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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
GETTING EVEN WITH WOMEN


A certain French merchant who died
in the year 1901 left very handsome
legacy to lady who had refused to
marry him twenty years previously
The will stated that the testator made
the bequest in order to express to the
legatee his gratitude for her forbear-
ance In leaving him to lead happy
bachelor life of independence and
freedom. A British sailor by his will
directed his executors to pay his wife
the sum Of l shilling to buy hazel
nuts, as she had always preferred
cracking these to mendng stockings"
The will Of John George of Lambeth,
who died In 1871, ran thus, says the
Peoples Friend: "Seeing that l have
had the misfortune to be married to
the aforesaid Elizabeth, who ever
since our union has tormented me in
every possible way; that she has done
all she could to render my life miser-
able; that heaven seems to have sent
her into the world solely to drive me
out of 1t; that the strength Of Samson,
the genius Of Homer, the prudence OF
Augustus, the skill Of Pyrrhus, the pa
thence of Job, the philosophy or
Socrates, the subtlety of Hannibal,
the vigilance Of Hermogenes, would
not suffice to subdue the perverslty OF
her character; that no power on earth
can change her-weighing maturely
and seriously all these considerations,
l have bequeathed and hereby be-
queath to my said wife Elizabeth the
sum Of 1 shilling to be paid to her
within six months after my death"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
ASSIST GROWTH OF VINES.
Electric Currents Are Useful to the
Wine Growers of the World.


Wine Growers of the World.
Experiments recently made by n
wine producer in Elba, Germany. In
the use Of electricity In grape culture
form the subject Of a report to the
State department by United States
Consul General Guenther at Frankfort
According to the report the wine pro-
ducer several years ago planted four
fields with native grapevines, In the
midst Of district infested with phyl-
loxera, and treated two of these fields
with "air electricity" The difference
In the development of the grapes of
the fields was apparent, and demon
strated that electricity increased the
fertility of the soil. The fields 80
treated yielded better results both in
quantity and quality and were not In
fected with phylloxera, as was the
case with the other fields.
1t Is explained, however, that II Is
not sufficient to simply conduct air
electricity to the earth, but that there
must be direct metallic connection of
the electric conduit with the main stem
Of the plant In the case of the expe-
riments described five masts were
erected on field of about two and n
half across, and the tops of the .masts
were provided with an arrangement
for accumulating atmospheric cleo
tricity. These accumulators were con-
nected with each other by wires.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

morning, the call of a friend, or the
sudden desire for an hours outing,
never seems TO the home-maker n vio-
lation of the moral code. Dust does
not cause n nightmare or disorder Il
display which love and charity agree
to call nervousness. Not things. but
souls, are the objects of the home
makers care. She values peace more
than system. happiness more than reg
ularity, content more than work ac-
complished. Yet, with it ALL her home,
when she touches perfection. is the
essence of regularity. 1t is this that
makes home-making an art.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

lowed to marry her before he was
hanged, and, agreeable to his wish.
the ceremony was performed at noon
on the fatal day-the execution being
fixed four hours later.
The bride was accompanied by
Colts brother and John Howard
Payne, the author of Home, Sweet
Home" Rev. Mr.. Arthur performed
the ceremony. The woman went away
and the prisoner asked to be left alone
until "his time was up" His wish
was respected.
Just as the clock was about to strike
4, while II great, excited crowd stood
about the prison. the cry of fire was
heard, and it was found that the Gu
pola of the prison was ablaze. Rev.
Mr.. Arthur went to the cell to inform
Colt that all was ready. He found
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

There Is disposition to decry hobby
riding as an occupation unworthy of a
man with full intellectual equipment.
The man of one idea may be bore at
times and is commonly so voted by
people with no ideas and no paramount
ISSUES, but, after all, he is the man who
accomplishes most, and without his in
sistent purpose and continuous indus
Try In the particular propaganda to
which he devotes himself many of the
influences which make for progress and
from which the human race derives an
immeasurable aggregate benefit would
cease to be operative.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Apart from humanitarian senti-
ments. the budgets of the nations need
but casual study to convince one of the
folly Of war. OF course, there have
been wars where the highest princi-
pies have been involved. There have
been from time to time, and probably
will recur as long as man Is man. con-
ditions that demand betterment and
arouse the loftlest instincts of liberty
ana self-preservation in nation, even
to the point of drawing the sword. But
Mars Is not long on principle Greed,
Jealousy, the barbaric love of blood it.
self, too often are the ruling incen-
tives on one side or the other In inter
national contests. And when the strife
is over there Is not only suffering and
misery in thousands of homes ravaged
by the battle demon, but there is as a
generality a heritage Of debt that
with Its accommodating interest, falls
heavily upon the shoulders of poster
fty. Take the national debt of Great
Britain. This year 1t Is estimated at
about $3,S50,OOO 900, and of this over
one-fourth is directly traceable to
wars during the last sixty years. A
billion dollars of war debt left unpaid
by one country In less than two gen.
erations! Over two-thirds of this arose
from the South African war alone.
while the Crimean war Is down In the
treasury books of John Bull at over
$500, 100000. The rest is made I'M
from expenditures In the Canadian in
surrection and China war in 1S41. the
Kafir war OF 1S49, the Abyssinian in
1863, the Russo-Turkish and South Az
rican wars of 1889, and the Egyptian
operations of 1886. Not a war in tn.
list was contest to finality with
any great power And yet, how mod
ern warfare, as eXemplified in the re-
cent Boer conflict, has swollen the to-
tai! No wonder the treasury is a good
brake on the War Departments these
days! 1t costs enough, surely, to keep
up an army and navy of decent size in
this wealth-producing and wealth-dis-
tributing era, but a war for suprem-
acy between Great Britain and Rus
sia, for instance, would be won only
at the cost Of practical bankruptcy.
The greatest ally of the international
and universal peace project
Is the cost Of war.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Wires were also laid in the sail about
one and one-half feet deep, so as to
form an evenly distributed metallic
net. Every accumulator was connected
with this metallic net by wire run
ming along the mast. Short wires con-
nected with the plants, the free ends
being stuck into the stem or into the
main root thereof. If this metallic full
fills expectations 1t will undoubtedly
prove a most important invention
Washington Star.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
How the Cities Grow.

The calendar year 1901, according
to a recent report of the United States
geological survey, was the greatest In
the history of the country in city
building. Forty-two cities submitted
reports to the department in response
to inquiries and these showed that
the total number of permits issued in
those cities were 1851, as against
6S,417 for 1900, gain of 17,154, or
25.07 per cent. The value of the build
ings erected on these permits in 1901
was 1912. .173,631, compared with S241.-
561, ,5s5 in 1900, gain of $130,657 ,O46,
or 54 per cent.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Marie Corelli has touched upon some
unpleasant truths In her djatriha
against uncultured and illiterate Amer
leans who emphasize their vulgaritv
with their millions. These same foil,
meet with little sympathy in their own
country, where 1t is felt that they dis
credit the nation by the exhibition of
those traits which Miss Corelll COLI
oemns. But such people are not the
whole OF the false coin of humanity.
There are crude, pretentious, vulgar an.
thors, who exert quite as bad an infu.
ence with spurious tales which would
pass Off the shallow for the profound
and bait the credulous with irreverent
mystical nonsense. In her moments of
seif-searching Miss Corelli may perhaps
think of some such person.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
OWNED BY HIS MILLIONS.
Russell Sage Helpless I'm the Power y,
His Accumulated Wealth.


His Accumulated Wealth.
Russell Sage is the most indefatio
able financier In the world TODAY
Conservative fnanciers, who know
what they are talking about, will telI
you that Russell Sage is worth mora
than a hundred million dollars. and
that he has at least twenty-five mil.
lions In cold, hard cash--an amount NJ
ready currency greater than that nos.
sessed by any other millionaire. Ha
has been working hard since his early
youth. He was member of Congress-
long before the present generation of
men and women came into being. For
fifty years he hasn't missed, all sim.
med up, more than sixty days from his
office, including OCCASIONAL indisposi.
tions, rare two or three-day yaca.
cations and business absences from the
city, and so on. Even when the crazy
chap threw Il carpet-bag full of dyna.
mite at Mr.. Sage few years ago the
old gentleman was recovered from the
shock and back at his desk two davs
later. His friends confidently expect
to see him haggling with "Apple
Mary" over the price of the two an.
pies, which he takes for his luncheon.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

A great spirit was released from its
human bondage when Elizabeth Cady
Stanton died. Her name is largely
attached to the equal suffrage move
ment and she did furnish much of the
brains of that movement for more than
half century. But she did more than
that She left the impact of her life on
al the statute books Of her country.
Entering her fathers law office at an
early age, she was the first to point
out the hard and unjust rules of the
common law as to married woman and
the amelioration of that law was her
life work. More than that. She was
a successful wife and mother. Where
Us there another woman who has con-
tributed so much both to the laws and
to the racer
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

! for good many years to come vet.
Mr. Sage has worn the same Overcoat
for six years now, and it is n pretty
seedy-looking affair. He wears shock
ing hand-me-dOwn clothes and impos.
sible hats, this constituting one of the
secret sorrows, 1t is said, of his amiable,
generous and even-tempered wife.
None of the stories bearing upon Rus
sell Sage's acute appreciation of the
value of money is exaggerated. Here is
one that hasn't been printed: Last sum-
mer the Wall street men living on Long
Island arranged for ferry boat to meet
them at the Long Island City station at
9:3O on business mornings to convey
them to the Wall street slip, and thus
save them the trouble of crossing over
to New York and taking the /. train
downtown to their offices. They ar
ranged to pay 10 cents each per morn
Ing for this ferry ride from Long Island
City to Wall street, New York. They
invited Mr.. Sage to join them. But Mr..
Sage wouldn't. He continued to cross
over to New York on the ferry to Thir-
ty-fourth street, which he was entitled
b do without cost on his regular Long
island railroad pass. When he reached
New York he was entitled to ride down.
town without giving up nickel to the
l. road, for, as one of the directors Of
the l. Company he, of course, had an
l. pass. Thus he saved each day 10
cents. to do which he endured the long
ride downtown OIL the l., with its hot,
sooty, soft-coal engines.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Ihere Is an ocean of difference be-
tween housekeeping and home-mak-
Ing. One Is q business, the other an
art. Many women make great sue
'cesses In the business who fail abso-
iutely In the art. Their houses are
perfectly kept. Every department is
run with care and exactness. There
is never failure to meet demand:
but it is not home. A home for the
comfort, happiness and health of the
family There is no department of
housekeeping that is not made to yield
to the needs of any member. There is
never a crisis of temper if a meal Is
late or the convenience of member
demands change in the hour. A few
minutes-yea, even a number of min
utes-spent in kindly converse in the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Uneven.

Once upon time Righteous CHI.
zen witnessed Combat between a
Big Man and a Small Boy. The Rio
Man laid about him nightly and
smote the Small Boy hip and thigh
who upon the Tip of his Toes con,d
not reach the Big Mans waistband
Hold" cried the Righteous Citizor
as the Big Man proceeded to sit down
upon the Small Boy. ut is NOT a Ea,n
Fight! The Small Boy is hitting the
Big Man below the Beltp-Life
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

The man who offered a prize for the
woman who would write him the best
love letter failed to make the most of
MS opportunities. He would have had
more fun If he had offered to give the
prize to the girl who proved herself
most proficient in the matter of making
love to him personally.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

1t Is stated that Mr.. Carnegie has
peen giving away money at the rate of
R4o,oOOOOO a year. How the British
government would like to have the
cash to apply to steamship. subsidies
and so offset American competition!
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Dom Paurs book complains Of
harsh treatment. There is only one
way for Dom to get. even, and that is
to head a big trust and soak it to the
British consumer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Ambitious youths should not jump
nastily to the conclusion that the
quickest and surest way to get rich is
TO become a burglar or train robber.
occasionally one Of these fellows is
nabbed.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

For some reason or other we often
read that some man or other has dis
appeared suddenly" 1t would be truly
remarkable to read of one who disap-
peared gradually.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

The man who backed Baldwin is fit
ting out another polar expedition His
enthusiasm evidently has his discretion
down and is sitting on it.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

A Missouri farmer owns a mule that
Is thirty-four years old. How did he
happen to let the British remount
agents get past?
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Why is the new arrival always called
"a bouncing boy" Because he makes
you bounce out Of bed like u rubber
ball at b. N.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Harry Lehr says Colonel Watterson
is rude. Mr. Lehr has not gone so
far, however, as to threaten to slap
the colonel on the wrist.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

the right Of this entrance is the Tombs
Police Court and on the left the Court
of Special Sessions. The latter is con-
nected with the prison in the rear by
a bridge, known as the Bridge of
Slghs, from the fact that condemned
prisonehrs are led across it after con-
viction.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

The Crown Prince of Siam managed
to sidestep all the freeadvertising in
tentions of the soubrettes and chorus
girls.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

The average woman may not be able
to tell n joke, but she can tell the
scent of cloves At any hour Of the day
or night.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
A Slight Difference

Miss Gushington-Mr. D'Auber was
showing us some of his sketches in oil
think his style is just cute don,t
you? n
Mr.. knox-oh' wouldn't say "cute, y
exactly e'
Miss Gushington-No?
Mr.. knoX-No; should say "artless y
Philadelphia Press.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

'This is above all reading age,
bur how many people read the Bible?"
Sssh-h.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Japs in Hawaii.

According to ]. X. Brown, inspector
OF immigration for the Hawaiian ISL
ands, the Japanese labor which has
Hooked to the country since the exclu-
sion of the Chinese is less desirable for
plantations than the Chinese. Neither
the white nor the natives Of Hawaii
will work on the plantations. 1t Is an
Interesting fact, as explained by Mr.
Brown, that in some cases the Japan
ese learn trades and displace white
skilled laborers. In all the discussion
OF Chinese exclusion in the United
States there has been very little said
about the Chinese supplanting skilled
labor.-Buffalo Express.
When those we like play it, 1t is a
violin Dut Whon fhncn tua dislike be-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

After man has done wrong. he
more thoroughly understands the i'm
portance ofdleeping a secret.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Two thousand three hundred carrier
pigeons recently took part in q race
from Rome to Ghent.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

The sad case of Charles NJ. Schwab
should be warning to the American
'hustler'-and this is no joke
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

If the average mans salary were RI
short as his memory he would starfe
to death.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
Some Noted Prisoners.

The first prisoner of Importance to
enter the Tombs was John G. Colt the
great manufacturer of firearms. who
was charged with the murder of Sam
uel Adams. His trial lasten ten days.
and in that time his friend, Caroline
Henshaw, attracted as much attention
as the .well-to-do murderer. 1t was
the doomed mans desire that he be al
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

Money that man doesn't save b.,
remaining bachelor would probably
support wife and ten children
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25

When those we like play it, 1t is
violin, but when those we dislike be-
Gin to finger it, it is fiddle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-24

ings today that has been held this Fall.
Foreign affairs consumed the entire
time of the session. The Venezuelan
situation was discussed, but no con-
clusion was reached different from that
which has actuated the President and
his advisers throughout the considera-
ton of the trouble, between Venezuela,
on the one side, and Germany and Great
Britain on the other
From an. authoritative source the in
formation is obtained that there will be
no recession on the part of this govern
ment with respect to questions involv
| ing Venezuela or any other of the gov
ernments of South or Central America,
as laid down by the President in his
message to Congress. Every detail of
the development in Venezuela is be-
| ing carefully scrutinized.
| 1t can be said authoritativeiy that no
apprehension exists in the minds of any
of the Administration officials that
serious troubles growing out of 1t viii
accrue to this country. 1t is believed
that both Great Britain and Germany
will act within the arrangement which
originally was presented to this govern
ment and to which the United States
tpassively assented
1
negotiated in Havana by General Bliss
and which arrived in Washington to-
day, was presented to the Cabinet and
considered in detail. 1t is ready for
presentation to Congress and probably
/ will be transmitted to the Senate with
| in twenty-four hours. It is regarded as
highly important that it should be rati-
! fled promptly, as the present Venezue-
Ian situation emphasizes the necessity
for coaling stations in Cuba.
I While definite action upon the treaty
/ by the Senate or Congress, if the neces-
/ sity arises to present it also to the
House, is scarcely to be expected before
the holiday recess, the Administration
is hopeful of prompt consideration of
it when Congress convenes.
ENGLAND's POSITION.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Premier Balfour
presided at a Cabinet meeting held at
the Foreign Office at noon today. The
Venezuelan crisis and the Kings speech
at the proroguing of Parliament were
the principal matters considered.
Replying to question in the House
of Lords today, Lord Lansdowne, the
Foreign Secretary, said that If the
seizure Of the Venezuelan gunboats did
not produce the desired effect further
coercive measures would be employed.
The matter had been considered in con-
sultation with Germany and it had been
decided to resort to a blockade of the
ports. 1t was not intended to land a
British force. and still less to occupy
| Venezuelan territory.
NO WORD FROM BOWEN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Nothing has
been heard from Minister Bowen at
| Caracas since yesterday morning. 50
Secretary Hay had no fresh information
to carry to the Cabinet meeting today
relative to the Venezuelan affair. 1t
was stated positively at the Navy De-
partment that no order has been sent
to the North Atlantic squadron or the
combined fleets under Admiral Dewey
since the departure of the squadron. 1t
also was stated that the Admiral IS at
liberty to dispose of the vessels as he
pleases without regard to the develop
ments of South American politics.
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