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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1902)
! r)-AE HANDS WITH FATE, t . -jid old world, anj bad old world. 1; i- -caroe worth while at all; ju riirrowt cling and its friendships sting. Ami even it joys will pall, jut il.-ar is life for all its strife, And lore is better than hate you'll find a (trace in the surliest face M you just shake bands with fate. Vita Hcht In your glance and right in your glance And your lips in a curve to the sky; A sprins in your walk and a ring in your taik. Suf . li e will not pass you by. The I'M tli that you will winds over a hill, !;,; It lends to an open pate; $o :r:;l v.'if a song to lure love along. Ami iust shake hands with fate. Tit in yourself is the demon elf, Ti i yourself is God; And you'll never stray from yourself away Rod's light or the devil's prod. Whatever your mind you'll meet in kind. And what is yourself crente; Xhe world will view what is really yon Therefore, shake hands with fate! Leslie's Weekly. JASPER DANE'S CALLER. -plin door creaked very slightly, mP but it jarred ou Jasper Dane's nerves, lie looked up with a frown. is this Mr. Dane?" A young woman was framed In the doorvoiy- Jasper's frown slightly faded as he caught sight of her. Sue was a pretty young woman and charmingly gowned, and she wasn't inure than one and twen ty. Jasper avoided the woman's page of his paper, lie couldn't have told what the young woman in the doorway wore, but he recognized the fact that It was a combination that seemed to be Just suited to ber. "Mr. Dane, the editor?" Jasper, peucil In hand, bowed again. The young woman advanced into the apartment. ''ou are much younger than I sup posed, you to be," she said. Jasper's eyes opened wider. "I am not quite sure that I ought to take that as a compliment," he said, lie even smiled. Then the pressing character of his work reminded him. His features stiffened. He raised his pencil again, and looked at the gui se verely. "It's the very Orst time I was ever In an editor's sanctum," she said, ns her glance took In the dingy walls and the littered desk. "How can I serve you, madam?" In quired Jasper. The girl looked at him and she looked at the chair beside his desk. "Thank you," she said, and sat down. HORliV MY JUDGMENT SEEMS HARSH. Jasper sighed and stared at the balf wrltteu sheet before bim. "Are you sure It Is the editor you want to see?" he asked. "The society editor Is at the lower end of the hall. So are the musical editor and the art depart ment. So Is the" dramatic ddltor." "I came to see you," said the girl. Jasper slightly flushed. "Thank you," he said. "I am on ex hibition at all hours. Is that all?" The girl shook ber head. "I)o you own the paper, too?" she asked. Jasper frowned. "No," he replied. "I believe It Is gen erally understood that Mr. Llnas Lam son is the paper's owner." "The railway president?" "Yes." "Has he any children?" "One." "Boy?" "No, a girl. A little girl who is study ing abroad." "How old r "I don't fruow. Mr. Lamson speaks of her as h'B little girl." Jasper was getting fidgety. "I beg your pardon," he said, "but you lave not told me how I can serve you." "No," she said, "I haven't" A brief silence followed. "Am I to' Infer that you are getting op a society directory?" Jasper Inquired with a slight flavor of sarcasm. "No," said the girl, "the inference would be wrong. Nor do I want my Portrait on the society page. No, I have no tickets to sell and no subscription Paper to sign. I came here to see you. A dear friend said: 'You must see the editor of the Dispatch. He's well worth Jour while.' " Jasper couldn't help flushing again. "Am I reckoned among the leading sights of the town?" he asked. "No," the girl gravely replied. "You me between the geyser fountain and tlic zoo." Jasper laughed. "And do you come up here to tell me that?" he asked. "That for one thing," said the girl. ''I don't suppose my presence here both ers you In the least, does It?" "Madam," said Jasper, "I am a reck less user of the truth. Your presence 5p To give your nhntoirrnnliln n.r.nl,n. nana a thorough overhauling and clean ing up. if you use a hand camera, take off the front and clean out the dust that you will be surprised to find It contains. If lt l8 a larger Instrument, ee that there are no parts that re quire reblacklng. The nearest shoe maker will give you a little "dubbing" that will improve the bellows If rubbed Into the comers that are getting hard and Inclined to crack. Go through vonr negatives and throw awav all those thnt are useless. Overhaul your stock of solutions and throw away all that are not in good condition and properly lalK'lled. Examine your travs and washing boxes nud give them a coat of enamel if thought necessary to guard again rust or decay. Go carefully over your source of dark-room Illumination and see thnt there Is no danger from any stray beams of white light or an unsafe ruby light. Finally, make a resolution to the effect that you will expose fewer plates and secure befter results than you did last year. St. Louis and Canadian Photographer. The recent action of the Paris Salon In admitting photographs In competi tion at Its next exhibition is bound to exert a stimulating and very beneficial effect upon photography all over the world. Up to the present time photog raphy has been barred from all Art Exhibits and has been classed as a lib eral and not as one .of the Fine Arts. Mr. Edward Steichen, of Milwaukee, however, a very prominent amateur, whose work has won him universal prevents me from attending to my du ties." "Perhaps this Is your busy day?" said the girl. Innocently. "All my days are busy days." "Then, of course, lt. Is just as con venient for me to- call to-day as any other day," said the girl. Jasper looked at her with a comical expression. He was a little " near sighted, and, as was his custom with callers, he hnd scarcely given her an appreciative look when she entered. Now, at shorter range, he saw that she was much prettier than he at first sup posed. She certainly was a very charm ing girl. A troubled look came Into Jas per's eyes. "I beg your pardon," he said, "but may I remind you that you haven't stated your business with me?" The girl looked into his eyes with a clear, frank gaze. Then she slightly smiled and slowly removed an elustlc band that held the small packuge she bore lu one neatly gloved hand. Jasper took quick advantage of her averted gaze to pull down his cuffs and make a quick pnss at his twisted tie. "I have.wrltteu something," she said, "and I want to submit It to you." Jasner felt himself weakening. Ordi narily he would have taken the manu script, and, hastily scribbling the writ er's address on it, would have tossed it nslde with the remark that he would communicate with the writer by mall concerning lt and then he wouia nave resumed his work. Now he hesitated. Ills pencil dropped from his fingers. lie straightened up a little. "What Is the nature of the article?" he asked, in what he fancied was an indifferent tone. "It isn't an article," said the girl. "Do I look "like a person who would write an article?" She seemed to challenge his scrutiny. Jasper couldn't resist the temptation. He leaned a little farther back. "It isn't always possible to judge by the nppenrauce," he said. "But I fancied article writers were always old, and and fussy, and and cranky," said the girl. "There are exceptions," said Jasper. "There must be exceptions." "I suppose you know," said the girt "But it Isn't an article." "You arouse my worst fears," said Jasper, as the girl spread out the manu script. "I think I understand what you mean," she said. "I'm glad you do." "And I'm afraid your worst fears are confirmed," she said. Jasper sighed. "Then it is verses?" he said. "I supposed it was poetry," said the girl. "They always do," said Jasper. The girl looked up at him with a pretty grimace. "You are not a bit encouraging, she said. , , . "It's the better way," said Jasper. "And yet vou write verses yourself," said the'gL'i. "And get them printed, t0"perhaps It is because I haven't a friend honest enough to dissuade me. said Jasper. "1 have had no time for that sort of nonsense lately however." "That's a pity," said the girl. "Don't think to softeu me In that wnv," said Jasper. "i like those linos beginning. She came upon me unawares,'." said the riri "I know then, by heart. 'She came upon me unawares, I turned and she was there.' " mr toqraphtj V praise and "many prizes In strictly pho tographic competitions. Is to be credlj ed with having won the laurels In this case, some of his recent work having been accepted by the Salon to be hung at Its next exhibition. When it Is re membered that the Salon Is composed of the most conservative artists In the world and that its gates have been jealously guarded against the. admis sion of anything but works of the high est merit, the Importance of this Inno vation, to i-e camera worker, will at once become evident. The snap shot fiend will soon be a thing of the past. Amateurs to-day are putting brains into their pictures. While bruins and work are necessary to make artistic pictures, a good outfit Is also essential. The box should be one with a focussing arrangement and ground glass, file shutter one of the automatic time and speed combinators. but the most Important of all Is the lens. It Is better to have a good lens and cheap box and shutter than a fine box and shutter with a cheap lens. It Is also advisable to own two lenses a wide angle for Interior and confined places, and a rectilinear. The rectili near lens should be of high speed and not too long a focus, for all around work. A high grade combination lens is very desirable, which by removing one combination give a very long focus with remaining combination is at times very Important. The subject of lenses is an Inexhaustible ones, and we will endeavor to treat this subject In some future article. The girl gave him a sidelong glance. "Did she come upon you unawares, Mr. Dane?" Jasper caught the glance and slightly flushed. His look grew troubled again. "I live lu hopes," he said. "That's enigmatical," laughed the girl. "It shows yon are not sure." "I must object to your manifest In tention to throw me into a sentimental mood," said Jasper. "It will not help you." The girl laughed and passed the man uscript to him. "I know you will like It," she said. "Why are you so certain," Jasper asked. "Because t haven't written on both sides of the paper," said the girl. Jasper bent over the manuscript to hide his smile. Then his look changed. The smile faded. He read the lines with great care. Presently he locked up. The girl had been regarding him in tently. She met his eyes with an In quiring glance. "You want me to be frank?" he said. "Of course." "The lines are quite too sentimental. They are of the old school where sen timent reigned. Nowadays we bluntly call It gush." "But It's not all bad. Is It?" queried the girl. "By no means," replied Jasper. "The execution is good. If the fripperies and ! affectations were dropped lt would be very passable. If you would heed my advice they never do I might be tempted to ask you to try again." He folded the manuscript and hand ed It to her. "Thank you," said the girl. "I am sorry If my judgment seems harsh," said Jasper. "It doesn't," said the girt "I have tried to treat you as an hon est friend should," said Jasper. "Thank you again," said the girl. "1 will admit that I hoped to see my verses in your paper." "Try again," said Jasper. The girl arose and put out her dainty hand. "I am glad to. know you, Mr. Dane," she said. "I have a very dear friend who has sung your praises until I am quite jeulous. I was really anxious to meet you. Uood-by." Then she swiftly added, with a charming smile, "I am sure we shall meet again." The smile and the words quite over came Jasper. "I I hope so," he fairly stammered, as he arose to his feet and watched her flutter from the room. As he resumed his seat a card upon the floor drew bis attention. The girl had dropped it He picked It up, caught sight of bis name, and at once recog nized the angular handwriting. Then he read it aloud: "Dear Dane This is my daughter Leonie, Just come home from abroad. What she writes goes, of course. "Yours, "LINAS LAMSON." Dane softly whistled. So this was Lamsou's little girl, this splendid young woman! How charm ing she was, and how friendly. Had he hurt her feelings? What a brute he was! It would have been such a simple thing to publish the verses. And she never showed him her father's note. That was noble of her. He picked up his pencil and bent over his work. 'And presently he softly hummed: She came upon me unawares I turned and she was there. Cleveland Plain Dealer. ITALIAN OF THE ASH DUMP. Where TbU Foreigner Get Fuel for His Fire. There Is a value to everything, and , the Italian is cognizant of the fact, al- though the value Is small. Ho gathers cinders, wood, rags, battles, paper. rut Ivr and leather shoes, and old tin cans, ail of which have been thrown away by others. Sometimes two or more fam ilies unite In making their collections and disposing of them, forming in a small way a trust or co-operative Indus try. The coal nnd wood they utilize for fuel in their homes, nnd turn the other j teeth crowns with an outer curve, their products of their labor Into money In I natural teeth did not have. The re the following way: j suit Is to Increase the aceoustlc effects The old shoes and rubbers are sold to the mouth's bony structure. The a shoemaker, usually another Italian, I month of Trilby was like the dome of tt .1.1 I... t.. r.. ... . , .. , tl,,hC.1.T..t. ... . .I. .- - - I .nm in uij; iroiii o 10 .i coins a pair, IIIO : prhvs varying according to their con- jditlnn. Tlie shoemaker repairs them 'and disposes of them again as second- j hand. j The rags and paper nre sold to the j wholesale Junk dealer, nnd usually bring aUntt t! cents a hundred weight I I,OI"'1'"11 or crowns with an outward fur old paper and anywhere from HI ' ,urv' n cro:lt "''Provcment Is made In to No cents a hundred weight for rags. t,mv The bottles are washed and disposed I''rcc!aln crowns are used In making of through the same agency. The price Croat cornet players as well ns In mak of liottles fluctuates, an average being ', ing ''wrs. and lu the same way. The SI a hundred; but the Italian seldom ""H'urving front teeth are best for the sells on a "lu a r" market. i cornet 1st, because the tongue can be The bones are sold to the fertilizer "s,,1 1,1 t'lple-totigulng the mouthpiece factories. .2 a ton being paid. j '" f"'"'-v work- . The th in-.. 0'"' )f the little devices of modern where the solder and tin are melted off nnd the iron sheets are melted up and sash weights made from them. Old . tomato cans nnd fruit cans bring a ton, and It takes more than 4,tKK of these cans to make a ton. There must be some money made In this business, for an Italian residlne in j New York city pays to thnt corporation the sum of $::n.(M)0 a year for the privi lege of picking the above-mcnlloned commodities ((rimming, they call It) from the scows that bear the city's ashes and garbage, to the sea; Chris tian Endeavor World. IT'S UNNECESSARY TO SAY. Many I'emnrks that Are Kntlrely Bu lierfliioiiB at All Times. A new society is proposed to have for Its title "The Society for the Suppres sion of Obvious Uemarks." A list of speeches is to be prepared which the so ciety binds Itself not to use, thus ele vating the character of general conver sation. Here are some of the sped- mens of obvious remarks: "It Is Hot nre taken out when the greased paint the actual degree of heat registered by j ls washed off. When used as peruia Jhe thermometer which makes It so un- u,'nt benutiliers plumpers sometimes comfortable: (t Is the humidity lu the tllrn bl"'k the clock twenty year, atmosphere." "I don't mind the 1 A Krpl,t (1'1 of ,Hre lllls to be taken money; It s the principle of the thing." . 1,1 '"kiug teetli for public speakers. "One never understands the name ' nt",or8 auigein. It Is necessary to when one is Introduced to a per- lmvc tl"',n ulllHl ln RO tlwre l'an be 00 sou." "If the wuter were Altered It est'a')e of a,r l,(,tween them. The clear wmibi . tout .. o .1... ,r enunciation can only be had when any city.'' "The trouble about going to summer gardens Is it takes you so long to get home." "You can put on two fresh collars a day und then never have a dean one on." These are statements over which no one disputed nnd they may be luereused to an almost unlimited degree. The ob ject to be gained ln refraining from them ls rather Indefinite except that they waste time, but as everyone has immeasurable quantities of time to waste, and no gain can be shown in saving it. the work of the S. S. O. It. society seems an Idle expenditure of ef- r . ij . . .. . . joi i. ii i .ciyiiooy carneu on a iijougnt- dryer heats up the cavity after It Is ful conversation a state of mental ex-1 cleaned and dries It out almost In haustlon would soon be brought about stnntlv. That Is a modern Invention where all conversations would cease, knows. Is more rasping on the nerves , tf , ,.,,uw than an ocean of commoni.laee re- marks. The babling of tongues is an excellent deadener of thought and no one should permit his thoughts to work overtime If he desires to be happy. - Chicago Chronicle. - . I down to a fine point now. Probably Not a Chinese Word. the most popular Is ethol chloride. This "It's a mistake to suppose thnt 'Joss' Is sprayed on the part to be treated is a Chinese word," says a retired for sensitive dentilica and aching teeth, ship's cariM-nter. "I've traveled a good Among the local anesthetics. Injected bit in the orient ln my time, and among hypodermlcally. Is cocaine, odoiitiuider, the odds and ends of Interesting lnfor-: alvatunder and the many formulas of matlon I picked up was a knock-out tunder. of the genuineness of 'joss' as a Chi-j The most common dlsense that the nese word. Chinamen only know dentist has to treat Is pyorrhea nlveo 'Jose' when they come In contact with ' larls, or gradual absorption of the pro Europeans. A Chinese priest that 1 1 cess below the gums. The gums re became chummy with In Hankow told' cede and the teeth become loose and me that there was no such word In ' drop out. TbU disease Is due to neg Chinese. He explained that the word lect of the teeth. It can be nrrestefl If was a corruption of the Spanish word i taken In time. 'Dios' and had come Into use through ' There are specialties In dentistry. the missionaries. Many early mission-: aiies, he said, were Spanish priests, and their pronunciation of 'Dios' wns speedily corrupted into 'joss' by na- ,, f. ,1. "l'n , urae uitrtiCT. n b umy ou me Vvumese seaboard that the word is understood j by Chinamen. In the Interior, the priest told me, the celestials had no Knowledge or it. draw largely upon the tropica for con- The Mournm Kll. dlmenta and delicacies that add to the The use of crepe for mourning veils pk,asures of the table. The Increase Is becoming less every day, and ln ln tUe t.lltribut!ons cf the tropics to summer the crinkly fabric Is scarcely tbe daliy llfe ef man has been general seen. Many physicians protest against throughout tbe countries where pros women wearing crepe veils at any sea-, perity or an activity In manufacturing son of the year, and the nun's veiling, and commerce is the rule, but It seems grenadine, and similar materials bave to be especially marked In the United to a large extent, replaced the crepe States, which now Imports more thun drapery that formerly was a distinctive $1,000,000 worth of tropical and sub range or bereavement. j For widows or other women wearing . crepe mourning It Is the fancy at pres- : ent to wear a short veil of fine grena- j dine or gauze, falling in graceful folds at the back and draped on' a bonnet . frame of light weight, edged with a I narrow band of crepe. A bow of crepe adorns the Trout of the bonnet. - It Is as Important that a man should acquire new ways of complimenting as ; that a woman should leurn new ways of cooking potatoes. PROGRESS GF MODERN DENTISTRY. It M.ik.e Plump Those Iran of face and U Invaluable to In. crease Power of Singers and Cornetists. The ue of porcelain crown for teeth has enabled tnrderu dentistry to do a great deal for art. It has made It possible to Improve the voices of cer tain singers by Riving their artificial j kk'r ..m i.nie liim-riiHi-ie. touic sing j ,,rs bave this mouth, but their front ' teeth. Instead of being a continuation ' ' ,lle curve of the roof of the mouth, I bend Inwardly. They break the' flow of ",0 "' sawing off these nat- ! l,rl1 ,0ll1' Hlul mounting them with dentistry Is the plumper. This Is a combination of gold and bard rubber . for making the face take on a rounded appearance. Elderly ladies, whose skin i has begun to set loosely, sometimes . have plumpers put In. In cases like I this they arc permanently fixed to the side teeth by gold crowns. Plumpers are also made for actresses and actors for use In making up thtfnee for the , character they wish to portray. They i j r.:...VTi.- I I PLUMPEKS ATTACHED TO FALSE there Is no air space nor chance for hissing. " Electricity has made dentistry ad vance ns it has advanced. ThereMs an electric oven for baking porcelain thnt ! Is capable of a beat of 4,5(11) degrees. I An electric lathe and an electric en ; glue are used for all the work In the mouth. It works so much quicker that I one-third of the time Is employed that was formerly required, and so two thirds of the pain and nervous strain ls eliminated. Formerly It took half a . day to muke a Oiling. Now an expert, , working with electricity, may 1)11 a tooth lu ten minutes. An electric root ' and time-saver. An English modeling mil mm tuntii inc inc ui lillinit'l U pads, which was a beat -producer, be - '.ides helm, lll-tastine. I Very few first-class dentists now ad - 1 minister chloroform or ether, and raerly Is nitrous-oxide gas given. Any - 1 thing that reduces to unconsciousness has . bsrt effect. Icsl anesthetic, or- . w Two St. Louis men get 1100 for 1 straightening children's teeth. j . TROPICS ARE AT OUR DOOR, American. Are Large Consumers of Product of Warmer Uliue.. Americans live better, nerhaus. than the people of any other part of the world. They are not content with the j)rodueta of their own country, but j tropical foodstuffs and raw materials every day In the year. The Increased reliance upon the tropics Is probably greater, proportionately. In the United States than ln most other countries, since a much larger share of our sugar Is drawn from the tropics than Is tbe case with other, nnd especially the Eu- I ropean countries, which In most -cases now produce their own sugar from beets. The United States has durjng recent years consumed nearly one-half of the cane sugar of the world which enters 1 Into International commerce, and more than one half of the coffee of the world. In the year iwl the lmxirtatlons of goods usually considered as of tropical or subtropical production amounted to HOO.tXXV'M, or considerably mora tha'i fl.tmo.ow for every day In the year. Including Sundays and bolldnya, while thirty years ago they amounted to but ft l3.tHO,mit. or lesa than $00,. trno per day. Humor thn I'racrmak er. If the old time duels were always dis graceful and sometimes fatal, they hud the merit, like all other human things full of human error, of being fruitful lu good Jokes. Micbnel MacDonnugh. In his hook on "Irish I.lfe and Charac ter," gives some cases In which humor, from within or from without, came to the rescue of would be duelists. A witty Dublin banister was con sulted by a physician ns to cnlllng out a man who had Insulted him. "Take my advice," said the lawyer, "and Instead of calling blin out. get him to call you In. anil have your re venge that way. It will lie more se cure anil certain." An upstart squire went to an old squire for advice as to sending a chal lenge. "Uealy of I.oughllnstown." said he, "has threatened to pull me by 'the noso whenever he meets me. What would yon advise me to do?" "linn be really used thnt threat?" asked the squire. TEETH, AND TO Tlll'E ONES. "He has." "Well," said the squire. "I'll tell yon whflt to do. Soap your homo well, and It will slip through his fingers." Perhaps the moat contemptuous de clination of a challenge was thnt of an Irish gentleman of the old school. "Fight with him!" he exclaimed. "I 'would rather go to my grave without a tight!" Cattle Are Not Natlvcu. In an Introduction to a recent bulle tin on American breeds of beef cattle the broad statement Is made that prior to tlie discovery of America there were no cattle lu the western hemisphere. Ou one of his voyages Columbus la said to have brought a number of do mestic animals with htm. The escape from captivity of some of the early Importations of cattle was the means of establishing the famous native cat tle herds of the West Indies nnd Mex ico nnd tho hmg horned herds of Texas, Tin wild horses of the plains were sim ilarly founded. llen-rei-kml KiiHrrowi. Female sparrows are especially tyr annical toward their partners, especlal- t , 4 it.. 1 .... : "' . . . g time, when they am,, ,ueir n husbands fierce- L..l'" ."l''"' , lr laziness. At Z uZa , ,k , , ce m" 1 !,? n . , I! . " . I,,,rlllpr , . nl" a? Bhe Ic:k ...... I. . I , . . """ .'""'" " ""' ' "I'atS an Ig- nmnfn , retreat- Hen blackbirds land thrushes are often very overbear I Ing and even spiteful toward their mates when their houses are la course of construction.' Intoxicating Ilea ns. Among the peasants of Southern Italy, Klclly and Sardinia a. "curious, malady has been noticed by physicians, which Is caused by eating beans.' One of the most remnrknble effects of the malady Is.a specres of Intoxication re sembling thnt produced by alcohullo drink. In some cases persons predis posed to the malady are seized with symptoms of Intoxication If tlley pass a field where the bean plant is lu flow er, the odor alone sultlclng to affect them. Home Kx porta to Menus ny. A parcel post package mailed la Brooklyn to Hamburg, ;ermany, re cently. Interested the postal clerks. The customs declaration of Its con tents written on the outside was as fol lows: ' One mustard plaster 5 tents One box corn sulve..... I) cents Mixed candy 5 cents l'otanu tablets 5 cent Total ;2t cents When Ilraaa llecomes Ilrittle. It Is a curious fact that common brass which Is subjected for some time to, constant tension occasionally undergoes, a remarkable cbilngu. It loses Its te-' nacity and In a short time becomes al-, most as brittle, as glass. A Historic Tree. There still flourishes at Dundee, Scot la nil, a treo which was dedicated as a "tree of liberty" more than a cen tury ngo during the ferment caused by tin French revolution. Her Benson. "But why did you en-i courage him If you didn't want him to propose?" "Because Just at that time ace."-Chlcago Evening Post.