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The 'tlestl lines' established bv the and red top all through this region ranchers, usually on the watershed under little or no cultivation of the vallev. although not always niakes it quite certain that the.-«* rigidly maintained, have done grasses will And an import ant 8ATUKDA Y JI I.Y IS IH03. much to preserve ¿he original veg. place in the crops grown here in elation, for it is not aseloavly eaten the future. instruction of the Itange*. Ort by cattle, a few of which are — - — • I possessed by every rancher, as bv i Oregonian News Bureau. Wash the immense tloeks of sheep which SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. ington, July 12.—“The or.e factor are driven into these mountains California ha> CS.OOO acre« of prucw* which has contributed more than from all directions. The great irr««. any other to the depletion of the stretches of desert range almoat sur Oil furl 1« uar* « icluvibrly in the Ifl range* it the development of hay rounding these mountains furnish melting furnace» uf the new Philndrl production on irrigated land in the abundant Winter pastur-’ge for phia mint Th«* vmperalure in the»c furnacra van In* raia«4 U> l.UUO tie range region,” observes Mr. W. J sheep, but the Summer supply for grera. hpilluiau. agrobiologist of the growing lambs in the mountains is It in «aid that the flint which forma Agricultural Department, in trans- ( comparatively limited. The Blue the »ubatratum of London in nothing but |>etrifled »pouge« An exanuna milting to Secretary Wilson the re- ' Mountains have been the battle Hon of the fossil aponge or flint aho\%a port cf his assistant. Dr David ground of conflicting stock interests ita structure. The »tick insect of Borneo, the larg Griffiths on forage conditions and which have striven for the past St) r»t inucct known, is soiutUniea 13 meh problems in Eastern Oregon and vea-s for the major share of the ea long. It is wingless, but »omv >p<* Washington and Northern Cali free grass. The homesteader, bv vies of stick Insects ha*e l»«autitul fornia and Nevada “As long as protecting small tracts about him. colored winu» that fold like fan» Several factories ha*e been built nt stock was compelled to subsist the . has improved condit ons wonderful- , Germany for the manufacture <>t year round on the range, the limit Iv in limited aieas. out of pine needle» ti But those “forest ed supply of Winter feed rendered areas which are not subject to in is used for making underclothes and for stufting mattreaaes and furniture. it impossible to support enough dividual control have be. n so close One of the most important indus «■to. k to make serious inroads on ly pastured that there is no more tries attaching to the cheap power the more abundant sutntmr feed in some localities than on the now produced by Niagara i* the elcv trical tearing apart of the molecule of growth." he continues. "The for- I desert below. common salt resulting in the forma age plants of the ranges were thus "The reduction of a sedgy tion of caustic »oda and bleaching permitted to make seed But with mountain meadow to an almost powder. \ portable street light of great il the advent of hav for Winter fee l, bare surface, where nothing is tobe luminating piwrr IB the device of the the amount of stock that could be found but stunted plants cf knot Westminster county council for les handled increased till in many weed and burnet. is a condition ( sening accidents from London fog*. places the Summer growth of the much to be dep'oied. and is A cylindrical tank is inches in »bam eter and t w o fret high is chat ged w ith range was entirely consumed, leav certainly not conducive to the best 23 gallons of ¡»etrolcum, and com ing uo chance for the production interests of the stock industry. In pressed air forces *a|M>r from the oil into a »tandptpv pro»ide«l with a O seed. Asa result, many thou sheep territory it can be stated that burner. On igniting the torch flares sands of acres of land that former there are few shrubs, aside from up inches to two feet, with a power ly fnrnis.ned abunuant pasture art the snow bush ami a few of the of 1,000 candles. Leroy Beaulieu, a well known econ now devoid of anv growth that phloxes ai d gilias, in these moun omist of Taris, has declaretl that the stock will eat, while plants of no tains which are not browsed ; and leisure class of man will bate to w«»rk value. and which are not the limber does not grow too thick f »r their living iu 1B32. Hr made thi* interesting statement in a lecture <»n disturbed by the grazing for steep to graze in. Even the the conversion of the French three and stock, have spread rapidly over second growth of pine is browsed in one-half per rent, debt into three per cent, bonds. He »aid that the rate > t th-- areas. many places ” The writer then interest is constantly decreasing, a tel I r Griffith, who writes the re devotes some little space to a de predicted that in the next S3 years port just issued, spent a large part scription of the native range capital will ba glad to get tw»» per cent., anti that 3») years hence such of the past Sumin-r in traveling plants found in the Blue Mountain flrst-class securities as government through the range country of the region. The numerous pistures in bonds and railway securities will bear Northwestern States. On his the vicinity cf the settlements, he one per rent, interest, “which.“ said the lecturer, “will compel ail except journey he made many stops to adds, are used almost entirely for the vary large capitalists to work for a study range conditions, and i«er- .Vinter grazing, the stock feed u) - living, and the leisure < f the cla-s . f *>naJly interviewed every stock people now cadlad well off will ba abol the open ranges during the Sun ish ad.** man along his route, and in this nier season. Where not pastured way gained much valuable infor too late in the Spring, these weie BIRD CATCHING. mation. While on this trip Dr. in good condition, but very often Griffiths encountered a great diver The .SatHrs of India thr Must lipsrt In they have been over stocked. in th«« Wortif. sity of climate, elevation and soil Oregon, as in other states, where There Ls «ouirthing almoi“t «up r conditions, and fouud many evils the range has been overgrazed, the natural atvout the dexterity of the nn- thrs of Indie. A bird is seen ¡»ervbed that should be corrected; but in native grasses have largely given on some ovt-rhangirg bough. Very the main, he concludes, as have wa v to plants of no forage value, veil. then. The nad ve. with his ent« other ex(»erta before him. that the particularly on ranges in the hu like tread, creeps underneath nnd tak-- up his (HXitiou. motMtnicFS. breatiih X", public rang»-« of the etoca region of mid belt. a living statue croyrhingdown cmong Oregon and Washington are being Dr. Griffiths trim much impress the grsMs. In hh ha-ml< arc a bund I • destroyed by overgrazing. The of reeds, one of which in tipp-d with ed by the immen-e undertaking of bird lime. To this lie mida another report is very full, occupying 51 the French Glenn Livestock Com nt the lower end, and another nnd an pages, and being illustrated with pany, which has started in to re other. Slowly the rods grow, mo slow I. IB half-tones, snowing the condi- that the unsuspecting victim do«*s no* claim the great swamps slang Duti- notice that every nc < nd it is m’cping ti ns of the various ranges. The der and Blitzen Riven, South of n wrvr and nearer. length after various ranges are taken up and Malheur Lake, this stream spreads Icngtlk is joined, until the bin! s»*es for the first time a tall reed «(uivcring discussed in detail. out over the bottoms and covers an t’ightly in the breeze, '¡’her* is no»b- “The condition of the feed in the area eight to leu miles in width, ir g terrifying iu this. Th«* next in 1 1 e Mountains of Oregon," says and 12 to 15 miles in length. This atant the reed flutters ngninst the gay plumage of the victim and the wait Dr. Griffiths. " was variable. This region is now a huge tule swamp, ing Indian «¡»ring* to hi« fret with a i* due entirely to the method of where there there is much feed < ry of exultation. As i ride, howev» r. ben iling the ranges. In the vicin the bird is *oen rrlen*»<| again. Th< around the edge»«, ami cattle even native carries his treasure into the ity of the mountain settlements, work their way out into the swamp town, and finds out one »»y whose re where sheep are excluded, the con for long distance» but it is during l:gion the li-.cs of bird* nr«* '•acred. If«* ll.en demands th«* little < rratore’s ran- dition of the grazing lands is much I the Winter, wh»n the ice is able to soul with a threat that nnlc ..■* iiutnr«li- better than in the open country. ' bear the cattle up, that the great r.tcly paid the bird shall b* killed. I’hc est amount of benefit is derived bargain conclud'd, h let» thr fright cud creature go. pockets th** moucy from it. At the present lime the .n<l vets to work to canture it uguin. In the good returns from the swamp are small old days the sexton announc VALUABLE COLOR TEST Besides this feature of small re ed a death in the community turns, the losses in the Spring are IIow the Coan« of Water In illtrrii Mu« Determined. by a stroke on very heavy. Cattle are usually so ’.lie churah bell A color t' *-t on n larg»* ml«* occurred for every year of weak at this time of the year that recently near (iwkr, Grrmuny. Tliv the life that was when the ice begins to give way. Volmed. the WaJ<l aid the Heder are gone. People three brook*» which have their souree expected, then, to live to old they mire in large numbers and near <ipy-kr, nml wvordiHK to triuHtion age, and speculation at the have not the strength to wade out. their waters hud nubteri iwirmi eonnee first tap of the liell took a narrow range including onlv The intention at present is first lion with the Altur, a mountain strvur.i vhobc Led in wmc the icilt M distant. those who had lived the al to cut a channel for the river, and Millers located on tin* low« r Aline, sayr lotted tune. There is no rea son why people should not then construct laterals as occasion tlx* Philadelphia Time«. <liini|w <1 refuse have trie same expectancy of demands for the purpose of drain in certain rddivsof the upper portion of age to-day, except for the the ntr< am. and the mill« in on the Vor neglect and abuse of the one ing the area When this is ac medc, the VVeid and the llcdcr claimed organ on which all the other complished it will be necessary to that by «hung thi» the water supply or organs depend—the stomach. the ¡utter Ntrcain* was materially di> Dr. Pi-rce's Golden Med devise a method of irrigating this nfnixlxd. To determine the connee* ical Discovery enables men drained land properly. The con tioa .ibout four pounds of potm siui i and women to be strong and healthy, by curing diseases of struction is so planned that the fl non Minute wrts din:>|xd into one of the st'-mach (and other or tin? Heder. This substance is fnarvei- channel cut for the river will unite ously powerful, and n solution contain gans of digestion and nutri tion ), which prevent the with a large irrigating ditch cover ing one j art in 10/KX),(XX) show« u <lir - tiroper nourishment of the body. ing a sagenrush flat. The water is tin< t. ttuorrNccnce in trunain tv <1 light. Twenty-live hours later the Heder tool side for two years simply turned on this sagebrush on a Leautiful »lark gn*en color, show- and nervoua de an 1 had taken Lind at present, and what may is it conclusively the connection In t ween front n»y fam the two «tn 3 din . An i x|H iinieut at fora lone time allowed to develop. Enter this wit.iout much benefit.- another point showed with equal «dear write- Mr- W It Pre area wiII no doubt become a valu nrss that th're was a iiubtcrrmiran con* ble- of ’.neknow a. C. " Was induced by my able alfalfa meadow and tie irrigat IK'd ion let wren the Wald and the hu-leuv! to consult Dr. Volnirde. though in this cane 41 hours Fierce by letter You ed systematically from the drain adviv-d me to take elapsed between the <1« positing of tin* ‘Golden vtrdirai Dlsrov- age wateis derived from the dye «tuft in th«’ Almv and the appeal- erv ind r'avortts Pre scription,' which t did. nine of the coloration in the other swamp. and. to my xr-at sur streams. prise. after takinx six When this swamp, which is to a bottles I was cured - The Medical Ad large extent, a mass of peat, has viser. ill pajier cov ers, is sent free for been placed under control, the best An t'saal. 21 one-eent stamps to crops to grow there will have to be At r: hool one nl.vnyH Ntool the flnit. pay expense of mail Th«other boy had nnurlit to «ay, ing only. Address selected. There is little doubt that Y» t he in worth a r il l.on < ocl. Dr. R. V. Pierce, the mo.-1 profitable will be forage Th'- . r.iurt b y r 1er ks foi I wo a dny Buffalo. N. Y. . I«.:1 • I !- hl.-: Ix-d *er. crops. TLc behavior of timothy S tatu of O mio .C ity ot T«> i » l.rat'A* Cot xiv, I Frank J. Cheney make* oath that he is nenior partner ol the firm of F. J Cheney A Co , .loiny buriner" in the City of Toledo. Counts ami Slate aforceaid. and that »aid firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollnt" for ea«’h and every eiiee of Catarrh that cannot b«‘ < ur«>,l by the m>eof IlnU’a Catarrh Cure, Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me ami »ulmcrib- e«l in my pr<’»«’nce, thia tlth «lav ot llecember, A, D. ISM Th«> Kind Von II.n«’ Alum" llougbl. ttiul whhli Im* bevn in liar fur over »tO M-iirw, lius burnì’ tlie slgnnturv» ut* nml Ima bei-li nimlo uml«T hi" |mr- somil slip« ri Isl’Hl siile.1 II < lulìim-y. A Ilo v. tu • «'ll> l<> «Ire. le , mi III Ihls. All Coiiiitei teil*. Imitations mid ' ' >• ,1 usi - i‘ ••;<><i.l ” ni «’ bui Fx|H-rlmctit" that tritio vii II inni «’mlmig« r II»’ h<-olili ut lutant-i und Chlldieii f.pirh’iu«’ ngulii*t I.xp«’iim«'iiU A. W. Gleason. \----- \ \ nr a i. > Not.il.v I’uhl 0 ilall'a Catarrh Cure ia taken in ternally, and acta directly on the blood nml mueoiia "urfacet of the system. Semi for testimonials, free F. J Clianev A Co.. Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggist. Hall’s Family Bills are th« best What is CASTOR’A Castorio is a bartules." substituto f*>r Castor O«l, Páro li Is Ph'tiaant. It irurie. Drops ami s«i«»tbln;r •‘•jriips. ««mtahis neither Opini i, Morphine imr other NurcaUiv It «Ir-tro,! i Worum suli'.taiiee. Its age Is Its piuirautcc mal alla»" l'e»ert'bliess, It cures Diarrliti’U nml W i«»«t < 'olle. It relieves Tci’thlutt Troubles, cure <'oiu»ti|«atluu It i.s'lmllat«" tli«’ l'oo«l. reitutnfes ilio ami IT.itiil«’ii< > Mioma« h ..ml Itowels, giving healthy uml naturili aleop. 'File < âii«lr< n's Diurne«-.! Tl««« .Mutiler’» I'ricud. The Chicag«» Weekly Inter Ocean is the only weekly newspaper pub- liebed in Chicago in connection with the great daily papers. Il contains a judiciously selected summary ot the news of ilio nation and world, the best stmies, hmnr, farm, woman's, ami other i>pretal departments, ami fair, patriotic, able editorials, written from a Re publican view point. It is by far the best general newspaper ot the Western •''talcs. The regular price foi the Weekly Inter Oc«-an is tl.UU and for tl.e Harney \ alley Items ♦ I Imt subscriptions will l>e re- ceiveil at this office for the two papers : i combt.iatmn for one year for only ♦1.50. Ltqt’oT pl riTION CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAY3 Boars tbo Siguaturo of r ¡II To the It Hiursble t’u inly Court, liar nev Cuuntv, Oregon. We. the 'inder*une«| petitioner», re»»- i lents, taxpayers, and lejil voters «4 Wil l Horse Precinct, «aid county, and tiully yudr Slate, tnu«t Honorable Court tu grant s ticen««* sell to Cha«, Riglun to To •pirilu* ¡n on«, malt sml vanous li'pi >n» less «piantities tl an <»nr gnllun id NA»‘l Pre» in» t for a t»-ru»»i of three months b «ginning on the Secoud day ui Hept am- her 1903 Names. Name« Geo. A. Smyth. Erin nd ('arlion, Tice Shull, N.J. I ew|i», A, Store, 1« C. Chamberlain Ch««. 1timer, L H < «»roll, J ('. We«». Frsrk Larson, F Miramlo. John Smyth, ( linn riiotnsN. fa*. Migeat, Notice i* hereby given lint ÜIH under signed will on the 2nd day of Sept. T.»o.l, make application to th«’ (‘oiiiity Court •»( Harney Count* , Stat»« of Oregon, for the granting of the license mentioned in the above petition, ('has. Higdon. Our fee returned if wo foil. Any one sanding sketch and dcMTiption of iu:y invention will promptly tv.. ivo our opinion free c«fm « ruing the p.tU'iit- ability cf same. “IIow t > ««b:. i ;» patent ” sent tip«in r«s|ue«t. Patcats secured through u« a<ln rti»« «l for sale at our expense. 1 atetits taken out through nt reoeivc <.¡*<.1.11 no/W, without charge, in Tli K i* mis i Ilxcuun, an Ulu-trated uud w idcly «treulaled journal, cousulU.’d by Manufacturers and Inv«-tors. bend for »ample opv FREE. Aifilrc««, VICTOR J. EVANS & CO., (Patent Attorneys,', Evans Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. NOTICE roll PVBLlCATIUN. V S Ijtml otte«. Burn». Oregon. July « ivt.i. Notice I» hereby glwti that (hr ftdlnwlng. named eettlrr ha» filed notice < i hie tntenlion to make final proof In »upport ut hi» claim. an< that »aid proof u III b« made before llegbtrr and Receiver at Burn». Oregon, cm ang-ul I". lA'.t. vlx Oanlal W . Jordan. IM artlrr No •!«. fo» tlw HF‘,. tw ♦. T¡> 2- ».. 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