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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
A Monastery OF Mobiles.

Buried In the thickly wooded fast
nesses OF Austrian Styrla is the ancient
monastery Of Sekkan, famous for Its
history, and remarkable because OF
the rank OF most OF It's inmates. In
this Interesting place every monk is a
member of the nobility, and several of
them bear names famous In German
history. The two fathers of the com
munlty act as cooks, and are Prince
Edward Of Schonburg Hartensteln
and Prince Philip of Hohenlohe, both
Of whom were prominent In court cir
cles. The porter is one Of the highest
mobiles of the Grand Duchy OF Baden,
Baron Won Drais; and others engaged
In the most servile work of the mon
astery are Baron Won Sails. Baron Won
Ger, and Count Hemptinue. all OF
whom were high officers In the Saxon
army.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

the Bundy strikes off the time the clerks
and carriers report on and off duty, not
like other clocks that only strike the
complicated affair and many a poor
hard-worked clerk and carrier will YER
ify the statement, for it has cost some
of them much Of their hard earned and
small salary.
The Bundy is worked as follows:
When the Office opens for business at
o'clock in the morning the clock is the
first thing attended to. The three dating
keys are used, and the date and hour.
a. M, is imprinted on the tape; then
the employees each take their key and
ring in their arrival. Each employe
has his own number and that number
is on his key. He is not allowed to use
another's key or ring in" or out any
fellow clerk or carrier, under penalty
Of dismissal from the service. The let
ter carriers have four keys, the first
being used when he reports for the day
at $50 a. m. When he goes out on his
first trip he takes down his next key,
which is the key bearing the letter
81" and "rings out" and leaves the Of
fee On his return he Immediately on
entering the office rings in his arriv.
al, the key bearing the letter "R," and
after he has performed his Office work
and 1t is time for him to take his LAY
off, or Swing for an hour or two a
carrier not being allowed to work more
than eight hours per day, he uses the
key bearing the letter e." meaning
end of duty. AS each key is ''rung In"
the clock registers the time to frac-
ton of a minute.
Letter carriers are allowed by law
to work only eight hours, and when a
carrier has worked over that time, II
only for one minute. Intentionally or
unintentionally. he must pay the penal
ty. which Is usually suspension from
one to three days without pay, for I'm
Gle Sam is very strict master in the
postoffice and the Bundy never lies.
There are penalties for failure to ring
the clock on arrival and departure, for
all employees from the heads of the va
rious departments to the porters. Let
ter carriers are suspended from one to
fifteen days. according to how many
prior convictions there may be record
ed against them in the record book.
Clerks suffer for their mistakes by be-
ing fined from one days salary up, as
the case may be, as prior convictions
also count against the clerks.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01


woman who aspires to social distinc-
tion.
Mrs. Gibson, whose husband is the
well-known artist and illustrator and
the creator Of the "Gibson girl" Is
credited with having one of the finest
figures in Gotham. She has a beauti-
full voice, inferior only to that of Mel
ba, and possesses charming manner.
Like many other successful society
women she IS Southerner and as
Irene Langhorne was a famous belle
in Richmond, Va. When she married.
her husband was a struggling artist,
and for a time in New York she de-
clined many invitations on the ground
that she could not afford to accept
them. She is said to be the only wom-
an who ever refused an invitation to
dine at the Astor table But now her
husband is famous and growing
wealthy and she has made her way to
the top of the social ladder. Mrs. Glib
son Is related to many of the wealthy
families of New York.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
ATROCITIES IN NEW GUINEA.

NJ. Rouyer, a survivor of the maSSa-
ere of a French scientific mission by
oannibals at Sileraka, New Guinea, on
Jan. l, in describing the horrible occur,
renee, relates that the yacht Salvanti,
with the mission on board. had anchor
ed of the coast of New Guinea. and
that several of the explorers landed
After an apparently friendly reception
from the natives the latter treacherous-
ly attacked them during the night, muir
dering thirty-twO of the party, includ-
ing Baron Nillars, Count de Saint Romy
and NM. Hagenbeck and Vries, and
wounding thirty-three, including Nj.
Rouyer. the chief of the mission. and
another Frenchman named Reimer.
NJ. Rouyer writes:
I'VE were all sleeping peacefully
when there was great uproar and we
were attacked by hundreds of natives
carrying torches. Several of us were
felled to the ground with clubs. hatch
cts and spears. Others were overpower.
ed, carried away and bound to trees,
was among this number. | received n
blow on the head from club and
tainted. When | recovered conscious
ness at ; o'clock in the morning found
myself tied hand and foot and sur
rounded by savages. who. believing me
TO be dead, were keeping me for them
selves. | saw the body of Baron Villars
near me, bound to a tree. His body was
naked. his head had been split open,
and his eyes had been gouged out.
The Count de Saint Remy had been de-
capitated and his head stuck on the
end of spear as a trophy. NJ. Hagen
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

posite him to resent 1t or even notice
It He told Milly's father that he in
tended stopping in the village for few
days.
Don't We work." asked the old man
sharply.
Not in summer teach chemistry
IN the university, you know. 1t does
not open until September" The old
man grunted again, and poor Milly's
cheeks grew redder, and she proposed
a walk.
The news Of the new arrival had
spread through the village like wild
nre' and every window they passed
seemed to frame pair of prying eyes.
some few who passed them even snick-
cred audibly, and Milly was in dis
tress.
She looked at his hands and realized
suddenly that they were whittier than
her own, his hat and his shoes shOne
ike mirrors and ruler could not be
straighter than the crease in his light
trousers.
She might have known how country
people would take these things. Poor
Mllly. she liked him very much. and
she wanted everyone else to like him.
so that it was very uncomfortable lit
tie girl who crept between the sheets
that night.
The next few days were hard ones
LOT her. Her girl friends laughed when
they passed Milly and Harry, end more
than once she heard someone say:
Just out of bandbox" and ''mam-
mas boy"
And all the time she knew that she
loved him.
one evening they started for a drive
behind the old family horse. Don't let
MIN run away with you" called Mr..
Ranscome, as they ambled out of the
Darn. Lawrence laughed good natured-
~. Il guess | can hold him in"
The moon. round and mellow, rose
slowly and lighted the leafy road for
them, the breath of newmown hay
came to them in the soft breeze and the
erickets chirped blithely.
Milly. l have to go back in couple
OF days, and want to ask you ques-
tion first. Can you guess what it isT'
lie laid his hand upon hers gently and
she looked up at him. His soul was in
his eyes.
Don't ask it." she said quickly.
DO you mean you would say no?'
he asked, and she noted the pain in
his voice.
"Oh, here Is the village" she said,
and he turned away.
They passed the tiny shop and the
watering trough and then they noticed
group of people outside the only sa-
loon in the place. An ugly-looking man
stood on the sidewalk. and pale little
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
TIME CHECK ON POSTAL CLERKS.
Every Employe in the Postoffice Must
Contribute to His Own Record.

Remember the Bundy" is the watch
word in the big postofiices, and Uncle
Sans gray-coated men are in constant
dread lest they forget to ring in" or
ring out"
About year ago the United States
Postotfice Department at Washington,
d. c., conceived the idea of procuring
a clock to keep correct record of the
arrival and departure of all employees
in that branch of the service all over
the United States, which resulted in
the supplying Of all postoffices of i'm
portance with the now famous clocks
at cost of over 500 each. The Bundy
clock is a large affair. having three
strong mainsprings and an intricate
time-recording apparatus. Two of the
springs work the clock and the other
is the power Of the striking part, for
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

woman was beside him, trying to in
duce him to come home.
The man was the village drunkard.
whose temper was Of such repute that
no one ever interfered with him or
crossed his purposes.
The constable had once attempted to
arrest him, but after two weeks in Il
hospital he had seen the futility of his
efforts.
The Ranscome buggy was just oppo-
site the saloon when the woman put
her hand on the mans arm and tried
to turn him homewards. With an oath
the man struck her and she fell to the
ground. Not man in the crowd moved,
but suddenly the drunkard felt himself
lifted off his feet and shaken until his
teeth chartered.
You brute" was missed in his ear,
and he was sharply pulled to his feet.
The hand which had held his collar
now moved down to his arm and felt
like n wise.
"Pick her up and take her home, F"
said stern voice, and when the man,
sobered by the attack, looked around
at his assailant, he faced the flashing
eyes of the city swell"
Something in the set of the square
jaw and the numb feeling which pos
sessed the arm which the young man
still grasped cowed the bully, and he
walked along with his wife without a
word.
Harry Lawrence settled his tall hat
on his head again, wiped his hands
daintily and turned toward the car
riage An old man left the group of
silent spectators and held out his hand
to him. 1t was Mr.. Ranscome.
Zine evenin, Mr.. Lawrence" he
said
Harry showed all his white teeth in
a smile, while he shook the mans hand
heartily. Isn't it fine? Never saw bet
ter. Good-evening," and he gathered
the reins again and drove on.
When they had left the village Milly
stole a look at him. His face seemed
sad and his thoughts were far away.
Are you still thinking about that
man?" she asked gently.
NO" he replied.
>"What are you thinking about that
makes YOU So" she stopped, star
tied at her own temerity.
Il am thinking how l shall get along
without you" Milly gasped Il had
buoyed myself up with the hope that
you cared for me, little anyway, but
when tonight l asked YOU"
"You didn't ask me anything" came
the demure interruption.
The young man looked at the blush
ing, downcast face beside him, and felt
a rush Of new life within him. When
they returned from the drive dia-
mond flashed on the third finger OF
Milly Ranscome's hand, and she had
promised to marry the city swell.-ln-
dianapolis Sun.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
MENTAL CAPACITY OF A 'CHlCK.
They Learn Readily to Do oThoseActions
Which Bring Food and Ease.

They Learn Readily to Do Those Actions
Which Bring Food and Ease.
In 1896 l made great many expert
ments with young chicks, testing their
ability to learn variety of perform
ances. such as getting out of box by
pecking at a certain spot on door or
by jumping upon little platform or by
milling down a string with their necks,
escaping from pen by going up a
ladder or following an intricate path
through q maze, etc, writes Prof. Ed
ward ]. Thorndyke. of Columbia Uni
versity. In the International Monthly.
They learn readily to abandon those
acts which bring discomfort and to
amnhasize those which are successful
In securing them food. shelter, warmth
and the companionship of their fellows.
Their learning. like that of the fishes,
is essentially a process of selection.
For instance, chick is confined in a
cage from which it can escape only by
pecking at a certain spot, and so open
ing the door. 1t sees other chicks and
1000 anu ltdSlo " lhS
(confinement according to its inborn or
ganization, by running about, peeping'
jumping at the walls, trying to squeeze
through any small openings and peck
ing at the barriers confining it. The
chick feels a score or more of Impulses
TO a score or more of acts. If Its re-
action include one particular act
namely. a peck at certain spot-it OF
course escapes. This one act is fol
lowed by freedom, food and general
comfort. The other acts resulted only
in a continuance of the unpleasant soli-
tary confinement.
If. after the chick has enjoyed free
dom for awhile, we put it into the cage
again we have a repetition of the first
event, except that the chick is likely to
run and peep and jump and squeeze
less and to peck at the door sooner If
we continue this process so that the
chick Is again and again confronted by
the situation-"confnement in box of
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
He Was Not a Socialist.

There is a curious little restaurant in
Ann street, where clerks and office
boys and peddlers discuss business and
politics over their frugal luncheon. A
few days ago the collision in the New
York Central tunnel was under discus
sion, and young Irish peddler was
advocating public ownership of rail-
ways. while a law clerk was defending
private ownership.
Finally. at loss for answer to a
statement made by the Irishman, the
clerk retorted:
"Oh. you are socialist"
"Sure an I'm not" replied the Irish
man Indignantly; I'm a workingman.
New York Post
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
THEY NEVER CHANGE.

rar u,4,on an the women is jest the same
Sencei or Bill Shakspeare's times.
The moSn as round and the girls as
s,ra\nge
As whcrN Bnw fOte his rhymes.
I've read in aae VI hole endurin' lot
on stuff by men Sof fame
I'VE read 'em allan | tell you what,
NE girls is jest( the same.
There was Byroib. Dryden. an Alex
DOle,
An honest Thonhas Moore,
The, sang of girls an of blasted hope,
Al by The moef1J they swore.
The :is.s are the Same as Bobby Burns
Saag in q sad {.efrain--
The more mah Studies 'em, less he learns,
Fsr -ech reseai irch is in vain.
Ysc moon an 4he women they make no
rnangeC
As poets Eing to-day;
The moons as round. an the girls as
strange.
An thst's the mournful lay.
The moon goes on, jest as calm ar
bright,
As FOUND the world she whirls-
Thev swear by the moon in the dreary
night.
An swear about the girls.
Baltimore American.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
AN ESKIMO NuRsE-MAID.
Brought to the United States by Wife
of Explorer Pcary.

] of Explorer Pcnry.
Biography is department Of litera-
ture which does not usually appeal TO
readers at the Mother Goose age New
ertheless. the biography of Miss Marie
Ahnighito Peary, by her mother, In
that OF a tot for tots; and the pleasure
afforded their elders is merely inciden-
tai.
Little Miss reary. born within the
arctic circle as the long night was
drawing on. was called the "snow
baby" 10y her Eskimo friends, who were
not satisfied until they had touched the
warm skin Of the newcomer that her
whiteness was not that OF an actual
snow image. one OF them, a little girl
Of twelve. called Billy Bah, afterward
became her nurse maid. and returned
with the Peary family TO spend q year
amid the wonders OF civilization.
The first OF these was the ship: and
II was on board the vessel that she
learned to submit to-although never
to approve-the incomprehensible re-
qurement Of her employers. that 80
day Sc had never had bath before.
The next was the railway statlon-an
"igloo" so palatial that II was difficult
to induce her to leave II, especially as
she dstrusted that appalling new draft
animal. the locomotive. she inquired
anxiously II 1t ate people; and when
the train began TO move she sat rigid.
with bulglng eyes, clutching the back
of the seat In front of her as the land
scape flew at miraculous speed past the
windows
To eat and sleep at regular times was
put things away in special places IL
took sad experience TO teach her that
playthings left trustfully anywhere on
the sidewalks OF Washington could not
he found again on the same spot when
wanted.
Billy-Ba first Christmas celebra-
tion was a great event, but ignorant as
she was. she met IL In the true Christ
mas spirit. for she was so delighted
with little Marie Ahnlghlto's presents
and her joy in them that she scarcely
noticed her own IL was not till after
bedtime that Mrs. Penry. seeing light
burning late and peeping into her room
to see II anything was amlss, found her
seated on the floor among her many
gifts, only just awakened to the rap
ture OF possessing them.
Billy-Bah went back to her own peo-
pie at the years end. When Marie
Ahnlghito was four she, too. returned
north with her parents for n season
and saw her faithful nursemald once
more She had found Billy Bah tnen
aged fifteen, n married lady and per
son OF consequence, whose husband
was proud OF his Travelled spouse and
her superior accomplishments as
seamstress and housekeeper
But alas! Rejoicing in "all the com
forts of a home" of her own, Bllly-Bah
had declslvely discarded the discom-
forts Of a civilized toilet the sponge.
the towel and the halr-brush knew her
no more; they had become mere mem
ories of foreign travel, like the tele-
graph and the locomotive
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
GYPSY Methods o

Gypsy Methods of Communication.
The ancient road-signs of the Ro-
many the ''patteran," takes the place
of signboards or maps. The pat
teran" is little, carefully arranged
pile of sticks, grass or stones. placed
at crossroads, where nOne but a
gypsy would notice it any more than
any one but Romany could read it,;
but to him it is as plain as the noon
day sun, and by it-a succession Of
such wayside tokens-one family or
company can follow others who may
be days ahead of them for hundreds of
miles.
Though the Gypsy has uses for other
methods of communication besides the
mysterious 'patteran." he is not let
ter-wrter. He rightly cares first for
his own immediate family circle; the
closest "in-laws" do not travel to-
gether unless perfectly congenial or
unless it is convenient for them to do
so, and as the rowing life is not con-
ducive to letter-writing, even the near
est relatives do not usually hear from
each other directly more than once or
| twice year at most.
In the city livery stables and pawn.
brokers' shops opportunities are af-
forded for the exchange of news, but
for those who roam in small groups
and rarely strike a large city or the
great bureaus of information. summer
camping grounds, where all the gossip
Of the year is retailed, communication
of personal family news is uncertain.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
The City Swell
w shS ID r

570S HEN Milly Ranscome return
WhW ed from six months visit to
the city she was accompanied
by Harry Lawrence. a tall, slim young
man, clad In clothes of the newest
fashion and wearing upon his light
curls a shining silk hat, fatal thing
TO do in the little. narrow minded town
Of Groton. "a city swell" he was at
once pronounced. and no type can ex-
press the ineffable scorn with which
these words were uttered.
Mllly's father, an old-fashioned, stub
born man, looked at the newcomer and
his clothes and then with a grunt of
disapproval left the room to stable the
horse. At supper Mr.. Ranscome talk
ed of nothing but farming and seemed
rather pleased at the ignorance of his
guest on the subject.
Harry Lawrence, however, was too
deeply in love with the pretty face OPP
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
No Cripples In China.

There are no deformed or crippled
Cinnamon. If a child Is born de-
formed it is at once made away with.
You may travel all over China and
never see a MANNED native. When a
serious accident befalls one OF them he
is likewise put to death. This is part
of their religion. to which they adhere
closely.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

beck was spitted on n bamboo and was
being roasted over fire.
Il waited my fate. | was afraid to
move. My head hurt me dreadfully. All
around me the ground was strewn with
corpses. Suddenly great clamor arose,
followed by a fusillade. l opened my
eyes and saw DR.. Fortier and the re-
mainder Of the mission from the yacht
firing on the cannibals. | shouted and
the rescuers ran to me and cut the
bonds which bound me to the tree,
Tn canniabls fed, leaving many dead.
The clothes OF NJ. Vries We're found,
but his body was missing. He had evi-
IDENTIFY been devoured by the savages
during the night"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

on either edge in black. Large white
pearl buttons down the front and on
dotted taffeta. Belt of black velvet
ribbon. Another stunning model has
wide inverted plaits on each shoulder,
covering the gatherings in the top of
sleeve. Five small stitched tucks,
either side of the front at the neck.
give the fullness to the front. Stock
of black satin ribbon with white linen
turnover
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

society in the me-
tropolis, for Mrs.
Gibson is its un-
crowned queen.
Not to be able to
quote Mrs. Glib
sons latest witt
cism, not to be
acquainted with
her gowns, not to
have been invited
to her last tea -
all these speak
ha6lV for I n q
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
BE-STITCHED SHIRT WAISTS.

The new shirt-waist models are fasci-
mating indeed. White seems to take the
lead and the combination of black and
white comes next in popularity. The
most marked change in the new models
Is the great amount of stitching used
and the large buttons down the front.
The stitched waists have a tailor-made
effect and are bound to be popular. One
especially pretty one was made of rath-
er coarse white linen. having four .
inch box plaits down the front, stitched
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

such and such appearance"-it con-
stantly decreases the useless acts and
performs the suitable one sooner and
sooner, until finally it pecks at the spot
Immediately whenever put into that
box. 1t has learned, we say, to get out
of the box by pecking at certain spot.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
Mormons in GERMANY.

The 1000 Mormons in Germany are
total abstainers from alcohol. coffee,
tea aud worldly amusements.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

He-Your hat looks very well with
that wing In 1t.
She-Yes, but 1t would look better
with two wings.
He-Oh! that's just matter of pin
on.-Philadelphia Press
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

Say that again." said girl to-day
to a man who had complmented her
tremendously, ''and I'll make you mar.
ry me-"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
NEW YORK SOCIETY QUEEN.

Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, the Leader
of the Smart Set.
If you don't know Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson, of New York, you aren't any
body. That is the dictum of smart
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01
Mays Girl Friends,

MAY says she's afraid he is going to
marry her for her money"
"Poor thing! She must have been
looking in the mirror. r."-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

When you go anywhere by railroad
and expect some one to meet you a
the station. and no one does, ever NOTES
how funny you feel?
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

When you slip and fall, of course you
have remarked bow foolish you feel
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-01

A political pull is often great strain
on the candidates leg.