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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

The Worm that Went 10 Sleep.


One day. when Manette was visiting
her grandpa, she found great worm
lying in the path. 1t was as long as
her grandpa's forefinger, and was as
big round as his thumb. 1t was light
green color, with queer, bright-colored
knobs or bumps all over 1t. 1t was so
ugly that Manette was afraid of it, but
her grandpa lifted 1t between two
sticks and put 1t into a pasteboard box
with a piece of glass for cover He
then carried 1t into an upper room
which was not much used. His little
granddaughter wondered and asked
questions.
THE worm is sleepy, and so l have
made 1t bed, and by and by 1t will
make itself blanket" grandpa said.
"Oh, grandpa! can it, really? How
can worm make a blanket?"
''It weaves 1t, dearie, something ass
spider weaves its web. 1t will take a
good while. You must watch and be
patient"
Manette went every day to look at
the worm, and, after what seemed to
her long time, one day she saw some
glass. Every day there were more
threads. until at last Manette could not
see the worm at all.
HE has covered himself all up,
grandpa. Is the blanket finished
now?" she asked.
saNnc nd hn will Slnan
all winter, and when he wakes in TIE
spring don't believe you will recog-
nize him"
When Manette's visit was over her
grandpa gave her the box, carefully
done up in paper, and told her 10, lift
the cover off when she reached home.
So she did, and found the worm snugly
wrapped up in It's odd bedclothes fast
ened tight to the glass. Her mamma
leaned the glass against the wall above
the mantel in the library, and there it
stayed all winter; and Manette often
forgot all about 1t.
But one day in the early spring very
wonderful thing happened. Manette
was playing in the yard when her
mamma called her. She ran into the H.
brary, and there on the edge. Of the
mantel was the most beautiful gor-
geous, golden-yellow butterfly.
20 mamma" she whispered, did it
fly through the window, do you think 2"
''No, dear; 1t crept out of lis winter
blanket"
And then her mamma shovpd her tho
cocoon, as she called the blanket which
the worm had made. There, was hole
at one end. and out of that the ugly
green worm, now changed into a fairy
like insect, had crept, to spend its sec
ond summer floating in the air and sip
ping sweets from flowers.
ITS just as grandpa told me-" Ma
nette said. Il never would have known
it."-Child Garden.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
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New York City, has $50, 900 oryar,,o,
wage workers,
The South Wales Miners Federat,o,,
has membership of 10000.
1t takes the constant labor of eoooo
people to make matches for the world
II Is estimated that there are ,vou.
22,OOO union electrical workers. n
North America.
Railroads in this country emplov ovo-.
l,OOO,OOO people at an annual cast for.
wages and salaries of over $500 Oe0 Oo0
New, York bricklayers received ko.
cents a day for fourteen hours, labor IN
1TT6. They .nOw,receive $3.50 for eiph,
hours,
The employees of the various ceme.j
teries Of San francisco have, formod Z
themselves into a union. 1t is. thar.
purpose to organize the cemetery work.
men of the United States,
1t is estimated that there are 500 Ooo,
working people In the city of Chicago
and the 525 different trades nnions
claim about 4e,per cent of that number.
as members. About 50 per. cent of all
the various crafts in the city are organ.
lied, and during the last two years. the.
most prosperous period Chicago has
ever seen, theslabOr organizations have.
reached their greatest power and intIu.
ence' The, Increase In, the. number of
unions has been 200 per cont and the.
membership 400 per cent.
After working for thirtyrtwo years
William S. Hughes, a. New York ma.
chinist, perfected smoke-consuming
device for locomotive and other engine.
boilers" Hughes had no capital to back
his invention, but succeeded. in having.
1t brought to the notice of Cornelius.
Vanderbilt. The millionaire mechanic.
had the device tested ON an elevated
train locomotive under his personal in
spection. making trip from. the Bat
terry, to Harlem. Mr.. Vanderbilt has;
decided to aid Hughes in the matter.
In its annual report on strikes and
loclouts in 1901 the British Board. of
Trade notes a large, decrease in The.
number of labor disputes, and in the
number of workers. involved. There.
were 642 disagreements. that yelr. af-
fecting 1886 work people. This is
tue smallest number both Of disputes
anh persons INVOLVED reported since
1897 and the Improvement Is attriDut-
ed to a growing tendency to settle la
bor troubles, by arbitration. The report
says that Ia per cent of ALI changes
In wages and hours We're put III effect
after arbitration,
machine which, will drill square
holes has at last been made, An Eng
llishman. named Edward Segitz is the
inventor, and his apparatus Is said to
have solved q. problem beretofore re-
garded as being about as unaeconlplish-
able rs the mathematical impoossibility
of 'squaring"' the circle. Segritz's ma
chine is "three,winged" drill, semi
round, which, outs four straight edges
in its rotary notion That is, the lno-
ton appears to the eye to be rotary,
bat there is, of course, maneuyer in
the triple fiange which produces the
square cut, triangular, or other angular
holes, with automatic regularity and
| machine speed.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

Paraguay. "The art Of lace-making by
hand" he says, ''is well developed In
Paraguay. 1t was taught the natives 200
years ago by the missionaries and has
been transmitted from generation to
generation, till it is now quite general
throughout the republic. Some towns
are devoted to making certain kind of
lace. In one town of 5000 or 5000 in
habitants all the women and children,
and many of the men, make lace collar
cites, handkerchiefs and ladies' ties.
Another town makes lace embroidery,
and others drawn-thread work, such as
center pieces, tray mats, tea cloths,
doilies, etc.
"The designs used in making the lace
are taken from the curious webs of the
semi-troplcal spiders that are so numer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
FRIGHTENED BY CIRCUS LION.
An Old Railroad Engineer In the
West Tells of Night Ride.

Dan Bechtel, of Brookfeld, tells a
story about a night ride he once took
with a loose lion, which, as he says,
tend to make the goosefesh creep a
little" Bechtel for fourteen years was
an engineer on the Hannibal and St.
Joseph Railroad. One night In 1888
he left Macon for Shelbina, his engine
pulling the Wallace shows. 1t was
very dark, and he had orders not to
run faster than fifteen miles an hour.
Bechtel says he was kidding" the fire
man and head brakeman about what
would happen if some of the wild ami
mails should get loose, when he looked
up and saw an old lion on top of the
cars, moving slowly and gingerly to-
ward the engine
when the brakeman and fireman
realized what was coming" SAYS Bech.
tel, according to the Kansas City Jour-
nal, they made a dive for the cab
door, and were soon riding on the
front of the engine. Mr. Lion came TO
the first car .and stood there, critically
examining the engine. The fre.boy
was open, and that kept him back, as
he did not seem to know what to mako
of the bright, dazzling light. l had a
whistle that would scare ghosts, but it
did not 'feaze' the lion. We soon be.
gan to lose steam and the train had TO
slow down. When we reached Shell
bina Conductor Pratt came up, max
Ing a big kick because we had been
going slow. | pointed to the first car
and Pratt quickly retreated.
"The trainer soon came and took the
big fellow to his cage. He had found
| a loose bar. which he worked ont
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

Gus. On this account 1t Is called nan
duti,' an Indian name which means spi-
der web. This industry may be of SER
Vice to American trade. There is scarce
ly dealer In Paraguay who would not
purchase American goods If It were not
so difficult to get draft on the United
States. This Is due to the fact that
nearly all the experts go to Europe.
Some of the principal lace-makers,
however" says Consul Ruffin, accord.
ing to the Washington Star, "have
agreed to give the benefit of all their
drafts on the United States for the ia,
ciltatiOn Of trade, If American import.
2rs and dealers In handmade lace and
lrawn-thread work should take up their
product"
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namorata not all his fancy painted her. and he
retire. but fears of breach of promise keep him up
mark and the couple perhaps to lead miserable life
or soon TO separate If either of people who have
tempaed matrmony discover late that they
suited to each other prudent and furthermore their
den duty to draw back before revocab uniting themselves
The modest girl would in nnie of ten
from nstutng breach of promise in order heal
wounded heart Sometimes of the of Tilted
girl mainly instrumental in bringing about breach
promise spite of the fact that their daughter shnks
from publicity In such parents only girl still
suffering for however indignant they may feel
the for her feelings and wishes should be shown
instead of trying to profit by her misfortune.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

have heard, for example, of the falls Of
Iquaza? The name has a strange
sound, yet the waterfall is one of the
most gigantic of natural phenomena.
In size it exceeds Niagara, and the
volume of water passing over it is as
great The width, from shore to shore,
is 9,S43 feet, but 1t is broken here and
there by islands which lessen the act
ual width of the waterfall to about
5000 feet. Niagara, including the 1900
feet frontage of Goat Island at the
brink, is only 4750 feet wide and the
actual width of the American and Can
adian falls combined is only 2,750 feet.
The South American falls Is, therefore.
nearly three times as wide as our most
famous cataract. The height of the
Iquaza falls is also much greater On
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His Reward.


1t was Donald's firts year at school
and he came home one day very
sober boy.
Mamma" he said, "the teacher says
five do 1t again well all have tosstay
after school. don't just know what
it is-if we whisper or II we don't
study-but anyway it's something like
that, and when she told us, we all
cried together"
Well" said mamma. you need not
feel badly, because l don't suppose
you will have to stay" and she. gave
Donald reassuring smile.
"Why?" he asked.
Because you have too much sense.
IT must be very stupid boy who will
play and whisper in school and then
have to stay in and study in playtime.'
Donald seemed satisfied with this
hopeful view of the case.
Two days after, his mamma saw him
coming up the street holding his head
80 high he fairly leaned over back
ward. He came in and hung. up his
hat.
'HO! Some boys may like to play
and whisper and get kept, butGI've got
sense! All the boys but me got kept.
We can't tel yet which 1t was-whis-
per or not study-but 1t was one Of
'em, and l just was still and worked,
and here / am.'-YOuth's Companion.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
False Gems.

$50 81 Spavins hez ben down ter
town?" asked Mandy.
"Why, yaas; an he got buncoed as
usual"
"Brung home gop brick, did hep"
mo, indeedy 81 Is up ter date. he
is"
"Du tell?"
"a bunco man Sold him a chunk o.
hard coal at a big price, an I'll be
bornswoggled eff 1t didn't turn out ter
be jes' a chunk O. rock painted black" "
Baltimore Herald.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
Something for the Boys.

If you hold needle on plate in
erect position and magnet just above
1t you can let the needle go and it will
stand erect with trembling motion.
We will make use Of this knowledge
for the following little trick.
Cut the front and back Of a small
stage from a piece Of cardboard and
unite both parts with the help of corks
and pins. The front has a square open
ing (see illustration). On the back of
the front piece a small horseshoe mag.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
Synonymous Terms. to Her.

One day little friend! of mine was
sent to her uncle's store,for some hops.
BY the time she reached the store, she
had almost forgotten what she want
ed, but finally announced that she
wanted some Jumps" Her uncle, was
astonished and suggested several arti-
cles, but she persistently repeated,
Jumps and he was obliged to. return
home with her to, discover the object
of her errand.-Little ChroniQle..
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

down the muttudes and disregard their claims upon
sideraton but where wealth is distributed organized
that social webeng within honest and yiruous
Right standing n volcano which may burst
forth with all the of Peee the who
despse the downrodden burden bearers security
In times the police and military forces of the
been willing them They forget that
drawn from the ranks of the people they
ing and that their sympahies naturally own
people If they continue disregard the wishes
and to fling insults them the time will when
for protection will fall upon unheeding ears.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

oh, the road to Healthy, Wealthy and
Wise
Runs by night through the Gates of
Sleep.
Straight over the Sunderland it lies,
Where Sandman gathers the sand for
your eyes,
That he shakes when the. Sun has left
the skies
And the gray evening shadows creep.
But to reach this Land by the Road of
Morn,
You must rub the sand from your eyes.
When you leave the Country of Drowsy
Yawn,
Just follow the path that the Sun has
gone,
And pass through the Gateway Of Early
Dawn
Into Healthy, Wealthy and! Wise.
Youths COMPANION.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

net Is secretly fastened and under
meath 1t a piece of wire is strung in a
horizontal direction; the height of the
wire depends on the strength of the
magnet and has to be arranged In such
way that the needle will not be pulled
up to the magnet, but will stand in an
erect position on the wire.
Cut small paper figure, for instance.
a tight-rope walker or a dancing girl
standing on one leg, and for the exact
height Of the needle. Fasten the figure
to the needle with the help of wax, as
shown in the illustration. Place the
figure below the magnet on the wire
and you will see 1t dance like real
tight-rope walker. Or you can make a
trapeze of match and two pieces of
thread, on which you can place two
figures, and they will not fall off when
you set the trapeze in swinging motion.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
WE ARE STANDING OVER A VOLCANO.
BY Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch. of CHICAGO.

The powerful of the earth should real.
lie that we are in the midst of the same
conditions that obtained in France and
which brought on the revolution. The
rich and powerful classes in France re.
fused to take warning from what was
going on about them and relied upon the
power which they fancied they had. The
revolution came like the eruption of q
volcano, and we in America should heed
the warning. The earth belongs to God
and not to individual man. Therefore,
whatever man produces should be admin
istered to the benefit of all and not for
that of the selfish few. The proper social
condition Is NOT one where mon crnSh
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

the Brazil side 1t Is 209.9 feet and on
the Argentina side 1904 feet. 1t is In
such an obscure part of South America
that few travellers ever see it, but 1t Is
well worthy visit by the lover Of the
sublime
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
About the Dragon Ely

The dragon fly, or darning needle.
proverbially given to sewing up peo-
pies ears and other like horrible deeds
innocently suffers from an entirely un-
deserved reputation, for he Is one Of
the most harmless of insects. The
long needle-like body. SO terrifying in
appearance, can pierce nothing more
substantial than a plant stem, and its
great length enables Nine. Dragon Fly
to deposit her eggs under water with
out wetting her beautiful gauzy wings.
The baby dragon fly does not resem-
bic his parents in the least, states the
New York Tribune. You would never
guess that he belonged to the same
family. He lives in the water, and the
only thing that perhaps might give
you clew to his indentity is the pres
ence of two fiat pads on his back that
conceal his growing wings. His habits
are anything but babylike, for he Is
fierce and cruel in disposition. His
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
Castles on the Rhine.

1t Is stated that from the moutn u"
the source of the Rhine 12o easteS
formerly the homes of war-like chieiS'
are to be found overlooking Its waters
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
Indeed They Do.

One day my older brother was read
ing about Mt, Pelee, and my little
brother asked him If there were any
volcanoes In America.
81 suppose so," said my big brother.
"Well, do they ever interrupt?' said
the small one.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
Safest Boat that EIoars.

In considering boats the dory, a na.
bottolned, lap streak boat. though uu'
twelve or thirteen feet long, Is tne
safest that floats.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

long, cruel paws are cunningly oon'
cealed under a sort of mask. so that
he can steal upon his victims unaware
and suddenly uncover the sharp weap-
ons that so easily crush them to death.
His method of travelling through the
water is peculiar, to say the least.
He can swim fast, but always goes
backward At the end of his body is
pouch. By filling this full of water
and then suddenly expelling it, he can
send his body backward at consider
able speed.
When ready to change to full
grown dragon fly, he climbs up the
stem of some water plant, splits his
old skin and crawls forth to joinahis
kindred of the gauzy wings.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
A Pretty Big Family to Raise.

One night when nay little brother
saw q great many stars, but there was
no moon. he said:
oh, mamma, see all the little moons /!
guess the old moons hatched."
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
wOMiN'S RIGHT TO The BALLOT.
BY InIted States Senator George Y hoar.

A person 10 be entitled to share in the
government of n State or country ought 10
love the State, ought To desire its welfare
and ought To be able to judge of the
characteristics Of the persons presented
for their suffrage and of the wisdom or
folly of the measures which are proposed
from time 10 time before the people. Can
you think of any other qualification than
interest in the republic, love of the repub-
lie, capacity TO choose its servants and ca
pacity 10 judge the measures upon which
its welfare is to depend? 1t used to be
said of q man Mhn Mns q candidate for
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
In DAYS of Old.

He-rve just been at a delightful
conversation.
She-Where?
Heat the Tower of Babel-ppct
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
BUSINESS MAKES BUSINESS.
ByL. N. Shaw. Secretary Of the Treasury.

Business depression dissipates both organized and
unorganized capital. Enforced dleness means inan-
cial ruin to individuals to business firms and to cor
poratons both great and small On the contrary,
business prosperity inspires hopefuness 1t encour-
ages the individual to reach out, to expand to buy
more land, more houses, cattle, to erect more
stores, build more shops and to embark in new en-
terprises 1t leads to the organization of corpora
tions. 1t inspires both dreams of great things and
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

A philosopher says 1t is better to he
alone than in bad company; but some
men are in bad company when they
are alone.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
SOUTH AMERICAS NIAGARA.
The Wonderful Iquaza Falls, Between

Brazil and Argentina.
The wonders of the world have not
all been revealed. Hidden away in re
gions where the traveller from civilized
realms rarely enters are marvels of ma
ture more extraordinary than any
which the geographers and the travel.
ing writer's have made familiar and in
the contemplation of some Of these,
when they are finally brought to light,
man is amazed. How many persons
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

Office that he had stake in the Is there stake
in the like that of mothers interest her children
Do the mothers the the sisters love the republic
well their husbands brothers? Is there
doubt about that?
believe that every step in human civilization has beer
marked by the approach her and
place of influence the believe that every such ap
proach has purified the homes and rendered
womanhood and feminine Everywhere she has
noved good. No nation city, household
took lofty place where the influence did inspire
It with heroic temper. And when takes this and
final step bringing the service of State her purity her
devotion insight her faith she will only ennobe the
State, but will elevate also the home.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11
RELIGION is NOT DECLINING.
By EGIlan z. curtls. wasnlngton correspondent

The census reports show that the churches OF the
United States were never numerous prosper
ous well attended. The growth in memmbe--
ship wealth and contributions for charity missions
and other religious work never so rapid. and
the figures show that it more than keeps pace with
the increase in population There were never so
many Sunday schools; the attendance is larger than
it ever was, compared with the population. and
RELIGIOUS organizations like the Y. NJ G. A.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-11

the Christian Endea ior. the Epworh League and the
Kings Daughters showed much
activity. Local mission work in the cities
work in isolated sections the country extended
and thorough than it the funds contributed by
different denominations foreign missions erection
education end similar have been larger capita
ing the last than before history of the
Christian religion and the sale Bibles during recent
has been unprecedented The Bible seller in
the book market.
This is the story census it can be confirmed
by anyone who attend live church. There are dead
churches just stupid preachers but in those that
familiar with in Washington and New York it is almost
impossible to obtain sitting
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marriage For that alone 1t would certainly
only fair that girl who had been Tilted should be awarded
substantial damages compensation.
IF makes mistake in business the writer heard
girl occasion "he has pay for it, and it is
equally fair that he should do his love affairs especially
If he several of girls life for he enters
engagement with open speak and is his
fault if he binds himself girl without first making quite
that she is the make his future life happy
other sides the question which deserve
consideration which would probably the scale in favor
breach of promise being abolished 1t is exaggera
on to hundreds of -assorted marriages
about through fellow fearing breach of prom
Perhaps he thinks he is in love with girt is not
always possible Judge beforehand whether unsuabt
exssand speaks of marriage Later he finds that his