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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
ABOUT OLD FORT MARCY.
Efforts 10 Have Garrisons Stationed a
the Historic spot,

the Historic spot. E
The citizens of Santa Fe are maxim,
another effort to hF' X .rt Marcy n
garrisoned. From ntary viewpoD,
there is no necessity for troops at tb,,
post. but there are good historic "a,
sons for retaining it as military S,.
ton. Fort Marcy is the oldest Of tbs
posts of the far southwestern frontie-
The original buildings. long since goDo
TO decay. were on bluff Overlookip,
New MeXicO's ancient capital. Tbsv
were laid out by Brigadier Genera
Kearney I'm 1916. shortly after his occn.
patton Of the city, and their constmc
ton was begun by Col. DoniphaD's
First Missouri Volunteers and con,in.
ued by Col. Prices Second Missour
Regiment when DOpiphan's regiment
marched for Chihuahua.
The post for nearly half century
was the headquarters of the Depart
ment of New Mexico. At it have been
stationed many of the most eminent
men in the military annals of the ns
tiOn. With the decay of the old adobe
buildings, from whose sides cannon
frowned down on Santa Fe. new build
ings were constructed at the base of
the bluff. The post was named after
William L. Marcy, who was War See.
retary during POlk's administration.
With the new policy of concentrating
troops in larger bodies near some great
city, Fort Marcy was abandoned, as
were a dozen other posts in New Mex.
leo, the allegiance of the Mexican DOB.
ulatiOn being assured and the Indian
problem having been practically solved.
But with the departure of the troops
Santa Fe felt that her historic pres.
tige was declining. The city had never
been without a garrisOn-Spanish, Mex.
lean or American-fOr 300 years. Fire.
quent petitions have been made for the
restoration Of the post. There is not
now, we believe. says the Denver
News a single garrison post in New
Mexico, and there We're formerly near,
ly a dozen. In the redistribution Of
troops among the various army posts
there is no good reason why the ardent
wish of Santa Fe should not be granted
and at least a squadron of cavalry sent
to Fort Marcy.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
oyEER SToRbS

A bee will carry twice its own weight
in honey or wax.
The thirty-fOur biggest estates in
Britain average $4,000 acres apiece.
Champagne has l2.2 per cent of alco-
hol and gOoseberry wine lis per cent.
Italy owns the three largest churches
in the wOrld-St Peters. Rome. the
Duomo, Milan, and ST. Paul's. at Rome
rian Railway, a distance of 932 miles
there is only one town deserving the
nane-krasnoairs-with a population
of 2S,OOO.
Wasps may often be observed detach
ing from fences, boards or any Old
wood the tibres which they afterward
manufacture into papier mache.
Fire losses in England amount to 621s
per cent OF all premiums paid.
An India rubber tree gatherer in Bra
zil averages sixteen pounds of juice
daily.
Since the foundation of the Alpine
Club the death rate from mountain ac-
cidents has averaged less than 1 Der
cent year out of five hundred men,
berS.
The Chinese pen from time i'm
memorial has been a brush made of
some soft hair ard used to paint the
curiously formed letters of the Chinese
alphabet.
Brine springs flow under the town of
Norwich, England. They have been
there for centuries, and were used for
the production of salt long before the
Christian era.
Greenland and Iceland have the bet
ter of us in the way of trade. Last
year we imported goods from those two
From Tomsk to lrkutsk, on the Sibe-
countries TO the value of SS2,533 and
sold them only $500 worth in return.
A French explorer has discovered on
the west coast OF Africa what he re.
CARDS as the vainest people. They e
the pahoninS. a warllie tribe. whose
main employment is the adorument of
their persons, chiefly by meaIs OF tat
tooing.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
No Judge of Art

The seller Of pot-boilers came into the
office of the Shrewd broker with the air
Of one who is about to sacrifice a price
less treasure. 1t was a seascape; Il trou-
bled sea beat upon purple rocks. and
wind-driyen gulls wheeled in wild cir
cles above the familiar pot-boiler ship.
The seller Of pot-bOilers looked upon the
treasure long and yearningly. 1t could
be seen that a grievous struggle be
tween art and appetite was raging
within him. How much do you want
for it, demanded the shrewd broker.
zone hundred dollars" said the pot
boiler man; its giving it away" Give
you three for it" said the shrewd brok.
er. ITS yours" said the pot-boller
man. THAT fellow across the way only
offered me cents, but he amt no Judge
OF art."-New York Evening Post.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
WOMEN AS MATHEMATIcIANs.
How 1t Bothers Some of the Fair Sex
to Make Simple Computations,

How 1t Bothers Some of the Fair Sex
to Make Simple Computations,
Il wish, said the woman, plaintive-
ly, that the shop girls wouldn't count
backward. 1t gets me so ratified. Like
this, for instance. Suppose you buy ~
cents worth of something and give
them So. Here they come along pretty
soon with your package and the change.
Forty cents they begin. That's the 40
cents you have just spent and conse
quently haven't got. | always con.
found it with the 50 and think | ourht
to have it. and when | find | haven't
got 1t | get mad. Forty cents they
say, sixty, one dollar, two dollars
three, four, and that makes your five
Il never can get the straight of It,"
she sighed, until go all over it from
the beginning right, and count one dol
lar, two. three. fOur-sixty, and then
leave out the 10 cents | have spent and
haven't got"
ITS the same with me-" complained
another woman. Il wonder why thev
teach us mathematics in the schools
What good does it do us? I couIdn,t
any moie multiply thirty-three and 81
,hirh hy thrty-three and third than
| could fly to the moon"
why, that's easy" said the first
woman. "Ihirty-three and a third
multiplied by thirty-three and n third
IS siXty-siX and two-thirds. of course ,.
The first woman smiled admiringIr
You were always so much cleyerer
about your arithmetic than | was" she
declared. Il remember that at school
| was always perfectly idiotic wbo, t.
came to doing Il sum. When tbar al,
me now ut home to multiply anv sort 80
fraction by any other sort of froction
| say IF you don't believe nm, va
educated woman lock at my diplomo
There it is over the mantelnieco. h''.
for the love of heaven don't ask ma
do any sort of sum-" ~
The blonde girl put in:
I'VE are the same way." sba sat,
Cad and |. The other day after nn,.
ing our board we had lot of cbango
lett. Then, thinking 1t over, we found
that owed her % cents and sbo on,a',
me Is. We didn't know how 70 .os'
each other. We laid the money da,,'.
on the bed and commenced to connt :, T.
out. There was difference. we know
between what she owned me and wh".
owed her. but for the life of us W" mo
couldn't tell what it was" we
The difference between eighteen ona
twenty-five is eight, isn't ltY" inou,raa %
the hrst woman. "or is II seven %,
turning to the others.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The man who has an income of $1,000
year, and spends every cent of it on
his wife and family and friends. is a
good fellow, and is blessed by every
body, even after he has died and left
dot cent to keep his children in school.
to save his wife from going to work
for their bread and butter. or To pav
his bills scattered around the town
He dies a royal good fellow, with the
reputation of living only for his family.
The man who takes $1,000 year of his
wifes back in clothes and 81 900 a year
OFF his own back and OFF his drinks and
cigars and puts 1t into insurance for
them against the time when he is dead
and another $1,000 year out of other
things that make a man generous and
loyable. and puts that into bond every
twelvemonth for them and then dies
and leaves them where his children
can stay in school and his wife 90 on
living in cOmfort-well, he Is a cur
mudgeon with a mind not above sordid
things. Every time
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

to he remodeled into church. There
was talk OF tearing down and building
a modern church edifice. hut the ma
fariry OF the society favor making such
changes as will provide a place of wor-
ship and at the same time keep intact
as memorial the room where the
creed was born.
The house is II Broad street central
IS located and an ideal location for
church purposes. II IS the mecca Of
thousands Of pilgrims who come from
far and near. At present II is occupied
10y two families. and they have both
Heeu obliged in self.defense TO forbid
Inspection of the interior Of the prem
.Ses. except in rare cases where people
have travelled exceptionally long dis
-lnceS with this in view.
The upper tenement is occupied by "A
Mrs. Cole. and the tide of travel turns
more naturally in her direction than to
The lower part Of the house, from the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

II is scarcely credible thar there
should exist sufficient ground for the
remarks made 10y members Of the Chi.
caEU Federation OF Labor touching al
age limit beyond which mechanics and
laDorcrs dui difficulty III securing EN-.
plOyment. The limit mentioued-3J auU
lbs 50 low, 50 far from what is gen.
orally considered old age. 50 clearly in
the very prime Of life, inat one cannot
help expressing the hope that the com
plainauts are mistaken. Yet there mus,
be some basis for the criticism, some
reason for the action taken by the Fed.
Grafton in resolving 10 investigate the
matter and Ito SEE if some action can
not be taFen 10 correct the evil" Tn,
temper Of the labor element on this
point must be judged from the ironicai
remark made by one Of the speakers al
recent meeting of the Federation-"A
man should be dragged out and shot
when he mas reached the age Of A.
years. He is dead timber i'm
the pathway Of progress under modern
industrial conditions" Following thi,
IL was stated that some Of the railroads
and large manufacturing establish.
ments now refuse To hire man over 81
years old, and that mechanics are dis
charged at the age Of II years by these
concerns because they are too ole.
Without more evidence than this, few
are prepared TO accept 1t as fact. We
can understand how railway companies
that have adopted the merit system in
making promotions In their service
should place a comparatively low limit
on the age at which they will take new
employees; but that any man should be
considered unit for work simply be-
cause he has reached the age of IL is
incredible. 1t has been pretty clearly
established that the really useful and
productive years of the average mans
life are the decades between 40 and 80.
Even beyond 90 a man is at his best
particularly where combination of
skill and experience is requisite. Iii
fact, the general tendency is to advance
the age limit, and for this reason we
shall await with interest the further in
vestigation of the Federation of Labor
into this most important question. 1t
would be matter for profound regret
should it develop that our modern in.
dustrial system finds a man too old to
enter it at the vigorous age of 30, and
useless to it in the height of his prime
at 45, or even at the steadied and ex.
perienced age of co.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
Now York's Foundl ng Hospitals.

Inc loundling hospitals in New York
nave done n great work. The Infant
Asylum, founded in 1865, has been very
successful. Here mother and child are
Kept together and thrive amid whole.
some Influences. When 1t was estab-
iished the death rate among infants in
the Institutions on Randall's and Black.
wells Islands was SO per cent. This
rate has been reduced by the Infant So
cleiy TO nine per cent, and the intlu-
eilce OF the good work done here has re.
suited n, great improvements In public
institutions. This was the initial move
meht In private charitable societies and
ieu TO the oaSanization of the Catholic
rounding Asylum and many Other in
s.'utions that do vast amount OF
soou work to-day. Ninety per cent
Vi the women cared for In the ASYLUM
ieau respectable lives. The system of
keeping mother and child together for
months and the good influences brought
10 Dear have been copied in other Amer
leall cities and in Europe. One thousand
pauehts are cared for in the New York
institutions alone.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
CALLS LONDON SOUALIp.
Architect Makes Invidious Compari
sons with Other Cities.

Architect Makes Invidious Compare
sons with Other Cities.
A candid friend Of London has ap-
peared in the person of Mr. Treyail
the new president of the Society of
Architects. In his presidential address
at st. James Hall Mr.. Trevail said:
The impression that always pals
upon one when returning from either
the European or American continents
TO London is the wretchedly narrow
and nsigniticant-looking streets, with
their low, mean, small shops and dwell
ings by contrast with what we have
just left behind US. 1t Is of little inter
est to be told how many hundreds Of
miles Of the same sort of thing Lon
don contains, more than does any other
metropolitan christendom or elsewhere.
THE fact still remains in your mind
in a general sense that London looks
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

I'm not sure" they replied. ''whsA
or il is seven or eight" and one of tbar
began 10 count it over and over on H..
fingers. with puzzled look on her f,..
We'll" resumed tne blonde girl s,r,
the New York Times. 1--WE worried oy..
il and worried over 1t until at last n.
just counted out tile money. each Of n.
| counted out % cents and handed \.
10 her. and she counted out is cents ana
handed It to me. and that was the op,
way we could think of to settle il"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

AS an agency in the examination Of
a person suspected Of crime, hypno-
tism is not new. 1t has been success
fully demonstrated upon numerous oc-
casions by hypnotists and scientists
and has been the subject of many inter
esting discussions; but hypnotic ex-
periments are new in Texas. Some time
ago, in Galveston. man was held tenn
porarily for the murder of another. A
hypnotic examination tended to show
that the accused was innocent of the
charge, and later he was released
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
Hairdressing In China.

In China the BARRIERS calling is sup
ported by government. Although his
squat razor only covers an inch or two
1T time and makes the operation I'LL.
necessarily tedious, the barber has the
advantage of knowing that he repre-,
sents lawful authority. somewhat as 4
public vaccinator does here He ought
never to suffer from being out of work
Then his perquisite, the combngS,
makes up for natural deficiencies He
can sell ut clear profit tails of his own
collecting and making. Perhaps the
fact that Chinese hair offers little va.
riety in color simplilies this kind of
commerce. The more sable the hair is,
the better; children's heads are shaven
in order that the tail may afterwards
he as black and thick as possible.
Chlnaman plaits white silk into his
hair when he goes into mourning.
tales of tail might he multiplied The
Chlnamans is more expressive than
any that has not the power to wag with
satisfaction or droOp with dismay. For
convenience in work it Is fastened up
IN a coil, but for a man to speak to
his superior without letting it down is
an insult. No Christian would enter
church in this deshabille; a stranger
might possibly do SO. and. in such
case before beginning the service. the
officiating minister would fix him with
Il glance, and politely-for the natives
expect politeness under all circum
stanceS-address him:
Sir will you kin4ly let down your
tail?"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The Kansas Supreme Court has rem
dered a decision 70 the effect that
where man OWLS home, and his
wife dies and his children marry and
establish homes of their own. his home
ceases to be a homestead and can he
seized for the payment Of debts. The
same decision applies to bachelors. and
the Kansas court seems to be working
along the line that widowers and bach
elors must pay their debts.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Thousands of us have our moments
of imagining that we are independent
characters. We pride ourselves on our
Independence and many of us are new
er so foolish as when We are trying
TO prove how independent We are. Ey-
cry man. to begin with, is born depen-
dent on and absolutely at the mercy Of
his ancestry. You have not a thing
in you, and you never will have a thing
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The law & L q { b 9
gospel of the great
Christian Science
Church OF when
she is the origin
ator and head. has
lust en- pur-
chased by her faith
ful followers in that
city and will be
preserved as a me-
mortal 10 their re-
yered teacher. II is
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The very practical suggestion is made
that the United States should offer
Marconi inducements to carry on some
of his experiments between California
and Hawaii If it We're found that he
could establish communication be-
tween those points we would not have
to be in such hurry about laying a
cable,
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
Yelled SARCASM

Mrs. Wedderly-I wonder why it il
that single men are always the most
anxious to go to war?
Wedderly-l suppose it's because they
don't know what war really is.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The new Ameer of Afghanistan an
nounces that he will not permit mis-
sionaries to operate in his country. Evil
IDENTIFY tine Ameer knows OF some other
way 10 raise money.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

"i'hih the last twenty-five years the
lire loss in the United States has ex-
ceeded S2'SOO,OOO,OOO. To this total the
year 1901 has contributed losses aggre-
eating over $4,000, 900
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

DR.. Orrin $. Wightman in the New
York Medical Journal treats of Hot
Air as a Therapeutic Agent" Refer
ence is doubtless made to the advice
given us by our friends when we are
sick.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

If the rich smugglers would quit
smuggling it would not be necessary
for the Secretary of the Treasury TO
jar their feelings every time they re-
turn from Europe.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

General Funston frankly admits that
he prefers military operations III the in
terror Of Luzon to surgical operations i'll
his own interior.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The discovery that there is a gang of
counterfeiters at work in Porto Rico
seems to indicate that the Americani-
zation of the island is proceeding rapid
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Hiram Maxim, the gun man, promises
the world Il practicable flying machine
in ten years. Nothing is said about the
price. Meantime the old gaspipe bike
Is high enough up for Us to fall out OF.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
Shattering n Dream

bond Father-Is it true, as Tom tells
me- that ne leads his class?
college, President-H'm! Well. yes, he
uoes-into all kinds of mischief.-som-
erville Journal.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
Certain Sounds Lacking

The Aztec language, in use in Mex
leo at the discovery of America. lacked
the sounds indicated by our letters b,
d, (, &, r, !. ] and Y.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Many q man, after attaining high
gravity until it is eyerlastiHgly too late.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The fearful extent to which the bar.
gain-sale virus has permeated the veins
and arteries Of the nation is shown by
the proposition to coin 2l2-cent pieces.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Germany has seen its first minstrel
show, and now If somebody asks Prince
Henry when a door 9, not door he will
probably get the right answer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Imitation may be the sincerest hat
terry, but the proprietor of a patent
medicine is never fiattered when the
druggist offers something Just as
good"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Il IS said that 4 clever miudreader
once read a wOmans m!ud-bui was
unable 10 understand il.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The Paterson ure j. not without its
cOmpeusat.OuS. Tor il wiped out tie
headquarters Of anarchy ii that city.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The Crown Prince Of Japan Is also
arranging 10 run over and see America.
Ny. but were getting popular.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

A Kentucky judge mas discovered 4
short cut 10 riches. lie will Hne all men
who carry concealed weapons 500
each.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The Gould family must have discoy-
cred some WAY To- k-ep Count Boni de
CastellaHe constantly uAlo-oformed.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Public interes, iu heresy trials has
Taued
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

in you. that you did not inherl: from
some one OF the thousands and thou
sands OF ancestors all OF whom are
d.mly stored away lu your complex
makr-up. Nou may develop marvel
uU>.y the faculties which they gave
you But you are depeuden, on those
who brought you into the world. Tie
kattiE well-medn.u-. sober. inluS-r.-
ou>. honest. with all the virtues rolled
up within him. has uut a fragment ut
one chance IN ten thousand billions 81
ever equIliuE the achievements even
OF tenth-rIte white man whose an
cestra! start was better. After birth
you star; with dependence on your an
ceSto-s. and after youth you are de-
pendent Oh your education. Facts are
your tools and you can't work without
them. Il your mind has the right for
nation and your brain Is well pro
v!ded with the deep conyolut.Ons. anu
good luck has supplied you with goOI
education in youth, the whole thing =
dependent Oh your healtl-on your
liver. your stomach or some other part
OF your internal machinery. Very often
your success Is dependen, on your ten
per ana tact These depend ON your
digestion. Digestion. OF course. de
reud> on your cook, ana the cooks al
teut.ou 10 business may depend on IN.
pol!tenesS of the policeman IN front ui
The house. You may feel absolutely
independent and think you are indie
pendent when "a a matter Of fact yuu
are miserably dependent on the mood
of the policeman who has snuUOed lhe
lady who cooks your food
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

Too much hankeTing after doodle
makes B.ddlcS.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

The innumerable beauty doctors
shold get together. No two Of them
agree.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

It's a long racetrack that doesn't sep
arate q fool from his coin.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17
MEMORIAL TO MRS. EDDY.

Her Followers Purchase House Where
"Scieuce and Health" Was Written.
The house n Lynn. Mass, where
Mn. Mary Baker Il. Eddy wrote her
famous hooS. science and Health.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-17

young man may be as bright as
oliar' Dut some girls would rather