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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
May be Valuable,
dam Vera .

A party named Thomas from San
Francisco was driven out by J. T Kirk
to one of the numerous deposits in this
country of white looking ash or min
era. He pronounced it to be valuable
in soap making and securing and con-
tracted for the delivery in Heppner OF
several hundred sacks of if, to be
shipped to his California address. The
substance whatever it is, is most pienti
ful and may be seen by anyone on the
hillside west OF town. Probably it is az
ash, formed by the burning of a plenti-
FIJI shrub o. plant when this country
was tropical 1t pulyerizes at touch
to an exceedingly fine dust, and is prob.
ably rich in nitrogen, that most val
uable element in all fertilizers. There
is no doubt that if converted to a paste
and hardened it will put an edge on the
finest steel. It's great abundance VIII
serve to cheaper it whatever uses may
be found for it, for it exists everywhere
in this county,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

day, and the latter will place the val
liable animal at the head of his herd
Mr.. Minor considers that he disposed Of
it cheaply at $500. but the consideration
includes his keeping it until after the
state fair from September l2 to II. The
bull was bred and raised by Mr.. Minor
and has taken first prize for two years
in the Oregon and Washington circuit,
comprising five fairs each season in the
leading cities Of the two states. He ia
a famous Shorthorn sired by Collision,
dam Vera.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

not settle the question. Germany has a
high protective tariff, England has free
trade, and France takes the middle
ground with tariff for revenue only
In these countries, representing all
phases of tariff, the conditions are the
same as in America, with an over pro
duction of foodstuffs, men are going
hungry; with an over production of
shoes, men are gong shoeless.
According to Government statistics,
the speaker said, far smaller percent
age of people own their homes than
was the case forty years ago, despite
the fact that the producing capacity Of
the country is nine times greater than it
was then.
ThGn there were only few million
aires. while recently New York paper
published a list Of 34S men who are
worth 81 100000 or more.
Goebel said significantly that when
Rome went down. per cent of its pop
ulatlon owned its wealth, and when
Egypt fell its wealth was in the hands
of 2 per cent of its population.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

A Missouri editor is said to
have recently worked a scheme on
his delinquent subscribers. can
my subscribers but one have paid
in advance" he wrote, and about a
hundred, ashamed to be the only
one, dropped in and settled up.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

For Ssle-Team, buggy, double and
single harness cheap. For particulars
inquire at Gazette office. 99tf
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
The eWeek News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.

Cnas. EarnarC, or lone, was IN the
city yesterday.
Jas. Wyland, of Hardman was in the
city yesterday.
J. X. McGregor came up from Port.
land, Saturday.
Mrs. Dan Doherty came up from Lex
ingfon. Thursday.
Jack Lane, of Hardman, was Hepp.
ner visitor Saturday.
J. W. Scrber, the LaGrande banker
was in Heppner Fiday,
Mrs. Hynd, of Sand Hollow, was a
Heppner visitor this week.
The new bridge across Willow creek
on May street is now finished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Barton, Of lone,
were Heppner visitors Tuesday.
S. q. Hewlett and wife of Monument
were in town Monday, laying in sup
plies
Over 100 Heppner people were at
Ditch creek last Sunday enjoying an
outing.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
remodeling OF the old City hotel build
ing owned by J. w. Morrow.
Claude Waterbury, of Long Greek
passed through Heppner Monday. en-
route home from school at Chehalis.
Another very interesting letter from
r. F. Hynd who is now in Scotland will
appear in the next issue of the Gazette.
A small bridge of the O. r. & N. be-
tween Heppner and Lexington burned
out Monday, causing short delay of
the regular train.
Phil Metschan, Jr,, has fitted up a
neat barber shop for V. Gentry next
door to the Palace hotel. Mr.. Gentry
will have swell shop.
There will be no preaching at the M
f. church South next Sunday on ac-
count OF quarterly meeting at NJ. E
church. f. G. Adkins, 2. G..
Eli Keeney, former resident OF
Heppner, who has been in New Mexico
for the past two years for the benefit OF
his health is visiting friends in Hepp
ner.
C. /. Blanchard of Washington City
and John II. Alexander of LaGrande,
arrived in Heppner Tuesday. They arr
here to look after and report alleged
fencing OF government land.
N C. Maris, formerly Of Heppner,
now representing the Rural Spirit.
While here Mr.. Maris secured several
photographs OF w. O. Minors Short
horns.
The fourth quarterly meeting for the
year will be held at the NJ. T.. church
next Sunday. Rev. G.. NJ. Booth D. d.,
will preach morning and evening.
Every body cordially invited to attend
ii. L. Beightol, pastor.
J. X. McGregor holds the belt as the
crack trout fisherman. In company
with Geo. Whites last Sunday he capt
ured one of the finest strings of speck led
beauties ever brought to Heppner The
GAZETTE was remembered.
Very little interest is beng taken in
the matter of bringing in exhl bits for
the Lewis and Clark Fair At the pres
ent rate Morrow county will have a very
poor showing at the big fair next year
1u order to get proper showing of our
products it will be necessary to hire
some one TO make tour Of the county
and gather quantity of what Is grown
here. This should be attended to at
once.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
Valuable Bull Sold.

w, O. Minor sold bis st. Valentine
bull to J. P. Graves, of Spokane, Tues
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
Impaired Digestion
in this county,

May not be all that is meant by dyspfpsi8
now, but it will be il neglected.
The uneasiness after eating, fits OF merry
ous headache, sourness OF the stomach, and
disagreeable belching may not be very h:d
now, but they will be il the stomach ts
suffered to grow weaker.
Dyspepsia is such miserable disease
that the tendency to it should be given
early attention. This is completely over
come by
Hoods Jdrsdpariiia
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
Not for Fashions sake.

The criminal law of England was
formerly marked by indiscriminating
severity. Theft Of an article valued
above ten shillings was punished with
death. In writing about Sweet Hamp.
stead and It's Associations" Mrs.
White records a pleasant thing of Lord
Mansfield. who, as rule, leaned to
the side of mercy.
1t YVES Lord Mansfield who directed
a Jury to find Ia stolen trinket less in
value than ten shillings in order that
the thief might escape capital punish
ment. To this the jeweler who pros
ecuted demurred, asserting that the
fashion Of the thing had cost him
twice that money
Gentlemen" replied the judge, with
grave solemnity, 1--WE ourselves stand
in need of mercy; let us not hang a
man for the fashions sakev'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
NEARLY $500, OOO, 900 WILL BE REQUIRED
TO COMPLETE THE PANAMA CANAL

will acquire
be 10 Tue
In of isthmus for the concession
money ana
than
level has been coAceu
front al its history.
De 1850
paidup capital
ed employing at times as many as
and the
the sale stock ana Donus
that the cost Of excavation ana
ultimate then estimated
made to capitalize new
present
capital
CUBIC
each
has been ABOUT
4oOOoOOO cubic
proposed III enc
Of The walker
available excavation IN
records
the of the Panama Railroad Company he commission
excavation which would
exclusive Of that for the Boho dam
will purchase from the Panama
Company entire work 1t estimated
addition to the be
time 1t completed
another
while will actually
In construction administration
the
being built
Walker
missions plans for a waterway thrty-sx feet deep
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08

There has been a vast deal of dis
cussion of late, most Of 1t with tinge
Of surprise, about the frequency with
which those who are guilty Of crimes
Of all sorts, from the pettiest to tho
most atrocious, are found, when dis
covered at all, to be little past boyhood
In years. Certain occurrences in CHI
cago have furnished fresh emphasis.
All sorts Of reasons for 1t have been
suggested, and to make list Of them
appeals curiously to ones sense of hui
NOR Some queer spectators have
found cause In smoking cigarettes.
Others attribute most youthful crimes
10 reading novels of the "dime" varie-
ty. Others find all the inspiration In
saloons, some in pool rooms and some
find it in the promiscuous association
of schools. On the heels Of this come
those who insist it Is because youths
do not have enough Of school. Some
point to vicious home influences and
others to no home influences at all.
Some are sure it is all due to the IT.
religion of the day, others that 1t ID
part Of youths rebellion against being
forced to work, and still others that
it Is a fruit of idleness, of not work
enough to keep out Of mischief" This
proneness to deal with symptoms and
call them causes would be funny If 1t
were not saddening. All these things
are effects of a deeper, earlier cause,
just as the crimes are effects. The
truth seems to be that modern society,
In this country at least, has lost re-
spect for the principle Of authority.
Obedience to established law ought to
be the first lesson the child learns.
Somehow, for some reason, 1t Is not
taught any more. The parent Of to-
day thinks the child must be governed,
IL at ALL by reason and love. So he
may be, when once the habit Is formed.
Until then it would be no more absurd
to treat the baby's collie with philos-
ophic comment on the folly Of crying.
Mere passion or foolishness, not firm,
cool, unshrinking authority. Is the
home practice. The child learns no les
son of obedience there. He learns no
more In school, and when he drops, a
practiced anarchist In lawless habit,
into the general world Of men the first
fact he observes Is the ramShackle adj
ministration of the law. do as you
please" is the creed, and the ingenuity
of lawyers, the perfunctory habits and
delays Of courts, the indeterminate SEN
tence and other similar causes lead tho
youth to think that punishment for
wrong doing has died out of the world.
This is better reason than cigar
cites or novels or idleness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08

the windows and scrubs the floors, all
for considerably less than an Ameri-
can dollar.
The German housewife would look
with contempt on our mea gerly stocked
linen closet; her own stores are suff1-
cient to last many years, although her
plan Of wash day every three or
four months is decidedly dreadful in
the light of modern ideas Of cleanli-
ness. If a servant gets his meals out
side the house, the cost Of them is sup
piled by the employer. The terms of
service and wages are definitely agreed
upon before any engagement is made.
Each servant owns book containing
the owners name, birthplace and age;
the occupation he follows, and the com
ment, favorable or otherwise, of his last
employer. The mistress takes charge
of this book during the time Of service,
and on its termination writes her own
comment therein.
A system quite similar Is followed in
France, but the parish priest is the ref
erence as to general character, with
much influence in the terms Of agree
ment between employer and employed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
;Carpentry in Far East.

In our big lumber mills, where great
pine sticks are reduced to kindling in
few minutes, the millman is merely
required to see that the stick is secur-
ed straight in the carriage. He would
be bewildered If compelled suddenly to
follow the Philippine method of lumber
reduction, says writer in Every
body's Magazine. There the largest
stocks are sawed by hand. Even woods
as hard as teak are set up on frame,
and two laborers monotonously pull a
big handsaw through its tough length
for days and days until they have pro-
duced the slabs of which eastern fur
niture is made. Our modern carpenter
is little more than joiner of parts
The intricate holdings and headings
come ready finished and all he has to
do is to put them together.
But the carpenter of the far east re-
ceives the wood in the rough, exactly
as it Is left by the band sawyer. He
must carve his holdings before they
can be placed in the houses. In India.
China, Turkey, Syria and adjacent
countries these clever artisans may be
seen working with tools as primitive
almost as those used in the days be-
fore America was discovered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
GERMAN HOUsEKEEPER THRIFTY
Tradition and System Help to Sim p1ifJ
the Daily Work.

Tradition and System Help to Simplify
the Daily Work.
1t Is small wonder that the German
hausfrau travelling in America holds
up her hands In horror over the system
less system by which our American
households are directed.
In Germany everything is SO much
more q matter of understood rule and
tradition than with us. And, while ira
dition occasionally has its disadvan-
tages, in many ways 1t is a boon to
the housekeeper.
The German family in good circum-
stances will employ but three servants
where an American family needs five
or six, the German way Of living be-
ing simpler in many particulars. There
will be cook, whose wages are not
likely to exceed $12 a month; a house
girl, who receives a little less, and a
houseman or butler, whose wages vary,
according to his ability, from $3.50 to
$40 a month.
He opens the door, serves at table as
well as sets it, polishes the floors, does
errands, walks behind the ladies on
the street, and is handy man in many
capacities, especially as dishwasher
The cook stove being usually of tile,
1t is washed, not BACKED; the breakfast
rolls are delivered from the bakers,
and her morning meal of coffee, rolls
and fresh eggs requires so little prepa-
ration that a number of household
tasks may be accomplished during the
hour which In this country is needed
for preparing our hearty breakfast.
This clears the way for more care
full preparation of the other meals, and
the evening dinner, when only the fam
lily is present, is likely to be a much
more carefully planned and a better
served function than with us. Once
a week woman inspector pays visit
to the house early in the morning. She
cleans all the brasses, scours the
kitchen utensils till they shine, washes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
Dresden China.

The retiring postmaster Of the Brit
ish House Of Commons tells a story
of his early experiences of postal work,
a good many years ago. 1t was Lon
don Office, and customer came in and
handed a letter over the counter to
the young woman who was serving
stamps.
After reading the address. she said
1t would be fivepence.
But l have never paid more than
twopence half-penny before" object
ed the customer. us it overweight?' p
No, 1t was not overweight. said the
fivepence, and as this was addressed to
Dresden!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08

ton Of Philippine annexation, when he
sided with the so-called "anti-imperial-
ists," is well remembered; and his
carefully prepared speech, when he re-
preached the administration for its
methods in Panama-despite his ard
ent championship of the proposed 18TH
milan canal-adds another important
link to his chain Of differences with his
party.
Mr. Hoar's exceptional ability
makes him always marked man in
the Senate when he rises to speak, re-
CARELESS Of the topic which may hap
pen to claim his attention.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08

'The Strike of a Grand Duchess"
would be an appropriate title for the
story of recent episode in the career
of the bride of the Grand Duke Of
SAKE Weimar. When she went home
to the palace in Weimar, after marry
ing the Grand Duke, she proposed to
refurnish her apartments in modern
style, but the conservative old women
of the court objected on the ground
that the furniture which had pleased
the duchesses for two hundred years
ought not to be removed. Her hus-
band agreed with the old women.
Then she wished to say what she was
to have for dinner. The old women
thought that it was beneath the dig
nifty of grand duchess to interest
herself in what went on in the kitch-
en-. and the Grand Duke thought so,
too. After several more Intellectual at
tempts to be mistress In her own
house, she took the train for Switzer-
land. Her husband followed, but
could not persuade her to return home
till he had promised to get rid of the
old women and to let her have her own
way "a the house. If the Grand Duke
had been an American husband he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
An Expert.

Secretary Shaw says that shortly a.
ter he assumed his duties as head OF
the Treasury Department he was call
ed upon by an old gentleman from
his own State Of Iowa, who WanIea
an appointment as confidential CLERK
to one Of the assistant secretaries OF
that department.
''In spite of the fact that was
very busy at the time" says Mr. ShaW'
II gave the Iowan the better part o.!
an hour, for he was as pieasan! "n IN,
entertaining an old chap as one coulu
meet-bright, clipper and witty
On account of his age, the Secre'a,!
felt that he could not comply win lA'
request. So, gently but firmly lie ~
formed him that he did not see D'
way clear to give him the appointment u,
This did not dampen the OLD gen0''
mans spirit in the least w
"Now, SIR" said he, las l Zee, ln n.
self peculiarly well qualified TO M On0
of these confidential clerkships' l nopO
that you will consider my apphca'VD
further" I'M.
Then, wagging his head NUS 49,
pressively, he added earnestly. ,,,,m
"Oh, sir, could be so coniiu''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
CONVINCED, BUT UNDETERRED.
Little Girl Believed in Keeping Sight
of the Main Point.

Little Girl Believed in Keeping Sight
of the Main Point.
There are some children who like
then contented to obey; but the major
ity of small folk are admirably repre-
sented by two girls Of ten and twelve
who once honored writer in the Fort
nightly Review with long visit. and
with whom he attempted an occa-
sional dose Of reason. The autumn
morning was cold, vet padding in tie
water along the beach was in question
mo, it's too cold to paddle to-day"
said the host.
"Oh, but we're not bit cold. May
not we paddleY
"You said the water was cold yes
terday, and it will be much colder to-
day. Besides, it's beginning to rain"
"Oh, we were only funning yester-
day, and indeed there was only one
teeny, weeny spot of rain. Mayn't
we go and paddle to-dayT
''Look here, Beatrice, do you remem-
Der last week when you both had colds,
and had to stay in bed for breakfast
and cried, and said it was hateful?
Eyes, of course"
well, padding about In Icy cold
water, catching crabs, would give you
another cold exactly like that, and you
would have to stay indoors; and even
If it got quite hot again for two or
three days, you wouldn't he able to
paddle. Surely, there's no sense in
risking all that just In order to go
into the sea this morning, when you
wouldn't enjoy it bit, because it's
too cold, and no other children would
be there for you to play with. Surely,
you must see the sense Of thatY'
oh, yes! And now may we go and
paddle?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08

In the resurvey which has Just been
completed of the celebrated Mason and
Dixon's Line between Pennsylvania
and Maryland, some Of the original
boundary stones were found in place.
Others were doing duty In the neigh
borhood as door steps or ovens; one
served as a curbstone, and two had
been used in building church near the
National Pike. The arbitrary line
which they marked has played more
important part In the history of this
continent than many natural bound
airy OF far more imposing appearance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
According to advices from the Trea

According to advices from the Treas
ury Department the government mill
at Philadelphia will cease to grind
out pennies for time, there being now
a surplusage Of this kind of currency
in the country. During the last five
years 1900, 900, 1893 pennies have been
shipped from the Philadelphia mint,
which is the only one that coins the
1-cent pieces, to various parts Of the
country. Between July l, 1902, and
June l, 1908, 100000 cents were
coined. If this fve-year output were
collected in heap it would make q
stable stage mountain at least.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-08
would have capitulated In the first

OF course 1t is oil guesswork as to
how many times a man should take
a bath and what kind Of bath he
should take. 1t doubtless depends on
the man, his constitution, his temper
ament, his work, and the climate In
which he lives. The best the doctors
can do, therefore, Is to give general
cations for the average man" AS
there is no average man." the gener-
alizations, therefore, have small value.
But here we have college professor
who contends that we should leave
of bathing entirely. He frankly con-
fesses that he conquered the bath
habit" two years ago. Pneumonia,
colds. and q hundred other ills result
from the foolish habit of washing the
body" said Professor John Dill Rob-
ertson in an address at the annual
meeting of the Chicago Eclectic and
Surgical Society. AS the professor 10
doctor one naturally expects him to
supply physiological or scientific req"
sons for his theory, and in this we are
not disappointed. 1t Is his contention
to the growth of bacteria on the skin.
AS these conditions are supplied by
bathing, 1t follows that instead OF
stopping the collection Of bacteria
upon the skin bathing actually fac1l1-
tates their growth. Moreover, the hot
bath, says DR.. Robertson, draws the
blood to the skin, the same as alcohol
does, leaving the internal organs with
out their necessary amount of flourish
ment. To support his views the doc
tor called attention to the feet that
the city gets its brain and Drawn large
~ from the country, where the farmer
boy does not take q bath during the
entire winter. He swims, 1t Is true,
in summer, when he gets q chance.
but his skin Is not rubbed with q
rough towel, and hence the natural
scales Of the skin" are not removed.
One does not need to join Or. Robert
sons anu-bath crusade to recognize
the necessity for the exercise Of COM
mon sense, prudence and caution in
taking cold baths or hot baths. That
cold baths under improper conditions
have caused many case Of pneumo-
mia Is simply matter Of medical rec
ord. But this is poor argument
against the bathing habit.