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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
VINO snpnorts the WIG,

Rev. Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman had Il debate
the other day in New York. the ques-
tion being. do husbands, support their
wivesT' Rev. Anna Shaw said that
they do not, but that in this semi
civilized country in thirty-eight of the
States the title to the children rests.
not in the mother, but in the father.
Women cannot legally possess their
own children nor own their clothes.
The more work woman does the less
her husband gives her. Mrs. Gilman
said that if stenographer earning
$2j week married an invalid and he
stayed home and did the work while
she made the money. people would say
she supported him, and logically the
wife doing the same thing was sup
ported. The audience however, voted
in favor of the proposition Of DR..
Shaw
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

Helen and Roger were staying with
their grandparents. Although they
we're not exactly city children. We;
there were enough new sights and
sounds here to keep them busy asking
questions and trying to find out for
themselves
The hens fascinated them good
deal.
At night they would peep Into tbe
hen-house and watch the roS Of cud.
dled-up chickens balanced on the roost.
lngpoles.
Aren't they funnyT, said Roger
who was the younger of the two, "rb.y
look as If their heads had been pushed
down into their bodies"
II know it, said Helen. "But s..
their feet curled round the pole .,
tightly. should think 1t wou,d l,oor
them awake, holding on so hari.r
When Helen asked her fath,- bov
it was the hens did not get tired on,
holding so tightly to the poles, h, said
why, they do not have to hold on
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Why Dogs Are pumh.

Possibly many of you are not aware
why 1t is that dogs cannot speak. Here
is plausible statement of the reason.
translated from the legendary lore of
the Amos, tribe of Northern Japan
Formerly dogs could speak. Now
they cannot. The reason is that a dog
belonging to a certain man, long time
ago, invelgled his master into forest
on the pretext of showing him game,
and there caused him to be devourpd
by bear. Then the dog weul home
70 his masters widow, saying. NV
master has been killed by bear. But
when he was dying he commanded mn
to tell you to marry me in his stead. ;
Tie widow knew that the dog was ly-
ing. But he kept on urging her to
marry him. SO at last. in her cri.s
ami rage, she threw handful of dust
Iltc his open mouth. This made him
unable 10 speak any more, and there.
fore no dogs can speak even to this
very day.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
A Little Gentleman.

His cap is old, but his hair is gold.
And his face is as clear as the sky;
And whoever he meets, on lanes OF
streets,
He looks him straight in the eye.
With fearless pride that has naught to
hide,
Though he bows like little knight.
Quite debonair. TO a lady fair,
With a smile that is swift as light
Does his mother call? Not kite, or bali.
Or the prettiest game can stay
His eager feet as he hastes to greet
Whatever she means to say:
And the teachers depend on the little
friend
At school in his place at nine.
With his lesson learned and his goot
marks earned,
All ready to toe the line.
wonder if you have seen him, too,
This boy, who is not too big
For a morning kiss from mother and sis
Who isn't a bit of prig,
But gentle and strong and the whole da!
long,
As merry as boy can be;
a gentleman. dears. in the coming years
And at present the boy for me.
-Harper's Young People.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
odd occupations of women.

Mrs. Mary A. Lamont is a railroad
switchwoman on the Boston and Al
bany. and receives all the railroad tele-
grams at her station besides doing the
switching.
Mrs. Hughes is the master of the
hounds at Neuaddfawr. Wales. and
Is such an expert rider that she swims
her horse across stream while others
following the hounds think it more ex-
pedient to 60 around by the bridge
Miss Edith Somerville, of West Car
berry, in ireland, is master of fox
hounds.
Mrs. Donald c. Monroe is the only
woman in the United States who is Il
professional cartoonist. being known in
New York by her maiden name of
Laura Z. Foster
DR.. S. Josephine Baker, of the Health
Department of New York City. and DR..
Annie Williams. Of the archaeological
Department, are both experts.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
The Foot-and-sIouth Disease.

The FoOt-and-Mouth Disease.
This disease, called also epidemic or
epizootic stomatitis. or sore mouth. IL
primarily disease of cattle and sheen.
but it may attack man rs well. and In
almost every epidemic some of the hu-
man attendants of the cattle or drink
ers of the milk suffer. The disease is
extremely contagious, and often ap-
pears in localities where no previous
case has been known, In accordance
with the paradoxica law that the more
contagious a disease is, the less is the
need of actual contact in its spread.
and the more mysterious often is Its
diffusion.
In the case of foot-and-mOuth dis
ease. for example, the fluid from the
sores in the mouth contains the poison
In very concentrated form. This fluid
drips from the mouth of the COW or the
sheep OH To the grass, and is taken
into the mouth of another animal graz
ing later on the same spot. But more
than this; bird may alight at the
spot wet with the infectious saliva or
a rabbit or dog may brush some of it
off in its fur as it runs over the place,
and so may carry it to the next field,
or even in the case of n bird-a pig
con, for eXample-to some field many
miles distant.
The first symptoms in cattle are a
| nIafll Itl I.cs,
of appetite and stiffness. Soon the ami.
NAL refuses to Craze, evidently because
of the soreness of the mouth. as well as
as by reason of the less of appetite
the mouth, and inspection shows the
presence of innumerable little blisters,
which soon break, leaving shallow ul-
GERS.
At the same time there is a similar
eruption on the feet, just above the
horny hoof behind, and on the skin
between the two halves of the hoof in
front. These are also painful and the
animal walks lame, and when stand
ing continually shifts its feet.
The disease lasts about a week. Then
the eruption ceases, the ulcers heal,
appetite returns, and the animal is
driven by hunger to make cautious at
tempts to eat a >little. Improvement
continues, and in young animals COM
plete recovery obtains in a week or
two; but in older animals GONZALES
cence is more protracted.
The disease may be transmitted to
the human being by direct contact, but
more often through the milk of dis
. eased animal, or through butter made
from the cream of this milk. The dis
ease in man runs about the same
course as in animals. Recovery is the
rule, but the attack may vary greatly
In severity.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
A Gnnd hook List.

Many attempts have been made 10
name list of books In every way SUIT
able for reading by boy or girl Oh
l2 wears. The latest is perhaps the
following, compiled by DR.. FREDERICK
Tabor Cooper, a well-known librarian
in an article in the Circle magazine;
Mark Twalns Tom Sawyer ana
"Huckleberry Finn"
"Stalkey and Co.." by Rudyard Mp
ling.
"Ivanhoe," by Sir Walter Scott.
Cooper's 'sThe Pathfinder"
The Count of Monte Cristo' ana
The Three Guardsmen," by Alexan-
DIRE Dumas.
The Moonstone," by Wilkie Collins
The Tales" of Edgar Allan Poe
The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes" by Conan Doyle.
Mrs Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin.
The Man Without a Country" by
Edward Everett Hale.
The Mill on the Floss" by George
Eliot
The Last Days of Pompeii," by Bull
wer Lytton.
Westward How by Charles Kings
ley.
The Marble Faun,' by Hawthorne.
"Ben-Hur," by Lew Wallace.
Longfellow's poems.
Tennyson's "Idylls of the King
Shakespeare.
I'VE must keep steadily in mind
says DIR. Cooper, "the basic idea thai
our library shall contain only books
that will actually be read-and reaC
with pleasure; the minute we place Oh
the shelves any volume the reading oi
which will be a conscious task, sor
of disguised lesson, it is mentally con
signed by the youthful reader to thu
category of schoolbooks."
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Her Favorite Doll.

1t Is always dangerously easy to
take too pathetic view of matters.
The English author Of "From Their
Point of View," Miss NJ. Loane, tells
of lady who accompanied her on her
rounds as district nurse in one of the
poorer sections of London, and who
was struck by a forlorn little figure
tenderly nursing one of her fathers
boots, wrapped in soiled pinafore
which had been intended to hide the
holes in her frock.
! knew the little girl. She was the
child and grandchild Of skilled arti-
sans, and l had seen her so often
standing erect in her Saturday tub
that knew her dirt was superficial,
and that no sign of want or Ill treat
ment was observable. But the pathos
of the scene was too deep to be COM
bated by mere common sense. and my
friend went home and dressed doll
for her.
The child received 1t doubtfully,
with slight preponderance OF pleas
ure. That day she broke 1t. the next
day she destroyed 1t, and was soundly
slapped by her mother. Half an hour
later / saw her, the tear-stains scarce
ly dry, smiling grimly but sweetly as
che hushed her fathers boot to sleep
once more
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
TRADE VERSUS CRIME.
Prisoners In Elmira Reformatory Are
Given Industrial Training.

Prisoners In EImira Reformatory Are
Given Industrial Training.
There is no sovereign remedy or pre-
vention for crime, but modern expert
ence proves that industrial training is
a splendidly effective means of refor-
nation. AT the Elmira Reformatory
the prisoners are informed that 1t is
up to them" to get out. Their free
dom can only be gained by good beha-
vior and dlllgent application to the
learning Of trade A sufficiently va
ried list to suit all tastes is offered
y writer in the Outlook describes how
the system works.
On Sunday morning dozen or so
new arrivals were occupying the
'mourners' BENCH" just without the Of
fees of the superintendent, awaiting
the interview which must precede their
actually being admitted to the prison
routine. One Of the number was a
dwarf, scarcely higher than a six-year-
OLD child. His biography stated that
he was 20 years of age, but he looked
much older, although, judging from
the vacant expression of his face, his
mental forces were nearly as dwarfed
as his body.
With two bookkeepers | was watch
Ing furtively the actions of this ex-
tremely repulsive-looking prisoner.
when one of the clerks, by way of
comment backed by desire to hear
the prodigy speak, asked him:
What trade are you going to
learn?'
'Who. meT drawled the man. with
fearful Hebrew accent. takes ur
shuspenders an collar buddons."
lie had no idea of the reason for the
explosive mirth which his declaration
provoked; and as with him. so II was
with many others They vaguely nm.
derstood that they would learn some.
thing at which the dollar might be
made, but that was all, except tbet
they naturally connected the idea with
what they knew of business where they
came from
Ihe little Hebrew, the extent of
whose business had rested in assisting
his brother to make sales from nusb.
cart had been committed for assault
Ing one of his competitors. To-day he
is peaceful enough tailor and cloth
ing-cutter, his earnings averaging five
dollars day the year round.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

but are being worn almost as much as
ever.
Cashmere de sole and dull henrietta
are the most approved mourning mate
rlaIs
\ new shade of dark green. very pop
ular with young girls. is called At
lantic.
The walking stick. after a period of
retirement, is now highly fashionable
for men.
An immense automobile muff has
constructed in it special pocket for
carrying "A pet dog.
Little hats that call for only a bit
Of fur. a wisp of gauze and an aigrette
are fetching for theater wear.
With some Of the soft colOrs in use
this winter the combinations of cloth
ana gauze are passing beautiful.
Charming for women with fresh
faces and fair skins are the new anne
thyst hats. which have just come into
the mode.
Button finishes down the outside Of
the long, tight sleeves are one of the
newest reliefs from the usually unbe-
coming line
The spangled net sleeves are most be-
coming to any woman whose arms are
well shaped. and the sleeves are made
without lining.
incidentally. some of the new mink
and sable muffs look like a whole fur
family. for the foundation is simply
covered with heads aud. tails.
IN many of the seasons styles the
effect of the back of the gown is more
effect of the back of the gown is more
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
The Grrnt AmerIcnn Momnn.


\ French literary woman nnd So
biologist studying the big cities of
America tells Us tha, our civilization
vii. be the best the world has ever
seen. because Of the influence Of the
American woman Oh our educational
system and our club life
II is always pleasant to hear nice
things about ores own, and the Ameri-
can man is more eisily ana surely Hat
tered by praise OF his wife and daugh-
tiers than by amy other method. OF
course. we know that the American
woman is the finest Of her sex. bul
It is not every day that her European
sister will admit it.
The European man has always
known her superiority, and the num-
ber of American wives in European
homes is proof of his good judgment.
On the other hand. it is an enconrag-
ing sign of growing appreciation of
the American man that a real, titled
aristocrat from the old world has
found the man of her heart in Balti-
more.
Who knows but one of these days
we shall have princeSses and duchesses
and all that sort of thing in our best
society, keeping NJ the drawing room
while the plain American husband pro
duces the sheiels to do the keeping
A vast amount of American money has
gone to Europe with American brides
and 1t is no more than fair that a
foreign title or two should come tc
this country to even up.
Earls and dukes bolster up theiI
family fortunes with American wives
and money,'so why shouldn't European
ladies of title take husbands from ouI
great American nobility to maintain
them in dignity suitable to their rank ?
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Children and Nentness.

a waste paper basket should form
part of every nursery equipment. Chill
dren should be taught to put into it all
scraps of paper. cuttings from dolls
dressmaking and any other little odds
and ends that would otherwise litter
the nursery floor.
1t will teach them an excellent les
son in tldiness and be good training,
especially for the girls, for the day
when each will have home of her
own.
While children are young 1t is COM
Daratiyely easy TO teach them to be
tidy, but the lesson is hard to learn in
later life.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

A German named Won Siebold made
himself specialist on tapeworms, and
In the course of his researches dis
covered that cats and owls were infest-
ed with exactly the same kind of tape
worms He then cogitated on what the
bird and the cat could possibly have in
common, and concluded that it could
be only in the single matter of diet,
namely, that both ate mice. He pro-
ceeded then to investigate mice, and
found In some of them not tapeworms,
but a great number of minute bag
shaped creatures now called cysticerci,
which had burrowed into their flesh.
These had as little resemblance as pos
sible to tapeworms, which may be 20
feet long. He then fed the meat OF
such unfortunate mice to dogs, pigs
and chickens, and in due time, 10 all
three grew the same tapeworms with
those of cats and owls. The common
est kind among our tapeworms comes
from eating beef not sufficiently cook
ed to kill the cysticerci- in it.-Dr.
William Hanna Thomson, in Every
body's.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Educnting the Men.

In the United States, where womer
are probably freer than in any Other
part of the world. the divorce record;
show that they are the accusers il
three-fourths of the suits filed. Thi;
means, of course. that women are dc
manding a higher standard of Twins
and that they will recognize only one
standard of morality for both sexes
Men may rebel. but they will have tC
come to it finally if they hope to live
happy ever after.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Nousense Verses.

Miss AIarcella had a cat.
The caf' she had a feller,
Their backyard concerts 50 annoyed,
Ma made 3larcella sell her.
Miss Lens weighed an awful lot
Pudsy you shouid have seen her
But her new gown. sfriprt up and down
Seemed 10 make Lena leIuer.
Louise a pair Of tootie~ bought.
Though they were number threes.
They pinched. and SO she changed then
for
a pair that gave Loo ease.
Miss ROyana wed a man
Who's coguomen was Hanna.
Their tabe was named for grandma, so
Roxana now ROCKS Anna.
Hepsizah Is a mannish girl.
kitty's more like her ma.
With bOnny Kate I'm deep in love.
But as for Hapzi-Bah.
boston Transcript.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

\ German physician declares tha
red-haired persons are more suscepti
ble 10 consumption than dark-hairel
people. Some other types, like Scandi
navians. who, as a rule, are blonde
when tranplanted from the health!
agricultural sections of their nativ,
eeountry TO the cOngested districts %
large cities, offer less resistance to con
sumption than do native born citizens
Many blondes. however, have remark
able powers of resistance against con
sumption. while many brunettes offe
relatively little resisting power. This
he says. is due TO racial SUSCEPTIBLE.
and change in environment.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

France. She was put up as represen
tative of her profession as a dresslnoll k
er, and she it is who will now decide
IN the trade disputes. Her title is com
herclal judge. Strange to say, Nine
Jusseline has been elected entirely b,
men, Stop though; perhaps it would
nave been stranger if she had beer
CHOSEN by her own sex. She regards
her election as IAN almost histori,
event, for it is something to be PROUD
of to be the first woman in France te
hold such position. Boston Herald
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

yOu see advertising shaving soap. Then
rinse, rinse until the water runs OF
perfectly clear. Dry in the sun Il
possible. When well dried, comb with
dull. eoarse-toOth comb. Shun brushes
rs you would n pestilence. II is brushes
and fine combs that drag the
hair out root and branch. Thai
IS all. Try 1t and he convinced
Put a piece of white soap in wide bot,
tie. ill with warm water and let stand
till ready TO wash the hair, then ill
up again and let stand till next time
and the Jelly" is always ready.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Less Sentimental Fiction.

Anyone who follows the development
OF modern fiction will have noticed the
general decline of love-interest saws
the Book Monthly Life has not ONLY
become less leisurely, but also more sci.
entihc and more serious. Love scenes
are not only cut down. they have been
transferred from the drawing room to
the motor car or the aeroplane, and the
new setting demands certain serious
ness.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

When they sit down, their claws shut
u by themselves. ana they cam fall
of if they want to. without first stand
ing up"
"How funny!" exclaimed Roger.
"Next time you see chicken w:-ik
ing" continued their father. lust NJ
tice that when she steps high, heI
claws close together the same way thes
do when she sits down. If you weri
like that, you could perch on the back
of chair all night"
MY" said Roger, as they reached
the house. LET me sit up and try It,!
Youths Companion.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Winter and the Children.

Old Winter, in his coat so white,
Is knocking at the door tonight.
CHILDREN.
'Ah, Mr.. Winter is that you?
Glad are we to see you-how do you do
We thought you a long way off, you
know,
Yet here you are all covered with snow ;
And, since you are come, you may just
tell us all
What you have brought for us children
small"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

The girl who pulls roses to pieces as
she talks is the creation of men nov
elists who do not share the feminine
love of flowers. They might as well
represent her as idly pinching the
baby as she spoke" Marguerite and
her daisy are true to life; most wom-
en- would pull anything on earth to
pieces 10 know If the right man loves
them; but they need the motive.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

oh! | have brought you more than you
can take
A Christmas merry, with pies, fruit and
cake;
a plenty of nice, smooth, slippery ice,
Where you can catch tumble in a trice.
Now you may slide, and make snowballs
beside,
And on your sleds have many a ride;
Make snow-house and a snowman, too
Such are the gifts that Winter brings to
Won ',
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

Fashionable fur stoles are long and
are extremely wide
Lace yokes and sleeves continue pop
ular in spite of their long use.
Huge ostrich plumes. dyed in richest
tones, We're never more in favor.
White furs are worn as toques. stoles
and muffs, not to mention trimmings.
I he lace coat figures as a part Of
many OF the dressy frocks of the sea-
son.
Contrary to expectations, white
waists have not gone out of fashion,
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
where Ignorance I. a,,..

A woman may shock a man to his
soul by doing something which out.
RACES his idea of honor; but the aver.
age man who revealed his business
methods to his wife might infilct equal
wounds on her.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

elaborate than the front, the empire
lire acccntuating the fact.
Euttonholes are indeed feature in
themselves this year; in their anxiety
to prove themselves genuine theiy posi-
tiYcly yawn in ones face.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
rractice proyed rhenrx

SO many women have been Willing
to become school directors in PhIladel
phia, and those who have had an op
portunity have done such good work
that the cause of woman suffrage ha.
gained more, Philadelphians say. thar
many years of preaching and teachins
would have accomplished.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
For Falling Hair.

First rub some common kerosene
into the scalp, then lather it well with
soap jelly (made by melting soap) :,
then sprinkle water on. still working
the lather until it's like the pictures
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
Wiping Away the T.o

That man over youder is Mr.. X
who has contributed to wipe ava,
many tear"
BLESS his kind heartw
What for? He deals In pocket.band
kerchiefs."
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08
shows Advance Of progress.

One hundred years ago it was con-
sidered a wonderful achievement for
ten men to manufacture $4,000 pins IN
day. Now three men make 100000
pins In the same time.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

Any man may acquire a will of his
own by hiring a lawyer to write it for
him.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

Woman Commercial Judge.
pOn't forget her name. Nine. Gle
menee Jusseline is the first woman
ever elected an any public office in
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-08

Perhaps the dashing young man uets
his Of the haberdasher.