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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
HE WOKE UP A SLEEPY TOWN.
How n Commercial Traveller Had Fun
with the Bald Headed Men.

How n Commercial Traveller Had Fun
with the Bald Headed Men.
"One of the most notable features OF
certain little Western town used
10 cover was its extraordinary number
Of bald-headed men," said the CONNER
cial traveller. who would rather lose an
order than fail in perpetrating a prac-
teal Joke. Preacher and people, rich
and poor, all had heads like billiard
balls. 1t was duh town. so one night
when vaudeville troupe was billed
for the place regarded 1t as a golden
opportunity TO have some fun. | had
met the company In my travels-a fly
by-night show. with n ballet that was
a choice assortment of animated ca
davers.
81 went TO the opera house and
bought up the front row, twenty seats
circling round the stage. which l
stamped Not Transferable Then
picked out twenty OF the baldest men
in that baldheaded community and
spent the day circulating those inter
esting hits Of pasteboard had a reg
ular lingo. like this:
"'Going to the show to-nlghtr
81 dun know
"'Well. you'd better go. It's good
thing. Here's complimentary ticket
I'd like to give you 1! you will surely
20. for you sei it's not transferable
"Of course, every victim was wild
to get something for nothing. so nail
ed my men hard and fast. The town
had the usual quota of small boys. and
just before the play began filled the
gallery with them. Everything went
beautifully. My twenty baldhcads sat
In an unbroken circle around the stage;
the gallery was jammed with young
sters who thoroughly understood their
part of the drama.
Then took my seat where they
could all see me. After the usual pre-
amble by the orchestra the ballet put
In an appearance and swung into line
"a scrawny crowd OF superannuated
dancers. The leader stood with up
lifted baton, and the ballet was wait
Ing for the signal. At this moment l
iaiSNu my uuuu, anu lTOlu lue BulleTy
came the believing chorus:
'Baldheads to the 'front.'
"ln an instant the audience of slow
witted people caught on as they saw
that circle of baldheads around the
stage. The orchestra had hard time
trying to keep track of the tune: the
ballet tied themselves into hard knots.
and the gallery gods sent out deafen-
Ing tempest of howls ana cat calls.
Each one Of the baldheads looked
at his fellow and grew red and wrathy.
Then they laughed as only bald headed
men can laugh. and | knew there was
no necessity for me to sneak out of
town. Again the house went wild, and
the orchestra nearly smashed their In
struments before the pandemonIum
ceased. 1t broke up the everlasting
calm OF that town. The story spread
to every surrounding hamlet; business
doomed, orders were doubled and cv-
cry time went there the boys set 'em
up was awfully popular, but never
again could induce any one to accept
a complimentary ticket to show"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
1nNEE- MOTHER GOOSE.

Il 1 ub@. WIS little boy,
frtb f1fets flying loose,
\ sc5 a. my finest toy
Il ~ ug-7f Mother Goose:
40 rlouh my bald headed days
In.g, urued iy whiskers white,
ne htient baby lays
u,.. - old delight.
= the same old JOY
i, .Niving free,
a"u "a hc headed boy
l'' Soiuei read to me.
~ 'nes "ertands and, all a whiZz,
Ir, o'Ips MS glow and shine.
'Uu1u fhNthor& i's 'n"l ~" "ie MS
Ar thOs once were 'nine'
Perhaps when he, like me, is old,
He'll take upon his knee
His little child with curls of gold
All floating fair and free;
And read him all these rhymes abeam
TO make his spirit glad,
And for heeting moment dream
About his dear old dad.
-Munsey's Magazine.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
Safely Sailed a Million Miles.

One of the largest sailing vessels In
the world is the California clipper Roa.
noke, which sails out of New York har-
bor. Her captain is j. A. Amesbury.
one of the Oldest merchant shippers
sailing the sea, but still hale and hearty
and good for many years more. For
nearly forty years he has been a cap.
tain, sailing under the American flag.
Since first going to sea he has sailed
in American vessels 100000 miles
of sea, four times the span from earth
to moon," the record. it will be remem-
bered, of Kipling's 'dour Scotch eng,n-
eer," McAndrews. And he never once
has been wrecked
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24

Anyone who has had the privilege of
staying at palace belonging to the
reigning house of Russia Immediately
recognizes its mighty magnificence.
and soon experiences its hearty hos
pitality, and yet, if his stay has been
even only of brief duration. neither of
these features will impress him more
than will his imperial host home life.
1t might almost seem that the Car
does not really care to be a potentate;
his tastes are much more academic
than monarchic. and he appears to
avoid all kinds of public display. On
family annual holiday at Copenhagen.
conversation turned upon difference
that had, just at that time, sprung up
between the Danish king and his par
Lament.
"Well!' exclaimed the then Care
witch. "a kings bed Is not always one
of roses; tina. is plainly to be seen.
There are many more pleasurable occu-
patiOns than ruling refractory subjects,
and so far as | am concerned 1 have
no great desire to be either emperor or
Czar."
The Cars sociablity extends to his
servants, and he initiates the late
Queen Victoria in having colored at
tendants. One of these, James Her
cules, halls from the West Indies, and
is very anxious that no one should for
get-not even his imperial master and
mistress-that ''he is a British sub
ject." The faithful black fellow is
great favorlte with the Cars children.
who frequently commander Jimmy"
as they call him, for participation in
their nursery sports.
The Gar is always considerate to
his servants. You are not looking
well to-day" he will say; ut pains me
to see you like that You had better
take rest" And forthwith the at
tend is excused from duty.
One cannot remain long in the pale ce
without noticing the English atmos-
phere that pervades it; and Christmas
is not allowed to go by without indul-
gence in those essentially English
dishes-rost beef, plum pudding, and
mince pies-which are specially pre-
pared by an English member Of the
household.
The Czarina is expert with both
brush and pencil; this latter accom-
plishment, backed by taste for carica-
ture is often used for the purpose Of
amusing her friends, who, in addition,
at times receive from her deftly paint
ed cards as silent reminder that she has
not forgotten them.
Although no boy has. hitherto. blessed
their hearth, four girls have been born
to their imperial majesties-Olga, the
eldest; Tatiana, Maria. and the more
recently arrived baby, whose sex was
such disappointment to the Russian
nation. The care of these children de-
wolves upon Miss Edgar, an Irish lady,
and two Russian undernurses.
In their playroom the mighty ruler
of all the Russias is frequently to be
found gambolling with his young
daughters; while he never allows a
night to pass, when he is at home, with
out making his WAY to kiss them before
seeking his own room.-Pearson's Mag
aZinp
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
Modern Postal system.

The comparatively modern origin of
the present postal system, not only in
Great Britain, but all over the world
is shown by the fact that King Ed
ward is the first British monarch whose
accession has made the issue of fresh
ly designed postage stamps necessary.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
Its Winter Sleep.

An Italian naturalist kept dormouse
In his study, where he could watch its
actions when the time of its winter
sleep came. On the oath of December
when the thermometer was about 40
degrees-that is, 8 degrees above freez-
ing point-the dormouse curled himself
up among heap Of papers and went to
sleep. On the 27th of December, when
the thermometer was several degrees
lower, Mr.. Mangili ascertained that the
animal breathed and suspended his res
piration at regular intervals; that is,
after four minutes of perfect repose,
during which he appeared as II dead
he breathed about twenty-four times
In the space of minute.
When the thermometer fell nearly to
the freezing point, the intervals OF
what appeared suspended animation
were six minutes. AS the thermome-
ter became higher-that is, as the
weather was less cold-the intervals OF
repose were reduced to three minutes
AS the winter grew intensely cold. the
times Of perfect repose, during which
no breathing could be perceived, be
came mucn longer.
Within ten days OF the time of its
falling asleep the dormouse awoke and
ate little, food being provided on the
shelf near him. He then went to sleep
again, and continued to sleep and wake
at about these intervals throughout the
winter. AS spring approached his sleep
became lighter, until the warm days
caused him to shake off his drowsiness
altopather
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24

When woman goes away on visit,
and her baggage arrives at the house.
she always says to her hostess: Good
ness, you would think by the amount
of baggage | brought intended stay
ing forever"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
So He Did.

Mrs. Willie, your shirt is
dripping.
Willie-Yes'm. Some boys tempted
me to go In swimming. and ran away
from them so hard that | got Into an
awful perspiration.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24


the Illinois
desired $ and
of ndvidualng
engine
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
What Ice Will Support.

Ice one and one-half inches thick will
support man; eighteen inches thick
a railway train.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
ENGINEER TELEPHONES FROM HIS CAB
BY MEANS OF A NEW DEVICE.

The Illinois Central Rail-
road is conducting expert
ments with a telephone device
installed in the cab of a loco
motive and attachable to the
telegraph wires at any point
on the line of the railroad.
Experiments made recently
showed that the wires could
be used for telephone and
telegraphic purposes at the
same time without any inter-
ruption to the Morse code,
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24

If mother will not see any wrong
in her son, the law may have to.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24

When you present letter Of intro
duction to a man, be sure his name is
spelled correctly. II it isn't. he NAV
take advantage of the fact to disown it
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24
CARS PRIVATE LIFE.
TAKES GREAT PLEASURE IN HOME
SURROUNDINGS.

Russia's Ruler Seems to Take with
Greater Zest to His Position as n
Husband and Father than to That
as Great Poteutate.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-04-24

The respectable way to commit sui.
eide Is to have dangerous operation"
performed.
Williams news., 1902-01-04
-cocai Hevs

Nicely furnished house for rent Inquire of Mrs. Wm- Ergmann
 Mrs E. Lamb is visiting in Winslow for a few weeks.
 Under Sheriff Robt. J. Walker, of Flagstaff, was Williams visitor this week
 House for rent, cheap. See F. R. Nellis.
 J. c. Phelan attended q meeting of the board of supervisors at Flag staff Tuesday
 F. F.. Ellinwood, of Prescott, was a business visitor in Williams the first of the week
 Dodson corner for sale-3 lots.
 C. F. SILvERNAIL- MT August Lindstrom returned last Sunday from a visit with his family in Los Angeles.
 Don't freezeI Go to $. H. Req and have weather strips put on your doors and windows.
 Engineer J. B. Girand is now occupying the room in the Pollock building just north of the bank.
 Professor Clapp came in from the west last Saturday after an extend ed trip to Mexico and also to the northwest country.
 WANTED-A good girl for general house work Apply to Mrs. F. H. Waite
Williams news., 1902-01-04

Miss Emma Greenberg returned to resume her studies at the Flag staff normal on Monday after a pleasant weeks visit with her sister here.
 MT. Thomas Hall, of Hall x Learnard, the Albuquerque music dealers, was a visitor in the city last week in the interests of his house.
 Call on J. T. Cone for Egyptian crystal photos on convex glass and cabinet photos. Button work spec ialty from now until January 1.
 Mir C. M- Thomas, the popular grocery salesman at the big store was unable to attend to his duties the first of the week on account of humps.
 Chris Creighton, for some time employed in the local postoffice as delivery clerk, left on Monday for San Francisco where he will attend the Lowell high school.
 It is poor policy to go where you break your pocketbook. Those who patronize the Cheap John Racket store are never known to Ego broke"
 Mr. A. Gutman, who for some months past has been employed by M- Salzman in the dry goods de- partment, left Monday for his home in San Francisco.
 Henry P. Barbour, of the Canyon Copper company, was in the city Tuesday, leaving on No. 1 for Prescott. MT. Barbour will visit Los Angeles before returning.
Williams news., 1902-01-04

w. F. McAdams, superintendent of the Anita Consolidated Copper company was in the city Wednes- day. MT. McAdams expects to leave about the 18th for Chicago, Boston, and other eastern points, on a business trip.
 Ida E. Wilmington, pupil of Herr Thilo Becker, of Berlin. Terms $1 per hour. Thursday and Friday in Williams. Apply at Mrs. J. John ston's residence.
 Contractor M. J. Kennedy, hay ing finished his contracts in the city, returned to Flagstaff this week to join his family who are costly located there. M. J. likes Williams and we shouldn't be surprised to see him move up some day to stay.
 Prof. Frank Watkins returned to the city some days ago after an absence of a few weeks. Shortly after his arrival he began to have symptoms of pneumonia, and upon the advice of Dr. Tyroler left We'd nesday for a lower altitude.
 The big custom smelter at Val Verde on the Agua Fria river was to have been blown in before the first of the year, but the recent cold snap played havoc with a lot of water pipes, and the briquetting machine is in such bad shape that it has been necessary to telegraph for s. A. Bretherton, who superin- tended the construction of the pyritic furnace recently installed as part of the Val Verde plant.+ News-Herald.
Williams news., 1902-01-04
Lively Actions
 Funniest Situations Specialties of Merit
By a Company of
 Recognized Artists

You get the best job printing at the NEWS office.
 MT. c. E. Boyce, the genial pro- prietor of the Grand Canyon hotel, closed his bar-room this week, as he says, to avoid trouble with Mrs. Nation, ,Tawho is reported to be headed this way. CD
Williams news., 1902-01-04

According to the Solomonville Bulletin, MT. and Mrs. Julius Wetzler, after a pleasant visit with relatives there, left last week for Los Angeles where they will reside during the winter.
Williams news., 1902-01-04

rTENs or GENERAL TSTEREsT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

Gainesville. Tex. june 6,--The case
OF Nathan Hughes. charged with muir
dering George F'rampton IN Denton
county ia 1899, and brought here on a
change of venue, has been on trial
since Monday evening and has excited
great interest. Thursday morning the
defendant was put on the stand and
surprised everybody by admitting the
killing. pleading seif-defense. His story
was that he and FTampton, while sit
ting around the campfire, disputed
over a settlement, Frampton accusing
Hughes of gwindling him. Hughes
protested his innocence and said 10
F'rampton that rather than to be con-
tinually quarreling he would quit at
the next town reached by them
Framptons passions were greatly en-
ragged at this and with abusive words
and threats. so Hughes swore, picked
up a Ratchet and struck at Hughes
The latter caught the weapon, wrested
1t from the hands OF his assailant and
struck him with IL, which caused his
death
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
AFTER his SEAT.
Colonel Lynch VIII Attempt TO Enter
Bon~a Of Common.

Colonel Lynch VIII Attempt 10 En,e,
B"n~s Of Commons.
London, June Colonel Arthur
Lynch. in letter to William Court
Gully. the sneaker of the house OF COM
mons, in which he announces his In
tention of taking his seat in the house
says the end Of the war in South Az
rica opens new era; that he antici-
pates a general amnesty. and that he
would say to those hostile to him, DC
not strike me. but hear me"
Col Arthur Lynch is accused Of hay.
liz fought with the Beers In South Ar.
riea. In November of last year. how,
ever. he was elected 10 the house oi
commons TO represent Galway. Ii was
announced In London, Jan 6, that Col
Lynch would be prevented from taking
his seat N the house. and that az soon
as he set foot on English soil he would
be arrested on charge Of treason. II
is said that warrants for the colonel's
arrest are in the hands OF the London
police
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
p,soRACEFuL. SCENE.


FswAs Anaeng Feiissera Partsea lE Ersmna
Heuss Of Dispatches
Paris. June 6.--During a dispute "a
the chamber of deputies Thursday, IL
De Largentaye, revolutionary deputy
from the Cotes-du-Nord, exclaimed:
Eyes. you Republicans are swiudierH
and traitors, and, In a way, foreign
ers."
A number OF Republican deputies re.
torted holly. whereupon NJ. De Lar
gentaye added. excitedly:
"And your president of the republic
is a thief"
A scrimmage. during which isticuff'
were exchanged, ensued, half dozeE
deputies, including the Marquis d.
Dion, NJ Millevcye and NJ. Mislier
taking part in the fighting.
The fight occurred in the room of the
committee of the chamber of deputies
which was engaged in the veri6cation:
of the recent elections. The dispute
which caused 1t arose over Nationalist
posters. in which the Republicans were
attacked in violent language.
Several of the Nationalist deputies
approved these expressions, and in thC
row which followed the participants
freely exchanged insults such al
"blackguard" and thief"
Ii Is reported that NJ. De Largentaya
will be prosecuted for insulting Presf
dent Loubet
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Volcano In the Ozarks.
Recent volcanic and seismic

Recent volcanic and seismic dis
turbances in the West Indian
islands and Central America, with
their accompanying frightful losses
OF life and property, have attracted
universal attention to some of our
own, so called, slumbering or dead
volcanoes. OF course all who have
studied this matter know, that the
dangerous volcanoes in the world
are all close to the sea. When
violent upheaval takes place, sea
water in enormous quantities,
through the rents thus caused,
rushes down into the superheated
space below. Due to the enormous
heat, this water is instantaneously
converted into steam expanding INTO
1896 times its original volume, and
at the same time endued with an
explosive force of some thousands
of pounds TO the square inch. Little
wonder that its effects were the
cause of such terrible destruction.
The level of the ocean bed in the
neighborhood of the islands of Mar
tinioue and st. Vincent having been
thereby decreased to the extent of
1000 feet.
Up mid the highest peaks of the
Ozark mountains, in the Boar tusk
spur, in a beautiful valley, watered
OH one side oy the De Soto river
and on the other by Bushy creek,
the De S oto NJ n n g and
Smelling Company, have located
their mining and smelling plant.
They own upwards of 80 different
mining properties in this region.
On one of these mountains is an ex-
tinct volcano, it's crater still per
feet. Smoke continually fingers
about its summit, hence its name,
Smoky mountain. Close to this Is
another mountain, called Blow ont
mountain. From the side of this
mountain, in several different
places. the molten lava burst out
rolling down and into the De Soto
river.
1t is evident that these volcanic
disturbances must have taken
place at a comparatively recent date,
and there being no sea water or mud
to belchup, they threw up in immense
quantities from the great labratory
Of the earth some of NATURES hidden
and richest resources. Uranium,
platinum. gold, silver, copper, nick
el. etc, have here been found in APP
parently inexhaustible quantities.
Mr.. Daniel Byrnes the vice presi-
dent of the company had railway
car loaded with ten tons of ore pro-
cured from the base of one of these
mountains; this ore he sent to the
National Ore Reduction CO., of st.
Louis, Mo, who gave the following
result: Gold, S316; silver, $453.UO;
copper, $50. As; total $89l.S0.
Volcanic or rather plutonic erup-
lions are not an unmitigated evil,
They are natures plan OF giving
man the bulk, if not all, of our me-
tAllic wealth.
Man is warned, if these volcanoes
are in the neighborhood of our seas
and oceans, that if be does take up
his abode in the sphere of their in
fluence, that his doing so is attended
with risk and danger.
| DAPIFER.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
1893 Calendars.

We have a complete line OF the
handsomest calendars ever shown
in Waxahachie. All the printing
and stitching will be done in our of
fee. We will meet the prices oil
any outside calendar house, and
ecu al them in quality and beauty OF
designs. Why not give your home
printer the benefit of your calendar
trade, ali things being equal? Lei
us call, show samples and quote
prices. THE ENTERPRISE
Phone I4S
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

New York, June e.--The pope Will
hold a eonslstory Lext Monday. when
cardinal hats will be conferred upon
Archbishops Skerbensky Of Prague
and Puzxani OF Cranenow, and Mon
signor Martinelli. formerly pspal dele
gate at Washington. cables the Rome
correspondent OF the Herald,
There viii be no additional cardinals
nominated at the consistory, but among
other nominations will be that Of Mon
signor Messmer OF Green Bay, Wis. al
new archbishop Of Manila. The new
archbishop of New York also will b.
named.
Monsignor Calconio, papai delegats
in Canada, will be transferred to Wash
ington, Is previously announced.