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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
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With a quick. strong shove Of the
brake-lever the motorman brought his
car to a stop. The woman ON the edge
OF the track just ahead. who had been
trying 10 cross, backed on. and In spite
OF his motions, refused TO bulge. he
changed his gong. got the signal to
start, and put on the power again
''One thing is true" the motorman
said to the passenger ON the platform,
men don't do that It's only women
Did you see what she did,"
NO." said the passenger. "I didn't
notice her till you stopped"
Didn't you? She was beginning to
cross the street when we passed the
last street way back there. / saw her.
and she saw me. and / thought that
she saw l saw her. Anyway, slowed
up to give her a chance-besides, I'm
ahead OF time, two minutes. Then
when / get near, she stops, and looks
up, and refuses 10 move. l have to
stop because l can't tell which way
she's likely to CO."
"women don't understand mechan-
lcal things" said the passenger.
"Pr'aps not. There's one. woman
lives in town." he jerked his thumb to
indicate the direction. ''She used to
take my car when l was on the old
route every morning. The regular stop
was on the south side of the cross
street. Just as regular as the CLOCK.
she'd stand on the north side.
First time kind Of slowed down.
and motioned to her, and she ran along
l heard she reported me for not les-
ting her get on, and making her follow
to the post. Mind you, she did. the
same thing every day. / got to watch
out for her, and | used to try to be
half a minute ahead Of time so as to
make up for it. For all i know. she
does 1t STILL
The passenger was silent moment
do women get of backwards muchT
he asked.
"Not on this end OF the car" said
the driver, grimly. Il scare 'em too
much One tried ii ON me once. | said
Danger, ma'am" in a loud voice. and
she jumped back as II she'd stepped on
live wire. Hello. there's my friendI
Wonder what she's doing mp here. And
she's on the wrong side OF the street,
too"
He stopped the car by the signal
post. and waited patiently for her to
catch up.
"Some1l never learn" he said. wear
nr
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Dr. Clarence ". Wassam IN q re-en.
study OF the sslar5 lO9n business In
New York City. tells the story OF q
cierk who. during e period o, sickness
In his family. borrowed twenty -four
dollars Further borrowing. renewals.
interest and collection fess dragged him
deeper and deeper. until within two
yesrs what he had paid out and what
he still owed IN return for a hundred
and dtcy dollars amounted 10 eight
hundred dollars The loan SHARK al
lures his victims by crafty advertise
msn1. bis capital Is little. his profits
are great. snd hts losses are slight Be
cause OF the honesty or timidity OF the
ave-sgs man in tight place The
sIIO-rinn can be stopped The Supreme
Court o. Massachusetts has lately up-
held me STATE law which makes invalid
any assignment OF wages without the
written conseu. OF the employer and
the wife Ot the emplOye- But the surest
Why 10 Gust The loan shark IS 10 make
legitimate provision for the need which
he fills. rhe need OF the small borrower
OF personal integrity In some Euro
pean Countries savings and credit
unions have fourished for fifty years.
I In Italy alone such unions, a species OF
/ cooperative bank. have q membership
Of three hundred and fifty thousand
The thrifty and fortunate profit to rea-
sonsble extent by their neighbors'
needs The man temporarily down Dor
rows ar low rates. and Ii helped to his
feet, instead OF being pushed deeper
into the hole. In q Canadian town OF
seven thousand persons q peoples bank.
started eight years ago. has driven
from the town three loan sharks, who
were then doing business there The
laws OF several States permit cooper
atiye banks For various reasons wide
advantage has not been taken of these
enabling laws. Building and loan asso-
Citations which advance money on real
estate are numerous and successful.
But the little borrower is still at tha
mercy Of the INSCRIPTIONS loan Office.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

% htm was one long-drzwr-out Prss
Of getting -ich. and there never was
uOEning-sfIsr hsadsche; he never lost
money. This contrast In human nature
has a striking example right IN the
sare family. The wealth Russell WORK
ed 50 lons and hard 70 accumulate az
ro-ds pleasure 10 his wife only As she
gives II away. which she Is doing with
= Isvtshness never s,quaHed BY any oh
sr vomzn- and only surpassed by = few
men o. greater wealth
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

and why and you win calm down She weeps
he crosses her preends sickness II be reproSes net
plays dead II he scOlds her; she can't 90 thns ioi
herself she runs him debt fatters him into way
NJ life bevond his means and keeps him her slave Oy
making him believe he is the whole thing and 'nat sne
couldn't live without him. SO that far from being an
object NJ universal pity the husband who save
often the gulible creature In existence win
,- q, a. sin M, 10 subvert and a conceit which II
becomes crime rot TO utilize
Some men are so supreme in their own estimauon
that not only their wives but even the waylarns
woman hurrying get home. cannot resist the Temp
taon psk him in passing 1t Is so easy 10 Snatch
uerouse by an inevitable tribute 10 what be knows Is
trre OF himself In other words many OF the socaleo
easy marks among not merely bghearted good
natured brothers They often men OF such sublime
ezotism that 600pound could faint In the arms
OF one SUCH and he would half kill himself trying 10
carry her all alone she had often told him MS
touch was so gentle different from that OF most
men
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

You doubtless remember that Russell
Sage, when alive, had reputation for
stinginess, and believe that he didn't
have much fun in life. Eating an M
pie for lunch, wearing a straw hat two
seasons, and suit Of clothes until IL
wore out, doesn't appeal TO many pso-
pie, with or without money, as q part
Of good time. But, when you re-
member how many definitions there are
for good time, 1t seems possible that
Russell Sage's life was one continual
round Of pleasure What appeals to
you may not suit your friend The
man who admires grand opera may
scorn the enthusiasm Of the football
fan Russell Sage, perhaps. had no
hobby but making money. II this 10
true. it was, doubtless, because ne en-
5oyed making money and saving It. Life
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
BREAKS ALL Ills CHAIRS.
Mr.. ThroggIeton Just Can't Help
Ii, Though He Tries.

Mr.. ThrOggIeton Just Can't Help
liz, Though He Tries.
Some men are hard on clothes. Ii
Is my misfortune" said Mr.. Throggle-
ton, ito be hard on chairs"
-And ! am not so heavy either. I
only weigh about 175. but somehow l
always wreck sooner or later all the
chairs I sit in. / seem TO have some
sort Of sag or twist or something In
the way which / sit In chair that
mazes me, even when think I am sit
ting nicely and quietly, break or start
something
~Of course, ] never think Of sitting
down at all in a Chippendale or Louis
XYL or any other sort Of slender,
spideriegged chair. because for me
such chair might as well be mount
Fl on broom spIints- Men heavier
shan ] could sit In such chairs and
maybe tip back in them without doing
e:amage; but If / should 50 much as
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

stir in a chair Ike that its legs would
creak and groan and 1t would 20 down
with me on it In a heap.
why is this. do you suppose7
am not restless person. | don't
twist and turn and fidget in a chair,
and yet no chair seems to stay togeth-
er II l once begin to use / soon sit
through cane seated chair. and /
have in time splintered seats of We
neer.
IF use any particular rocking
chair for long l start the back away
from the arms. and If / sit in an arm
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Few OF the younger generation real
ze that 1t was not until after the Civil
War that transcontinental railroad
was built, and IT became possible TO
60 by rail from New York to San Fran
cisco. Previously the Journey was diff
cult but not quite 50 long or so hazard
Gus as that which a German lieutenant
is making by automobile from Dar-es-
salaam in German East Africa 10
swakopmunde in German Southwest
Africa He started in August. 1907.
and In December OF last year had
reached johannesburg.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

1t is said that Of those who applied
for aid under the British old-age pen-
sions act, which went into effect Jam
uary LIST, nine-tenths were unable TO
sign their names. II this Is %. II is a
striking proof that ignorance and In
disenee go together. OF similar import
was the argument Of recent essay on
the conditions of labor in England. The
writer, not unsympathetic, spoke of
that multitude Of incompetents who
call themselves the unemployed" That
does not tell the whole story Of poverty
for individual good men have hard luck
and bad times overtaks the best But
on the whole, the competent man sue
eeds.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
Ancient At.

The freight-paying end Of the mat
rimonial combine had been trying to
read his paper for an hour, but was
frequently interrupted by his wife,s
REMARKS Finally ne gave It up.
Il wish-r he said, that 7 possessed
the knowledge Of the ancient Egyp-
;ians"
-WhyT queried his better half.
Judging from the mummies I have
SEEM he replied. they understood the
art OF making a woman dry up and
stay dried up"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
Queer Postage scales.

An old negro had gone to a postoi-
fice In Mississippi and offered for the
mail a letter that was over the weight
specified for single stamp. This .
too heavy" said the the postmaster
You will have to put another stamp
on IT." The old darky's eyes widened
In establishment. 'will anudder stamp
make 1t any lighter, bossr he asked
Buffalo Commercial.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
Detecting Tuberculosis.

DetcGtinR IuDfrCulO1l1.
In previous article was noted the
difficulty Of an early diagnosis Of con-
sumption, and II was shown how nee
essary such diagnosis Is. since upon
II depends, IN many instances, ability
TO cure the disease. II was stated also
that the old way Of detecting consump-
tiOn, still used commonly in the case
Of cattle. had been superseded by other
and simpler methods One Of these
methods Is that called the "ophthalmo-
reaction" because the test Is made in
the eye II Is also called the Calmette
Or Woln Eisner rest, because 1t was de-
vtsed about the same time by the one
In France and the other in Germany.
II consists In the installation Of
drop Of dilute tuberculin into one eye.
II the subject Of the test ia entirely
free from tuberculosis. nothing follows ::
but II he suffers from the disease. even
in its very beginnings, the eye will,
after few days, become a little red.
and perhaps very slightly infiamed.
Another mode Of employing tuber-
culin Is called the 'cuti-reaction" or
cutaneous test. II was devised by
viennese physician. and is made as
follows: The delicate skin on the in
side Of the forearm is carefully cleansed
with soap and water, and then with
ether. Then a drop OF tuberculIn is
placed on the skin, and the arm Is
scarifled as In vaccination, first In a
dry part, then In the center Of the
drop OF tuberculin. At the end Of one
or two days, II the subject has inclpi-
ent tuberculosis. small pimple comes
at the place vaccinated with the tuber-
culin, but not at the other point which
was scarifed at the same time. The
skin for a short distance surrounding
the pimple may be more or less red
dened. and sometimes there are several
pimples instead Of one.
simplifcation Of this c,taneous
test Is what has been called the per
cutaneous test, This consists In merely
rubbing the tuberculin on the skin.
either the undiiuted substance. or an
ointment made Of equal parts Of tuber-
culin and lanolin. When the reaction is
positive that is to say. when the sub
Ject is In the early stage Of tubercu-
losis. the amounting II followed within
two days by an eruption on the arm
Of number Of small pimples, which
itch more or less. and are usually sur
rounded By an area OF reddish or
purplish skin Alter ten days or tvo
weeks the eruption gradually diap-
pears
None Of these tests II absolutely per.
feet. for sometimes a reaction o.ccurs
when there is no tuberculosis. The two
skin tests are about equal as regards
reliability. The eye test, although fair
IL accurate, is beginning TO be Thought
dangerous, and win probably soon Be
abandoned In favor Of one or the other
OF the absolutely safe skin tesA
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
The Price of Proficiency.

Doctor" growled the patient, III
seems to me that five hundred dollars
Is a big charge for that operation o.
mine. 1t didn't take you over half
minute"
My dear sir" replied the faEous
specialist, sin learning to perform thai
operation In half a minute, | havs
spoiled over eleven pecks OF such EYES
as yours."-Success Magazine.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22


until after they are gone.
Mercy Is love at work
Truth is the light that gives life
The devil has a school teacher IN
every man who swears.
II takes something more than lon,
hair and whiskers 10 make a saint
The character Of truth Is always m.
dorsed with thus saith the Lord"
God has ordained that no one shan
do wrong and find happiness IN II.
1t is easier TO bend a sawlog than II
Is to make an old man change his war
Before you get into the hopper. take
a good look at the grist that Is coming
out.
In the sight Of God there is no differ
ence between being wrong and dOlur
wrong.
Has any one ever starved because be
got a stone from the Lord when BE-
asked for bread?
Better be suspicious OF the way that
begins with roses and seems to rn
straight TO paradise.
Many a woman finds that It makes
her nelghbOr's house look better to
wash her own windows.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

chair work the arms loose; and any
sort OF chair that l sit in for any
length Of time am sure to start it at
all Its points so that IT gets weavy
and wiggiy; and I am likely to spread
leg or two so that the rungs may
drop out at that end.
Honest Injun. 1 don't know why
1t is, but I certainly do seem to be
hard on chairs"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
spEcrAc1Es SHOW DUST.

Near-siEhted Man Most Aware of
Fine Particles in Air.
NO matter where you live and how
ever high in the air you always find
dust settling on everything every
where. but" said the nearsighted man,
IF you want to realize this fact you
should wear spectacles and work at
some employment that requires CON
stant bending over.
Fourteen times a day, or as much
oftener as you look, you will find your
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
Promoting the Glad E.pr.,.,o,

Have you done anything to make
life more cheerfuly' asked the optimist
Have you helped anybody to smileY'
Il should say 50, have helped more
people to smile than anybody else In
the neighborhOod- I'm a dentist.
Washington Star.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
SEALING IN GREENLAND.

tceberEs Lend Picturesqueness as
Hunters Go Forth I'm Kayaks.
Sealing in Greenland is both ardous
and sportive, the latter compensating
the hunters for the hardships which
they endure year in and year out. for
that is their principal industry. Men
OF several nations, mostly northern
and including the Japanese, are regu-
larry in the chase for seals In Green
land and other arctic waters. The
Greenland hunters take TO the waters
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

The esteemed Washington Herald
arises to claim that ham gravy Is the
best The editor Of the esteemed Her
eld doubtless never ate thlckened
gravy with steak that was fried in e
Dig skillet over bed Of Goals in a fire.
place. This holds first place among
gravies, as apple pie does among pies.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Hereafter the steamship companies
bringing immigrants to America must
provide about seven cubic yards Of air
space for each person The object OF
this rule, which was lately enacted into
law by Congress. Is to prevent the over
srowding Of the steerase and the conze-
quent danger TO the health Of those who
have to travel in that part OF the
ship.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

In kayaks and as a feet OF these odd
little canoes strikes out from the bar
ren shores they present q stirring ap-
pearance.
Lending to the picturesqueness Of
the sight are the icebergs Of various
shapes and sizes. more or less a men
ace TO the hunters.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

fire and the evils that attend I'll And the worst OF II
is that this loss great part is needless and super
huous incredibly and idocaly stupid and shortsghted
Europe proves much No nation there but would be
appalIed at such a fire bill In the fortyfve
principal cities Europe there is less than fire
nuay s6 to be exact) to every thousand Inhabitants
In this country maintain general average Of four
and half fires per thousand persons The per capita
by flames in Italy is II cents yearly; In Germany
40 cents in thirty Of the largest European cities. 81
cents and in 22 American cities the per capita desruc
ton averages $40 Boston in respects the most
SCIENTIFICALLY administered and municipality progressive
city in this country. has yearly bill Of million and
half dollars from loss by burning The European city
Of equal gets along with onetenth Of that sacrifice
Our side OF the fire ledger up heavier total
than the combined losses Of any other six civilized
tions in the world Nothing this side of the equals
us for combustiCn.-Everybody
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

A Baltimore professor has invented a
mercury telescope by means Of which
he expects TO make It possible for rs
20 see the people on Mars What we
need Is some kind OF an instrument
that will enable US to see ourselves
as the Martians may be seeing US at
this moment.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
An Unreliable po<

Come right on in. Sambo," the farm
er called out. HE won't hurt you
You know a barking dog never bites >
Sure boss. ah knows dat" replied
the cautious colored man. 'but ah don't
know how soon he's going to stop bark.
in.'-Success Magazine.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

A Nashville editor wants TO know Il
we shall all ~ sO0n- Not on your
life. There are tens OF thousands vino
prefer 10 remain AZ home and face the
music.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Professor Zuebltn has discovered that
thu IRE Departments IN this country
are the best, while our building laws
srs the worst. Seems to be g case Of
cause and effect.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Carrie Nation has been fined In Eng
land for spelling cigarettes II she
would start out to pull down a few
hideous signboards even she might be
able to secure a measure Of public
ympathy.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Little cpucsru Is felt over what the
spelling ref0-ms-s viii do next Thsy
can't accomplish anything more tragic
than the hanging OF poor through =
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

The girl In Waco. Texas, who hugzed
q teacher 50 hard thar she fractured
three Of her ribs will always have
plenty OF admirers among the opposite
sex.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Time-A year after they had faced
the parson together.
when you were first married you
said you thought heaven had sent you
to me-" remarked his wife. do yoa
still think soi"
"Yes-as punishment" answereu
the brutal other half OF the combine
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

There Is reason 10 believe that 1909
vii show = remarkable falling q n
the practice o. nighI riding In Ten
usssee
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hold their husbands in bondage by helpless
ness which who its victims to wriggle
with delight and women who compelled to observe
1t, TO go out and hit something
But before you get irritated the spectacle OF
the abject slavery to which small, fluffy woman can
reduce SOOpound who bullies his clerks and
his office boy stop and think she does II
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Once there was q great surgeon who
fat sure he could get along without
his colon His ACTIVITIES have come 70
full stop.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Puds-sEskL while performing N
New YORK. split the nail OF one ot his
fingers our dispzrch does NOT say
What happened 10 the piano.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22
MEN SLAVES TO THEIR WIVES.
BY Lillian Bell.

Slavery has not been entirely abolished in
the United States- There are slaves in plenty
who cannot be rescued By any federal or State
law relative TO peonage. We even know these
slaves, you and l. yet possibly we do not rec
ognize them as such until we know their home
life. Then we know that these slaves, all
big. strong men. are the slaves Of little, round.
soft, pink-and-white women. their wives who
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Tns children o. = wealthy old man
always fee outraged when be mArrtss
! wuuan younger than himself.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

A Pennsylvania butcher Is putting
On dog because he manufactured
Eusage ffIy-ssTen feer long
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Club women srs taking too much.
said Chicago lecturer. What docs hs
shink q Eumaris eIub Is tor7
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Some people put faith IN The ground
hos tradition simply beczuse Il = 20
tDolish
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

and control OF non professional men
Such relation has grown up spontaneously In our
great commercial and educational bodies In the presi
dent and directors OF railroad or bank. IN the pres
tdent and trustees OF university college for exam
pie and could be introduced almost any form OF
ciy government for is inconsistent either with the
plan OF boards OF commissioners with that OF may
or's cabinet
In order to set up the proper relation between the
and the nonprofessional representative OF the
public II Is not necessary 10 prescribe their duties by
law but the distinction between them perfectly
clear and that distinction based upon the
fial difference in the functions TO be performed
The expert is expected make his public work his
he should devote his whole time TO II. receive
liberal salary and be protected from removal except
for The nOn-prOfessiona is not to manage his
department but 10 that IT is properly managed he
ought be expected give great deal OF his time
to IL ought to be paid nothing much lower salary
than the expert. and ought give account Of his
stewardship by coming up for reappOintmen election
at fixed intervals.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-22

Don't fool win
ain 1t is safer n
step on a live win
Unless father.
walk is as good a,
his talk he h.a
b etter not az
much
Angels come b
nOst Of Us but
few Of US know 4,