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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
A CURE FOR MELANCHOLIA.

Celibate cynics disposed to sheer at
the holy and happy institution of mat
rimOny should contemplate with
shamed eyes the brave picture pre-
scented by that young woman Of Mis-
souri, who has just resOrted to mar
riage as a cure for melanchOlia.
1t is pleasantly apparent that this
trustfuI maiden and the true and reIi-
able swain who hurried her out to the
local GTetna Green Of Clayton to get
a marriage license as the first step
in effecting a cure of her low spirits
take direct issue with the foolish Gym
les, in question. They have both, as a
matter of course. heard the disheart-
ening doggerel. "Needles and pins.
Needles and pins, When a man mar
ries his trouble begins," but not for
a moment have they accepted it as the
truth. They feel that no genuine poet
would sing such a strain, for genu-
inc poets are seers and know that
there's nothing half so sweet in life
as loves young dream eliminating at
the hymeneal altar.
In addition to the general hope that
the damsel in this case shall behold
her melanchOlia fall from her like a
discarded garment of sable hue, now
that she has elected to wear the snow
white garb of a bride, experienced
persons of normal temperament will
feel no doubt as to the certainty Of
this result. They realize, it is true,
that the young woman assumes a bur
den of household cares, from which
she was free when melancholy claim
ed her as its own. What are house
hold cares, however. in a home occu-
pied by two souls with but a single
thought. two hearts that beat as one?
They are but the dear delights Of
duty, bringing joy and inspiration as
they come, and they fold their tents
like the Arab and as silently steal
away with every twilight, whereas
melancholy AMI celibacy are as thick
as thieves and linked together like
the galley slave to his oar.
Wherefore the example Of the Mis-
souri, girl is earnestly commended to
the world at large, and especially to
all lonely souls who are making dire
discovery of the truth that "single
blessedness" is not what it's cracked
up to be- For that mournfuI feel
ing" don't take Doctor Quackery's
widely heralded nostrum, falsely wal
ranted to make you feel as clipper as
a FURNISHED dove assuming a liveliel
iris in the spring. Take a husband or
a wife, as the case may be, and thus
trust to heroic measures. At the
worst. it can only kill Or cure-and
anything is preferable to chronic mel
anchOlia
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09

bulk of their legislative ticket on a
Mcbride platform; that the Walla
Walla faction contemptuously desig-
mated the Boxers by the Ankenyites,
are in the lead in the city Of Walla
Walla. if not in that county, etc"
The Ankeny organ says this morn
ing that Mcbride is in danger of los
ing control of his own county Of
Skagit. According to Mr.. Grattan,
Senator Ankeny is also in danger of
losing control of his own county just
as his forces lost control of the city
at the July election. The truth Is
hat the more the Ankeny organ
abuses Governor Mcbride and the
Boxers" the stronger they become.
Mcbride now has a good show to ge,
the delegations to the next republican
state convention from King and Pierce
counties as the result of fractional
cuarrels among his opponents, and
IS chances are good to get a solid
delegation from eastern Washington.
With this backing his nomination
would be assured.
However, from a democratic party
standpoint it is to be hoped that Nc
Bride will be defeated by the Ankeny-
stevenson combine, for that will en-
ALE the democrats to name the next
Governor and to elect a legislature
favorable to the return of George
turner to the United States senate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
GAN NOT GET FEES
The Police Must Testify
In Justice Court.
ATTY WILSON RENDERS OPINION
Holds That Policemen Must Appear
as Witnesses Without Re-
ceiving Pay.
ATTY WILSON RENDERS OPINION

According to an opinion rendered
By County Attorney Wilson this
morning the police officers of Walla
Walla city, when testifying in the
justice court, will receive no fees for
such service. During the present SEES
sion of the board Of county commits
siOners the justice of the peace filed
numerous cost bills in cases Of the
state against persons, who had VIC
lated the laws, in which several of
The police were named as witnesses.
When the bills came up for action by
The board of county commissioners
that body, acting under the law pass
ed by the last legislature relating to
fees of officers, decided that the po-
lice were not entitled to receive pay
FOR testifying. The matter, however,
was referred to County Attorney Will
son, and this morning he filed his
opinion with the county auditor. Mr..
Wilson says:
'Replying to your query as to the
eight of police and other municipal
and county officers to claim witness
fees in suits in the various courts Of
the county. when called to testify on
behalf Of the city, municipality or
state of Washington:
THE rights Of this class of persons
to receive witness fees are governor
by the law Of 1903, page 10, and in
substance is as follows:
mo employe of the city or county
of Walla Walla who receives a fixed
can under any circum-
stances claim witness fees for testify
ing in a justice court on behalf of the
state of Washington or any munich
pality therein.
"POlice officers called as witnesses
in the superior court at a time when
they are off duty may demand witness
fees, but not otherwise.
The above applies only to courts
~ ltAll1i oIlAc NCtAIy. il ObAu OlllSCAS VI
employees are subpOenaed to attend
courts in other counties they may
claim regular fees.
The only exception to the above
is that if a deduction is made from
the salary Of such employee by reason
Of his being called as a witness, then
he may claim witness fees for testify
ing as a witness in the superior
court
The police officers of Walla Walla
feel that the new law discriminates
against them and are of the opinion
that it is an injustice to deprive them
Of fees for appearing in the Justice
court 1t has been limited that prob
ably the matter will be taken in the
courts and carried up in order to Sc
cure a decision from the supreme
court
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
LIQUOR MEN TO
HELP EACH OTHER
Association Will Fight Legal Battle
of Members

The Liquor Dealers Protective AS
ISOLATION will in future stand as a
body behind any Of its members who
shall get in trouble for the infractiOn
Of the Sunday closing law the mid
night closing ordinances, the land
lords liability act. or any other acts
or ordinances which are characterized
by the liquor men as blue laws"
The association took this action at
the meeting in Seattle this week The
association will take up the fight of
any member arrested for these Of
lenses anywhere in the state. and
will provide him with legal assistance.
To provide a fund for this purpose the
annual dues were raised from 81 to
Sc per year
The resolution expressly states,
however, that the association will not
take up the fight of any member
should he get into trouble through
criminal intent Should a member
allow a drunken man to be robbed in
his place of business knowingly, the
association will not only refuse to
stand by him, but he will be expelled
forthwith.
The liquor men say the passage of
this resolution. by far the most i'm
portant act Of the association, an
swers the question of dealers as to
why every dealer in the state should
become a member By joining he
Oof- WHOM trc,,b1o
James W. Morrison and A. Gerbel,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
INCREASE OF FREIGHT RATES.,
The Rate on Flour Shipped to the
Orient Is Nearly Doubled.

Seattle, Oct. 9-The freight rate on
flour to the Orient from Puget Sound
ports and Portland has been advanc-
ed from SO to s. per ton. This action
was taken Tuesday in this city at
meeting Of the freight bureau Of the
North Pacific-Asiatic steamship lines.
The rate on wheat and all other
commodities has been raised in
corresponding ratio. The new tar1n
will go into effect on November 1.
San Francisco lines are said to have
made a proportiCnate raise.
The rate war which has prevailed
for several months was precipitated
by the China Commercial company,
operating a line from San Francisco
to the Orient. The rate on flour to
the Orient from San Francisco was
cut to 81 per ton, but the Northern
ines never made a lower rate than
So per ton
The determination to increase the
rates 1t is asserted, will have an i'm
pOrtant bearing upon the local wheat
market. Japanese importers took ad-
vantage Of the rate war to secure
large quantities of flour, presumably
for speculative purposes. All the
mills in Oregon and Washington have
been kept running to their full capac-
ity to supply this demand They had
agents through the inland empire
gathering up all the wheat that could
be secured for immediate delivery.
AS a consequence the price of wheat
began to rise and many farmers re-
fused to sell
Exporters who are anxious to send
cargoes to Europe were unable to buy
wheat for export at the prevailing
prices, and as a result there have
been practically no ships chartered
to load for European ports. 1t is be-
lieved that there will be a change in
the situation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
AS GRATTAN SEES THINGS.

w II. Grattan, editor Of the Ia
coma Sunday Graphic. who recently
visited this city in the interest of Ed
Hamilton's candidacy for the United
States senate. thus expresses himself
in the last issue of his paper on tn
political situation in this state:
Briefly. the net result of my
nosing around the state, interviewing
leading politicians. farmers, business
men and mechanics, is the cOnclu-
sion that congressman Cushman and
Jones will certainly be returned to
their places in the house of represen-
tatives. by largely increased MAORI
ties: that Mr.. Humphrey will have to
hurry to hold his seat against SnohO-
mish's bright young lawyer candidate
Frances H. BrOWnel of Everett: that
Governor Mcbride will fall a tri1e
ny Of enough votes in the state con
ention to nominate him: that if
-eatte's railroad senatorial candi-
late. Hon. Samuel H. Piles. and form
er Senator John L. Wilson were
turned loose, each on his own merits,
for the popular vote Of Seattle. the
wiry little ex-senator would swipe
the votes about TO ,; that former
Representative Roth Of Whatcom will
not be a candidate for governor: that
Judge John S. HUMPHREYS of Seattle
VIII develope more strength as a
gubernatorial possibility than some
Seattle political bosses are willing to
concede; that Spokane and the North
east are awfully sore at not having any
COMPRESSION representation; that
Spokane democracy will elect the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09

The Good Roads convention now in
session at Spokane appears to be
more Of a political gathering than
anything else Yesterday there were
only 80 delegates present, six Of them
being from WalIa Walia, not counting
Senator AnEeny. who was there with
Ed Hamilton boosting for the railroad
combination. Samuel Hill of the
Great Northern railroad is president
of the convention. The convention
held at Colfax last year was packed
with Ankeny-railroad supporters and
this years gathering appears to be
of the same character. The three
commissioners from this county are
there at the county's expense taking
part in the political love feast.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
WEATHER..
Tonight and Saturday rain.

The plan of the race track assOc1a-
ton to have an excursion Of business
men from Seattle and Tacoma attend
the races on the biggest days is one
of the best ideas yet suggested in
connection with this enterprise, and
it should be consummated if possible.
1t is to the interest Of Walla Walla
as well as Of the Sound cities TO Guilt
vate closer business and social rela-
lions, and the proposed excursion
would be a good start in that direc-
ton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
Turks and Bulgarians Fight.

Vienna. Oct. 9.-It is reported that
Turkish battalion crossed the Bull
garian frontier yesterday and routed
the Bulgarians at a weak spot near
Djuma. Two Bulgarian companies
from Dubnitza later engaged the
Turks and forced them to retire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09

Read the ads in the Statesn'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09

Editor Grattan of the Tacoma
Graphic. who recently visited Walla
Walla. speaks of this city as the
"countrifed, fuorishing, wealthy, his
torical metropolis of southeastern
Washington" Countrited is good.
If this city wishes to be regarded
otherwise by visitors it should bestir
itself to get an electric street. car
line and other concomitants Of mod
ern civilization. II is now regarded
by outsiders as a big. overgrOwn vii
lage with compaths for streets and
mud for payCments.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
Postal Scandals Discussed.

Washington, Oct 9.-The postoff1ce
cases were discussed at a cabinet
meeting today, but there was no an
nouncement of any change Of policy
or of new developments made after
the session.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
y ADJUSTABLE CONSCIENCE.

At Waitsburg the mayors paper,
the Times, gets all the city printing
and advertising, but in Walla Walla
the mayor has an adjustable con-
science that prohibits him from al
lowing the Statesman to have any Of
the city's printing or advertising be-
cause he owns two of the four hun
bred shares in the Statesman Publish
ing Company, at the same time he
regards it as not a violation Of law
for him to sell supplies to the city
and the school district through the
Gilbert Hunt Company in which he
holds the majority of stock and of
which he is president and manager.
1t is a convenient business con-
science that will allow no infringe
ment of the strict letter of the law
except when it benefits the manipula-
tor of the adjustable conscience
However, the law might not prove to
be so elastic if the selling of supplies
to the city and school district by a
mayor and director were brought to
a test. Meanwhile the Statesman is
prospecting better without the city adj
and printing than the favor
ed organ appears to be doing with
this patronage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
Q, r. G. NJ, Co,

For the Merchants carnival to be
held at Pendleton October 9Th to 10th
the O. r. & n. Co. will sell excursion
tickets at one and one third rate
($190). Tickets on sale October 9Th
to 10th, good until October H.
R. BURNS, General Agt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-09
TO CURE A COLDIN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qufntne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. Csc.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
ROOTS AND BOARD

ICAN ACCOMMODATES ~ boarders Mt my
place. 30S Uneta street. MRS. NJ. }. ROSE.
does 81
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
head sort, and said as much to the

head sort, ana SAID as mucn 10 the
storekeeper.
''Shucks! That wasn't Ezra's revenge
at all, though l thought 1t was till
learned different Ezra was simply
saving Ike for the torture; that was
all Two days before he died he sent
for me, and he says, with shivery
chuckle, when he'd sent the others out
of the room: old friend, I've got to tell
somebody this, and I've chose on you.
It'll be easier dying if l know that
somebody alive knows how / got even
with that cuss. I've forgive him and
all that; but, say and he drew me
down closer to him, I've made him and
Martha promise solemnly, with their
hands touching mine, that they'll get
married as soon as decent, and, oh,
glory. won't she just knock the plaster
off of himi' He was chuckling hard
when / left him, and / reckon he died
chuckling. My wife said he looked real
peaceful and contented and satisfied
and sort of natural In his coffin"
"And KEEP / asked after a short in
terval, during which the storekeeper's
gaze rested upon distant hilltop where
white stones cleaned in the sunshine
Once more he sighed, more softly this
time. "Poor Ikep' he murmured. II
never see a man who seemed so glad to
die as him."
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
The Angora Cat.

The Angora cat is peculiar. When
its fur is entirely white the animal is
invariably blind, but when there is
even the slightest tinge of color the
vision is as perfect as in any other nor
NAL cat This phenomenon is not ac-
counted for. The only case of a SINH
lar kind known is that of the fishes in
Mammoth cave, which have no eyes.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
Suicide Sfatistics,

Statistics of suicide show that in TO-
600 cases of self inflicted death in the
United States 3,129 were unmarried
males and only 926 unmarried females,
while there were 3,S17 married men
and 800 married women.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23

NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE for
sale Never been uncased Also Wheeler
& Wilson No. 9. Addre IS Machine" care
this office.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
Starch and Sugar.

Starch and sugar contain the same
chemical elements and in the same
proportions, the only difference be-
tween the two chemically being in the
arrangement of their molecules.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
Tns ChfxarrS of Europe.

The chivalry Of Europe is in great
measure product of the Saracen chiv-
streams flowing through Constantine
pie and through Spain.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23

Greenland glaciers average 1000 feet
in thickness, move fifty feet a day and
discharge into the sea four square
miles of ice yearly 1000 feet thick.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
MISCELLANEO

THAT ADVERTISING in the Dai
Progress never fails to bring customers.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23
kilograms.

The world now sends one and a quar-
ter million kilograms every day.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-23

ONE NICELY furnished room, at once;
two unfurnishcd rooms, after Dec 18th;
close in. Apply to W. l. Ellis. room 3. over
Ferguson's Real Estate Office.
Dec. SGT
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-23

yellum to the exact size OF the cover
and nix 1t on with gum, little practice
insuring success. You can write some
appropriate line from your fayorite
author across the cover and then fill
in theremaining portion with pretty
design. A day book would look charm
Ing with brown paper cover-a red
sun rising from background Of few
clouds and the words: Pack clouds
away and welcome day" An address
book could have a row of quaint red
rooted houses and the words Where
is it?' and diary covered in black
paper with the words Silence is gold
en- an hour-glass and key; all these
put in with gold paint would be I'M
common.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-23
VentriIoqulal Fowls.

M. Emile Merwert, secretary general
OF French Guiana, has sent to the Jar
din des Plantes in Paris two pairs of
ventriloquial fowls. These birds are
greatly amusing visitors to the gar
dens who assemble round their cage
by their cries, which at one time appear
to come from the trees, at others from
the sky, and sometimes from the
midst of the crowd itself. The flesh
OF the birds is said to be more savory
than that of pheasants or the fines.
guinea fowls. and their eggs are in
great favor among American epicures.
The Empress Josephine tried to &C
cllmatize the species in the Malmai-
son aviary. but without success.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-23
The Man Himself Studies.

"What is the cause of criminal care
lessness?" Two years ago a man ask
ed me the above question. He had
been having trouble and I have been
thinking about the subject ever since.
1t may be due to ignorance. Some
claim that people are not as good nor
as bad as they appear to be-if we
knew more we would be better. But
we will know more if we are any good
and have our goal in The right place.
The idea that experience is a dear
school but fools win learn IN no other,
might be revised TO read: 1t is a
wise man who learns by experience;
fools never learn. Though a man Is
not to be blamed for being born ig-
norant. he can be blamed for re-
naming ignorant. and continued or
repeated carelessness may be called
criminal
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-23

Is @Eci G Q r = Ese DEnce

No one who has lived IN Turkey ans
had an opportunity OF aeqpalntlns
himself with the domestic life 81 The
people could fail 10 recognize the I'm
poftans part women play IN Turlisl
society. says traveller who has ins'
Fe'rrnod ffom the land Of The Sublime
Porte
Especially IS this true o. the eold
womsn," who. snieas she is lncapaci.
fatcd By age or sickness, leads life
81 great activity and usefulness.
Young women look uroa her with a
great respect as an Is periencod adj.
wiser aud men are afraid Of her
tongue Gray halrs. however. are re-
Eafded as a crown OF honor. and TO a
Turk hiss mother Is his tfuest friend:
he pets her tesdefiy goes 10 her for
counsel tn an bis difficulties. and re.
lies upon her Ia watch inf opportuni-
ties 20 advaEce his worldly affairs
when out 'goasipinG.
But ne main business Of the old
women ~ Turkey II matchmaking:
they talk Of weddings wherever they
80. and they negotiate nl the prcllm-
inaries Of a marriage. The bride
hunter for man relative Is called a
Seurudic tone who inspcctsl. When
she visits house where there are
marriagoable girls she Immediately
announces her mission. and while the
maidcps ara being made ready she is
served with coffee. Then come vari.
ous ciyIlitles. such as your daughter
IS like full moon, and the match.
maker puts a series OF questions to
the mother, who thereupon proceeds
70 descant on her daughters eyes.
plumpnese and accomplishments The
visit ends with the assurance on the
part OF both women that ~ fate SO
Wills II" they Will be happy to arrange
a marriage
The matchmaker reports to her son
about the lovely angel. and the next
step II 20 ask the consent OF the girls
parents In writing. This petition Is
usually accompanied by a qift OF fruit
and fiowcra, and then a day Is appoint
ed when the lover Is 20 ride By the
Young woman's house and be exam.
ined by her through the window graf.
ms The result OF this Inspection Is
reported by the parents, and II it is
favorable the lover II wealthy makes
o gift 20 the girl OF about 81 600: this |
counts as the brides first instalment
u pin money. A few days later a
formal betrothal takes place at tho
homo OF the brlde-elect Ia the pres.
snce Of priest In the interval be-
ween botrotha and marriage the low
r IS not allowed 10 see the girl OF his
mother'D choice, but he Is not for
'idfien 10 send presents to her How.
yer. this Interval IS matter of
ew days only.
On the day OF the marriage the
Iouse and grounds Of the brides pa
ents are thrown open to the public.
nd mob OF both sexes flocks to the
arden TO see the bridegroom appear
. his best on horseback. To ap-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-23
PIemy RACES OF EUROPE.
Perhaps They Were the Originals Of
Tabled Dwarfs and Fairies.

A German scientist. G. Thilenius, has
recently brought out some interesting
conclusions in regard to the pigmy
race. of which some specimens are
still met with In the central part OF
Africa.
1t is probable that the pigmy races
have existed also in Europe, at least
In some parts of II. This conclusion
IL arrived Mt from the examination Of
numerous skeletons which have been
found in the region Of Breslau In ST.
lesia.
Their height is considerably below
the ordinary average, being about
feet inches, which represents the
mean figure for whole group of
skeletons.
Similar remains have been found In