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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13

or Cleopatra's needle. ns IL Is more pop
ularly known, began to show evidences
Of crumbling decay In 1885, although
II had wlthstood the rigors Of air and
element since 1860 H. c.. when IL was
erected In the Temple OF Amen at
Heliopolis, Egypt A few years be-
fore Christ was born II was removed
TO Alexandria, and placed In the Tenn
pie OF Caesarlen during the reign OF
Augustus Caesar. In 1877 the Khe-
dive OF Egypt presented the ancient
monolith to the United States. and
after consuming three years In Its re-
moval to this country. II was set up
in Central Park In 1881. The pedestal
is nine feet four and one-hnlf inches
square at the base, Is seven feet high
and weighs 40 tons. The monollth Ia
40 feet In height, IL seven feet square
at the base, tive and one-half feet
square at the apex and weighs 224
tons. The destructive effects OF our
climate had already accomplished some
damage on Its surface-IS0 pounds OF
loose stone being removed before meas
ures were taken to preserve 1t.
A commission composed OF promi-
nent scientists examined the stone and
decided that the wearing away was
caused by the action of acids and aka
lies in the air, resulting from the coal
consumed. The commission resolved
to employ the Caffal parafilne process
of waterproofng the obelisk. Paraf-
fine. which Is known TO resist the ac-
tlon of all acids and alkalies was used
as a base. and the compound after be-
ing spread over the surface. was set
into the stone by means OF heat.
The process did not change the nat
ural color and texture OF the stone. and
checked the decay. So satisfactory
was the result Of the experiment that
the same treatment has been since
adopted by builders throughout tho
country.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
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SOME OF NATURES WONDERS

When you get bored with life in gen.
eral and mourn because there is moth
ing new under the sun, you might take
up Nature study and learn that all
about you-in the air, under foot. I'm the
water-are marvels greater than Pelee,
as unexplainable as the magnetic COM
pass.
For years Adele NJ. Flelde, OF New
York, has been studying ants. Your nat
ural history has told you that these In
sects live, hght, rear their young and
die very much as do human beings, pun
ishing offenders, amusing the little
ones, and ut least Initiating much
higher type OF life.
They are practically blind. Even in
the sunlight the ant cannot see more
than one-quarter of an Inch In front OF
Its eyes. 1t works In the dark as well
as in daylight, and has the sense OF
smellso highly developed that this sense
takes the place OF eyes.
Put an ant under n microscope and
you will see two long, flexible horns on
the front of its head. The horns have
twelve Joints, and the last Ave joints on
each horn have the sense OF smell. BY
the twelfth joint the ant tells Its own
nest from the nests OF other ants. BY
the eleventh nose the ant recognizes
blood relatives. By the tenth joint the
ant can scent Its own trail and follow II
as hound follows the path OF some
wild animal. The eighth and ninth
Joints give the ant power to recognize
Its own children. What the remaining
seven Joints are for is an unsolved prob
lem. These things were discovered by
process Of amputatlon. The nature
students cut OFF the various joints, rob-
bed ants Of their senses, and made the
discoveries related above.
With five noses amputated the ant ia
an imbeclle, Indifferent to friend and
foe, unable to find Its home-stupld In
the extreme-without the instinct to
seek food or avoid danger. So blind
ant can work, eat, hunt, fight and car
ry out the marvellous scheme of Its ex-
istence without eyes, unaided by the
sun, not hindered by darkness.
Man. the highest type Of life, cannot
do az much. II you would be amused
and interested. study the ant. The more
you study, the smaller you will feel in
the face Of the mighty mysteries OF
nature.-Cincinnati Post.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
The Overland EastbOund

0S7 Err name was Eulalie, but every
Jr1 one in Elkton called her Dottie.
S"Old Man" Lebrun, her father,
had started Elkton. He came down as
hunter and trapper In the old days
when the territory was as primeval as
nls own Canadian frontier, but when
The wild game was pretty well hunted
out and the white emigrants and the
soldiers commenced to come he turned
lreighter, and later. when the copper
camp started at Goose Creek, he blazed
stage route thither and founded the
Traffic that made him rich-for a from
uersman When Mrs. Lebrun died
Dottie .Na's ~ chubby, blg-eyed eld of
ans 80 the women. who were few.
and ji.s, men, pho had never more
han one-ssfiAder side In their make-ups
N these harsh days, pettedi the child
&pd made life very sweet and radiant
Ashe grey. Now she was 20, with
ethe eyes sokA doe. so lustrous and won
aering; broken skin. peellng a little
IRON her oval face from the whipping,
sahd-spattered winds of the plains. the
iorm of stately woman and the heart
vi yearning child. She had been
through school," had taught in it for
term and was esteemed as the most
learned inhabitant of Elkton next to
rarson Davies and Squire Beeno," and,
perhaps, Professor, Swinton, who was,
however, newcomer and therefore
Set ON probation.
Professor Swlnton stopped" at Le-
qfuns. He was New-Y Yorker, frank,
Soylsh, unaffected, gentle and gener-
'sus He laughed deprecatingly at the
professor" idea, for he was only a
principal" of the three-room school,
and he had that admirable desire to
oe called by his given name that is
uohg In all young, ingenious natures.
- coming had made quite differ
.nee with Eulalie, and they had come
ong so well In their acquaintance
siat she now called him "Mlster Maui
ICE and he said miss Eulalle." He
"a aau told her many wondrous things
Iout New York and the world that
beyond and apart from the sand
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
The Cause OF Lightning.

Where does the superabundant elec.
tric energy OF thunderstorm come
from? In the annual report of the Uni.
ted States Weather Bureau, condensa
tion is credited with large share In its
production. When small, feebly charged
particles Of mist are welded together
as 1t were, into raindrops. since the DO.
tentlal Increases as the square of the
mass, high tension may easily be de.
veloped. Ten drops, each charged to one
thousand volts, will thus produce one
drop charged to one hundred thousand
volts. AS soon as drops begin to form
at the beginning Of storm, the rela.
5ely small tension of the atmosphere
arges soon becomes enormously mul.
olied, and disruptive lightning dis.
arges are the result.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
LAND OF MAkE-BElIEvE.

II is we'll to wander sometimes In the
land Of Make-Believe,
Through it's ever-smiling gardens, where
the heart may cease to grieve,
Where the beds are gay with roses and
the paths are paved with gold.
And our hopes, like soaring songsters,
their mercurial wings unfold.
Let US all be little children for q while
and make our way
Through the sweet mad sunny meadow
land Of Make-Believe to-day.
There's q Queen within an arbor, where
she rules In high renown,
With lily for q scepter and rose
wreath for crown,
And her laws are love and laughter, for
they know not sorrow there
Never hate or pain or money enters In
her kingdom fair.
80 We sing the songs the children sing
and play the games they play
AS We wander in the golden land of
Make-Believe to-day.
st. James Gazette.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13

girt silences Of her home, of the splen.
dor and folly, of the pageantry and
the mockery, Of the canon-like streets,
the glories, the squalor. the romance
and the emptiness OF the life he had
left to grow up, as he said. with the
free West. Sometimes he told her love
stories, Of which she forgot to ask
him, How do you know" and silent
and eager-eyed, like the child In the
nursery at night, she only listened and
hoped that his legends might never
come to an end.
Sometimes, when the sun had gone,
they rode their ponies away into the
short grass, endless plateaus, that dip
and rise above the mesa walls Of the
little town; sometimes they galloped
through the narrow trails Of the re-
moter hills, but always she listened,
smiling half sadly, half raptly, and al
ways he told his quaint jokes, his true
tales of real fairies and his romances
of the Babylons she might never see.
One day he got fat letter from the
East, and when he had read it and
laughed over 1t, and held up the check
which it brought, he ran into the hall
way and called for Miss Eulalie. She
had ridden into town, her father said,
ito trade" Maurice went to the cor
raj and saddled his pony. 1t was Sat
urday, his holiday. He galloped gaily
down the dusty road, shifting the hot
wind and twirling his quirt like man
with good news. He met Eulalie in
the main street, just mounted upon her
old white pony. and waved his letter
at her.
AUNT Won Werdon is dead, Miss Eu-
lalie." he said, stopping and looking
at her merriiy
"That one that gave the tea party to
the cats and kittens? But you're sor-
~. amt you, Mr.. Maurice" she asked.
wondering at his levity.
"Yes-and no. You see, she had only
tvo reasons for living-cats and me.
She preferred the cats, and-then she
was old beyond computation-but l
viii say that she did better by me
than l had right to expect See?
sha has left me $500! 81 al have
money to burn" And his eyes looked
wistfully up the heat-scourged street
with its reeking barrooms, IL empty
wooden sidewalks and Its drei IS SAM
ness of frame-shanty store VIII
Won wait till l cash this ch TX Miss
Eulalie?" he added; I'D Liz 70 ride
home with YOU"
She rode into the shade of the town
we'll and let her pony drink while he
went TO the bank. But when he came
hack she said: It's train time Mr..
Maurice" with a pouting little grim
oce,. "you know ! love to see the train
90 mast The Overland sidetracks here
end I'd like to look at the people. Then
rou might see somebody you know.
He laughed again at her childlike Gu
.,os,tv and they paced down the street
lard the station. The Overland
,Ch,stled as they rode into the space
hv the depot and down by the side
trock where the red watertank steam
"a In the burning sunlight. He thought
sho looked very beautiful as they wait
cd there, for he was accustomed TO
tno rough buckskin gloves she always
e.o n and he knew that the grace
m,h,ch made her homespun gown seem
,,oturesoue AID appropriate. was none
Of the dressmsker's art The choking
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
suffered from Neglect.

Lady" began the dusty wayfarer
could you help poor sufferer of Mont
Pelee?"
Mont Pelee" echoed the house
wife; why. you are no resident OF
Martinique"
Il know dat, mum, but am a suffer
er just de same. Half de things kind
ladies had saved fer me dey sent down
dere." e."-Philadelphia Record.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
MARRIED A DYING MILLIONAIRE.

An operation that might prove fatal
being decided upon as last resort to
cure Millionaire Bradford B. McGreg-
or. New York, Standard OIL magnate.
he hastily married Miss Clara schlem-
mer. beautiful society girl, while he
lay on his sick bed. They had been
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
Making a Cautious Statement.

Il would like to ask you IL you be-
We the plaintiff to be In the habit OF
eaking the TRUTH"
Must l answer the question. Judge p
Yes"
We'll, ] don't see how can give you
iirect answer. haven't spoken with
e plaintiff for week or more, and
me habits are very quickly formed,
~ know."-Cleveland Plaindealer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13

engaged for some time. McGregor did
not recover from the operation. and his
fair bride found herself widowed In a
few days. Before the ordeal McGreg-
or. II Is said. had made a will leaving
his wife $l,O0O,000, In case OF his death.
During his critical illness she nursed
him with devoted care. McGregor was
buried at Cleveland. Ohio, his former
homa
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
No Joke Either Way,

IT must be horrible to be buried
ke."
Well, it's no joke to be buried dead,
Magazine.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13


Washington. the
largest printing es-
tabllshment In the
world. Is n product
OF Yankee ingenul-
" and was first
employed In rescu-
ing from decay the
Egyptian obellsk
In Central Park.
New York City.
seventeen years
ago.
Tha nfNottsk AH
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13

Speaking Of pleasures, the man who
works every day thinks 1t would be Joy
to be able to stay at home In bed when
sick.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
Worlds Biggest orchard.

The biggest orchard in the world is
ear Santa Barbara, in California. 1t
3yers LOO acres, and contains 10000
We trees. 5000 walnuts. 10000 al
nds, and nearly 1900 other fruit and
/. trees.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
IIIiteracy In Italy.

No less than 1,132,25 of Italy's town
population above the age of 10 are Hit
crate. This means that, of the whole
population, ten and quarter mlllIops
can neither read nor write.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13

Lots Of blessings In disguise 20 away
without discovering themselves.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13

'ou can't convince a girl that mar
ge Is a failure until after she tries
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-13
cLEoPArRA.s NEEDLE.

Yankee Ingenuity Pound Expedienta
20 Prevent Decay Of Stone.
The process OF stone preservation
now being used on the exterior OF the
new government nrintlnp Office In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
Farmers Lending Money.

Omaha Bee.
Farmers Of Nebraska and Iowa are TAX
ing the sensible course and investing their
money in something they have practical
knowledge Of. For a long time many OF
them, prompted by a desire 10 become
wealthy by an easier route than the furrow
of the pillow. would leap into mercantile
business as soon as they had a pocketful
of clear money. and. being inexperienced.
would fail. Now their clear money Is be-
ing invested in farm land, and while the
ments is not large, the investor has some
thing OF permanent value that he himself
Is capable of handling to his own best adj
vantage. So numerous have these invest
ments become that the number of loans
now negotiated on farm lands by jndivid-
ualS exceeds the number negotiated by
combinations and companies. There is also
apparent an inclination on the part of
Eastern capitalists 10 get back into line
with those who are pinning their faith to
the Antelope and Hawkeye States. They
are finally realizing that it was their own
fault that some Of them got the worst OF
il years ago, when they made loans at a
rate of interest beyond the ability of the
West to pay and then sold out at almost
any figure while foreclosure proceedings
were still in progress. They could have
held that land through hard times and
until now, and finally made good profit.
They realize this. and there is coming from
them a growing stream of inquiries for
ers themselves are in the loan business
now, and within ten years they will be in
il so extensively as 10 completely change
the old order of things.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
ARTHUR l.. COOPER, or FRANKFORT,
Al THE DENIsON.
He II. Interested in Politics, Silk
skirts and nm Ircn Foundry
other Hotel Visitors.

Arthur l.. Cooper. of Frankfort. who rep
resented Clinton county in the last House
of Representatives, and who is likely TO be
the next representative from that county,
has a number of irons in the fire these
days. Mr.. Cooper was at the Denison
Hotel yesterday evening. Il have just re-
turned from a trip TO New York" he said.
where / have been introducing "A new silk
skirt In addition 10 being a politician,
Mr.. Cooper operates a factory where silk
peticoats are made, and also pays consid-
cradle attention 10 his machine shop and
iron foundry. That's a good combina-
ton" remarked one OF his fr~iends-"poli-
ties. silk petticoats and an iron foundry
That's all right" replied Mr.. Cooper;
"Ive just got a patent on a mighty swell
thing in the silk skirt line" For the ben
eft of some masculine friends Mr.. Cooper
attempted to describe the garment. He
made IL clear that the main points are that
II is tight about the knees and fiaring at
the bottom. Mr.. Cooper says IL is called
the 'serpentine." After giving as graphic
man to give Mr.. Cooper sprung the climax
by announcing that the effect Is just IKE
you see In a picture" Mr.. Cooper says II
has Just the proper rustic. and Is an all
around swell AFFAIR. He declares that all
New York is talking about II, and ne
thinks IL will only be a question or a Few
weeks until the ''serpentine" petticoat
skirt was designed by a woman employed
bW his firm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
I T NEWS NOTES.

The ladies of the North Congregational
Church will give a Martha Washington
suppe Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The ladies OF the Grand Army, A. d.
Streight Circle, will give a George Wash
ington tea social this evening at 235 East
New YORK street.
The Epworth League of Roberts Park
Church will give a students social" in the
church this evening for the benefit of all
students in the city.
The Rev. J. Cumming Smith will give a
series of Lincoln lectures in the Taber-
nacle Church on Tuesday afternoons in
March at o'clock.
Frank Schiller, employed at the Parrot
Taggart bakery. was caught yesterday
morning in machinery at the bakery and
his leg so badly crushed that after his re-
moval 10 st. Vincent's Hospital amputation
was found to be necessary. He lives at
lois Brookside avenue.
Walter Beverly, colored. janitor at the
Taggart fats, was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Holtz and Wallace and charged
with stealing an opal ring from Mrs. DR..
Funk. She has not been able on many days
to do much work, and the janitor was
called in 10 do some OF the heavier work,
and il was during such employment that
she claims he took the ring.
The management Of the Union Traction
Company has adopted a new system Of
cash fare receipts similar 10 those in use
on railroads. When a passenger gets on a
car and pays his fare ne is handed a piece
of paper by the conductor. showing the
amount Of money he has paid, the stations
TO and from which he is travelling. together
with the date and time OF day. This new
system was introduced by Charles Mcclure.
who was formerly connected with the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis Railroad.
The new system went into effect yesterday.
An executive committee. with the follow
ing permanent officers. has been selected
for the purpose of perfecting an organiza.
ton for the entertainment of the head
camp OF the Modern Woodmen Of America:
Hugh J. MCGOWAN, president: Joseph @.
Bruce. vice president; Lewis A. Coleman,
secretary; Charles F. Remy. treasurer.
The camp will meet here in June. 1898. The
executive committee is composed of a mem
Der from each camp OF Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors. II will be necessary 10
raise about $4,000 20 entertain the camp. IL
is understood that the report Of the com
mittee on readjustment OF insurance rates
will be one Of the matters considered at
this meeting.
Country Treasurer Roehne has notified a
transient pottery merchant on West Wash
ington street that unless the regular license
fee OF s25 a day is paid by this morning he
will have 10 quit business. He owes for ten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18

THE POLICE CAPTURE A IA WITH
A BOLT OF CLOTH.
Detectives Recognized Him as an Ex-
Convict-Suspicious Characters
to He "HeId Up"

At the evening roll call last night Captain
Kruger told the policemen he had reason to
believe that the recent order requiring them
to hold up suspicious-looking persons and
others whom they had any reason to believe
were out for no good To themselves and
others. was not being observed. He told
them of the Importance of the order and
the good which might come of it, although
innocent persons might at times be some
wha embarrassed.
The first effect Of the lecture was to
cause the arrest of a man giving the name
of Charles Hartman, Of New York, who
was found by Patrolmen Coins and Ward
with a bolt of cloth under his arm. He said
he was peddling. and because he had no
license he was sent to police headquarters.
Detectives Lancaster and Kinney on duty
there last night examined the cloth when
1t was taken TO the Office, and concluded it
had been stolen. They went TO see the
prisoner and found him feigning sleep. He
had been in the cell not more than five
minutes. but his snoring could be heard
even outside the building. They could not
get him up by calling TO him and were
obliged TO go into the cell. Kinney struck
n match and looked down into the mans
face. His eyes were wide open. He said in
a meek voice: I'm in again, Kinney
TIL officers recognized him as an ex-con-
Wet. He is known as Boots His right
name is Rhodes. He was sent to the peni-
Tertiary from here for 'hoisting'' shoes.
and has been arrested i'm several other
cities. Kinney had the charge of peddling
without a license changed 10 lettering and
being a known thief. thinking he would
no doubt be able 10 find some one who
would furnish a bond of So on the minor
charge. The bond on the other charges is
$500.
Captain Kruger said. regarding the hold
up policy, that II was a good thing for the,
city, and that citizens should assist the
patrolmen. and instead of becoming indig-
nant when stopped at a late hour or in un-
usual places, should give them all the in
formation asked for. in which case he was
sure no injustice would be done. During
the times the order has been enforced many
complaints have been made by citizens who
seemed 10 have no appreciation of the duty
OF the men and their troubles in stopping
burglaries and petty thieving.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18

Republican and Matthews is a Democrat.
Both are interested I'm stone quarrying.
and are naturally hopeful that the gov
eminent will conclude 10 build the new
federal building of Indiana limestone. Mr..
Buskirk last night asserted that 90 per
cent. Of the stone buildings now being
erected I'm New York city are being built
oil oolitic stone from Bedford and Indiana
quarries. Mr.. Matthews says he believes
n an additional appropriation is secured
for Indiana's new federal building, that
granite will be used in the building. II
there is no additional appropriation and
the cost OF the building Is kept within the
present appropriation. he thinks II very
that Indiana stone may be used. h
says the outlook for a Dig season with
the stone quarrymen is excellent. 4 busy
season I'm the q~uarTies naturally means d
busy building season.