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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

ranean and il the North Sea, when
the royal couple delighted IN conceal
ing all traces OF the precise where
abOutS Of their yacht SavoIa. To be
sovereign is 2 tedious business" fire.
quenIly exclaims Victor Emmanuel
Bur if the duties as head Of the state
no longer allow him To indulge in long
holidays far from the world" King
Victor Emmanuel always tries 10 con-
ciliate his duties as a sovereign with
his lively desire 10 enjoy the quiet
''menage deux" with Queen Helen.
Thus he prefers long sOjOurns in the
royal castle Of Raconiggi Or Of Capo
di Monte. where he is only disturbed
from time 10 Cime by visits from his
ministers, all other official visits being
almost completely avoided. Al Raco-
nig=i and Capo Ill Monte King Victor
Emmanuel and Queen Helen indulge
in long rides on horseback. in which
they ara accompanied by no member
Of their suire: bur Of late the favOrite
pas-ime Of the royal couple has become
motor driving. Their motor car has
performed many record trips In the
course Of the summer. during their
residence AZ RaconigGi. King Victor
Emmanuel and Queen Helen. accompa-
MED only ny Il chauffeur, visited the
whole of Piedmont; also going as far as
Liguria and Lombardy. Their motor
car, q Panhard. once covered 200 miles
in single day. starting at dawn and
returning late at night to RacOniggi
the royal picnickers having taken
breakfast and lunch with them. and
having enjoyed themselves under the
shadow Of spreading trees like the
most ordinary bourgeois" DO you
think" asked King Victor Emmanuel
once of Queen Helen, that other SOW
ereiGns would be afraid to 90 about as
we do. without a single man as escort,
and in places which we hardly know 2"
They certainly would" replied the
Queen, and they are thus precluded
from enjoying a pleasure which We
appreciate 50 much."-LondOn Mail
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

attained is n matter f0- the engineers
aud railway officials. The heavy extra
cost 20. .a>- trains. however. Is brought
OUT a- the fDrry-f0u-Ih meeting OF the
American Society OF Mechanical En-
-.rea-~ iu New York. Is uU- without
popular interest Iu rhar il diSIbusaS
Thee average laymau o. some erroneous
Impressions. 1t might be supposed
-la- 90 fast train running from Chicago
ro Denver. and making but one or TWO
stops would cost less than a slow train
u.aSiu- al, the stops OIL the road. This
Is a radical error. rs shown by one OF
the spease-~-Mr DelauO. OF Chicago
az the engineers convention. The ele-
meutS Of cost in the fast train service
a-e Increased fuel consumption. higher
grade OF machinery and service. in
creased wear and tear. greater risk OF
accident and the delay 10 other traffic
II was shown by Mr.. Delauo Char an in
c-eaSe from thirty 10 sixty miles per
hour would raise fuel consumption for
power t2l- per cent. The damage 10
c-ackaGe by fast train service Is also
an important factor in the increased
cost. Careful records have demon
Stratsd that tile h.-h-SUeed engine has
much more effect upon rails and road
bed chau the slower moving engine OF
greater tracrive power. with a less
path described by the commonwealth Of
the driving wheels in single revolu-
tIunS. Il i also obvious 10 even the
Iavmau that the consequences o. an
accident either To machinery or crack
q. high speed are much more serious
both in money loss and in the effect
upon the popular mind OF such accident
Khan those which occur 20 slow moving
freight trains. Added ru tile disasters
from collisions are the indirect losses
through delays 10 other traffic. The
rack must he clear for the fds- train.
Hundreds Of cars Of freight are side
tracked a. various points 10 enable II 10
getby. Il i The h.ch-Speej trains which
ara responsible for the expensive block
and signal systems. II was also
brought out by Mr.. DeIano that il has
been an axiom u the railroad managers
that the way 10 do a maximum busi-
ness over 4 piece Of railroad Is To have
all trains moving AT as nearly 4 uni
form rate Of speed as possible The
hicu-speed train. moving NJ long inter
walls. makes il impossible To attain this
maximum business These disclosures
give the public some idea Of the extra
burden OF cost that Is imposed upon
the carrier corporations by the highly
developed fast railway mail service OF
ChiS country.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
"Tute's" Distinction

Iute' is an old negro well known
according to the Philadelphia Ledger
to many Of the attaches of the Citv
Hall for whom he does odd tobs a,
their homes.
One day Tute asked one of his ON.
pIoyers ii he would kindly read a note
for him. The request was granted
Inc note proved to be perfectly legi.
Ole Request for Tute's services as a
"hltewaSher and cleaner of cellars
Why, Tuie," said the man, this i
very plainly written. and you ougb,
to be able to read it yourself. hove
frequently Seen you reading the pa.
pers." p'
Well, that's just it." replied Tnts
i Elm read readin' readin'. bur I cam,
read wrilin read!n'."
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
DYES MADE FROM INSECTS.
Some of the Most Brilliant Colors Are
OF Animal Production.

Some of the Most Brilliant Colors Are
OF Animal Production.
OF great Tepute and OF more import
ance than lac dye i cochineaI. which
Is the source Of artists carmlne anu
carmiue lake. while. when precipitaIed
with q salt OF tin, IL also yields &
splendid scarlet. The cOchineal insect.
in which the female, like that OF the
nearly allied lac insect. alone yields the
dye. is originally native Of Mexico.
where II Is parasitic on the leaves OF
the prickly pear. The males Of the
cuccUs cacti. as the species is called.
are minute insects furnished with well.
developed wings, feaChered anlennae
and long pair Of hairIike processes
n the hinder extremity Of the body.
on the other hand, the female is & re
pulsive looking, wiugless creature.
with very short pUsJerior hairs and
nearly double the size Of her partner.
These insects adhere tightly To the
smooth surface Of the tieshy leaves Of
the prichly pear and ara not unlike
small! purple wood lice in general ap-
pearance.
When the harvest time has arrived
the cultivators stretch out on the
ground pieces Of linen at the foot OF
the plants. and detach the cochineals
from them. brushing the plants with a
rather hard brush or scraping them of
with blunt knife If the season be
favorable the operation may be re-
peated three times in the course Of a
year on the same plantation. The in.
sects thus collected ara killed by dip
ping into boiling water. by being put
into an oven or by being placed on
plate Of hot iron. When withdrawn
from the boiling water they are placed
on Strainers in an airy position. first
in the sun and afrerward in the shade.
In commerce three sets of cuchineal
are recognized: first, the masCique. of
z reddish color. with q more or less
abundant glaucOuS powder: second. the
EOir. and third the sylyestre. which is
smaller and Of = reddish color. This
last description. which is gathered
from wild cacti. is the most highly es-
teemed of all Each year there are
imported into France 100000 kilo-
grammes Of cochineal insects. which
represent q value Of about 3,OOO.UOO
francs.
The cochineal trade is chiefly in the
hands Of the Spanish and the French.
By the latter government these insects
have been successfully introduced into
Algeria, where they yield a large reve-
nue.. About the middle Of the last CEN
tury the government was accustomed
to purchase the entire harvest az the
rate Of 10 francs the kilUgsamme. At
the still earlier date they We're intro.
duced into the Cauaries. where they
have also become well established. but
the attempts to acclimatize them in
Corsica and the south Of France result
ed in failure.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
satisfied with TLcmselr.s.

The Haitian loves 10 play at beng q
soldier be delights in uniforms aud
gold lace, military titles and Il splay.
Yet Ge allows l.S ue.eluor. san Do
m.D=o. to push the frontier between
the states farther and .artAe. 10 tae
westward without Offering the sight
esc objection. Here is q conversation
reported ny HesAeIn Pr.cha.d between
three consequential Hait.aus. clad re-
spect-ye.y .u blue. green and p.uk uni
forms Il.cE!y UeIIed oye- with gold
lace.
General" remarks the blue one.
what my general:' respond the
others.
y am tired. But the review Of to-
day. What q spectacle.
Ohio" cries the pink general As
su-edly great >pectacle"
WITHOUT question" says the green
general, the most magnificent sp.cta-
Gle that one could imagine"
y was much Interested remarks
the Eng.ishman.
our army IS composed OF brave
men" says the blue
Our troops are the finest In the
world. DO you not think so. mon
sieur?''
Il have seen none Ike them agrees
the Engl!shman. with caution.
The army Of Haiti mas never been
conquered. The French were here: W.
drove them out. The English fought
with Us; where are they But We've
we are here always. We have never
been conquered"
This was the paean OF the pink gen
eral. and the others agreed.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
1T WAS HER BARGAIN DAY.
Sold Husbands Old Coat for 40 Cents
While His $50 Harness Was Stolen.

Sold Husbands Old Coat for 40 Cents
While His $50 Harness Was Stolen.
Il was Detroit lawyer who hired a
tramp.Sh looking man to do some work
about his house the other day, and rs
he was q bit suspicious OF him. and
rs there We're 4 lot OF things around
he could easily pick up, 1t was suggest
ed TO the wife that she keep an eye on
the fellow. This she agreed TO do. and
the lawyer departed for his office Al
ter couple Of hours ne telephoned and
she answered that everything was all
right. He telephoned again as ne went
to lunch and got the same report. At
3 o'clock in the afternoon the wife
telephoned that the man had suddenly
disappeared, and that she thought q
harness from the barn had gone with
him. The lawyer started for home nj
once and within five minutes Of getting
there he had found that a $50 harness
was missing.
Il thought you agreed to watch
him." he said to his wife in Indignant
tones.
Yes, I did" she replied, and had
my eye on him mos, all the time. A
tire engine went past and never wen,
to the door. The ambulance came
changing along and never looked out
As many as three different peddlers
called, but l would not bother with
them. l think a street car struck q
wagon on the block above and hurt q
man. but l wouldn't 20 out and see"
Then you must have fallen asleep. .
No, l didn't 1t was just this way
An old-clo' man came along"
And what of it,"
Il knew you had an old overcoa,
hanging upstairs and it was such a
good chance to get rid OF it,"
And so you quit watching the tramr
to dicher with the old-clo MANI
That was it, but it was the first oId
coat ever sold, you know, and | was
SO anxious to make a good bargain"
We'll, your dicker over the oil Goa,
has cost me a $50 harness." said the
husband
"Oh, but it hasn't" she smilinsly re-
piled. according TO the Detroit Free
Press, Il made such Il bargain sellina
that coat"
How much did you get for it,"
"FOrty.hve cents, and dom, bs,iay,
it was worth over thirty. We can ar.
ford to have a harness stolen every
week If we can get such a big price for
our old clothes"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
No " ORD for Iova

In comparison with the Enc,,sb
tongue, foreign tongues seem narsi
monious in some ways of expressior
and wasieful in others.
For Instance, it is impossible 70
kicE man in French. You must
give MIN a blow with the foot" The
portuguese do not wink" at one; tbaI
"clUse and open the eyes"
IN the languages of the American In
dians there is no word with nh, L! Y
convey the idea of STEALING - nn.h.o 80 "
~ oe,ause the Idea of property is 80
,,is'.'e nasle, II Is related of one of the earlv
missionaries that in attempting -
translate the Bible into AIgonkin ho
couiu hnd no word to express .lova ;,
and was compelled to lpven, :,
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

invention shown in the illustration has
been designed The binding plate which
presses against the surface Of the cake
Of soap is made Of porcelain preferably.
although aluminium may be utilized.
and to insure a perfect III around the
outer edge q rubber packing ring is
fitted in q groove on the edge The
tendency Of the water 10 soften the
outer edge Of the cake is prevented
ny this plate as the contact Of the
brush is limited To the small open
iu-s, but sufficient soap FOR a good
laIler is easily obtained. and as the
cake wears beneath the openings the
plate Is turned TO q fresh position and
pressed lower in the cup to h1ld -Ae
cake in place. George VI. Muller. OF
Brooklyn, y. Y. IS the inventor.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
DRESS FOR COLLEGE BOYS.
Laws of Harvard Prescribe the Cloth
ing Students Shall Wear,


ing Students Shall Wear.
1he haUlllments of students at th
great universities is not dictated blI
caprice, as many suppose, but is pre-
scribed by the laws of the institutions
AS late as ISIS the dress of the HarI
ward student, as the laws of the coll
!eSe state, consisted of a black mixed
coat slnSle-breasted, with rollin.
cape square at the end. and with pOcS
et maps; the waist reaching to tile nat
uEal waist, with lapels OF the SAINT.
length. The senior was allowed p
maintain his dignity with thra
crows feet" of black silk cord on tb.
lower part uf his coat sleeve. Tv,
crows feet We're permitted the junlC,
one 10 the sophomore and none to tbs
freshman. The waistcoat was d|
black. or when of cotton or linen. d|
"nite' H!ngle-breasted. with q standins
co-lar' of buttons, which : ere to be 6a
ana covered with the same cloth n
" W Altu ttltF were a.
t'ched' the students might not hah
more than eight nor less than six on tS
front OF his coat, with four behind. Hs
liecAcloth was plain black or white, BIZ
nat OF an approved form and blaei|
Shoes and boots were black.
by 1880 greater variety Of dress hsl
Ueen substituted. Coats were of blu
gray oreeches and waistcoat OF tb
same color or of black, nankeen d
olive. Freshmen were allowed onl
piain buttonhoies, sophomores leaped q
the dignity of having buttons on thef
Guns juniors might have inexpeDsir
frogs to their buttonholes. except tbd
they might not have them on their cui
outtonhoIes, and the senior enjoyei
frogs buttonholes and buttons con-
plete.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
FAD OF COLLECTING BELLS.
Odd Diversion of Some Persons-Their
Associations.

Collecting bells of various kinds and
sizes is diversion of people who have
EoOmy "dens" in which to house such
curious collections. Ii must be admit
tel that there is much Of interest in
what would seem 10 be an ordinary col
lection Of old bells. The appeal Of as
sUciation can be understood in q great
grandfalher's COW bell huge and hand
wrought, q sheep bell from an old farm
o. ones childhood. school bell from
an old country school house. an old
stheet car mules bell; an old auction
bell; a sciSsor-grinder's bell; a Japan
ese gong bought in Japan; a Banares
bell picked up at the Worlds Fair AM
the old family door bell. long ago laid
aside for a modern electric bell.
Here's bell | value" asid the bell
collector, affectlonately fondlng the
most uncouch COW bell OF the lot. at
stood on q window ledge in little
country posIotiice for many years. A
nice old sp.ns,er. Miss Eliza Tucker.
kept the postotfice. She had work 20
do in her house and garden. so, Of
course, coul-u't stay behind the pigeon
holes OF the little pOstOffice all the
time. ANY vlllager or summer resOr;e-
who wanted 10 inquire for mail could
just go in. pick up this old bell anu
tinkle it and in would hop spry old
Miss Eliza. bought this bell OF her
because became fond OF IL; she said
she reckOned a new one would sound
just the same to her, so | gave her a
new one and some money to boot
did you notice that bake shop bell
near the door OF the DEM" the host con-
tinued, according to the Detroit Free
Press. That's one OF my priced bells,
too. bought that bell from the son
OF nice old German baker. who used
to sell me little raisin pies over his
counter, when had to stand on tiptoe
TO put my pennies on the counter. All
my youthful gastronomic affections
went out 10 those little turnover rais.n
pies. City bakers don't make liItle
raisin turnove-s now. believe. When
/ found the old baker had altogether
gone out Of worldly business | wrote
10 his son about the old bell and he
sent it TO me RaIsin turnoyers are
considered quite joke on me in my
family. but never mind; Ike TO hear
that old bake shop bell ring-ani that's
why put {; up over my den door"
Would you rather be knock-kneed or
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
LOVING ROYAL COUPLE
Ways in Which the King and Queen
of Italy Enjoy Themselves.

III AtGlN EslJpS uS III sc Ives.
Both as Crown Prince and Princess
and as soyereigus of Italy, kim Vic
tor Emmanuel and Queen Helen desire
nothing so much as 10 live exclusively
in their home circle. far from the cloy-
ing Influence Of court etiquette and nm
observed by the inquisitiye eyes Of
their 100000 OF subjects. The hap
py couple look back with resre,ful
longing to the days when. undisturb.d
and unobserved 10y all. they made fire.
quent excursions to the little and wild
island OF Monte Cristo. where. accom-.
panied ny few domestics, they could
forge; that they Were the Crown
Prince and Princess of Italy. living in
the closest retirement. all absorbed in
their mutual love. Even now. when
the cares of tine State allow il. King
Victor Emmanuel is never so happy as
when engaged on a similar expedition
Ii is by no means unusual 10 read in
the papers. without any preliminary
warning. that the royal couple have
left Rome at O'Clock in the morning
by the special train for Civita Yecchja.
embarkinc there on the yach, Elena
for the little island OF Monte Cr.sto.
where they will spend a couple Of
days
How tyrann!cally short is the time
which can now be devoted to these de-
liehtful excursions. The difficulty
which King Victor Emmanuel finds in
staying away for long period from
the affairs Of state has also forbidden
him those long cruises in the AIedI,er-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

Their ablest leader. Booker 7. Wash
ington. sees the salvation oi his race in
becoming IilIers Of the soil. His coun-
sci Is Of universal application. Man
can do without everything but what
the soil produces. IL its cultivation
there is more rest for the mind and
exercise for the body than il any other
vocation known 10 mankind. AIigra-
ton from farms 10 factories helped 10
bring in the Industrial area. buy over
pressure upon city employment now
points the way back to the soil.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

Only "a uu.Jbler vii. quarre. with the
statement Ilat every man works Tor 4
living Those who 10 not are the e1-
cept.ou> proving the rule. aud they are
exceedingly unhappy. And no man
WORKS harder than the millionaire, u
whom the ei-hJ-Huur law affords no re-
liet whatever The extreme penalty o.
financial law h-> been imposed upon
him-he is sentenced u financial serFI-
tude for lie
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

Whatever the cause Or causes. strikes
are nearly always uuprOhJaDIe, even 10
the side which wins. Unless there i 4
prompt yielding 10y one side or the 9th
er the resultant losses almost invaria-
bly, Oyerbalance the gains. An advance
Of or IL per cent in wages ! nut 4
small return for many weeks or months
OF idieneSs, ana when such an advance
is secured there j. always the uucer-
tainry as To how long it can be retained.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

The recent accident on the Chicago
and Northwestern Road. il which four
persons lost tae.- lives. over thirty were
injured ami much valuable PROPERTY
destroyed. was occasiOued by q mis-
placed switch. Because the switch was
not properly set a passenger and q
fre sht train came together with d;Sas.
trous Consequences 10 both. Ii ! -na
opinion Of the railroad officials that -us
responsibility for the misplacemaur
probably lies with some member OF the
crew OF the freight train. There is ey
cry reason to believe tina, this was the
case. as the switch had Just been Used
by that crew. So the carelessueSs of an
unknown subordinate has piled nm
bill OF damages which the railroad com
pany will have 10 foot Railroads ha ys
to depend on the Intelligence and Wig
ilance Of employees. There is no auto
matte machinery by which trains can
be run. But men are sometimes cara.
less and sometimes make mistakes
which have sad and expensive conss.
quences. Railroads have done much to
guard against such mistakes. but they
do not seem 10 have done enough. Since
the misplacing Of a switch can do so
much mischief. apparently it should not
be left TO one man in a freight crew.
unchecked and unmatched, to attend
10 the setting Of switch. The proba-
bili;ieS ara that II it had been made the
duty Of the engineer to see that the
switch was all right he would have dis
covered the mistake and there would
have been no accident.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
Following the Fashi-

so you are going to retire fron
tive leadership" oh ac-
am, answered the political hos.
". w mats the matter; Are you t,rsd oGss, =,
40 But 1t seems the proper tb,r.
have observed that all nrnn''ns IN 3.
Washington Star. '"en' =
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

Chicago professor thinks he can
produce .l.te Al be- needs. lie says. =
IN ion" \ li;-.e raea. placed with its
live end W. IN "a tAal-. has often been
the iron ueedtul 10 produce much az
tiYijy il the lives o: our fathers.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
Women Doctors in TnrL.r.

Among the peasants OF Turkey al
most all the docioring is still done bv
women. In Cons,antinople there are
laws against these healers. but they
flourish nevertheless.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

The technical engineering details OF
railroading are OF little interest to the
general public, as rule The public is
concerned only in the results Of modern
railrrading as seen in fast and Iuxuri-
ous train service How this service Is
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

Senator Morgan Is entitled 10 the
honor OF laying the co-uer stone OF the
Nicara-ua Canal provided i, Is To have
a corner stone.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
Electric Cabs i'm Paris

Electric cab service in Paris has
proved very Improbable. 1t is said that
the loss so far represents $4,000.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

4 law j. proposed In Bohemia requir
ing candidates for ma-r.mUuy 10 pro
cure certificate Of mental souudnesS
That would cu- out about al OF them
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

a man may be willing 10 admit that
his wife SuowS more cUJu Le does. hut
just the same be- objects ru ue- running
his husIMe>,.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

This would be- q gloomy old world IL
It had To depend upon tile moods Of
some people for It's supply % sunshine.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

1t is said that people never get ans
sense until after forty. Some people
reach twice that age and never have
any sense
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27

the owner is APT 10
replace the cake
with a new one be-
fore the old one is
half used. Ii is 10
prevent tiIlS waste
and retain the soap
until it Is almost
used uu thar the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-27
keeps the Soap Ri1id.

When a cake Of soap begins To slide
around in the shaving cup it make it
Difficult; u obtain q good larhar and