may lie remcnihered thnt thin 'iip wns dlscovcreil In HMO hy Anihs even vat lug In the ruins of an curly Chris tian church, where it had been hurled I since pmbnhly the fourth century. A. j D. It conslsiM of two distinct pints. I nn Inner sliver cup of crude Workman ' ship, I eseinhllng the eouiiiion diloklug cups o ilie time of the Itoiual m'C in- Micusiiis mill 'I'lhciliis, and an oil! ii shell aleo ol silver of exquisite de sign nnd workmanship of the Brat ecu iiir.v, The aiosi remarkable featnre of ihe decoration of Ihla outer cup la a series of twelve ngurea. which encircle tonally rhlapered, but they win have Ilie cup in two tenuis. After an, ex THE HUPMOBILE The Car Noted for Its Beauty, Economy, Endurance SULXX3LXX3.it GrlXe5lgr3 We Do Your Repairing Right Expert Flattery Work Oxy-Acetylene Welding The wi.iii 'leilie dry" al'o oei'ii" ha native research the fact hns heen eatabtlahed thai two of these ngurea represent Christ, tin- one at twelve I years of age, Ilie other al the lime of; the ri-Niii tcctlon. 'the other ten tig ores nre those of apostles, the Iden llty of whom Is now accurately nf tinned. The dale unsigned fo this vessel ' seems to have no douht (hilt the sculp tor wns n coiitemporary of these a lo la- spoken in thunder tonei before Hie Dgtlon inn hear tin in. ItcMHrd: Kstmyed from my much, one pair rntlwr llaht Buy Mures one welghlna; nround I :!ilfl, the other 1 2 f. (I ; branded with laiy K on right stifle: should Imve colts by l hem now; foretops have heen roa h- tli's, and the Indlrldiinllty dlspln.sed In ed and grown mil about three or four who was Ivlng on a stage In a semi Conscious condition. This act of hoi olsm in curled on the Colled Stales tearoahlp Btandard Arrow. Altmagh nearly overcome hlnisclf. Chiavetta managed to secure the youth, O'NeM and, assisted hy another In-nlec boy, .1. Doodllch, brought him up to air O'Neill was revived and blavetta and (ioodlh'h were given Me, hum ol l the ship's coinpaiiy and later h ilNpeii siir iillomlniits. In u report of the occurrence tie- aaalatanl naval con tractor in charge writes: -i ttealre to call attention to the conaiiteunus heroism ol Chiavetta. lie entered an unlit, choking and dlllii nil lank and exhibited the most praiseworthy dc termination. Judgment and bravery in finding and bringing out O'Neill. Chia vetta uas himself under treatment for ahout an hour afterward and ili.-ti further dlsliiigiilshed himself hy re turning to work lic-lde the lank, being the only driller who so remained on the Job." He has heen oillliu ndeil by Secretary Hnnlcls. Made Brave Rescue of Boy. With a Hue tied ahout him mid a lantern In his hand. M. Chlnvcttn, a driller employed in the New York navy yard, descended Into a twenty foot tank and located a beater Isiy f v Crtill" In w hh h the w Ine of lh. their chariicterl.nlloii points to Ihe probability of theee being actual por tralta taken from life. Becaaee ih ngurea are amall tin j hi-nds are ahout three eight lis of an ' Inch nnd can only be pfoperly seen With the aid of a iiiHKnlf.vIng glass a replica of each one I - to he etched hy I Mrs. Kinney. Six of these me now Mulshed, mill reveal not only wonderful skill in ihe characteriaatlon hut hIso an accurate correspondence In type to till that Is recorded of the allrlhutes of the npovtle represented. Tliil". In St. Peter me shown the Hery linpelu petty of the short. Stubby man of ncn mis, excitnhie temperament, while Thaddaeua ahowa the reflned inieiii gence of u man of good education. 'I'liiit the Inner cup Is the iicluiil Inches. Will pay $25.00 to finder of lenm. J. W. CAttTWIIKlHT, Malhnur City, Ore. When thp world Is to bo saved a Man of Deatlny always appears. All oyos ure now turned on (lencral Koch. Has destiny laid a finger on his sleeve? o - I IKAN IMHINKKH FOR GENERAL HOUSEHOLD USE the beat economy in extracti is found in Crescent brands At all grocers ; Have' real purchasers for both an Improved and unimproved farm, but unless you arc the owner and have n good huy, do not waste time answ ering, as 1 mean business. State prices, teruis. and particulars In your first letter. II. 0. Irwin. :tU Stock Salesmen Must Be Healthy. "The vital action of Ihe lunln de pends on tie- physical being and ihe mental BttlibOtea of tnleafolk are Ihe reeulta of health, Bvery man should have r ad or a bobby, something thai will give him eserclae lo proven! t lint drowsy feeling thai Inactive men in Variably have. If a man gains weight titter he is ihirly-tlM- year old be should become alarmed. The Ural re qulsltei in make a real inn n la lo give the hoy a good physical liei, dity." Theee were some of Ihe statements made by Dr. M. .1. lilieiu Bl iIk- Sales manshlp cluh at their noon luncheon in San Antonio. last supper was hiesaed Is not actual Iv a ilii'iii.il IhoiiLfh the known fuels nil point to that assumption, put thnt Kxchauae BoilOiBfi Portland, Oregon. these portraits are the work rff a con- o temporary to who,,, ,,e orlglnnls were n.ousand Ameri.;,,. Indians familiar appears lo he a fnet eslnh- . Ilshed beyond a doubt This makes I" .1 "cie .Sam a army I l.-ir the tchlnga of lire. Ki 's axe- aaasstore la their day made America rated ith faithful adherence to the mlfht) unsafe for elvillaattoa, and details of the sculpture of thrilling In here an- the deccnil.iiits lielplng to teral from a IMetOliCal, religious and ,n,,ke the world sufo for democracy. artistic point of view. 0 i .. - Tin" other head'' now tlnl In d, he side Ihe two already mentioned, are SS. Andrew, .luiiies, l.ukc and Matt hew. That or SI. Paul Is lo he finish ed shortly. New fork American, Siijs it Acted i.ibe Charm Camouflage. Cornelius vaanerbltt told n eawNr Huge story ut Ilie Newport Casino. "At the lira nd Central station," he said, "one young innn was seeing an oilier off. when three very pretty girls got to the Piilln inn. "Tin- departing rmng man was smit ten hy the three girls' chaiius. and so 0 be mattered in his friend: ... . , ,, , ... , Wa know no more of Itussia now- I.mm, here lo oIiIIl-c iui voll know wont you put your Im n at the doer "',nVH ",u" " '' w,'r shrouded Just iis the train pulls out. nnd shout Coughs or colds which persist at : this season usually ure of ohstiuatc nature All the more reason for us-i lug a r'dlahlo remedy. Mrs. Margnret Simile. Mishop Calif., writes: "Koleys Honey unit Tur Compound Is n grand remedy. Suffered from a cold last I week, used Ihe nn dlcllie and It acted like charm." s'oiii by Heed Bros. "We ride today when we should I guess we had all heen re- walk for the exercise," Doctor BlletU minded Hint there are some things in tbe world a little more heartrending than the high cost of living In llloom He!d. Youth's Companion. said. "A short system of exercise ev ' ery morning will keep one active In business and enhance his prospects of I success." San Antonio Bapreaa, Motorcycles in War. From ttie arrival of the British ex pedltionnrv force In Belgium In the late summer of 1014 down to the pres ent time the motorcycle has steadily gained In Importance In different branches of the military service. In use has not hen restricted to the al lied armies. The best authorities place the number of motorcycles employed by the armies of the central powers al the time of the Battle of the Maine at 18,000. The British hud at least 40.1100 In service In the spring of lOI.'i, while the French had ahout 11,000. The Itul lun forces up to presenl have 10,000 according to recent estimates, says Popular Science Monthly. It lias been figured that more than ToO.OOO motorcycles have heen In use for military purposes by the belliger ent powers since July 1014. This does not Include those at present In the Culled Slates army service, for prior to our entrance In the great wur Ihe American army did not have more than .perhaps loO machines In all. Cheap Gas Scheme. Two pom I clad women were pro- (-ceding homeward lifter Ihe mothers' meeting, and naturally they discussed I domestic economy. "line ye ken," said Mrs. Brown. ; "I'm due go for gas this month, and i I dliimi ken how I'll get It paid." "Why not he like me," said Mrs Creen, "and use the nickel lu-llie-slol 1 meler?" "But they say. It's Ihe dearest In I the end. Ye get less gas for your ' nickel, ye ken, than 1 get for mine." "Aye, but ye see. It's Just this wuy wl me I never put In line mulr ihan i a nickel ut a lime, and, ye see, a lot ' o' folk comes tac my house at night, and whenever Ihe gas begins to go down I just let on I liiniin got u i nickel I An' there ts uye somehody 1 ready to stump one up. Oh, yes. It's i fur cheaper In the end." Kehoholh Sunday Herald. In n loud voice. "Then I'll close the Fifth avenue house, sir, mid store tin- silver on the yacht.' " "Th c other i imp agreed lo do this, and the one smitten with tin girts Ml mid waited for tin- thing lo come lo pass, his c.ms lived on their pntlv faces. "Finally Ihe wtdstie blew. The ohllglng chap outaldo hopped up on Ihe hack platform, stuck his bead In ut the door, and yi lied : "'llcy, you, tell your DOM If thnt suit of mine ain't home on Salurda.v night I won't have It ut ail !' it. II,,. il-.eh n.-iju , if I list Ml (I . IK- -l I'i-M ill lM lirisrt " III' ioi'hiiv Ms.. Some dav she may llnd her "pluoe in tin- Mill " o ItCXlOO always eeeffll lost in tin-discard. Pleaaant Prospect. "I say. Brlgga, dine with ina al my house tonight, will you'" "With pleasure, old chup but will your wife expect me?" "No. tha's the beauty of It. We tiad a quarrel thU mm sing and I want to make her mfu. "Boston Transcript. 1818. "I met Mrs. B. tbe other day," sold n North Alabuiua atrset man. "and she asked about you." "How was be dressed?" asked the j wife. "I really cannot say, my dear," said her husband, "there wasn't enough goods for sample." Timekeeper. First teeater What dees this aav- ""mm mr"' have te t i The Proper Spirit, "fjott't you wish you had your boy la help you on the farm?" No." replied Fanner Corntossel ; '"bat ' wih ' Uat there was some gsUeff iBsllgaaaaMi thin te sola Kipling Poem Called Insult. Canon Knox l.lttle wus an lush man who had Hie reputation of al ways saying what he thought and of saving II In the most forcible manner isisslhle. It Is related that he once very uniiilslnkuhly disagreed with Itudyiird Kipling on the suhjeel of the Inner s "muddled on fs " mid "Ihiuin-led fisils," The caiioii happened to have three sons lighting against the Boors, and he told Mr. Kipling that his words were not poetry ut all hut Just mere I insult. Another line to which the canon objected, and. as eventr. mi.cc 1114 have proved, rightly objected, wlis: "Sons of the sheltered city un made, nn handled, unmeet." The sons of Ihe sheltered cities hnve so thor oughly vindicated themselves ,,s nei ther in care what poeis have said iihoul them nor even lo need that llliy Ulie should lake up ihe cudgels on their behalf But It Is evident that even poetry Will huve to sulnnit to the general revision which Is to mark the close of i he vv ar. $6.50 Indian lb ( .11 or BUck (. M.t.l I I Utilizing Waste Heat of Gas Engine. For a long time tbe waste sieniu from steam engines bus been turned to good ii ccount, hut there have heen difficulties in ihe way of using tbe ex haust gases from a gus engine as ihe.v readily attack the metal of the con duits. However, Ihe difficulty Is being overcome, for a New Jersey candy fac tory bus nn Installation in connect Ion with a HO horse power engine which Is used to heat lbs factory. The gases pass through an economizer made of cnsiliou. with tbe passages to the different sections staggered so that all parts are heated for the whole length. Wajer eit enisles la Jacket auareiinn1 IJJfAW passsfes.vPeaular Scleare To walk into a store and say, "I want a pair, of Army Shoes is all light s far as it got). But only when you insist on the BUCKHECHT IWLG. U.S. PAT. OPS. ARMY SHOE are you sure of getting; the most fr your money-the most i niiiloit, the most serv ice, the most value. For practical, everyday wear for (gating comfort you can't beat the UuckhoCht Army Shoe. Minle on the Munson Last specified by the U, S. Army worn by all of our soldiers and thousand of men in civil life. Look for out registered trade mark BUt'KHKCHT- nemped ob every psir is protect you. Buckingham A Hecht HjiufclMr S FraixUc Vou can gtt the buck hecht Army She In your Iowa. H yeur dealer dnss set carry It, write us direct. Sapolio doing its work. Scouring for U.S.Marine Corps recruits. 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We urge placing orders without delay in order lo get reasonable fair delivery. The demand is big -come in and talk it over. BURNS GARAGE BURNS AND CRANE fSSISsA oat ear erow ,ipi TSSajiV) Aha a fai wsaalwaatTamwjTBekDBsu -4C5E ,,-MSAOnBpsavUalli'' -