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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Ten Children, All siy-Finaered.

Unique in the history of freaks is the
six-tingered family of Dresbach, MINI.
The family now consists of Mrs. Gas
kill and ten children. The popularity
belongs to the mothers side.
Mrs. Gaskill's maiden name was
Olive Cooper. She doesn't know where
she was born, but the family is prob
ably of New York origin. She remem-
bers only that she was a wanderer with
the Cooper family at an early age, and
that the Cooper family were basket
makers and venders; they led gipsy
lives and crossed the continent from
New York to San Francisco several
times.
In the Cooper family there were ten
children. Five Of them had six fingers
and five of them had not. The great
est popularity is that every alternate
child, in point of age, has the extra fin
ger, and those who are not six-fingered
are blessed with an extra toe, and those
who have six toes have webs between
their toes: The extra fingers and toes
have well-developed nails. Exactly the
same conditions are found in the Gas.
Kill family. Mrs. Gaskill was marriad
to Zacheus Gaskill thirty-two wears
ago and has resided in Dresbach since
then.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
He Showed His Contemn.

"A snort time ago portrait of CAPTAIN
Perclval, a former officer of the navy
was presented to the department. The
captain, who died in 1862, was an odd
character. He was known as "AIad
jack Percival, because of eccentrici-
ties which on many occasions brought
him in conflict with the naval authori. :.
ties. The portrait was sent bv Mrs
William Nicholson, but who she is tbo
department is unable to discover. Can.
tam Perclval was sent to Morocco with
MS frigate to bring back a cargo of
1ackases for the government, and in
order to show his contempt for the en-.
ployment of war vessel for such q
mission, on entering New York harbor
he ran in all his guns and placed tba
head Of a jackass through each mart
as the ship hailed in. The sight Of a
double row of jackasses' heads protrud
ing from the places where guns wara
looked for created a sensation at tho
time and Mad Jack" narrow,v as
capped reprimand.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10

picture reproduced the New York World will
the water and how
thereby following line least resistance blew oil the
the
The calamity which has oan islands the Windward group IN e
disturbance As the which operates there is some ac
largely
They
islands, leakage
possibly
to it
fluid pockets and that then
suddenly
explosive
reduced
powder which elected
The
artillery the mme
the blowing KkatOa
P disas
be the immediate To
which
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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10

land was just going out of office, and,
according to the current account, asked
his successor, Mr.. Mckinley, to trans
fer Campbell to Mauritius Mr.. Nc
Kinley granted the request, but sent
Mr.. Prentis to Rouen, France, and
later to better post Batavia, Java.
On reaching Batavia with his family
Mr.. Prentis found there a dispatch
from the State Department saying
there had been a misunderstanding,
and that another man had previously
been given the Batavia consulate. So
Mr.. Prentis and his family came back
to the United States, and on reaching
Washington was offered the choice of a
number of places in the consular SER
vice. He chose st. Pierre. and his
appointment was made out dating
from Oct. 10, 1900.
A grown son of the consul residing
in Chicago is the only survivor of the
Prentis family. The other children, all
Of whom lost their lives at st. Pierre.
were two daughters and a son. Mr..
Prentis served in Vermont regiment
In the Civil War. He had been in the
consular service off and on for more
than thirty years, having received his
first appointment in December, 1871.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Happy Johnny Burns.

They wuz a man in Sundy school last
Sundy, said at he
Wished we would all be good and grow
like Moses used to be,
But don't care so much fer that as
others mebby does
I'd like to be like. Johnny Burns, cause
he wears gallus-uz.
My nav she never wants to let me play
with Johnny, fer
She says his folks is ignerunt and amt
the style fer her,
And every time she scOlds me when W
what Johnny does ;,
wisht he wore my waist and couiu
have his gallus-uz.
My paws almost the richest man tne'
are in this here town,
Cause we live in big white house anu
Johnny he lives down
Beside the railroad track-I wisht at
lived where he does,
Cause nearly all the boys down there
are wearin' gailus-uz.
l wisht my paw'd git poor some day. al"
then we'd haft toASo
And live down by the track and not oe
all stuck up, you know .,a
Then mebby fhaw'd let me be dreS'e'
the way at Johnny wuz,
And he'd be friendly with me. cause
I'd have on gallus-uz.
Chicago Record Herald.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
PRENTIS CHOSE ST. PIERRE.
Why the American Representative
Went to French Island.

The death of Thomas Prentls of
Massachusetts, United States consul at
st. Pierre, who with his wife and chill
dren perished in the Martinique ca
tastrophe, recalls the story of how Mr.
Prentis was dropped form the consular
service a few years ago.
In Mr.. Cleveland's second term Mr..
Prentis was consul at Mauritius, where
he had married Miss Louise Fry, the
daughter of a wealthy English resi-
dent. According to the story, a Mr..
Campbell, an American, who was en-
tertained by Consul Prentis during Il
visit to Mauritius, spending some time
as a guest of the Prentis family, asked
President Cleveland, a close personal
friend, to appoint him to Prentis' place.
Mr.. Campbell was then consul to one
of the West Indian posts. Mr. Cleve-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
ITO be continued)


Gen. F. c. Ainsworth, chief of the
record and pension division of the
army, is in receipt of several interest
ing relics from friends in the Philip
pines and China, comprising collec-
tion OF arms of different varieties, mod
ern and archaic, used by the Chinese.
In the collection are two jinjals, which
look a good deal like overgrown mus
kets. They are too heavy for soldiers
to carry about the field, and are usually
rested upon a parapet. One OF these
weapons is more than 10 feet long, with
an iron barrel of one inch caliber.
Both guns are in good working order,
and Gen. Ainsworth has had them
FURNISHED and added to the ornaments
of his office in the war department.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10

Her lover and original author of the
song was young Douglas of Finland,
but whether he. as is common with low
ers of poetic temperament, did not
press his suit sufficiently, or whether
she desired a stabler husband, she gave
her hand to a prosaic country laird, her
cousin, Alexander Ferguson. They
lived the rest of their lives at Craigdar-
rock House, five miles from Maxwell
ton, and when she died Annie was
buried in the beautiful glen of the
Cairn. Lady Scott Spottiwoode, who
died early in the past year, was respon-
sible for the modern version of the
song.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Annie Laurie's Grave.

Public notice has been directed in
England to the grave of Annie Laurie,
and the fact that it has been sadly neg
lected and has remained all these years
without tombstone is attracting at
tention. The st. James Gazette re-
marks: "Many people are under the
defusion that Annie Laurie was merely
a figment of the poets brain, but this
was not so. She was the daughter of
Sir Robert Laurie, and was born in
Maxwelton House, which stands on the
"braes" immortalized in song. Max.
welton House is still full of memories
of this winsome girl, and In the long
drawing-room still hangs her portrait
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Making Artificial Diamonds.

The Chemiker Zeitung describes some
experiments in the making of artificial
diamonds. Carbon was heated in an
atmosphere of inert gas in an iron flask
raised to high temperature by the cleo
trio arc. Bits the size of pea were
obtained having the hardness and crys-
talline form of diamond. The crys-
tails have gray tint that makes them
worthless for jewelry, but their use in
drills seems promising. A French
chemist has made minute diamonds BY
heating pure carbon under pressure
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10

The steeple of the parish church o.
Ohesterheld' England is often called
the "corkscrew" steeple, for 1t has got
quite a big twist. This is due to tbe
action OF the sun on the wooden and
iron materials, and the warning 10 rnna
pronounced In the case of Chesterfield
church than in any other church in tha M
country, Barnstable and Bristol and
one or two other places have lean,na
steeples' but their tendency is decldedl1
TO lean" and not to twist" F,,'
church of Chesterfield is the ne,res, go
rlvai In the United Kingdom to tha
leaning tower of Pisa. :" 'ie
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Her OpiniOn.

Some men," said Willie Washington
"act like perfect fools when they are
in love-"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne anu
a great many more do not wait even
for that excuse. e."-Washington star.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Odd Idea in Jewslry.

One sees curious things in jewels
these days, especially in the cheaper
line. A girl on street car the other
day wore brooch which looked exact
ly like set OF false teeth in brilliants.
New York Letter.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Not Enough.

Miss Passay-Mamma said she wouiu
call here to-day to buy the candles loi
my birthday cake. Did she?
Grocers Clerk-I guess not. she was
here, but she only bought two DOZEN
Philadelphia Press.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
Smoking as a Reward

=. smoking is permitted in the prison.
Sl Belgium only as reward for GOOD GOOD
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10

Some men are so worthless that II -
waste of time to talk about them y
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-17
FILLMORE AVENUE.

a Mr.. Thomas Daley, miner, of 121
Fillmore avenue, says: "No one knows
how much I suffered. l could not lift
anything. My back hurt every time l
stopped and often it seemed to break
in two. I read of person who lives
around here having been cured by TAX
ing Doan's Kidney Pills, so I got them
at Matthews Bros drug store The
first box helped me so much I contin-
ued the treatment until I had taken
six boxes in all. They fixed me up
amount Of good, so that recommend
ed them to all whom l heard complain
ing of backache or other kidney trou->
bles."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-17
HAMPTON STREET.

Mrs. Z. Davis. of s1S Hampton street, says
MY kidneys troubled me for three years
more or less with sharp shooting pain in the
at night, unless I lifted Anything or strained
my back or over-exerted myself in doing my
it kept me awake for hours. There was also
a kidney weakness which was very annoying
and distressing at all times | became so bad
that was confined to my bed for over week
and had to have doctor. 1t was then that /
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and so
that l was induced to get them from Mat
theHs Bros drug store. They proved to be
Just what needed and helped me right away.
been for long time and the kidney weakness
completely disappeared"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-17

A FREE RIAL.
We will mail free to any
address a trial box of DOan's
Kidney Pills. Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05
Friendship Items.

Mrs. Lucinda Browning died ut her
home Saturday morning, Jan. ~, 1902,
OF plcurlSy. She was a member OF
Friendship Church ana was 1J ycato
old. She was {. kind and exemplary
woman and loved by all who knew her.
Truly the Church has lost devoted
member the husband Il loving wife and
this community good neighbor. She
leaves broken hearted husband and
two sons to mourn their loss. The re-
mains were laid to rest in Mt. Pisgah
Churchyard last Sunday morning at II
o'clock, Rev. D. l. Spearman conduct
ing the funeral services. The family
have our heartfelt sympathy in their
sore bereavement.
Rev. w. b. Hawkins preached an
able and impressive sermon ut this place
last third Sunday to large audience.
Mrs. X. L. Martin is very sick at this
writing.
Miss Ida jameson has been very sick
with measles, but is convalescing.
Master Mil!edge Foster spent last
week with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. l.. Wilson.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Gaillard visited;
the latter's sister, Mrs. Sallie Smith, at
Liberty recently.
MIR. Jay Wilson visited relatives in
Hickory Flat recently.
Miss Ruth Rush, teacher of the school
at this place, returned to her home ut
Williamston last Friday very sick. The
school will be vacated for few days.
We wish Iler speedy recovery.
Much success to the dear old Intelli-
gencer. Bonnie Bess.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

It is said hat the old-time tradi-
tlon that women must wait for mat
rimonial proposal is to be relegated to
the attic. A western movement by a
st. Louis clergyman favor5 proposal
by women. Many women support
themselves anda husband, and if a
woman is able tv support husband E,
she should certainly have something
to say, in fact everything to say, in
the selection Of one.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

Men will always seek to obtain their
sustenance in the easiest possible
way, and thus it comes that where
climatic conditions require effort for
man to make a living he thereby be-
comes better type of man. Work
thus becomes the worlds greatest
blessing, and in all climates where
man is thus stimulated to effort to
live there will be found the men
mighty with the sword, great in story,
art and song, inventive genius and
moral as well as physical and intellcc-
tual development. So don't whine
and fret, young man, that your lot is
cast where you have to work in order
to 1--WE. 1t may not pay the world to
raise you even where you are, but had
you been born where you could live
without work it would not have paid
the world to have raised you to wean-
ing time.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05
BeIt0n Items.

Messrs- John T. Green and H. A.
Cummings left Sunday afternoon for
Charlotte, n. c., where they go to visit
Mrs. Il. NJ. Cummings, nee Miss Rosa
Green, whose condition is quite serious.
She had fever last summer, and before
recovering from that was attacked
with heart trouble, and has continued
to grow worse until now she is quite
critical.
Ii is reported that Messrs. Rice Bros.
have sold their Ginnery. Oil and Fer
tilizer mill plant. and will at an early
date begin the erection of yarn mill.
Since it seems that thu South Caro-.
lima lawmakers are leveling some of
their "big gums" on "trusts" it may not
be out of place to remind them of q
monopoly that has wrought more. havoc
in this State than all the combined
trusts that exist-Tillmanism-a to
ask them to turn email gun on the
founder and blow him 80 far into space
that he will land on Mars or Jupiter or
urgatory--anywhere, so we get rid of
him.
At recent election for town officers
the old incumbents were reelected as
follows: John A. Horton, Mayor; r. A.
Lewis. Ward j; A. R. Campbell, Ward
2; j. T. Rice, Ward 8; w. A. Clement,
Ward 4.
Our veteran Confederate, Capt. Geo.
w. Cox, who has been quite feeble for
several months. is somewhat better,
being able to travel around. May he
yet be spared many years of usefulness
and pleasure.
Miss Ara Burch, milliner for r. A.
Lewis, went to Atlanta last Sunday,
presumably to buy goods, and returned
Tuesday.
Mr.. A. Press FAINT has just completed
handsome and substantial residence
just outside the city limits.
Messrs. a. +. Warnock and w. r.
Kay. of the Broadway section, have
moved here with their families and will
make this their future home. A hearty
welcome awaits all such citizens. C..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

And now the scientists tell US that
the fine flavor Of butter is not deri-
we'd from buttercups, blue grass and
corn, but from bugs-bacteria-of q
refined and pedigreed sort, and that by
inoculating the milk or cream with a
starter containing these bacteria fine
flavor can be produced in any cream
not spoiled. The secret of successful
butter making is hereafter to lie in
getting the right sort of starter.
Great is science.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

There are score of men in Amer
lea whose fortunes exceed those Of
monarchs of one hundred years ago.
But instead of using their vast wealth
in selfish pleasure and extravagant
pagentry, many Of them are using it
for the promotion of industries
through which thousands live with
comforts unknown to kings of the
past century, while q few, of whom
Mr.. Carnegie is most conspicuous,
are lavishing millions for the public
benefit.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

The Emperor Of Germany is deter
mined to keep on the best terms with
Uncle Sam by his several compliments
in the past few months. German re-
gard for American doctrine in dealing
with foreign powers, as well as the
kaiser's attentions to Miss Roosevelt,
followed by Prince Hcnry's coming
visit to Washington, certainly point
to good feeling.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

The latest indictment against the
trusts is brought by a New York
divine, who declares that they are re-
sponsible for the decrease in ths num-
ber CT marriages in this country. since
they have increased the cost of living
so as to make it impossible for the
average young man working on sal
ary to support q wife and family.
There is more truth than poetry in
this.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

Reciprocity with Cuba is like re-
ciprocity with every other country.
1t means a huge benefit to the Amcri-
can farmer and slight injury to one
or another Of the great American
trusts. And since the trusts are hav-
ing the say now, the farmer will have
to take out his share Of the benefits
Of protection in waiting.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

1t will cost tho government $780,
600 for common garden seeds and
$4,000 for clerical help to scatter
them among the people who have no
use on earth for them. These seeds,
though, undoubtedly have quite an
influence politically in determining
the fate of many congressman, and
thus is explained why 80 many old
seeds get places in congress.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

Every farmer is now beginning to pre-
pare h's land for the coming crop. In or
der to succeed he must exercise good
Judgment In the selection OF his PIows
and Agricultural implements. An in
spection OF Sullivan Hdw. Co.'S. tremen
d,us stock OF these goods will convince
him that this relabla firm Ia best prepar.
ed To furnish snch supplies In this line as
NAV be required. The large stock, low
prices aud fair treatment accorded each
customer, entities this firm to the thoueht-
ful confederation of every wise farmer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

The busy springtimc will soon be
here, with SO much to be done and
so little time in which to do it, ag-
gravated this year by the difficulty in
securing competent help on the farm.
1t has come to this-that wherever
the horse and the machine can be
made to do the work Of the man it
must be done. or fewer acres must be
titled
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

Lifr in every department Of busi-
ness is made up Of successes and fail
urcs. Of advances and retreats. The
tide never flows long in one direction,
and let us :-ust that the year before
II. has rich stores Of blessings for all
who honestly strive to better their
condition.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05
FOR PROBATE J;.pGE

To the People OF Anderson County:
. hereby announce myself candidate for the
tho rules of the Democratic party. I confess I
have no great love for the Court House, but 1ne.
cessity Is hard master" II elected will strive
to be just and kind TO ALL and to discharge my du-
ties In such manner that no one ever will be
sorry was elected. I hiB is the last time I win
ask for County office. Very truly yours.
T.. Il. BROWN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

Democratic Senator'S have commcn-
ced general attack on the Philip
pine tariff bill, and they say they
have enough ammunition on hand to
keep the fighting lively for some time
to come.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05
Dissolution Notice

TIE Firm heretofore existing under
the firm name of l ,ank Johnson tS Co.
has this day behn dissolved by mutual
consent, Frank johnson selling his entire
intereat to j. p. Todd, who assumes all
Indebtedness contracted under the firm
a"me from Jan. lat, 1902. He will con-
tinue business under the firm name of
j. +. Todd. We hespeak him liberal
patronage. Q. FRANK JOHNSON.
J. =. TODD.
Jan %. 1902 az
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

EN- Candidates announcements will be pub
lishtd un'i the Primary Election for Five Dollars
-~FAfAbLE IN ALvAScE. Don't ask TO credit
yOr.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-03
SEVERAL ROBBRRIES
A GrahamyiIle Man Robbed of S22
by a Negro.
Several Others Repor,ed-No Extra Police
Officers on Duty.

Just after the street parade today
several Iobberies were reported to the
officers, but little could be done
towards catching the robbers.
S. A. Thompson, farmer Of the
Grahamville section, came to the city
last night with his tobacco crop to
sell. He left his wife and son at the
point of death, and was intent on re-
turning as soon as possible. He had
just drawn $50 from the bank this
morning, four $40 bills, and was
standing near the wallerstein store
when big yellow negro came up and
began talking to him. The negro said
that he wanted several hundred stock
notices posted in the Grshamviile Sec
tion, and offered Thompson 81. 80 for
posting them. Taking him near Third
and Monroe. he robbed him and then
ran.
The officers have an excellent de-
scription of the robber, and will prob
ably have him behind the bars before
night.
An unknown woman had . pocket
book snatched out Of her hand in a
jam near the VAIL furniture store on
Broadway during the passage of the
parade, but the robbery was not re-
ported directly TO the police, and her
name could not be secured. II is re-
ported that the pocket book cotsined
$50.
A country negro was thrown down
and robbed of see near Second and
jefferson streets about noon by negro
who answers to the description Of the
one who robbed Thompson. The
officers were Immediately notified Of
the robbery and set out to run the
case down, but this afternoon had no
clue.
II is said quite a number Of thieves
and grAfters are here, some waiting
for the carnival and others to follow
the wild west show.
Marshal Grow suggested today that
Mayor Yeiser put on extra policemen,
but the mayor did not deem it neces-
sary.
Every effort will be made to have
the city clear Of them by Carnival
time, and to prevent any coming then.