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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Appealing to the Colored poss.n.,

Alexander Southern Thweatt tells
this on his rivals and himself: Eve all
were working our hardest to secure a
colored delegation who wished to travel
TO certain point in Arkansas. and the
usual exhibits were made, every pas
senger agent swearing his was the
shortest route. l took the chairman
aside and said to him: Look here:
you don't want to take any short route.
See what you miss! You don't travel
every day. Take the longest route,
and have look at the country. ri
take you by way of - and =. etc ,
naming half dozen cities-'give Won
all good time, and land you at your
destination nearly as soon AS If Won
travel by air lines 1t caught him. and
| got the delegation. The short routa
never catches Sambo."-New York
Press. -
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

and placed 1t to the string OF his bow.
Carelessly the white man strolled on.
Nearer and nearer he came.
Indians in the bitterest warfare pos
sess some policy and some sense of
reason. The first thought of all
was to shoot the man down and then
rush into the cave-house, secure the
girl and proceed ON their Journey
But Old Egan reasoned. To kill the
tiapper, who was the friend of every
body, and had not an enemy on the
desert, and who had never crossed
his path before, did not seem to him
exactly right. To rush upon him and
capture him by force and then bind
and leave him so he could not pur-
sue them after they had retaken their
captive was the plan that suggested
itself to him.
But wise plans are often thwarted.
when the frontiersman had ap-
preached little nearer to the left
there was a swish" and he fell to
the ground pierced through the heart
by an arrow. A young warrior near
whom he had approached could rot
resist the temptation and fired the
fatal shot; and quick as he had fl red
the shot he rushed upon his victim
with scalping knife in hand.
A loud ugh" rose from the Indians
and they rose from behind the rocks
and rushed to the scene of death,
some exulting and some showing
signs Of disapproval, while old Egan's
face wore a sign of disappointment.
But before they had reached his s lie
the young murderer clinched his vic
TINS hair and was already twining
scalping lock about his fingers.
Before the knife had touched tho
scalp, however, rifle rang out a
sharp crack. and then another and
another. The young warrior and a
companion fell full length for their
last fall, and in the midst Of cracking
shots the others sought refuge be-
hind the nearest rocks.
The shots had come from the loon.
holes in front of the trapper's home,
and the Indians could plainly see the
dark muzzles of rifles still in the
small openings, and every time that
the slightest exposure was made on
the part of the red men, a puff of
smoke, a sharp crack and a whistling
bullet warned them to keep under
cover.
1t had continued thus for more than
an hour when a keen whistle was
heard from the summit of the rim
rocks in the rear. The dim form CT
man was seen upon the topmost
rock, rife in hand. He could see
the skulking forms of the Indians
among the rocks beneath him. and
at the same time observe the en-.
trance to the cave. He signaled the
beseiged to cease firing and mo.
toned the Indians to depart. The
white men withdrew their rifles and
the Indians gladly accepted the ar
mistice.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

there are three Keystone held by Daw-
son, one by the officers of the bank,
and the third by the officers of the
Damascus Steel Company. 1t required
all three keys to open the vault and it
Is due to this that Dawson is now a
free man. The work of manufacture
is to be begun as soon as possible by
the company which was organized be-
fore Dawson went to prison.
Mr.. Dawson has devoted his entire
life to the study of metallurgy. His
taste for the science comes naturally.
His ancestors for generations back
have been engaged in the iron busi-
ness, and one of them, Ralph Hogp.
made, in the fifteenth century, the first
iron cannon that England ever saw.
Mr.. Dawson was sent to the peni
tentiary for the murder of his son-in-
law, Walter Scott. Scott had become
infatuated with Dawson's daughter
Clara, and had been paying attention
to her for about year and n half
before the murder. At first there yera
ho ODJSS'iOho Oh tlie part Oh the girls
parents, but later they became opposed
to the young mans attentions and or
dered him from the house several
times. Then clandestine meetings ba-
gan between the young couple. Mr.
Dawson learned of these meetings and
to prevent them took his daughter
away travelling, but was followed from
place to place by Scott. FINALLY Mr.
Dawson and his daughter returned to
Des Moines, but strangely enough. the
girl then refused to marry Scott. Ona
week later they were married clan
destinely, and upon going to the house
of her parents for her belongings Scott
was shot by Mr.. Dawson.
That Dawson has discovered the
secret of making Damascus steel is NOT
doubted. A few years ago he erected a
blast furnace in Chicago for experi.
ments. He allowed several invited
friends to see all but one portion of
the process. When the time came for
mixing the secret Ingredient with tho
melted metal he banished every one
The finished product he turned out
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
MURDERER HELD A SECRET.
He Is Pardonel that He May Exploit
His knowledge.

iic rs TaruOneu tHdt lie MAY GNplois
His knowledge.
Considerable public interest was re-
Gently aroused by the action of Gov
ernOr Shaw. of Iowa, in paroling
murderer, S. r. Dawson, who claims
to have discovered the long lost secret
of making Damascus steel and also the
process by which copper can be hard
ened and tempered. 1t was to pre-
vent the knowledge of this secret from
being lost to the world that induced
the action of the Iowa executive.
Five years ago, when Dawson was
sent to the penitentiary for murder,
he was just about to exploit the Sc
crets he had discovered, and a COM
pany with ample capital had been
formed for that purpose. He was then
40 years old. The men associated with
him in the company that had been
formed besought him to divulge the
secret of his process, but he refused
to tell a soul anything about his dis
covery. The formula, however he de-
posted in the safety vault Of the Des
Moines National Bank. To that vault
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
mediately to our rescue"

mediately to our rescue"
Strong as was the trapper's body
and steady as was his nerve, he felt
his whole frame yield, with a shudder
when he learned that his companion
was Bertha Lyle, and of the narrow
escape she had had. When she had
hurriedly told him her history and
the incident of her capture by the In
dians he felt relieved tnat she had
fallen into no worse hands than Old
Egan's.
To take her to his home that night
through the Indian searching party
would be too hazardous. He could
make it alone, but he doubted the
girls ability to climb among the rim
rocks and keep her footing in the
crevasses, although she had shown Z
wonderful spirit of coolness and
strength during their recent adven-
ture. The trapper was quick to come
to a conclusion. He decided to go
and get his rifle and secrete his lug
gage, and steal into his home with
the girl the following day, making as
much of the way that night as pos
sible. So leaving her in the cavern
he went on his mission, at the same
time avoiding the savages who were
skulking among the rimrocks and
making a diligent search of every
nook and corner.
The trapper was not gone more
than two hours, though his course
was a roundabout one. and to his
surprise and dismay on his return the
girl was not to be found.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
MoHAvEs ARE suPERsTlTIous.
Tribe C1ings ZealousIy to All It's An
cient Customs and Beliefs.

Tribe C1ings Zealously to All It's An
cient Customs and Beliefs.
According to a member of the geo.
logical survey who has travelled ex-
tensively in the west, saye the Wash
ington correspondent OF the New York
Tribune, the Mohave Indians are the
most superstitious of any tribe In the
United States, and they cling as no
other tribe does to their old tradi-
tions. Their god is Mat-o-we-ha,"
says the scientist, ''the maker of all
things, the director of the sun, moon
and stars, the guardian of the hunt
Ing ground, the sender of rain and
sunshine and arbiter as to whether the
seasons will bring forth luxuriant har-
vests or famine. His son, Mas-zam-
ho, has charge Of the white mountain
(heaven), and Is the guardian of de-
parted spirits, which are supposed to
ascend to paradise in smoke, and it
is believed all the personal property
destroyed in the flames with the de-
ceased will go with him
"The Mohaves who are not Gre
mated turn into owls, and whenever q
hoot Of that bird is heard these In
dians think 1t is one of ther dead re-
turned. The owl is caught If possible
and cremated, that the imprisoned
spirit may be set free and allowed to
enter the white mountain to find ever
lasting peace. Through the influence
of the government agents the yearly
mourning festival of the Mohaves. n
most picturesque ceremony has been
abandoned. AT these festivals great
pyres were lighted outside of the vii
lage, on a spot selected as the most
pleasing to Mat-o-we-ha and Mas-zam-
no, and when the fire was hottest every
member Of the tribe would throw his
dearest belonging into the flame. he
lieving that 1t ascended in the thicl,
smoke of the fire straight to the white
mountain and into the hands of their
dear departed ones, carrying messages
OF love and remembrance"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

In cases where bronchitis has h..
chronic rom want OF proper treatms..
in the earlier stages, there is n".I. 'sl'
so good as DR.. August Keonir's a..
burg Breast Tea, in conjunction a AN
which is strongly advised the me-
st. Jacobs Oil as an outward 49,, O1
tion along the front of the throat r.oa t.s
close up under the chin to well dovsa %
the top OF the chest; the one ~
assists the other, and as intended ~
work in complete unison. The wnns y
tul penetrating power of st. Jacobs Iei, ni,|
enables it to reach the adhesion of ,Wo W
eign matter which lines the broroh;', !,
subes and which makes breatbino 'a raa
and more difficult. As these adSaa;s' '
become infiamed and enlarged S. :.
Jacobs Oil causes such adhesions
break away, making expectoratiop Ga,
or and more free. DIR. August Koen;aj
Hamburg Breast Tea, drank slowlv
very hot, sooths and heals the nayt'
comforting and quieting, stops A.
cough and relieves the breathing IT.;
manner of treatment (and therS Il
other two remedies that will fAk =
gether so successfully reaches ths d;@I
Guilty from the outside and the ins;dl
at the same time. st. Jacobs nj
reaches the roots of the adhesion arI
assists DR.. August Koenig's Hambn,Y
Breast Tea in clearing them; the botS
remedies act in unision in healing and
curing. The above remarks apply with
equal force in cases OF asthma. crun
whooping cough, enlarged tonsils and
all bronchial affections. Every family
should have st. Jacobs Oil and DR.. Apg.
ust Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea Al.
ways in the house in order that they NAV
be promptly used in the first stages
Often the maladies develop with won.
derful rapidity, and complications take
place with equal suddenness.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

was harder than ordinary Steel more
plant, susceptible of keener edge.
He made some beautiful knife blades
that would bend almost double, and
also n heavy sabre. He fashioned a
cold chisel and tested 1t beside ordi-
nary chisels on steel girders. The
Dawson chisel went through the girder
in much less time than ordinary CHS
els. The workmen had to change tools
often in order to get good edges, but
when Dawson had finished the edge on
his chisel it seemed as good as ever.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
A Safe Petition.

A friend tells a writer In London
NJ. A. 2. that he met Mr.. Arthur Raj.
Tour, the new prime minister of Eng
land one evening at dinner party.
The conversation turned on tho IN,
portance in life of self-confidence. NV
friend repeated the saying, God gle ms
guild conceit O. oorsels."
Mr.. Balfour added qulckly,"And that
sir, is the only prayer that is ALWAYS
answered"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
HOLLYWOOD PALACE.

Edward will
20O
l. and
history interesting place in all Gale
Baiol held parliament
within its walls james [. it, married
in buried n it,
in time forward the
Queen Mary lived there her return from France
IN
leading the throne Her King James w. dwe much
He revisited
the 1911 1t garsOed by Cromwel troops after the battle Of
Dunbar
Charles X of
the
fen glor
of
changed
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Better Than Home Canned.

We know it is hard for you to believe
that anys-fruits and vegetables put up
in cannery are better than the ones
your mother or wife puts up, but that's
just what We mean to say about the
brand Monopole You won't be sur.
prised at the statement, after you try
them. Get Monopole canned goods
from your grocer. Wadhams & Kerr
Bros, packers. Portland, Oregon.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
CHAPTER XI.
Two Villains and a New Plot.


All Is astir at the stone house. The
employees have returned from the an
nual roundup and the place, which
had borne deserted appearance for
the past few weeks, is now all hustle,
and men are seen here and there
feeding the horses, mending brides,
saddles and harness, shoeing horses
and doing everything that is required
about great stock ranch. Night
comes on and finds them still busy,
but they change their work to the
finishing touches preparatory for the
night and one by one they come and
prepare for supper.
The Lord of The Desert Is alone in
his accustomed place. None enter
his quarters except on business and
only his foreman and superintendents
have business with him. for all bust.
ness Is transacted through these. His
glass sits upon the broad arm of the
old chair and now and then his hand
%oes mechanically to it, and brings
1t mechanically to his lips, and he
swallows draughts therefrom me-
ohanically. With mechanical reg1l-
iarity his face grows redder and his
countenance sterner, while his eyes
take on wilder glare.
A knock at the door and to the re-
sponse of welcome, Dan Follett en-
ters.
"How is it?" inquiries his Lordship
"All Is completed" replied the
Frenchman.
Get a glass there and fill It to the
brim," exclaimed Martin Lyle.
Partially emptiying the glass Fol.
lett seats himself and relates the par
ticulars of the transaction with Old
Eean, drawing forth the womans
scalp from his pocket and passing it
over to the Lord of The Desert.
Did you see the corpse?" inquired
Lyle.
mo, but I deemed this evidence
sufficient" replied Follett.
"Old Egan is treacherous old
scoundrel and would deceive us If he
could. but the. evidence seems straight
enough"
ooh, you needn't doubt that" re.
piled Follett, ''the old scoundrel
would never lose an opportunity to
commit murder, especially when so
many ponies and mules were to be
gained"
But they will never do him much
good" replied Lyle, as he placed the
class to his lips. 81 have plan,
Follett, and you are the man to car
ry it out. My men report Egan and
his men camped at the foot of Ash
Butte. You are a pretty fair looking
Indian anyway, and I want you TO
leave tomorrow morning for the camp
OF the Warm Springs tribe, lead the
warriors on Old Egan's trail, and take
every animal in his possession"
"What about the deed" inquired
Follett, remember this is dangerous
work and 1t has been a long time
since our accounts have been ad-
justed."
Tut, tut, man, don't worry about
that. I'll have all that arranged for
you by the time you return. Take a
drink, order an early bearkfast and
be off with the rising sun. I shall
depend upon you, Dan, I shall
depend upon you"
Martin Lyle sat and drank and
thought. For many hours he was
in deep meditation.
'With my brother and his daughter
dead and out of my way, nothing can
ever disturb my rights here" ran
through his mind.
Dan Follett left with the morning
sun to perform his mission.
tTo be conunued.)
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
To Get Out OF II Cheap.

Mrs. Newcomb (on being asked to
contribute dollar to help make up the
deficit in the minister's salary)-Real.
ly, l can't afford to give SO much
money; but I'll buy two chickens, A
pound of coffee, a can. of condensed
milk, bottle of olives, some cottage
cheese, sparerib and some cut fowers|
for the church supper, the proceeds oil
which are to be turned in.-Judge.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
A ReaIist.

Currie -Bighead is quite character,
is he not?
Peters-Yes. He is one Of those fel-
lows that are willing to make fools OF
themselves just to show their individu'
ality.-Judge.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
The Swedish Bride.

A Swedish bride, if she be prudent
and superstitious, will fill her pockets
with bread before she sets out for the
church, and to every poor person she
gives piece, thus averting as many
misfortunes from herself or her bus.
band.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Before the Cards are Dealt.

she-Not very popular in the clubs,
eh?
He-I should say not He knows
when to quit in poker game.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Troubles of His Own.

Bachlor-I've got great news for you,
old man. Pm engaged.
Benedict-Well, you needn't come
to me for sympathy. I'm married.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
More Reserves for Germanx

Germany drills this year 3,4OO re-
serve troops, nearly double as many
US she drilled two years ago.
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TO The PUBLIC.

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oer1elbeu."