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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1902)
e stops. THE DAWSON TRAIL. 5pt down to your work, you dog of a slave dog! let down to your work, I sny! It's n tough, hard trail we've come, dog. And the camp is far nwav. 1'iiM for the life of us both, dog, l',.r dark in the end of day! Get down to your work, yon dog of a doc! ' i Set dnwu to Jhnur work, I nay! lied is the Hiii! ii the southern sky; lied is the trail 'jr hincj the Bleigh; Pod is the foot of the sled-dog gray; Cold is the end of day. Get down to your work! Shnll a man for a dog Throw n man's life away? The trail grows dim, and the tree trunks gray ; In the northern sky the maidens play; The goblins dance in the Milky Way; Black is the end of day! Harper's Magazine. 8 PRIVATE LANGFIELD. HEX tlie men of the service left Yuldoz to build the mili tary Hues through the Interior of Alaska, Langfield went with them. He was undeniably plain, undersized uud over sensitive, mid that was why lie felt certain that Holly could never love him. To be mire, lie had had no intent lou of loving her, but when six feet two of well-developed manhood, in the person of Tom Perry, came down from Circle City prospecting, Langfield found Intentions and love had uotuiug to do with each other. Tom and Holly had known each other In the States, und Lnuglicld watched with hopeless pain the renewal of their friendship. She had grown shy with Ji i in since Perry came, and there could be but one reason, lie argued. He (lid not blame her; there was nothing lu liitn to inspire a woman's love, and Tom . So lie packed his flute and his knapsack and left with scarcely a farewell. The men were uot fond of Langfield. lie hail a way of shrinking into him self that only Shivers, the camp mas cot, u lank, mongrel Siwash with the stump of n ttill, understood. l.angtieUl seldom joined the camp fires, but when the fever broke out Lniigticld was the lirst to offer his ser vices. He was uot afraid of contagion, be told the sergeant, and anyway there was no one at home who needed lilni. After that he and Shivers took up their iuurlers in the hospital tent. The fever had Its run, but only one, thanks to the nursing, was borne up the trull nud laid away under the snow, I.anglleld pinned a piece of spruce scantling .nnd drove it In by the mound, but his baud was unsteady, and his eyes were heavy and dull. The top sergeant, on his rounds the next morning, found him sitting up in his blankets. His face was swollen Jiml discolored, nnd lie was talking ex citedly to Shivers. "You mustn't let Dolly get the. fever," lie said, "she's so little. Nor Tom promise me you won't let Tom." Shiv ers whined nnd thrust his muzzle Into bis master's palm. "She couldn't help loving him," Langfield continued de fensively". "You know she couldn't yourself!" lie fell back on the pillow and tossed restlessly for a moment. "It'll be cool up there under the snow," lie begna again, "and I won't be heavy to pack. And say " He sat up, pull ing the dog close to him, "may be she'll forget that my hair was red." The men were very tender to Lang field after that, and Shivers seldom lert bis bedside. When, some weeks later, he became convalescent, he seemed smaller and slighter than ever, nnd his hair shone more vividly red against the pinched, white face. They curried him out into the sunshine, but bis eyes wundered regretfully up to the snow. In a month iie was nt his post again, doing the work of two men, with scarcely the strength of one. He went down the mountain one night an hour behind time. The trail was slushy, nnd the early gray twi light lent n soft Indistinctness every where. Suddenly he pnused. From somewhere there came a faiut cry, weak nnd indistinct, but undeniably human. I.angfieltl made a trumpet of his f hands. "Hel-lo!" he shouted, aud strained his ears for ,'he reply. Some ten feet down the trail a gla cier strtV.Jo had gullier out the bank. Its Icy, slate-colored waters fell almost perpendicularly over the rocks. Creep ing to the slippery edge, he peered over and called again. A faint voice nn swered. - i A steep, shelving path was Just vis ible, nnd he clambered down to t. scratched and torn by the brambles nt every step. A little further on a roll of blankets impeded his way, and he hnew that somewhere in the ravine be low he would find a prospector. The man proved to be n big fellow, but the light was too dim to see his face. The force of his fall had wedged one leg between the crevices of rock. ml it took LnngQeld's entire strength to extricate him. He pressed his can teen to he stranger's lips, and rubbed him vigorously. "It's no use," said tho- -man at last, "I can't make it!" and wink limply on the bank. f The night wore on. Slowly the gray skirts of dawn swept across the east ern sky. The prospector could not see I.anglleld'B face, but the slight, droop ing shoulders seemed familiar. The pain was growing unbearable, and he groaned. Langfield started. "Yea, yes," he an- -I--H"t"H"H"H-4"H-H- I ! ! ! ! -i i RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS UXDKK HINGS that a railway postal clerk must remember have in creased in such volume that one would think every cell of his brain would be tilled with the name of a postollice or railway connection, and the wonder is that the clerk's mind does not falter under the pressure. De spite these facts, cases of insanity among this class of public' servants are rare. One Chicago postal clerk main tained for several years a record of 21,01)0 cards (which take the place of letters in examinations) with an aver age per cent of correct distribution of a fraction over !!) per cent. He knew how to reach that many offices In sev eral States by the shortest, quickest route, and lie knew the correct, location of each office in its State. A clerk on the New York and Chicago railway postollice must know the cor rect location of every postoftice in a group of States made up of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, lu these seven States there are 12,317 postof tices. Not only is the clerk required to be "up" on the general scheme, which means the correct location of the postotlici's In each State, but he must L'tlfiw linw tn I'.nwli flirt ti-lwil.) 1'MMHI Viostollices from one or more stations. 'I A 1,11.' IMllilllnor tutticn.iti flil.Mi nit1 Minneapolis underwent no fewer than seventy-eight examinations in fifteen years, learning 13,.'0(i otliees in llftecu different sections of the United States. In some of these examinations he was required to make a Chicago city distri bution, which means that while run ning over the country nt the rate of a mile a minute he must distribute letters to the carriers of the Chicago delivery. He must know not only where every public building and leading mercantile house is located, but also how to divide the numbers on a particular street so that he can "tie out" his letters to the correct enrrier, according to the route of the latter. This same clerk made thirteen examinations in ten mouths, with un average correct distribution of 09.88 per cent. In twenty examinations he came out of nine of them with a elenr 100 per cent each. Think of such a task, taking into con sideration the puzzling similarity of mimes that are used to designate post ofiices. Then, too, must be considered the fact that there are hundreds of cases where in each State is a postoftice of the same name. For instance, in the States named above there are five post otliees named Hamilton, six Grunts, four Garlields, four Genevas, four Smithvilles, four Spurtns and live Jef- swered absently. "I'd forgotten," and jumped to his feet. The morning light was flooding ev erything, and It fell upon the two men, as they looked into each other's eyes. Langfield drew in his breath with sud den sharpness. The other muttered an oath aud leaned weakly back to ward him. "You!" The mnn nodded. The lines on Langfleld's face were tense nnd drawn, and he steadied him self with an effort. "Well," he said at last, "it's three miles to camp, and we'd better be moving." There were a few drops left in his canteen, lie offered them to his com panion, converted himself into a prop for the wounded side, and the slow, painful journey down the trail began. Neither of them talked much. The mist hung midway on the mountain, and when they emerged from it the compauy's quarters lay on the ledge be low. Already the cnhip was astir. The two men upon the path paused, exhausted. Langfield eased the sick man down and threw himself beside him. lie bad uot eaten since the day before, and was weak and giddy. For the first time Perry's helplessness tempted him. Why should this man have everything which he had been de nied? Langfield mechanically slipped his hand to the sheath in his belt, stole u glance at his compnulon, and saw that his eyes were closed. He drew out the knife and held it behind him. Just then Perry gave a stifled moan. The sound brought Langfield to his senses. What was this he had intend ed to do? A fit of trembling seized him. He rose to his feet, though he reeled ns he did so. There was a swift movement of his right arm, and some thing glanced in the light and fell far below them in the brush. "No one needs me," he thought, "and Tom " , , TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT i TH TTTTTTTT 2 Ufl 9 V Ma" Klerks Hcmories J WUilN t "avi!y Taxed. t 1 5Mfr 5 'J 5 'i' "X l 'J' t h 'I1 'H1 "H1 '! '! EXAMIXATIOX OF SCHEMES. fersons, nnd so on. In some Instances there Is a postoftice of the same name in each of the seven States. As one may Imagine, tills only tends to confuse the average mind. Periodically the clerks are examined at railway mall hendqunrters. Packs of cards, each card bearing the name of a postoftice, are furnished' n candidate for examination. He takes a position lu front of ft case of pigeon holes label ed with the names of different railway post offices throughout the country. He "throws" the cards, distributing them to proper routes, just as he would pack ages in a ltostnl car. After he finishes the examiner goes over the cards nnd charges up the errors the clerk has made and gives him ills percentage of correct distribution. The clerk also is exn mined on general and "standpoint" or station schemes at different times. There are some features altout the work that one would think would ren der it impossible for a clerk to main tain his "lay" of the States, which he is expected to work. He may have a run which lands him in Chicago to con nect three leading railway postolfiees running between Chicago nnd New York. With but little notice he may be taken off the run and be brought to Chicago in the afternoon Instead of 2:20 n. m. Notwithstanding this inter ruption, he goes on with his work with but few errors. It is asserted at railway mail service headquarters that there are clerks who have reached the capacity of their minds In the matter of remembering names. They now remember so many that it would be absolutely Impossible to learn another Slate or part of a State. It would seem that of the mill ions of cells in their brain machinery none are left to fill, all having been taken up In the prosecution of the ex acting duties imposed by their occupa tion. Another queer phase of the work is that not always do the clerks who stand the best examinations and make the best averages show the best rec ords in the car. A mun may have a State in the most exact manner, but lack ability in rememlerlng railway connections or something else which he Is required to remember. The evidence of wonderfully reten tive memories is found in the general run of examinations made at headquar ters. In one year at the offices of the sixth division of the railway mall ser vice in Chicago 2,42" examinations were made. Cards to the number of nearly 3,500,000 were "thrown" and the average per cent of correct distribution reached 0S.4S Chicago Pecord-Herald. "Come," he said aloud, ' we must get you down for your wife's sake." The man did not reply at first. When he did his voice was a trifle husky. "I have none," he said, Langfield stared at him. "Why Dol ly " he blurted out. "She " He began and stopped again, but Perry un derstood. "N o." he replied, with an effort, "she didn't want me." He turned his head aud looked unseelngly across the valley. "There was someone else," he said. "Someone else? Langfield stupidly repeated. "Yes." answered the other, "and it seems the fool couldn't understand!" There was a moment's silence. "She's waiting till the company's ordered back," he added. Langfield drew his hand across his forehead. The snow, high up on the mountains, seemed a swimming sea of white; the little stream beside them roared like a cataract lu his ears. Perry made an effort to rise, but fell back in a spasm of pain. "She loves my God, man!" he cried vehemently, "are you an Idiot? She loves you'." Ladies' World. Gave Him' an Idea. "Well, of all things!" exclaimed Mrs. Henry Peck. "This paper tells of a man who was declared usane and his wife got a divorce aud now he gets the courts to declare him sane again. Now, what do you " But Mr. Peck was out of the room and walking swiftly through the hall, murmuring: "I wouder where they give short-time rates on padded cells." Baltimore American. Did you ever have a person tell you a lie and you knew he was not telling the truth? Think of it the next time you start to tell a falsehood. AUNT CINDY'S RECIPE. The Washington Girl Found Ont How to .'take !-weet 1'otato Tie. A Washington girl wns recently visit ing in Lynchburg. Ya., and while there was greatly Impressed with the perfec tions of the sweet potato pies that obi Aunt Cindy, the cook, used to send up for the delectation of the company. Such richness, such sweetness, such tlakincss of crust, such delicate and delicious blending of flavors were never before obtained by mortal hand. So, armed with pencil aud notebook. In true cooking school style, nnd fortified by permission of her hostess, she ventured into the kitchen to learn the sweet se cret. "Come In, honey, come in, an' make yo'se'f welcome," said Aunt Cindy af fably, when her visitor modestly pre sented herself rit the kitchen door. It is needless to say that Aunt Cindy wns a relic of antebellum days, and valued accordingly. "I want to get your recipe for sweet potato pies, auntie," seating herself ou the chair Aunt Cindy had hospitably wiped with her apron. "Law, chile. I des cooks out o' my hald; I don't go by no writiif," replied the old woman. "Certainly, but your proportions must always be the same or your results would vary." The Washington girl was a cooking school graduate with "one cup" of this, "two cups" of that and "three cups" of the other fresh In her mind. "loot's begin with the eggs," she continued, observing the old woman's puzzled face. "How many eggs do you use?" "Well, yo know how aigs Is, honey," replied Aunt Cindy, judicially; "some's big an' some's little; sometimes dey's skeerce, an' sometimes (ley ain't. I des puts in de aigs 'cordin' to de size 6b 'em an' how many I'se got." "How many sweet potatoes do-you use?" asked her questioner, somewhat bewildered. "Dat's 'cordin' to de size oh de fam b'ly, ob co'se." said the old woman. "When we all got company, as we mos' in ginernlly has, I uses mo', an when dey ain't nobody but des we all,, hit don't take so many." "How much butter?" "Right smart o' butter," responded Aunt Cindy emphatically, evidently thinking she wns accurate at last. "Ain't nothin' good widout butter, uu' I always puts in er plenty." "How about sugar?" questioned the young woman. "Sugar to tas', honey; sugar to tas'. Some folks likes 'em sweeter'n others; we all likes ourn tolerbul sweet." "What else do you put In?" was ask ed before the book was closed In des pair. "Oh. des wbutever's handy," nnswer ed the old woman. "Sometimes I puts in er little cream, but yo' don't haf to do dat; des 'cordin' to wedder you's got nny er not; nn' er pinch o' spice, but dey ain't no spechul rule 'bout season In'." "I nm very much obliged to you, aunty," said the Washington girl, po litely, if Insincerely, ns she gathered up her book nnd pencil and left the kitchen. But Aunt Cindy was not to be de ceived. " 'Pears like folks dese days can't understan' nothin yo' tells 'em," she remarked when the young woman was out of hearing. "Fo' de war' when I wuz er chile " But as Aunt Cludy turned toward the stove, says tho Washington Star, her reminiscences were lost in a cloud of fragrant steam that arose from a saucepan where "right smart o' butter" and "sugar to tas' " were bubbling in toothsome har mony. HAVE BEEN WEDDED flfTY YEARS. WILLIAM NABKR AXD WIFE. Mr. and Mrs. William Naber recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anni versary at their home, Enochsburg, Ind. Naber is a retired furniture manufac turer, well known In Cincinnati, where he and his wife resided for many years. They were married at Holy Trinity Church. 5th street. Cincinnati Post. Our Nation's Dead. In seventy-five separate and distinct national cemeteries the bodies of near ly 300,000 soldiers who died during the civil war are Interrod, and the decora tion of their graves with flowers on the fixed day has become a national cus tom. Some of the cemeteries contain each a silent army of over 10.000 sol diers, in serried ranks, marked by the white headstones, on nearly half of which is Inscribed, "Unknown." The world may be searched in vain for any thing similar or kindred. There is no other such impressive sight. Scrlb ner's Magazine. We have a great horror of becoihing so rich that we can afford a butler who will laugh at our way of pronouncing French dishes. The larger the mortgage on a farm, the more likely it is to be called "Clearfield-" HAPPY WEDDED LIFE. MANY LIVE IT, BUT ALL HAVE THEIR DISAGREEMENTS When tlie Old Couple ut Their Golden WeJdinx fay Tin jr Have .Never Onar reted, Do Not Take statement na Lit erally True, for They l'rubab J Have. An old couple in New Jersey recent ly celebrated the sixty-eighth anniver sary of their wedding. The newspaper reports closed with the statement: "They have never had a quarrel." Fie queully. Indeed, almost Invariably, couples ou the occasion of their silver or golden wedding decline that tiny never had a quarrel; thai the serenity of their companionship never has been interrupted by harsh wolds or tho most trivial bickering. Never give any credit to such state ments. The persons who make them may really believe them at tho time, as warmth aud kindness of infatuation Intensified by the occasion corrupt the memory of aged couples and move them to boast of their goisl fortune. No one should criticise this failing, which is hat'iuless alul even beautiful, but which nevertheless is treason of the cold truths. The old mau sits nt the head of the table with his old wife at his side. Both have been toasted and it is necessary to reply. He rises and says: "We have lived together for half a century and have never quar reled," and tlie good wife, in her black gown and her best laces, beams on her children, her grandchildren and assem bled friends, and coullrms the false hood with a nod. Frequently, too, younger couples cir culate tlie same fiction about them selves. In company they are very de voted to each other. She continually gives him playful flllllps ou the cheek, ami "dearest" is the coldest name by which he addresses her. From their own stories it appears that their mar ried life has been uninterrupted beautl tude. They bask in each other's glances aud are exalted, transfigured by love. Other young couples, who are fond of each other and who get on very well together, though not without little quarrels, may behold how extremely peaceably the first young couple dwell together. Perhaps a young wife will accuse herself of being too quick of temper and too sharp of tongue. Per haps both will think that their mar-, riage has not been as successful as it might have been. Then they may put their arms about each other, deplore past quarrels and past hardships, re new their vows of love ami resolve U make the future atone for what cannot be undone. Such self-crlmlnatlons will do no harm. Such renewals of the vows of uffecUou will make a day or a week more pleasant, perhaps, than It would have biK'ii. It is well for husband und wife now and thou to beg pardon of each other. But no young couple should believe that, because they fall out once In a while, exchange sharp words, lose their tempers and spoil a dinner by quarreling, their marriage is a failure; a failure, nt hvist, by comparison. Nothing could be more untrue or more uujust to themselves. All married couples have had their little bickerings, and when any couple sny they have lived together fifty years, or even ten years, without a quarrel, they are either the one exceptional couple out of one thousand or they say what Is not true. True, the husband may never have attempted to stab his wife, nor the wife plotted to poison her husband, but be sure they have more than once scolded each other, taunted each other, been angry at wit-h other and, in short, quarreled outright with each other. They haxe been reconciled, of course; their life together 1ms been harmonious, except for occasional discords; they really love chcIi other;but believe this, they have had their ' quarrels. - Sail Francisco Bulletin. IS YOUR EUTTER GENUINE? No Need for HouMmi When 1 here Are? Juii e Way of Toting 1 1. There are so nuiuj kinds of butter and butter substitutes on the market nowadays that '.he housekeeper is of ten unable to ascertain if site has real ly got the genuine article or not. Here are two tests that will enable anybody to discover whether spurious butter has been foisted ou them. One of the best ways to learn Just what sort of stuff Is being spread upon the family bread is known as the "boil lug teat." It was Invented by a detec tive about ten years ago, and was, or course, used simply for the purpose of discovering whether or not merchan dise being sold as the genuine urtlcle was spurious. This lest couslsig mere ly In boiling briskly a small portion or the sample and observing Its behavior the while. Melt the sample to be tested In an old iron tablespoon, hastening the pro cess by stirring with a small splinter of wood, as, for Instance, a mutch with the phosphorus removed, or a tooth pick. Then, Increasing the heat, bring to as brisk a boll as possible, and after the boiling has begun, stir thoroughly the contents of the spoon not neglect ing the outer edges two or three times at Intervals during the boiling, always shortly before the boiling ceases. Genuine butter boils usually with veryjlttle, if any, noise, and produces n abundance of "foam." "Process" butter and oleomargarine sputter as they boll, and produce practically no "foam." The composition article may produce a little, but the amount Is so small that It can easily be distinguish ed from the genuine article. The utensils required for another method of testing-are one hnlf-ptut tin measuring cup, commou lu kitchen use. ninrked at the half and quarters, or a plain one half pint tin measure, or au ordinary small tin cup. two aud three quarters Inches in diameter and two Indies lu height, holding about one gill nnd a half; a common pan, about nine and a half incluw iu diameter at the base, and a small rod of wood tho thickness of n match and or convenient length for stirring, and finally a clock or watch. This process Tor distinguishing oleo margarine N us f.dlows: I'se sweet skimmed milk, obtalued by selling fresh milk In a cool place for from twelve to twenty. four hours, aud re moving the cream as fully as possible. Half till the half pint cup with tins milk, or till the smaller cup mcntloncil two-thirds, measuring accurately tho gill of milk when possible; heat nearly to boiling, add a slightly rounded ten spoonful of butter or butter substitute, stir with a wooden rod. and eoutinui) healing until the milk boils up. Ketnove the milk qf'rom the heat a soon as it lias boiled up, and place In the pan, which has been prepared, con taining pieces of Ice with very llttlo Ice water, the Ice to be In pieces tho size of one to two lien's egg. Fragments of Ice melt loo rapidly. There should be enough of the Ice to cover two-thirds of the bottom of tho pan. ' As the Ice melts the water will, of course, rise to a higher level. Stir the contents of the cup rather rapidly with a rotary and a crosswise motion In turn continuously throughout the test, ex cept 'during the moment of time requir ed for the stirring of the Ice water in the pan. This stirring should be at Interval! of one minute, and Is accomplished by moving the cup about lu a circle around tlie edges of the pan. If the sample is oleomargarine, says the London Mall, by the time the stir ring lias been going ou ten minutes, sometimes in a very much shorter length of time, the fat will gather lu a lump or soft mass, and will harden quickly. If It does uot gather it Is either genuine or "renovated" butter. Kit her of these two methods of testing will enable you to find out what sort .of stuff you are buying for butter. GETS OUT DIVORCE CHART. Give Htatea of tile Union Where the ' Law la I.rtiirnt. An enterprising publishing firm has put on tlie market u rather unique docu ment. It is nothing less than a divorce chart of the Fulled States, from which unhappy couples can quickly learn in what State they can get be separated with the greatest celerity and ease. "By a mere glance," It explains, "the particular information sought may bu obtained. The form and manner In which tlie laws are placed before tho reader lire as simple of comprehension for the layman as they are for the law yer." Tlie chart, it Is fo be feared, will do much to put a damper ou the divorce industry of South Dakota. Idaho, Ne braska and Nevada are equipped with Just ns rapid fire divorce laws as the more widely advertised Shite. In fact, they beat South Dakota ou one very material point, for while the Inst named State does not permit the remarrlago of a guilty defendant the other throo lay no restrictions on either party. They also require less notice of uu action thrill South Dakota, construe causes Just as liberally and demand no longer residence. But easy divorces can be lift tl In tho ICast Just as well as In the West. Staid old Connecticut, Maine and Delaware bother themselves not about length of residence, so long as the cause origin ates on their soil. They also provide a liberal liuuilier of causes foi uplcs de siring separation to choose from. South Carolina Is tin- most inhospita ble State of all to the would-be divor cee, says the Salt Lake Herald. Tint laws there are strict, to the verge of bltleiiess. But In the majority of States this Interesting chart shows that to n couple so nilinled divorce can be very easily obtained nnd In some tlie untying of the knot Is not much more dllllcult than the tying. The, Pullman Sleeper. "I heard a funny conversation not long ngo on u Pullman," siild a travel ing mail. "It was bedtime nml two la dle near lue were getting themselves ready to turn In. They were talking iihout the iiicoiivenluces of It, when I heard one remark: " 'Well, I must say that I do not like these sleeping curs at all.' "'b,' responded the other in a more cheerful frame of in 1 ml. 'wait till you have lived uwlille In a flat, us I have, nnd you won't think tlie sleeping car Is so bad, after all, ' Detroit Free Press. A Proposition.' First Rummer Girl I liked Georue at first, but I've become tired of him. Second Summer Girl Yes? That has lieen exactly my experience with Harry! First Summer Girl-Indeed? Why can't we arrange an exchange of pris oners? Puck. According to Contract. Joakley I understand there's consid erable talk now In naval circles about some orders that were forged very skillfully. Coakley Aha, another scandal, eh? Joakley Oh, no. They were orders for some 8-lnch guns. Philadelphia Press. Educational Institutions tn Mexico. There are thirty-three museums, 139 libraries, forty scientific and literary so cieties, and 702 newspapers in the Mex ican republic.