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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1909)
-V -V V J5r -V -V "5' -5 -V C V -V" 5? 5 5 -V1 -V V' C -5 -5 5 5" 5 '' ' ' -V ( - Arr;. If l i VZ-Um f-w 1 fL ii.c W r St- W 11 2 AN To the People of Wallowa County, One and All, Greeting of the New Furniture Firm is the Make your Christmas truly merry by beautifying your home with gifts that not only please at this time but are sources of joy for years to come. Ashley (& Bue -:- Enterprise, Oregon -:- Mission Furniture, Chairs, RocKers and Tables, DURABLE AND HANDSOME HIGHEST WORLD SUN FAMOUS CUSK DaRD n 1 r J -TV S-V Headquarters in Wallowa Coun ty for all Best MaKes of Pianos Kr.abe. Mason-Haralin Fischer, and others Children's Chairs and Rockers, Doll Carriages, Secretaries, Desks, Book cases Make Dad Glad With a Section of the Famous Globe-Wernicke Bookcase Does Mother Need a New Sewing Machine? WE HAVE THE WHITE-IT IS BEST Our Big Store and Warehouse are crowded with Useful Gifts for old and young. You are invited to call and inspect no obligation to buy. Beautiful Art Squares, Rugs and Car- pets, Pictures, Picture Framss, Mould ing, Iron and Brass Beds Beautiful Round Dining Tables, Parlor and Work Tables ft VI: VI ft VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI to v ' ' ' "Cl ? ? sg g. g. g. g. c g g g Luella's Christmas Gift. Ey RCEBRT DONNILL T7 T Was tue fur.I;is: rr." 'Vju s..-'. Miss Lt:,-:hi und I i.re c-:!ia u W so I can tfil it. Miss Lil":);i t-.;; ii su-ales fcu'j 1 1. La: uji Iit s-im-u;;. Cur;: mas eve. jus: f .r :1j' fu:i or .;. lui:s it U-u w th" in;. !:.;. s-?S:: a niii:s trr;j n;i thf :i:n: -c i-vt-r t-:Lv OLD WORLD ARMIES DriKinc; WethoJs by Which Their Strc igth Is Maintained. 7F.I3K3 CF THE C0MS2P.IPTS. 7 'Lim " l fur.vi Ku isri;ii:::" to h' i: YVl:r-;i !-!r- u' tlio m.'irr.ir.K s.: r:.u t" :r s: llild r-!ii.'i:iiTc.: li.T II !:(! il - ll ; h- s!.r, .:,.! ) . . ff :.r I in: n psT'-isi. , v r a ;ui;t .'iTnuiii! i:h- mi,! rxi-'.n- '. i:: riii) i k;;; ?h imr v iurr -.: shrink:::. I I..-.. tU- tJ. i;i !; (.ii;h-s . t--.-r . r t J -jrS A BEAL, LIVE CHI;lKTMA!5 1'1.LS:J.T. wbere. but found no iiitrucer. 1 vud liim in the Bi t:np. "I drovnfl Uini in the wocli'iow!. Then I twik ndrnnt.'iso of tin- onskm to tc!l Miss Lut-.'la tbiit if tin- :n-ru:il!y wantfd a real live Christ una jrte i: the could have me." j A'.i Manner cf Doiges Are Adopted by ti-. Eiirible Yountf'Men to Avoid the Lrfrrcsd .Viiltary Service That Is So Hateful to Them. V.'o !:- .". C"' 1 d' :'.l Kli'iu; ciiis..-ril-;! :.. iMi v know it ac- n;;.;;-. i.i.-;.i:. In u- vinni;:y is t-vt-ry !': ' v. is ;.ii- t i a;.t drafted i:.;-! :!." All ni;.l-s v liu ;irc i,;.. ! . s-rii- uikI.t:.-.. :i III-r---iil;ii! in only a i-i-rtain : u;..ii r n-hx l :is,i ;l its lit f ir service. uivori.ui"iit li:is su!l'n-'n'i!t funds t '.::. ft :'.n- v!rii .f tin-sc uii'ii into th- r-.'t;;: :- anry. s.i n s.-iwtiun is lii ;; i'. i .ii ,t. tin- ihuhIiit i f iiiimi fli f' : r. iiotii'ditiu I" the funds ::: ;; l:'i::u f tin- MKhorilif's. : I'r ilil'i'. fir the consi-ript :.' cs::r:'.y v-ry trilling indid and v. i.I i: ,t iiu;:! rt- with that l;iid to vol ' ' .;;.'t-s. In i'aet. it is generally !r;i Mir.t tin- f..ust-r:.t must fall back til'-'U lu-i private iii-an. T'.n- in'; irids vary in enr-ii conntrr. V.:: ih- rasp i,f mic Ilurujiean " v ;-. ! ,., n,ai. Kulj-t not phys i ': i:ii'.'!;ariintcd is liable to enter :'i in the ap- of ttveuty, ul- ' . u-.'ii t :: tvb tare to enlist may i - at ei- !i;e'll. .v : 'issiT is ki't of all the youths r : :;, U sin- ae of twejity in the ; i : ':i r year. Men under live feet : " In- ii! h'-icht are exeiiiit from s i " w-'.l. of e.iurs", as those -. ii - sister from natural infirmities - I .; ! !M'. -r tiiem unsuitable for ae- ; " s.-r !-. ''!.;' iii' !i are also exempt if they I.;;-, t- ie-.piess cb-jiendeiits tbtiK the i tun . f a widow or of a disabled f. !l,e latter category also includ- ;:. ::ie nn'v huh of a father tvho is : t...e se'. enty years of njre. Tbeu the i.l - t of a family of nroii: s es : iii the case of two sous only ' :. i- !. !.;. there beiu- varinus other ( .- :.!!" i"!is. "i he lej-ii: serve;i ,y the eor.ie-ript is f twenty -live years, three ears 'i-e.ij-' sj.viit iu tlie regular army, six ; iiii .ie-li;!lf in the army rewrve. sis in !ie terriloria! aruty and the re liini: in- t.ine mid u half years in the territuriul reserve, ail liability to Kerr : e ':!si! at forty-live. Tiie service is frequently ho hated :!i:.t ::."! maimer of methods are adopt i in or-Jer to avoid It. Iu many -:ts;-s substirutes are provided by the tver.Uiiy. tliouph there are Htriuceat :--.i:ia:ioi!K with rejrjrd to tiie pro- VMoll ,f the SlllrStitUteS. 1 ii most Kurojieau countries military malineriiiK iu order to aroid compul sory military servU-e has reached the stase -t a hue art. Iu fart, a formida ble list of new crimes has been added to the statutes as a result, and medical men frequently have to Buffer for their assistance iu this particular kind of fraud. j Thus some time ago a number of C'olocne doctors were arrested upon a -linr:e of baring administered pills to youu? eouseripts. These piils consist ed of druss which produced the symp toms of heart disease bo cCectively as completely to deceive the military au- . thori'ies, with the result that the eou seripts were declared uutit for Bervice. In this case the fraud was brought to licht by one of the conscripts dying as a result of an overdose of the medi cine. Iu Germany, where the conscript is frequently treated with the greatest harshness, there are very few towns where there are not specialists whose living del tends solely iu inducing such a condition of affairs as will render young men exempt by reason of unfitness. In the French army it is quite coni mou for youths to feign all manner of ills, deafness being the usual ailment trusted to iu order to escape the serv-i'-e. As a result the military doctors have made an especial study of meth ods of detecting feigned deafness and to trap the tunning youth who acts the part of a deaf man. Auot her common practice in France Is io tamper with the eyesight, though this frequently results l:i )ermanent injury. For lactam, short Bight is produced by weariug imwerful eon cave glasses for a considerable time despite (he risk of briuging about per manent blindness. It is uo uncom mon oi-ccrrence for men to commit sui cide rather than submit to forced serv ice iu the army. In eastern Europe most brutal metb- j -ids are adopted by parents in order 'bat their sous may be able to work for them instead of serving in the 'irmy. The boys are frequently ill ; treated, and it is uot tit all uncommon even for their limbs to be broken or their sight to be destroyed iu order to prevent any likelihood of their having to liecouie soldiers. Switzerland probably has the cheap est army and the least burdensome methods of conscription, the service j lK-ing much lighter than iu the other continental armies. ludeed. the con-S'-ript in the Infantry army has to un dergo actual training for only 135 days during the eutire wriod of bis service. I'bilodelphin Ledger. CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE ARMY. A CHRISTMAS CCN3E3VE. Knew Her Minutes. Bridget- Will yes hare your dinner now. sorr. or wait for the missus? Hend of the House AVhere Is your mistress. Bridget? Bridget There's , an BU'-tion bey ant the corner, aorr. an' j she said sbe'd stop there for mlnnlt. Head of the House Have dinner now, ' Bridget. New York Sun. CHRISTMAS in the various forts garrisoned by luited States troops never imsses without a cut and dried celebration. Prep aration Tor the event is made loug in udv.-tiice. Every soldier knows that something extra is going to be bis portion for that day. The Christmas diuuer. with savory extras in the way of food, is uot the only speeial provi sion fort lie soldier's celebratiou. There h) a relaxation of the rigor of military discipline, which to many eulisted meii Is even more welcome than the turkey ond crouherries. On Christmas day the man iu the barracks tuny do pretty much us be pleases. But "p'S is pigs." and soldiering is Boldlering. bo it follows that a few of the men are shut out of the general hilarity of the holiday because they must erforiu a soldiers duty as ou other days. The guard mount is for Christmas as well us for all other days, aud military regulations cannot forego this requirement, no matter bow much the victims may growl under their blouses. Even the extra diiraer in the barracks, while It is a rare treat to most of the men. makes work for some of theiu which is regarded in the army as about the most calamitous detail in the business. Guard duty and kitchen work are things studiously to be avoided by the enlis'.ed men. It Is not pleasant "for a soldier to be kept on guard, walking a beat r paring up and down in rront of headquarters wheu the rest of the fellows are lnsidp the barracks sing ing famgs. telling stories, eating tur key or emt on the parade ground play ing bnselKill or doiug skylarking stunts. Accordingly the exiierienced soldier makes it a point to esciqie Christmas guard duty if iiossfble. There are sev eral ways of doing this. The first sergeant of the company sometimes, it is hinted. hels the veterans out by a passive co-orierntion. which throws the burden of the day uon young rcruits who ore passing their first Christmas In the servii-e. He permits the old titiK-rx to swap dates for guard dutr with the recruits so That the latter will find themselves detailed. Kama Claus also comes to the sol dier This is true literally and figura tively. He comes through the mails or the express companies in the shape of lioses or packages from the home folks. On his t: a month the soldier does not have much of a surplus to spend in buying presents to send borne, but this fact dies not militate against bis receiving mementos froln the old benrthstone. It Is' always ao vent in camp or barracks when some man receives a hefty package -je-fore Christmas" As a rule, the con tents are shared with the soldier's cronies if tbey hiipfieii to be of the edible variety and any of the cronies fall to receive almliar remembrances. By ELLA STEPHEN . ICopyrijht. 1S-. by American ITesi Asbo ciu'.iua J Tcke oranges and lemons, too; Remove the juice and pulp And acd the rinds, grated most fine Or by machine ground up. ON THE FLAT SHELL ! Next Put throuch the grinding machine Or chop in woocsn bowl ' The walnuts and the raisins good A"d almonds, blanched when whole. ) Dissolve the sugar in a pint , Of excellent grpe juice: I Then add to it the other things And gradually reduce By lirr.ircring all quite slowly down Till like a marmalade. Put into glasses, seal and place Witbin the pantry's shade. With Christmas react or toothsome .' game This conserve is delicious, ; Or thinly spread on buttered bread j At tea time proves propitious. Oysters Opened That Way With a Pur pose, the Waiter Said. The waiter had taken a h ug time In gcttiug Ihe oysters, but as he was well kuowu to his guests and his guests lo It t in that occasioned uo comment. When the oysters were brought the waiter set them down before his cus tomer and asked: "Do you like them better that way?" The diner looked, but he didu't no tice any differeuce, so be asked, "What way?" "Why. on the flat shell." replied the waiter. "Don't you see they areu't on the curved part of the shell, as usual?" "I see It now that you tell me about It" said the dluer. "but I don't exact ly get the Kigulfleuuee." "Well, you see." saldft'je waiter, "they always keep them tpstairs on the round rhell. and wbeu ai y one calls for oysters if they do come on the round Bhell It isn't a certainty that they have been oened fresh. Some times they aren't good, just because they have been standing. When I call for theia on Ihe fl it shell, ui I do for some of my customers, then they h -.ve to open them specially for that or-r. In that way you get them fresh.' "Ah. I seer remarked the diner. But wheu lie told the jirufesi'-'-ial cynic about It the cynic said sv u thing' about bettiug that they t' : t them standing cpeued In both ways. "Besides, any one knows they l---k fatter on the flat shell, which 1 Ihe more reason they'd le likely t serve them to some folks that way. If they nsked for extra Iarj.-e oyster they'd get them on the flat shell. same oysters on the curved shell won''! go as ordinary sized oysters." rem:'!'!: ed the cynic gloomily. New York :'. Chriitmas Firecrackers In many ,,arts of the south fur rears after the civil ar it wi.s Cbris'tnms instead of the Fourth of Julv that was the season fr fire.-ra.kers. Every Christmas the siorekee-rs laid iu large supplM of firecrackers, and rhe small j-'.v of thr.t iH-riod fell ailly slighted b- Santa ria,, uul(, routld nt east on,. f llis blockings stuffed with bunch. of ,,e ,iM, rw) ,.s,,Um,VM, h these disiriet ,.,, iuht). Rr(t cra.-ker on the Fourth of Julv was uo tnowu Of late years, however, the fire.-ra.-ker has . restored to its proHT date ii, nearly ever .t.mmunlrv and Christmas noise ,, ,.,,,,.'; t the blouing r horns and the beat ing of toy , ruins. Ths Humble Librettist. In the history of opera there i " many curious anomalies, but peruu'-s the straugest is the role played by librettist. For the most part obs inl and unimportant and generally urn--uiembercd, his rauks have uevertie' less beeu recruited from Ihe ablest an 1 most brilliant meu of letters. Aniot.'-' those who have undertaken the pus't are such unlikely names as Voltaire. Goethe. Wieiaud. Addison and Fi' -. ' lug. while others of considerable poet ic talent, ss. for example. Metastasi Culzablgi. Kiuucciul. Boito and Cop lce. have tried their hand at llbrcM" writing with assurance, giving to it their best efforts. Aud yet the suc cessful librettists arc few-the merest handful out of a harvest of three cen turies Forum. What's In a Name? fllrliT' m'b"1 J ,ou vau, tar Christ mils' Billy-I want n holmled. Bobby - want a blllygoat J pa-Suppose jroo wap. Spanish Fritters With Bacon. One cup flour, one teasiooiiful of baking powder, half a cup of milk to make a stiff Imtter Three eggs. whites Iwuteu separately: chop and j add two Spanish iepiers auj a can of j com. Fry iu hot fat and serve with I strips of bacou.-Good liousekeepiug.
