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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10
A TineIess World.

A Timeless World.
There is one remarkable fact about
the magnificent planet which is now
so brilliantly in evidence in the even
ing heavens, the earth's twin sister,
Venus, to which, as far as I know, at
tention has never been called.
If astronomers are right in ascribing
the wonderful brightness of Venus to
the existence of an atmosphere con-
tinually filled with clouds then she
there can be no measurement of time
there such as we have here.
It it because we can see the sun
and the stars that we are able to ira
verse the oceans and run railroad
trains across the continents.
Surround our earth with an I'M
broken shell of clouds, and what would
become of all our clocks and chrome
meters? Not a ship could safely cross
the sea; not a railroad wou be able
to run its trains without a series OF
frightful wrecks. In fe weeks
every clock ard watch would be hope
lessly wrong, and all exact timekeepsng
would cease.
Probably there are few who stop to
think of the way in which our everyday
life depends upon astronomical obser-
vationS Our great primary timekeepeI
| is the earth rotating on its axis. II
we could not see the sun and stars
because of clouds, we should not know
that the earth rotates. and there would
be no standard to which we could
correct them In fact, we would
probably have no timepieces.
There could be no hours and min
| utes, for they are exact divisions of an
| ideal day based upon celestial observa-
lions which would be impossible tC
use.
They could not be based upon
clocks, or other mechanical devices
because the most exquisite chrome
meter that can be constructed will not
keep time indefinitely, and must be
continually corrected by means of OBJ
servations Of the stars made in the
observatories.
There could be no accurate maps
of countries or charts of the seas, fol
such maps and charts can only be
made by the aid of astronomical OBJ
servations.
There could be no parallels of lati.
| tude or meridians of longitude, fol
they, too, are based on celestial OBJ
! servations which would be impossible
to us.
We should not know, with any GER
| ta1nty, where we were upon the earth
| from New York to London, nor from
| New York to San Francisco.
Poetical minds, moved by the spec
tacle of Venus in her glory, have drawn
brilliant pictures of the delights of life
in that radiant world: but there is
another side to the question, of which
we may well think as we gaze ad.
miringly upon her electric splendor In
these bright January evenings
Garrett P. Serviss, in New York
| American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

Follower of Events-A Harvard pro-
fessor favors revision of the Ten Com
mandments. Ultimate Consumer-Gee
Whit Upward or Downward St Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

China Observation-Disclosures I've broken
piece out of that expensive dinner set.
Old Clerk-Cheer up. Mend it with glue.
set it where some customer will knock it
to the floor with his coat and charge him
for the whole Set-C1eveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

II thought you said you told your wife
everything you did, Il do ITS mighty
strange. She hasn't said a word to my
wife about the SO you borrowed from me-.
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

81 thought you told me these lots would
double in value in two years, and here's
man offering me exactly what gave for
them" Yes; but you forgot you gave
twice as much they were worth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

when 1 returned from my poker party
last night my wife just looked at me; not
at me. too, and I don't believe that a
word was nspoken."-Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

Suffragette-We believe that a woman
should get mans wages. Married Man
Well, judging from my own experience.
She does.-BOston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10

Hardup-There was a time when people
used to say that I had more money than
brains, but they can't say that now. Wife
Why not? Hardup-Because I've come
you've still got shilling-Illustrated Bits.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

a 6-inch pump in each. Taking
his basis Of calculation it would
require but 75-horse power with
a forty foot lift to furnish water
for 1900 acres Of land.
Mr.. Parrish contemplates TAX
ing the proposition up actively
with land owners Of Harney
Valley with view Of installing
an irrigation system on a large
scale. He plans a stock company
concern and win likely submit q
tentative contract to prospective
users providing forits installation
If conditions and cost are suitable.
He is quite certain the entire
system can be installed at a cost
Of between $l5 and $50 per acre
and this would be perpetual with
no further cost TO the user, ex-
cept maintenance Of 80 cents per
acre or less.
Similar projects to the one he
has in mind are being operated
in Baker at an annual rental
cost Of So. so per acre. However,
his plan here would be the COM
pletion Of a stock company pro-
iect as an initial step. 1t would
require about 1000 acres for
this purpose.
The gentleman will be in Burns
for few days at present and
viii meet and discuss his plans
with as many as possible who
are interested, If sufficiently
encouraged he viii return after
the holidays and resume such
work. II the plan is fayorably
received and work started in the
immediate future, it is possible
TO have the water on the ground
for irrigation purposes by the
next crop season that Of 1912.
This would certainly be the
quickest way to secure irrigation.
The plan suggested by Mr.
Parrish is not an experiment as
il has been demonstrated a sue
cess in other sections and if he
can convince the farmers on dry
land that it will work equally as
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
ANOTHER IRRIGATION SCHEME
PROPOSITION TO WATER VALLEY sPi
PUMPING STATIONS.


w. C. Parrish Of Baker City
came here Thursday evening in
the interest of men who have in
view an irrigation scheme cover
ing large areas in Harney Val
ley. Mr.. Parrish is superintend-
ent of the Eastern Oregon Light
and Power Co. of Baker at pre-
sent, but has wide experience IN
promoting big irrigation projects
that have been successful.
His plan is pumping from wells
by electrical power and if it can
be installed at the figure he csti-
mates it is within the reach of
all. lie has had experience in
this line and has installed plants
in Baker and Union counties that
are doing the work most salts
factory and demonstrated the
feasibility Of such plan,
MIR. Parrish is identified with
men Of capital who have been
quietly investigating this field
for some time and they have Sc
cured necessary sites to install
stations that will generate a
great amount Of power. One
project will generate 10000
horse power and is Of a capacity
that il could be trippled during
the irrigating season if necessary.
According to Mr.. Parrish these
power plants can be established
at reasonable expense and cleo
trio power transmitted to the va
rious stations where pumping
plants would be equipped with
centrifugal pumps and the water
raised to the surface at a nomi-
nal cost. He cited one project
in Baker county where 800 acres
are irrigated from two wells with
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
Good News From the youth's Companion

We have had to make The
Youths Companion larger to get
in all the good things that
the Companion readers ought
to have. The added amount
would make four hundred pages
Of standard magazine size and
print; but we have kept the price
just the same ST. for the fifty
two weeks of 1911, and all the
issues for the rest of this year
free from the time you send in
your subscription.
We would like to tell you what
is in store for Companion readers
next year. We cannot do it here,
through; there is not room. But
sent us your address on a postal
card, and we will send you the
beautiful Prospectus of The Com
panion for 1911, announcing
many new features, together
with sample copies Of the paper.
We think you will agree, when
you have read them, that there
is no other paper that gives quite
so much of such a high quality
as The Companion.
The new subscriber receives a
gift of The Companions Art
Calendar for 1911, reproducing
in twelve colors and gold a beau
tiful water-color garden scene.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
144 Berkeley st, Boston, Mass.
New Subscriptions Received
at this Office.
Green tags at Browns Store.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

Harney Valley, or some other
locality in the central part Of
Oregon, will probably be the
location for another experiment
station. The two or three million
acres of land which will be open
ed up by the building of a rail-
roads into this section and what
are now almost entirely unpro-
ductive will, by means of expert
mental work, be redeemed and
made productive. This will be a
station at which the problems of
dry farming will be studied ex-
clusively.
The above is a paragraph from
a news letter sent out by the
Oregon Agricultural College.
Two years ago our people started
the movement to secure an OK
pertinent station in this valley
and a bill was introduced in the
legislature providing for it and
designating the location but we
got left. When President Kerr
was in Washington last month il
was then given out the station
would be located in Harney Valley
Now the college says Harvey
Valley or some other locality.
Are we going to have it handed
to us again as was the case two
years ago?
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

For RENT Neat Broom cot
tage and barn. Inquire at this
Office.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

well here he will not have any
trouble in bringing matters to a
head. 1t should be considered
seriously by local people. Mr..
Parrish invites investigation of
the feasibility of the proposed
system and a comparison of the
first cost and maintenance.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
usIrsb STATES LANp ofriCE
uuFDa Oregon. npeVm hcf ~, 1910

Notice In hereby given that Homer A. Den
man, oi Hartman, Oregon, who, on July ~,
leO9, made homestead entry No. nsioo, for
AEit section "a, Township 20 D., Range 81
Ensi willamette Meridian, has nled notice
Of Intention 20 make Final Communication
Proof. to establish claim To the land above dcs
crihcd before the Register aud Receiver, al
Rurns, oregon. ON the 18th day OF January
1911.
Claimant names ns witnesses
Harry X. OitWiler. Julius u. Zimmerman,
Elizabeth Middleton, Alhio II. curry, nil ni
Hartman, oregon.
Wa. FAuRE. Register.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

Green tags at Browns Store.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Z UNITED STATES IS LAND %. oErIe,E' = Io,s'
WN. Fans. Rcsister,
FRANK DAvKr, Receiver

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICER
Burns, oregon. December 10, l0lO.i
Notice II hereby given that Mark Huffman,
OF Hurns. Oregon, who. on November %, la0s,
made homestead entry No, Oaia, for ME- I
section N, Township 20 l., Range 81 RaWillam
ctto Meridian. has hled notice OF intention Ia
mako Final Communication proof, 10 esta biish
claim 10 the land above described. before thu
Register aud Receiver, at burns. oregon, on
the 2ith day OF January, 1911.
Claimant names aE witnesses.
charles Newell, Edward Keoneman, Freddie
lIeroth, Frank KlitEke, Narrows, oregon.
wM. FARKE. Register.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
CHE Gimss-Arrai6

SATURDAY. DECEMBER ~ ,sio
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
burns, Oregon, December 10, 1910,

Burns, oregon, December 10, 1910,
Notice In hereby given that Hull HotchkisH,
whose poatoiiice address is Burns, oregon,
did on The 2ard day OF March, 1910, hlo In this
offlco sworn Statement and Application, No.
Oiaa7, 10 purchase the NlaNWA, See ~ and
swl.sWil, Section ~, Township 20 H., Range
~ E. Willamette Meridian, aud the timber
thereon, undor the provision OF the act OF June
g. 1878, ana acts amendatory, known ~ the
Timber and Stone Law" at such Naluo ~
might be fixed by appraiaoment, and that
pursuant TO such application, the land aud
timber thereon have boen appraised, the tim
bor estimated i20, 600 board feet at u 90 per NJ
aud the land $50 %, that said applicant vii
offer final proof In support OF his application
aud Bworn statement on the 2lBt day OF Febru'
ItirnH. oregon,
Any person In at liberty to protest this pur
chase before entry, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues by hling u corrotora-
ted affidavit in this office, alleging fact'
which viii defeat tho entry.
WM. FARRE, Register,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

The proposition Of w. c. Par
rish to irrigate the lands Of Har-
ney county by means Of pumping
plants operated by electric power
suggests another possibility for
this section that is worthy Of
consideration. The irrigation
district plan under the present
law seems rather complicated,
yet it may eventually be taken
up when conditions justify.
Since it is not essential TO the
work now being prosecuted by
c. b. Mcconnell and his asso-
ciates toward ascertaining the
feasibility and cost Of a reservoir
system to conserve the flood
waters of streams or the plan
proposed by Mr.. Parrish we may
allow it to rest and turn our at
tention TO these that promise re-
suits in the near future. We
need water for our lands and let
us take advantage Of anything
that will bring it within our
OrasO
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
ISOLATED TRAoT-PuHLIc LAND SALE
UNITED srArEs LAND ofrfcK,
nurtts nFaunu NnNpultaF u IA

Burns. oregon. November n, lpiO.i
Notice II hereby given that as directed by
the Commissioner OF the General Land onicc,
under 'ho provisions OF Act Of Congress ap.
proved June "a, 1901 lSi stats, 6isl, pursuant
io the application ~ Joseph x Cunningham.
wagerly, Oregon, Serial No. OiiSs, we win offer
at public sale 20 the highest bidder at 10
a. clock A. N, ou the 10th day OF January, 1911,
NJ this ofice, the eiollowing-deserlbed land.
sws 4sEIl. see. 10, r. ~ g., II. 50 " W. NJ.
Any persons claiming adversely tho above
described land are advised 20 file their claims,
or objections, ON or before the time designated
for sale
WN. FARRE, Rcsister,
FnAHK DAvKY, Receiver.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17

Besides these characters there
will be Frost Fairies, Childrens
! Choruses and Skaters.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
Christmas Exercises Baptist Church

Following is the cast of char
acters for the humorous Christ
mas Cantata, 1.-The Teddy Bears
Christmas" to be given in con-
nection with the Christmas tree
at the Baptist church Friday
evening, December %:
Wild Bear Sr.. Sylvia Lewis
Mrs. Wild Bear, Verda Sturtevant
Wild Bear Jr., Floyd Baker
Wildly Ann, ...... ..-''
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-12-17
Christmas Program Presbyterian churcl

The Christmas exercises and
tree of the Presbyterian Sunday
School will be held on Friday,
December %, at the First Pres
byterian Church. Following is
the program to be rendered:
Opening Chorus. Fifty Voices
Reading Chas Welcome
Solo ........ Burns McGowan
Invocation Rev, A. j. Irwin
The Star Queen
Primary Chorus ... ....,..
....... Merry Christmas
Holly Girls and Knights
Reading 49,. Lelah Loggan
Chorus Away in Manger. "
Teddy Bears VS.. Dolls
Review of the Months
Choir ........,.' ...'. +.'' .'.f
20 Little Babe of Bethlehem. +"
TABLEAUX.
Mother Goose. ~ Mufiel Mace
Red Riding Hood .,. .....
Blanche Goodman
Lord Fauntleroy ..,.,.,t..
Geary Clevenger
Goldilocks Kathrine Fare
Little Boy Blue James Brandon
Little Bo Peep .,,, Marie Egll
Jack and Jill, .....,...
Edward Brown, Lucille Brown
Jack the Giant Killer ....,,,
Woodbridge Geary
Fairy .... Gladys Byrd
Santa Claus Lester Gault
Good Night John Mothershead
For RENT Neat Broom cot
tage and barn. Inquire at this
office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-21
HE|N0US
MISSOURI
TRAGEDY
FARMER, WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN ARE
SLAIN
(By Associated Preesl

MaryVlle. Mo, NOV. 2l-Oda Hub
bel a farmer of Barnard, Mo-, wife
aud two children. were killed at their
nome last night by an unidentiued
man. The house was burned. it Is be-
lieyed, 10 hide the crime. Hubble aud
bis Wife each thirty years old Jessle
aged six, and Welton aged four were
killed.
Early last night the ueigbb0rs heard
shots at The Hubble home. bit no
effort was made TO Investigate the
cause Midnight discovered the Hub.
bell house burning. All the people
Of the neighborhood hurrled 10 assist
In extinguislrlg the flnmes. The
charred bcdios OF the children We're
found IN bed evidently killed while
sleeping Hubble's body was lying
on the floor In anofher room. HIS
wife'a body was In bed They wefe
probably shot without warming
Hezokal Rosco Of barnard. was
placed under arrest today iu c0nnee.
tlon with the crime The evidence
agaipst Roseo Is purely cireamstan.
tiai. u being asserted tiubboit won a
large amount Of money from him IN a
card game.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-21
OFFICE RENT BILL ILLEGAL

III an opinion 10 Assistant seefe-
iary Of State Loo Meyer, Attorney
General West holds iaai claim for
$3.50 expenses incurred By Secretary
OF state Thomas p Smith Al okla.
boma city Is no legal and cannot be
paid by the state
The part that West holds Illegal IS
part Of the expense incurred since an
injunction was served on Smith for
bidding him 10 maintain his offices az
Uklahoma CITY
The opinion as written does mol
touch on the legality Of other state
Expenditures al Oklahoma City. nor
does It mention what the attorney
generals position viii be as regards
expenses incurred by The legislature
prior to the time Oklahoma City may
be designated the legal capital Of the
state.
The attorney generals ruling ap.
plies only 20 certain classes OF ex.
pepditurcs, suea as Office rent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-21
To PUT
THE SK|DS
UNDER EXTRA

The chamber Of commerce held an
important meeting yesterday, and
adopted ways and means 10 wage the
state capital fight Committees were
appointed and arrangements made 10
raise funds J J ORourk was pac.
cd IN caarge Df the campaign. Guthrie
With cooperate with Shawnee. Mus.
kogee, ri Reno Enid AMI Tulsa. It
is the general feeling that two
thirds vote cannot be mustered ap-
proving the call for an extra session
outside the capital
Muskogcc has already established 4
lobby at Oklahoma CITY 10 fight Ok.
lahoma City and Guthrie will install
representatives there at once.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-21
UNsP0RTsMANL|KE
Victorious Lawton Football
Team Greeted With Kisses
at Okf ma City
Special to Daily Leader.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 2lS The
unsportsmanlike attitude exhibited by
the local high school football enthus-
lasts and players at Colcord park
Saturday afternoon marred what 9TH
erwise would have been very inter-
esth.g game, both from a spectators
and players standpoint
The l.awton higa school team were
returned yictors by count of ) to
0 and after the game lined up to
CHEER their opponents, showing a true
sporting spirit 1t was meant as a
compliment to the hard fght put up
hy the home team, bat on account oi
an old standing rivalry, me local
reoters took it as an insult and bisses
and cries Of rotten greeted the Wis
iiors
Time and again when the Lawton
hackfield would come tearing through
the line of the local high-schoolers
they were greeted with the same
class of cheering instead of the
customary consideration which they
deserved either thar, or nothing 4 at
all. li.2s'iF q
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-21
MISSING
MuSK0GEE
MAIDEN
EARTH SEEMS TO HAVE
SWALLOWED HYLAH
GIVENS
Special to Daily Leader.

Muskogee, okla, Nov. 2l.-Fea
| that iylah Givens, the 19-yearoll
girl who disappeared from her home
2319 Denver street, week ago, ma!
have taken her life or met with fou
play is strengthened as the days g'
by no word Is received from her By
her parents here and the police re
port that they have bee nunable tC
find even the slightest clue that vii
lead to her Whereabouts.
The trail i'm Muskogee, however, Is
hourly growing warmer and the pc
lice hope soon to have the author q
the anonymous threatening letters
aud the man who in police uniform
called at the girls home at 10 O'Clock
one night to threaten and insult her
behind the bars.
Still No Trace of Her.
The police m Kansas City, to which
place the girl is known to have ptr
chased a ticket have been unable &c
find any trace OF her. 1t was at first
thought that she would go to the
home of relatives who live in that city
but they have not seen her. That
city has been searched from top to
bottom in vain.
II was shown that after Hylah Civ
ems bought her ticket 10 Kansas City
she had but a few pennies left. The
theory has been advanced that she
may have left the train at some city
along the line, but the police at every
one OF them Of any inpor;-nce have
reported to Chief Kimsey that they
have been unable to find any trace
OF the girl.
After Author of Letters.
The case OF the letters and the man
in the police uniform becomes more
OF a mystery than was at first thought
possible. That foreigner was acting
as a go-between the police are certain
and they believe that they can put
their hands on the man when the
case is ready. They believe, too, they
know the author of the letters. Az
the case now stands it was not a po'
liceman who called at the girls house
but a bosom friend OF one of the of.
ficers to whom the policeman had lent
his uniform and helmet An employee
Of the traction company is under sur
veillance
The letters threatened that If the
girl had not left town by Sunday
night week ago she would be tarred
and feathered and ridden through
Town on rail. The letters also
threatened that her character as a
woman would be attacked.
The man In police uniform who
called at her home at 10 o'clock at
night and called her to the door told
her that If she did not leave town her
c aracter would be attacked from one
end of the town to tne other, and
added 4 know all about you