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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
An 'impr..pIon Of oerL.y.

"once when ! was singing In Mini
early IN the morning." said Chalinpine,
Russia's greatest singer. II looked out
and suw Gorky standing at n window
In the same hotel. aud guzing silently
over the city The sun was shining op
the towers of the churches, over the
silver river and turning the roofs red
You are up early | said. Yes he
answered. Come In my rooms for
moment When reached his window
| saw that he had tears In his eyes,
and did not understand. Look he
said to me. how beautiful II In. Just
the world and not a human being any
where. The humanity which nus made
lts gods aud lts laws, built its houses
and lts churches, nli asleep and help.
less rs children, powerless 10 change
or adjust all this that II has made.
"lic spoke very softly aud very
sweetly. and. for the moment. he seem.
cd to me the most perfect human be-.
Ing In the world, Truly one OF Rus-
sin's tlowers OF genius "-Cruftsmnn.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

Combination sick. Injury, accident
and death honpGt projection at mini.
mum cost. 10000 death benefit
II 10000 for loss OF limb or eyesight;
faom $500 to 1880 weekly sick or ac-
cident benefit; 100000 Emergency 70.
lief benefit. Cost Ia 600 per year /;
no other dues or assessments. In THE
insurance oil menapd women are placed
on an equal baslp, rssqrdles Qi occups.
tIon. Every person makes the same
form OF application, pays the same
amountof premium sRd receives the
same amount Of benefit. Men and
Women between the ages OF 10 and %
are accepted. No restrictions as TO oc,
only Railroad men employed
employed on track, train or roound
house, can not DO accepted. plaims are
paid within sixty days apywhere In the
v. s, Canada or Europe. Qll reliable
Insurance Company. tll0, 10000 on
state deposit ~ protection for Policy
holders and TO guarantee the payment
ol claims. For further free information
address Gustave Il. Werner, Secretary
and General Manager, Box 8l3, Buffalo,
n. Y. state age, sex, occupation and
Dept. B. l72.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
A Calamity.


Fiye-year-Old Tots m0ther was tell
Ing the youngster the story VI herself
and her twin sister.
"One morning when we were week
old the nurse was bathing Us, and she
took the blue ribbon or Dellns wrist
and the pink ribbon on stellns wrist
When she wis ,Tendy tlapni them on
again she cOuh not remember which
one OF us was Della and whlch was
Stella. 50 she took us In ~ mother,
but mother could not tell either, and
no one ever did know whether OF not
we hnd our right names. fhen when
we were seven years old une OF ny
died. and noilaJy knows whether u
was Della or stella
Little Tot burst into aO Dgony or
tears aud sObhed Ont. u Jusi know u
was my own mother thnt died when
she was seven years old"- Youth :
Companion
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
PROFIT IN GOLDEN SEAL.
A Woodland Crop That May bs co's''
Nn,sd with Little Trouble


vated With Little Trouble.
Speaking OF plants that may be cul'
tiyated with little trouble and with
profit to the grower, n writer IN
Green's Fruit Grower advises those
who have bit OF unused woodland or
undcrbrush TO plant golden seal. lie
considers It one OF the most reinmer-
atiye OF plants to raise and says thht
II requires very little care.
The roots OF this plant sold htieeh
years ago at 80 cents pound. The
price has steadily advanced. The root
is now worth $3.50 pound, and the
dry leaves and stems now sell for 20
cents pound. lt Is one OF the mos'
widely used drugs known to the MOI
ern pharmacopoein.
AT the end OF three years you eau
sort ont the mature roots from tue
young ones and wash and dry them
for sale. while you put the young roots
back In the ground. At the end OF
the three years the grower has year
ly crop OF roots, and. beginning with
the tlrst year, he has a yearly crop OF
leaves aud stems. This Is one OF tlr
crops on which there is an absolute
certainty OF u market that viii run
after you ms soon as any golden seal
buyer knows you have the goods to
sell. Go and ask your druggist or your
doctor about the value OF golden seal
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

Men from the Michigan college OF
Mines mnde some interesting expert
mcnts with failing bodies IN the deep
vertical alhfi Of u copper m,um NJ Cat
umct. which. snyS Mnchiner, lIn- three
OF the deepest shafts In the world
The cxperlmenters tried To drop INTO
n box OF clay 400 feet below two
metal balls two inches In lnmeter. one
from tho center OF shnft nine feet
wide and thirty feet long aud one from
the southwest corner OF IL Neither of
the balls reached the box Of clay. one
wns never found; the other. probably
the one dropped from the center. was
found lodged In the timbers In the east
side OF the shaft. 800 feet from the sur
face In fact. bodies dropped into the
shnft Invariably lodged In the east
wall. because the earth rotates ON lts
axis from west to east II a load OF
ore were spilled into tho shaft most Of
II would cling 10 the side OF the shaft
or land on the levels to the cast
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
Tas Victoria cross.

The rr'iplrnr ~ ths Victoria cross
X ~ c. Hnh nobody secs anything
strange Ia Inni II is curious to recall
the diihculti- Queen Victoria felt
upon the point when the v. q. was 10
stltutcd The queen thinks" she
wrote 10 lord pnDmure, that the per
sons decorated with the Victoria croas
might very properly be allowed to
bear some Distinctive mark after thvii
name 80 v G.. would not do K. q
means knight of the Garter. Q. Il. 0
Companion Of the Hath. N. r. a Mem
her OF rarlinneBt, 81. d. a doctor OF
medicine. etc. IN all cases designating
! person No one coDld be called o
Victoria cross v. g.. moreover. means
vice chancellor ~ present d, v. U.
decorated with the Victoria crossD or
q Y &. bearer " the Victoria cross'
might DO lhc queen thinks the last
the best-" London Mirror.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
WHISTLER AND HIS GROCER,
An Overdue Bill, q Threat and a Pay
nent Not In Cash.

Whlstler's financial affairs were the
mingled Joy and terror OF his friends,
aud the penuells, In their Life OF
Whistler" give most amusing
glimpse Into this side or MS life, On
one occasion he had actually run mp n
bill OF tGoO with Il Chelsea greengrocer.
who at last called TO Insist upon pay
ment. whistler came out strong on
that occasion:
How what why-why. OF course.
you have sent these things - most eS
ccllent thlngs-and they have been
eaten. yon know, by most excellent
people. Think what splendid adver.
tsement. And sometimes. yon know
the salads are not quite up to the mark
the fruit, you know. not quite fresh
And IL you go into these nns,emly dis
cussions about the bili-weli, you know.
shall have TO go into discussion about
an this. and think how II would hurt
your reputation with all these extrnor
binary people | think the best thing II
not to refer 10 the past-l'll let IL go
And in the future wen have q weekly
account - wiser. you known
The greeugfGcer left without bis mon
ey. but received Ia payment two nos
turnes. one the blue upright Valparaiso.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

There Ia d Rhneland legend of three
German robbers who. having acquired
by various atrocities what amounted
to u very valuable booty, agreed TO d.
vide the spoil aud to retire from so
dangerous a vocation. When the day
appointed for this purpose arrived one
OF them was dispatched to q Dsigbbor-
Ing town TO purchase provisions for
their last carousaI. The other two
secretly agreed TO murder him 0D bis
return that they might divide bis
share between them. They did 81. But
the murdered man was u closer cal'
culator even than bis assassins. for he
had previously poisoned a part OF the
provisions. that he might appropriate
TO himself the whole Of the spoil. This
precious trjnnyirute wers found dead
together.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
THE HOUSE OF SORROW.
Those Who Have Dwelt Therein Have
Learned q Lasting Lesson.

Those Who Have Dwelt Therein Have
Learned q Lasting Lesson.
They that have experienced n great
sorrow are born again The world
they are now In Is quite different from
their old world. In that earlier world
they lived upon terms OF household
familiarity with Joy and felicity. Now
they must lie down by the side OF sor'
row ard eat with sorrow beside them
at the board. Outward things may as
sert their Identity TO eye. 10 ear. to
touch, but outward things cannot de-
ceive the spirit within. The house OF
sorrow is strange, all Its furniture Is
strange. and the newcomer must lcaru
anew how 10 live.
The first lesson is to accept The past
ae a beautiful day that Is done. as the
IoveiIness OF II rose that has withcrcd
away. The object ot our yenrning
mas passed from the world uf Actual
contacts into the world OF art. Mrm'
Ory may paint the picture ns II WIN.
drop out all shadows and catch the
beauty OF our exquisite less III all The
golden glow OF human happiness
There, within the shrine prepared hy
sorrow. that picture will ever refresh
rs and bless US Evil cannot touch II,
nor III will. nor envy. nor sordid care
Only our own faithfulness. our own
acceptance OF unworthy things, can
stain the freshness OF It's beauty. Sor-
row has constituted us the sacristans
OF this shrine: on us rests the care of
this pictured relic. aud unless We SUIT
fer notes and beams TO get III our
eyes II will remain as bright IN the
sanctuary OF memory as IN the sun
shine OF earthly nfe.-Atlnntic.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

The frst shock OF arrest and lmpris.
onmcnt IL TO the nrst offender the great
crisis ct his life. He realizes suddenly
and vividly TINT the state In not mere.
" u political abstraction out of n long
forgotten school book, but II thing
alive, armed with Jaw and clnw. The
effect of this IA overwhelming. There
lives no human animal more pcnltent
and plastic than the tirst otfcnder on
his first dny In prison. On thnt day OF
all days the state can mold him easily
to itr civic needs. TurD him over to
a man who believes In the bottom good
In him; teach him n trnde whereby he
mar learn TO support himself honestly
when released; give him shnrc IN his
earnings. so that he may. even though
In prison. support his innocent wife
and helpless children or. n he is alone.
save bit Of capitnl against that black.
est day OF liberntlon-in other words.
give him work and hope. the two
things which all men need In order TO
iive--and yon VIII have set him on the
road to citizenship. Deprive hin Of
work and hope and you will ns surely
have set him on the road to criminal.
ity.-From "rho Man In the Cage"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12


II IN n suggestive fact. and one well
worth noting although we have no
recollection Of having ever heard nj
tention called directly to 1t TINT I,rit.
ons are the only people 10 the world
who speak of the home OF their rnce ns
the motheriand The Jews were and
are. the "Children of israel" PnIes
tine wns and In. TO them always the
Land OF Our Fathers" Rome was
"Pntrin" TO her citizens FrnDce IL LA
Patrie' 10 bei sons and daughters
Grrnian, In distinctiveiy the father
lnnd" to all Its people The same II
true OF every existing nation of Impor
lance. so fur M we are aware Even
the national hym Of the Quilted states
appeals te"tbtr Fathers God " BRIT
aims children reverentIy think aud
sprnk Of their mothcrinnd ilnlifnx
Chronicle.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

The stomach Of q camel is divided
Into four compartments. and the walls
OF these are lined with large cells.
every one Of which can be opened and
closed nj viii by the means of power
ful muscles. explains n writer IN the
Presbyterian. When n camel drinks
II drinks grent deaf. Indeed, II
drinks for such long time you really
would think II never mennt 10 leave OF.
The fact IN that II IL not satisfying
lts thirst. but IN iilllnR up It's ciatern
IN well One after another the cells
In lls stomach are filled with the wa.
tei aud ns soon M each 10 quite full
II N tightly closed Then. when FEW
hours later the animal becomes thirsty,
all that IL hns "a do In to open one
df the cells and nllow the water 10 fiow
out Next day Il opens one Or two
more cells. ind No II goes on day after
day until the whole supply In exhnust.
I'd In this curious way n cnmei can
i've i've or even air days without
drinking ut MI, aud ~ IL nble TO travel
quite cnslly through the desert. where
the wells nre often hundreds OF miles
apart
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
Credit.

Credit 10 an estimate OF your cnpnc.
ity TO worry about paying your bills
which is held about you by n tot Of
total Strangers Credit Is also belief
held OF your ability tp pny for some
thing long after you have ceused to dc
rive any benefit from IL Credit is like
wise o gauge Of your willingness to
deceive yourself into the belief that
you Gun ofrord 10 buy something be.
cause y9u cannot pay cash for IT. IL
everybody paid c1sh there would DO
no bond issue, No huge clerical forces,
no national debts. no armies or mill.
tary systems, no schools such ns exist
today. no war. no degenerate fashions
nothing but plain. everyday living.
Credit enables everybody TO i've n tic,
titious existence. Sotbipg exceeds like
credit Life.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

The trade between india and Tibet
has to he carried through lofty pnss.
es between i4.OO0 and 1900 feet high.
most Of which are practically lmpnssd
bic during seasons OF heavy rnlD and
snow. sheep and nlso crosses between
yaks aud ordinary cattle nre used az
beasts of burden. The most important
route into Tibet from india IL from
SiligurL near Darjeeling In northern
Bengal. and across the small frontier
state Of sikkim TO Gyantsc aud Yntung
In Tibet. the two leading trade marts
authorized by the existing convention
The other chicf means OF access To
Tibet are from Almora, In the north
erp part OF tho united provinces. and
from slmla over the Simla' Tibet rond
10 Gnrtok In western Tibet, which IL
at about i4.200 feet elevation above the
sea.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
ahtan,a WAY.

Mrs. Itligorc was the pretty young
wife OF the elderly village pastor One
day she went Into the city With q
friend and. among other things. bought
new frock,
Another frock. my dearr' said her
husband did you need auotherr
Eyes" said the wife. hesitatingly.
Il do need II. and. besides. II was %
pretty that the dey,i tempted me-"
"But you should have said, Get thee
behind me, Sqinn' Have you forgot
ten that3''
"oh. no, But that wns what made
the trouble, hubby dear. I said. Get
thee behind me. Satan and he did.
but he whispered over my shoulder.
II just DTS you beautifully IN the
backr And Just Ind 10 take Il then"
-IInrper's magazine.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
A Newspaper Dictionary


Bury Negro-Any colored man ar
rested
Engineer man who gets blamed
FOR Il railroad accident tSee probeD
Gentleman Burglar-A thief with
collar tSee RntiiesJ
joy Ride What precedes nn automo
bile accident. ,See broker.)
LootGoods found In tiat 10 Har
lem,
Mllllonnire-A man who owns bis
own home isce divorcc.l~
rlot-Something that is thwarted
(Scc fOilI
Pretty Giri-Any female.
Scanty Attire What people escape
from burning buildings In.
Slcuth-A detective IN the headlines.
Society Lcnder-A woman who TO
turns from Europe.
Twenty -four Hours--The period In
which the police expect to catch the
murderer. Puck.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

The barber was very busy. and the
shop WAS full OF men waiting for him
20 practice his tonsoriai art upon their
heads nnd facea
One man, Mr. Blank. becnme tired
OF waiting for his turn TO come and
started 20 leave. Although his beard
had come ont pretty heavy. he thought
no one would notice II and that he
could come back the next morning
when Hughes. the barber. WIS not 50
very busy The barber. not wishing
q customer 20 go away unattended TO.
accoeted him by saying. you're. not
Ienvin' us. II you. Mr. BlnnkT'
Mr.. Blank felt OF his face and re-
piled. why. I don't need shave. do
{ Hughesf''
Hughes thereupon looked his Gus
toner over critically and answered
him Rssnredly: mo. youse don't need
a shave. All youse needs In a haircut
On de face" National Monthly.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

The use Of the name Tommy Atkins,
applying 10 the British soldiers. dates
back to the Indian mutiny. 10 1857
when tho rebellion broke out IN Luck.
now all the Europeans lied to the Res
ldelcy. On their way they came upon
private OF the Thirty second regiment
Duke OF Cornwall's Light Infantry
an sentry duty nt AN outpost They
urged him TO make bis escape with
them, but he would pot DO so AND was
killed Ills name happened 10 be
rhomns Atkins. und so throughout the
mutIny campaign when daring deed
was done the dQer was snid 10 be "a
regular Tommy Atkins - Exchange.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
A Different aaason.

what bright eyeS Jon nsvr!' said
the visitor 10 hve-year old Tommy
you must get plenty of sleep
"Yes'm." he answered. My man
ma makes me 90 10 bed every night at
: o'clock"
That's 10 keep you healthy" said
the visitor.
mo. II amt" replied the y0nngster.
"It's so she can mend my clothes. st.
Louis Globe. Democrat.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
Modss,y Of eseh.
rom the time when Bach was 20

From the time when Bach was 20
fortunate ar to receive the appointment
Of organist st Arnstndt, With an an
nual snlnry VI $40 TO $40. bis desires
were apparently fulfilled He sought
for no higher post. aud only when a
uew Que wis offered him did he ac-
cept II thankfully ~ n gift OF Prov
dencs. IN every new position II was
his only aspiration 70 do his duty faith
fully. and accordingly he mnde bis
gifts serve his place, 10 that M an or
gnnist he composed orgnn pieces; M
the weimnr cnnpelmaster psnlms nnd
sacred cantntiis and chamber music and
M the musicni director OF the 81. Thom
as school his great polyphonic, difficult
vocal works Kings and princes not
infreqn.Dtly commanded him 20 play
to them lie did their will modestly
aud. fully satisfied. returned 10 his
simple home He must have known
that he was the greatest organ vir'
tuoso in-tho world. and ut that time
great mnster OF this instrument was
well rewarded, He was highly esteem
I'd In France. England and Holland.
but was never known 10 express the
wish of aettinB his foot on foreign soil
Johann Friedrich Rochlitz.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
Spead OF Animals.

II IL believed that no animal has
ever exceeded the speed which can b<
attained by the horse. Instantaneous
photographs Of one famous specimen
showed the full length Of complets
stride 10 be about twenty six feet
The bare has not, lp reality. the speed
OF the dog The dog. on the other
hnnd. does not attain the speed Of the
horse The giraffe Is said 10 run al
the rate OF 6fteen yards per second IN
der the most favorable conditions. The
elephant, going nc the rate Of two
yards n second. carries Q weight ap'
proximating 10 that carried By sis
horses. Louis Globe Democrat
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
A Matter Of Olstnroes.

Why did Homer call the Dardanellcr
"brond" or "bonndless," although at
the point where Ieandar and Byron
swan II the breadth is barely u milei
Byron's comment IL very neat: THE
wranglIng about the cpithet, the broad
Hcllespont.' or the 'boundless Helles
pont.' whether II means one ~ the
other. or what Il means ~ all hns i1rD
beyond all possibility OF detail have
even brnrd II disputed on the spot ANA
not foreseeing II speedy conclusion 10
the controversy, amused myself with
swimming ncross II In the meantime
and probably may agnin before the
point IL settled Probably HO
mcr had the snDe notion OF distance
that couuctte hns OF tlms. and when
hr talks ~ boundlcss means half q
mile. ny the lntter. 10y n Ike figure.
when she snyS eternal attachment
simply specifics three weeks London
Spectator
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
Tho sleepy EayptIan,

Egyptians eau lie down and 10 to
sleep anywhere. They look around nm.
III they lind particularly busy place
IN tho street where there is patch or
shade, wrap dusty cloth around their
fnccs, curl up and pcncefully glide or
into drcnmlcss sleep In walking
along the Jrrc' one hnS 10 I've cnrefni
of every spnlch Of shadow that hr
comes TO for fear OF stepping on a m
tivc's face. Even when you do step on
this usually sensitive part OF the anat'
omy they merely sit up, yawn thank
fully that you are medium sized man
and lnEily turn over on the other eide.
Az 1on IA mn Egyptian tnds ont that
II person IL nm American his hrst breath
less question ~. "Wil there be many
Americans coming over this winterv
High aud low. merchants and donkey
boys. they ask the same question. for
half of Egypt lives ON the tourists. and
the greatest number Of these ure from
the United states - Homer Croy IN
Leslie's
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
His Passport.

On one occasion Gustave Dore, the
artist, lost his passport while on Il tour
in Switzerland. At Lucerne he asked
10 be allowed to speak to the mayor,
TO whom be gave his name.
"You say that you are NJ. GuStnve
Dore. and | believe you" said the
mayor, but" and he produced n piece
OF paper and a pencil. "yor can easily
prove It."
bore looked around him and saw
some peasants selling potatoes IN the
street. With a few clever touches he
reproduced the homely scene and. ap-
pending his name to the sketch. pre-
sented II TO the mayor.
your passport is all right remark
ed the official. but you must allow me
20 keep II and to offer you in return
one OF the ordinary form"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12
uloh Flnaro, In chIna.

Il In an established custom In China
that new company must pny dlvi.
dendr 20 It's shareholders from the first
years OF its existence. and this forms
invariably clause OF the articles OF
association. Some concerns which fail
to realize a profit have 10 contract II
high interest loan In order 10 pny divi
dends In full. II In this prncilce that
compels companies to contract Ionn
after loan until they are plunged into
Q helpless atate Furthermore, when
q new company In established II Is
from the start tied down 10 II system
OF commission paying. In every pur
chase as well as In every sale Of the
company a commission goes with H.
which In therefore counted into every
payment and receipt. thus occnslOning
the need OF an unnecessarily lnrgo
amount Of apitai.-Argonaut
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-12

The diameter ~ th- Atlantic cable
vnri"S nr''rdlnr 10 tia depth nt IN"
winter. the chnrncirr ~ the hottuni uu
which II lies aud the probabilities OF
interference from anchors II II smnll
s~i In mid0rnn depths There In III
tie or Do movement NJ the bottom aud
u IN imiHrinnt TINT the rnhlr should
not have great weight. heavy cn
blr Ia deep winter would l~ difficult to
brina NJ for repairs " such were nr,'d
nj IN the shallow water u heavier
type OF rablv'1s used The types are
known as shore end" intermediate
aud deep sea" The diameters OF the
commer,Inl cables ARE: Shore cud. two
aud three quarter inches: intermediate.
one and three quarter inches: deep sen.
one inch.