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Clarence and the Code
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Clarence had looked forward to the
two weeks Of holiday time through all
the school months. But when Christ
mas had come, his brother, who was
the messenger for the firm of Walwick
& Waldon, suddenly became Ill. Hell
be on his feet in a week." the doctor
said, but in the meantime the poor lad
was worrying about his place In the
office.
Cant I take your placer asked
Clarence.
Thus 1t was arranged and for the
two days before New Years Clarence
ran errands and did everything that
was asked Of him. Just as the office
Years, Mr.. walwick called him and
said that he expected to come down
town the next morning although the
office would be closed. and he wished
Clarence to be sure and get the mail
and place 1t on his desk and wait for
him.
1t was quite early when Clarence
found his way inside the silent build
ing. He had brought his skates with
him, as there was to be hockey game
later, and there was to be the family
dinner and the usual good time on
New Years afternoon. He carefully
put the mail on Mr.. Walwicks desk and
sat down to wait. The janitor came
and swept. but Mr.. walwick, did not
come. There was still plenty of time
before the game, but the clock hands
were slowly turning. Finally he
picked up magazine and turned over
the pages. The hour when he should be
playing came.
The game was on now, he knew.
The Office was getting chilly and he
walked around from room to room. He
looked at the clock. The game must
have been over for some time and they
would be expecting him for dinner.
He was getting cold and hungry.
Strange as It was, when he began to
give up hope the time seemed to go
faster. Finally he curled up on couch
and went to sleep.
Dream after dream tumbled over
each other. and In the midst Of a won
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

deal OF money, and now think that
l would better take you home In my
automobile just as fast as l can. Your
mother will be worrying about you"
When they were seated In the big
machine and were wrapped In by the
heavy robes, Mr.. Walwick suddenly
asked what the boy had thought by
the peculiar message.
Il thought 1t was very funny, but
how could it be dated January 2, when
this is New Year's?"
you will have to ask your school
teacher to explain why, but you see
the earth turns round the sun and II
is the day after New Years in India
now. Each Of the queer words in the
message means a whole sentence when
you look them up in little book |
carry. We call It code"
When they came to Clarence's
house, Mr.. Walwick went into the
warm parlor and told the story to his
mother. Then he took piece of paper
and wrote something on 1t. "What
do you think that means?" he said:
Waw heart wire Clarence Young
desk apple.
IL might tell you, sir, II I had Tho
CODE said Clarence.
"Well. here is the code book. You
and your mother can look 1t up"
And this was what they read bv
looking up the words:
"Walwick & Walden hereby promise
to give Clarence Young the best educa.
tlon possible at their expense. The
Housekeeper.
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Mr.. Walwick looked at him in surprise
and then remembered his face.
"Yes, what is itY'
Its a message telephoned in, SIR"
and he gave over the slip Of paper.
Mr.. Walwick looked 1t over and
quickly took book out Of his pocket
went to the hotel office and wrote a
half dozen kilograms.
That was close shave" he said
half aloud, and then noticed Clarence
at his side.
How under the sun did you han.
pen to be at the officer"
you told me to walt, sir, until Won
came"
Then he told the whole story. and
when he had finished the head of the
great firm OF Walwick & waldon took
the messenger boy by the hand inst as
If ne had been a grown man and said !.
NY lad, you've saved us a great
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
THE GOLD INDUSTRY.
An Illustration which Give.
Idea of Its Immensffx 4,

An Illustration which Gfv..
Idea of Its Immensfty In Am..,-
An eagle, $40 gold piece. /.
about one inch in diameter. Imav,..
glittering yellow ribbon Of 10 -.
pieces. lying edge TO edge. beglnnI,.
San Francisco and extending eas,,...
through the Sacramento Valley NJ ~
fornia. across the lofty STERN Nsv.s'
mountains. spanning the Great Ana
can Desert in Nevada and Utah o,s.
the prairies OF Wyoming and Nebrs.,. \
across the green fields OF Iowa and mn
nois, over Indiana and Ohio and Mas.
chusetts, half way to the British Isls.
imagine this continuous string Of yo,a..
eagles edge to edge. without break !.
interruption, over this vast stretch !.
land and sea-a distance which a.,
sumes at least eight days In the sui.
est express train and ocean steamers
and you will be able TO form some M,
ception of the amount OF gold that IA,
been produced In the United State,
II requires some such Illustration :,
this to grasp the immensity Of the rola
industry. to form some dennite idea a
the Importance and magnitude Of n.
gold production OF the North Amerl,s
continent.
The profits from the gold lndustr
are magnificent. They are greater tb,,
In any other department OF commercial
activity. The figures OF the world.
production are enormous. In 1907 II,
output OF the gold mines of the earn
amounted to nearly S50O.OO0.OO0. OF thu
vsst sum about one-half. or more thm
$500, 100000, was net profit. No oth,
industry can make such a showing a
this This gold was found in AmsrIa
In Mexico. in South Africa, in Australh
and elsewhere.
This huge sum Of profits, more thnl
s2OO.OOO.OO0. was distributed to scoru|
Of thousands OF people.
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derful hockey game, where everybody
skated about eating hot goose and cram
berries, he heard a bell. He wondered
what It could be and before he could
ask he Hwoke with start. Almost at
his ear the telephone bell was ringing.
He jumped and took down the re-
ceiyer. -Hellcr' be shouted.
''Is this Walwick & Waldorf
"Yes, this is Walwick & waldon's
office"
"Well, hardly hoped to catch any
one. Take down this cablegram and
rush 1t through to Mr.. Walwick.
Calcutta. India, Jan. 2
"'spike sugar Hardly new candle.
"'Spiegel, Hooker & Sons
There, have you got that? All right.
Repeat 1t. All right. Good-by."
Clarence rubbed his eyes, There was
the message written out, but what a
message! 1t did not mean anything and
1t was dated day ahead. He remem-
bered hearing that Mr.. walwick lived
In some hotel. He had seen the name
some place. Oh. yes, it was on the
magazines. There 1t was, The Albero.
Like a fash he ran downstairs and
jumped on a street car.
In about twenty minutes he reached
the hotel. and as he stepped in the door
he saw Mr. Walwick Just entering the
dining room. He rushed uD to him and
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
SONG OF THE BY-AED-BY.

1t seems 30 far to the happy day
When the clouds will leave the sky,
But It's sweet to hear, when the worlt
is gray,
The song of the By-and-Byl
The hills and rills-they are shining
bright,
And our cares like phantoms fly;
An echo sweet In the lonesome night
Is the song of the By-and-By!
1t seems so far to the happy day.
But Its rest they'll not deny;
We hear what the angels sing and say
In the song of the By-and-By!
Frank L. Stanton.
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BUYS HER A BOX OF CANDY.

Government Makes Good for Choco-
lates Lost in Custom House.
BY sending TO a woman who lives I'm
West Fifteenth street a large box Of
chocolate bonbons to take the place of
candy she had lost when 1t was passing
through the custom house on its way
To her from Germany, Uncle Sam re-
liey,d himself Of the suspicion of petty
thievery. the New York Press says. The
woman did not demand restitution.
When she discovered that half the
candy which her friends in Germany
had sent her In a huge Christmas egg
had disappeared in transit she solemn
" sat down and wrote a letter TO Col
iector of tue Port Fowler.
Your men have eaten of the CANDY
which was made abroad specially fol
me- she said. The occurrence must
not happen ngain.'
Her complaint was so straightfor-
ward that 1t impressed the collector.
Usually peremptory demand Is made for
restitution when small loss is expert
enced on imported goods. There was
nothing Of that kind in the woman's
letter. She simply desired that the col
lector should know that her candy had
been eaten and that 1t should not occur
again.
THAT letter sounds straight" the col
lector said. II am unwilling that a
lady who has paid duty on candy sent
from abroad should be deprived of any
of It,"
He summoned the men who had han
died the candy package, which was val
ued at $40. There was no chocolate In
the corners Of any of their mouths. The
collector exonerated them all. Finally
some one suggested that rather than
be regarded as petty thieves, the men
who handled the package make up a
fund and buy box Of candy to re-
place that which had disappeared. They
did 1t, and the collector sent 1t to the
woman with the compliments and best
wishes of the men.
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Beast. Fond of Tobacco.

we have all heard of how to tame a
lion or tiger by steadily keeping the eve
hxed on him. According to an expert
animal trainer more effective method
is cigar or cigarette, says the 81
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Nearly every wild beast that have
ever come across" said this man. .is
fond of tobacco In some shane or form
| made this discovery quite accident.
ally. One Of the visitors who was
smoking a cigar puffed some Of the
smoke into the lions face as no lov
asleep in the cage.
i expected to see real riot, but in.
stead Oh that the lion, after giving q
couple OF sneezes. moved quietly up to
the bars and raised his nose sn,f,,n,,r
as II asking for second dose. I bave
tried the experiment on all sorts a,
Wild animals since and | have fornd
that most of them enjoy Thoroughly .
big sniff Of tobacco.
we used to spJadhaktyu. liking aao
we had a bear here once that usad
10 rub MS nose and back against the
bars OF his cage just like a cat ASKING
to be stroked whenever any one smor,
Ing a cigar came near him. Antelones
ana wild goats aren't satisfied with The
mere wnin. II you give them a cigar
or cigarette they win swallow !,
II
eagerly and what is more, seem to suf.
fer no bad effects from their meal"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

In the advertising columns Of the
newspapers are found the business
cards of countless seers and clairvoy-
ants, who promise for a small sum to
rend the veil Of the future and tell
their patrons what Is going to happen
to them. That palmists, card readers
and clairvoyants are able to pay for
the advertisements which appear. in the
same place day after day is evidence
that they find enough credulous persons
to keep the prediction business on a
paying basis. Their victims are beyond
reason, or they would reflect that the
forecaster of future events, such as
the condition of the stock market six
months ahead, would make moro
money by using his knowledge for his
own benefit than by selling it for two
dollars. Besides the prophets who are
In the business for the profit there Is
In 1t, the world Is blessed with gen
erous philanthropic seers, who publish
free of charge predictions, always of
some disaster, as great storms, earth.
quakes, wars, and the end of the world.
Sometimes an event obligingly falls
out on somebody's prediction, and a
reputation is made. II seers in all
parts Of the world keep on foreseeing
earthquakes every day or two, an
earthquake, when 1t comes, will be like.
ly to find prophecy awaiting 1t. The
room is 80 taken up with predictions
that an event must alight on one Of
them A prnnhet destroys the world
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Tramp-Lady. I'm near perlshig
from exposure Lady-Are you a Con
gressman or a Senator Town Topi0
Doesn't she ever stop talkingr 'Oh
yes, when she is breaking In fraA
piece Of gum."-Washington ID. C)
Herald.
"Is that woman richY "Richi
should say so. Why, she can even d |
ford to be a kleptomaniac." Baltlmca
American.
"She's not handsome. is sheY "Lord
no! Say, II there was tax on bear
ty, she'd be entitled to pension
Cleveland Leader.
THE first time he went out In ht
new auto he ran across a few frienA
and -" did they leave famllisi
Baltimore American.
"Now, then, look pleasant pleas
mot at all this is to send to my VIA
at the seashore. She would come bonn
at once w-F'liegende Blatter.
WAS your father college bred''
"Yes, but we never mentioned 1t Ia1
college he went to had rotten foot
ball team."-Chicago Record-liersa
She-Are you good at guessing won
ems ages? He-You are not over
She-How do you know? He-NI
woman over 25 ever asks that qu~I
ton.
John-Tve just lost Thousand d's
lars. Julia-Well. 1t is better tnal
should have happened to you than Y
some poor beggar on the street-in
Club Fellow.
1T takes heap o. determinauO4
son." said Uncle Eben. "to hay M
own way in dis life, an a heap
brains to know what to do VIII II ai'a
you gifts it."-Washington Star.
Harlemite-If you wrote yesIerOA
morning, don't see why only y
your note this evening. Downtown'
i do. l affixed special deliver
stamp to the letter.-New York llDaI
"Ponsonby is the LATEST man e'a|
saw" whats the matter nowr i'
wants a safety razor that can De Y
Grated by storage battery concealS|
in the handle" e."-Birmingham AgehuI
aid.
Mrs. Subbubs (engaging cook --ha"
you any male friends? l can't base ~
men hanging around the place. MANY
Snowball-None, 'cept nah husu'D'
an he don't come aroun' 'cept on w
day.-Philadelphia Record.
Terrible Child-will you please p's
something for me on the yiolin' =
Jones? Jones-But don't know W..
Bobby. 7. Cob, yes. you 90,
Jones, l heard mamma say you plN1
second fiddle to Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. O'Toole-Shure, it's bau p,
ners yer goat has, Mrs. O'flinn'
found him in me cabbage paten
marnin'. Mrs. Flinn-Shure, tnip'
not bad manners that do bother
darlin'. OF call 1t blame poor las'
Fluffy Young Thing-Id like pr
pay the express on this package II
press Company's Agent-Wnats
value? Fluffy Young Thing
sir. It's bundle of letters
sending them back to him.-o
Tribune.
Caller (on crutches and with ~ |.
age over one eye) III have come ~ !.
make application for the amour. H
on my accident insurance policy NJ
down long flight Of stairs tne :. !,
evening and sustained damase
will disable me for month 70 =
Manager Of Company-Young p
have taken the trouble to inSe'. !,
your case, and find you are ~
titled to anything. 1t couiu ~
called an accident. You certainr
the young lady's father was al n0
Stray Stories.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

An extraordinary demand has arisen
In the eastern counties Of England for
secondhand Bibles-the older and dirt
Ter the better. Copies which formerly
realized four pence are now readily
bought for half crown. They are
being used to manufacture evidence Of
age in the case Of old-age pensions. A
woman who produced Bible to prove
her age as 76 from an entry on the
hyleaf had, unfortunately, omitted to
tear out the title page, which showed
that the Bible was printed In 1895.
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every day or 50. But the world oostt
nately refuses TO be destroyed, and
when II comes 10 an end. only one
prophet viii be entitled TO gasp. Il
told you So" A year ago Nine d.
Thebes OF France predicted war Be
tween japan and America In Novem-
Der. 1908 Instead. little later. There
was the exchange OF peaceful notes
Nothing daunted. madame predicts ter
rible wars between next August and
February. 1910. So look out for '-rei
year"
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journalism But both these things equally
from the fighting spirit which involves interest in
the enemys movements in order to parry pierce
them.
1t is part Of that unchiyalrous and unmilitary
idea bullying of using bombasc in order to
avoid conflict which is at this the highest ur
ret of the tall hypocrises of Europe. Europe is full
of the idea Of bluff the idea coing human spir
1t with painted panorama of physical force We see II
In the huge armaments which dare to accumulate
but should hardly dare to
do not like lowering and lingering threats Of arma
ments nor do like lowering and lingering threats of
riot II people want have revolution them have
1t and let 1t the advantage Of revolution that of
being drastic and decisive. But a parade of DOS
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

from compromising entangements and questionable ALI
ances exhibiting the purest form OF social crcumspec
ton and political and commercial probity.
The community has right to expect something bet
ter from the church than finds in sef-higher ideals
and more unselish endeavor at their realization In
these respects the church It to the community that
II shall not be disappointed but that 1t shall experience
the thrill II the surprise Of entire fulhllment Tho
church must the cooperation and allegiance of the
contiguous populations not for its good but for the
good OF sought teaching the lesson by
pie that 1t is noble to than to be served.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

One Of the preachers says Adam was
a loafer. This decision has probably
been arrived at because we have no
proof that Adam ever got up in the
morning and put on the coffee pot for
Eve.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Had a woman's club been In exist
ence in Marx Antony's time we should
not have had to wait TIL now to learn
that he married Cleopatra for her
money.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
The Distinction.

School Teacher-Johnny. what is a
patriot?
Johnny-A man that tries to beneA,
his country.
School Teacher-And what is a poll.
ticiani
Johnny-A man that tries to have his
country benefit him.-Judge.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Mr.. Rockefeller has given another
million to the University Of Chicago.
At the rate Of a million a year It will
take him twenty-eight years more to
give away the s29.ooooOo saved by not
having to pay the fine assessed by
Judge LAndis.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Massachusetts, has a law to prevent
recklessness and speeding in automo-
biles, which law may be rendered ridic-
uic1s by its wrong punctuation. as 1t
forbids driving over roads "laid out
under the authority Of the law reck-
lessly or while under the influence Of
liquor" Boston. in consequence, is in
rhetorical spasms.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

-All children are liars" said Wis
consin professor. A well-known biblical
parsonage who made the same state
ment concerning all men admitted af-
terward that he spoke in haste.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

An Eskimo, with a scientific educa-
tion and the proper outfit, is going
after the north pole in deadly earnest.
The Eskimos believe that the pole
should be kept at home.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

China now owns its telegraph system
which makes Us wonder II It isn't
quicker to send the Chinese language
by freight than try to strain the wires
With II.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

There Is no good and sufficient rea-
son why you should mind your own
business II other people will pay you
more for minding theirs.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

1t is reported that German profes
sor has conclusion Of the brain Prob
ably caused by a collision between two
trains Of thought
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
DON'T Wear ,Em Straight ANY Mo-,

They were ready TO go out.
els my hat on crookedY' she asked
Thus, owing to the new style of head
gear, a traditional phrase used by the
feminine sex ever since woman wa,
created, received a stunning blow
Judge.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Mrs William z. AnnIs asks: as
there no unwritten law for broken
hearted widows or fatherless chill
drenr A very pertinent question
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

European courts hold that the man
WHO owns land also Owls the air over
1t. This looks Ike trouble for the
aeronauts-
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

More school children are made sick
by improper eating than by anything
else. The cooks union should inspect
the food Of all school children
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

An Oklahoma woman has 301 ways
70 cook corn. But mother win go on
soaking them in hot water and apply
ing fathers best razor.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

BY and by man gets tired Of askina
for his daily bread and insists on hsy.
ing pie and cake.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
BLUFF AND NOISE MODERN WEAPONS.
By q. K. chesterton.

On most political platforms, in most news
papers and magazines, l observe that there
are at present only two ideas, either to avoid
controversy or to conduct II by mere bluff
and noise. Evasion and violence are the only
e1pedients. man must be deaf to his op-
ponents arguments; he may be deaf and ST.
lent. and this is called dignity; or he may
be deaf and noisy, and this is called "slashing
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

When the girls rave about a man
wnen ne first comes to town, in three
months they want to set the dog =,
him. W
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Queen LII thinks her claim against
the government will be paid Anyway.
It won't hurt her 70 feel optimistic
about It
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

II bachelors are to be taxed how can
they be expected TO save enough mon
ey 10 get married.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Mr. Gompers says Just as good men
as he have been IN Jail Sure enough
John Bunyan, not 10 speak Of others
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

Come let Us worry together about the
ice crop!
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
HIGHEST FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH.

The church must ever be the handmade OF
law enforcement and stand aggressively for
the suppression Of vice and public immortality.
The highest function OF the church is to serve
the community In which It is located. in its
civic. social and religious life. 1t should feel
It's responsibility to present higher type OF
life than is found elsewhere less Influenced
by human prejudice and human passion, freer
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15

LIES gamble and every man has .
chancs-unless he's Wall street lamb
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-15
SOCIETY MAKES PROFESSION" OF CRIME.
By n. j. B. Montgomer,

Many penolngists assert that the profession
s,onsl criminal is man whom it is hopeless
TO reform. They say that he finds In crime
NOT only a livelihood, but exhilaration, sport,
fascination. He is beast OF prey VINO must
be not only muzzled but Gagged In the inter-
ests OF society. l have no hesitation In stat
ing as the result OF my experience that the
assumption which underlies the arguments OF