I <J l ( j Ò- .......... Published in ih* Greatest Valley of Eastern Oregon. I he Oldupt and Most Reliable. .W---. < The Best Advertising Medium. Items. VOL, 19. Ml. • Io l'*r y r. Ml« MoMtlia *5 < «•»»••. ■? BULKY TOST ( ARBS. Ping-Pong Balls and Other Article» io the Mail». , llankaolrt lr.m»»l«>r r4 <•» Vtrlllng !•*- ger b> fO»lra««MNMt «»r F*«»oll»h I'rrsoa»»—lb» Mr«««»* uf a Geer& Cummins D f I mm ftuldlrr. Th«* use of ping p'»ng ball» n* post card» 1» the latr»l freak of m-Lfr» fur novrlty. Hardware of Every Description. Il »tartrd In LHrrpool quite rr«’rnt- ly. and despite 11» <»bvi< 11» dhathnii- OltEGON mge *. B sprt tiling in England I he prm<d|Mil re»ult 1» much unhap|dnc*» (<» the poklinnn and n recent new reg ulation in »oin*- place» fofLidding all such «inhnndy tm»»lvr». 'I’he Lal!» were »tamped, un address written uin!er I In* »tamp, and the m« »- •ng«* »crawled «<n the rot <»f the »air fare The»r <-|um«y and bulky ¡**»»t card» w« re p«.*trd in Lh* rp"< I i-y tl-r th«»u»rindft and gate th« i»<>*t • Mee nu- thoritir* mu until« t •>«• amount f extra work, »ay» H«-«ir»t*» I hi« ng" 'n rriran. A im ng tfo«»r ¿«’.I*- people who from lime t«» time have wasted tl « ir »uper- fitiuu» enrrgie» in t< —tu g the forbear F. M IIIGUM A IIIGGH ance of the | h » m ! n I ufih iUI*. 1» 4 U litl ill M*«*’) iiim I Trrua. Alloritrya Nuulliuuiplon. England. who»r favor ite foi in of muahv u»ed t«» be a *ti»gr ■lamp But n» he wrote the xaddr«*»a on the fa« r « f the »lamp», the niith«»r- itir» derided that they were riot bound t«» deliver them It w.«. prutobly the *atn«' | m r«« n who afterward p »led a I oeor porn*«*«l. ) rompiric park of playing unr<l», each neatly nddr«-**r<! «»n thv l»a« k. hut with Abstracts Furnished and Title (.turantecd to ali I.antis in Harney imi inr»»agc whatever ua the colored able. County. Another very peculiar letter f«»nnd in a fo'iulon pillar-box ln»t autumn wn« a grr«*ti apple un «me »n’c f which wn* rut an nddrr»», nnd ««n tl r other tii«* »imp «-, but expressive me»»ngr: Bought and Sold on Cuiuinioion. (Iflii'v in Bank Building “Suur like you.” Batik note* have torn employed ns a writing paper im«rc than « nre by extrnvagant • r fooli»li per»« t • Among the effect» of an Englivh mi*« r who died al«-ut IS v « ur» ag«» u n» found n £3 PKOFESSIONAL CARPS. n<»tr «-n whirli th«- drcvMFrd l n<! writ f ten «lir«cliou*. a* to tlir d -po»a| 1 f hi» B< mmh I xuhii No •<), K of I*. property \t Haitip»tend li err lived Mm-lwetrrv Thura«Uy night. until rr« riitly a wealthy bi vliefor <»f J II M MI-LI.CN. wh«mi it wn* »aid that be « ncr wr««t< F M Jordan, C. C. a proposal of mnrringc t«» a indy ««n H. Mother»!)« ad , K ut R. N. the b..< k of a fM’ n«»tr. utid tocaiiar it PHOTOtìRAI HER. wn» aciit tork without 1» w«»r«l of com Bl’kNH (ILUUR NO. 411. O F N ment by tlir recipient, refused ever M«*rU» s**eoti<i aii'l fourth Mondav of afterward u» hate any thing to do with iliiruo, Oregon, each mollili in .Manoir.r hill. Vuegtlv the fair »vx. «^"M.iinSt. —opposite Bank. Luilding Mr« M<ggl«« Lrvena, W. M Whiting paper, or. indeed, paper of Mrs. Eunice Thompson, Nvc. any Lin«!, i* Uftmliy nt a premium 11 m«»ng ■« •!■! ir j • on »«• t iv <• >•-1 ».*•«•. Mary Ilt’UNK I.Olh.F, NO W. A F. « \ M i very curb’ll» Vub»titutc» came from the Britoh *uldirrs in South Africa. M«'«’(n Satunfov un ur b«d«xv itili moon. One «»f the common?» t ha* lurn QindiArtl ImHlier« l»Ai«'rn.ally rnvile«l, * i. Uar.den, John w Gaary. mrnltr leaves. “Mrslie” i* the South i E Kenyon, W. M. F. N. Itieder, Pbytii ian» Suri/cunt. \frican name for mai/e. Bound the Arcy. row a number of sir«»ng maize cob Burna. Oregon. envrl« ping • heath* whi<‘h. when dry. Bl KNS U>D<IE, NO ‘U, A O I W e st n-«i ieix-v. T'honv 211. turn t«j a |>alr yt lfowr col« r and can Meeta at Brown hall rv*ry Frnlav rvr- i thru be written upon. nin< ViMituif br«»th«T" iralrrnally in- \fter Colento there was found v*u>«l. Ttuta Sagera, W. M. Clias N handsef adend gra»pvd in the »tiff« rued 1 Cuehraoe, Recorder. Di'i'e a ima m . »olilier a pie v of leather with a dying me» age »era w led up«>n it w ith a »tun-p II 4KNEY LODGE. NO 77. 1.0,0 I J W Hl««* Italioti Riet» of pencil, It was a layer of the >• le Meets every N <liir«l tv evening, B «»* n ’s of the driul man’» bo« »t, which had hsll. Visiting to »then* internally ill- A ttorHsyii-af-hi ir, probably been bmsrnet! with much vì U mì . Frank O Ja« ksou. N.G. KI UNA. OICKGON. marching nud which hr hnd conirived <*. (i. Hmiih, Hecretary. to rip «»ff. It »afely reached the poor Mllce in Bank building. fellow’* family in EngLind. Til F. < ’IIH’I.I ND !<>». WOMEN OF From tl»«’ Philippine», too, some cu- Wool« rstt. M«*rts 2n«l and 4th r«irs- rfolls letter» haw torn recti veil by J41 at llrown’s hall. Mrs. Tilli • L»r«Liii. the friend* <»f Xmrrican »* liliers fight Yy II I I VMS Ä Fll/.UKK VII» Mrs. lone Whiting. GuardiAti. ing in lho»r ¡»land». One «»f the tn««»t Clerk. ingrniou* was a piece of nnthv bam rhomlon William., M VittgeraM, boo. about a foot fong. «»11 which an ad < ’ll urr li A iinouii<«*ii»<’iit*. Au»riia>-at law, sotary rubile, dress hud been carved with pen knife. l i e letter wa* im ide thl» fo l /,<uc. Notarial rimi Real Ectate Sunday School at Harney the low tube, am! held there by W'oodca Practice. Grat Sunday of each month at 10 pin* nt each cm!. The writer ex plained that lie hnd found it iinjw <«>ible o'clock, A. M. Oil tli<‘ avrond, IliiriiM. Oregon 1«» get un crvclope or to find any gum third and fourth Sunday» of «ach t«» make oiie. so hnd had recourse to í&~' Hlicc in M iisouic building Preseli- month at 3 o’clock I’. M thi» ex|»vdirnt. The celling of a room it, ns a rule, ing «« tv idea every nvcoih J Sundav so far «»ut >»f ordinary reach that the at H P. M. Idea of using it for writing on seems strange. Hut in a rase tried Inst year At the I’realty Ieri an church in England it transpired that a land- Physician and Surgeon. Burns. Rev. A. J Irwin pNHtor. lady hnd been in the habit of using her liivine iwrviccs the third and fourth £W“ i 'I1 k ,<' at Burn* Hotel. Room«. ceiling in lieu «»fa rvnt-lnmk. l p«»n it KumlayH of each month ill I 1 a. tit. 1 uih I 2. (.'alia answered an> hour were inweribe«! th«’ various iinunints rverivts! fr«»m her fodgers. \s it was, mid 7:30 p. in. Sabbath school at day or night. of r«»ur»r. im|»*»s»iblr t«» bring this 10 a. in every Sablin th morning Iliirna. Oregon strange rent bo«»k int«» court, n certi fied copy hnd to be made for the use Preaching aervicea nt the Baptiat of the judge. E. 0. T. G. CO. REAL ESTATE M R. D. Burrow, M. D. ohurcli every let and 2tvl Siuiiinys. morning and evening. Bunday school every Sunday at IB a. tn. prayer meeting every Thursday evening. Service« at Christian Science Hall, corner eautof the Bank, every Sunday at 11 a. in. and 8 p. in. Service Wcdncadav evening« at 8. Everybody in invited to attend these services. p THE M JORDAN, ¡'radical Iciml Surveyor. Ilurna, Oregon, g W M1LLKK. Notary Public anil Conrey tncer, Mortgage«, Dre«ln, Etc., correctly made. Office at Store. Hurns, Oregon. Thin paper anti The Chicago TO Ct'KK A < «>1.1» IN ONK DAT Weekly Inter Ocean fl.50 for one T»k<' Laxative Bronin Quinine yeai. “Special tieni" Tablet«. z\ll refund the money if it fail« to cure. K. \V. 1 h> Kind You Nan Always 8< m >CI (»rove's «'gnature ia on each b«»x. 25c. SPORTSMAN. A sturg«*on weighing mort' than <»(>3 |« ou ! u 1 h whs caught near The Dalle**. Oregon, recently. It« head weighed 123 pounds. England him to itn|»ort her pheasant* now; an order for 50.000 old English, <hirk-ntMkcd live phensan tn has been Mpnt to Hungary. Sir Augustus Hemming, the new gov ernor of Brit ish (’«uiaiia. though 54 years old. is an active cricketer, play ing w ith the lucogniti club on it^ annual tours. When younger hr used to play in the “(•rntleuirn versus Players’” matches. Five fat ’poMum» were caught by a farmer in \uburn, (¡a., in an odd way recently, lie cut down a tn*e. which f«dl iieross a hollow log. The log broke o|»rn ami five fat ’possums w ere evicted, ’i'he farmer and his «log succeeded in bagging them all. THE ORIGIN OF GOLF The man <>r woii - ui w h«s fois tocóme Interest rd in golf must needs know some thing • if it* origin t ier in Scot- land. In his took. “Thr Art of (¿«»If,” Nir <* N hd | mou tells the foltovvo g pretty «l< ry m to h««w the guinr tod 11» beginning: “A shepherd leading his sheep would often dinner upon a. roum! peb ble util, having hi» crook in Id» hand, would strike it m way ; for it is ft» ir.• vi- mblr that a man with a stick in hi* hand should aim a I4«»w at any louse objro; lying in his I»ath as that he should breathe. Over pastures grt-rn thi* led to nothing, but < ncr ii|M>n a lime a certain shepherd, feeding hi» sheep « n a I nk»« perhaps that < f Nt. Andrews rolled • of these stones into a rabbit scrape. “ Msry.” quoth hr. ‘I could not do that if I tried.’ a th«»ught which nerved film to t!»r attempt But n man can not ¡«»ng persevere alone in uny ardu ous ini' «-rtaking. so Mr. Shepherd hailed another, who wn» hard by, to witne-s tie endeavor. ‘‘That is easy.’ *nid the friend, and. trying, failed. They n«»w rtirrl.ed the grass for the roiind«-»t »tones, at-d having <!repcne«l the rabbit- scrape, so that the st«.re» n.igbt n«»t jump out <f it they set t hernsrh r to prsct irr put t ii.g “T? r strongrr but les» skil'fu! shep herd. fii>'ii.g himvtlf w«r*te<! at the ftini»«*m«iit protested that it was a fairer tr»t • f skill to pk-y f«»r the hole fr«»m a ctinslderable distance. With thi* arrnn.' ’hr game was found to be n> ich m« re mr!rd and in: « rest ing Th» »herr» having meanwhile stray e<!. the < r-’. had !«» go rftrr them. “Th!* proving an exrred’r.gly irk- son.r :n!rrr««p!h n thev I »t upon the Ingenious de* ice of nailing n Hrcidar course of holes, which enabled them tn play and herd at the seme time. The»r h< ! cf bring now many ami far apart, it Iverame necessary tn mark thrir whereabouts, which waa easily »•one by means • f n tag • f wool from a sheen attache«! to n stick, a primitive kind <»f fiag still used <«n many greens, almost in its oritfinn! form Since these early day» th«- «►- mt ia!s of the game have altered but little.” Irnf *• I'rrrlir Lnlly. Maj. «James B. I’■ml. <«f w<»rld«wide repute n« a j lot of celebrities • f the <•« ncert »tagr am! the “lyceum.” tells ««f a waiter n Scotsman. «*f whom he «iljrr inquired the exact time to leave to catch the morning b< nt plying be tween the river town where he was visitlnr nnd the next stopping ¡dace «•n hi* i*.inerary. •*\\ eel 1 cnnnn’ tel! y e jist whit time ’twill be; but if ye’ll lea\r five min- uite* af«>rr vr »re the steamer cornin’ r<»on the p’int ye’ll jist be in time to cotch it. sir.” Philadelphia Times. Had Ikr Muat Science. In responding to th« toast ’’Science” at a h.icquet in New Ycrk recently President Pritchett, of the Massachu setts l.otitute of Techn«>fogy, told this story : “In n Borton school the other day .1 teacher «ahi t«> a small In x *Wlio won the battle of New Or leans?’ ’Why Jim ( < rbett. < f course.’ was the answer. ‘Ilow «.¡«I that Imp pen?* asked the teacher, thinking Io set the boy right, ‘lie won.* was the prompt reply, ‘because he had more science than the other guy.’”—Chi cago Chronicle. »ahitlliilr» for I’naama Hat*. Vnnnmn atraw hats are highly fashionable in Japan, though on ac count of the price, which is much higher than that of the ordinary straw hats, they are bought only by the rich or the fashionable. This obstacle may be remote«! if. as re- ported in an Osaka paper, the sub stitutes for the Panama straw found in mitldb* F«»rniosn are really adapt- t<l for the purp«»se. The substitutes are said to be the fibers of the lentvN of a certain tropical tree of Six fibers can very rapid gr«»wth. be obtained from each leaf, which is about four inches wide and four feet long, and it is said that the coat of 10.000 fibers is about six yen. A cer tain foreign firm of Yokohama is ■aid to have already given a large order for the filers, ami the Panama hats made with thia new material may therefore appear on the mar ket this summer. If the new fibers are really suited for headgear For mosa may be said to have hit u|x»n a new resource. Japan Weekly Times. < h»»nce* for n Divorce. lie 1 un<1er»tnn<l jonnir Simkin» niul hi, wife nve not living happily together. She Whnt »eeni» to l»e the trouble? -|ncom|mtil>ilit« ' f temper." "Which i* nt fault?" "Both, lie furni»he, the incompati bility ami »he «upplie* the temper."— Chicago Daily New». A ct.o»Kl> nxint is bail for sleeping, because nir once breathe,! parts with a sixth of its oxygen and contains an eqiii, iileiit amount of carl <>nieacid gas; air breathed six time will not sup[M>rt life. Oregonian and Iti ir.n, $200. THECATTLECOl ATRY Women as Well as Men Interesting Phase» of the Struggle for New Territory. Lur*4 by Morie» af kuddr« Hirbra, Nr» liatr Florkrd la fruaa All Farts af Ihr H or 14—Od 4 For ten yean, more or I» «-.«, my from lb74 to InM, and later than this in the northern range, th<*re won universal prosperity and plenty of money ; to be u cowman meant being a Final), but powerful king with a princely, king dom. the bound.«rie* of which were art by precedent and )>y the honor <*f cus tom a* far a» a man on hornrixick could *re. and by water- a* firmly as if corner-marked am! title-deeded.'I here was no rent, and virtually du taxes to pay. A man might own a hundred thousand rattle, and not an acre of land,though hecluimrd “range rights” to 5U.UOO acres, and enforced those rights with l»h»od ami ir -n. writes Ray ¿Stannard Baker, in Century. Apparently this was a new sort of free life in which man hnd ri»en above the old slow rules of thrift. It was a simple business; turn the cattle to grim, ami when money was needed, rutind them up and sell them. But the lucky dog sometimes hxl diflh-ully in enjoying hi* bone in peace. Lured by the stories of »ud<ien riches in the call.«* country, other turn, as bold am! hardy as the first, flocked in from ali ¡«o»-t* of the world, and fognn. raising big and little herds. The build ing of the raiiroa<!s acr«»>* the conti nent stimulated immigration; the great Texas boom followed the com pletion of the Texas Pacific railroad in fo.C. At first the early < ««mvrs wel- -• ’ - ' ’ ■ tie at exorbitant price», chuckled at their inm>cenee. allowed them t > come in <*n the ranges, and grew richer and richer. There were times when Texas steers, big am! little, brought »25 t ach <«n the range. But the tide swelled, and the cattle continued to increase enormously. Presently ibe first real settlers, the “nesters” of Texas, who wi>hed to fence the land for farms, appeared in numbers, and the early comers, the original cowboy». Itegan to chafe. “Who’» elbowing me?” they inquired, and there was prompt and effective »hooting. nn«l the wholesale cutting of the new fences. Many good men lav down in the hot sand, never to rise again. But that, bad ns it was. did not tell the whole story4 of destruction. If cattle hnd been killed instead of men. the lr«»uble might have hern averted, but the herd» went on multiplvinguntil they c«w*ere41 all the range, giving it no rest winter or summer. Each cowman scrambled for all he could get; hr argued that if he did not take the grass his neighbor would. \nd who cared a rap for the fiHure? Life wa> s-h«>rt and mouey tangible. At first there had been enough grass to support one steer t«> r \ erv tw o acres of land; in halt n d«»zen years a steer did well to make his lit- ing on five acre*, After that the ratio So great was the steadily widened, struggle for new territory that whole herds <»f cattle »«»nirtimes went. miles or more I«» water and then back again, galloping every step, and work ing han! between times to get enough from the failing ranges to keep life within their lean carcasses. And to day there are many parts of the range that w ill not sup|M»rt ten cattle to the square mile, one steer to every <>4 acre«, and it is a good range indeed that will feed a steer to every 20 acres. There are whole ranges in Texas. New Mex- ica and Arizona, once rich beyond be lief. that arc completely deserted and given -.»ver to the desert. An Acrobatie Plaalat. A Milan correspondent tells of a pianist named Baneia. who at Venice recently >et himself to break the rec ord of piano playing, so far as time is concerned. Apparently what the musician had to surpass was a 40 hours’ sitting at the instrument. This he undertook to do by hammering the keys for 50 consecutive hours, that ap palling period being only bn ken by three short rests ♦ f ten minutes each. This feat was duly accomplished in the presence of a committee of doc tor* and musicians. When the two days, two nights and two hours hail expired. Baneia played the Italian na tional anthem with u jubilant flourish, and left the piano amid the enthusi astic cheers of an enormous audience. The whole of the receipts were given to the fund in aid of the survivors *»f the recent volcanic disasters in the West Indies. Ix»nd<»n News. rUM'ina the Hlatne. Mis» Ohltinier It is not for lack of opportunities that I remained unmar ried. Iler Niece 1 presumw no*; but the men do not nlwais take adiuutage of the opportunities that are offered them. Woman's Home Companion. .I n l iunl. At school one always stood the first. Tho other l-oy had naught to say ; Yet ho Is worth n million cool, Tho smart boy clerks for tw o a day — Th’L.d IphU Led: or. Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble prey» upon the mind, di*- courit'.i and lessens amt ■ r. beauty, vffjor and cheerfuin,:-.» sooe disappear when the kid neys are put of order ’ or diseased. Kidney trouble ha» become so prevalent 'hat It Is not uncommon / / for a chill to be torn Lyi-Lr1 afflicted with weak kid- \, - ney». If the child urta- a *•. too (ten. If the urine scald", the flesh or if. when the child reaches an a when li sh- .Id be able Io central the [ aasage. It Is yet afflicted vzith bed-vs- ,ng dr end upon It. the cause of •'•z dlffl. .;■/ ; kidney trout le, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these Important organs. This uncle i-,aru trouble I", due to a c eased condition cf the kidneys and bUddcr and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and koth (M same groat remedy. The mild and the Immediate effect of Swamp-R<M,t is soon realized. It is sold ,y druggists. In fiffy- cent and one dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail fr-". „ > pamphlet toll- «t i-wlum mg all about it. In iuding many of the thousands cf testimonial letters received from sufferers c red. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Eingham'an. N. Y-, te sure and mention this paper. Don’t make anv mistake, but rem<«<- ¡»•rti.eranie, Swamp-Ib- t Dr. Kilmer'a Sw.in.p-lloot, and the ad irerf, Bingham ton, N. ¥., on every bottle. The IliacLuuiitu nnd the King. Some time ago, while holding court in Ibe royal palace, overlooking the Danube. Francis Joseph received a Hungarian blacksmith, who de-ired to thank the king fur the d.curation con ferred on him in recognition of his hav ing invented an agricultural machine. During the audience the blacksmith drew from his pocket two photographs representing the king and queen, and said, handing them ip his majesty; “May 1 ask your majesty, and also the queen, for your signatures?” “An<l why?” demanded the king, smilingly. ”\Vell. when 1 die the cross of merit which your majesty has given n.- will have to be returned and my cJiiklrcn will at least have your map tics’ por traits and signatures in r<» cmbrance of this audience.” “The queen is ab sent from Hungary,” said the king, “and I cannot give you my signature at the present loment, for I have neither pen nor pencil within reach.” “I have brought a pencil with me.” rr.id the smith. Iianuing it to the monarch. The king thereupon attached 1 i.; signature to the ph«;tograph. and dismissed the smith with a smile. The smith did not retire, however, but stood his ground. “Is there anything else I can do for you?” asked Francis Joseph. “A’cs. your majesty. I am waiting for my pen cil.” Hie king had mechanically pock eted it, and lie returned it with a hearty laugh.—San Francisco Argonaut- Ilnbu Tricks the Giaours. Peas are proverbially’ alThe. but net more so th -n “Rigger” law students. And when each wears :. tra han hair, gold spectacles end a Stewart tartan necktie. I'zc Manik I.al is as lil»r l)ad- abhov Jamshedji .. •= any two oen in iron masks. Thi:; fact is not lost on a wily Hindoo law stud *nt. Thisbrigh* young mind has. it is said, taken several scholarships at Lincoln’s Inn under his own name. lie. now. for a considera tion. is willing to temporarily adont the series of consonants which fonnfto name of any gentleman with a :•iruht color scheme, and in his improper per son goes up for and sueecsrftillv passes the examinations of the council of the bar.—Phoenix. IILa Identity. Bunco Steerer ^swtuvely)—Pardo® me. but aren’t c<»u my * »Id friend Farm er Mos» back er, »»/ (¿«w-bke®« ng? Farmer Broadhend tiny stericmslyl — No; I am old Nick Sleuth, the fa- Health “ For 25 years I have never missed taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla every spring. It cleanses my blood, makes me feel strong, and does me good in every way.”— John P. Hodnette, Brooklyn, N.Y. Pure and rich blood I carries new life to every 3 part of the body. You arc invigorated, refreshed. You feci anxious to be active. You become strong, steady,courageous. That's what Ayer’s Sarsaparilla will do for you. >1 M a bottle. All dr»jfki*. Ask vonr ihn tor what tie think« of Ayer's Hiirx.iimriilM. II«* knovo «It Aln.iit thHgrajid old family medicine. Fallow hi» «dwice wd MV Will be IMthfleil. J. ( . A vei : Co.. Lowell. Mass.