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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
A PREACHERS REBUKE.
Twice Heard, 1t Excited suspifi''
PremeditatiOn.

Twice Heard, 1t E1cited susph~'
PremeditatiOn.
I'm New York several months "
went to hear q well-kn0wn pIeac'1
who delivered q remarkably e@a1
sermon" said the travelling man
as the minister was in his peNal
he suddenly stopped, took on De ,
tacles, and, in a voice OF census
marked:
~ will be very much Obliged
young man in the rear par1 "
church will cease his conversalHl
He then replaced his spectaoa j
proceeded with his sermon. Ai
pened to sit in the rear part Oh u'
ditorium | felt rather surpriseu
interruption, for. while tneF
many young men present Id 'D4'
of the edifice, | did not notice 'He
conversation.
Not long ago the same preacD.
invited to Philadelphia to prea'
special occasion. went again "
him. To my surprise he tooA wv
text and delivered the same seim
was more than surprised as De 70
his peroration to see him rem"
spectacles and give expressOD
same rebuke in exactly the So
guage as he had done Id ss'
l could not help arriving al 'n'
sion," said the travelling man, a..
to the Philadelphia Times va
place marked somewhere !" ="
uscript for administering
whether it was needed or 10. =
perhaps his intention was " .s,,
particular attention to soins
was about to utter"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

House-cleaninC would be robbed OF
many of .,S terrOrs were there no attic
where is stored that dreary accumula-
non of things too good to throw away,
and not good enough to keep. The
modern houSekeeper has painfully un-
learned some of the lessons in thrift
iuculcated by her Puritan grand
mother. She tries 10 be generous when
she looks over each seasons wardrobe
But gown. hat or shoes. unless some
one is actually suffering for them, are
too often packed away in the vain
hope Of getting a little more wear out
of them. There they stay TO collect
moths and burden the housekeeper :
Judgment and conscience. A city mis-
sion in Boston and church in manu-
featuring city have recently contriyed
plan for relieving this situation, and
for making the best Of what would
otherwise be lost The mission pro-
vides stout canvas bags, holding a
bushel, which are properly tagged and
left at private houses with card OF
explanation. Into them may go al
most any article of household use
clothing. hats, shoes, ties, ribbons,
collars and cuffs. toys, pictures, mot
toes. books, curtains. cushions, rugs.
Thus filled they are sent to the factory
city. There they are turned over to a
corps Of skilled workers who put them
in order. Milliner. dress maker. seam
stress. cObber and taiiOr-all expert
enced in their art-transfOrm the con-
tents Of the bag into their best possi-
bic estate This done the articles are
sold 10 the employees Of the mills. and
report says that the demand for them
at reasonable prices far exceeds the
supply. The profit is shared between
the mission which has procured and
collected them and the church which
has repaired and distributed them. In
addition to this very considerable gain
there is the advantage of giving EN-.
| ployment to several kinds of workers
and of providing the final owner with
| garments so skillfully renovated as tC
| be much better than those TO be
bought elsewhere for the same money
Altogether. the clearing house scheme
is so admirable that one wishes a SINH
lar plan might be devised for tht
brains of some of us. How delightful
! If we could thus pass on our outworr
experiences, our well-thumbed wis
dom, our threadbare discretion, so thai
they would find favor in the eyes OF
youth and folly, leaving US no poorer
and the world the richer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
So Sweetly Innocent.

He had been to the boarding-sch 10
pay surprise visit TO his daughter, his
only child. He had parted from her.
proud to be the parent of such hand.
some maiden, pleased with the inno-
cence of budding womanhood The
principal accompanied him to the door.
Madam" he said, with deep feeling.
Il owe you much for the manner in
which you have reared my child since
she has been under your care When |
notice the contrast between that inno-
cent maiden and some OF the girls of
her age, who have not had the advan-
tage OF such strict supervision, feel
that have indeed done wisely in plac.
Ing her in your charge"
And how proud you must be-" said
the principal, glowing with satisfac.
ton, Ito be the father OF so large and
devoted a family"
'Large-devoted!" gasped the proud
parent. What do you mean"
Devoted to each other" said the
principal. mo fewer than seven OF
Clara's brothers have been here during
the past three weeks to take her out
and she is expecting another to-mor.
'ow."-LOndon Tit-Bits
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
HAD WHOLE CAR TO HERsELF
Woman Journeyed from Atlanta to
Washington in Solitary Grand.u.

Woman Journeyed from Atlanta to
Washington in Solitary Grandeur.
A plucky Southern woman scored n
victory over grasping corporation re-
Gently and is one of the pruudest OF
her sex in consequence. She got on
Pullman car attached to the South
ern's train at Birmingham and showed
a ticket and Pullman car coupon for
Washington. When the train arrived
at Atlanta it was found that the wom-
an was the only passenger on the car
ticketed for the North. When she was
asked to transfer to another car at
tached to the North-bound train she
produced her Pullman coupon from her
card case and said:
This entities me to section In this
car to Washington"
That is all right, madam" replIed
the conductor. "Other ARRANGEMENTS
have been made and this car will NOT
go through"
Il think it will" said the lady. "My
coupon says | am to ride in this ca r
to Washington and don't propose to
leave the car"
Efforts OF the officials to make the
woman leave the Pullman were in
vain. She was perfectly cool and de-
termined and finally the railway off.
cials admitted defeat by attaching the
Pullman with its single passenger 70
the North-bound train and carving II
through to Washington. The car was
without a conductor or porter and mas.
sengers along the way Thought II ,
deadhead car, but ]. NJ. Culp traffic
manager Of the Southern. and ! +
Cox, OF Atlanta, soliciting freight
agent for the road, who were on tbe
train, told the story OF the occurrence
at Atlanta and admitted defeat foy
their company. The name of the won,
an was not given by the Southern Off.
cials. She was we'll dressed and dis
tinguished looking.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Doubtful Prerogatives,

Clark Howell of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition was driving with a New York
friend along. a roadway in Georgia.
The Northerner noticed that many OF
the negroes along the way took off
their hats as the carriage passed.
They seem to know you pretty gen.
orally down here" he said to his host.
"Oh. no. They don't" replied the
latter
Then why do they bow?"
That" said Mr.. Howell. "is one of
the privileges We allow the darkies
down here"-New York Times.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24


out from us.
Righteousness will not come bv m,
His need makes another my usi,i
bor.
He loses all who is unwilling to h,
any.
G'he corrupt man cannot be cOuu,
Gus.
No man can run away from bis ,v
heart.
Heaven does not wait for earth, :,
plause.
Lights are more important thv
lamps.
A creed may be made a caske, /,
a faith.
The oil for the night must be bOr,-
in the day.
To cultivate a callous heart will n,
insure calm.
Peace is the poise of the souls ",
feet activities.
There is no virtue in the bottle viz
out the medicine.
The waves are always stilled WssI
the Master walks.
If Christianity does not grow on
cannot be put on.
II takes n small breeze to raia
storm in puddle.
Clutches become a curse whea '.
might have wings.
The church fair does not help the ID:
name of the church.
Some men tempt the devil more iail
the devil tempts them.
The good shepherd thinks NOE 4
his flock than of his tieeces.
1t is a greater thing to prevsn
disease than to invent its cure.
a man has no more religion thal 4
can command in his day of need
Coo is not revealed in His Won
the man who will not read His Wual|
When a man begins to go down tAs3
are always plenty to smooth bis u
for him
Agnosticism in regard to heat Z
not prevent the blister from folnEl,
the burn.
A funeral aspect will no, cOmn1l
your invitation to the marriage ia
OF the Lamb.
The man who is always fsuil/
where lie will come in will hnd hins
cast out at the end.
Some expect to be happy with G@
heaven who would be most unconiH
able with Him on earth.
There is a good deal of difference
tween having a mission befo's
and having one for them.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
JEWEL OF A DOMESTIC.
She Did Not Stay Long. but Did Not
Steal Anything.

Il imagine people must get tired of
the question of domestic help" remark
Ell woman in the government service
10 q friend
IL guess they do" acquiesced the
friend, but then you know We all have
such troubles, and when we hear 9TH
ers relate their experiences we can
say, 1 have troubles of my own"
The woman who started the conver.
sation told how many domestics she
had employed during 4 short period Of
time. and how they had not given sat.
isfaction.
Finally" she said. IL sought relief
by doing what l thought was an act
of charity, and at the time getting a
woman who thought would be jew
el. She was a white woman. the first
woman of my own color | had ever
employed"
This woman. she explained, was tax
ell from an institution where a great
amount Of charity is done She was
given the best room in the house, and
in the morning when breakfast was
over she bundled up the dishes in q
hurry and gave the appearance of be
ing willing and rapid worker. In The
afternoon when her employer returned
home the dishes were still piled where
she had seen them in the morning
The washtub. boiler and irons had been
used by the woman. who had evidently
washed and iron her own garments anc
departed. On the table was a note
which read: My dear Mrs. -,
found the work was too hard for me.
But she was jewel, after al" con
cluded the woman who had been hel
employer, for so short time, accOrd.n:
to the Washington Star, for she die
not steal anything"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
WOMEN OF MARTINIQUE.
Their Love of Bright COlors EXem-
plified in Cay Costumes.

plitied in Cay Costumes.
The women of 81. Pierre. who only
, fayv weeks ago were leading hap
pv bu-re-Hv life. are said to have been
sTrikin.ly picturesque and even beau.
uful. \ chatty. recent writer says Oh
them:
Their love for color is the passion
ate foudness for brightness Of all the
races from which they spring-negrO'
French and Indian. Fashions change
unr al MI from decade TO decade, ana
rbe only difference between the dress
of the richer class and the poor Is
matter OF quality, except in the case
of the women who act as carriers OF
fruit and vegetables.
These wear n simple garment not
unlike an Empire gown. made with
good deal of fullness and drawn UP
under the girdle in such way as 10
I leave the limbs free. This gown IS
always off some vivid hue, with when
the golden tint of the skin contrasts
exqiuiSitely, and as the women are
beautifully formed, the effect is that
Of draped statuary.
/ In the well.to-do class the same pas
| sion for color is shown. over a loose
white linen garment. richly embroId-
cred with full. flowing sleeves. a gown
/ is worn that is much like that just
/ described, but is of silk or fine muslin.
Crimson. yellow, blue or green may be
the ground color, on which brilliant
flowers of vividly contrasting shades
are printed This is caught up by a
silk sash TO comfortable walking
length. and long scarf of thin silk
is draped cOQuettishly around the
shoulders The costume is completed
by kerchef of gay cOlOrs, tied about
the head with Il conspicuous bow on
top. aud frequently a large jeweled
brooch at each side of the fastening.
Tile women have a stately carriage
Whether bearing a basket of cakes
or fruit on the head to be sold at the
shops and houses. or sauntering down
10 the water to be rOwed about for
amusement their dignity of manner
ana statuesque beauty Of form are fas
cinatiug in the extreme.
The better class has some education
and the women study a little music
and embroider eXquisitely by way OF
accomplishments. They have musical
voices. as q rule and sing sad little
creole songs or gay French chansons
very prettily
They are a cleanly people and util
ize the mountain streams TO keep tn,
streets clean, as well as for baths
One of the show" places is the great
shower bath in the court of the aims
house. The force of the water from
the mountain height is immense. anC
the baths are frequented by many be
sides the inmates of the houses.
The white population is only a few
thousands, so that the only impression
that one derives from the stree
throngs is that of the native popula
tiOn, with its colOrs and brightness
The two do not mingle in any way. a.
there are enough of the whites to form
charming society, and the native.
are perfectly content TO be ignored so
cially.-New York Tribune.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Bogus Oil Paintings.

Something curious in the shape OF
fake oil paintings are now on the mar.
ket. They are such poor limitations.
however, that 1t is easy for one to de
tect their real character almost at Il
glance. These pictures. generally copies
of famous paintings of the nude figure.
are simply ehromos pasted upon can
vas. The background and surroundings
are then painted over in oil, and also
parts Of the figures. especially the
clothing or drapery. but when it comes
to the exposed body. face. head etc.
the very parts where the greatest
amount of skill would be necessary in
painting, they are left untouched by
the painters brush.
Going into a store and asking the
price Of these seemingly beautiful oil
paintings, the prospective purchaser is
astonished when the dealer says 50 or
something lower, and turning the bogus
painting up to the light, he soon sees
that 1t is only a cheap chrome, over GER
tain parts Of which little paint has
been daubed.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
BAD FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION.
1t Does Not Insure Good Digestion,
Which Is the Rasis of Health.

Some features of civilized life are not
feet digestion, which is the basis OF
good health, TO use West Philadelphia
city water. 1t is not healthful to
breathe sewer gas in houses the plumb
ing of which has been passed by an
inspector who receives Christmas gifts
from the plumber. There are many
other conditions which are not favora-
BILE to the best physical health. How
ever, in spite of other drawbacks and
disadvantages, there is every warrant
to affirm that never has the standard
of health, strength and agility been as
high as it is to-day. Though an indoor
life is vicious in its influence, the mel
and women of to-day-and especially
the women-are capable OF a greater
physical endurance than has even been
known before. The first and best proof
of this is that at the age when our
grandsires and their danes took their
places in the chimney corner as capable
only of a vegetable existence the men
and women of to-day are at their best
and, as DR.. Stevenson complains, the
grandmothers are demanding the right
to run for public office, instead of beIug
content to knit stockings. A believer
in the physical superiority of the saw
age brought out the great-grandson OF
famous Indian sprlntcr to pit him
against the white runners of the col
leges. Even after systematic training
: he was beaten by amateurs. HIS cole
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Whistling Language Used.

The aborigines of the Malabar Islands
employ a perfect whistling language.
by means of which they can communi.
cate with each other over long dis.
tances. A stranger wandering over the
islands is frequently surprised TO hear
from hilltop the sound of loud whist.
ing, which is quickly repeated on Inc
next hill, and so is carried from SUNNI,
to summit until it dies away in the dis.
rance.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
American Looms Abroad.

American ribbon looms are being i'm
ported by Swiss manufacturers. These
looms are much more expensive than
those made in Switzerland, even lear.
ing freight and duties out Of account
but the manufacturers find it profit.
able to use them because of their great
solidity of construction and the mncb
larger amount of work they do.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
A Chicago Porter.

And-a lady from BostoN
Pullman car, entering 81. L.
ter obsequiously whisk-DrO'm, d
an passenger. After linfefius 1
antly he receives a tip-a - "a
He looks at it critically tnen ,sss
into the cuspldor, remarkins
"Ah'm er portah frum Chicas ~ q
this Window commands lus
He obeys, whereupon she s, ~. I
up the cuspidor, and empus, e..
the track; then. drawing ,.d,I
haughtily, observes, Il am ! .,ior y
Boston," When, in the sta.S y,
passenger had left the car ali
said to the conductor; ~ ~.
ell, en- Ah'm er fool. 1t teaeD n
lesson, howsomdever, nevs, s.,sa
wild none o. desc Yankee W. "
dey amt er woman through ,'+i =
West who'd er thought Q A., 4,
nickel on de roadside wnen Or n,sss
All wanted it."-New 1oIA
A wise man is as slow aDO., ~, /
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
The Better Part OF ya,o.

IN case OF attempted murder. the
accused was stated to have fired two
shots at his victim in rapid succession
Counsel, examining witness: "You saw
you heard the shots fired?
Witness-Yes, sir.
Counsel-How near We're you to tbe
scene of the affray?
"itness-At the time when the first
shot was hred was about ten feet
from the shooter. '
len feet! Then tell the court HON
iar you were when you heard tho Soc
ond shot firedw
Il didn't measure the distance
speaking approximately, how 20,
should you sayi" -"'
Well, l should think It was ohou.
half mile!" "oou'
eXtilQuiabad AhOb Ut
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
AImshouse Fare.

The $500 inmates Of the New York
almshouse last year were fed at per
capita of about 10 cents a day. These
persons lived on bread and coffee for
breakfast. bread and stew for dinner,
and bread and tea for supper, without
sugar, butter, or vegetables.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

Rev. Henry Rasmus is right when he
says that a woman's truest capital is
not In her beauty of face but loyeliness
Of character. He carries the matter
farther than circumstances warrant.
however, when he says lit was the
wisdom Of the Almighty to give to
womanhoOd a retiring disposition. Eve
took the initiative in family matters in
the Garden Of Eden, and gave a con-
trolling direction to everything that
has occurred since that time Sarah
the wife of Abraham, decided the fate
OF nations, and Rebekahs cunning de-
vices had far-reaching political effects
The fact is that progressive woman.
hood Of the modern type is not essen.
italy different from the old-fashioned
sort In both cases they have usually
made, not 10 say taken, every advan-
tage Of their opportunities in further.
ing their own power. There is abun-
dant evidence to show that women are
Of "a retiring disposition" when they
are forced to retire, but this does not
by any means prove DR.. Rasmus'
point, that the Almighty gave to WON
an q retiring disposition. With fair
play she comes to the front every time.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

What does the university require of
its presidents" inquiries writer i'll
a current magazine. Well. the
recent weight Of opinion seems to ne
that ne ought 10 be a combination Of
the church debt-raiser, the gold brick
operator AMI the moral philosopher. As
such men are rather rare. some col
leges have had TO be content with ex
ecutives who are strong on the TWO
hrst-named qualifications, but a little
shaky on the third
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

ITO keep up your French:" repeated
the old teacher, whose favorite pupil
was lament!ng that, since graduation.
she found no time TO study. We'll. to
read ten minutes a day IS not much
but ten minutes every day is much 80
The trouble with those Of uS vino ac-
complIsh little is that We dwell upon
''ten minutes" instead of emphasizing
''every day"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

AuctiOn-rOom riyalTleS do not always
end so pleasantly or with such credit to
both parties as did the recent sale in
New York, the sequel to which is that
the Metropolitan Art Museum becomes
the owner Of Rubens painting OF The
Holy Family" which is said to be the
most notable painting ever offered at a
public sale. Two men bid for it. One,
who desired to present the picture to
the Metropolitan Museum, offered for
ty-nine thousand dollars, but the pic
ture went to his rival Oh bid Of fifty
thousand. II then developed that tht.
purchaser wished to give the painting
to a museum il the West. The two men
got together and talked the matter
over, and the conference ended in an
agreement on the part Of the purchaser
TO allow the other bidder to have the
painting for the sum he had paid. in
order that it might go TO the Metropoli-
tan Museum. 1t ought to be a matter
for rejoicing that such a noble picture
is to BE- forever a possession Of the
American people.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

Andrew Carnegie wants 10 pay $50
0Oo,Wu for the Independence of the Fill
pinos Mr.. Carnegie, unlike 4 lot ~
other people. has the price of his con
victiunS
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

HeJty Green carries revolver, but
this i needless precaut!On. In order
to insure herself agIins- An attack from
any man il would only be necessary
name Oh IL.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

Young Alfonso begins his reign with
a treasury almost empty, but if he can
sell Il few more inSurrections at 500
OOO,OOO apiece he ought to be able 10
meet current expenses and perhaps
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

They asked Essie to sing at the
benefit concert, but she refused.
(which win benefit them all the
more. I'll buy some tickets now
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

II cannot be denied that Mr.. Carnegie
is making a pretty fair stagger AZ do
ing something to bring about an equal
distribution OF wealth.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Potatoes and Their Value.

Potatoes form the worlds greatest
single crop, 4.OOO,OOO,OOO bushels being
produced annually, equal in bulk to the
entire wheat and corn crops.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

Joe jefferson refused to be kissed by
q gang Of female admirers. The old
man knows that the buSsers are The
hoOdOoes nj any mans fame.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
EarIiest Case of Insanity,

The earliest known reference to in.
sanity is found in Egytian papyrus of
the fifteenth century 3. G.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

The professors know why volcanoes
operate and how. buJ unfortunately
they don't SNOW when until il i TOO
late
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

A New York paper calls attention 10
the fact that it is felony TO stamp 4
piece Of lead a nickel OF a quarter.
while ii is not crime to stamp white
sand as sugar. This is perhaps because
the crime in each case consists in being
found out.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

Life in q tornado country has it, dis
advantages. but it i many times pref
cradle to life in The vicinity OF an ac-
tive volcano.