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Why He Wanted a Desk.

For Quanah, an intelligent and pop ular Comanche chief, the cattlemen around Fort Worth, Tex, built house and furnished it. They were rather puzzled when he told them that the first article of furniture he wanted was Q roller desk. What can you do with a roller desk, Quanah?" they said. "You can't write"
 "Oh, want 'em," said Quanah. "You see, I open desk, an I sit down in my chair, an I put my feet up on desk, an light my seegar, an hor news paper up front O me, like this-sabe? ? Then white man come in, an he knock at door, an he say, 'Quanah, I wan talk t you a minute.' And turn 'roun' in my chair, an puff lot O smoke n his face, an say: Co way! I ve'y busy t'day!"
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ANTIQUITY OF CIVILIZATION.
Continuous Story Which Carries Us
 Back to 5000 Years B. C.

ouCA tO oSOOO CuIo h. Av
 So far as the question of time is concerned, 1t deserves notice that not merely geology, but almost every form of inquiry into the past, throws farth- CT back the limits usually assigned. Egypt, for instance, is continually fur nishing fresh proofs of the antiquity of civilization. Professor Flinders Pet rie expounded at Owens College, Man. chester, England, few days ago the results of recent explorations at Aby- dos, in upper Egypt, from which 1t ap- pears that the ruins at that one spot tell continuous story that carries us back to 5000 B. c. Abydos was the first capital of Egypt, and remained for 45 centuries the religious center, the Canterbury of the land, and there the Egyptian exploration fund has un- earthed the remains of 'ten successive temples, one over the other" From the age of the first temple group of about POO subjects have been found which throw surprising light on the civilization of the first dynasty. A part of large glazed pottery vase of Mena, the first king of the first dy- nasty, about 4,7OO B. C., showed that even then they were making glaze on q considerably scale, and also inlaying it with second color. The ivory cary ing was astonishingly fine, figure of king showing subtlety and power of expression as good as any work of later ages" At about 4,000 B. c. an ivory statuette of Cheops, the builder of the great pyramid, was found, the only portrait known of him. Making every possible allowance for the mar velous rapidity of art development, must not many thousands of years have rolled over between the pristine dwellers in the Nile Valley and the men who carved ivory statuettes and manufactured glazed work inlaid with second colors? It is long, long march from flint implements to the solemn temple, ivory statuettes and hu- man portraits.-London Telegraph.
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"The Widows Cruse."

The Sunday school superintendent of the First Baptist church, Brooklyn, was quizzing a class of small girls the other day:
 "And what was the widows cruse' ?'' he asked.
 There was moments silence; then . little hand went up timidly.
 "Please sir," said the youngster, "the widow was one of the people that went with Noah in his yacht"-New York Times.
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FlJlAN FIRE WALkER0.
Their Feet Not Blistered by Heat that
 Melted Solder.

Their Feet Not Bltstered by Hcae that
 Melted Solder.
 Those who witnessed the coronation processions will doubtless recollect a small group of copper-colored soldiers with bare legs and outstanding hair innocent of covering. These strange people-Fijians-and their ancient ceremony of the Vilavilairevo, or fire walking, were the subject of paper read by W. l.. Allardyce, c. M. G., at meeting of the Royal Colonial Insti tute.
 The ceremony of fire walking, MT. Allardyce explained, is performed by a certain tribe at the island of Bega, and originated in a legend that in re- ward for having spared the life of man he had dug out of the ground, one Tul Qualita was invested with the power of being able to walk over red hot stones without being burned. An earth oven is made and filled with layers of wood and stone. In this a fire is kindled about twelve hours be- fore the fire walking takes place, and when the hot stones have been exposed by brushing away the charcoal, the natives, under the direction of a mas- ter of ceremonies, walk over them barefooted
 The temperature at the edge of the oven is about 120 degrees Fahrenheit, while on one occasion, when q ther. mometer was suspended over the stones, 1t rgistered 2S2 degrees and the solder was melted. Yet, stated MT. Allardyce, after the ceremony the natives show no signs of the terrific ordeal through which they have gone. By means of number of views the lecturer gave realistic idea of the ceremony as performed nowadays.
 Vice Admiral Lewis Beaumont de scribed fire-walking ceremony as witnessed by himself. Although those who took part in 1t showed no signs of discomfort, he remarked that ap- parently they did not like 1t over much.
 Replying to questions, MT. Allardyce said the only explanation he could give of the apparent immunity from harm following on the process was that the soles of the feet of the na- tives were hardened to an unusual degree through constant walking on a sandy soil covering coral, which be- came exceedingly hot under the sun. There was also the element of abso. lute belief by the natives in the leg end that they were proof against fire. London Standard.
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Democratic Economy in Kansas.

A wife who loves her husband win not object to cutting his hair every week or two instead of every two or three months. Any man can learn to shave himself. A box of backing, cost ing 10 cents, will last months. A chunk of soap, some hot water and rag will take the grease and dirt out of an old suit of clothes. Almost any man can go to bed an hour sooner once in ten days and have his wife Grease his pants" A brush and a little elbow grease will take the dust out of ones clothes. Of course 1t costs 10 or 15 cents week extra to have nice, clean collars and cuffs every morning. And there you are.-Atchison Globe.
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Miss Alice M. Smith, of Min.N neapolis, Minn., tells how wo' mans monthly suffering may be permanently relieved by Lydia E.Pinkham'sV Vegetable Compound
 "DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM:-I have never before given my endorsemenh for any medicine, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has added 50 much to my life and happiness that feel like making an exception in this case. For two years every month would have two days of severe pain, and could find no relief, but one day when visiting friend ran across Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound, -she had used it with the best results and advised me to try it. l found that 1t worked wonders with me; I now experience no pain, and only had to use few bottles to bring about this wonderful change. l use it occasionally now when I am exceptionally tired or worn out."- Mss ALICE M. SMITH, 604 Third Ave-, South Minneapolis, Minn., Chair man Executive Committee, Minneapolis Study Club. -}600O forfeit # original of above letter pyovinp psnulnsnsss cannot bs produced
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound carries women Safely through the various nat9ra! crises and is the safeguard or WOman's health.
 The truth about this great medicine is told in the letters from women being published In this paper constantly.
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EDUCATION AND CRIME.
Docs an Increase of Knowledge Mean
 Decrease in Crime2

Decrease in Crime3
 Is the advance of the schoolmaSter synonymous with the retreat of the criminal, Is question discussed by a German magazizne, and the conclusion is not as clear as could be wished. It presents facts that bear most interest ingly on the worlds progress in educa- tion since 1S40, date that fairly marks the universal awakening to the import ance of the schoolmaster.
 All over Europe the percentage of H. literates was greatly reduced in the last half of the 18th century. In 1S4O GO per cent. only of the British people could write, while 94 per cent. of them can now do so. Taking the entire conti- nent of Europe there has been an in- crease of 145 per cent. in the number of persons who can write in the period named, though the population has in- creased only 30 per cent. Germany and the United States are the two coun- tries that show least educati, .. prog ress in the period under review, for the simple reason that 30 per cent. of their people had elementary knowlege in 1S4O, so that the large progress since made by other nations was for them impossible. The United States. indeed. have a larger percentage of illiteracy now than they had 60 years ago, when their negro population was left out of the survey and their immigration came mostly from western instead of eastern Europe
 France now leads the march of edu- cation in Europe. While her population has been almost at a standstill for 40 years past her annual expenditure on popular education is five times as much as 1t was in 1860.
 But 1t is not as clear as could be wished that the advance of the school master is synonymous with the retreat of the criminal Mulhall, the stats- tician, wrote an interesting essay on British education and crime to show that the latter had steadily diminished as the former had increased. But Die Woche says that in Germany, which Is not behind England in education, youthful criminals have increased in recent years four times as fast as the population
 Prof. Lombroso maintained In his famous book on Christianity that crimes of violence and brutality have been fewer since education became gen. eral, while the crimes of craft and cun- ming, such as embezzlement, forgery and frauds of all kinds, have multi piled. That is what common sense would lead us to expect. Nor Is edu- cation in the least discredited thereby.
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Pleased With the Sea.

Her ladyship-Well, Mrs. Parkins, and what did you think of the sea?
 Mrs. Parkins (who has been on a visit to her daughter at Margate)- There, m'Lady, I didn't think twas anything like 50 big, an our Annie she tells me as didn't see a half on't'.- Punch
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20

Mord Mcdonald left last night for
Long Beach.
Ressa Crews has gone to Vancouver
to visit relatives and friends.
L. ]. Schell of Portland is in the city
visiting with old time friends.
E. J. Rorick and family who nave
been camping near the Tanks returned
home yesterday.
Mrs. Susan Adams and daughter
have left for Adams, Or, to spend a
few weeks.
Mrs. Cora Fehrenbacher of Quinn,
Or is in the city visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Malone.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. McGhee. jr.,
leave tonight for two weeks visit
with friends in the Sound cities
Mr. and Mrs. T. j. McCarty will
leave tonight for Seattle and Tacoma
to visit with relatives.
Miss Myrtle Estes, cashier at the
Portland and Vancouver to visit with
relatives.
c. j. Crandall of The Dalles is in
te city on business connected with the
Ransom building of which he is the
architect.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph McCabe and
daughter. Miss Olive, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fem of Boston, left last
night for Portland and the beach.
Mrs. j. w. mclaughlin and daugh-
ter of CarrOltOn, Mo-, arrived in Walla
Walla this morning to visit her son.
E. w. mclaughlin of the Standard
grocery, and her daughter, Mrs. j. HI.
LOOs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20

nadians dislike to think Of themselves
as colonials. Says the correspondent:
Both India and Ceylon have put
themselves to some extent under the
tutelage of the mother country and it's
commissioner. Canada, which has an
attractive building in the neighborhood
Of both of them, is apparently treating
itself as if it were a foreign country
1t has formed no official relations
Whatever with the British commissioner
or with other colonies
That is a little thing, but it is sig
nificant. Canada puts on her Joyous
raiment and goes to the worlds fair
and has nothing to do with the rest of
the British family. Not that the
Canadian commissioner or the Cana =
dian government mean any offense to
the old country, but simply that both
have consciousness of independence
that is lacking in other British COL
Onies. Canada exhibits at the world
fair not as Il part of the British en-
pire, but as Canada. She may love
the empire and be proud of it, but she
is far prouder of her own achieve
ments and is not lacking in selflove.
This spirit of independence and ma
tiOnality has so far permeated the
younger generation in Canada that
nothing but the proximity of the Unit
ed States stands between Canada and
of ambitious men who would like to be
at the head of a nation. They have the
substance of power now, but they
want the feathers as well. But they
still fear that the severing of the Brit
ish connection would mean early alb
sOrptiOn by the United tSates. Natural
ly. all the ambitions that center at OF
taWa are more opposed to union with
the United States than they are to the
present British connection. Where now
there is a chance for several hundred
Canadians to attain power and dis
tinction through the ottawa gavern-
ment, there would be similar opportu-
mites for only mere handful at Wash
inStOn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
WORM ATTACKS TREES.
New Pest Which 1t Is Feared May Do
Much Damage.

OAkESDALE. Aug. 20.-The oak
cinity, are being denuded of their TO
liage by Woodworking worm. For
but there never We're SO many of them
as this season. 1t is reported that they
and fear is felt that they will yet null
uply to the extent that they may
prove very injurious to the fruit
trees. 1t is the intention of some to
call the attention of the state fruit
there is danger of the pest becoming
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
LIVES IN 4 GLASS HOUSE.

The republican organs and spell
binders are boasting a great deal now
adaNS of the consistent stand made by
their party for the gold standard. In
fact the republican party did not have
the courage to declare for the gold
standard until Grover Cleveland had
hlaZed the way. In 1894. 1883 and 1892
the republicans in national con iention
declared for the double Standard and
in l>>> Grover Cleveland was de-
nounced for his efforts to demonetize
silver. Both parties stood for bimetal-
ism up to 1896. and neither party has
any ground for haunting the other with
having been carried away by the sill
Yer craze.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20

William Mckinley, who was numi-
mated for president by the republican
national convention in 1896. made
speech at Toledo about two years be-
fora denouncinp President Cleveland
for "dishonoring silver and exalting
gold, thus making gold dearer and
labor cheaper. money the master and
man the servant" The truth is that
prior to 1896 the republican party was
more strongly committed to free SILL
yer than the democratic party, which
espoused the silver cause IN that year
largely as a matter of eXpediency in
capturing over one million popullst
~
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
WANTED TO SEE The SIGHTS.
Three Year-OId Son of John Nee,
Runs Away.

John Nicer. Il German. residing on
South Eighth street, reported to the
police this morning that his 3-year- old
son was missing, and the officers were
asked to assist in looking for the little
fellow. The yOungster is said to have
wandered away from the home and
came up to the business portion of the
city. About II o'clock a boy answering
to his description was seen with a
small dog following a street sprinkler
near the Main street bridge. After
wards he was seen with d man on First
street. Shortly after noon the little
fellow returned home, accompanied by
mis- dog.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
ABUSE Is NOT ARGUMENT.

The Seattle POst-Intelligencer is
starting its fight on George Turner
with abuse This, we believe. is a mis-
take. The election of the Hon. A. f.
Mead should be brought about by diff
erent methods. if he is to be elected
at all. Abuse is not an argument. and
the present owners of the P.-I. should
know that by this time. The voters
must be convinced that the election of
the Hon. A. T.. Mead is for the best in
terests of the state. Theemajority of
the citizens are fairly familiar with
Judge Turner's changes in his political
They also know that Turner did not
seek the nomination. They are aware
Judge Turner has always been ii firm
advocate of the doctrine of state con-
troll of the railroads.
These truths are ground INTO the
minds of the ma jority of the intell
gent voters who have followed the po-
litical career of the ex-senator. 1t now
appears to be the part of wisdom for
republicans to cut out all the personal
splenn, abuse. etc, and concentrate
their efforts to elect the ticket. The
average voter in this state cares moth
ing for a mans political belief or mere
sizes, if they are convinced that he is an
honest man and will discharge his du-
ties as he understands them Proof Of
this statement is found in the election
of John r. Rogers in 1900. All the re-
forms now in vogue in the state We're
brought about from the year 1897 to
1902 or during the period of the Rog
ers regime. The late John r. Rogers
was first elected in 1896 by a land
slide and the fusion forces, but in 1900
it was q different matter. John r.
Rogers was renOminated at Seattle at
ter prolonged and bitter fight over A.
V. Fawcett. Immedia tely after the ad-
journing of the convention the republic
cans were congratulating themselves
on the bitter fight engendered, and it
| looked as though Frink had a lead
pipe cinch." but the Independent repub-
| lican voter in every county of the
state quietly walked to the polls and
voted for Mckinley. Rogers and Nc
| Bride. This was not done because they
agreed with any of Rogers political
| beliefs. but rather because they believ-
| ed he was an honest man: hence a good
| governor. The abuse that was heaped
upon Rogers was frightful. but in each
county where the vilification appeared
| violent it was in those counties where
he showed the most strength. Is his
tory to repeat itself?-Tacoma Forum
| ORep.).
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20

Making More Room at the Walla Walia
Race Track.

Five carloads of lumber We're receiV-
ed this morning from the Sound for
the Walla Walla Fair association. The
lumber is to be used in the cOnstruc-
ton of additional stalls for the large
amount of stock that is expected to be
exhibited at the race meeting in cc-
tober. Secretary CasWell is in receipt
of numerous requests for stall room
and he anticipates that the stock show
in connection with the races will be a
big drawing card this fall. Some of
the finest blOoded cattle in the north
have been offered by the association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
DROWN WHILE IN BATHING

LEANENWORTH Wash, Aug. IL
James Ryan, night cook. and Cora
Beacon, waiter at the TumWater cafe
accidentally drowned while in bathing
in the Wenatchee river at ) o'clock this
afternoon. Neither could swim. and
While wading they fell into deeI
water. The drowning was witnessed
by several persons who We're unable
to rescue them.
Ryan's mother lives in Anaconda
Mont. He was formerly employed at {;
Main avenue restaurant in Spokane
Miss Beacon's parents live in Lidger-
wood park. ANA she was formerly en-
pIoyed at Il restaurant in Hiilyard.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CA
NADIANS.

Our friends the Canadians, are daily
feeling more and more like a nation.
While they are claiming all HudsOn's
bay as a Canadian lake and are making
American Whalers there pay duties.
they are treating the mother country
with quite as much brusQueness. 1t is
only a little while since Lord Dun
donald was dubbed foreigner ana
expelled from the office of commander
n-chief of the Canadian militia with
out so much as formal by-your-leave
to the British government. Now cOtles
the London Times with a report from
its special correspondent at St Louis
that emphasizes the fact that the Ca
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20

Governor Mcbride was turned down
by the republican state convention be-
cause of his advocacy OF a railway
commission and opposition to the lob
by. Mead WAS the choice of tne lobby
ana no sensible voter can be made 10
believe that he would not do the will
of his masters if he were elected. Boss
Farrell knew his man when he select
ed Mead as his candidate for governor
and don't YOU forget ii.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20
ULTIMATE VICTORY

There is a very large reasonable
doubt about that ultimate victory in
looking forward to which the Russians
find solace after each defeat: and that
doubt has grown enormously within
the past week.
Since the war began friends Of Rus
STA have been fOretelling and foes have
been fearing the ultimate triumph of
the Slav A common belief in the might
of the cars empire to Overmatch the
resources and genius of the mikados
little realm has been the basis for this
confidence on the one hand and ankle
ty on the other. But now the fear of
Japan's friends has turned to hope,
even faith, and, though the pro-Rus-
sian NAV not have lost faith in the ''ul
innate victory of MS side, he realizes
that beyond all question such VIC
tory has been pushed far forward into
the future.
This faith in the final outcome, this
trust in the triumph of mere mass, will
in itself aid in bringing disaster to
Russian arms. Indeed, the sublime con-
fidence of the cars officers and SOL
diers in the final outcome has already
worked mischief. Hardly a defeat has
been suffered that mas not been follow
hot prc nc
take the matter philosophically, finding
comfort in the hope of ultimate vic
effect of this attitude could hardly be
other than detrimental to the cars
cause
Apparently the soldiers place their
faith in an impersonal power which
they expect to see exert itself in the
fulnesS of time to the complete I'M
doing of the little Japs. They are
willing to undergo defeat now, pend
ing the arrival of the hour when this
power shall manifest itself, failing to
see that they are the machinery to
which it must be applied if it is ever
to prove effective at all.
In Whatever way the Russians in
the field expect to see the power of
Russia applied to crush the Japanese.
certain il is NOW that the demands
upon that power. both in respect Of
| quantity and quality. Will be for great
| en- than Russia seems at any time
to have foreseen. 1t is, indeed. even
among Russia's friends becoming a
| gIuver and graver question whether
ut the distance at which it must be
| applied. it will prove equal to these
| demands. With Russia's fleet in casts
! eln waters shattered. with Port Ar
thur apparently about to fall into the
| hands of the Japanese, thereby re-
| leasing Nogi's great army to strength
| en- the movement against kuropatkin;
| with kuropatkin in a position in which
| he cannot take the aggressive, with
'he 'apdiieSe S'ilii u'a'eu ny past VIZ
| tories and an intense patriotism, and
possessing IL bravery bordering on ia
| naticism but controlled by cool and
| wise heads, and masters of the art of
WARMTH all these to be taken into
! account. ultimate victory seems to
nave passed beyond the vanishing
! point of the Russian horizon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-20

It is argued 10y The advocates of ship
subsidies that ocean freight rates are
now too cheap ANA chat by paying a
bonus to American shiroWners they
would be able to drive their foreign
competitors out of business and then
raise the rates To suit themselves
There is nothing very alluring in this
program for the araingroWers of the
Inland Empire who are now enabled
through low charters to Liverpool and
Hong Kong to get higher prices for
their wheat. 1t is now proposed to
tax them to build up a shipping trust
which will make freight rates higher
and wheat prices lower. The trusts
now control nearly everything on land
and il is now the plan to give them
control Of the ocean. Next some trust
will get u cinch ON the air We breathe.
and every human being will be reQuir-
ed To carry an aerometer attached to
his Windpipe to guard against his using
more than his fixed allowance.