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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
MONKEYS DISLIKE NEGROES.
Apparent Simian Antipathy to the
Colored Race of Humans,

Colored Race of Humans.
Monkeys seem TO have a prejudice
against negroes" said a thoughtful cit
izen who lives uptown, land have
had occasion to observe the fact several
time of late. For some time up to last
week l had pet monkey at my house.
and found great deal of pleasure in
the many curious antics OF the little
fellow. He was n white faced monkey.
but OF course this face had nothing TO
do with the prejudice the creature had
against members OF the African race.
The first time had occasion to no
uce the prejudice was In rather Wig
orous protest which the monkey made
against the vegetable boy, small,
coal-black negro. with an ohlong head.
Whenever the boy went near the mon
keys cage the little fellow would begin
TO raise Cain in more ways than one.
He would make the fiercest grimaces
imaginable, and would beat on the bars
Of the cage with his hands and cut other
curious capers. He left no doubt IN
my mind with reference to the state of
his feelings. He did not like the veg
etable boy and did not want him to
come near his cage. He resorted to 4
sort OF chattering and II was some
what different from the usual chatter
Of the monkey. and | am certain he was
indulging all the profanity to be found
in his swearing vocabulary. This thing
happened every time the vegetable boy
went near the monkeys cage.
I'VE have a little colored girl at our
house. The monkey always made q
mild protest when she went near his
cage, but he was not as loud and lusty
in his kick as he was in the case OF the
vegetable boy. 1t was this fact. | sup
pose, that disarmed the girl. for she
never seemed TO pay much attention to
the little manifestation of displeasure
on the part of the monkey. One day,
several weeks before the monkey died
she walked up to the cage and leaned
her head against the bars. The mon
He leaped from the top of his cage on
the opposite side, and as nearly as he
could Under the restricted conditions.
landed on the girls hair and began to
pull and howl with vigor. The girl was
frightened, and she developed the full
capacity of her lungs in crying for hep
The monkey released her before assist
ance could arrive. and from that time
on up to the day the monkey died she
never went near the cage. observed
many manifestations of prejudice In
the monkeys nature against persons be
longing to the black race, and am con
vinced that this is one OF the perculiari-
ties Of the monkey tribe."-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
In Cap and Bells.

The funny woman per Sc is a pesti-
lence in the land. Carelessly and
roguishly she seeks only TO make the
world laugh, sends her merry shot and
shells here and there, and takes no
note of the wounded in the field. 1t is
she who holds up our weaknesses to
ridicule. reveals our secret ambitions,
and makes puns upon our most solemn
observations.
Now, as blessed as humor is and as
healthy as laughter is, there are some
things in the universe which are not
funny. But it seems that there is moth.
ing good enough or sacred enough to
escape the confirmed joker. Often it
is mere flippancy wearing the genial
gulse of true humor, and for the ac-
compartment of pitiful pun the high
est and purest themes are dragged
down and turned to laughter and con-
tempt"
The funny woman, in spite of her
brilliant conversational qualities, is
rarely a social success. Unbridled wit
anu lalNl arc ue Nds W uO
is bursting with mot will hardly ever
repress ii just to preserve harmony.
Now, when one wants a dinner party
to 20 off pleasantly and smoothly one
does not feel safe in inviting a guest
who may, In a moment of exuberant
fun. create one of those awful pauses'
so dreaded in society. or innocently en-
rage some eminent parsonage by a tell
ing home shot" Genius for humor
is like any other sort of genius-you
must take 1t as you find it. and it is a
very difficult thing to confine in a
straight jacket of conventionalty.
The funny woman is not usually a
winner in the game of hearts. though
she may succeed in affordng her men
friends excellent entertainment. The
ideal girl-that paragon of mans fan
cy-is not usually she who is prone to
puns and who Is likely to find funny
spot in the most sentimental situation.
Men may admire qulckness of wit in
the abstract, but they are not so apt
to fall In love with girl who is always
making "smart speeches" They are
as disagreeably startled by sharp wit
on the lips Of a pretty girl as though
they had found pepper in their Ice
cream.
Dear, funny woman. we would not
laugh always, nor live perpetually In a
shower of mental fireworks. Ever and
again we pine to commune with the
earnest. grave and jokeless friend with
whom we may discuss some profound
and solemn theme without being met
by a fusillade of feeble puns and witt
cisms. We know you are very funny,
but ones face aches with continual
smiling and an exclusively funny diet
is about as sustaining as a raticn Of
mere pepper and salt. Truly there Is
time to laugh, but it is not all the
time.-Woman's Home Companion.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
Age Of Giant Trees.

An age as great az five thousand
years has sometimes been ascribed to
the giant trees Of California. Prof.
Charles Il. Bessey OF the University
Of Nebraska regards this estimate as
very much exaggerated. lie says that
he once counted with great care the
rings of growth OF "A tree felled In
1853. and which was fully twenty four
to twenty five feet In diameter. so that
Its stump serye1 as the floor OF dane
Ing pavilion. The rings numbered
LAT. and that number would repre-
sent the age Of the tree In years. Prof.
Bessey adds that he gravely doubts
whether amy OF the existing trees ap-
proach the age OF two thousand years.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
LIFE IN A SLOW TOWN
REFRESHING TO wAYFARER FROM
RUSHING CITIES.
Commercial Traveller Tells Why He
Likes to Strike the Places that Are
Old Fashioned and Behind the Times,
and Don't Care If They Are.

Progress doesn't take effect all over
the country at once. fortunately; and
for people who cling to old fashions,
even if inconvenient, there are always
hooks and corners where such quaint
ways are still current.
Il tell you what | like" said a bust
ling commercial traveller. Il like to
strike one of these little old 'way-back
towns where they still have town
pumps, market houses and mule cars.
1t does man good to get where things
are slow and behind the times-and
don't care if they are. When l get to
one of these little old slow towns
never feel like ridicullng anything. No,
sir; | enjoy it. l always take drink
at every town pump | come to, and 1t
tastes good, tell you. The old iron
dipper is generally warped and banged
out of shape, so some water runs up
my sleeve and some runs down my
neck. but that doesn't matter. II the
schoolboy fashion.
Then | always go through the old,
rambling market houses; they are get
ting few and far between, let me tell
you. My children have never even seen
an old-time market house. l love to
see the battered wooden stalls. heaped
high with good. fresh fruits and vege-
tables; these little old towns always
have fine markets. The butcher blocks,
too, look pleasant to my eye; and it is
treat to see the good meats and the
big crooks of real country sausage. You
can't beat sausage made by these
butchers, who learned to make sausage
in the old country and have been max
ing 1t for forty or fifty years.
But the mule cars! declare 1t is a
valuable rest cure to ride on a mule car
these days. The other day rode on
one in little town. The floor was COW
cred with sawdust and the driver
couldn't change a dollar. At the bank
a clerk came out and sent pair of big
blank books UPTOWN to a business firm
and the driver got off and delivered
them. While he was gone | got off,
drank at a pump and got on again.
I'm the residence portion of town a
woman came out and told tAe driver
that next trip she would send her
washing uptown by him, and he said
that was all right. At the end of the
line he asked me to please watch the
mules as he had to go into the middle
of the next block to deliver box of
candy to a girl. He said he always
held the car on night trips for young
men who were taking girls home from
dance; they would take them up to
their front doors, Of course, and the
car would wait until the boys ran back
and jumped on again.
Yes, that's the kind Of thing like"
said the commercial traveller, according
to the Detroit Free Press. I'VE all live
too fast. Half my brain is paralyzed
and the other half is softened by hav-
ing to hustle all the time. Give me
town pumps, markets and mule cars
once month and I'm all right"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
How One Author Advertised.

Jonn Habberton, the author of "E el-
ems Babies" said to his publisher,
when the novel was about ready to ap-
pear. IF you want to save the cost OF
a great deal Of advertising just give me
500 copies of this book and I'll guar
antee to distribute them so that Wen
have a success without a cents worth
Of advertising beng needed" The pub
Usher, little reluctantly, took Mr.. Hab.
berton at his word. The author there
upon made list of all the important
book stores in the United States, AMI
learned the name Of the head OF the de-
partment Of fiction in each store. Now,
the heads Of all book departments are
all fiends in the collection Of autograph
first editions-that is. with the authors
signature upon the imprint. There is
scarcely an exception to this rule. Mr.
HabbertoE, being wise In all that con-
Germs book stores. accordingly sent to
each head a copy of "Helen's Babies"
that contained not only his autograph.
but a pleasant letter also that exDa.
tiated on the merit Of the work. The
heads were delighted. They instructed
their saleswomen and statesmen to
boom "Helen's Babies" to recommend
it to every hesitating customer. And
thus the book succeeded. though il
would have succeeded anyway upon
its merit-Philadelphia Record.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
DIAMONDS FROM KHEDIvE.
Magnificent Gems Given to Gen. Sher-
mans Daughter, Mrs. Thorndyke.

The most interesting diamonds in
Boston belong to Mrs. Thorndike,
daughter of the late Gen. W. 4. Sher-
man and long a favorite In diplomatic
society at Washington. The general
was greatly admired by the khedive OF
Egypt When Mrs. Thorndikes sister,
Minnie Sherman. was married to Lieut..
L. w. Fitch, his majesty, desirous OF
expressing his friendship for the old
warrior, selected from his treasury dia-
monds valued at $2OU.OOO. had them set
as Eecklace, and sent the gorgeous or
nament TO the bride. But an unfeeling
United States customs department fell
upon the wedding gift and held it for
a ransom of $4,000, the amount Of the
legal 10 per cent duty.
Here was a pretty how'd .-ou-do, for
neither the bridegroom nor the general
could scrape together the sum demand
ed The bride wept, the newspapers
gOssiped and the husband grew pale
with modification. But there was nat
urally sympathetic feeling on the part
thought Of pOverty-stricken bride un.
able to gaze upon $2OO.O00 in diamonds
that actually belonged to her.
A public subscription was started;
then the national government becam.
Interested and finally Congress stepped
in and, goaded to chivalrous rescue by
it's wives and daughters. RENTED the
duty by special enactment
Can you not imagine the rejoicing of
the Fitches and Shermans when the
splendid gems were at last placed ON
the beautiful neck for which they were
intended. and the pride with which
their owner allowed them to be placed
for safe keeping in the United States
treasury? But you certainly cannot
imagine her horror when great. ugly
brute Of a tax collector from some
Pennsylvania county In which she
lived. sauntered In and demanded an
annual tax more than equaling the lieu
tenants salary for an entire year!
That settled 1t; there was nothing to
do but send the white elephant back to
the khedive. Conceive the mental con-
dition of an American woman obliged
to give up one-fifth Of a million dollars
In diamonds! But II you will believe
me, she couldn't get rid of them even
in this way. Back they came. says a
writer in Ainslee's. by return mail or
something Of that sort, with letter
from his Egyptian majesty suggesting
that the necklace be taken apart and
the diamonds divided among Gen. sher-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
Monument 20 Leavenwor,b.

General Henry Leavenworth's re-
mains. which are at present buried at
Delhi, n. Y, will be removed to Leav-
enworth, Kan, on the seyenty-fifth an
niversary Of the founding of the army
post at Fort Leayenworth. 1t is also
proposed to erect an imposing monu-
ment to his memory at the fort he es-
tablished three-quarters Of a ventury
ago
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
Literary Ad. in 1910.

This powerful novel contain twelve
errors in grammar; and each reader Of
the book is invited to submit a list OF
these. indicating the order In which he
thinks they rank as to their enormlty
The person whose list comes nearest
the clOice of the majority Of those sub
mitting lists will be awarded prize Of
$1,000 in gold.
Guessing coupon and full informa-
ton IN each book-Life.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15

lima, "a; Turner. Washington. 81; War
rem, Wyoming, 81; Wellington, Mary
land, 30, and Wetmore. Rhode Island
%. The following are between 40 and
% years: Carmack. Tennessee. 43;
Dietrich, Nebraska. 4S: Dolliver. Iowa.
a; Fairbanks, Indiana, 40; Heltfeld,
Idaho, 43; Kean, New Jersey. 40: Kit
tredge, South Dakota, 40; McCumber,
North Dakota, A; McLaurin. South
Carolina, Il; Penrose, Pennsylvania
Al; Pritchard. North Carolina, A; Sim
mons, North Carolina, 4S.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
DESTROYS MOTHS At NIGHT.

In sections OF the country where to-
bacco Is grown one Of the chief trou-
bles to contend with Is the tobacco
moth, and the apparatus shown In the
cut has been designed especially 20
combat this pest. as well as to destroy
other Insects which move about at
night 1t is well known that moths
and other insects are attracted By a
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
Not a RAaliaf.

"Do you approve OF realism In the
dramaT
Certainly not" answered Miss Cay-
enne. "lf people ON the stage talked
and behaved as stupidity az they do In
real life there would be no excuse for
going to the theater. r."-Washington
Star
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15

Ever notice how much veneration is
shown a grandfather's clock. or .
grandmother's spinning wheel. while
the grandfather and grandmother ars.
received GrudglnglY?
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
ATTACKS SOCIETY WOMEN.
Emile Zola, the Famous Frenchnsaz
Makes Sc s-re Charges.

Makes sc arc CharEcA
Emile Zola has created n sensation
in Paris by his criticism OF society
women. He was invited to lecture be
fore an aristocratic woman's literary
and political club and he shocked his
hearers at the outset by telling them
that they were not what they pretend
ed to be.
You pretend to he interested In
these questions" Zola said. but really
you are not. Your days are solely de-
voted to foolish amusement and useless
actions. interminable toilet making Sc
ances with dressmakers. luncheons.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15

mans four daughters, delicately insin-
uating that thus the burden OF taxation
would not be so heavily felt.
And that is how Mrs. Thorndike hap
pens TO own one fourth OF them.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15

Capital In Texas Rice Fields.
Capital to the amount OF 1000, 900
Is In Texas invested in the rice fields.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15

No man has moral right to disclose
a cloven breath durilg the honeymoon.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
Deaths from Consumption.

In 1894, Of every 10000 persons In this
country. 245 died Of consumption; I'm
1900 the figure had fallen to 100.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-15
Products OF the Paper.

Out OF every 100 pounds of paper
manufactured In the world only six
pounds are made into books.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-14
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There was a marked falling of in dealings in the
outside securities market due In part to the trans
fer of the Rock Island issues to the Stock Ex-
change. There considerable strength shown,
however and sharp TeCOveries in some instances
made from the late recessiOns. Northern Sc
curities was the leading feature in regard to ac-
tivity, advancing nearly per cent shortly after
the opening. but realizing lost about half the
advance about 1000 shares dealt In. DstiIl-
ing of America issues were strong but quiet There
recovery of about per in the IS. which
sold up to Is dealings of $4,000 The stock
covered about I per cent light transa CtiOns-
Als-C Chalmers preferred rose about per cent
dealings of 200 shares to S5Is The common was a
shade higher in the bid price. Havana Tobacco
common rose per cent dealings OF 900 shares to
As Central Foundries common sold up to az: Writ
ing Paper preferred recovered about per cent to
22i7; Seaboard preferred sold at 45Is- The copper
shares steady but quiet. Greene Consolidated
sold to the extent of about $50 shares UP TO 2SIz.
Montreal and Boston sold for about 200 shares at
2ssG2l2 British Columbia for 2O0 shares at 61sd6A
Standard oil about per cent in the bid 672
American Can preferred strong IN the early
trading. advancing per cent but at the close on
heavy offerings lost all the advance. The market
closed firm but quiet.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-14
Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New- Orleans - Com
mereial. 81 % discount; bank par San Francisco
sight, par; telegraph. 2i2c. Boston-5c premium
par Charleston Buying. l-l6c discount: selling
l-l6c premium. Chicago-Par Cincinnati-Betwyeen
banks. SOC discount over the counter soc premium
Savannah-Buyng. sc or; selling par
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges
SS2l,7ss139 balances $s511l ls6 Chicago-Exchanges.
S2.3s .S2; balances. s1.ss9e56. Baltimore-Ex
changes. &.3El0s balances. $493.99. Philadelphia
Exchanges. $50. O.G7s.cOs: balances. So fOl. .OI5
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Can money in
London. 2q24 per cent: open market discount rate
for short bills, 5l6d32s per cent long bills 7-6
per cent. Betn discount rate, per cent for three
months bills and per for short bills Berlin
exchange on London. 20 marks 45l4 pfennings Paris
discount rate. 27s per cent. Paris exchange on
London. % francs 1919 centimes
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols for
money 80 5-ls: for the account SO 7-l6 Spanish Is
in London. s5ls; French rentes. 90 francs Is CEN
times.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, 4s5sc; Mex
lean silver dollars. 3sl4c. Bar silver in London
closed % l5-lsd
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. $3.50: Lisbon. 26:
BuenOs Ayres. l27.4O
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. SsO433l internal reve-
nue. receipts s9s4ss2: miscellaneous receipts $50 22
total receipts for the day. 81 s5is; expenditures
sS"ceO receipts for the month to date s1s 720 III
expenditures. E2,iso.000: excess of expenditures
N@sezs Receipts for the year date s215 sos SIS:
expenditures. ssssssTo; excess OF receipts $780,
New-York tribune., 1902-11-14
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London. Nov. l3.-The weekly return Of the Bank
Of England shows the following changes: Total
reserve increased E229000. circulation decreased
Esss co bullion decreased E3s5I7 other securities
decreased fsl5Ooo other deposits decreased f75sOO
public deposits increased nssco0 notes reserve in
creased f21.0oo and government securities un-
changed. The proportion OF the Bank of Eng
hands 10 liability is 4s75 per cent as com
pared with 45u per cent last week. The rate OF
discount unchanged at per cent.
Paris. Nov. l2-The weekly statement of the Bank
or France shows the following changes; Notes in
circulation decreased s5Oz5O0O francs treasury ac-
counts current increased se575.00o francs gold in
hand decreased 2025.0GO francs. bills discounted in
creased 2ss75co francs. and silver in hand de-
creased s25 600 franeA
New-York tribune., 1902-11-14
WALL STREET AND EHCH4NGES.

FOREIGN TRADING Foreign houses dealt in
upward Of 80 shares in the local market evenly
divided. In the London market the chief interest
was in American securities. There no change
I'm the Bank of England's discount rate
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Quo were:
Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda American Ice
Atchison common and preferred. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit. Baltimore and Ohio common. Chicago
Terminal. Colorado and Southern. Delaware and
Hudson Erie common and first and second pre-
ferred. Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan. Mis-
souri, Pacific. New York Central Northwestern
Norfolk and Western. Peoples Gas Reading first
preferred. Rock Island. St Paul Southern Rail-
way preferred. Southern Pacific. Sugar. Tennessee
Coal and Iron. Union Pacific common and pre-
ferred. United States Steel common and preferred
United States Leather preferred Wabash pre-
ferred and Western Union 5ls per cent
ANTHRACITE COAL OrTPT-T.-The official
estimate Of anthracite production for October.
which places the amount at 250oo0 tons. compares
with 4.95S122 tons I'm October, 1901 and brings the
total production for the year up 10 q 174-
S3l tons. as compared with 45IssaT7 tons for the
corresponding period in 1901 The output during
4o6oo'o tons which is not a great deal below the
normal monthly production. A number of the in
dependent operators have started up their mines
this month. and this has materially increased the
current output
WABASH WINS IN PITTsBURG The orif-
nance TO grant an entrance into Pittsburg for the
Pittshurg, Carnegie and Western Railroad COM
pany has been approved by committee Of the
City Council Of PittsburS The matter will now
come before the Common Councils next meeting
with Affirmative recommendation. and no op-
position from members OF that body.
MANtfATTAN QUARTERLY REPORT-The
Manhattan Railway Company reports for tho quar-
tor ended September 81 a surplus after fixed
charges, and dividends of Sl269o against a deficit
for the same time last year Of S1599l7.