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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
USE SIGNALS OF INDIANS.
Army Experts Adopt Many Ideas Of
the Aborigines.

Just as the lighting men OF the Unit
ed States army many years ago took
lessons from the Indians and from
their methods of warfare devised and
perfected the system of extended or
der or skrmish drills which have prov.
ed so effective, SO the signal corps OF
the army has followed to Il large eX-
tent the red mems methods of convey
ing information from point to point
where there Is not time to string tele-
graph or telephone lines or where Wire
less telegraph is unavailable.
AS the Indians since prehistoric
times have used columns of smoke in
various combinations to signal the ap-
proach of an enemy or to transmit
other messages, so the army signalmen
have found most effective what are
known as smoke bombs or smoke rock
cts The former are fired from a small
mortar, the latter in the same way as
Fourth Of July fireworks. Each when
reaching desired height. regulated by
fuse. bursts and liberateS a picric acid
compound. which ignites and burns
colored fires, one after the other. so
arranged in the cartridge as to convey
message to those who may be watch
| ing for it. These cartridges are made
IN sections, each containing its own
different colored fire, and threaded tC
screw together in fraction of a min
ute.
These military fireworks, as they
might aptly be called, are packed in
hermetically sealed cans. much in the
same manner as timed meats, with
| the same sort of thumbScrew attach
ment for opening them quickly. IN
this way they keep indefinitely in any
climate and have been found particu-
larly effective in the campaigns in the
Philippines.
! While the navy does not employ so
complicated a system of rocket and
bomb signaling as does the army, ey-
cry warship carries a supply of pow
Sful rockets, which liberate on burst
| ing a series of brilliant white stars for
the purpose of calling attention to
other signals which are transmitted
by system Of combinations of colored
electric lights strung from a masthead
and operated from a switchboard much
on the plan Of q typewriter, called the
Ardois system. But both branches Of
the service employ an odd sort Of pis-
tol, the invention Of a naval officer,
which shoots from cartridges stars"
similar to those of a roman candle Of
any color. The combinations which
can be made in this manner practically
are numberless.-Popular Mechanics.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

"Well Irrigation of Small Farms
in the Willamette Valley is the
title Of a booklet recently issued
by the passenger department or
0. r. & n and Southern Pacific
Company lines in Oregon, of which
VIM. McMurray is the general
passenger agent. The author Is
r. M. Brereton, OF Portland. The
publication is devoted to sn ex-
planation of tbs well-irrigatiop
system and the advantages which
NAV be derived therefrom, and q
copy of it should be in the hands
of every farmer and agriculturist
in Oregon. Copies of the pamph-
let may be obtained free of charge
on application to VIM. McMurray,
] Portland Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
to her own nold ana burned the vessel.

to her own noId ana burned the veSsel.
Another Spanish ship bringing
church service Of richly jeweled gold
plate to new world cathedral en-
countered the privateer and suffered
the same fate. The next to fall vic
i'm to the Brakes rapacity was
Frenchman carrying silks, spices, bran
ly and bars of silver. That, too. was
sent to the bottom after it was de-
spoiled.
The Brake was overtaken by hur-
ricane when nearing the American
coast. was blown far out Of her course
ma sank off Cape Henlopen. Several
IF the crew escaped In small boat
and reached land. Their tales of the
treasure on the sunken ship caused
several expeditions to be fitted out the
'olowin@ year. but nothing was
brought up save pieces Of the anchor
.hains and cannon or two. During
he last hundred years every effort to
raise any part of the treasure has
failed.
The last attempt was made by Cap
tain Charles Adams. who fitted out
ship under the auspices Of the navy
department, but was unable to locate
the wreck. which is probably by this
time deeply submerged in the ooze and
mud of the ocean bed.-New York
Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
THE "BREAK" IN THE GAME.
Baseball Almost as Much PSyeholos-
ical as Athletic.

Nearly every baseball game is won
and lost on one playa play that
comes at the psychological instant.
Among the players who do not study
psychology the crucial moment Is
Known as "the break" phenomenon
which no one has analyZed and which
the players themselves do not under
stand. Twenty men on the bench are
watching closely and intently every
move of the pitcher, every swing OF
his arm. The tide of battle rises, Gibbs,
and then suddenly at the start or
some inning something happens. what
it is no one outside the psychic sphere
of influence ever will understand. but
the silent. tight Tipped, watchfuI. alert
fellows on the bench see something
or feel something. and the mysterious
break" has come.
"One ball. The players on the
bench suddenly stiffen and prepare for
action.
Two bals.' Two players jump FOR
bats and begin swinging them; the
coachers, who have yelled only be-
cause it was their duty, suddenly be-
gin raging, screaming and paving the
dirt. and the manager, who has ap-
peared half asleep, makes Il trumpet
of his hands and leads his men, bawl-
ing loud orders and wild taunts. .
The spectators do not understand
anything has happened. Other batters
have had two balls called many times,
and it looks the same to the spectator
who is beyond the mysterious "break
sphere, In two more moments the
nlayers bench is Il madhouSe. with
twenty men shouting. screaming, or
dcring. moving. Three ballS.' and a
madman rushes out to the deck. y
-Four balls" and the spectators join
the players in the demonstration The
madness is spreading. Crack-a base
hit, bunt. a wild throw; another
base hit. screams. shouts, impreca-
tions, roar of frantic applause. a
final long fly. The manager reaches
for his glove, spits into it and says
quietly. -Four runs-we've got en-
The break" is over, and the players
bench is again the quietest part of
the grounds. The surge of enthusi-
asm, confidence and noise subsidies.
and the game is won.
Baseball is almost as much psyche
logical as athletic. Why one team can
beat stronger one regularly and lose
to a weaker with the same regularity,
why one batter can hit one pitcher
and is helpless before another, why
one pitcher is effective against a
strong team and at the mercy Of an
other that cannot bat half as hard,
are psychological problems.-American
MaoaZinp
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
A MISER'S END.
Meanness Of M. VandiIIe and the Way
He Hastened His Death.

NJ. vandille was chief magistrate at
Boulogne and by miserly habits left
fortune of S4,OOO,OOO. His usual diet
was bread and milk. The bread cost
very little. and after eating his loaf at
home his habit was to become his own
public milk inspector, whom as chief
magistrate be had the right to appoint
And so, as he declared, to protect the
inhabitants from being imposed upon
by an inferior quality Of milk he took
his walk Immediately after eating his
loaf and demanded to taste the milk Of
every salesman he passed, thus saving
himself from purchasing any. Misers
are generally strong men-they have to
be so in order to live life Of priva-
tion-but eventually Vandille, like 9th
er misers, was seized with illness, and
the surgeons had to be called in. In
those days they bled their patients.
The surgeon asked Vandille half a
livre for the operation, but the million
aire ordered him at once out Of his
sight and sent for the apothecary. The
apothecary refused to cut the price
down, so Yandille sent for poor bar
Der, who undertook to open vein for
three sous time.
AYE, but" said this worthy econo-
mist, how often, friend, will it be
necessary to bleed meT"
Three times"
"And what quantity of blood do you
intend to take each timer
Eight ounces"
"Well, but why can't you take the
whole twenty-four ounces at once:
| You want to make a Job Of me, you
scoundrel! Here. sir; there are your
three sous. Take the twenty-four
ounces Immediately" The barber was
generous to obey. NJ. Vandille lost the
twenty-four ounces Of blood and died in
a few days, leaving all his vast treas
ures to the king. whom he made his
sole heir Strand Magazine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Proposals Invited.

The County Court of Morrow County
will receive sealed proposals for furnish
ing materials and building a bridge
across Willow Creek at Cecils, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file
with the County Clerk, said proposals
to be II led with the County Clerk of
Morrow County before one O'Clock p. m.
September oath, 1909, each bid to be sc-
companied by certified check for Five
per cent OF the amount of the proposal,
8 required by law.
The County Court reserves the right
to reject any and ell bids.
G. C. PATTERSON,
County Judge.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
The Oldest Bridge In Paris.

The Pont Notre Dame is the Oldest
bridge in Paris. 1t was first built in
1413 in the reign of Charles VI, but it
was carried away, together with the
houses which lined it. by ice foes
when the frost broke In 1899. \ new
bridge was begun at once under the
direction of Jean Joconde OF Verona
and was ready for traffic in 1901. On
that bridge stood the famous picture
shop Of Gersaint. which had a sign
board specially painted for it by Wat
teau.-Westminster Gazette.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Just Supposino.

A little boy of four was begging to
go to see little neighbor. His mother
had repeatedly refused. Finally she
said, "Drury, do not ask me if you can
60 to see Joe again" Then the child
in his slow way asked. "Well, mamma,
il could 90 how long could l stay ?'-
Delineator.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
The Division.

"whatw exclaimed Mrs. Flatleigh.
You don't mean to tell me you pay a
girl SO a week for cookingT
ooh. now replied Mrs. Urbanville.
I'VE only pay her 81 a week for cook
ing. The other So In for staying
Chicago News. u
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Last Chance.

Pearl-She used to say she would
accept the right man when he came
along.
Ruby-Yes, and then accepted the
left man.
Pearl-Left?
Ruby-Yes. man Tilted by another
girl.-Detroit Free Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Ioltinu Him.

Bashful Youth-Miss Bella, does
does your mother object to my coming
here so much? Fair Charmer-Oh. |
think not, ] heard her telling papa the
other evening that you merely came to
pass away the time: you didn't mean
ANYTHING serious.-London Tit-Bits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Respect For Old Ace.

"Jonas. did you beat that rug accord
in to orders:'
"No. S'manthy: just didn't"
Didn't? What's the reason, I'd like
to know?"
"'Cause. S'manthy. when l got it
out on the line there an saw how
frttered an feeble 1t was | didn't
have the heart to lambaste it. | know
| have shortage of virtues S'lsanthy,
but | want you to know that respect
for old age isn't one of 'em."-Boston
Courier
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

"You send me violets every MORN"
said the beautiful girl.
Il do" responded the ardent lover
mo after what the cost"
Quite so. Now. why not send up
bunch of asparagus tomorrow instead.
II would be just as expensive and
would make a big hit with pa."-Pitts-
burg Post
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Goinq to Law.

The man who goes to law for the
purpose of obtaining satisfaction gen
orally gets so many other things that
he forgets all about the satisfaction If
there is any in j. for him.-Chicago
Record Herald.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Hard After Meetinu.

'De rich man can't take his money
ter heaven"
'Iawd, no. Eff he des gin git dar
hisself he'll be lucky ez winner at
boss e."-Atlanta Constitution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
knights of Pythias.

Doric Lodge No. 20, X. Of P.-Meets every
Tuesday evening. Visiting members invited.
vAwTER CRAWFORD. &C.
GARFIELD CRAWFORD. K. ofB.&s.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
Called His Bluff,

He asked the girl to fly with him and
pleaded not in vain. Said she with
resolution grim, produce your aero
plane."-Kansas City Journal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
A Green One.

"Do you look for news of Howard's
hunting trip In the sporting column
mo, in the obituaries. York
Life.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30
a Psrtino In Hiuh Life

What We're the terms Of the di
vorce"
"She keeps the poodle" - Birming
ham (Ala) AGe-Herald.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

In adversely It is easy TO despise
life. The true. brave man is be who
ran endure TO be mlserable.-Aartial.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-30

The Assassination Of the Princess,
Who Escaped and Returned to Com
fort 4er Friend, Was One of the
Worst Acts of the Reign of Terror.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

do not mean physical labor alone.
There are thousands of clerks, mer
chants ,sales-girls, and others who toll
as honestly as the man on the farm
or in the factory.
So far as true manhood is concerned
no man is the superior of an honest,
successful farmer. There is no voca-
ton in the world higher than his. The
great farmers of the world, who have
by cross fertilization and other means
changed many poisonous plants into
plants now used in food by Human
beings, have ceased to live, but their
names will adorn the pages of history
forever. The farmers who have been
selecting the cTaoSs-b breeding produced
cows that give from five to twelve
gallons of milk per day sheep that
produced from twenty-five to fifty
pounds of wool at one shearing, the
swift running and. trotting horses,
the five gated saddle horse, the diff
ferent breeds of cattle, and hogs and
many other animals of such great in
telligence and usefulness will always
be revered. The farmrs who have
originated such wonderful prodalc.
tive varieties of seed will live in the
minds and hearts of people as long as
time lasts. Burbank has done more
for this world than any philanthropist
who ever lived And no captain of
finance no lawyer, no editor, will ever
be held in such high esteem.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

by the bellringers and their families.
Here, far above the noise of the traf-
fic of the streets below. the faith
full tollers of the bells live a peace
crashing noise which constantly re-
sounds about their very heads. They
are away from the other noises of
the city, but are in the midst of the
bell changers, which go on all through
the days and the nights.
How can you sleep with all this
noise about you?" was recently ask
ed the wife of a bellringer in one
of the cathedral towers.
1T is not the noise of the belfs
that l. mind" she replied. 81 hear
their ringing without knowing it; but
it is the changing of the street car
gongs in the street below that dis
trurbs my slumbers.'
All of the church bells ringing in
Mexico is done by hand, and, as some
of the bells are of ponderous size
ard great weight, to operate them re-
quires the exercise of powerful mus
cles and much bodily strength. The
matter of installing clockwork or cleo
trical machinery with which to ope-
rate the many bells in the great cath
erdale in this city has been consider
ed from time to time, but the prepon-
derance of sentiment of the church
authorities has been against the pro-
posed innovation.
The bellringers are divided into
day and night shifts. They are re-
quired to toll the hours with precis-
ion. 1t is not necessary to carry
watch in Mexico unless one is trav-
cling in the country, out of sound of
the church bells. AT any hour, day
or night, a person can learn the, time
by listening tn the tolling of the bells.
Many of the bells which hang in the
church towers of Mexico were brough
from Spain in the early days of Span
ish rule Some of them contain large
amounts of precious metals, which
give to them tone of richness and
clear sounding The bellringers take
great pride in their bells, and much
care and attention is given to keep
ing them we'll FURNISHED and their
parts oiled and always in a state of
repair.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
THE BELLS OF MEXICO.
Requires Great Army to Keep Braz-
en- Tongues Going-Over 1000
in Capital.

1t takes a great army of men to
keep the church bells going in Mex
leo, writes correspondent of the
City. 1t is estimated that in this city
alone there are more than two
Thousand bellringers regularly emplc..-
ed. On days of religious celebration
! the number is augmented, as the
ringing of bells must he kept up al
most constantly through the day and
night on such occasions.
The most striking feature of Mex
lean life to the casual visitor to Mex
leo is the noise of the church bells.
Every little hamlet and many of the
ranches in the country have one or
more bell towers. The great cathed-
raj which stands near the national
palace in this city has sixteen of
these towers.
| In some towns the constant ring
ing of the church bells is prohibited
by the local authorities, though their
sounding is permitted once or twice
every hour. Some churches toll the
quarter. hours and others toll every
five minutes Most of the churches
in this city toll the quarter, half and
full hours.
The profession of bellringing is
looked upon as being honorable and
distinguished, and bellringers are re-
verenced as being an adjunct to the
clery. The bellringers themselves are
usually very proud of their vocation.
In many cases this position in a
church is handed down from father
to son through generation after ge-
nerations -
rhs s5Ssfs 81 Siis iafes cafhsdfsis
are spacious. and are freqdently fit
ted with rooms which are occupied
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
Modern INDEPENDENCE.

In most cases the girl to-day con-
ducts her own affairs, and no we'll
brought-up mother thinks of being
shocked when her daughter says:
Mamma, let me introduce Mr.. So
and-so; | have just accepted him."
The actual value OF the maternal
blessing being nil, it is more THAI
probable that the briday couple vii.
not find it altogether Indispensable
Ladies Field.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
"He's a Rrick.v

The phrase, He's brick" origin.
ated from an Eastern ruler, who while
visiting neighboring principality ask
ed his host to show him the fortifica-
tons. Waving his hand toward his
troops, which were drawn up in sol
derby array, the Prince said to his
guest, There are my Notifications;
every man is brick. The Sunday
Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
Pie,se TelI Us.

Star ,ng IL !tne oeiore the money
order window at the pest Office yes
tercay were two men. cEe OF them
was next" but as his turn came he
permitted woman to step IL ahead
OF him to get an order. When she
came through the man let another
woman in ahead of him. This made
the other man mad. Say" he said
to the man ahead, please don't be
gentleman at my expense. I'm in a
hurry" Was he right or not?-Den-
yer Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
Black Clothes for cleruymen.

The wearing by 'clergymen of black
clothes began with Martin Luther,
when he laid aside the garb of a
monk. The Eleetor Of Saxony sent him
pieces of black cloth, then fashionable
at the court. which he had made into
clothing, and his clerical disciples fol-
lowed the fashion he set.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
Good Blood Purifiers.

There is nothing to beat rhubarb
Juice as cure for govt or rheuma-
tism, except water from medicinal
springs. All kinds of scurvy and
blood poisoning yield to the juice OF
lemons or of lines, which are the
greatest blood purifiers in existence
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
sxnhn1 of ion,s Claw.

1t is believed that wearing lions
claw will bring strength to the wear
er. This Is why the paws of lions
are used so extensively for the cary
ings of the legs of chairs and tables,
as being emblems of strength and
stability.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
The ignorant Bachelor.

Aren't men the limit?" said young
Mrs. Wheel. When told my brotho.
this morning that baby just cut q
tooth he asked me savagely why had
allowed 1t to play with knives" And
my bachelor uncle" said Mrs. Whoa,
when he heard that my baby had be-
gun teething wanted to know IL 1t
would begin hairing soon."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
AUX Egg Brings High Price.

Mr. Beville Stanier, of Peplow Hail,
Shropshire, England, who bought the
Hawkins collection of British birds
recently, sold the Sheffield specimen
of the great aux which it contained
for $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
Wherein Lies Real Glory.

"As in game of cards, SO in the
game ov life, we must play what IL
dealt tew us, and the glory consists
not so mulch in winning as in playing
a pore hand well. Josh Billings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
snail's Sense of Smell.

Recent investigations show that
snails have sense of smell which.
however. is not localized. but extends
over the greater part of the body.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
The LANGUAGE of South Africa.

A language lives or dies according
to its vitality, and Prof. De Vos might
as we'll try to drive back the sea as
to stem the spread of English as the
language of South Africa.-Cape Town
Times
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
Pins bv the Million.

The largest pin factory In the world
is at Birmingham, England, where
nearly 100000 pins are manufac.
tured In day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

Seeing the little foolishness of life
is one way OF acquiring some of
ilfe's wisdom.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

London's Many Newspapers.
More than one fourth Of all Eng.
fish newspapers are published In
London
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

from the air., However, it responds
promptly to small applications OF
acid phosphate.
Let us shun debt as we shun death
Let us stay out of debt and be free
independent American citizens.
/ rejoice to know that thousands OF
our boys are becoming members OF
the corn club in various counties
This means that the coming genera
ton of farmers will grow more corn
per acre and take more interest IN
farming.
Young men, it is not the profession
or station in life that confers honor
upon man, but the man that digni-
flies the profession or station Town
send; who originated a fine variety OF
turnips i'm England many years age.
was nicknamed Turnip Townsend by
the wits of licentious court; but all
now admit that Townsend did more
for England thereby than was done ~
the members of the court. DR.. john
son once said of some one sneeringly.
that his conversation" savored of bull
locks; yet the world could as well
have dispended with Johnson as
with a Colling or Blackwell.
God placed the stamp of honor on
honest labor. The man who does not
honor the efficient honest laDor6r has
rot the Christian spirit In his heart
And when speak of honest labor,