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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1902)
1816 HAD NO SUMMER. gURP;SSED 1902 FOR UNSEA SONABLE WEATHER. Ihitk Ice Formed During Eyery Month ,j i;i;ciner Vi Most Agreeiiblc l'urt of Yeur Food Ktufla SolJ at tnUiurd-of Prices. The ri'ci'iit phenomenal wenther has wui'l iin old friend to send to Uu' Waslii".-10" I'oHt nn extract from u fl.nipl"Mik preserved lu his family of the nm:irl;;ible summer of 1SH. it is u,wn in history as the "cold summer of 1S1'." The sun seemed to be tie roid of heat mid all .Xuture was clad In gloom. The people were frightened ,iid ininiiied that the fire In the sun Wlls lieiii); rapid! extinguished, und fears were entertained of the approach ing end of all things. Sermons were preached upon the subject In nil the churches, and wlcutllic men of the day talked learnedly In effort to explain the itriuii.''' phenomena. The winters of 1815 and 1SN3 were Tery cold lu Kurope, but opened com paratively mild In our country, und lu do way Indicated the severe weather that soon prevailed. January was very mild, so much so, Indeed, that fires ren dered homes uncomfortably warm; this was broken, however, lu February for i few days, nnd the warm condition which existed nearly all of that month gave no Indication of the coming wintry aspect which succeeded, and which ren dered the remaining months of the year unlike any summer that had preceded it within the memory of the than "old est Inhabitants." March cume In with Its usual Icy winds, but moderuted grently toward the end. April began with warm and bright sunshine, but as the month drew to a close the cold Increased and It ended In Ice and biiow and a very win try temperature. May, which Is usually looked for with Its welcome flowers, proved a bitter disappointment; the early buds were soon blackened by the frost, and lu one night during the first two days of Miiy vegetation was made I blackened waste; the corn was killed ind fields had to be made ready for an other planting, but that was prevented by the extreme cold, lee formed to the thickness of half un Inch through ull the tields. June was a month of Ice and desola tion, with thermometer Bunk very far below the freezing point, even in the southern latitude, and all renewal of planting was abandoned. Frost, Ice ind snow were common throughout the couniry. every green thing which had vailed itself during the few days of sunshine to develop perished in the frost, and all kinds of fruit were de stroyed. hi Vermont snow fell to the depth of ten Indies during that mouth; seven Inches of snow in Maine and three Inches throughout Massachusetts and Central New York. July was accompanied by frost nnd Ice, and on the glorious Fourth an abun dance of ice was found In the streams ind poul.s us fur south as Virginia. Thai month the Indian corn was entirely de stroyed in all but the far southern por tion of tlie country, and even there but I small quantity, compared to the usc.nl crop,' escaped. August, which It was hoped would tnd the cold weather, soon dispelled that hope; it was even more cheerless than the months which had preceded it. Ice formed even thicker than in the pre ceding month, nnd the corn was so bad ly frozen that It was cut for fodder, ud. almost every green plant was re Itroyed. The news received from Eu rope contained the Intelligence that like onditlons existed there in many phrts. The papers received from England Uted that the year 1810 would be re membered for a generation as the year k which there was no summer. What little corn ripened in the unexposed tes was almost worth Its weight In told. Farmers were compelled to use toe corn grown In 1815 for planting lu to Prlng of 1817. Seed never cost so Boch; It was obtained with great diffl tolty and at a cost of $5 a bushel. The lt month of summer opened bright warm and was the mildest of the but the expectation of returning Warner was soon dispelled. On August 16 Ice formed everywhere, "0 winter clothing, which had been M wide a few days before, was again fought forth to protect the people Nn the wintry weather. October kept P the reputation of Its predecessor, as ttre Whs scarcely a day during the kole month that the themrometer rose goer than 30 degrees. November was Wreni. cold, but, strange to say, De-tembe- ns the mildest and most coin ,0ab , oKinth of the entire yenr. W coi-n the cold spell caused bread Jtuffs io rise to an unheard-of price, and a impossible to obtain the ordi T eetnbles for table use, ns whnt e ol Kale were required for seed, 'tour lil in 1817 In the cities for ?13 biirrel, and the average price of ueat in England was 07 shillings per Quarter. In the Days ot Witchcraft. "w Incidents connected with courts fkw are more fully charged with In ?t than the followlug. In which u honesty and courage of the Judge "wrned can scarcely fall to com a good meed of admiration; "'hen Lord Chief Justice Holt pre j1 'n the Klng"B Bench, a poor, de Plt old creature was brought be him, accused as a criuiiual on m the full severity of the law jt to he visited with exemplary ef- "What Is her crime?" asked his lord thlp. 'Iteheraft." i Uow la a proved?" ''She has a powerful spell." me gee it. The spell was handed to the bench, it appeared to be emu ,n ... ... jrously adored nips of silk with threads of as many different hues. i mese were unwound and unfolded, until there appeared u scrap of parch ment, on which were written certain cabniistic characters then nearlv llle- I Bible from much use. " . j The judge, after looking ot this pa per diann for a few minutes, addressed himself to the terrified prisoner: -Prisoner, how caine you by this?" I "A young gentleman, my lord, gave ; u t" "e to cure my child's ague." now long since':" Thirty years, my lord." And did it cure lier?" 'Oh. yes. and many others." Tl lie liiilL'e iuhni-iI ii r.,. nnd jury: " iiioiuenis, then addressed himself to the 'IJentleineii of the Inrv" h sal Id, "thirtv ve.ivs dkh I nn.i . pat . . -n " - MUU pvuic VVIU nions, as thoughtless, ns mr.aif went to this woman's Inn, and, afer wjjoylng ourselves, found we had no means to discharge the reekouing. Observing a child ill of ngue, I pretend ed I hud a spell to cure her. I wrote the cryptic characters you see on that scrap of parchment, and lu gratitude the poor woman permitted iis to de part, and took this supposed 'spell' In discharge of all demands. I am the criminal. If one there be. What do you say, gentlemen?" What the gentlemen said was tanta mount to the acquittal of the accused woman. Ye Happy Farmer's Lift. Of all ye Lives I wot of Ye farmer's is most Blest. He tills ye Soil with sturdy Toil And wastes no Tyme in Best. He rises in ye Moruiug When half-past Two has struck, At Tenne be hittes ye Bedde again, If yet he has good Luck. He journeys to ye Stable And milks two dozen kinc. At hulf-pnst Fotir he hungers sore, And for ye Food does Pine. Of fried Pork Chops and Coffee He gladly does partake. And to complete ye Meal does eat Ye luscious Buckwheat cake. He rises from ye Table And Follows forth ye Flowe, But leaves his Place full soon to chase Back home ye straying Cowe. lietiirning to ye Meadow He labors hard till noon, And then does munch a Bite of Lunch, Which he dispatches soon. All diiy he gaily labors In the Field and Stable-Yard, Nor weary grows as on he goes, Nor fiuds his Work is hard. He beds down all ye Cattle, When roosts ye tired Lark, A sickly Ulim he takes with him To light him after dark. From one Year to another He Harvest sows and reaps, lie lives and thinks nnd works nnd drtnka And also eats and sleeps. What work he has not Tyme for Is managed by his Wyfe. All must concede 'tis giKid to lead Ye happye Farmer's life. Portland Oregoniun. Dietetic Dilliuulties. Benders of Hon Quixote will recti the meal at which Sancho Punzu, while Governor of Buraturiu, found that ev erything he desired wus whisked away at the bidding of the physician's wand, until the table was cleared of all that was eatable. Doctor Martin, in his book, "A Cycle of Cathay," tells of an experience he had in a Chinese hotel; it was singularly similar to that which befell Saucho. The Doctor says: "Many of the Inns are kept by Mo hammedans, as I learned to my cost. One day when my servant had set the table, and I was about to begin my breakfast with a slice of ham, the Inn keeper appenred, nnd Implored me by nil thnt was sacred to abstain from pork, for his sake is not for my own. "Sending It awny, I addressed my sulf to a piece of corned beef. To this the host also objected, saying that the cow wns a sacred beast. To spare his feelings. I said I would break my fast on bread and butter. " 'Not on butter, I beseech you." he exclaimed; 'butter, too, is forbidden. My dishes have not been greased with It for five yenrs.' " "Swallowing my dry morsel with a cup of tea. I left the place, resolving the next time to steer clear of an Inn keeper encumbered by such a combina tion of prejudices. Wide Awake. A lot of saloons and cheap restau rants surround the station at Savan in irrent Illuminated letters over one of these saloons, says a traveler. I saw the sign "Upen an uigui.. to It was a restaurant bearing with equal prominence the legend-"We never close." Third In order wns a CMnese laundry In a little tumble down hovel, and upon the front of this building was the sign in great, scrawling letters-"We wakee too." Not His Size. "Just think of it! That fellow came in and actually stole the clock off the mantelpiece." "And you say your g u we very same room?" yes but he couldn t G anything. Fld0 is' only a watch-dog you know." The manner in which a girl works herself to death getting ready to marry i enough to make a conscientious man ashamed that he ever became en gaged. After a woman has chased a man about so long, she must catch him or Stalked about the rest of her life. A man likes to be told tnTt he has earned a vacation, even If me old loafer makes the remark. Politics. Mississippi Congressman What kind of an election did you have up your way? New Jersey Congressman Quiet; very quiet. Half a dozen voters killed, I piesume.' How was it with you? "Dull as mud. The troops weie out." People buy Homiin's Wizard Oil be cause they have learned by experience that it cures pain ot every kind. Too Familiar. He Hello, dere. Miss Smif! Hie Doan yo' flag nie dat sudden, man. I ain't never seen yo' in all may life befo , an' ef yo' do it ag'in a lot o' people'll be walkiu' slow behin' yo tomorrer Baltimore World. Expensive Samples. If we did not know that when you try a mple tin of Monopole spices you would continue to ask your grocer for them, we wouldn't offer to send yon a full weight 2-oz. tin for two 2-cent stamps and your grocer's name. It costs us from 10 to 15 cents for each sample we fend, but we believe the in vestment a good one. One trial is all that is needed to make a friend for Monopole. AH goods packed nnder the Monopole brand are of the highest quality obtainable. You can bank on that. Wadhams & Kerr Bros., pack ers, Portland, Or. Man owes his feet a mighty debt, But little interest do they get, i Or ordinary care; Till corns and bunions come ariace, Than which there's naught torments our race That's worse for us to bear; But they may painless walk who use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE in their shoes. Decidedly Plain. "Did yon notice with what lofty airs that homely Miss Upmann carried her self?" "Yes. It was what you might call 'plain sailing." " Philadephia Bulle tin. His Wives. Visitor Lady Evelyn tells me, Dan'l, that you've bad four wives. Dan'l (proudly) 'Ess, zur, I 'ave, an', what's more, two of 'em was good unB. Punch. doing to Meet. As it is talked nowadays: She Are you going to go? Another She Yes". Are you going to come for me? Indianapolis News. 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Aver's H.iir Vicrnr n-icf - ...... . avm .IKO been restoring color to gray hair for fifty 'years, and it never fails to do this work, cither. You can rely upon it for stopping your hair from falling, for keeping your scalp clean, and for making your hair grow. $1-00 kodle. All 4nit:'-lt. If your drnc!rit runnot rnpnljr you, send s one dollar and it will exnrena you . bottle. Be nure and cive the name or .our nearest express ottice. Address, J. C. AY til to.. Ixwell.Uaas. Summer Angling. He Indeed there's jolly good fishing about here. Miss Swift made a great catch when she was here last summer. She Yes; that old man was worth at least a million. Pittsbury Press. Mothers will find Mrs. flrinslow't 8ooth Ine Syrup the best remedy to use lor their Shiluren during the teething period. Speculation. Bizzer Could you lend me $100 or so until tomorrow? Buzzer Going to play the races? Bizzer Worse, than that; learn going to a church fair with my wife. Ohio State Journal. Perhaps It Was. Mrs. Richmond What lovely antique furniture! Mrs. Bronxborongh YeB, and do you know, we got it almost as cheap as if it had been new. Putting It Oently. "But is she pretty?" "Well, I don't believe in talking about a girl's looks behind her back. Her father's worth about 120,000,000, and they've taken her to Europe twice without bringing back any titles, so you can form your own opinion. Chicago Record-Herald. carried to the ulcer or sore the healing process begins, the discharge ceases and the place heals over and new skin forms. S. S. S. is a strictly vege table blood purifier containing no mercury or minerals of any description. SIX MILLION BOXES OUR BEST TESTIMONIAL BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER. bow el a don't move rnalnrlr yon vr people tkam nil ether dlaaMa tocethrr. On the Move. "They have two servants." "Huh! That's nothing. We nmml ly have two in our bouse. One coming and one going." Philadelphia Press. fits prrttr. r.? .jssnss 1. Ii. II KllM.LU .WI 4ivbt..l"l.aa-l4u,J' j Noah's Trouble. j "Confound that ) claimed Noah, as the ark gave such a lurch to starUvinl that tl.o i e l against the roof. "1 wish it would 1 learn to stay on its own side n the boat!" : Then Xoah seized a handspike and started below deck to shift the cargo. j I vino mmo journal Alarm That Worked. - irst Office Nov What's Johnny hnrrvin' fer? lxxiks like he hear.) It j tire alarm. j Second Office Poy He did. De boss ! said if he wasn't Iwck from that errand j in 10 minutes he'd lose his iob! An Armorial Opportunity. Sidney Then you believe in a coat-of-arms? Rodney Yes. Almost any newly rich American girl can be benefitted by adopting a good I-atin motto to live up to. ruck. Summer Rest. Mrs. Jones You didn't stay long over at Mrs. Brown's. Mr. Jones No; the Brown family were all lying in their hammocks, and when I got tired of sitting I came home. Detroit Free Press. Hi? YOUR SADDLE, DRY! 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