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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-19

out lands against settlement and
use, but | do believe in every
locality and its population having
the closest right to its own re-
sources.
"The east has had its resource
es, il has used them and built up
on them. My idea is that the
east has no right to say to us,
We will bottle up your recourses
for future generations. We Of
this coast want to use our re-
courses now, as use is conserva-
ton and economy, and we want
the right just as the east had the
use Of its recources. We do not
believe in the principle that the
natural recources belong to all
the people when all the natural
resources are in the west and all
the people in the east, but we do
believe that all our natural re-
sources belong to all the people
if they must come west to col
lect their interest in them.
TO give you a better under
standing of my ideas of organi-
zation. The soil that is unused,
or is not properly used, to the
very highest state of develop
ment, is a loss to all, and not 80
serious to the individual owner,
as it makes no difference to soci-
ETY. in general what the owner
ship of the soil is if it does not
produce anything.
Every reservoir, canal and
irrigation system should be fin
anced by a large credit on sound
basis. All power should be de-
veloped to make country life as
attrative as city life, so that
cities would not be so much in
advance Of their creator, as there
must be limit of time when
they will be called upon for their
false inventories of values based
on their share of the country's
product that is not being pro-
duced. "
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-19
ENJOYABLE DANCING PARTY.

A large party of invited guests
enjoyed q delightful dancing
party at Locher's hall last Tues
day evening given by Judge and
Mrs. II. G. Levens and Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Schwartz, Miss Alma
Cunning and the Misses Avis
and Ethel Sheridan being the
guests of honor.
The hostesses were assisted by
q number Of young ladies in re-
ceiving and some Of them also
presided at the punch bowl dur
ing the evening. The programs
provided twenty-four numbers
which were most thoroughly en-
joyed to music furnished by
Welker's four piece orchestra.
The hall was very tastefully
decorated for the occasion, pink
and white being the predominant
ing colors. Every comfort was
provided for the guests who
were profuse in their apprecia-
ton.
1t was a most delightful mid
summer affair and a social func-
ton which the hostesses may
feel proud Of. There were over
one hundred couples present.
Fruit punch was served throu-
ghout the evening and the hosts
seemed to be everywhere in the
hall at once to anticipate the
pleasure of their guests.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-19

velopment of that country in al
falfa, clover, wheat, barley
sugar beets, meats, and all the
leading staples. 1t is ready to
support millions of population,
but where is the population?
Well, the population is ready, too.
Back east, in the middle west,
and in Germany, France, Sweden
and Norway, and the best parts
of Europe. We can double the
population Of Ore on and then
double il again. in n very few
years, If we all pull together
What is needed? Railways,
to bring in the population and
carry out the products; irrigation
by gravity or otherwise; good
roads to feed the railways, as
good roads are just as necessary
as a railroad.
"The cities, and especially
Portland, should furnish money
or finance legitimate, good, busi-
ness like irrigation plans. They
should insist on railroads, and if
my good friend here Mr.. Gray,
won't build them. | say we should
build them ourselves. | never
could see much difference be-
tween n county road, irrigation
district or railroad, except cost.
All of them are highways for the
people. There is difference in
operation, of course, but opera
tion is not, and never has been
hltched up with ownership. Lots
of railroads are operated by peo-
pie who do not own them.
Now, | suppose | am cattle
man if Pm anything, but | want
to tell you, rich lands for farms
and homes were never meant to
raise cattle on. It is poor econ
omy to take wide acres to Craze
n few cattle on when in the same
business, even by highly cultivat-
ed products they could support
many times rs many cattle to
higher perfection of both people
and cattle. A range country can
never be n populous country, and
| have told you all our cities, all
of our prosperity, depends upon
people. people, people! But you
cannot get the people unless you
give them a chance. II is no
use to boom and advertise, and
not be ready for them when they
come. They want a home and a
chance to be happy and comfor-
table.
ITO get this population which
we must have, which is the bas-
is of all growth and prosperity,
we must not be bottled up on
our natural recourses. | do not
believe in waste nor do believe
in the mere speculator who holds
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-19

Save trouble and Inconvenience
5y taking Sunday dinner at tn
French Hotel.
LOST On the streets a plain
gold bracelet. Suitable reward
if finder will return to this Office.
President Crooks of the Alba
ny College arrived here last Sat
urday remaining over Sunday.
He was out in the interest Of the
school and looks forward TO an
exceptionally good school year
Mr.. Crooks spoke at the Baptist
church Sunday evening, there
being no service in the Presby-
terian church, and left for Crook
county Monday morning.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-19

j. A. Wasgatt of the Oregon
and Western Colonization Co.
mas moved his Office into the
Gowan building.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-19

PASTURE Seven miles from
Burns. Both horses and cattle,
50 per month. Mrs. f.. +. Ows-
ley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Southern Farm Lands

From the Manufacturers Record.
 It is possible that within the next ten years the owners of farm lands of the south, in addition to the annual profit to be made by the cultivation of these lands, will make s5.6o 600 by the in crease in their value. bringing the value up to nearly s110oo000, 600. These stupcn- dous figures illustrate the possibiltie, that may come to the owners of south ern farm lands. Not every land owner will share equally. Some will make more, and some will make less, but Il is fair to say that ten years hence the agricui- tural lands of the south will have in- creased on the whole to such an extent that they will be worth from S5.001.H ool to 5000 00o 0o0,000 more than they are worth today. This unearned increment. as 1t may be called. will add enormously to the wealth of the south.
 Between 19o0 and 1910 the average value per acre of the agricultural lands Of the United States increased from s15.64 10 s32 4S During the same period the aVer- age acre value of the south's agricultural lands increased from s6.SS to Si5.S4, mak- Ing the average acre value Of the agri- cultural lands of the south something more than the acre value of the lands of  the United States ten years ago. IL Is safe to estimate that within the next ten years southern lands will advance 10 at least the average acre value of the ag- ricultural lands of the United States at present. bringing the acre value to S,2. IS, as compared with s15.S4, the average last year.
 As the south has at present about at0- 000.o00 acres of lands in farms, ln addi- tional value of s16.6l linen years bring Ing the average up to the present average of the United States. would make total of s5,657, 900 the gain for the ten years.
 When once wealth begins to accumulate in a community rich in natural resources, the momentum increases on with tremen- dous power. The increasing wealth Of the south is now proceeding at q rate that will make the momentum of the next ten years carry its growth far beyond anything that this section has yet had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

more, but left yesterday for Washing ton Miss Archibald is not expected home until the middle of September.
 
 Miss Emily Miller of New Orleans is the guest of Miss Amelia Worthington. Miss Kathleen Rush of Gadsden is vis- iting Miss Felicia Streit.
 Miss Elizabeth Ryall of Shelbyville, Ky, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. H. S. Ryall. Miss Katherine Woods, Mrs Barnes and Miss Alta Barnes of Meridian, Miss, are visiting friends in Birmingham. Miss Adele Harrison of Tuscaloosa ar rived yesterday, to be the guest of Miss Leila Wood.
 Dr. w E. Evans will return this week from his country home in Nashville, Va. where he has spent the summer, and will occupy his pulpit Sunday morning. Dr. and Mrs G. M. I.athem are visit ing in Louisville, Ky.
 Miss Mary Meighan will arrive Sunday to be the guest of Miss Cundel Baldwin for few days. Miss Baldwin will enter tain in her honor Thursday afternoon.
 
 Mir and Mrs. l.. P. Kirkpatrick have returned from Bluff Park hotel and are with Mrs. J. W. Altman, Avenue H and Twenty sixth street
 Mrs. J. w. Dean of New York the guest of Mrs J. II. Dean, will sing to- day at the II o'clock service of the South side Baptist church.
 Mrs Julia McNeil and Miss Sara Me Neill have returned from Salisburg, N C., where they spent the summer. Mrs F. J. Halberg left yesterday for Meridian, Miss, to spend few days with relatives.
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This comet had already passed high above the plane of the earths orbit when Il first seen, and. as iss evident from Figure f. 1t will continually move higher in the sky and toward the right seen from the earth during this and the following months It will therefore, remain In excellent position for observa- tion In the early evening with a mod erately large telescope, although fl will probably at time become bright as the comet kiess was during August
 As will be seen from Figure l. the earth Is at present oVertaking and hence drawing nearer the comet. On Septem- ber the two bodies will be but 52000.oo0 miles apart. and the comet will then ap- pear to us eight times bright as at the time of it's discovery. At no9 time will this comet approach so close to us the comet kiess did. for on August + the latter comet was only 19,0oo,000 miles from the earth The apparent daily mo- ton of the comet Brooks over the sky is therefore very much less than that of the comet Kiess. The path of the former comet is shown on Figure 1.
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Figure 3. Showing the Path in Space
 of Comet kiess G911, b)

September 24 At this time the two bright objects will be but one-half a de- gree apart The decidedly sreenish star with the golden Jupiter nearby will form beautiful figure in a small telescope.
 The wonderfully interesting Saturn, with it's remarkable rings and ten little moons. is just entering the evening sky this month, and will remain with us as perhaps the most striking and interesting object of all throughout the winter.
 The planet Mars is short distance east of Saturn. and on September l may be seen rising half an hour after Saturn has risen at a point of the horizon a very short distance north of the point at which Saturn rose. By the end of the month this interval is increased to one hour and ten minutes by the rapid east ward motion of Mars among the stars. By midnight both of these planets are high in the eastern heavens, in excellent position for observation.
 The faint. distant Uranus is moving slowly westward and southward in the constellation Sagittarius, in the position shown in Figure l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
ROMANCE A POLICEMAN HAD
Soon He Will Go to Cuba on His
 Honeymoon

From the Chicago Reeord-Herald
 The old feeling that there is no romance in the life of a policeman has received a setback in Rogers park. The engagement of Miss Laura Goebel. 7o4o Wallace street. and Sergt. stephen Barry. who will be married September 1, was announced the other day. The officer tells the story of the romance in the following manner:
 ''I was standing at my post at Halsted and Madison streets one day when a young woman asked me to assist her across the street. Being courteous po- liceman l could not refuse. Laura, for lit was she, continued to cross the street, and always with my assistance.
 "One day I asked her to allow me to assist her through the journey Of life. She consented, and we are going to spend our honeymoon in Cuba"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
The Patient Waiter

From the Pittsburg Leader
 Prof. ". Lawson Tall, apropos of the new serum cure for hay fever, said at medical banquet in Denver.
 This cure Is the result of patience, the result of much patient toll In deed, when I think of the patient wait ing involved in the perfecting of the cure, I am reminded of pr. Bob Saw yer's ante-room.
 "Dr. Bob Sawyer stepped proudly into his ante-room one day. There were quite eight or nine persons there And pr. Bob. looking from one to another with completeness said: "'Well, who comes first? Who's been waiting the longest% "'Here. Doc-that's me-. said Snip, the tailor, rising and fourishing his unpaid bill. I've been waiting over 10 months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

The evening sky is now filled with the beautiful autumn constellations. The wonderful summer branch of the milky way forms a golden arch which passes from the south to the north, exactly through the highest point of the heavens. while Hercules. the driver. and the deli cate Northern Crown cover the sky in the west As the striking summer group of stars known as the Scorpion sinks in the southwest. the beautiful reddish roy a star. Fomalhaut. emerges from the ground in the east. The slowly turning sphere has again brought the great An dromeda. with it's wonderful nebula, high un in the heavens. The faint group known as the Ram has again appeared in the east. but not until next month will the Bull. the first of the bright win tcr groups. enter the evening sky.
 But the most striking features of the Ieavens during this month are doubtless the return of the wonderful rinsed planet saturn. and the unexpected appearance of two interesting comets. which have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Facts About Wigs

From the Chicago News
 In the early ages of the Christian era the fathers of the church futilely pro- tested against the use of wigs
 Ancient Egyptians. Romans and Greeks were familiar with the use of wigs, which were made of natural hair.
 It was unsafe for English children to walk out alone in 1545 lest they should be robbed of their hair for wigmakers
 During the latter part of the reign oi Louis XIV of France to wear ones own hair or a small wig was almost an of fense against good morals.
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into the morning heavens. On September it sets almost exactly due west about 40 minutes after sunset. and on account of it's great brightness may be detected very near the ground in the twilight glow just after sunset. In a telescope 1t will then be seen as a wonderfully nar- row. silvery crescent. On September b it will pass to the west Of the sun and become a morning star.
 The bright planet Jupiter has now also moved just beyond the borders of our chart. but this max still be seen low in the southwest very early in the evening II Is now near the lower star of the pair Of stars known as the Bal anees. the upper star of this pair being shown at 4. Figure l. The planet Is moving slowly eastward and downward and will pass to the east of this star on
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the newspapers. It now appears that it was first seen on a photographic plate taken at the Lick Observatory in Cali . fnrDia on the morning. of July by the astrohomer C. c. Kiess. and the comet will therefore be known hereafter by his name.
 The closed curve of Figure 3 represents the path of the earth about the sun, while the large open curve shows the path pursued by the comet. The visitor swept in toward our system along the path xA, and passing above the plane of the earths orbit, reached the point A, which was it's nearest approach to the sun, on July 30. At this time the sun and tire comet were nearly 100000 niles apart. IL will be noticed that while near the highest part of it's path the comet was moving almost directly towards the earth, and this was probably the origin of a report that we were to suffer a collision from the visitor. an event which in any case, when we consider the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
THE HEAVENS IN SEPTEMBER
Pennsylvania Miles Second.
 The of

enormous distances that lie between the earth and even the other nearby worlds Of our solar system, is almost infinitely unlikely To occur.
 From Figure fl Is evident that as seen from the earth the comet must have appeared to move rapidly downward and toward the right over the sky from the time of it's first discovery. The path which t apparently pursued among the stars while it remained fn the northern heavens is shown in Figure . Even early in August 5t could he seen with a pair of opera glasses. though with some difficulty. As t and the earth grew nearer together II grew brighter until t finally became visible to the naked eve | has now unfortuuately passed so far below the plane Of ths eartn.s orbit that f is shining far down among the southern cO1stslls tons and will never be seen by uS again
 The Comet of the Evening Sky
 The other eo1tet nsS discovered on July T oy pr. W E Brooks ot Geneva, N. '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
drawn near us from the depths of space. The Comet That Appeared in the
 Morning Sky

Two of the strange visitors known as comets have recently swept in toward our sun, and both of them, as they steadily journey along in their paths, are still quite near our earth. By com pairing figures 3 and i the reader will readily see that though these two comets happened to draw near our sun and so 10 become visible In onr skies at the same time, they have really no connec- ton with each other. They come from widely different portions of space, and after swinging around our sun, will frsw away from Us in almost exactly opposite directions.
 The first of these comets to be discov- cred was a most interesting one. both on account of it's very rapid motion over the sky and because of it's unusual brightness. In fact when it first ap- peared in the morning sky 1t was so bright that il was found independently by several different observers. each of whom was credited with it's discovery in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Society
tcoNTINuED FROM PAGE 2e,


 Jemison, Carol Jackson, Carey Johnson Dorothy Johnson, Lucille Jackson. Judith Jones' Alice Jones, Mary Kinney, Mar garet King. Serena Kirtkatrick, Louise Long, Lucy Hart Lyman. Mary Parke London, Rachael London Roberta Lamb Mary Lykes, Elizabeth Locke, Elizabeth White. Carol Woodson. Clara Lee Wood son, Mabel Wheelock. Eula Whatley, Eula Weakley, Volie Young White, Carrie Yates, Kathleen Rush. Felicia Street, Eliza Chase, Patsey Ellis, Gertrude Me- Cormack and Gertrude Freeman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
NOTES OF PEOPLE HERE AND THERE

Miss Nellie Worthington, who Is tour
 ing the west in an automobile. sends a card from Casper. Wyoming, with the following: We arrived here last Fri day and will remain until Tuesday, when we go to Yellowstone"
 fraementary description of life in Chile. came yesterday in postcard from Mrs. E. T. shaw. IL was mailed in Naipa raiso. but has the following astonishing notes: We arg now iD Conception. Cbile, about 5eG DiiIes south of the ca pitsl. Winter befe. We carry with ns a kerosene heater. other wise we might suffer wjfb the col1+ Our board secures two meals day. l We can also get coffee in the mornings lby paying extra. Isn't ft topsy- turyy place? Men are chamb<rw1j1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
TRANSPORTATION ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Anne E. Mccoy announces the en- sagement of her daughter. Sarah, to Rev George Montravile Davenport of Cor dova, Ala. the wedding to take place very quietly September at the home of Bishop J. H. Mccoy. No cards will be issued and the vows will be witnessed by. only the immediate family circle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Every comet is thought to be great swarm or cloud composed of meteore particles, various gases, cosmic dust and matter in radiant condition This cloud drifting through space at wonderfully great distance away from our system began ages ago to feel the pull of our sun to drift toward that body Had the cloud and the sun both been at rest when the motion began, the comet would of course have fallen directly the sun But as both were in motion. the latter with a speed of II miles a second. the chance. of this ever happening is almost infinitely small. Instead the comet will miss our sun and swing around It, as shown iu Figures B and. finally Teceding into the depths of space, never to be seen by us again.
 The Planets in September l The beautiful planet Venus, whicli shone so brightly in the western sky many months, is now just passing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Miss Martha Dabney's many friends will regret to know of her Illness. She has been spending the summer at the
 mountain home of her parents, pr. and
 Mrs. J. D. Dabney but was brought to
 the South Highlands infirmary Friday night, suffering with typhoid fever. No
 alarm Is felt as to her condition for
 the illness, at present, appears mild attack, and she is at the infirmary In order to be near her physician
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
STERN-S -SCHWABACKER

MT and Mrs. |. Schwabacker of Bes- semer, Ala, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sophie Mathilde, to Dr. David Arthur Stern, of Newark, N J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Miss Mary Campbell Is another popu- lar society girl who is spending part of the warm season in the hospital. She Is at St Vineent's, where daily inquiries are made as to her condition. An oper-
 ation for appendicitis was performed
 Monday and the report from her bed
 side was doing nicely" She Is rest
 ing very comfortably, and, surrounded
 with flowers from sympathetic friends,
 is preserving her usual gay, charming humor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

By the same mall came a card from
 Mrs. D. [. Franke of Museogee, Okla, formerly Miss Corrinne Sommer of this city, who is on her wedding trip. It was sent from Yellowstone Park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Street car conductors, women. We sell dom hear word of English There are no negroes, but plenty of Indians. We sail from here to Iquique, Chile, July 24.'
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Miss Louise Archibald. who has been the guest of Miss Jamie Saunders. q Converse oIassmate, at house party this summer. Is now a member of an eastern tourist party. Miss saunders is with her. They have been in Balti-
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Miss Kathleen Adams has returned from Montgomery, where, az the guest of Miss Blue, she has been delightfully entertained. She was accompanied home by her cousin. Miss Laura May HlIl. who will be her guest.
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Miss Margaret Anderson and her guest. Miss Anna May Forman, have returned from a visit to Iehigh. Miss Forman will remain with her week longer.
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Mrs. J. w. Dean of New York, the guest of Mrs. ]. II. Dean, will sing to- day at the II o'clock service of the South side Baptist church.
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Louis Branscomb, the sdn of Dr. and Mrs. l.. C. Branscomb. returns home to- day after spending a delightful summer with MT. and Mrs. l.. l.. Stephenson and family at their summer home near Lo- vich, Ala.