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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17

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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17

SYLVIA REbKKAH DEGREE No. u
Meets every lat aud sd wednesds,
Byrdie Daitni. N, a.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17
SOCIETIES.

HARNEY LODGE, NO ", 10 OF.
Meets every sturday IN 0dd Fellow HAN
at 1850 y m, A. Dunn,
W, w. UOuid, Secretary MO
Degree work ~ follows First Saturday fni-
ttatofyi second Batufda, First Degree third
saturday, Second Dogrovi fourth Saturday,
Third Degree.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17

TuLE CIRCLE No. leo. W. oiw.
hoctseyery fourth fharsday.
Maud Horton. a. N.
Hester Goodman. Clerk.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17

nuRNs LODGE NO. O7, An A NJ.
Meets every nrst and third saturday In each
month, }. ... oAult, W, NJ.
Sam Mothcrshcad. Hecreiar,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17

ing, sewing, basketry and other
household arts will be adapted to
the students,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-17

potng them through factory Men appointed
fsoeys advise selling safes
which impossible for
ioa yoU bs th hst 20 apply from vicinity before
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
EAT MEAT SPARINGLY
DURING SUMMER.

Meat heats the blood-eat very
little of it during hot weather. That
doesn't mean that you have to sac
rffice nourishing food because It is
heating
You viii find Faust Spaghetti more
nourishing than meat, and it is also
a light, cooling food. BY analysis
you will find that a 1Oc package of
Faust Spaghetti contains as much
nutrition as 4 lbs. of beef. It is
rich, glutinous food made from
Durum Wheat, the cereal extremely
high in protein.
Faust Spaghetti can be served in
many different ways-write for free
recipe book. Sold in sc and 1Oc pack
ages.
MAULL BROS.
St. Louis, Mo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Up-to-Date Jokes

Two Irishmen were working on the
roof of a building one day when one
made a mister and fell 10 the ground;
the other leaned over and called.
Are We dead or alive, Nike"
I'm alive" said Mike. feebly.
Sure. yer such q liar I don't know
whether 10 believe We or not"
well. then, [ must be dead, said
Mike. for you would never dare TO
call me liar II ! were alive
Caddie to golfer who has been MT
ing the turf all the way round the
coursel -YouW be q stranger 20 these
parts 7 suprose2
Golfer Wen. not exactly a stranger.
I was horn here and an my folk are
buried hersshouts
Caddie tas the golfer lifts another
piece Of turf with his driver)-l doot
you'll no get deep enough with your
driver you'd better tax YOUR iron
Broad BY the way, old man. do you
remember borrowing ten dollars from
me six months ago.
Short Yes
Broad But YOU said YOU only wanted
81 for a short time
Short-And told you the truth 1
didn't keen IL twenty minutes
'no YOU know ~ anything chat is
really good 90 preserve the complex.
isr7" asked Miss Middle
why" inquired Miss Knox Are
you interested tn somebody who has
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

in a minute. I want to try a spot back
here about a hundred feet that didn't
half get to-"
The lad went back and Mildred kept
on. She reached the bridge, her face
rosy from exertion, her lips parted and
few loose wisps of her hair playing
in the gentle breeze. She stood peer
ing under the bridge, wondering If she
would risk missing her footing In the
dark shadows of the structure, or wheth-
er 1t would be better to climb over the
road and join the brook on the other
side of It. AS she stood there unde-
cided. she saw a fly on the end OF a
silken line drop quietly on the surface
of the water on the other side of the
bridge. not twenty feet away. Instantly
large fish rose and took the lure The
line frightened and she heard the hur-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
A Fishing Trip

Mildred turned her car and started
back As she came uuau the road that
brarchcd of % the west she slowed
down and gaze8 curiousIv ar the gran
rs posts.
THAT IS the most curious thing in the
world" she said Co herself. Away Off
here ia tre mountains someone has put
up those large granite EateposJs and
made splendid road, leading wonder
where I must ask Mr.. Shepard about
a."
But shepard could throw no light on
The subject
Il haven't been here long enough 90
ind out. Miss peery." he said. 81 have
been SO busy with the property around
here that I haven't been north Of us al
all"
With Cain out Of the way, Mildred be-
san Co enjoy life once more. The DAYS,
happily PASSED. we're all 100 short Two
weeks went by Her mother had writ
ten regularly Mrs. Blake had early been
taken Co a private hospital and Mrs
Dsery had taken charge % her old
.rra.-ats.s household. For several
days Mrs E-aFs's lie hung IN -rs bal
-rre. ha- finally the crisis vas passed
and S-a began 20 mend. Cain wrote
Mildred that lie was coming up 70 the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
A Surprise

There is considerable hard work at
cached 10 fishing up a stream. What
with climbing over rocks and crawling
under overhanging boUghs and breaking
through underbrush and keeping her rod
light though it was out Of tsngles. NIL
dred found herself quite tired after they
had been at it for three hours In that
time they had covered nearly three miles
Of water and their creels showed good
evidences Of their skill. At last they ap-
preached a bridge where the brook
passs6 under the road and Just beyond
il they saw a cllnp OF fue oaks Nil
6red proposed that they eat their lunch
IN the shade CT IRE big trees
All right said Elmer, who could
never get enough Of fishing you fish
right on 70 en-. and I'll be with you
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
-. Stretching Curtains

were criss-crossed with scratches
from the murderous movable pins on
which you stick the curtains l laid
the frame down on the grass and
started to readjust it, and caught the
lace Of my petticoat twice and tore
great rents each time. II l showed up
one end Of the frame and hauled down
the other and made # look like a
Shanghai rooster with game leg /
found I could get it screwed together
They Collapsed.
Il leaned it up against the fence, be-
cause my back was broken bending
over, and just as I got IT adjusted and
measured CORRECTLY the dog next door
playfully careened into my yard and
jumped at me.
THE curtain stretchers collapsed, car
rying the dog and myself down with
them to destruction. don't know the
sausage making process, but I think
that dog got a fair sample of H. There
were curtain pins TO the left Of him
and TO the right and fore and aft, and
he missed never a one Those he was
not engaged with at the moment took
a turn at. / know just how the early
Christian martyrs felt when the torture
chamber was working full force
1.-The laundress came out presently
and rescued me. And the dog. She
seemed surprised that the curtain
stretchers weren't all fixed hours be-
fore and filled with the snowy product
Of her toll That was the first time I
had remembered the snowy product
and then we found that when the dog
and the stretchers and had done our
gymnastic act the freshly washed cur
tains occupied the exact spot upon
which he had landed. There weren't
enough Of those lace things left to make
sash curtain of!
I'm on my way to Euen's now" said
the young married woman. I'm going
TO drag her downtown to a curtain sale
with me by way Of punishment"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

ried winding of a reel. Then she saw
landing net and the hand that held
it came into view Then the figure of
young man leaped from behind the
edge Of the bridge masonry to the
waters edge.
Mildred gave a little scream and her
rod fell from her hand and clattered on
the stones at her feet. The young man
glanced through the opening under the
bridge. The rod and line and landing net
fell from his hand, too. In six jumps
he was through the opening and stood by
the girls side. Misty brown eyes looked
into steady blue gray eyes for a moment.
Then Mildred swayed slightly and fell
into the outstretched arms of Gordon
Kelly.
To Be Continued To morrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
BY A. H. C. MITCHELL.
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Copyright. 1913, by International New
Service

Good morning, Forrest" she said.
not insIncerely. as he came 10 the
porch. She held out her hand What
brings YOU away up here in the noun
tains?"
Just up on little hunting trip,"
he returned lightly
Hunting trip. with those clothes?'
she laughed aloud Besides, don't you
know you can't hunt at this season Of
the year,"
Wen. then. came up 10 look over
the property your father and I are in
Jerested in"
That's better Elmer. this is Mr.
Cain. from Atlanta, an old friend Of
ours WIN YOU please tell my mother
that Mr. Cain has come 10 see us7"
Cain was on the point Of saying she
needn't be in hurry about that, hut
he thought better Of IT,
How did you get here. walk" asked
Mildred.
81 had my car sent up ! left It out
on the main road A few days Of travel
ing around In wagon was enough for
me. When you once start IN on an auto
mobile you can never 20 back TO a
horse"
Going 10 stay mp here long,"
1T all depends said cain with a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Kinky Hair
- SOFT
NT9lU0 and
OSA OASh SILKY

ExULENTO never fairs 70 dc what
Il claims L stops failing HAIR,
cleans pANDRUFF A. once. and iuss
feeds the SCALP and ROOTS OF the
HAIR. and makes HAIR grow so fast
that e IL wonder
Every package is guaranteed.
Plain talk. Don't fool yourself by
using some preparation which claims
TO straiEhten your HAIR Kfnky
HAIR can not be made straight you
have 20 have HAIR before YOU can
straightsn II. When you use Excl
ENTO QCINTNE POAfADE. Il Will
promote the growth OF the HAIR
very fast and YOU viii soon have nice.
long HAIR which vii be long
se-ziElt sof. and silky
PRICES CENTS, BY all druggists
O. bv maj on receipt Of stamps or
coin
EXELENTo MEDICINE COMPANY.
ATLANTA. GA
AGENTS wanted sverygghsgs. Write
fer EsTtiegisrs to-day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Up the Stream.

Mildred blushed furiously. She tried
10 change the subject by easy stages.
DO you know how to play baseball?"
she asked
"Of course l do. Every boy plays
ball Before Dad had to come up her
1 was captain Of a school team in Chat
tanooga"
What position did you play; in the
er-outheld?"
"I guess not: we only put the dub
players in the outfeld on school teams.
The captain OF a school team either
plays first base or pitches. played first
base"
1t must be great fun to play base
ball I wish ] were a boy
"Ha. ha." laughed Elmer. That s
what all the girls say. But I don't wish
YOU we're a boy. l like you just as you
are Mildred"
That's very sweet OF you, Elmer.
Now let's get 10 work she replied.
Having drawn the conversation into
other channels she was content TO let
IL drop.
They started up the stream, she on
one side and he on the other. They
worked silently and cautiously, as be-
comes good fishermen. The lad had told
her that fish would not bite II there
we're any strange noises and she held
him strictly 20 the letter Of his instrUc-
ton
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

mountains again in a day OF two. She
wrinkled her little brow at this and
then resolved to have one more good
days fun before Cain made his appear
ance and spoiled it al
Elmer" she called, Il propose that
,ou and | make a day of it tomorrow.
ct your fishing tackle all ready and
re will FISH up the brook, instead Of
Ding down stream as we have always
lone before. We will take our lunch
with US and we won't come back until
sc have filled our creels. What do you
say="
You know me, Mildred" replied the
ad.
Mildred made a charming picture
rher she was arrayed for her little
excursion next morning. With a femi-
nine eye for the fitness of things, she
ad, with the assistance Of her maid,
altered her khaki suit so that 1t looked
though It had come from the hands
# a ladies' tailor when she finished
I'll IT, The trim fitting skirt ended
Just below the knees and she wore tan
coIored. leather, waterproof Logging
boots. with straps on the side. She
ew on a pair of tan gloves and pro
lnced herself ready
Gee whiz. Mildred, exclaimed FL
zr. who had a juvenile eye for beau
what chance have ] got? When the
see us coming they will all rush
p and take your hook. They won't
ave anything to do with me"
stop talking nonsense, Elmer, and
ct your rod" commanded Mildred, with
pretty smile
Il heard Dad tell Ma you knew how
wear dry goods, ana l guess he's
'ght," observed the lad.
II you don't stop talking foolish
ess," replied Mildred over her Shout
er. I'm go off by myself and leave
"a. behind" But her eyes twinkled as
O. said IT,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
A Fascinating Nymph.

Surely a more fascinating nymph new
inhabited mountains, woods or
Ieams than the light. graceful, hand
come. young woman that set off with
Elmer Shepard TO whip the roaring
ok that tumbled past the bungalow
these Georgia mountains. Mildred not
,ly knew how to wear dry goods, as
EImers father expressed 1t, but she had
e face and figure to embellish any
sng she put on. And her charm Of
manner. her serene good nature-no
wonder Gordon Kelly dreamed Of her
md no wonder Forrest Cain wanted her
or himself
Mildred Deery was thinking Of them
both as she started off with her youth
full comparison. Cain occupied her
thoughts for only an instant, however,
she dismissing him with a troubled lit
tie frown But Of Gordon Kelly her
thoughts fingered long and earnestly
The newspaper she had read that morn
ing said he had left the hospital and
had gone away, probably to join the
Red Sox What a queer name for bail
club. thought Mildred. Her reading OF
the newspapers that come to her con-
sisted of turning at once to the sporting
pages and finding the item or the col
umn about Gordon Kelly. Then she
would put the paper aside.
What do you know about baseball
suddenly asked Elmer just as they
reached the brook
Nothing at all" replied Mildred
Why?"
II notice you don't read anything but
Tie sports. and not much Of that was
the lads answer
you are very observing, young man.
said Mildred with a blush. "A day be-
fore l came here l saw a baseball game
in Atlanta and there was an accident
and one OF the players was hurt and
"Oh. | know" exclaimed Elmer. jump
ing up and down. And you rushed out
on the field to help Gordon Kelly. on.
l know now. l read all about It, but
didn't imagine 1t was you. Say, do
YOU know Gordon Kelly? He's great,
isn't he? Gee, 1 wish l was a ball player
ike him"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Some Toast, This.

At a dinner Of fremen recently, the
following sentiment was proposed:
THE ladies'! Their yves kindle the
only flame which we can not eXtin-
guish. and against wnich there is no
insurance"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
SYNOPSIS

Gordon Kelly. mountain hoy Of
Georgia, goes ta Atlanta He be
comes the sensation Of the baseball
world through his marvellous playing
although he said that he had never
played a game before arriving IN At
lauta He is bought by the Boston
American League Club for $50 900.
Kelly incurs the enmity Of Forrest
Cain. a wealthy ue'er- well, at
the same time winning the friend
ship and love of Mildred Deery,
daughter Of an Atlanta banker kel-
iy is hurt in A game and Mildred
runs 10 his assistance He RECEIVERS,
leaves the hospital and mysteriousiy
disappears He Is not heard from
for months Mildred admits 20 her
self that she loves Kelly. Her faith
er dislikes the publicity given NIL
dred's assistance TO Kelly on the
baseball field He gets Mildred 10
agree TO go 10 the mountains.
Now go on with the story.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

EkT LIEN was responsible for II
ALL" complained the young
- married woman. "She said #
was perfectly scandalous for me to pay
so much to have my lace curtains done
up, and to have them done up so often
She said 1t was mere child's play to put
'em on curtain stretchers. Then she
marched me 10 the curtain stretcher
counter and ordered set Of stretchers
sent to my address before really had
time TO think It over.
81 hate 10 be pushed into a thing!
Still, when I considered that instead Of
having TO pay out SO every time the
parlor window curtains were cleaned
could buy two pairs of gloves or go to
the matinee, 1 was thankful to Ellen.
Then I tried 10 do up the curtains
The Iaundress washed them and l told
her airily that she needn't bother-I
would attend TO stretching them, so she
could go on with her work.
Like to Meet Him.
II hope 1 will meet the man some
time who invented the curtain stretch
er Of commerce, because I am anxious
TO know what shaped head he has Any
how he's own cousin to the man who
invented railway folders.
You would think II was quite a
simple thing to take four long sticks
Of wood and saw Sits down the middle
Of them to move the screw fasteners up
and down and adjust the length and
width. wouldn't your Well, 1t would be.
except when a curtain stretcher manu-
facturer attempts the job He proceeds
by the cubist method, making some
thing that is exactly opposite to what
you want. If by any possibility any one
can guess what the work OF art is, it is
failure from a cubist point Of view.
Curtain stretchers are a great success,
because they might just as well be a
horse and buggy as what they are
called.
II had measured my curtains be-
fore they were washed. Perfectly sim
pie" I caroled to myself as / carried the
bundle Of pine sticks out into the back
yard An have to do is measure the
width on the cross sticks and the length
on the long ones, and screw EN- togeth-
err
yes. tbs true that was all meas
ured one end and one side and firmly
screwed EN- together. and l measured
the others and did the same. and then.
instead OF looking like a nice oblong, It
resembled something Ike a hexagon,
because the long sticks bent in the mid
die Then I counted the inches marked
on the sticks and found l had one side
six inches shorter than ii should be and
one end FIVE inches longer though they
read right according to the marks
When 7 moved them straight the Sits
down the center Of the wood stopped too
soon ard 7 couldn't run the screws
through.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Neither Liked Nor Disliked.

Mildred was glad her mother Joined
them at that moment. She did not dis
like Forrest Cain For that matter there
was no one she disllked. II was her ma
ture to be nice 20 her friends She was
provoked with Cain for a time when he
acted so rudely 10 Gordon Kelly that
stormy morning. hut sha had forgiven
him without his asking She had known
him for many years. but she had never
had any feeling for him other than she
had for any friend OF the family she
didn't like him particularly yet she did
not dislike him. Intuition told her.
some months since. that Forrest cain
was trying TO make himself agreeable
TO her She neither encouraged nor dis.
couraged him She simply treated him
as she had always treated him That
was an there was to IL
Yet within herself she felt annoyed
that she should come upon her In her
quiet contentment She knew instinc-
lively that he had come 10 see her and
hat hts alleged business was only
makeshift She was not glad 10 see
him, yet she tried 90 be nice TO him,
as was her nature. The reason was not
far TO seek At that particular time
Forrest Cain came as a Earring note
against her serene thoughts OF Cor
don Kelly
Let's 20 for ride In the car. sug-
sosted Cain soon after Mrs peery
to.ued them. "You can drive, Mildred,
YOUR mother can sit beside you and I'm
occupy the rumble seat"
"Oh. Forrest" said Mildred quickly
We have ruuabout here and mother
and know our one solitary road 10y
feart"
Somehow cain felt be had lost a point,
ruf Do, assured himself that there was
silently at time Co recover it. Soon ar
.er De went away, declining an invita-
.Hu to stay 10 lunch.
"uo sou like Forrest" asked Mildred
of her mother. Elmer was busy else
where.
20 don't know child replied the
mother cautiously 90 had never con
-igered him n the way Of liking him
ar aisINng him. Your father and have
suawu him AIN his rfr His sister and
we're sghoolmaJes She is much older
ttau ay is Why do sou ask7'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

dred he did not notice g. She treated
him the same as she always had treated
iW The hours he spent with her were
pleasant enough, hut he didn't feel as if
ne was making much progress in his
'ampaiRn. For one thing, Mildred never
seemed willing 10 90 with him alone.
She either took her mother or Elmer
with her when they went driving, or
ling, or on a little excursion into the
woods. or roamed the hills The time
had TO himself was torture 90 him.
Ic missed the gay life Of the city TIE
~ ssed his club friends Under the cir
INSTANCES he could invite none OF HIS
friends 10 spend while with him IN the
mountains He made his mans life mis-
rable. cursing him out al the slightest
revocation There was no escape for
gorge and that worthy was ON the
.oint more than once Of throwing up his
and going back to the Pullman
Company.
Things went along and finally Mrs
1eery had 20 go 10 Atlanta, promising
fred she would return 10 the noun
tains as soon as possible. peery himself
me M for weekend and took his
yife back with him. Thereupon Cain
renewed his attentions two-fold. But IL
.ccmed that Elmer was always around
Oh the lad began 20 get on his nerves
why Is that kid forever hanging
round" he demanded impatienuy OF
IBred one day
you mean Elmer" she replied quiet
Iv "why, l thought you liked him, For
rest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Cain Met on Road.

quite so, the doctor says" He told
her some particulars and said in conclu-
sion: Now hurry and get hold Of For
rest"
Within 1--WE minutes Mildred was on
her way, with Elmer for a companion
and not Mr. Shepard. Half way up 10
where Gains shack was supposed TO he
located a particularly well kept private
road branched of to the left from the
main thoroUghfare II led of through
two large granite pillars and was soon
lost in the woods.
IL wonder where that road leads to2'
said Mildred "It looks like the en-
trance 20 some big private estate
Il don't know" replied Elmer &c;
have never been this far up the main
road before.
Neither have l. We must investi-
gate some day"
A mile further along they met Cain
in his car lie was on his way 10 see
Mildred They recognized each other at
a distance and came 10 stop close to-
gether
This is an unexpected pleasure. Do
cried Cain, pleasantly Whittier away
$50 early In the morning.
81 was looking Ter you replied Mil
bred ana then she told him Of her
errand. % was decided that Elmer
should return with Cain TO his shack,
while be packed a suit case and got his
man. George Mildred was TO return
home and wal, for them. after which
they would an drive 90 Pew Creek sta