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method, determination. Gradually the
Caribs yielded before the superior races
and in one island after another they
disappeared.
During the years when the Euro
peans were struggling to place 1t in
subsection, the Carib race was under
going constant changes. Intermarry-
ing with fugitive black slaves and al
lowing jargon mixture of the French,
English and Spanish languages to creep
in among them, they steadily lost much
of their former originality.
Finally. after long and bloody CON
tentions In which savage cunning and
primitive weapons endeavored to cope
with the white mans gunpowder and
strategy, the Carlbs, reduced to mere
handful. disappeared save in their last
stronghold, the island of St Vincent.
This island the Spaniards had not
deemed worth the cost of conquest. and
the English. when they took possession,
gave the Caribs a small reservation I'm
the mountains Here they were allowed
~ NV hhilolNSlths a hlult vi
savage independence.
For many years these people formed
the most interesting part of the popu-
lation of st. Vincent. Their homes We're
little huts of primitive construction and
their custom and appearance retained
many traits of their previous wildness.
The white man had prevailed upon
them, however, to don wearing apparel
TO some extent, and they had learned to
occupy themselves with small farming
and fruit growing. Their principal oc-
cupaton was baskct-making, at which
they were maryelously proficient. One
Of their products in this line was
basket whose strands were so skillfully
woven that 1t could be used as a recep-
tacle for water.
These Carbs of st. Vincent, although
known as black Caribs, owing to their
mixture with the negroes, were nearer
the original type than any other de.
sccndants of the race In Honduras
there is branch of the tribe, but so de-
generate is 1t that it is scarcely recog-
nizable.
1t is said that an early prophet Of
these people gave voice to prediction
that the race would one day be de-
stroyed by the fire-god whom they wor-
SLIPPED. Surely, In the torrent Of death
that flowed from the fiery mouth of
Soufrlere, this prophecy was most am
ply fulfilled.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Fond of Smoking.

Smoking In church Is q Dutch custom
Dutchmen are such inyeterate smokers
that one Of them Is. rarely seen without
his pipe. He finds himself unable to
deprive himself Of the indulgence even
for the short period OF church ser
vice. A similar practice exists In sew
eral churches In South America. Smok-
ing In churches In Great Britain is said
to have been prevalent at the end Of
the sixteenth and the beginning OF the
seventeenth century. At one time smok-
ing was carried to such an excess In Sc
vile Cathedral that the Chapter ap-
piled to the Pope for power to repress
the abuse. Urban VIII, yielding to
their wish, issued bull, which was
promulgated Jan. 80, 1912. In Wales
smoking In church was INDUCED In as
late as 1880. In one church the com.
munion table stood In the aisle, and the
farmers were in the habit OF putting
their hats upon 1t, and when the service
began they lighted their pipes and
smoked, without any thought of irrey-
erence in the act.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

morning and toll away until late at
night.
When the child of Tyrolean peas
ant family is 6 years old it is thought
strong enough to do several hours
work every day, and when it is 10 is
expected to work for twelve hours.
The poorest families. parents and
children alike, rise almost before the
sun is up. and, sitting down to work,
go on all through the day and half
through the night, and sometimes none
of them gets more than two or three
hours rest before they are obliged to
begin again.
OF course the children often fall
asleep and all sorts of means are taken
to prevent them from doing so, but
when a child does hopelessly doze off
it is put to bed with its clothes on and
with its carving tools still in its hands
The result of such practices as these
is mGnifesting itself In a steady de-
generation among the Tyrolean peas
antry. They are becoming stunted in
growth and the death rate among them
is particularly high. On the other
hand, the dealers who act as middle
men between the peasants and the
travellers who buy the carvings are
making money, hand over fist.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Conductor Was Oblisinp.

Busily buzzing along In one direction
came Madison avenue car and when
from another direction, borne on the
breeze, came a soft black hat there was
u collision.
Hey. therew yelled the owner Of the
hat The conductor rang the bell and
the car stopped.
After much backing and going for
ward. while the passengers alternately
chafed and sympathized and a crowd
gathered on the sidewalk the hat, now
crushed, muddy and lacking all its pris-
tine gayety, was rescued. The owner
of it turned 1t around and around and
then solemnly handed 1t back to the
conductor.
why don't you sue the company?
suggested a red faced man on the plat.
form.
''Dey wouldn't bay holdings" said a
fat passenger.
"Well," said the conductor, and with
the hat still in his hand he pulled the
bell cord and the car went ON.
The owner of the hat said not a word
but stood by the side of the track, says
the New York Mail and Express, and
blankly watched the car till it disap.
peared. Then he looked up at the windy
sky and went away.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
4 Plea for Good work

y ilea Tor Good Work.
what the average amateur photogra-
pher needs is a higher aim. the deter
minatlon to do. not good work but the
Dest work of which he is capable with
the materials at his command. Insthis
as in other walks of life. the old saying
Is true: IF thing is worth doing at
all 1t is worth doing WE'LL" and, again.
whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do
IL with thy might" No happy-go-
lucky, hit-or-miss man will succeed in
photography, and if the reader does not
want to be one of that kind he should
never be satisfied even with his best
work; and should never rest If he
makes a failure, till he finds out the
cause. In word, he should be his own
severest critic. l have friend who
mas done what others think excellent
work, but who says he never made a
picture yet that he did not think might
nave been better. This the first hint
for doing really good work. Here are
some more.
Never take many plates with you
when going out for a stroll with your
camera. Two or three pictures are full
occupation for an afternoons jaunt.
sometimes one will be ample, or even
too much.
In landscape work never make an ex-
posture on view unless you have made
up your mind that it is presented under
the best possible conditions. Perhaps
it would look better by morning light,
or the sunshine may be too strong to
give correct lighting of the shodaws.
Again, the distance is too clear, or the
wind is moving the trees too much.
Whatever may be the matter with an
otherwise perfect picture, make an en-
try in your note book rather than eX-
pose a plate. Put down the locality,
the time of day when it should be ta-
ken, and other memoranda that may be
useful, and then you will have a treat
in store. But perhaps you will not be
able TO go there again. Never mind, a
pleasant memory is better than make
shift picture any day.
When you have made your exposure,
landscape, portrait, or what not, make
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Mnre PrniifaIlIa.

The "antl-daisy BILL" introduced into
the New York State Assembly, pro-
vided that the daisy be classed as a
detrimental, together with the wild
carrot, the common Canada thistle and
the wild lettuce; and that II farmer
did not dig up these weeds the tax
assessors were empowered to enter the
farm, dig them up and charge the ex.
pense to the farmer, along with his
taxes.
Recently. according to the New York
Tribune, this bill was the subject OF
conversation between city and a
country assemblyman.
"Do you think that such a bill is n
good blllT asked the city member.
The daisy IL one OF the most beauti-
ful flowers that we have. exquisite In
its simplicity"
THAT may be-" replied the country
member. "lt Is beautiful to look at,
but 1t ruins crop OF hay"
But IL you dig up our daisies what
will our poets doT'
"Ralse hay, II they're wise. What
kind Of show does a poet stand, any
way? At the present time bale OF
hay brings a good deal higher price
than the same amount of verse"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

had a good, substantial, IL plain. table
in order to satisfy the appetltes of such
a respectable and healthy set of pa
irons.
On the second floor front are two
rooms, evidently once the best cham
hers. In the rear are three more rooms.
one of which contained a small closed
fireplace Unless the house originally
had more chimneys than at present the
front chambers musr have been without
means of heating.
Opening into the best front chamber
is quite a remarkable old-fashioned
door. apparently the only one In the
house that has survived from Revere's
day. 1t is nearly two inches in thickness
and is heavily paneled with quite elab.
crate molding. Although broken, tn ,
original old wrought iron hinges still
remain.
veres house was the sensation of the
town, and that was on the night of
March 3, 1771, the first anniversary OF
the Boston massacre, when Revere
gave a sort of memorial illumination
quite characteristic of him. The i'm
portance with which II was regarded
by the public is shown by the publica.
ton of detailed description of II In
the local papers, an extraordinary thing
in those days of provincial journalism.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
REyERE'S HOUSE FALLING INTO DECAY.

Paul Revere's house in Boston, Mass
of time are visible TO even the most
casual observer. and unless something
is done speedily to preserve it those
who value il as a relic Of Revolution
airy times viii soon see the last OF IL.
The house was probably 100 years
old when Revere purchased it, some
years prior TO the Revolution, and was
in its palmy days one Of the very best
of its class.
Just now the ancient house is unoc-
cupied. save for store upon the
ground floor, but its interior has re-
Gently undergone quite a remarkable
transformation with a view to render
ing it attractive for light housekeeping
among the Italians. who are most like
ly TO reoccupy it. The little stuffy store
in which Paul Revere could never rec
ognize to-day his once cozy parlor is
now devoted to the sale of ltlain gro
ceries, stock of edibles. strange to
the eye of an American, occupying
about all the space save what would
allow three or four persons to turn
around in. One might visit the place
every day for a month and never hear
a word of English spoken. either by the
proprietor or his patrons.
The ancient kitchen in the rear of the
store was long since subdivided into
various apartments, one Of which is a
bedroom; another. containing the old
fireplace. being now merely deposi-
tory for barrels of rubbish. Nobody
now knows anything about it, but 1t is
probable that the second and third
floors bear little resemblance to-day TO
what they did in Revere's time, for he
moved away about 1875, and since then
the house has been devoted to variety
of uses.
The earliest changes were probably
made half n century ago, when ,-e
house was popular boarding place for
Cape Cod sea captains, and no doubt
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
ldies, has been wiped from the face

Indies, has been wiped from the face
of the earth.
In a small valley near the slopes Of
the volcano Soufriere, on the island of
St Vincent, dwelt the last little band
of Caribs While ST. Pierre was yet
writhing in agony, Seufriere belched
forth its fiery wrath and the lives of
the entire colony in the valley were cut
short in the twinkling Of an eye.
The Caribs were once a powerful and
numerous race Of aboriginal. red In
dams, inhabiting the north coast of
South America and the nearby islands.
They were fierce and war-like race,
relentless and cruel in battle and were
almost continually at war with the less
aggressive tribes of the neighboring
islands. They were well-built and
muscular people, expert in the use of
the bow and arrow, and skilled in wa
tercraft. They cruised about the waters
of the Caribbean Sea In long, light
boats, capable of carrying fifty men.
and succeeded In establishing them
selves on nearly every island Of the
Antilles.
The Caribs were addicted to canni-
balism. In fact the word "cannibap
seems to have been corrupt derivation
of "carib." They not only ate human
flesh to appease hunger, but had pc
culiar custom of drying the limbs of
distinguished enemies whom they had
killed in battle, and Of preserving them
to be passed around for eating at spe-
cial occasions as sort of ceremony. In
their wild state they saw no necessity
for clothes and consequently were in
variably nearly naked. Their form of
religion, In common with many of the
nations In South and Central America,
was one of fire worship.
When the French, Spanish and En-
glish conquered and occupied the An
titles they tried to enslave the Caribs.
This they found impossible of accom-
plishment so they began the other
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
HORRIBLE TRADE IN JAPAN
Woman Trafiics in Heads OF the Dead
for Medicinal Purposes.

The japanese Government for many
years has been trying to stamp out a
most barbaric custom among its sub
jects Of the lower classes, handed down
for centuries that of using the heads
of dead bodies for medicinal purposes.
says the san Francisco Bulletin. \ few
days before the steamship Coptlc sailed
from Yokohama 4 family was arrested
for carrying on the grewsome trade.
The heads were either charred over
fire and thus sold. or ground into pow
der The powder thus obtained is sold
under the disguised names of Tenseki.
Tengal or Hcnjirishi. according to its
form. 1t is formally announced that
these heads are the charrcd heads OF
stays and no one hut the druggist or
his chief assistant is supposed to know
the real facts.
The police have now succeeded, how
ever. in tracing the persons who pro
cure these heads. and the wife OF man
named Hanamoto Kakichi, residing at
Nipponbashisuji, Higashl, Osaka, and
her eldest son were arrested on Feb. 10
as the result of n search of their house.
The man had been suffering from lep-
rosy for three years. A human head,
quite intact, was found In the dwell
ing This one had already been charred,
but two more were discovered buried
In the ground being seemingly too old
for disposal Besides the heads, n con-
siderable number of snakes, some
measuring over five feet In length. were
found In tubs, and also number OF
tortoise and hundreds of live bullfrogs.
These were also for charring and sell
ing as medicine.
The woman, upon examination, at
first stated that she found the head I'm
Il pond near Sakal. Upon being taken
to the pond however, she confessed
that she got the head from cemetery
Mt Sumlnoyemura, Nishlnarl.gun, Osa-
ka. From her statement II appears she
was in the habit of going TO the ceme-
terry to catch snakes, of which great
number abound there. and thus made
the acquaintance of the watchman.
Together they devised plan for Sc
curing the heads of people buried I'm
the cemetery. This outrage, It appears.
has been going on for years, but has
only now come To light.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
GERMAN AND AMERICAN TolLeR.
Conditions Are Widely Different In the
Two Countries,

Two Countries.
In Germany 1t may be said that the
tendency Is to make better workmen:
In America and England the tendency
Is to make better men. The Anglo Sax
on policy is to east the bantlng on the
rock" and let him work out his own
salvation through temptation. In Ger
many the policy Is quite the reverse;
the workman Is protected from dis
ciplining temptation and ruled In a
thousand ways by the government in
stead of being allowed to rule himself.
American discipline is from within,
German from without.
The German workman is without
hope even In religion, for It Is rare that
n German workman Is ever seen In
church after confirmation; there Is lit
tie or no chance for him to rise; he las
before him no possible career In poll
tics, nor any hope of becoming Car
negie or II Huntington. Consequently
he Is without ambition to do his work
faster or by better methods: he Is CON
tent to do what his father did, without
thinking, though the all-seeng govern
ment is making herculean efforts
through its scores of technical and In.
dustrial schools-the best In the world
to stir him from his stolld and prece-
dent-bound lethargy.
The German workman Is slow, says
the outlook, therefore his wages are
small. 1t is less expensive In Germany
to hire muscle than 1t Is to Install ex-
pensive machinery. Therefore In all
sorts OF German manufacturing estab-
llshments one sees clouds Of workmen
bending their backs to burdens which
America are borne swiftly, nolselessly
and more cheaply by electricity or
| steam.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24

entry against it of the lighting, time of
day, amount of exposure. etc. and also,
If you are an expert at developing,
make a note of what kind of develop
ment you think will best suit the sub
ject. Don't forget, too. to have your
slides numbered, and make a note OF
the number as part of your entry. Then
you won't be developing an ample ex-
posure when you think you have a
snapshot in the tray.
Don't make more negatives than you
can finish up comfortably. If you have
plenty on hand yet want a walk
through the woods and fields go with
out your camera, but don't forget to
take your notebook.
AS to your prints, don't be satisfied
with one kind of paper for all sorts of
negatives. Some will look better print
ed on the desplsed blueprint paper.
Others will look better in the rich
brown tones of the glossy solo. l have
picture of roses and carnations. They
look more alive and natural on this pa
per than on any other; yet as a rule l
don't like P. o. P. Others, especially
bold negatives, will give better results
on Easunan's Sepia than on anything
else; and so on. 1t is a good idea in
many cases to keep in mind the paper
you think will best suit the subject, at
the time you are developing. You can
then make the negative bold or soft,
thin or dense as will best suit the cir
cumstances.
There are lots of hints along the same
lines that might be given, but they
must be kept for another time. But
whatever you do in photography do the
best that lies in you or throw your
camera on the scrap heap and start on
something else.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
A CONDITION.

Loo HEN I'm a grown-up man. as
WW big as father, shall marry
0S you" announced Roger, with
su the assurance of u years.
Perhaps | shan't want to marry
van said Marcella, who. although two
Years Younger than her would-be hus-
hand saw no reason why she should
not have some choice In the matter
perhaps l shall marry Dicky Blair, :"
she added.
20. Ella, you promised me"
81 can change my mind If l like" re-
,orted this true daughter of Eve; "and
YOU must learn to do lots of things
that Dicky can do if you want me to
choose you instead of him."
What sort of things?" asked Roger,
|anxlously.
We'll, whistle tunes, for one thing,
for dolly and me TO dance to, and cut
faces out of corks, and-and-O, heaps
Of things"
81 can whistle" said the boy. Lis
ten" and faint piping came from his
lips
Pooh snubbed Marcella, that's
nothing Whistle proer tunes loudly,
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
FAMILY LIVES ON HALF DOLLAR.
Household of Tyrolese Wood Carvers
Earns No More than That Week.

HOuSehOlQ OF lyTOiSsS "ooe -
Earns No More than That Week.
Probably If the hosts of American
tourists who visit the Tyrol every year
and invest largely in the beautiful
wood carvings for which the country
is famous knew about the sweatshop
methods by which they are produced
their delight over the cheapness OF the
ornaments would change to wrath.
The carvings are, of course, made by
rho Tyrolean peasants, but 1t is doubt
ful If even an.Austria it has been real
ized under what grinding conditions
rho industry is carried on. report
which has just been made by an ON
cial of the Austrian ministry OF the IN
terror however, points to an ugly state
of things.
The wood carving gives employment
70 several thousands of peasants
thoupb the amount that an entire fam-
ily con make at it in the course OF
,veek is only about 80 cents. Even
large families, made up of rapid work
ors can not manage to make more
,hon 75 cents a week. Their shops are
tbair own huts, which are small and
hodlv lighted and ventilated. They
generally begin work early IN the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Making the Most of 1t.

"That dipIomy is a big one," said
the old man, "an' cost sight O. hard
earned money; but, long as you've
done got it, we nights well utilize it
fer all it's wuth. Take 1t back to ,em,
Bill, to the college, an ak 'em to paint
in the left-han' corner that do black
smithin' cheap fer cash, an they amt
none kin beat me shoein' of a Georgy
mule. eff l does say it myselfw-At-
lanta Constitution.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
LAST OF THE CARlBS.
SOUFRlERE'S ERUPTION HAS Ex-
TERMINATED THE RACE.
Once Powerful Tribe of Indians Which
Gave Way to European Civilization
Their Destruction the FulfiIlment
of an Ancient Prophecy.

The recent volcanic upheavals in the
West Indies, the horrors of whose re-
suits are hardly conceivable, have done
more than convert rich lands into beds
of burning lava, populous districts into
desolate wastes and send some 10000
souls into eternity. Through the agency
of their all-powerful onslaughts, race
of people has become extinct. The last
remnant of the Caribs, who once held
sway over the greater part of the West
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
[ue ONE WHO HAS A SONG.

,,oudmaker says it is going to storm,
"a we're sure to have awful wealth
'er-
-. terribly wet. or cold. or warm,
q, maybe. all three together;
l., while his spirit is overcast
With the gloom of his dull repining.
~ one with a song comes smiling past,
h ,nd 10. the sun is shining.
he cloudmaker tells us the world is
wrong,
And is bound in an evil fetter.
h. n. blue-sky man comes bringing a
song
NJ hone that shall make it better;
n the toilers. hearing his voice, behold
The sign of glad tomorrow,
bvbose hands are hcaped with the purest
gold
M which each heart may borrow.
Nixon Waterman in Success.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-24
Different.

Cholly-May Cable tells me you said
Gussle Gayboy and would never find
any girls to marry us because we are
too fastidious.
Miss Pepprey-There was a slight
misunderstanding there. l said you
were two fast idiots '"-Philadelphia
Press.