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Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
wHAT IT COSTS 20 MARRY.
Only so Bill Is Needed to Defray the
Necessary Expeuses

only 30 Bill Is Needed TO Defray the
Necessary Expenses.
Marriage Is one OF the cheapest OF
luNuries II one reckons only the out
lay required for the payment of the
preacher or magistrate who performs
the ceremony and the cost of the H.
cense In such States as require H.
censes. Any minister, priest or preach
er of the gospel in the United States
may solemnlze marriages, and in many
States judges for one or more classes
of courts may ofiiciate. In all save
half dozen States, too. justices OF the
peace have the privilege of officiating
at the highly important function.
In some parts of the United States
the person performing a marriage cere-
mony must have personal knowledge
OF the Identity, names and residence OF
the parties, and lnasmuch as such laws
are enforced in some OF the Western
States where young people frequently
drive long distances to be married. the
stipulation has on occasion caused
more or less Inconvenience. In most of
to be present at the solemnlzatlon of "A
marriage, although in some States a
single witness Is sufficient. There Is
still In force In Pennsylvania an old
law which prescribes that twelve wit
nesses shall be present. but this ex-
action Is seldom If ever enforced Per
haps the strnngest stipulation of all Is
that which appears in the laws OF Ten
nessee. and Is to the effect that the
validity of a marriage shall be IN no.
wise affected by the omission of the
baptismal name OF either party In the
license and the use of nickname In
stead, provided the parties can be lden-
tilted. Any person conversant with the
conditions prevailing In the mountain
districts of Tennesseee will appreciate
the wisdom of this unique provlso.
Common supposition is to the effect
that the fee for performing the mar
riage ceremony Is dependent entirely
upon the generosity of the bridegroom.
and 1t will doubtless, therefore. sur
prise many persons TO learn that In
several States the law has hand In
the matter. In the old dominion. for
instance. there Is statute which pro-
vides that the person solemnlzlng a
marriage is entitled to n fee of one
dollar and that ANY person exacting
n greater fee shall forfeit to the party
aggrieved $50" In West Virginia It Is
stipulated that the fee be lat least one
dollar" and the Idaho law says that
''the fee shall be So, or any other
greater sum voluntarily given by the
parties to such marriage" In sixteen
States of the Union welded couple
may obtain more or less elaborate cer-
tliicate of their marriage
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
ABOUT WoMEN'S CLUBS.
The Work They Are Doing and What
They Mean to Do.

1ncy mean TO DO.
II any one should doubt the desire of
the small remote town to make itself
Intellectually worthy, let him read the
program prepared for the winter work
of club which occupied a prominent
social position on the prairies of the
Middle West. Here are some of the
topics for papers, all to be prepared
without the advantages OF a library.
either public or private, and with no
educational advantages beyond local
newspaper: WAS the Victory of We'll
lington at Waterloo Triumph of Medi-
evalism or Of Democracy "Is the
French Republic or Ours the Best H.
lustration of the Political Ideas of
RousseauT 'oThe Race Problem of
Southeastern Europe" 'The Pessimism
of the Russian Novel," "Will the Com
mon Hatred Of the japanese and Chi
nese for the European Form a Bond
Strong Enough to Hold China for the
Yellow ManT will Christian Etbi-
cal Ideas Be More Easily Grated on
the Cold Selfishness of Confucianism
or on the Self Respecting Ideals of
Buddhism"
Does not this illustrate the idea that
when an American woman determines
to do thing she does it, without stop
ping to inquire If 1t is among the possi-
bilities? How well she does 1t is an
other matter. My recollection suggests.
says Helen Churchill Candee in the
Century, that in this case she laughing
ly eyaded most Of the questions, and
made up by general cordiality and light
refreshments by no means a poor sub
stitute in border town barren of so
cial life.
OF two hundred clubs In New York
State half are literary. This spark from
the log of statistics shows the popu-
larity Of the self-culture club. There
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
HElREss. SHE DIED A PAuPER.
Woman In Poorhouse Eight Years,
with n Fortune Awaiting Her.

Woman In a Poorhouse Eight Years,
with n Fortune Awaiting Her.
/ To die pauper In the poorhouse was
Mrs. Mary Minich's lot. Yet for eight
years, all the time she was an aim
house charge, she was heir to $4,000,
while firm of New York bankers were
securing the United States for her.
Only to-day did their representative
learn about her, and then she had been
in her grave at the poorhouse twelve
month.
| The $4,000 was left by Rudolph
Bach, wealthy Oookbinder of Brook
lyn. He died Nov. 27, 1893, without
having made will. Ladenburg, Thai
man u Co., of 40 Wall street. were
made administrators, with orders to
turn the money over to Bach's next of
kin, his niece, Miss Mary Bach that
was.
All the bankers knew was that years
ago Mary Bach had been belle in
Wilkes Barre. She. was the daughter
of Rudolph Bach's only brother. Eer
marriage was fashionable one. She
| plighted her troth to Dr. William Min
ich, Wilkes Barre's foremost physician.
He died thirty years ago and instead
of fortune, as all thought he had, he
left his widow only a legacy of debt.
Reared in luxury, Mrs. Minich found
herself without penny, and there was
nothing for the one-time belle to do but
/ hnr Ix,tnu
ployment with Jacob Matthias, who
kept a roadhouse up in the mountains
-"Seven-Mile Jake's" it was called.
For years Mrs. Mlnich lived on the
mountain-top. One day Matthias was
found murdered in his bed. The mys-
terry was never solved. The woman
who had kept house so long for him de-
clared she was his widow, and put In
claim for a third of his estate. The
legal battle that followed was,long and
wordy and she lost.
| Sinking lower and lower In poverty's
scale, the woman In 1S93-she was then
19-was sent to the poorhouse just at
the time that Rudolph Bach died in
testate. The bankers sought strenu-
ously for Mrs. Minich, but she was
then known as Mrs. Matthias. and her
Identity was swallowed up.
| So 1t was that year after year the old
woman lived on at the poorhouse, Just
outside Of Wilkes Barre, not knowing
that $4,000 was only waiting to be
| claimed to be hers.
To-day Poor Director Tisch, says a
Wilkes Barre special to the New York
World, led the bankers representative
to the lonely grave on the hillside.
"She has been lying there since last
autumn" said she. "She died Mt the
age Of SO, never knowing OF this good
fortune"
He furnished legal proof OF the death,
and now the $4,000, unclaimed for
eight years, will go to some cousins of
the name Of Bach, who live here.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
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People Who Wear the Kilt.

The wearing OF the kilt is Gus
tom religtously observed In the smart
est society In Scotland. Many peers
and some wealthy commoners who are
chiefs of clans take special pride in
the national costume. The Duke Of
Sutherland and his sons, the Duke Of
Argyll. and his brother. Lord Archl.
bald Campbell. Lord Klnnoull, and en-
titled chieftains, such as Cameron Of
Lochiel or The Macintosh these
and many more wear the Highland
dress when In Scotland. A gentleman
Of high degree dons kilt Of palmer
tartan for morning wear and for
shooting, and In the evening. when he
dresses for dinner. he puts on his full
dress tartan. with sporran and richly
jeweled dirk. London NJ. A. T..
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
SEVEN WAS HIS FATE.
Mystic Figure Pursued Franklin Jshu-
sen Throuxh Life and to Death.

Mystic Figure Pursued Franklin Jshu-
ser Through Life and to Death.
In the long life Of Franklin Johnson,
who died, after weeks illness OF pneu-
mOnia, at his residence, 81 West 10th
street. New York, recently, the figure
Z or a combination Of rs occurred so
surprisingly In connection with every
event Of Importance that befell him
that 1t was only fulfilling PRESENT.
ment he had frequently expressed when
his death occurred In his 77th year.
Mr.. johnson was born In 1925, which,
by process of subtraction and addi-
ton, easily resolves itself into a com.
binatiOn Of rs. His wife was born on
the 7th Of month and their marriage
also occurred on a 7th. Their only
child, a daughter, was born on a 14th
and died on the 21st of a month, In her
14th year.
Previous to living at 81 West 10th
street Mr. Johnson had resided at n
West SD street. and finally, yesterday
was the seventh day since he was taken
with a chill, which developed into
pneumonia and caused his death.
At one time. Mr.. Johnson feared that
he would die in his 9th year, but when
he passed that period In his life he had
the utmost confidence that he would
live until he reached his 77th year
Beyond that period, however, he had no
expectation of living.
Mr. johnson was the last of ona of
New York's oldest families, SAYS the
New York Herald. His grandfather
served under Gen. Washington, and his
father was for many years one of the
best-known contractors in the city. His
mother was a cousin of Ethan Allen.
OF his ten brothers and sisters there
are no male descendants known to the
family here, and Mr.. Johnson leaves no
children, his wife alone surviving him.
He had not been in active business for
many years.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
THE MAIDS.

Watch her walking down the street,
Every hair is sleek and neat;
Cheeks aglow and head held high,
Glossy boot and mannish tie;
Gown severe, gloves perfect shade
She's the typical tailor maid"
Up at morning with the sun,
By breakfast time her duties done;
On the links she plays with zest,
Rides, wheels, and dances with the best.
In for anything, she's not staid-
She's the typical ready maid.'
Hours there are that those who know
Say she sweeter graces shows
When she puts aside the whirl
And becomes just mothers girl;
This the picture that does not fade,
Showing her best when she's plain
homemade"
New Orleans Picayune.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
Virtues of Stale Bread.

New bread Is well known to be less
digestible than stale bread, although 1t
need not be so. There can be no ques-
ton. however, of the vastly superior
flavor Of the former. and hence the
preference of many people for hot rolls
for breakfast So far the palate would
appear not to be a safe guide to di-
gestion. Hot rolls. however, when mas
ticated properly should not offer any
difficulty to the digestive organs. A
slice of stale bread on being broken
with the teeth resolves into more or
less hard. gritty particles, which, un-
less they were softened by the saliva,
would be almost impossible to swallow.
The particles would irritate the throat
and the gullet. The fact is, therefore,
that man is compelled thoroughly to
masticate and to impregnate stale
bread with saliva before he swallows
It, This act, Of course. partially d.
gests the bread and thus makes 1t In
fit state for digestion and absorption
farther on in the alimentary tract. This
is why stale bread appears to be more
digestible than new bread.
New bread. on the contrary, is soft,
doughy or plastic, and there appears to
be no necessity to soften 1t with saliva,
hence 1t escapes the preliminary d.
gestive action Of the ptyalin of the
saliva. New bread, In other words, is
in reality "bolted" and ''bolting" ac-
counts for many of the ills arising from
dyspepsia.-London Lancet.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
Sweet Revenge.

While the British matron means as
each successive British youth Is led
captive to the altar by American girls,
her Canadian niece is avenging the
English cousin. She has swept across
the boundary line and descended upon
the professional young woman of the
United States. While the Canadian
girl is now prominent In all professions
In the States. her greatest distinction
has been won In trained nursing. In
the most noted training schools and the
finest hospitals the Canadian trained
nurse is In places OF responsibility
Newcastle (Eng) Chronicle.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09
state of Portugal.

Among European nations Portugal
ranks most decidedly as one which
has fallen from power and high estate
and conspicuously degenerated. Em.-
grafton at an alarming rate robs the
country of Its best and strongest young
men. Whole districts in Portugal are
deserted and stand in need of coloni-
zation. while the peasants who remain
in the land are illiterate to the extent
Of 80 per cent.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09

Miss Helen Gould, who has accepted
her appointment as member OF the
Board Of Lady Managers OF the st.
Louis Worlds Fair, Is the most dlstin-
guished member OF the family OF the
late Jay Gould.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09

A hearty laugh is more desirable for
mental health than any exercise Of the
reasoning faculties.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09

These big guys of the company don't
know much," brakeman said to-day; /;
"all they know is that they own the
road"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09

Beware Of the man who carries his
small change In a pocket book.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-09

No man ever arrived suddenly at tha
summit Of pure cussedness.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
SOUTHERN
 EDUCATION
OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
While Mainly Agricultural, the Great Resource of the South la
 Its Boys and Girls.

Time was when the opinion pre- vailed that the natural resources of the south were mainly agricultural. The wealth of the section was found in the grain fields of the border states and the cotton plantations of the far l ther south. It was known that there were iron and coal and copper in our mountains, and vast forests of timber; | but none of these was then thought | about by the people of the country generally as being source of great wealth.
 In the last quarter of a century, there has been change of opinion on these matters. 1t has been found that one of the chief of all our natural resources is the mines deposited by nature in our hills and mountains, and it has been demonstrated that we may become a manufacturing people, that it is not necessary that we should send away our raw material and bring back the finished product. We can do things as well as other peo- pie if we will only try.
 There is, however one thing that we have been slow in finding out, though there is evidence of an awakening now. That is, it is not possible for us to accomplish the best results and to help ourselves, without first train ing the minds of our young people so that they will know how to do that which is to be of self-defense, if there be no higher motive. The people of the south must be equipped by educa- tion for the work that is to be done, and to do it at the best time and in the best way. In other words, as matter of self-defense, if there be no higher motive, the people of the south must be equipped by education for the work to be done or else they must have men and women from the out side come in and do the work for them.
 We are now pretty well acquainted with the natural resources of the sec tion; will we prepare ourselves to take advantage and develop them? If we mean to do this, it follows beyond all doubt that our young people must be educated, and whatever the cost it must be provided for and it must be done. To undertake to keep our place among our sister communities, and to compete in the industrial world with them, without educating our boys and girls, would be as reasonable as it would be to undertake to build great railroad line by the employment of one-legged and one-armed laborers,. and to expect it vii be done as well and as expeditiously as with able-bod- tied men with all their members strong and perfect.-Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
Knowledge is Power.

Knowledge is power, but it is pow CT merely because it enables us to do something, and to be something is what constitutes character, and this last is the only thing which we can take into the world to come. Educa- tion is not reading and writing alone; 1t is reading and writing, but it is something more, something better. something higher. We read and write not as an end, but as means. 1f.we take what we know to be the end, we shall never do anything. All that there is in the books, calculus, poetry, astronomy, science, whatever things may be taught to, us are valuable only because they enable us to do some thing worth being done. and to become something worth being.-Goy. Charles B. AycOck.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
IMPROVED ON NATURE.
The Case of Crooked Leg Which Was Successfully Handled by
 William Mckinley.

A year or two after William Mckinley had begun the practice of law at Canton, O., he distinguished himself in a humorous fashion in one of his first successful cases. As often happens in court, the humor was not merely for the sake of the joke, but for serious purpose. MT. Edward T. Roe, in "The Life Work of William Mckinley" 1" tells the story:
 The case was suit against surgeon, whom the plaintiff charged with having set his leg so badly that it was bowed. Me Kinley defended the surgeon, and found himself pitted against John McSweeney, one of the most brilliant. lawyers of the Ohio bar.
 McSweeney brought his client into court, and had him expose the injured limb to the jury. It. was very crooked, and the case looked bad for the surgeon. But Mckinley had both his eyes open, as usual, and fixed them keenly on the mans other leg.
 As soon as the plaintiff was turned over to him, he asked that the other leg should also be barred The plaintiff and Me Sweeney objected vigorously, but the judge ordered it done. Then it appeared that his second leg was still more crooked than that which the surgeon had set.
 My client seems to have done better by this man than nature itself did, said Me Kinley, land l move that the suit be dis missed, with recommendation to the plaintiff that he have the other leg broken and then. set by the surgeonsw who set the first one"
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
OUR HOPE THE SCHOOL ROOM
The Whole Secret of Human u fe Lies In the Matter and Manner
 of Education.

The whole secret of human life lies in the matter of education. As a twig is bent so will it grow. A boy edu- cated to do the things that come to him unnaturally, at maturity will in nine cases out of ten result in failure He can never attain that success that would have been his in another voca- ton.
 Only a limited amount of work is to besfound in the professions.s-.In In manu- fracture and invention there is abso- lutely no limit. One Invention will lead to another, and one class of man. ufactured goods will soon create asde- mand for another class or better grade. Ffss ts es v < If all the south's raw material was manufactured into the finished prod uct it would make this the richest country ever known inc history. We sell cotton at eight cents a pound, and buy it back from the New En- gland mills at from 40 cents to $1.60 a pound. We sell pig iron at $16 per ton. The steel plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania get from $500 to $5,OvJ for it. So it is, all the way through the list oi raw products. m F The foundation for a change in this state of affairs must be laid, in the school room.-North Mississippi Her aid. s rk
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
The HlnOn.

The blood is life. We derive from the blood life, power, beauty and reason, as the doe tors have been saying from time immemo- rial, A healthy body, fresh appearance, and generally all tile abilities we possess depend on that source of life. It is, there fore, the duty of every sensible man to keep the blood as pure and normal as pos sible. Nature, in its infinite wisdom, has given us thermometer indicating the state of the blood, which appeals to our reason by giving notice of it's impurity. Small erup- tions of the skin, to which we scarcely pay any attention, headache, ringing noises in the ears, lassitude, sleeplessness, are gen. erally a sign that the blood is not in nor nal state, but is filled with noxious sub stances. These symptoms deserve our full attention. If more attention were paid to these symptoms and steps taken to remove them, then many illnesses from which we suffer would become unknown, and the hu- man body would become stronger and health fer. Attention, therefore, should be paid to those warning signs, and the blood can be purified and poisonous substances re- moved from it by the use of Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops, discovered more than 60 years ago.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
cbiefest. Concern of a People.

When men feel that every child has a right to be educated, and when.ev- cry ehild's right becomes every mans duty, when education comes to be the fgst and chiefest concern of a people, then the door of the general public welfare is thrown wide open.sWe will not forget, of course, that better then heaping up gold is the making of rnen that are finer than gold.--E. c. Bran. son.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
Lost in the Park.

A man had been absent for some time, and during his absence had raised pretty luxuriant Srop of whiskers, mustache, etc. On returning home he visited relitive, whose little girl he was very fond of.
 The little girl made no demonstration toward saluting him with. a kiss, as was usual.
 Why, child" said the mother, "don't you give Uncle Will kiss?"
 "Why, ma" returned the little girl, with the most perfect simplicity, "I don't see any place! Washington Times
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

A Confusion of Principles-"So you are going back to Europe?" 'I am," said the musician. "I am going back where they love art for arts sake; where low, mercen- ary consideratons do .3r not infect the atm9s- 13 the Americans?" .Why should I? They refused to pay five dollars a seat to hear my concerts. Washington Star.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
Only m Anafeur.

Cultured Mother-My dear, your sister Clara is an amateur pianist, Dora is an anna teur photographer, and Elvira is an anna teur astronomer, but you don't seem.t to be anything.
 Pretty Daughter-Oh, yes, mamma, I am an amateur financee. Here's my first en- gagement ring.-Pittsburg Press.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

Clerk-"I should like to get off early, sir, as my wife wants me to do some odd jobs about the house while it is light enough" Manager-"Can't possibly do it!" Clerk Thank you, sir. You are very kind."- London Answers.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

The ills of life are sufficiently hard to bear, without adding to them the wear and tear of discontent and rebellion.- Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

Tommy Backbay-" Mother, is it sin to say .Rubber-neck% Madam Backbay- "lt is worse than sin, Thomas; it is vul- gar."-Harvard Lampoon.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

Remember, Mir. Richley, that it is said: By their works ye. shall know them " "I won't forget it, sir, you can wager: The fact is, I wouldn't know my friends if they didn't work me e"-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

Opportunity doesn't have to knock more than once at any mans door. No matter how many she finds out, she is sure to find somebody in.--Brooklyn Life.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27

Judge-"Yes; he has often declared that the lot of the poor is to be envied and the poverty is often blessing" Fudge What! Is he as rich as all that?"-Balti- more Herald
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-27
Dead EnSx.

Young Man-So Mis Ella is your oldest sister? Who comes after her?
 Small Brother-Nchody ain't come as yet; but pa says the first fellow that comes can have her-Cleveland Leader.