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About East Oregon herald. (Burns, Grant County, Or.) 1887-1896 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1892)
awav with the hens. Their favor- which the honey bees wotlhl other-1 - I — • » _______________ ite haunts are low grounds, near wisa have an opportunity to col-| Having purchased the entire stock formerly belonging to Cal grain fields, which they attack, des . lect. WEDNESDAY MAY 18. 11»2. Taking all these things into view, troving gardens also. People often Geer, comprising all lines of find their nests in old straw stacks i the Government of the United States HARDWARE, CRCKERY, GLASSWARE, TINWARE, and stubble fields, taking the eggs is inclined to disapprove of the im and raising them under brooding portation into th:s country of do- < bT0\ HARDWARE, SUNLLRIES, A CARlkN’lhRS '100LS domestic fowls. The males weigh m»-stic animals without its own au thoritative superinten»1>*n<*e. Un from ALE PARTSOFTHE WORLD about five pounds each. I offer the same for sale at greatly reduced prices for CASH. The trouble is th.it an exotic an de Sam will fetch the mongoos»* C. 11. VOEGTLEY. imal, upon being introduced, usual and will keep an eye upon it for a TO BECOME A CITIZEN. ly finds itself in a si ¿nation of great while, so that if should prove oh- advantage for multiplying. It has noxious it can be promptly ex'er concerted measures The Asiatic Moi>iso.»»e to l»e Imported left all its old eiemies behind it, minated by t«> the l’i*ile»l Stale». ami those creatures which might Recently the Department <f Agri attack it in it« new environment culture has gone to some extent in W ashington , May !.—The mon require some time to. “get on to” it, to the business of procuring insect goose is to be adde I to the fauna of so to speak. Thus the crows in Or- parasites f oni abroad to tied upon JOHN SAYER Proprietor. this country und r Government egun have only just begun to prey ami thus deStrdV other i»ugs which auspices It is a email carnivorous upon the eggs of the pheasants, are harmful. The most notable Situated on Silvies river 1 mile East of Burns, near the bridge mammal, alatut the size of a big eat. having ascertained the besting hah case of this kind wa« the intioduc which is native to India. In that its of tfie latter. Inasmuch as na- tion of the “vedolia” Inig from Ail«- part of the world it does excellent ture always makes allowance for tralia, which hits saved the orange C ush rr i)< v ill receive GOOD FLOUR from service by killing snakes, to which destruction by foes in providing for industry of California by prexing Good Whea •. it has a mortal antipathy, not hesi the propagation of any beast or bird, on the scale insect that threatened tating Io attack even the formida the fiesh immigrant is apt to mul to wipe out the orange culture al ble cobra ami almost invariably tiplv enormously and to become together in that state, In the na-I winning the fight. Also it is death a nuisance. Generally speaking, ture of things, it is impossible to! on rats, ami on this account it was such experimei ts are dangerous as i avoid the importation of many ob-! imported not long ago to the Sand are being tried by the acclimatiza jectionalde creatures th ough acci-1 wich islands. Field rats, the mul tion society in Portland Oregon, dent. Bv such means rats ami titudinous progeny of the domestic which has within the last few years mice we e brought to America, species, run wild, were creating brought over from Europe and let Similarly pestiferous insects came havoc there and this reine.lv was loose thousands of birds in the over in the shape of cocoons and Bought with very remarkable sue valleys of that state, among others eggs attached to cuttings and seed cess, so that the o- jet tional le rod- the nightingale, the song thrush, lings of plants, and pretty nearly ents bid fair to be soon wiped out, the Eurogean yellow hammer, aid all of the mott injurious foreign; TheFost Wonderful Publication Ever Published. In Jan aica likewise it has been the English blackbird, which is weeds have I e n intro iuced in like i introduced fcr the same purpose closely allied to and very much manner to our soil.—S. F. Examin- i and with equaliv satisfying result, like our robin. These birds were er. So serious has th.* plague gophers caught t v professional bird catchers ■nd certain other rodents become to in Germany ami England and sent i The people of Eastern Oregon | farmers in some parts of th»* West across the ocean in cages, supplied should elect Hon. .1. H. Slater t<» that the department of Agriculture with xeed and cuttlebones. Skv- projMises to fetch a tew sjiecimens latks and starlings have been im congress without regard to politics of the mongoose to the United States ported similarly, colonies of both He is a num of much greater abi i Latest 1892 Editon, 46 x 66 inches (largest ever printed.) with a view to exterminating the being established on Long Island, tv than his opponent His strict mounted un kulleks at top and bottom . pests. The animal is thoroughly where they were wiped out by the integrity is noted bv all who know I »> speelHl arraiiKeuifti a wish the the publlghers we are able to obtain a number of the aboe » ■hie to earn its own living, and is in great blizzard. So far as the star I him. He im a mm of ripe experi mentioned Ma|B aiKiprop. se to furiilHli one to each of out Biiliaeribeia Thia Map iti a nc--s«itT no way likely to become a charge to lings were concern» d this was prob ence, havii g served both in the in every home a li iol or oilii-e and will be eapeeiatl.vdeairaole iorefet to dully miring the < < m ng political dainpaign. aa it locates ut a g un< e every impvr.ant fact connected w ith the Idai«,rv any community. It subsists on ably fortunate, because they are vo house and senate. He has. for years, uf our country ami Anierit an politi« r small and mostly obnoxious mam- racious grain feeders and would been a close analytical student of me’is, lizards, snakes, ami occasion have been likely to prove most de- the many perplexing problems that come up for com-ideration in the ally abird’segg. Entirely suscepti-■ i tri mental. ble of domestication, it is warranted ; ! The injuries done to Australia by course of legislation. He is much A diagram showing all of the political parties, 11 x 66. to ke- p houses clear of rats. W hat I the imprudence of acclimatization more ably equipped to solve these! A diagram showing all ilie Presidents and cabinets, 5 x 66 it has done for the suuar fields on | j societies can only be estimated in protdems than Mr. Ellis, and hence > A diagram showing th»- political complexion of each Congress 2x66. Ha waiian islands it is expected to do i thousands of millions of dollars. his services would be much more, ,\ diagram showing the ere. »is of the World. 13x10 I for the grain crops in the whe it t>elt' Rabbits, introduced from England valuable to the people of 1 he second ( A diagram showing the standing armies of each Nation. 13x10. ami elsewhere. The mongoose has ! for purposes of sport, have laid district than those of Mr. Ellis. As I A diagram showing the Naval tonnage of each Nation, 13x10. A Complete Map of the World. 13x20. never been known to be harmful in ! waste the country, destroyed the a business proposition no intelligent A com.•let« Man of th»* United States. Rand, McNally it Co’s 46x66. any wav, by killing chickens or; ‘crops and almost annihilating the voter could hesitate a moment as to A Map of Central America. 10x13. otherwise, and no damage is likely I sheep farming industry: Poisoning his choice between the two candi- A Map of Alaska, lOx 13. A Map of south Africa, 10x13. to result if it should multiply great and shooting, the artificial propaga dates.—Albany Democrat. I A Map of Upper Nuba ami Habesh or Abyssinia, 10x13. ly on this side of the water. tion of disease among them, whole-; I A Map of Persia, Afghanistan and Belucidstan, 10x13. So much cannot he said of any sale canning <>f rabbit meat and ttie C ovington , Kv . May 10—The I A complete Map of the Molar System—Best ever made, 13x10. other animals which have been in- exportation of skins for furs have United States court convened here 'trodneed in this country with the had small effect in diminishing their »yesterday, and 100 moonshiners— PICTURES of all the PRESIDENTS from WASHXGT )N to HARRI SON. ex|M-ctation that they would prove numbers. Ferrets, introduced to men, women an 1 children—were up I desirable. A while ago some peo attack them, have in their turn for triai It was a strange looking , IT ALSO GIVES IN BRIEF. pie in Oregon thought thaf it woii’d proved a nuisance, devouring the crowd. Most of the men, ami all, be an excellent thing to bring t hith farmer’s chickens. It. like manner of the womrii. were barefooted. history of Colonial politics; the history of Revolutionary pdi- er t he Chinese pheasant. Si x species the owls imported to gobble the ( The women che v and smoke lobac- tics; The the history of the (’onf. deration; th.* history of the U S Govern- Were brought over and c»»lonies of sparrows have exhibited a prefer- co, aild one of them. Jane Melt<»ib ment bv Congresses; the history of the U.S by administrations an them were established on Protection ence for the meat of domestic fowls. it, the most notorious moonshiner tn an„|VHjHof th.* Federal Government; valuable statistics on Debts valu- Island in Puget Sound, on Vancouv Foxes, brought across the seas by the stale. Her dtsullery is on Pole- (>tl R,.v,valuable statistics on Expenditures iasucs of er Island and at the junction of the sportsmen, have mutiplnd greatly cat creek. Leslie county. She can ,n p„litieal parties; The history of all Political parlies which ever ex- Willamette river with the Columbia. I ---- an(j 1 are proving a bane. Even outsho»»l Bogardus, has whipped Ht< d in this country They were imported from China by i,umh|e bees, fetched for the pur- «very man she ever attacked. . canj ex Minister Denny and were taken pose of fertilising clover, which de- knock a yearling steer down with A CWOM. LOOICAL TAILK OF 819 OT TRK MOST IMS HVAST BVIHTH I HOM Till DIHCOVUY or AMICHI» <>^’ *frompP,,rt8' pends upon their agency in this re- • <»ne blow of her fist and for vtars < A T » THU rRKKKMT l>A V inen Four of the six kinds the gard. threaten to la-come kciitne so num- hat» defied the United States reve- ■«‘golden,” the ‘ green,” the “ring” erous as to consume all the honey uuc officers. The publishers’ price is 15 00,which is very low considering its merits, H and the “silver”—survived and have j hut we. in connection with som.- of th.* lending pul.lishem in all thè T- Vtprrad all over the Willamette val- States, have l»een fortunate in arranging for enough to furnish at. om . t ■ lev, which is the most fertile in the 90 cents each, delivered free to any part of the United States.as follows: r * ’ ■ world. Already they have begun 1st. To any new subscriber Kto do much damage and the farmeiSi I 2d. To any renewal aul»ecriher. . are seriously complaining of them. 3d Io any mibacriber now in arrears who pays up to January 1st ■ They multiply at an enormous rate 1 next ■ each female producing two nr three frliroo»ls a season or from fifteen to ■ eighteen each. The cocks are verv ■ courageous, and will fight anything As we limit the time that we will furnish these Maps at th” low ■ They go into the barnyards and P ’ iw-a. we adviw all who desire to avail themselves if this .uppert'inity thrash the liest roosters It is even to attend to it at once. Used in Millions of Hcnies—4° Years the Standard. ■ reported that they sometimes walk The Herald. N ews I n G eneral I A PANCRAMA OF AMERICAN HISTORY. Politi J al and U. F, Map Combined THIS DOUBLE MAP CONTAINS I________________ ! I