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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
HIS BETTING CLOTHES.
Superstitious Young Man Explains
Cause of His Losses.

Superstitious Young Man Explains
Cause of His Losses.
There is d new boarder at the board
ing house. He wears a new pair of
Scotch tweed trousers, mile too wide
across the beam. and an embryonic
waxed mustache. which he loves to
train into the form of a grapevine ten
drill When he is not twirling his ten
drilous mustache or taking another
hitch in his trousers he plasters down
With his hand his straggly growth of
tow -colored hair and confines it as best
he can behind the rims of his small
ears.
DO you know" said the newcomer.
"that am the most superstitious fel-
low YOU ever saw? Now, really, | am"
II think that we are all supersti-
tious." said the actress, who sat across
from him at the table. and who was
one of the ballet in Beauty and the
Beast"
Perhaps" was the languid reply.
But do you know. some of us sporting
men are very superstitious. Don'tcher
think so!'
"You a sporting mani" interrupted
tbe actress. why" she said, 81 took
Won for a musician. Don't you play?"
.Only the races" answered the new
boarder. Now, for instance" contin-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06

In my palmy days was acquainted
with many ladies who are now custo-
dams Of these recipes. and when first
turned my attention TO restaurant.
their sympatbieS were enlisted i'm my
behalf, and they kindly offered TO loan
the secret of their famous dishes. pro-
vided would exercise proper prccau-
tion and divulge nothing to curious pat
rons. Then they wrote TO friends who
were also cheriShing grandmother's
particular way of making pancakes or
cooking rabbit. and recommended me
as an honorable, secretive person, TO
whom il was advisable TO loan the fam
lily treasure. In almost every instance
this request 10 accommodate me was
complied with, and my collection of spe-
cial dishes now includes tidbits favored
by the exclusive families of the East,
West, North and South, not to mention
few foreign concoctions. consider
that no greater honor could have been
bestowed upon me than the loan of ma
terial for my cook book. for never be-
fore has the most privileged guest
probed the secret of those choice dishes
According to agreement" said the
proprietress, according to the New
York Times, my knowledge thus OBJ
tained is to be jealously guarded. but
in the case anything ever should hap
pen whereby my collection of recipes
could be put on the market, the house
keepers and chefs of the land would
have a right little gold mine to work
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
MOTHERHOOD.

-. -f-ht throhs IN. I'M, 10, -, 49,
iear Lord,
,,-,,sb ~ his mama a morar, s-.-. ,,..
month.
-. Tho. NV eyes UouId ,r-n ,,,,. ,A.,
20 back,
d. :, nv arm beSjda ma ,,,ba-.. h.
lay
I "a mot think that Thou hadst need OF
him.
lie 50 little, Lord. he cannot sing.
lie anuot praise lee; all his lie had
learned
Wss to hold fast my kisses in the night.
Give him to me-he is not happy there.
lie lad not felt his life; his lovely eyes
JustlNnew NE for his mother. and he
died.
Has, Thou an angel there TO mother him.
saw he loves me hes,-if ba fo-,a,s
I, Tboy allow II thot my cbiI5 fo-,,a+'
come
Wbs, are my curses N Tbaag Thou hoe.
heard
n. .,,-.o of Abar.. ,o.Lo- -,
-ban
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06

Startling
@ cruise o his fishing schooner the Maxine Elliott Decker hshing
took notion to tow him heretofore
IN Elliott
& @ Marx Island The fish running freely the
SCOTT with other in
over the stretched
rocks h favOri
ABOUT midway between
threw overheard while
mad he
with
little fright His
all
and
refused believe the
% the anchor
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
USES HEIRLOOM RECIPES.
Secret of Fine Cookery at New York
Woman's Restaurant.

The trio of lunchers that went into
the little home restaurant out of curios-
ity fingered long to eat and praise.
such iayoring" such seasoningw
they said to the proprietress. Where
did you get your recipesT
The smart little woman smiled In ap-
probation OF these little compliments.
You are right" she said. lin attribu-
ting my success to the recipes. With
out them | should have been a rank
failure. With them | have been able
to establish Il profitable business down
on this corner
My cook book is simple. There isn't
another like 1t in the whole country. If
it should ever be given to the public 1t
would be no misnomer to call il the
Blue Blood Cook Book. for every recipe
therein is an heirloom Of some old
American family.
II never knew until | went into the
catering business how many families
own a special dish that is looked upon
as their own property. Indeed, the old
colonial family that has not such a DOS.
session Is rare. and friends and neigh
bors all respect the sanctity of this
recipe, and would as soon rob them OF
valuable chattels as to purloin the Sc
cret of that dish, which was, perhaps.
invented by some great-great-grand-
mother and solemnly bequeathed to
posterity along with old lace and satin
dancing slippers.
"In one respect these recipes are like
unto Shakspeare's women-they have
an Infinite variety which custom cannot
stale. Some treat of special way to
fry chicken, others tell how to prepare
roasts and vegetables, and still others
relate to desserts. But no matter what
you want to cook, If you follow the
minute directions given you can't help
but turn out culinary masterpiece.
ut was through pure luck that Sc
cured this invaluable manuscript work.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06

During his summer vacation, an Eng
lish professor Travelled about the cOlin-
try, asking every tramp that he met
why he didn't work He interviewed
two THOUSAND yagrants. and, CHASING
them according to the various reasons
they gace for not earning their daily
bread in an orthodox manner, we get
the following: Six hundred and fifty
three said they were willing to work,
but could not obtain any; four hundred
and forty-fve could not give any rea-
son that would hold water; three hun
dred and one thought that no one ought
to have 10 work, and If some people
were foolish enough to do so-well,
they intended living on those said peo-
pie; four hundred and seven were on
their way to procure work at distant
towns, having letters In their posses
sion promising them employment at
the said towns, and the remaining one
hundred and ninety-four were waiting
for relatives to die and leave them
their money.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
CURB ON INQUIsITIvE PEOPLE.
Chicago Mans Way of Getting Rid
of an Impudent Crowd.

of an Impudent Crowd.
Some people have great deal of
curiosity" said Chicago travelling
man as he sat swapping experiences
with a group of his fellows ut the club.
"On my last trip South took in
town that | had never visited before.
The town was growing. and, among
other improvements, was the establish
ment of a public stenographer in the
office of the principal hotel. The stem
ographer, pretty young lady, seemed
quite an attraction to the young men of
the town, and there was geenrally "A
dozen or more of them hanging around
her.
II had quite lot of writing to do
when L arrived, and | engaged her for
the evening, and after supper | sat
down to dictate. The usual crowd of
youths and men were around, and when
l began they at first moved back to
respectful distance. After few min
utes, however, they began to edge
closer, and finally formed ring around
the stenographer and myself-so close
that they could hear every word of my
dictation. This was very annoying,
and determined to put an end to their
impudence. So began debating let
ter to my wife, in which spoke of my
arrival in the town, of which gave
brief description. and then continued:
The people here are the most socia-
BILE have met. AS sit here debating
dozen of them are crowded around lis
tening to every word say. This is no
doubt fine trait but 1t is somewhat
annoying to the pretty girl who is do
ing my work
I'm minute the listeners began to
move away, and after that | was not
bothered with their curiosity
cago Inter Ocean.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
The Wit of the Little Ones

DIR. Macnamara, NJ. p, has a fund
of good stories of children's witticisms.
Last Christmas" he says. Il was at
meeting of school children in Ken
nington. Before going away said to
them: Now, boys, mind you don't get
into mischief or trouble between now
and next Christmas to which the chill
dren replied: Same to you, SIR To a
question as to where the Nile rose, one
answer was: In MungO Park Anoth-
er child was asked: Where are the
most famous volcanoes in Europe| to
which he replied: In Sodom and Co.
morrah.' Definitions given by some
of the little ones were well worth pre-
serving. Here are some: A vacuum is
nothing shut up in "A box "A pessimist
is man that attends to your feet. and
an optimist man that attends to your
eyes This is what little girl wrote
of the Sale law: Edward Ill. would
have been king if his mother had been
man. Again: King Henry VII. liked
plenty of money and plenty of wives,
and died of ulcers on the legs Grass,
answered one little child, is what
you've got to keep off, Another wrote:
The marriage custom of the ancient
Greeks was this, that a man married
only one wife, which was called a mo-
notony. "-London Answers
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
NOT TOO LATE


81 T was late when George Atwood
arrived at Mrs. Halleck's party.
There was quite a brilliant COM
pahy present, and Mr.. Atwood stood
near the door to scan the throng
Evidently he was looking for some
body-yes, for his eyes rested now Oh
young girl
girl with a beautiful face upturn-
ed to d fair, handsome man, bending
over the back of her chair. She seem
ed in trance of delight, and wholly
unconscious of anybody's presence in
the brilliantly lighted parlors but the
man bending over her
And the girl was George Atwood's
promised wife.
When his eyes rested on her an aw-
ful change came over his face, the
rich dark color fed, leaving it white
and rigid, and his lips formed a tense
line under his heavy. dark beard.
For days past George Atwood watch
ed Ida Challis, his intended wife. He
knew that Ida loved him devotedly,
ana he tried not to watch her; he tried
not to notice Alfred Mays attention to
her but as he caught sight of her
lace when he entered Mrs. Halleck's
parlor he knew that he ought to have
kept better watch over her than he
did Alfred May possessed the fasc-
nation of a serpent, and he had drawn
Ida into the meshes.
George Atwood turned away with an
inward groan. He loved Ida passion
atety; her love seemed lost to him. yet
he could not think of giving her up.
Ar. Atwood is here" Alfred May
said looking down at Ida Challis.
The radiant face grew pale. and Ida
shiVeFed as she looked around her. She
had fallen from her world of bliss and
she was once more in Mrs. HalleCk's
crowded salon.
Did you say Mr. Atwood was here?
Where is he?" she asked, in a low
voice
Yes; he was here a moment ago. |
saw MIN looking savagely in this di-
rection. but he has disappeared; | do
not see him anywhere now" and Mr..
May laughed his musical laugh.
changed the conversation, and in an.
other minute Ida's face was upturned
ana rosy once more.
quadrille was forming, and gen
tsehlan came to claim Ida for the
dance. Away from Alfred May and
'he Slanior his presence cast over her
partly vanished-she thought of her
lover ,Hhcre was he? Did he no.
uce anything wrong in her conduct to-
ward Alfred May? If he was in the
room why didn't he come to her?
Inese thoughts flashed through Ida's
mind as she waited for the first figure
70 be called, and happening to turn her
mead, she saw her lover standing on
the opposite side of the room, his eyes
fastened upon her. One glance at his
hVld face and everything in the illum-
mated parlors seemed whirling round
her.
The dance was over. Ida never could
'eh how she go Through it. The heat
vi the room was suffocating her. and
wnen her partner left her. after leading
ner back to her seat. she rose and stag
sered over to one of the windows that
opened out upon the balcony.
as she stepped into the deep recess
OF the window she let the curtains fall
behlnd her, shutting in the light hnd
neat and whirl How delightful san6
cool it was out here. The shining stars
looked down at her from their deep
o'ue setting through the open window.
nut Ida did not shut herself out in the
darkness to gaze at the stars. She
unrew herself into chair which occu-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
A Little Dense.

"Sousas band played before King
Edward"
Indeed? That wasn't court etiquette,
was it?"
"What do you meanI"
"You said Sousa played before the
King. The King should have played
first. shouldn't he"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
His Idea of q RecIuse.

ut seems funny to find a recluse Iiv-
ing right here in the heart of a great
city"
What do you mean?"
81 mean Peter b. Won Gossler."
"Why, he's not recluse."
"He isn't. eh? Then why hasn't he
a Observation-Disclosures Plain Dealer.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
Monuments at Gettvsburg

In Gettysburg Park there are about
500 monuments. In addition to this pat
riotic ornamentation there are 225
mounted cannon and over 200 monu-
mental tablets
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06

Times have changed; when a woman
starts out to earn her living these days,
she isn't regarded as a heroine. with a
mortgage on her Dear Old Home.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06

II woman ever had enough pluck
to go out and dig for greens, she would
spoil the effect by saying that she was
after ferns
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
Expresses n Lot

HAS she an expressive facer
"Well, part of 1t is."
(which partW
'The tongue. e."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06
Insurance In GERMANY.

The Germans are cautious people.
There are 100000 people insured In
the empire.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-03-06

All, God, my child shall go
Orphaned among the angels, All alone.
80 little and alone. He knows not Thee,
He only knows his mOther-giye him
back
-Scribner's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19
DAILY DIVERSION

Quick Tralns:-"speaking Of boastful-
ness born of pride in home" says Hamil-
ton W. Mabie, II was once IN a smoking
comma rtment with a man from New York,
another from Chicago, and a third man
from New Jersey. The New Yorker was
boasting of the Empire state express
which he said went SO fast that the tele-
graph poles slipped past seemingly as
close. together as the teeth In fine comb.
That's nothing said the man from
Chicago. There is q train from my city
to Milwaukee,, Nothing like it. 1 started
to cross bridge on the road and heard
the train coming. Having great presence
of mind I made a leap in the air and the
train was gone whensI came down
!. That's fast train, said the New
Jersey citizen. The Jersey Central f1ter
is equally fast, but makes better time,
because it starts fast. My wife was on
the platform to bid me good bye In Jersey
City. I opened the window to kiss her
and by the good name Of the land OF mos
quitoes I kissed strange woman stand
ing on the platform at Newark.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19
NEW BOOKS.

G11MPsEs OF CHINA AND CHINESE HOMES.
BY Edward s. Morse. Illustrated Boston:
Little Brown & Co., 25 Washington street.
Price, $15O, net
Mr.. Morse, formerly professor Of zoology
in the Japan imperial university at Toxic,
has, In this volume, given us a very inter-
esting account Of Chinese life and Gus
toms in town and country. He admits the
difficulty Of arriving at an adequate
knowledge of the bewildering Chinese race
from a knowledge Of some phases of Chi
nese life, but he has recorded some val
liable impressions indicating the spirit and
temper of the people. He takes us into
Chinese homes-even into the kitchens and
backyards; to the dinner tables. where
among some delicious dishes, he found in
contrast. but adjudged a great delicacy
by his host. uncooked, putrid goose eggs
four years old! He viewed the great
Yangtse, navigable for 800 miles from its
mouth by the largest ships, and, after
manifold observations of the people. found
evidence Of an intense dislike Of foreign
ers and "absolute contempt for all we do
and for all we accomplish and natives of
the poorest regions "despise us and all
that our civilization has acquired Their
backwardness in the adoption of the
amenities of modern civiliza tion-and
the fact that these make no more impress
sion on their brains than on the brain of
an ox-stamps them as still bearing in
their natures, Notwithstanding their boast
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19

has. led Cinnamon there to open Z
schools and adopt the Boone school rules
and courses of study, and all through
China increasing demands are made on
Christian schools for instruction. The
governor of Hupeh, Tuan Fang, who
saved the missionaries from massacre
during the Boxer troubles, being then
governor of Shansi province, is deeply
interested in the new educational move
,ment and is favorable to all national re-
form movements It is evident that this
educational reform originating with the
imperium, is far the most important
change in Chinese internal policy which
has been made. 1t appears to be genuine
and permanent. It will enlarge the Chi
nese horizon and vision. 1t will awaken
thought and action in China, to whom in
deed, Japan's wonderful progress is an
object lesson Of the uplifting quality Of
western civilization.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19
Reassuring,

The Chicago Tribune, which has been
q sort of journalistic godfather to the
boom of Joe Cannon for speaker. at last
undertakes to guarantee that there will
be no stumbling block in the way of tariff
reform. While not committing itself on
so doubtful proposition as the real opin-
ions of a man who has so carefully con-
cealed them as Mr.: Cannon has Of late,
the Tribune says: -
The question has been raised whether
Mr.. Cannon will consent to or will oppose
tariff Observation-Disclosures he Is determined
to "stand pat' or will throw no undue
Instructions in the way Of tariff reforms.
To such questions there is but one answer.
He will obey the will of the house.
He will give expression to it's wishes. He
will respond promptly to the mature
judgment of a majority Of his party asso-
ciates.
1t is something to be assured that we
are to have a, speaker. who, if not in touch
with the new tariff era, will at least, have
the good sense to keep his fingers away
from the saw. .%
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19
MINNESOTA POLITICS

julius Schmahl with his roll call could
have almost secured a quorum of the next
house in st. Paul yesterday. There were
about forty of the members elect on
hand during the day. Only two weeks
after they were elected, the members
present. were trying to decide on their
speaker. b s.N ri IA
DR.. Babcock denied that he was respon-
sible for this early gathering. He said
the intention was to make yesterday the
opening Of his campaign. For this pur
pose he requested the sixth district men,
bers to caucus in st. Paul. Then the
eighth district wanted to take a hand and
called their caucus. The Babcock activity
stirred every one else to action, and yes
terday members were present from very
congressional district in the state.
: The air was full of rumors. Heatwole's
support Of Babcock naturally aroused the
suspicion that the doctor was an anti-ad-
ministratiOn candidate. This caused quite
a furry, especially as it was coupled with
the intimation that railroad interests were
trying to control the, organization of the
house and name the committees. It was
said that a state official had threatened
to make fight on Babcock unless he
dropped HeatWole. Babcock, in reply
said that he needed all the support he
could get, and would not drive any of it
away. There was no direct evidence that
the administration was fighting BabcOck
but there were some outspoken opponents
Of: the Wadena man who declared that
they were going to stand by the governor,
and would never line up: for Babcock
AS to the effect of the speakership fight
on the governorship, both Dunn and Heat
wole are supporting Babcock, and neither
can get much advantage from that source.
Dunn was. for Babcock at the start, from
geographical reasons. HeatwOle, it is be-
lieyed, picked Babcocl for a winner and
sought to gain additional prestige by get
ting OH the Babcock wagon, and lining up
with the victorious combination
The speakership involves the whole
h ousn organization. The members in
st. Paul yesterday were not exercised so
much Ier who would be speaker as over
the patronage. they could land and the
places they would get committees. 1t
was freely runlored that DR.. Babcock had
promised ali the important charmanships.
Tits he absulutcl, dlnied, declaring that
his hands y ere free.
Mrs. Franklin Lee Stone, who served
efficiently as assistant postmaster Of the
last house. is a candidate for the posi-
ton again. Mrs. Stone is still editor OF
her paper at Rush City. She was on hand
yesterday making the acquaintance of new
| mem bers. S. W. Melendy Of Minneapolis
who seeks reelection as postmaster, was
also on the ground and active.
The House Roll Call.
| When the house convenes for it's first
session, the roll will be called as follows
| except that one name will disappear from
the list and be disguised S Mr.. Speaker
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19
IN a NUTSHELL....
South

produces to-day 2o000000 bushels OF grain than
In 1880, agricultural more val
$600OO00O0 than they twenty The
industry employs s12 900 Of capital and null
The south produces $1,000 900 tons OF coal
eight times the entire output Of the country In
pig exceeds that of 1860 by 100000
1880 had but little than 10000 miles OF
she has $50 Furniture factories en-
CINE shipyards springing While other
sections Of the country have been 100000 spndes
% south has added 100000. = -.E.E
of persons engaged insagrculture in the
in and the wage
earners manufacturing have increased 157 per cent
While capital elsewhere has gained
south has increased 348 per cent
Southern property cent in value
while that of the rest country gained 81 cent
The banking south $SO0OOO,OOO
having $780, 900 in ten Vast sums OF
foreign capital are seeking in the south
phosphate for fertilizer rich
unlimited coal great beds OF
oil wells, granite
and marble zinc and copper and gold and silver.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-19

of most interesting addresses delivered before
convention in New Orleans Of the American
Bankers association that of Joseph G. Brown presi
of the Citizens National Bank of Raleigh ~ c. on
South 1t is full Of amazing figures to north
close watch the souths develop
foretels another Of rapid growth and expan-
nation the development of the rich and
mighty south -. : H.
Of the civil the south had practically
nothing now 900 invested In her
Her wealth to-day equals
that Of VIII country n 1860 Her manufactured
In the mills and In the
training the hands OF
storing with useful knowledge The south
is merely on the threshold development The first
decade twentieth century will witness progress
more marked than the most optimistic have dreamed
OLA progress unparalleled the history OF country
produces IS per cent OF all the TOBACCO
The annual product of her cot
1OO00,00O- balestwice as much as twenty
With s5oooooo capital invested she Is man
ufactring more than bales of her cotton
There are $50 900 900 invested cotton oil mills The