Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-28
Her Way,

Ter way.
There was an old darky in virginia
who lived happily with his wife and
seemed to every one to be a model
husband. A white man who appeared
TO enjoy less domestic bliss called upon
the old fellow for the secret of his
marital success.
"Since yo' axes me-" returned the
darky. IN tell yo' how All does II.
All jes' let's huh lab huh own way
an All hab huh wav toor'
First SumPtuary Laws.
Laws regulating eating drinking and
dressing are almost as old as history
itself. Nothing like exactncss can be
, reached In the matter. but II Is safe
to say that 1t was In Egypt. as fur
back as 5000 b. c.. that the first prac-
teal sumptuary statutes were passed.
Among the Romans they first appear.
ed In the celebrated twelve tables"
In modern times Charlemagne vas the
pioneer In surlptnary legislation.
The Pedant Under the Microscope.
A scholar has a considerable amount
Of sound learning. and he is afraid that
his fellow citizens may not fully APP
preciate II. So In his conversation lie
allows his erudltion 10 leak out. with
the intent the stranger should say.
what modest, learned man he "a.
and what pleasure 1t IL to meet
him!" Only the stranger docs not ex-
press himself In that way, but says,
what an admirable pedant lie Is to
be sure" Pedantry is a well recog-
nized compound, two-thirds sound
learning and one-third harmless vani-
ty.-S. NJ. Crothers In Atlantic.
Race Traits.
The Celt, or the kind OF man our
ignorance calls Celt, has shown him.
self more than any of his brethren of
other races dogged In following his
ideas, whether in politics, In religion
or In social customs-dogged and
dauntless, beaten often. but never CIV
Ing in, never changing his demand
and not readily even changing his tac-
tics.-Dublin Freeman's Journal.
A Desperate Charge.
"They charged like demons" said
the retired colonel excitedly. Il never
saw anything to touch 1t. The wny
they charged positively staggered me-"
"Whom does he mean?" whispered
the man who had just come In to his
neighbor. 'Is he TALKING about one of
his old battles?'
NO" replied the other. Hes talk
Ing about the holiday h. srent at the
Swiss hotel."-Liverpool Mercury.
at Isn't Me-"
The Ottawa Herald tells of a farmer
who received telegram from New
Mexico saying that his son had been
killed and asking what they should do
with the body. The bereaved father
sent word that the body should be sent
to him. Next day he received dis
patch from his son saying, MY corpse
shipped to you, but It isn't me."-Kan-
sas City Star.
A Disadvantage.
A man was praising the improve
ments made by u friend In his dwell
Ing. Your house looks n lot better
now that 1t has been all newly paint
ed"
WELL" the man who had been re-
decorating admitted gloomlly. ''it does
look bit better. But we shall have
to wash the windows more frequently
to keep in harmony with itr'-London
Family Herald.
What He Didn't Want.
! The stranger with the empty look
on his face went to. the office Of the In.
stitution that said on the front. "vac-
cuum Cleaner"
Approaching the desk. he asked abb
sently:
DO you keep vacuum cleanerY'
Yes" said the smart person behind
tae Cesk. what do you want-a
! ol al