Image provided by: Harney County Library; Burns, OR
About Harney valley items. (Burns, Grant County, Or.) 188?-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1903)
i Published in th« Qraatsst Valley of Eastern Oregon. C/ldeit gnd * Most Reliable, • V ' • r/^r. aa.uiMuJUU*Mk«« la The Best Advertising Medium. rm* Harney Items. T VOL. 19. BURNS. OREGON. SATURDAY. MAY 16. 1903. BIRD CATCHINQ. The Natlvse Geer& Cummins No rdnt aro of Evory Doocription. BL’KNS, OUKGON M. FIT7.GEKALI». F. R KIEI1EK. l'rrwideut, Bor'y sudTrr*«, BlGGN & IIIGGR Attorney a (lucorpura'^d.) Abstracts Furnished and Tille Guaranteed to all Land* in Harney County. REAL ESTATE Office in Bank Building PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Mm. iHeras^p. !ts s*a I anms No 70, K of ¥. Mevta every Riureda* uigbt. F. M. Jordon. C C. H Mutberolirad , K of K. H. ■ M» MULLAN. J PHOTOGRAPHER. BUKNH <TI AFTER, NO. 49. O. EH MseUi aeesrad ami fourth Moo.Uv uf each month la M assume h»II, Voegtlv building Mr. Maggie lx>vana, W. M Mr*. Eunice Tbooipaon, Hoc. Bt'RNH UIIMiE. NO. »7. A. F. « A M. Meets Saturday on or belura lull imnm. Qualified brothers (rslsrtislly invited. ' < . E Kenyon, W. M. F. H. Kinder. «My. Ht'KNH UHhlE. NO. 93. A. O. V. W. Meets al Brosn hall «vary Friday eve ning Viratine brut lien fraternally in- >*ts<l. Thus Saeera, W. M. t'haa. N tosh rane, lleeonler. Hiirna, flrvgnn. Main Ht —op|»o*ite Bank. M ARtPVN A (IKARY P*<y*iriana <(* Surgeons. * Burus. Oregon. I^^Orti.v at residence. 'Phone 20. gltiMH A HIGuA» nailon 111(1« J. * ni((>. Alt omeyt^a < • l.a tr. Bt HNS. OltKGON. ^Office in Bank building. w 1LUAMHA ritZUEKAl.D Thornton Willis»«, Cliurcli AuneMncrnifiil». NiMi'iay School al Harney the first Runday of each month at 10 o'clock, A. M. On tlie *ocond, I thinl ami fourth Runday* of each month at 3 o'clock 1*. M. French- ing nervice* erarr *econd Sunday •18 I’. M. At the Preebyterian church Burna, Rev. A. J. Irwin patter. Divine service* the third and fourth Rundayn of each mouth at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. iu. Sabbath achtml at 10 a. iu. every Sabbath morning Preaching servico* at the BnpliHt •hurch every l*tand 2nd Sunday*, I morning and evening. Sunday ■choolevery Sunday al 10 a. tn. prayer] meeting every Thuradayi evening. Service* at Chrietian Science Hall, corner eaet of the Hank, every Sunday at 11a. in. and B p. in. Service Wednesday evening* at 8. Everybody ia invited to attend the*« aerviaea. I*ills the M„«t r.spe'i *• It. WeelA There ia WMurlbltig nlmoet super natural ulxiot tbe ilexlcrlty of the ns- thra of India. A bird la aren percbcil ou Miuu* overhangir g bougb N'erv •■«11. then The native, with bis cat- l.kr tread. erre|x underneatli and take* up lila |a»ilion. motMiulexi. breatlili-ae, a Hung statue crouclmig <lown among the graaa. In hut hands are u liundla ot rwvla, one of which ia tipped with bird lime. To this lie ud.U another at the lower end. ami another and an other. Hlowly tlm net» grow, so slowly that lh<- unaua|Mwlliig «letini does no*, notice that every art nd It is creeping u wrer and nearer. Length after li-ngtb ia joined, until tlm bird are* for tlm first Uiuc a tall rrevl quivering i 'ighlly In tlm breeze. There la noth ing terrifying iu this. The nest in slant the reed flutters against the gay plumage of the ti«lim and tlm wait ing I lid uri sjirlngs to hi* fr>-< with u < ry of exultation. As •» rulr. however, the bin! is soon reletum«! ugain. The native carries Ills irenaurv Into the town, and finds out one by whose rv l‘gioa the Ilves of birds are sacred. He lima demands Ihe little creature’s ran- som with a threat that unices itntimdi- nl« ly |»id the bird shall Im killed. The largam «onelud'-d. be lets the fright- coral ••realurv go, pixkrta tlm moucy mil acts to work to cauture it ugain. The «ingraph la a newly-invent*«! ni* chine for accurately determining the inequalities uf a road surface. It re- actable* a sledge, and In principle ia a straight edge applied <*oiitinually Io the 1 rood ou which It may be dratvn. Tbe machine carries a roll of )»|<cr which reicbea tlie InqirrMion of two pencils. One of these Is flxctl and marks a |isr- fectly straight line, while the other rteca and falls according to the «eri- ntiona of tbe surface. Three variatiuus ' ar* transmitted l>> a serrutral w heel which travels on the road surface and ia attached to one cud uf a lever «' liieh ia pivotral in tlm center. At the op|ioaitc end uf the lever is the sei-oiul |>eucil. . and a* the nlisei rises and falls with the undulations of the road surface the pencil rises and falls «-orrespondingly. thus making an lufallible record of the surface. The viagraph ha« Imen ex tensively used in England, is Imre Its reeonls ha«c been frequently used by bicyclists for the pui*tx«e of showing the authorities how much Mime roads are In need of re|>alr. Ruch n record ia tbs more valuable n a pirov of testi mony from the fact that the actual de gree of unvvcnneaa of a given rood can Im Indicated ««here desired by a numer ical Index in feet, which can l«e at tached to the machine.—St. Louis Re public. «"hlseslsewi as* GseltebL j«,hn w u,ary, W L Mar Mien. II tRNKY LODGE. NO. 77. I. O O F. Meets every Kalurlav evening, Brown's liait Visiting brothers traternallv in vited. FrankO Jackaun, N.G. U. O. Hmi la, Nee ret ary. TUI E CIRCLE. NO 103, WOMEN OF Woodcraft. Meets 2nd ami 4th Toes- dav at Brown's hall. Mrs. Tillis Jordan, Mrs. lone Whiling. Guardian. Clerk. nt The V lasraeh. E. 0. T. G. CO. Iktughl And Boid on (iotmuitaion. A AU»rae;»i Law. q niitersla soiary rubile. Law, Notarial and Ural ¿'»fate Practice. Burns, Oregon Oilice in Masonic building R. D. Burrow, M- D. In general the profession in this country la unltral in the belief that ether la a much more satisfactory anaesthetic than chloroform. \ not Ineuntiilernble numlier. however, pre fer chloroform, particularly under es pecial circumstances, and some opera tors who hate no well-equipped clin ics at their eommanil tend to u*e chlo roform when working hv artificial light, and |xrticiilnrly In iil-equip|«ed house* It is, however, known by mo«t pharmacologists and by many others that chloroform has dangers when use«! by artificial light, but thi» fact is by no means generally recog nised. l'er»ons bate liecn killed by the decomposition of chloroform by gas light. It ha* been attempted to over come the danger of the production of this form of poisoning by placing soda or boras solution or milk of lime in the opei at ing-room, but these methods have been shown to be wholly insuffi cient.- I’hiladtlphia Medical Journal. A Cwrleus Chrietian Noose. Io the Canterbury DitM-raan Gaaetl* there ia an interesting and authentic record of the use of Acts of the Apostles aa a C^iristian name. The entries arc in the registers of Bought* uiKler-DIcan. Actaspostle, son of Thomas and Elisa beth i'egden. from Dunkirk, was bap tised August 1. 1793. and the burial of this Aetaapostle I’egden. aged 70 year», took place November 14, 1*M. The name «ecm* to have been abreviatetl to fH^on'ico at Burn* Hotel, Room*. Aetay, for the vicar of Bougbtoo has 1 and 2. Call* answered uny hour heard a fxriahioner speak of her uncle Aetay I'egden. Again, Aeta of th* A poe day or night. tics. son of Richard and l’hoebe Ken- Burna. Oregon nett, was baptized at Boughton church I April 11, 1833. Notre and Queries. Physician and Surgton. p M. JORDAN, Practical g W. MILLKK, WIIILsg I* QaalUp. A few days ago a recruit was taken to be «worn in before tbe magiatrat*. Everything waa going on swimmingly / miu I Surveyor. i till the magistrate asked the man the Baras. Oregon. following question: "Have you ever been In prison?” Al tliis the man looked startled, but. quickly recovering him- eeif, he blurtisi out: “No. air. I have never been In jail, but I don't mind do- lag a lew days If you think it neces sary."--Loudon Telegraph. Notary Public and Conveyancer, Montât»«. D m 4>. X u -., eorrselly msile. Ogle* M atara. Baras, Oregon. Jorgenson has a complete line of TO CltBB A COLD IN ONB DAT stationary; school auppliee; book*, Take Laxativ« llronio Quinine Tablet*. All druggi*t* refund the money if it faila to cure. K. W. Grove’* signature i* on each box. 25a. i Her Martyeffam. Sylvia I'm surprised to hear that Isabel married young Dnshingt.n af ter declaring that he wasn't go»«! enough for her. Phyllis—Yea, but later .he declared that he win too good for any other girl, so ahc married him out of .heer aymputliy Chicago Daily News. HAO HIM FAST. A Vsekse'a Ursok st tbe VatBk ef 1-orA The English |«*ople will never under Stu ml the humorous temper of the Americao, wbir-li makes him ask such questions us (hat recorded by Murk Twain us having lieen asked by *t friend of hi« in Ihe British museum. A guide had exhibited an Egyptian Hiiiuimy. and dlscoursc-l loot* upon the antiquity of it. and the Egyptian proc ess of rrulaliulng. and so forth: and at last the Anierir-in asked: "Is he dr-ad?" It waa only recently, urcordlug to » letter In an esebonge. 'hai in Mt. Paul's ealbrdrul a Ix.ndon guide Imld forth thus to an Amtrican genUcniaii: '"fhaL sir. la the tomb of the great est uuvnl 'ero Eurofre or the whole world ever knew!“ "Yrs'” "It la. air. the tornir of lord Nelson. This marble «arcophiggu» weighs 42 ton». Ilintlrle 'hat Is a steel receptacle weighing 12 Ums. snd liinsldc that I» a leaden cask. t. 'rrmet'eallyr sealed, weighing two tona. Ulnairle 'hat is n mu'ogany coffin '«bling the ashes of the great 'ero.” , "Well.” said the Yankee, after reflect- Irg a urotoenL ”1 guess you've got him. If he ever gets out of that, telegrnph me at my expense.” PICKED UP IN LONDON. Reidiitz must not l«e made too strong in England. A druggist haa just been lined for overdosing the people of Brrn'fural. Kam Cliffe, the lost survivor of the once fashionable running footmen, died recently in London at tbe age of VI. Fifty-four of his dencendunlz saw him buried. Iaiiulon bail 4.S41 fire alarms last rear. There was an Iticrcaae of more than I.OOU fires over the average of the lost ten y *.«rs, and of 323 over any previous year. During 1883 the London mint struck off 73.343.298 coins. about I0.000.00o more than in 1494. The value of th.* gold con» was £3.303,623; of the sil ver coins. £ 1,196,168. snd of the bronze, £ 40,993. NO. 25 I MODERN NAVAL GUNS. Tbste Fswcr WsU HlsstrMsA tbs Bme- llsn ot Oss of Th»n. Some time ago the English gvtern iwnt experimented with a 13-lncli gun ou a ship ot th..* Royal Kov<*c- e gn clana. At tbe first firing of the guu the entire upper deck waa liflml liocn its position and sprung along its r uUrv center, so great was the shock. Tba United Mates latXhwbip Indiana baa lawn specially equipped to provide agniuat any such disuatar and Imr decks have ijeen comtructed in such .l ■rauuer that naval experts ugiea that no such damage <aa la-fall her when the 13-lnch guns send out their flaming maaawffe. Naval expects arc agreed, however, says the Philadelphia Times, that when she la .u action ami tbe four 13- iuch gun* are performing their deadly work tbe explosions will shatter ever,/ piece of woodwork sad glow, in every imrtion of the veasri. That la expected and prepared for, and for that reason tbe Lwttlrvdiip Indiana la cocn|X»ed al most entirely of iron and steel. She has been aptly described as all enor mous floating steel tort with a ship built around it for purposes of nat iga- tion. Fully one-hajf of her could la- shot away ami she would still fl os I and retain tier unequaled lighting power. Tlwsc facts and 'igunji should bring us to a realization of what a oerioar thing war is in these modern times. An Aseebatls Ptaalst. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kldecys Mate «apare Blood. All the blood In your body paaxs through your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil ler oul the waste or Impuritlei In the blood. II they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. I'alns. aches and rhet> malum come from ex cels of uric acid in th* blood, due to neglecie4 kidney trouble. Kidney trouble cau-.es qi lck or unsteady bean heats, and makes one feel as thougk they had heart trouble because the b'art I* over working in p.unpmg thick, kidney- poisoned blood through veins and arteries. Il used to be considered thst only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys but now modern sukmce proves that nearly a.I constitutional diseases have their begin ning In kidney trouble. II you are sick you can make no mlstak* by first doctorii.g your kidneys. The mild ..•id the extraordinary effect cf Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, tlx great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful c .res of the most distressing cases Snd is sol I on i<* i->enis by all druggists lii fifty cant and oix dollar riz es. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tellirg you how to find out If you have kidney or bladder trouble. Meniion this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer Sc Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. A Milan correspondent tells of a pianist name«! IU nr la. who at Venice Don’t make any mistake, but remem- recently set himself to bresk the rec on) of piano playing, so far as time her the t ame, Swamp-K«x>L(Dr Kilmer’s is concerned. Apparently what the Swamp-Root, and tbe address, Bingham musician had to surpa«» was a 40 ton, N. Y., on every bottle. hours' sitting at the iuetrument. This he undertook to do by hammering the COURTEOUS HINTS. keys for 30 consecutive hours, that ap- I ra«y Are as Ferrltole as Other KtaMa -A ;»lling period being only broken by Case la Fetal. three short rests of ten minutes each. Perhaps tbrre is no greater strain This feat was duly accomplished in upon "neighborly feeling” than living the presence of a committee of doc tors and musicians. When the two i next door to a poultry yard whose in days, two nights and two hours had I mates arc allowed to "run"- making expired. Ilancia played the Italian na I exercise ground of the adjacent flower and vegetable gardens A San Dwg«, tional anthem with a jubilant flourish, young lady who smut subject to this an and left the piano amid the enthusi OF INTEREST TO THE SOLDIERS. astic eb**ers of an enormous audience. noyance politely asked her neighbors, says Youth's Companion, to keep his Tbe whole of the receipts were given Part of Dahomey is to be colonized to tbe fund in aid of the survivors of pets at home. She naked it several with Alsatians and Ix>rrniners who tbe recent vulcanic disaster* in tbe tituea, and still no attention waa paid kava served In the French army. to her grievance. Finally she hit up Wed Indie*.—London New*. The key of Libby prison and the flag ou an ingenious method of protecting which fl<»tcd over the prison are pre herself. riaataa lbs Blame. She prepared grains of corn by tying served iu the Soldiers' Memorial hall Miss Oldtimer—It is not for lack of at Rutland. Vt. opportunities that I remained unmar to them, with strong carpet tbreau. small cards bearirgthewords: "Please Cabul, in Afghanittan. has an arms ried. keep your chicken* nt home!" and dis factory a third of a mile long and 200 Her Niece—I preiume no«; but the tributed the grains about her flower yards wide, that turus out L’O.ooO cart men do not always take advantage of beds. ridges and 13 nfliv daily, and four I the opporiJ_.ities that are offered The chickens come to feast as usual, quick-firing field guns every week. them.—Woman's Home Companion. I and greedily swallowed the corn, not A massive Quincy granite monument liw'u a>«*n» A. MAfitXwA'Cs perceiving the thread until the eani has been erected over the gruv«* of tbe "You look after tlx din»*«.'* be sain was against their jaws. Then tiwy late Gen. Abner Doubleday, at Arling in his lordlv manner at the conclusion could neither swallow the card nor nd ton. by his former comrades of the First <'or|si Association. Army of the of a few remarks on Che coat of iuuu ing themselves of the swallowed corn. Twenty or thirty of the mnraudcr» I'otoinne. The column is similar to a bouse, "and I'll look after the dol lars.” ran home, bearing the petite request to that which marks the grave of Gen. “I've been looking after the dimes their cul|iabie owner, who. struck with Philip Sheridan. nil my life,” ahe protested, indignantly: the method of the hint, promptly cut Dclinqurnts. "that's all I've got to look after, w hile the threads and cooped up the birds. Pompous MiatreMi—Who is that man you—you—" This was forcible, but a delicate hint at tbe door. Hannah? "Marin.” he cautioned, fearful that upon .1 like offense was conveyed from New Girl—He says he’s the rent col there was about to be an expkiaiaa. one aggrieved relative to aootbtr lector. ma'am. “—while you have been diligently where stronger measures would nave P. M.—Hut Hannah, we don't pay looking after the dollars—" been out of place. renL Ilia face relaxed in a gratified smile, The suffering virtim of her» was MV», New Girl—That's what he to spend." she said in conclusion. taken ill. end the perhaps unconscious ma'am.—Detroit Free Press. lie realized tlu-n that she had made a offender slew his choicest birds and study of him.—Chicago Post. No Bangor No«r. sent to the invalid. The invalid feast Mr. Spoousmorv (in tbo parlor)— ed thereon, and sent back a message So Sadden. W ha-wdiat is that noitw* overh-ad. Mia* Gushing Young Man (taking elderly of thanks to the effect that tbe fowl \gnea? »piaster into his coafidencei—Miss was delicious, am! tasted of her vio Misa Agnes (listening a moment)— Wellalong. 1 have written a poem, ad lets! It’* |»|m. Mr. Spoonnniorv. but you dressed "To a Young Lady.” Let me —„'aaq pataaum J—qflnoua A[dtuis.. needn't lie scared. He's snoring.—Chi- rood it to you: „¿a.qosjBqj [v.u < ago Tribune. "For lovs of you. dear Hasel. I--" aaq aoaoostp <q uaddsq no.«' p;p ao]|,, r»«elotl«m t'p to Halo. Elderly Spinster (simpering)—Law, „•otn qonai« put) .«qunbqyo.» uc cys is not "Sawyer, don't you think a man Mr. S(>oonamore! My tq^noqt (-auop a.vq yno vq po;dui.v;;» I ought to work for bis political princi- | haasl! It's dark brown! — Chicago uaysv .xxxo pun tauopvA.« tuais-xas « aqt plraT’ Tribune. aaduiai « pcq Jqs U«'U ssaoS I 'H-'\\-- "No, sir: I think a man's political ..«.*>4^ ».use.» pay- WoU-Dlreited Sympathy- .„•¡altue tit sn av aqs uaows axcv principles ought to work for him.”— The German sexton of a suburban p(noo | qap3 Ji uno A fiip^u^avcx i Chicago Record. church, listening a moment to an ama -at *po.f»-fqcq *£u.«jd c -iq scat Generally. teur performer in liehalf of some local asao sv.vv [ )sao.M oqx a.xjiva Nannette—How can you tell a person guild, waa beard to remark: ..¿ai u.u|n A'iv»q zaxa noA ata^.. “Dot makes me sorry for dot biano.” that is insane from one who is merely ._■*( o; dn paspfeta s.jt detn aqt tou st "Why not for Uic people?" a bystand qao.w aapaojap,, 'aitnp sjq ut qaeq 3n> eccentric? Cyrille—Consult Bradatcet. Insanity er asked. ubj [ avqaodsut aqi pins „•«•«.< jpt ’ "Der iKvblea can git avay.” waa the ends snd eccentricity begius at one mil snawcr. "Der biany uiuaht ahday."— lion.—Up-to-Date. BoKtxai Courier. How Girls Love Each Other. Msde of the Right Staff. Tippie- Harry proposed to me last "What arc your qualifications for an niglit. Sibyl— Yes. He told me he was going umpire?” asked the president of the league. to when 1 rvfusisl him. BSMmBS»*amuuaauswMBra3 "I fell down an elevator shaft, was Tippio—Then. I understand what he “ My hsir came out by the hand meant when he said that, outside of run over by a motor car. dropped out ful, and the gray hairs began to of a balloon and rode ten miles on a one gigantic pice«' of folly, he Ivid led a HiirX’igor. creep in. I tried Ayer's ........................ cyclone. I'm in fair condition yet." and it stopped i pretty blameless life. N.Y. World. the hair from com- ing out _ "You're engagid for next season.”— t and restored the color.”— RonirwhAt Alibruvirttrd. Mrs. M. D.Grav, No. Salem, Mass. Detroit Free Press. (»us lx* Smith -What <M»xtume <li<l Difference«. Mifw Fatgirl uamw nt the mad«<|uenule There’s a pleasure in “They sav that human nature is al un? offering such a prepara Tom Viindcrchuiui*--She »ap|M*iin«<l ways the same.'' «aid the middle-aged ns a miishruoin. and her coatumedidn't lady. "But I dou't think ao.” tion as Ayer’s Hair Vigor. I "What'a the reason?” asked her occupy na niiiMirwm on the floor aa I niece. It gives to all who use i sonic others. Tcxn.* Sifter. "Twenty rears ago girls read magn- such satisfaction. Tl. The !-«•< I m the Worwt. Talk about an angvl, and the wing» you’ll xinea and did needle work. Now they hair becomes thicke: study a road map and learn to use a surely hear; longer, softer, and m Talk alxiut the devil, and he'll certainly monkey wrench." Washington Star. appear; glossy. And you feei Faat Llfa. Talk at»out your tailor, and he’s after you fur fair; Aunt Miranda—I suppose you aaw secure in using such .« Talk about a woman and you have her In Mary'a girl when yon was da«vu to the old and reliable prepar. your hair. city. Ha. she grown much since they —Town Topic«. tion. st.4* * Mm. All 4r»cti*t* moved away from Daaawood Cornerz? l ucle Jetlediab—Grawn! Why. she'» growin' yet. You won't believe it, but her newest dress only reaches to her shoulders Brooklyn Life. ..w Lost Hair Oregonian and Item«, $*2 00