* .t Published in the Greatest Valley of Eastern Oregon. The Oldest and Most! I Reliable The Best Advertising! Medium ( v • • • ■»-' Harney Valley Items 9 ■9* VOL. 19. BURNS. OREGON. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1903. 1 AN Geer& Cummins Hardware of Every Description Hl’iXKS, otu.tiov IF YOUARE A FARMER jflhncl Xca-vo On«_- Ceni Buy a |o»tal card ami wnd tu 'I ite New York Tribuna Fsruier. New York City, iur a fn-e •pacimrii copv. The Triliuiii- Farnwr i» a National llluetr»- trd Agricultural Weekly for farmerc and their fumi III», atid «landa at thè head of (he ■gricci)turai prese. Tira price is II 00 ;«r vwar, Bui if you like il ynu cau «ecuM. it with your own favorite locai tiewr|«tp«-r, Ile ITKMS. at a baryain. Both papera f 1 80. I I Fe»id money and order lo The ITEMS. PROFESSIONAL CAPI»' h J h» . » «h «¿rag • G IOS I. o D g F» NO i?. A F. *t \ M. .'»Irrt« S m I it 'I my on orlh'lnt} full uhmm Q'nliflt-ii brother* (retrrn illy invite i. « F Kt fiyon, W’. M. F. S, Ui»*dt’r. Set’«. H’UNM LODGE. NO tM. A O V U Merlu nt Broun tmtl ev*rv Ernlav we- rung Vt-ittng brother* i¡uicrtmlly in- vted. riib» Harfen», W. .M Chaa. N (■orhraiio. Kcc«»rd«’r. H AHNKY l/NXD', NO. 77, I O. '• F. Meets every S.*tiir-i iv evening. II nsn'. Iivll Visiting broth -r. fr.itevnnlly in- vitr.l Frs ik O Jsi kswn, N G l*. ti Suu It, .Secretary. Ch un ii A ii iiiiu iiccmeiiI s. Sunday School (lrat Sunday of t •'clock, A M third anil fuuith at llarnry the aeli nnmtli nt 10 Ou tlir x'conil, Sunday«of each uontli nt 3 ii’t'l-ick 1*. M I’reiteh tug «ervice« ever» secund Sunday it 8 1’ .M Preaching service» at the Baptist «hurcli every Island ’2nd Sunday«, morning and evening. Sunday school every Nitmlaj at 10 t. tu. prayer meeting every Thursday «vetting. HOUSE. Alovut ti»' tior«- that Jarnc« Monroe ■< pnraldent of tin- In It mi Htntra pro- iairn<-<l (hr great doctrine which le-ara his nuur in internal ion el affair», nay» 'he Chicago Tribune, his wife, Eliza Kortright Monroe, took a aland in ao- lal affairs which ha* atood the test of time quite as well ns that of her preat husband. Khe aboolutely refuse«! to return tuty social call«. Great was Lire row It stirred up and tbe charge «of affecting royal manner» and customs and of living rude i nr! all the rest rained wlxMit Mrs. Monroe'« head. But it was of no avnll. She stuck it »•it, nn<l each "flrat lady of tire land” has followed licr example «inec. So Treat, however, wa« the disturbance <ner Mr«. Monroe'« refusal to return . ull* that John Quincy Adams eor.-iU- rc<l it necessary tu tlraw up and formally promulgate a formula of pti- qnette which ha« wince regulated the life of the executive Inonsion. After the revolitt.ou James Monro->. then only 2.1 year« old, went to New- York tui a «lelrgale n, congress from Virginia. He was a handsome young How, with political and military sir ra U)»n him In a marked degree nn distinguished ancestry. There h ■et the beautiful daughter of Laiw- ence Kort right, who was an impor tant. figure In the social life of New York of that day. an<l, falling in love, they were married. MUTTON. The rcosam why Argentine mutu-n generally ia of inferior price to that uf New Zealand has a thrcc-foid explana Mum Si opjHiM’e Hai k. tion. In tbe tirsl place New Zealand I skmcom - s to-day a mat ton-producing breed superior to that known ill the Plate. In the second, the New Zealand- nr freds his stock during the winter A <•» IKS time with extra forage, while in the Ar gentine the sheep ore alluwrd to graze *• l Msr-.tr» upon the same bare pampa duriug the /’^yvt-t'tHrt <(■ Suryrmw. dead season. The lesult of this is tiiat Burns, Oregon. the New Zcalandrr produces an even, well-grown carcasa, while there is sent Ortbw st residence. 'I'I ioih . 5’0, l omc from the Plate oue upon which a I astj- covering Of f it lias lieen put dur ing the -pring months of the year. Th? difference lictween the two carcnswi will readily be noted by anyone who DWG* ft IIKIGK pays a visit to th«- cattle market. Third ly. the freezer in New Zealetul freezes J n‘ tn««- flatten Ittfs- the mutton on aeceuat «>f the breeder; and in the / .-ntine the freezer buys Xff'iriirys-of-fxtir, from the breeder. The «lisa«hantagv of Hvnxs. unsiioN. th«- latter evsleni. so longaa tbe breeder has no knowle«lgv of the requirements CdF^'. Iff!-e ui Bank buil-iiug. of the market, is apparent. Th«- New- Zealand breeder «elects tiis wether, with rare, rejecting any which will give i.n inferior vriight. or which are iu- y^!t44AMBA YilZGEKALn stifilclently fattened for the butcher He remits them in small droves to the Thornton William». M F '«eraid, freezing establishments, mid tak s Aliorue)«at Law, Notary Public, every care that they shall arrive in per fect order. Tho Argentine breeder, on Law, Notarial and IL al Estate the other hand, makes a contract with rmcticf. the represcutntive of Hie freezer to sell n given number; nnd the latter binds Hura«. Or« gon. himself to remove t Item within a certain date.— N. Y. Ledger. jW“Olliee in Mffsonic building M M JORDAN. Politicai L<ind Survryor. Barna. Oregon, g W. MILLE«, Notary Public and Conveyancer, Mortgage«, hreda, Eu\, correctly made. Office at Store. Hurna, Oregon. Service» at Christian Sclent* Hall, corner eaatof the Rank, every MANAGER WANTED—TruM- Sunday at 11 a. nt. and 8 p. tn. I Service Wcdneadar evenings at 8. worthy lady or gentleman to man Everybody ia invited to attend age buaineaa in thia County and these service». adjoining territory for well and favorably known House of «olid Tl»|F KNOW WHAT YOU ARKTAKINO financial standing. $20.00 straight I When you take Grove’s Taateleaa t cash wmsraa^v salary «•«<»• and LApilOtr, expense«, J pair) each , Ul I LI EttLil Chill Tonto beeattae the formula ia ( Monday by check direct from head-' reaper, y." Years ago in New Hampshir- lb were three «j'tninissioncrs appoint, tn examine candidates for admission t the Lar. Atone limo the ccmniLaiot tra were Jeremiah Mason, th - able lawyer in the stole, Mr. Sullivan a:: anotJit r nr. uilx-r of the 1 n.r. tif n c tain candidate w-tio presented hitr.SL-i for examination. Mr. Willard tells till story in hb book, "llulf »Century will Judges and Lawyers:'' He was an awkward young man. an- the commissioners ptwccded to exm inc him thus: "Wlint la property’.'” The candidate described it, "llo-.v is it acquired?" “In various ways.'' "Illustrate." "Mr. Mason gets hb by high fees; Mr. Sullivan by usury, mid Mr.—" "Slop! stop!” cxclsliucd Jltvca: "1 -n adr.dt him. •' "■ raUt-NECKED SKA Black Hair been restoring < color to hair for fifty years, it never fails to do this work, either. You can rely upon it for stopping your hair from falling, for keeping your scalp clean, and for making your hair grow. SI.N ■ Mite. Art Arant««- If your drunist cannot »njPr'y you, mil u one dollar «nd wo will «zprase yon a botila. Be «uro «mllei»» U*c naaia ot your nearest «snraa« olí«-». Aildrsaa, J. C AYEIt CO., lavell, M ms . am—— u.rt l.«MB— NO.45 i Holland Won/l Apgew on ths Ire will. Unit-Ones Aadlm. Wearsan-ustcsijedta>wwomen bun lied up in fursn« tbeyglide over the icr To witness a woman's race in Holland w-Hild give us a greater ehill than t ■ meet a glioat at midnight. A foreign <-orrr«|ioudent. in mentioning a contest on «kates. describes it an follows: "It was sr.oumg aliglitly, but i,i every available mom' nt between the races troofis of men were told to clear the Cours--. At a given aignai six wont < n started for the first race. They wei e dresecd in very short skirts, and trans larent-looking biouses. low necks, will, no sleeves at alk We were told the. were from among th» lower peasan |>eople, and tlint the shop classes nev<i entered the lists at all. The speed thei went at was something wonderful, and es|>rcially remarkable nt the corners. Fur the moat jiert they raced w ith their arms brhind them, but the girl who wan tlic prize (two pounds sterling) skated w itli hers folded in front.” llnre arms and necks in midwinter! Our phjsicisns think «women ure court ing death by »enastig low-necked dresses in Laliroctns (That must it be to wear tbemraXMitiug costumra? - a i'hiladelphia Tenement-IIon-w Fir« Le- veiops a Younff Heroin«. In January last a Pl.ikKlelpbia tene ment house was burned. Two men were killed and several persons were ladlr injured, while others «.scoped in ansl- TAKING CARE OF BANK DILLS. moat miraculous reamer. The fourt'.i tloor was occupied by the family cf Hotted Carrewjr I, Not bo < nmiwon as II Joseph Zellers. The father and mother Was Krveral Year» seem to have been absent, but the 11 v« Bank note» ure cleaner than they children were at homo All wore aavctl t-«c«l to l.-e. It ia the policy of the New through the bravery and coclncrs of I ork tank«, nays the New York Sun. to he oiliest of them, a girl of 16, who»- send their soiled note» to the United conduct is briefly described by the Hee Staten treasury to lx- destroyed as soon ord: ns n nuillcient number a«a-umulotra to Jenny Zellers was dressing the chil justify it. Banks in the west aen«l on d-rn. the youngest a mere Labe, when a whole Imti-hcs of noiled New York notes cloud ot smbke came into the room and to their eerreapondent banks in this at the same time the frantic cries cf «•Uy. and the lauk that m-ccives them ' those lieluw reachctl her rars. sort.» them out and sends round each Hastily opening the door, she saw the titila t.a»cli to the bunk by which they flumes leaping up the stairway towarl vere iraued. These moi ted notes orc her. Never hesitating, sh - elcs d the .lien sent to the treasury to lie de door, end calling the eldklrca toevther frayed and others issued in their pine *. forced them up a ladder nnd through n cw York b thus a sort of «lepot for trap-door to the rcof. They were clc oiled nn«l dauwgvd notes of its own rated high above tbe surrenrding build- ,<sue. The printing prove»« for bunk J i«xgs. and below tlu-m the Uacits wt - i.otcs lias been so <lcveiojx«l of laic i roaring with terrible fury. nra that the goicrczncnt baa adopted| Still retaining her presence of min-1. mis policy of frcqucntlj- «1«- troyir-t the brave girl dropped her brother, a ln<1 ' r.iul rci:.; u:ng »» of 14. to the roof of the house to t'r routh. It was a fall of ten feet, but th VALUABLE COLOR TEST. boy landed safely, ai d then the g -' ll.iw the Coarse of Water tn German bared the fire in her doomed heme I scrarre s qunntity of ledding. River. Wa. Del er mined. This she threw- to her brother, who A color teat on n large scale occurred recently near Geseke, Germany. The uirnnged it on the roof, and thcrr^cne by Volnieil. the Wnid aud the lledcr are ' ne, she dropped the other children three brooks which have their source The. infant she took in her arms and near Gcte-ke, anil according to tradition leaped with it lu safety to the betiding. their »alert had subterrnnean connec Next she broke a skylight it tin- roof to tion with the Altuc, a mountain stream w hich all had escaped, and lowering -he whose Led is some five miles distant. children through it, they all reached the Millers located on the lower Al me, says street. the Philadelphia Times. dumped refuse in certain iddicsof the upper portion of the stream, nnd the millers on the Vo»- mede, the Weld and the lledcr claimed LEFT-HANDED PARROTbi. that by doing this the water supply oi the latter streams was n nterially di Curious Obuerratlon ot One Who lira Murh to Do wilb Animal*. minished. To dcteimine the connec tion about four pounds of potassiui Su|ierintcndciit Sol ^tephan. of the fluoreacinatc was duni|>vd into one of Cincinnati Zoo, has made all sorts ol the lledcr. This rubstar.ee is marvel curious discoveries in the habits and ously powerful, and a solution contain characteristics of nnnnals, the latest ing one part in lO.OOC.COO shows a dir- of which, says the Enquirer, is that tinct fluorescence in trnnsiu tted l'ghl wild creatures arc mostly left-handed. Twenty-five hours later the lledcr took Mr. Stepban has been endeavoring tu on a beautiful dark green color, show verify this observation on two parrot . ing conclusively the connection between lately brought from Mexico. lie found the two streams. tn expci intent at that in grasping a finger offered as a another point showed with equal clear IM-rcii. the parrots almost always put ness that tlicrc was a subterranean con- the left foot, forward. metion between the Waid aud the I sually th-- finger lliusoffercd is that Volmede. though in this case 44 hours of the right liand. Dut when the letl elapsed between the depositing of the linger is offered to the parrots, the” dye stuff in the Almc nnd the nppvut ■ put forward the right, foot. There is. mice of the coloration in the other however, apparently a small residuum streams. of preference for the left foot. This seems to lie due to the fact that, tnc.i arc usually right-handed and offer the right hand to the parrot. The left foot is the one naturallj- pot forward by the parrot in thia case. nn*i through repetition of this action r. species of lcft-footcdncas is induced. Mr. Stephan's general conclusion is that there is no evidence that the parrst is naturally 'eft-footed. *‘i have used your Hair Vigor for five years and am greatly The appearance of that lcft-footed- pleased with it. It certainly re ness is due entirely to the fact that stores the original color to gray those who offer the finger or food to hair. Itkeeps my hair soft."—Mrs. parrots do so. as a rule, with the right Helen Kilkenny,New Portland, Me. hand. HepeUtieu of this process makes the parrot more or less left-handed la time. Ayer’s Hair Vigor has For a bilious attack take Chan- borlain ’e Stomach acid Liver Tab plainly printed on every bottle | quarter«. f ExpvUNo ‘ money ad- O let» and a quick cure is certain ahowit g that it ia «imply Iron and yanced; poailion permanent . Ad- Bean ths For rale by H. M Horton, Burna; Quiuina in a tiiattlet« form. Nojdro»», Thornaa Cooper, Manager, Quiuiua in a Uratelet» forni. Signature F ed Haiue», Harney. •f Cure, No Pay. OOfi. ■ 1030, Caston Bldg , Chicago » • V DOCTRINE. 'Die reaiih-iMv of the president of the failed Stales ought to ba worthy of (be office. The present white house is equal to ull the requirements c.f streh a residence, mi far ns It foua. It Is n simple and d'gniUed building, »1»*- Ixauty is a constant delight to sppre dative |ier>u»n«. It »«« conceived and curried out by tlic architect who planned it In the proper spirit, but it is j.ot Inrge enough fur the uses to which It la neeessarlly put. The country ami I I m * city ul Washington have grown, and the president's house have not grown v lth them. A large part of It is given up tu the ixisiness offices of the prer.i. dent, his private secretary, nnd hit •Jerks. und the president's fumily tee <1. prhed of tlw- use of another large l«rt of the lower floor of the liuuse be cause it in necessarUy on public view most of the tin*. The family ia there fore cramped for proper aec«.in4>io- elutions, und there ar J no rooms (or th.- eidcrtaiuineut of guests. Moreover, the house ia no iadly arranged ua I' rntmncea, exits, anil hallways that a state reception there Is always uu un ci mfortalile aud dangerous jam. while >.»ny mi invilnt guest, aial r..in. <>1' < cis w ho attend certain functiom ndci orders, huic been made serum* > m I. reuse Huy have liven «ouipeiled r> Maud foi hours in cold or stormy weatl. er until they could gain admittance th lough the single door that can Le ums I fur the purpose. The ik-ficu-uei-s of the white house arc so thoroughly recognized in Wash ington that for many years effort ■* lia<e Isen making to secure worth ier accommodations for the prcddei. t. .Some of these efforts have been In the wioug direction, because they have contemplated other buildings, foreign^ to the Intent and character of Un- wli.te house, within the sutue groundx Other efforts still ure attempts of cficculators to move the site of the tusneiou to the lulls mirth of tha city. The white house, withall its churn i and memories, should lie preserved, ami it should remain on its present beau tiful and historic site, its flue grounds unetieumberd by oilier stiu. lures, tn furtherance of th s Idea, a |>lan pre- l«rcd by Mr. Arthur J. Dillon shows conclusively that the white house c.tq^ lie made, nut only abundantly spacious,' but even Im, roved, while its architec tural features will l e nt the same time preserved.— Harper's Weekly. Ittt-n», »v>. p MRS. MONROE'S Mho Mado a Nr* Kulo for Worn«-« ef tho Ksorarlvo Maa.laa. I'rvparatlou ot tbs No* Z«*h«il 1'rvrtnet tor the MarKot- At th« I’raabj len.itt church ilurtis, R«iv. A. J. Gwin ptralor. Divine service» the third »nd fourth Sunday« of eueh month at Ila tu. and 7:30 p Ul. Kchhuth school at 10 a tn. every Sabbath morning WHITE Ths I'rralJcstlol I usili, la Have ClrwMse < MMSnlimoM. FROZEN Pfl/f CH .FTb k s<> <rcOI» t ««i«t I * iMiiblirtg Mr« -M arf Mrs Fun « '< I'tiunipNon a » ti”:. IMPROVED • I.30 l**r Year. • Is Monika 7ft Cenis« LONDON DOGS OUT CALLING It appears. Loom an article in tbn Figaro by M. Paul Meguio, that In Ixirr- don at the present time it is not only t he fashion for a daily to pro« ide her lap dog with a little wardrobe anil even.a handkerchief, but to have visiting cants made for it. toe. IVbmj a fashionable hidy pays a visit, taking hei lajidog with her, she sends up the d^- s casd along with her own. JI. Jfegnin says he svas visiting the editor of one of the leading «porting pa I era in Loudon, wbeu the servant brought in two cards, cme that of a lady and the other ar follows Colli». : Asked if he knew the name on the ard, M. Megnln »aid he prrauwed is as some dog fancier. He wna greatU f urprijied to see a lady con»e in, accons- anietl by a handsome col’ic. M. Mcgnin went to a stationer's shop <1 ordered 10O rants for h a I.ttk* dog. ’«* x as again surprised to >iii<l that the ationer had some ready printed, ncaV- y packed in pretty little card cases. BEN FRANKLIN'S BIG HEAQ. no* Ue Woro Ulo Wig In Ills rocket the French Court. The «¡ifliculties encountered recently by the lineal dyocen<!ant-x of that great .an. statesaaaa. imtriot and v very thing se that men properly bold in .-stimo on — Ilenjnmin Franklin — m ixavin" .'icmsetves vuroilod among the Colonial .num. recall nn anecdote of him, rajo 'he Washington Post, embahipd ia iic family records of the sage of Mon- .cello, but which, so far ox the wr’ttr nows, has never been piil I ahril. Wher liout to present him ’? for the firs- ■I1 .¡me at the court of J -reiiHcs he wa. i iformed by the master of c.-r moni<* that a wig Wus a sine ; , i on Nov, Ins bead was so large l.iati." prdinary I wig would begin to fit it, ;>nd th ■ UU- rion was embarrassing tu the extrv me. i low ever, one was issind aufficieutlj* I arg” to para him through the ante- I chMBbers. after which he was p rtnit- ted to remove thr rtdsculuaa cossca- ftase H in his ■Mia Palmer Cox says the idea of writinp ■ !*out the brownies came to him iron, nding Scotch traditkais concerning iicsc amusing little elves. They were, lie says, almost unknown in America mtil he began writing about them, but m Scotland they had existed in th« folk lore for 500 years. The Scotch brownie, according to Mr. C«x, was a ••-neficient sort of sprite, nhnse only three emotions were Joy. wonder anil terror. It. mifi suppwrevi they were never sectary haatiuurbeings, Imt-weni about art night )iurfonuit^help»uMee<u for the-evKMitry folk, at the same time ,-etting a ileal.of fuu thctnoelvesxiuLs.' kindly pranks. CASTOR IA Tor Infant»-and Children. Tbe Kind Y oh Havi Always Bought Bears the Signature cf Tlioasiuias Hare Hifiaey Trouble and Don’t Know it. no* To Find O«rt. Fill a bottle or common glasr with your «rater acd let it «land twenty -fow hours; a sediment or set- “ fling mdicate:i ar. i^S A imbeaitky condi- ' tioa oT the kiA- neys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble: toe frequent desire to pass it or pain in tke 'back b aisa convincing proof that the kiteays and blad der are out of order. WUl to Be. Thete is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, the great kidneywemeuftf ilCi«.-! every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every patt of the urinary passage. It eorreerts inability to hold water and scalding pein in passing It. or bad affect« loltowmg -use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity cf being compelled Io go ofte« Stomach 1 rouble. daring the day. atid to got vp many times “I have lieen troubltd with in 5* during the night. The mild and the extra stomach for th« past four year*»,’’ ordinary ellorn of Swamp-Root is soc® reaiu-ed. It sta ids the highest for Sts won- sava D. L. Beach, of Clover Nook deiful cures of the most distressing eases, 1 Farm, Greenfield, Maes. ‘‘A few If you need • .nedicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in50c. and$l sizes. days ago I wa« in«)need to buv a Youm«y Aave a aempte bottle <A this f ■'' ??—_ ' I iok of Chamberlain's Stomach -m«l wonderful diss.-very i Liver Tablets. I hare taken part and a book that teilsdft more «bout it. both« ilV oftht m and feel a great.ie.il better.” abso.uioiy 4rcc<4>jMnalL I address Or. Kiin«« 4. •wOTf ltO« If you have any trouble with y®ur |Co..B»igh.uwton. ti. ¥. When witting men st,om»di try • hot af th.«c Tablet« tion reading ttosgenevour cfler la due paper usi reme •Don’t «n*ke •nV'ininMite, bat er.tcm You are certain to be pleased with Ilr.XiLm rk. tho result. Price 25 e««uK>. K©r Nor the t at»«'. Swamp-It >' J)r », iMqgUaip |aah by H. M. Ik tt>n,'JJurtif 1‘ r d tjwunipAioot, and thew C4T1J Luttt? ton N. Y Hai-fleff. Hurney