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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
A CRESCENT OF RUINS.
The Curious Old cIiH Dwellings Of the
National Mesa Verde.

The Curious Old cliH Dwellings Of the
National Mesa Verde.
In tho Mesn Verde National park. In
southwestern Colorado. are 800 clin
dwellings. OF which only the three lar
gest have been repaired The largest
ruin, called Clirf palace. stands about
Il thousand feet above the bottom of
the canyon nnd 200 feet below the toi'
OF the ledge Al the houses connect
and open Int" one another, the entlr,
settlement forming crescent about
100 feet IN length from end TO end
As we contemplate these silent ruins
Il IL hard 10 believe that nj one time
they rrsounded with the hum OF indus
Try. the laughter Of children. the dron
ing OF priests. nnd the strtdcnt cry of
the scntIncls calling the warriors tc
bnttle The dwellcrs OF these aban
doned communities hnve left no writ
ten rprord. hut the shape OF the striic.
lures and the relies thnt have been
dug from the debris of centuries give
some idra ~ how these people lived
and moved aud had their being
The main houses were built on It
ledge close 20 iis front. and back OF
this was nm open spucc that answered
the purpose OF u court. n street. play
ground or n place for Industrial pur
suits, such M weaving and pottery
making AZ Intervals nlong the from,
were towers and bnstions. aud In the
interior were kivns or secret chambers
used for religious ceremonies In ev.
cry village were storehouses 10 pro
vid supply OF provisions In times Of
war or failure OF crops.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

ey the .Nstlves They Are Regarded ~
Dainty Dlsh.

| By the Nstlves They Are Regarded -
| ~ Dainty plsh.
The lden Of eating rats II so repui-
sive to us that we cannot imagine such
thing unless ono were driven 10 II by
starvation. The people OF Uganda.
however, eat rats not from necessity,
but because they like them. Tho rat
OF Uganda. however In very different
from the little creature that gnawB
holes In our cupbonrds This rat is
much larger. IL is more than a foot
long and IL therefore quito a substan-
tial animal and as well worth cooking
ms rabbit
The wonderful thing about this rat II
that II has two mouths. one behind the
other. The hrst mouth has u pointed
ratlIke nose and In furnished with two
rows OF sharp white teeth, with which
II bites or its food and passes II on 10
the second mouth. which is placed just
above the throat This mouth also hns
two rows Of teeth, but one long slender
tongue serves for both sets OF grinders
Rats ure NOT only eaten IN Uganda,
but they are regarded ms delicncy.
The king among his many retainers
has one whose duty Il In to furnish tho
royal table with rats. A rnt catcher Is
not an exalted person usually. but In
Uganda he In looked upon with respect
and walks with an air OF dignity. He
goes out rat hunting daily and general.
ly nnds his game among tho young
banana trees or In amy place where
fallen fruit or berries may be found,
for this Is what the rat lives on. sleu'
der shoots OF bamboo or banana or
fruit aud leaves are his food, and this
diet makes his flesh tender and whole
anpnA
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
R0BlNG THE BRIDE.
early Saxon Customs and the Advent
OF the Flowing Veil.

early Saxon Customs and the Advent
OF the Flowing Veil.
In the old days. IN now. the bride
generally dressed In white. From early
Saxon times down TO tho eighteenth
century bride OF the poorer classes
came to the wedding arrayed In a plain
white robe as public warning that
since she brought nothing to the mar
ringe her husband was not responsible
for her debts.
Brides soon began 10 add somo little
touch of color Blue was for constnn-
cy and green FOR youth. but In some
places these might not be used be-
cause of fcuds between families having
these tlnts In their liverios. Yellow
might not be worn. ns II stood for
jealousy: golden might not. ms Il
meant avnrlcc.
The Anglo Saxon bride went 10 the
wedding with her hair hanging loose
as sign OF freedom. but upon reach.
ing her new house Immediately bound
II up as sign OF submission. In tho
days OF Shakespeare the veil began TO
take the place OF the flowing tresnes,
but this. however, was not original
with tho British. for centuries earlier
the Roman and Hebrew brides Ind
worn yellow vcils while the early
Christians Of southern Europe had en-.
veloped both man and wife In ono
large cloth
Whatever was lacking. however. In
gorgeousncss of dress was compcnsnt.
ed among all the nations by the pro
fusion Of flowers chosen for their sig
nlficance Uncle Remus' Magazine
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

Il was In a German barber shop in
HISckton," relates railroad man,
when q nervous and excited German
zelI0w dropped in to be barbered. He
w16 very nervous indeed. | suspected
11I&t be wanted to catch n train. At
any rate, he was so nervous that he
coaidnst keep his seat He began pac-
Inc up and down the floor, waiting his
1azn. and AZ this did not seem TO calm
NJ nerves he stepped outside and be-
gan pacing up and down the sidewalk.
~ came back In a moment and dis
ec3tfed. much to his horror, that some
ost1 had got In ahead OF him and had
11ken the first vacant chair. The nery-
e6,H man stalked up TO the head barber
1|0szoringiy and said:
III a man comes In und goes oud.
h&e no ventr
Z <fhs head barber looked at him
seArchingiy and replied with dignity
md emphasis:
He has. but he amt
Whatever that meant. II ended the
|ppute quite effectively"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
Leigh Hunt. Chaotic Home,

A curious description Of Leigh Hunts
house. where the poet lived with his
wife and nix children. II that given by
Carlyle. nv recorded In Bulletin and
Review Of the Keats-Shelley Memorial.
Romc:"
Hunts house exccis aIl you have
ever read of-a poeticnl tlnkerdom
without parallel even In literature. In
his family room. where are slckly
large wife and whole shoal OF well
conditioned, Wild children. you will
and half dozen rickety chairs gath.
cred from half dozen different huck-
sters. On these and around them and
over the dusty table and ragged carpet
lie all kinds OF litter-books. papers.
egRshells. scissors and. last night
when was there. the torn heart OF n
half qunrtern loaf IIis own room he
keeps cleaner
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
chanca Had hia chanoa.

While the New York American base
ball team was training in Bermuda n
cricket match began between a couple
Of the island teams. At 4 o'clock ev-
cry afternoon the teams used TO knock
on and drink tea. Mr. Chance, the
New York manager Of the baseball
artists. viewed the cricket game with
disfavor. One day he stood upon the
side lines. idly watching It. An out
fielder made a brief run and caught
o little popup fy. well caught, sir"
roared an English enthusiast well
caught, SIR" Mr.. Chance was panied.
Pretty soon another outfelder ran for
q long hit and failed TO catch 1t. The
cricket fan at Chances elbow approx
cd anyhow. "Well run, sir" he bel
lowed. "Well run" Mr.. Chance glar-
cd at him. A moment later an in
fielder tried to run and fell on his
fxee II was Chances chance. "Well
fszl. SIR" be shouted. well fell"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
+ereularsum and pompsii.

Pompeil was buried In ashes or light
scoria, while Herculaneum was en-
tombcd IN lava. which. after cooling.
hardened Into material OF the con-
sistcncy OF marble, and we thus have
the explanation Of the fact that whilo
the iirst city has long been unearthcd
the latter Is stlll largely covered with
It's ancient lava shroud, Excavations
are constantly going on at Icrculane'
um. and the work will in all probabil'
Ity continue to the finish. but II is not
likely that any especially important re-
suits will accrue, since the life OF tho
two cities was practically the same
New York American.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
WOMEN ON HORSEBACK.
They Cut a Queer Figure Before slae.
saddles Were Invented.

NUOy wv = ANoNF TtHoF0 3NNNfN 1s9@~
saddles Were Invented.
Before Queen Catherine de Medlci
started the fashion OF sidesaddles by
having board slung on the left side
OF her horse TO support her feet all
poor women rode on u pillion behind a
man. All women OF tho better class
rode nstride.
A lady to prepare for riding bent
forward and took hold OF the lower
hem OF the back OF her dress skirt,
drew Il through between her legs and
wrapped her skirts around her legs
down to her knees, then folded the rest
OF her skirts across tho front OF her
person.
Then she drew ON a pair OF large
trousers, the legs of which ended Just
below the knees, where they were
scwed TO the tops OF pair OF clumsy
riding boots. The upper part of the
trousers was open In front, and the
tlnps folded across the person and fas.
tened by Il band around the waist. A
hood was worn ON the head. and n
mask protected the face from sun and
weather. She rode on mans saddle
and wore spurs and carried quirt
riding whip looped on the right wrist
The same style and kind Of quirt Is
now used by our western cowboys
and plains Indians and was formerly
carried by the Cossacks.
A lady In riding costume, whether on
foot or on horseback. was anything but
graceful figure.
our great-grandmothers rode ON side
saddles. but their great-great- grand
mothers rode astride II they belonged
to the gentry class.
Our plains Indian women, even when
they changed their buckskin skirts
that came TO the knee and their buck
skin legglngs for the long calico skirt
of white women. always rode astride.-
Washington Post
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
DINING ON sHIPsoARp.
Different Now. sFrom What u Was
When Dickens vlsitsd We. N a

N1He ra NJ NoNn From What IL MAI
m wbsr pIeksns Visited lr. .AfN I
nv,s,, n,cpo,l cema over IN America
III, a say.ntv odd vcnra nvo thcro was
nm inryo ,nIlo In Tho dining raom FOR
~. ,,,,.',,,,,,n., mn, A., os,oor sa, n,
,no haoa cory,,o tho ,urLev with nil
,no vraca ho conid command between
,nr,sas AZ ,ho ,,ooa shln truati,,g IN
prov,donca that tho gravy would NOT
.lon ovor Tha nnssenrcra aent their
n,n,os along tho lima ana wnited FOR
their ho,nInya
Toaoy tho dining room OF n iarre
sh,n looks uke the dining room Of n
1ra ho,J n 10 inst os oxop,sltely nm
nol,taa n,d has ovorv good thing 10
an, ,ho, cnn he sound ON land In
snct ono Of rho new sblns hns a rea.
tnnrnnt nnm.d n f,.r n lannon's one In
N.y yorL ana ,bn,,yo knon IN touch
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uon then was what 10 DO. They came
to the conclusion that the only thing
left was for all OF them TO retreat back
ward on their hands and knees. This
they did, and tho bull, never more thnn
II yard or, followed them up with his
head slightly ON one side. Meanwhile
he suorted and beloved, and his eyes,
shaving all the whites, looked, the
farmer snld. us IL they would come out
OF his head At last the men reached
the river bank, slipped over the edge
aud so escaped.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
A Real Born Lady,

The word LADY" has been yariously
defined. Perhaps the best test, how
ever. OF "ladylkeness" Is that cited by
q. W, B Russell in one OF his books.
"A good woman who let furnished
apartments In n country town deBcrib-
Ing n lodger who had apparently
known better days said: 7 am posi-.
tive she was a real born lady. for she
hadn't the least idea OF how TO do
anything for herself II took her hours
to peel her potatoes Tho admlra-
tion Of the worker for the "out OF
work" IL one OF tho strangest phenom.
ena OF our modern ciyilization.-Lon-
don Graphic,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Circuit Court meets the nrt Monday In
April aud nrut Monday In October.
ns"sso' '''.fs 'Hsst- t-sss'ststsss q " farfihh
Joint. Representative. .......W r. Uoman
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

County Court meets the nfa "Wednesday In
January, March. May. July, september and
Novembor,
HAREEY y. q, LAEp oTTics:
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
THEY DIDN'T MIND DIRT.
In the Days When Clothes wsrs Dyed.
but Never Washed.

In the Days When Clothes Wsrs Dyed.
but Never Washed.
In the matter OF the washing OF
clothes, not to say the washing OF
themselves, our ancestors were a trifle
lax The laundress OF the twelfth cen
tury must have held position which
was practically n sinecure. while II
seems within the bounds OF possibility
that In those days she did not exist
ut all There were, insooth, few gar.
ments which would stand washing
and the dyer was driving brisk trade
before the laundress was even thought
Of A little dye must indeed have GOV.
cred multitude OF spots
In the days OF the Tudors and Stu
arts washing was trihe more In evi'
dcnce than formerly, but those articles
whl;h were permitted to find their
way into the buck pan"-as the wash
ing tub used 10 be called-were few
md far between. The wealthy OF the
middle ages got over the difficulty OF
obtaining clean underclothing with
primitive simplicity by not wearing
any. while the lower orders wore
coarse woolen garments that would
no doubt have "shrunk In the wash"
TO prevent any casualty OF the kind
they remained unwashed.
velvets. taffetas and richly dyed
silks. such as those worn by the no
blllty and gentry, could not, OF course,
he washed. and should any person OF
!.igh degree be the possessor OF n linen
shirt II was n thing which was care
fully made known to all his friends
and relatives rs being extremely Ia
mode and n nt subject for congratula-
tion, but washed II never was for fear
Of injurlng its pristine beauty.-Lon-
don Taller
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

Poultry. according TO the definition
given IN one standard encyclopedia, In.
cludes "the whole OF the domesticated
birds reclaimed by man for the sake OF
their flesh and their eggs" The word
comes from the Latin "pullus," which
could mean a young horse or donkey
as well as a chick (the English "foal"
is akin TO this), through the French
'poule," fowl. But 1t Is curious that
poultry" has no French version. the
nearest equivalent being volatile" or
'oiseaux de basse cour." birds OF the
low yard. German in its descriptive
way knows poultry a. "federvicb."
feather cajfbo
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
Witohoraft.

In many parts Of the world-Greece
for lnstnnce-the believer In witchcraft
still gets hold. by hook or by crook, OF
hair. nail pnrings and no forth from
un enemys head and hands and burns,
burles or does something else with
them In order to entail unpleasant con-
sequences upon that enemy. And uni
versal folklore reveals the concern Of
savages to dispose Of thsir own hair
and nail clippings to prevent an enemy
from getting at them. Australian ma.
tive girls. having had lock OF hair
stolen from them. expected speedy
death as a certainty. London Tele-
graph
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
Appointment Of Administrator.

In the matter of the estate of
Izora $. Hayes, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has this day been duly appointed
the administrator OF the above entitled
estate and has duly qualified. All per,
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby required to present them
with proper vouchers to the undersigned
at his residence near Lnwen, Oregon, or
at the office of q. A. Rembold, his at
torney at Burns, Oregon, dated October
%, 1918.
First publication, October 25, 1919.
ScorT HAYES. Administrator.
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L.oYalkY.

10 Friendship drink. and then TO Love.
and last to loyalty
Ths first OF these were not enough
without the last. through whom we prove
That Love In Love and right enough
What Friendship's self may be.
30 here's TO Loyaltyi
A sword he wears. but never n mask
% all the world may see
Lat Friendship set him any task,
o. Love-no question doth he ask.
But draws his sword and does his task
And never takes q fee.
% here's to Loynityl
Madison Cawein In '"rho Rcpubllc-A
Little Book Of Homespun Ve-se."
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

"The rational rather than the ro-
mantle view OF marriage IL the ono
most In favor with tho young people
Of the twentieth century" said well
known eugenlcs expert In an address
In Cleveland
"The rational view will make for hap
pier marriages Aud this rational view
Is beautifully Illustrated In two ques'
tions u little dinlogue-ru running thus:
"'Will you always love mer
"Wlll yun always he lovabier"-
New York Tribune
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WV
The stee, men gave return dinner
The time for toasts came. and the head
steel man gave one to the president OF
the United States.
After the toast had been drunk the
head steel man grabbed the tablecloth
yanked It from the table. sent every.
thing on It to the floor and smashed all
the dishes. The noise could be heard
two blecks away.
why do you do thatT' asked the
astonished Russians.
Because" said the head steel man,
''when we drink the health OF the presl-
Gent Of the United States we not only
break the glasses. but everything else
on the tabler'-Saturday Evening Post.
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Antiauitx Of tho csnsua.

The ldcn of the census Is almost as
old Ms history Itself King Amasis OF
Egypt took census Of his people 500
yenrr' before Christ The Atheninn 30
Ion established u census for the pur.
rose nr facilitating taxation. We learn
that nhori iI3 B. G. Serylus Julius
took u census Of Rome During the
chaos ~ the dark ages the census
dropped INTO oblivion. but was re
vivrd ngnIu about the beginning Of the
eighteenth century.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10
Elsaant Dlsoourse.

II wants 10 be proscrastinated at do
mex corner" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkly.
you want 10 be what7" demanded
the conductor
Don lose your temper. had to
look In de dictionary maysf befo' l
found out dat 'Droscrastinate' means
put on Washington Star
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED sTATKS LAND oFFICE,l
Burns. oregon. December I, 1913.
Notice In hereby given that william ID. Hun
man, of Andrews, Oregon, who. ON December
/, 1918. made Homestead Entry, No, O7ild, for
NEi 4swiz and siSsw,a, Section 2, Township
80 g., Range 80 E, willamette Meridian, has
nlcd notice OF intention 70 make final Ave year
proof, to establish claim to the land above de.
acfibod biforo the Register and Receiver, at
Burns oregon, on tho i2th day OF January
IVA.
Claimant namon aa witnesses;
solomon Alherson, Elmer Carlson, Juan
Redon, ChRries Turner. all ofAndrows, Oregon
wM. fARHE. Register.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

Sir william osler in a lecture al
Johns Hopkins trimming school named
the seven virtues Of the nurse: '"ract
without which no woman can be sue
cessful and her chief protection In the
mechanism OF life; tidiness. II being
the primary duty Of a woman to look
we'll; taclturnity. which should be cul
tlvnted as gift; sympathy. gentleness
the blrthright OF n nurse; cheerfulness
and charity. the last and greatest OF
ali "
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NUsHED TO THE RESCUE.
y They Made q Taetful, IL IsnobIe,
Retreat to Safety.

~ Hmnsing story Of the adventure
-Four men had with an irritable
N n told by correspondent OF the
1on Field. II contains a hint that
b. useful 10 some reader who
hereafter 6nd himself In a stint
|1&Efeeable situation.
<1<<oer had a bull that he thought
1S<;F d0cile. One day he was
~ Walking behind the herd when
'oiIt any warning the bull turned
|eme straight at him. lie had n
NJ club I'm bis hands. and no struck
IL t1Ifuai with all his might over the
1A1 1Nd eyes several times, when the
tIoke. For the moment he did not
4& fhat 10 do and thought II was
I|&f with him. when he remem-
||@ ztai some one had told him that
! nv would not attack you II you lay
~ ~ be- threw himself fat on Ills
&n1 shouted for help, ana three OF
4 1I<D who were not far off came
f. .',< 10 tho rescue.
IIe4 they got within about twenty
1E|, 10 told them 10 come on their
~ npd knees, and In this way they
- aIorgside Of him. The cues
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

ductor collected
mres and went
10 the rear of the
ear. Mr.. Cohan,
wishing to be
near the exit. left
his seat and took
another n e ar err
tAs door. The
conductor mean
time. on the look
cot for passen-
ssngers, saw. as
be thought. a new
man taking a
- A.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
I.akcyiow. oregon, Novemhefan 1918.

NOT coal LAND
Notice 10 hereby given that Charles n. Davis
OF Fife, Oregon, who, on June goth 1910 mndt
for WV, Section ~, Township ~ b., Range n
E., willamette Meridian had Med notice of In
tention 10 make Final Three-Year Proof 20 60
tablinh claim TO the land above described. be-
fore Chna. A, Sherman, United States Com mis-
sionor, At File, oregon on the 10Th day OF Jan
uary, 1pla.
Claimant names M witncsseai
Thomas A Marlowe, John McCachem, VII.
Ham II. Street, Paul wemer all OF File, Oregon
JAS. y. Buh0gss, Register.
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e. The -
Scrap Book


xhs Cramps built cruiser for the
Russian government some years ago
anA there were a number OF Russian
naval officers at the yard during the
course OF Its construction. After the
beat had been accepted the Russians
gave dinner In Washington TO celc.
hrate the event and invited the build
sFu and the men who had furnished the
armor plate. aud SO ON. When II came
time for toasts the Russians proposed
the health OF the car, drank II aud
crashed their glasses ON the floor. This
amazed the Americans. who asked
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

why the Russians
were brea king
the glassware In
that fashion,
Because" Il
was explained.
that Is the Gus
tom In our coun.
try. Whenever
we drink to the
car we break the
glasses so they
may nev ver be
profaned by any
less W ort h y
toast"
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Most Of Thom DO.

"lt only needs determination TO live
n hundred years" says well known
health writer. A great many people
have determined to live century or
die In the nttempt-and they have died
In the attempt.-New Orleans Picay-
nne
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

seat and went to THIS IS ONLY a
collect his fare. NNi'
Mr.. Cohan put his hand In his pock'
Ct and offered the conductor coin.
This is only cent" said the conduc.
tor, handing It back.
Yes" said George slowly, Il know
that. paid my fare when l was In
the other seat. This time | supposed
you were taking up a collection
EvAYyhodv'a
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Vague.

II didn't exactly know how TO take
the missls this morning." said the
lady's maid 10 the cook
What did she sayT'
when ! remarked that was afraid
her complexion could not be improved
by cold cream she told me I needn't
rub II in Baltimore American.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-10

r. J. McKinnon q Son have
established a daily stage between
Drewsey and Juntura. Connec-
tions made with the trains at
Juntura and passengers given
every comfort. Fare to Burns
So.
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Dorcas Won't your meeting bo very
late n all the members are going TO
take part In the debate2 Mrs. Dorcas
WHY no. dear Wen all speak nt
nnIa. ,lnIua