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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

"Concede nothing" was the advice
of well-known politician concerning
certain famous disputed election
His policy was followed to the letter by
the man of whom the Chicago Trib-
une tells On the relief train that
had been rushed to the scene Of the
railway wreck was a newspaper re-
porter.
The first victim he saw was a man
whose eyes were blackened and whose
left arm was In sling. With his hair
full Of dirt, one end Of his shirt collar
flying loose and his coat ripped up
the back, the victim was sitting on
the grass and serenely contemplating
the landscape.
How many people are hurt?" asked
the reporter, hurrying up to him.
II haven't heard Of anybody being
hurt, young man." said the other.
"How did this wreck happen?"
'T haven't heard OF any wreck"
"You haven't? Who are you, any
how"
"I don't know that It's any Of your
business, but I'm the claim agent Of
the road"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
CHAIR TREASURED HEIRLOOM.
Relic Used by John Alden's Descend-
| nuts More than 200 Years.

Il elic Used by John Alden's Descend-
ants More than 200 Years.
In his office at 6S Essex street Will
liam p Church has colonial high
chair more than 200 years old thac
has held several generations OF round
faced youngsters. all descendants or
John Alden of the Mayfower, New
York Herald's Boston dispatch says.
Mr.. Church Is direct descendant or
Alden The chair was given to h'm
by his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Church
Stoddard, daughter of Lydia Alden,
who married Gamaliel Church II am
sure that 1t belonged to your great
grandfather" Mrs. Stoddard told him.
"It may have belonged to your great
great-grandfather."
Mr. Church feels assured that this
chair was used in the family or the
fifth John Alden, born In 1740. VINO
lived in Middleboro. 1t may have been
handed down to him by his father,
John Alden, born in IT'S, who also
lived in Middleboro.
The chair bears evidence of It's age
Well It may, for the Alden children
grew up very much as children grow
up to-day. On the arms of the chair
are countless childish scratches. There
are also one or two generous jabs with
a knife or some other sharp lnstru-
ment The hickory footrung is I'M
pressed with the kickings Of two and
possibly three generations of chubby
feet.
Fashioned in the days when house
hold furniture was homemade and
made for keeps" this heirloom Is an
interesting bit of workmanship.
friend of Mr.. Church interested IN
antiques came into his office to glance
at it one day and found that ne had
spent half-hour before he had finish
ed turning it over
There is not nail in 1t. The join
ings, which only show fine seam,
and which have lasted for centuries,
were made with pegs. The small
pieces of wood at the back of the chair
were made from oak barrel stayes. A
piece of homespun linen duck, SUD-
stantial and woven on an old-tlme
hand loom by the mother or sister IN
the family. is stretched across the seat
About an inch from the floor were
originally four cross pieces. Evident
ly the temptation OF placing ones toes
on one of these rungs and rocking
backward and forward, irrespective OF
whoever happened to be in the chair.
was too much for the small Aldens.
Three of the pieces have been rocked
away Despite this the old chair wob-
bles only slightly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Farmers Bulletin No. 12S, United
States Department of Agriculture,
says "The eggs of different kinds of
domestic poultry vary in size as we'll
as appearance, and there is also a con-
siderable range in the size of eggs of
different breeds. Thus, hens eggs
range from the small ones laid by ban
tams to the large ones laid by such
breeds as light Brahmas. On an av-
erage a hens egg Is 2.27 inches in
length, and 172 inches in diameter or
width at the broadest point, and
weighs about ounces, or eight eggs
to the pound on pounds per dozen)
Generally speaking, the eggs Of pullets
are smaller than those Of old hens;
those of ducks somewhat larger than
hens eggs, while those of turkeys and
geese are considerably larger. Guinea
eggs, on an average, measure SKI "a
inches, are rather pointed at one end,
and weigh about IA ounces each, or
II ounces to the dozen. Goose eggs
weigh about 55 to 67 ounces each, or
about pounds to the doZen-that Is,
more than three times as much as
hens eggs. The eggs of wild birds are
said to be smaller than those of the
same species when domesticaeed. Wild
ducks eggs are said to be, on an av-
erage, 81 to PIT inches in diameter;
domestic ducks eggs, 2.36 to 2.56
inches
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Mother he exclaimed. what doe
thee know OF this world, thee whv hai
passed thy life In lonely places an,
amongst quiet people?"
She rose and paced the floor as n L
permit some of her excitement to es
cape In physical activity, and pausins
before him, said: MY only and well
beloved son, thee does not know thy
mother, A veil has been drawn ovel
that portion of her life which preceded
thy birth, and its secrets are hidden IL
her own heart. She has prayed Goo
that she might never have to bring
them into the light; but he has i'm
posed upon her the necessity OF open
ing the grave in which they are buried
in order that, seeing them, thee may
abandon thy desires to taste those
pleasures which once lured thy mother
along the flower strewn pathway to
her sin and sorrow"
Her solemnity and her suffering pro-
duced In the bosom OF her son name
less fear, He could not speak. He
could only look and listen.
Thee sees before thee" she contin
ued. the faded form and features OF
Woilldu once young anu pcdutiA
Can thee believe tit"
He did not answer for she had
seemed to him as mothers always do
to children, to have been always what
he had found her upon awakening to
consciousness. He could not remem-
Der when her hair was not gray. Some
thing in her manner revealed to the
startled soul of the young Quaker that
he was about to come upon discov-
cry that would shake the very foun-
dalton Of his life; for a moment he
could not speak.
David" she said in a voice that
sounded like an echo Of a long dead
past ''the fear that the sins Of thy
parents should be visited upon thee
has tormented every hour Of my life.
l have watched thee and prayed for
thee as no one but a mother who has
drunk the bitter cup to its dregs could
ever do. I have trembled at every
childish sin. In every little fault l
have beheld miniature OF the vices
Of thy mother and thy father-thy
father oh! David, my sonny SOM"
The white lips parted, but no sound
issued from tnem. SHe raised list
white hand and clutched at her throat
as II choking. Then she trembled,
gasped, reeled, and fell forward into
his arms.
In a moment more, the agitated
heart had ceased to beat, and the Sc
cret Of her life was hidden in its mys-
terious silence. The sudden, inexpllca-
BILE and calamttous nature of this event
came near unsettling the mental bal
ance of the sensitive and highly or
ganized youth. Coming as it did upon
the very heels of the experiences which
had so thoroughly shaken his faith in
the old life, he felt himself to be the
target for every arrow in the culver
of misfortune.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Bad roads are an extravaganza that
no farming community can afford
Just what they cost in unnecessary
expenses it takes but a moment to de-
termine.
A team and driver are reasonably
worth SO a day, and by the use of
these it is possible to deliver to mar
ket from your home 100 bushels of
corn. Hauling over good roads, the
cost of delivery is 3 cents per bushel
But II, in consequence of bad roads,
but fifty bushels can be delivered, the
cost is doubled and the difference is
what the impossible roads cost you.
Continue this calculation, applying 1t
to the hauling of all your crops, and
it quickly becomes apparent that it
amounts to a very burdensome tax.
Good roads help in every way; they
promote sociability by making friends
and relatives accessible, and by means
of them it is easier to reach the
schools and churches and to generally
do and enjoy the things which make
life really worth living.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Woman I'm Chicken Yard.

September is a good month to LOOK
about for stock, and If one has not al
ready settled upon a particular varie'
ty, hint in that direction may be OF
some use Unless a woman can afford
to keep plenty of help she should not
keep over fifty fowls. l feel that | am
writing for the woman who takes care
of her chickens herself, and to her
would say that If she has the room it
is a good plan to keep a small flock of
two varieties-one for broilers or
fricassees and one for laying eggs, and
when it comes to the genuine busi-
ness, then give me the Black Minor
cas-. The eggs are large and pure
white. The hens are almost perpetual
layers and dc not make good moth
ers. The eggs will command the high
est fancy prices, and if your stock is
pure you can sell the eggs for sittings
at prices according to the stock you
keep.
The Plymouth Rocks or the Wyan-
dottes are suitable breeds for broil-
ers or for home use. | think there is
more money in the selling of eggs to
private customers, or even in the mar
kets, than in broilers There is less
work and less worry The latter fowl
is a good layer If she does not get too
fat, but when this occurs make a pot
pie of her
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
QUfR\DoRlp

The wasp can cut its way through
a seashell.
The first motor exhibition was held
in England in 1895.
OF the 100000 acres under culti-
| walton in Burma, 100000 are devoted
to rice.
The London hanson seems to be on
the decline. Other types Of convey
ance are taking its place.
Prince Edward of Wales. future King
OF England until a few weeks ago re-
ceived "a cents pocket money each
| week while in residence at Osborne
Naval College.
Germany's top output for 1907 is es-
timated at 100000. of which $19,-
600 900 was exported, and of the total
the United States and Great Britain
took more than half.
Compulsory study of the ancient
Irish language in the new national
university at Dublin is expected to
meet some opposition. AT Queens Col
lege, in Cork, Irish classes were in
stituted four years ago. The first year
four pupils appeared, only two Of
whom stayed out the course; the sec
ond year there was class of two, and
since then there have been no students
of Irish at all in the college.
There are practically no fire engines
in Japan, but the Yokohama City
Council has made an appropriation to
buy two In the old days of bam-
boo houses, which the owners could
take apart and carry off under the
arms. fires caused little concern in the
land of the Mikado, but the Yankees
of the East have been constructing real
buildings in recent years. Some de-
structive blazes, with heavy losses,
started the fire engine movement.
It beats all what odd questions
reach some of the departments of gov
ernment in Washington. Not long ago
the treasury received a letter from a
Pittsburg man who had made a bet,
asking How many cents are there in
bushel?' The answer was not easy
TO Offer. II the man had asked about
pounds he might have received a def
mite answer. AS 1t was, he got in re-
ply a guess from a clerk, that rough
ly there are something like $500, or
81. 600 pennies"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
SunHoyyers for Poultry,

Sunfiowers are grown by many
poultrymen and farmers. The seed
make an excellent feed for poultry
and can be easily and profitably pro
duced. The seeds can be sown in
rows and the crop cultivated the same
as corn. When ripe the seed is thrash
ed out and fed to the poultry either
whole or ground. If the sunfiower
heads are thrown into the chicken
yard, the birds will thresh the seeds
out themselves with no expense to the
grower. 1t is an excellent fattening
food. and when fed with cracked corn
gives good results.
1t is too late this season to SOW the
sunflower seeds, but 1t is a good thing
to keep in mind for another year
Farmers Guide.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
The Apple Barrel.


1t stood In the cellar low and dim,
Where the cobwebs swept and sway
ed,
Holding the store from bough and
limb
At the feet of autumn laid.
And oft. when the days were short
and drear
And the north wind shrieked and
roared,
We children sought in the corner here,
And drew on the toothsome hoard
For thus through the long, long win
ter-time
1t answered our every call
With wine Of the summers golden
prime
Sealed by the hand of fall
The best there was of the earth and
air,
or rain and sun and breeze,
Changed to a pippin sweet and rare
BY the art of the faithful trees.
A wonderful barrel was this. had we
Its message but rightly heard,
Filled with the tales OF wind and bee,
OF cricket and moth and bird;
Rife with the bliss of the fragrant
June
When skies were soft and blue:
Thronged with the dreams of a har-
vest moon
Der fields drenched deep with dew.
oh, homely barrel, I'd fain essay
Your marvellous skill again;
Take me back to the past, l pray,
AS willingly now as then
Back to the tender morns and ewes,
The noontides warm and still,
The fleecy clouds and the spangled
leaves
OF the orchard over the hill.
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Lippincott's.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
The Naked Truth,

There is an ancient fable which tells
us that on a summer afternoon Truth
and Falsehood set out to bathe togeth-
er. They found crystal spring. They
bathed in the cool. fresh water, and
Falsehood, emerging first, clothed
herself in the garments of Truth and
went her way. But Truth, unwilling
to put on the garb of Falsehood, de-
parted naked. And to this day False
hood wears Truths fair white robes.
so that many persons mistake her for
Truths very self, but poor Truth still
goes naked.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

An exchange presents each of the
two sides of the farm labor question
in this somewhat homely but forcible
manner:
"He felt that he was working toe
hard for the pay received; he knew
better than the boss how the work
should be laid out; he caroused on
Sunday and was dead to the world
Monday; he was jealous of the other
hired men-he got fired!
''He had no regular hours; he
shifted teams from one man to anoth'
er: he spent his time in town; he had
plenty of spare room in his house, but
gave the hired man the best in the
hay loft; he grumbled about trifies'
his hired man quit"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Reports come from Ontario that the
perennial SOW thistle has gained a
firm foothold, making it the greatest
weed enemy with which the farmer
has to contend. 1t has been spread
from one farm to another by the
threshing machines, the numerous
cd being advocated for its eradication
is to sow winter rye in September and
pasture it the following spring. This
can be followed in June by rye, tur-
nips or buckwheat. In this way crops
are secured and the SOW thistle
fought at the same time.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Salt buried a few inches in the
ground in certain spots will attract
the hogs and confine them pretty close
ly to such places.
1t is natural for a hog to root, but
II you want to prevent him from do
ing so a simple ring in the snout will
answer the purpose.
1t is a great mistake to mark a hog
by mutilating his ears. Better use a
metal tag
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
A Talking Machine.

Brother-How did you like my
friend, Mr.. Smith.
Sister-Why, he yawned three times
while | was talking to him.
Brother-Perhaps he wasn't yawn-
ing. He may have been trying to say
something.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
A Foregone Conclusion.

Everybody thinks that Amelia Is
such a sweet girl, and can't see It."
You can't? Why, man, her father
made big fortune In the sugar bust.
ness"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

While vegetables are given a low
value as food for man or beast on
account of their large percentage oil
water, the dry portion is highly nu
tritive In the potato the 22 per cent
of solid matter is nearly all available
for food. The proteids as flesh form
ers and the carbohydrates as fat pro
ducers are essential parts of food.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Generous johnny,

Minister-Johnny, do you know
where little boys go that go fishing on
Sunday?
Johnny-Sure. Follow me an I'll
show you.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Stern Parent-So you would be will
ing to die for my daughter, would you?
Ardent Suitor-I would, indeed
Stern PARENTAL right, then. Get
your life insured for $4,000 and make
good
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
In Fashion,

Crawford-So your wife doesn't
make mince pies any more?
Crabshaw-No. She uses all the
odds and ends around the house as
trimmings for her hat.-Puck.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
A PARTING Shnf

Doctor-Your case is very serious
one, sir, and | think a consultation
had better be held.
Patient-Very well. doctor; have as
many accomplices as you like
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Ready for Trial.

THE charge is desertion. what'n
be your defense?"
Temporary insanity, or l never
would have married her."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18

Many people who have no time to
play are always clamoring for some
thing to play with.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
A Mau Of His Word

Tom-Lend me $40. III pay you
next week.
Dick-That's what you said last
week.
Tom-Well, you don't want me go.
ing around and telling you one thing
one week and another thing the next,
do you?
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-18
Not to Be Trapped.

(To be continued J
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29
SECURES CONTRACT.

Yesterday contracts were signed by
the Portland Co-Operative company
and Bugbee and Kimmel for the
erection of an addition to the COM
pany's store and for the remodeling
of the old building. The total deal
will aggregate in the neighborhood
of 81. 900 for tbs Improvements. The
addition is to be 40 by so feet and
will make the company's store build
ing 80 by so feet. On the second floor
is to be new room for dancing and
purposes; it viii be 40
by 90 feet. 1t will have hard ma
pie floor, surfaced and polished, and
is int, nded to be the best ball room
in the county. The old hall will be
converted into sleeping rooms, with
bath, electric lights and all modern
The carpenter work will begin as
soon AS the foundation and base.
ment il completed; contract calls
for the entire work to be complet.
cd in sixty days.
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29
NEARLY ENDED.

In the trial of Harvey Mcmillan,
who Is charged with the murder Of
Fred Lsndesdorf at Salida last Feb
Judge Champions work is
nearly ended. The evidence is all In /,
and the jury was instructed this
morning by the ourt, the closing mr.
guments Will be made today and the
case turned over to the jury. Yester.
day afternoon Mcmillan was placed
on the witness stand and told u
stralg story, claim lng that
the shooting was accidental. He also
states that the boys had made him
"a very great deal of trouble. 1t IL
not thought that the jury will delib.
crate long.
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29
GOVERNOR WILL NOT O. K.

The state auditing board feel that
blottsrs at g. l6 thousand IL
little too expensive, especially when
the upper side of the blotter is COW
cred with Advertisements for Colo
RADIO railroad. Denver book storos and
eastern publishing houses
When the board met Yesterday one
Of the bills presented for payment
called for s3G worth Of blotters Gov.
Shafroth wanted to soc the blo'tors.
One Of them was produced aud on the
reverse side IL was seen that the blot
ter had been printed for Mrs. Craig
when she was superintendent Of pub
lie Instruct op and that she had pur-
chased fve thousand Of them for this
amount Of money.
On this side was also u note to the
teachers Of Colombo wherein It told
Of the books that had been adopted
for some reading circle and IL gaze u
list of the books. the publisher and
the price. also n statement TO the Of.
feet that progressive people could not
afford TO be behind the times and that
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29

Take your family for Turkey
dinner at the Lennox Sunday evening
2i.2T
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29
THE DEEPEST OIL WELL.

The deepest we'll ever drilled in
America was put down by the Forest
Oil company at West Elizabeth
Pennsylvania. fifteen miles from
pittsburg, which reached depth
of six Thousand feet 1t was started
one hundred feet below the Pitts
burg coal vein there was only one
string Of casing In the we'll. At the
depth Of :. .2s5 feet, flow of gas was
struck sufficient to make steam to
drill the rest Of the hole At $500
feet the temperature was 1879 degrees (;
ut that rate heat equal to boiling
point, which IL 2l2 degrees. would
be found at the depth of 1000 feet
When the hole was $500 feet deep, the
crown pulley broke. cut the rope and
dropped the tools 100 feet
To drill the well It wns necessary
=" ""f' GAVIN hhhfS HhNHlutfN tney
used two 2b-horso power engines, two
25-horso power boilers. three bull
rop"s. iG-inoh belt, l3 and one iali
foot band wheel, 5-inch forged shaft
aud crank, four aud half foot fan.
dors, two brakes on the bull wheels
and two cables spliced together about
G 900 feet long. One cable two md a
quarter inches IN diameter and weigh.
ing 5000 pounds WAS used Mt tho bot.
tom Of the well. The cable that wa,
used at the top of the hole WAS tive
and seven -eig,bs inches In diameter
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29

their schedule would show late
timeoard unless they read these books
One of the enterprisipg publicity
agents of local railroad had in some
manner secured the printing of pic.
ture OF n scene along his railroad on
the upper right-haDd corner of the
blotter. When the governor took a
look at the bill and then look at
the blotter covered with advertise.
ments. verify he proved himself to be
Honest john" or 'Whst do you
think of that" The state got the
blotters. the companies got the adver.
tislng, but the printing company has
not got its money.
Several other bills were also held
up. The governor Is showing a ten
deucy to look into these matters with
II telescope that could discover anoth
or ring around Saturn.
The daily tribune., 1909-01-29
ARRESTS WHOLE ARMY.

A great battle was fought out on
Wednesday night at Canon City The
contest was furious. The participants
on one side was Marshal Dave Hous-
ton and on the other the Salvation
army. The army was routed with out
any shedding of gore.
The whole trouble was started by
the army pitching its camp in front
of the moving picture theatre on
Main street. and by beating their
drums and otherwise creating so much
noise made IT impossible for the au-
dience to hear the soloist in the the
atre, nor for the operator Of the ma
chime to sufficiently hear to enable
the program could not be carried out.
Complaint was ma lie to Marshal
Houston who reque ted the captain
to move his troups and evacuate his
position, which the army refused
to do. The marshal then arrested
him, aud Night Marshal Fillmore
gathered in the First Lieutenant |;
they were marched to the city hall
followed by large crowd. After
a parley the army was turned loose
The captain, wrapping himself in the
folds of the American flag. returned
to his former station aud defed the
authorities.
Marshal Houston's regard aud ven
Grafton for the stars aud stripes Is
very great. but was not sufficient to
deter him from again gathering into
custody the doubty captain. He
very shortly landed his army at the
city hall again, whereupon truce
WAS agreed upon. and the army prom
ises TO assemble on some other cor
ner hereafter