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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

day afternoon, Sept. IA. 1904. All mem.
bers are requested so be present.
Rev. Gentry Rushing will preach in
Tinnell's new hall next Sunday morning
and evening. Morning subject. THE
Ruins of Jerusalem" A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
Register with the City Clerk if you
are a voter or resident within the in.
corporated limits of Ritzville. Read the
notice of the registration officer in this
issue.
VIM Clodius and three neighbors are
here from Nebraska. He is younger
brother of our old townsman. Christopher
+. Clodius.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gould of CALI.
iornia, are here for visit with relatives
The lady is a sister of Mrs. Jared M
Harris.
DR.. John NJ. Adams. city health officer,
is home again. from Spokane. where
Mrs. Adams is still sojourniug with
friends.
New and tastily decorated window,
adorn the fine front in the general mer
chandise store Of Thomson & Kalkwarf
w. J. Ross is working at the N. p
depot. having come up from Lind las
week to start his children to school.
Joseph Elliott Bassett starts for Wall;
Walla Sunday to begin his winter studio,
at Whitman college.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
ANNOUNCEMENT.

am pleased to announce to the peo-
pie OF Adams county that ! have re-
opened my photograph gallery. three
instructions from finest photographers in
work at prices in keeping with the best
quality. G. F. PORTER.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

The Eilers Piano House have opened
a branch. store in Mrs. Thomsen's build.
ing. under the management of A.
thinner, who speaks German and in
vites all German speaking people. The
house Is the largest in the Northwest
and sell the best makes Of Pianos and
Organs that money can buy. twill pay
you to see them before you buy.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
NOTICE.

The person who mailed letter at the
p. m, containing sum Of money, with.
out giving any clue as to who might be
the sender. directed to the undersigned
and marked personal" is hereby re-
quested to call and explain the indefinite
matter which fails to be understood at
this end Of the line. E. D. gibson.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
CARD or THANKS.

To all the neighbors and friends who
50 kindly assisted US during the illness
and at the death of our dear daughter.
Flora. we desire to express our heartfelt
thanks and deep gratitude. Their min
situations and helpfulness during our
sad and dark hours of sorrow will be re-
membered and appreciated as long as
We 1--we.
WV. SPANJER AND FAMILY. g.
Sept. {, 1904.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
ALL ARE INVITED.

The American Society of Equity will
meet at the Tinnell hall in Ritzville. the
third Saturday in September 1.-THE 18TH,
at 1890 q. m.
All the people invited.
HINER DoRMAN. PTes't.
w. r. CUNNINGHAM, SR., Sec'y.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
City Council Meeting.

City council met in regular session
Tuesday evening, Sept. 6. 1904.
Present Mayor, clerk, marshal and
engineer. and Councilman Fred Thiel,
w. c. Reeder and O. r. Holcomb.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01

crate. Men have been spoiled by women.
who ask them about 80 much that they
are quite able In take their choice of
the places they want TO go to-
One Of the trying things to the selfish
bachelor" said man who was cnioying
the qniet of his club the other night is
70 he invited ont for dinner and all night.
Only last week l was told | must 20
ON TO a certain country home to take Il
place m a dinner. The hostess was an
Old friend of mine. and | was glad Ia be
OF assistance To her. We dinel ut : and
played bridge until l. | lost S43. which
Was, Of course. my own fault got Ia
bed at about 2:15. and took the I so TO
town. | couiin't help asking myself aft
ward If the game was really worth the
candle. / am quite sure that | Should
nave decided it was not hut for the fact
that | had sacrificed myself on the altar
of friendship"
The question of ont OF town visits i
setting Tor married men. They are com
PEELED 10 20. and. aS Il part Of the fam
lly. slip easily into the domestic schemes
ftut II is Il fact that men are. for short
visits. more difficult to get than they uxej
70 be Brooklyn Eagle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
Content 10 Remain BEHIND Rarq

John Taborn, the oldest man in the
penitentiary in point Of service, com
menced his thirty fourth year behind the
grim walls on August Ii. lie was re-
ceiyed ON August 10, 1870 from Della
ware county, to serve life sentence. lie
who fully realize that the world has
passed him and that he would not know
how to make a living even if granted his
freedom.
Taborn has been asked q number Of
times il he does not desire his freedom,
ana always declines. I'm fact he becomes
somewhat excited il the matter is dis
cusSed at length. He has been behind the
prison walls so long that he has yagarcs
Of the mind, to speak mildly. One OF his
hallucnatons is that he makes trips out.
side the walls, and he sometimes tells re-
markablc stories of the incidents that
happen on these trips.
For a number of years he has been al
inmate OF the prison asylum for insane.
where he is permitted To do about as he
plcases. Ordinarily he is sound Of mind.
hut occasionally he has visions OF trips
taken about the country. and Oh few
occasions he has visited other countries,
in his mind.
The prison officials believe that his long
service in the prison has made him i'm
mune from work, and he puts in the
most of his time in making trinkets which
are sold TO any person who desires 10 pur-
chase Columbus Ohio Dispatch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
Fun with a Red Squirrel.

Tho item in The sun recently about
hears IN Vermont said II native of that
state, now New York lawyer, re
minds me of an experience | had with
bears enc day when | was a boy of 10 in
northern Vermont. With another boy. [
was out after wild flowers IN the woods.
Two miles from home, along IA little
creek. pretty red squirrel jumped NJ
and ran ahead Of lis Il short distance.
ana then whiskcd up a big tree. where It
disappeared. with saucy chatter in a
hole near the top. We stopped at the
tree. and discovered another hole in It's
trunk near the ground
This was Il large one and showed us
that the tree was hollow, so we decided
that II would be great larks To build "A
tire az the foot Of the tree and force the
red squirrel out at tho hole in the top
10y the smoke the fire would make and
send MP through the hollow trunk.
"bathcriug a lot OF dry sticks and
leaves, we piled them in front st the hg
hole at the bottom and set fire 10 the
heap. The smoke rolled upward all
right, and we glued our eyes on the hole
ut the top expecting every minute to SEQ
the red squirrel rush ont in great state
of alarm.
1T seemed to take good while Ter
the smoke 10 start the squirrel for il
dldn appear as expected. | was about
10 rem1rk 10 my companion that things
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
Home Again.

Bet You don't know where I've been
I've been of down ON a farm.
Look here. where I've burnt the skin
More n half way up my arm.
could had teeny pig
Fo bring houc. hut ma Snid ma
IL would get too awful big
When 1t Onct begun 10 grow.
An | saw EN- maxim hay
With a cutter ten feet wide
When | waRted. all thc day
could sit on top an ride,
An onct sir. the cutter stick
Cut rabbit right IN Two
He Weat squeak, squeak, Ike t&3.
quick
An you ought to seen hm-whcw:
Farmers have no grocery store
l,nt they ret their eggs In mows
An they don't need nilkmen. for
They squeeze milk straight cut Of COWS.
Au' my uncle nclc Jed
onct when | was Stundm' 10y
Open up your mouth" he said
But hc squirtcd ia my eye
went round in ovcrauS
An had pie FOR hrcakfaS gee,
An ] rang the hell that caliS
In for dinner an fer tea.
An the hired girl she ate
At the table long with MS
Country girls aren't posed 10 wait
SO ma ddn't raise Il fuss
| washed near the back stoop putap
In a basin with The rest
An nobody tried to jump
On us when we SMASHED or messed
Ma. She says that i'm u sight
Cause | got So hlack-oh dear,
I'm afraid III get all white
Fore | ~ again next wear.
Edwin l.. SahiH in lipp'neotiS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01

Many New York girls and boys, as well
rs "Ut-ol-town young visitors to the city
viii ",call Tom the biz performing ,lc-
phant who furnished daily amusement
for his young audiences with tricks and
other marvellous performances in the
Central park mena&elic, That is To say,
his performances seemed marvellous for "A
heavy elephant whose natural position
was on ala fourS, and who did not speak
English. even thonSh it almost seemed
rs II he understood it. Old Tom finally
became So dangerous that about two
years ago he had la bc quietly put away
lay 4 dose Of poison
Perhaps the most remarkable OF Tom
tricks VAS one of which his trainer was
very proud not only because it was dihi-
cult, but because IL was novel as welt
Tom would stand upon his hind legs ON
strong bon, take from his keepers hand
Il BOYS mouth organ, gracefully curl his
trunk back until ii rested on his fore
head and then alternately blow and draw
has breath through the musical reeds of
the toy.
Bears have been trained to beat drum
ANA To wreStlr, seals have been taught
to play bah and ponies To play sce-SaW.
but Toms proud Keeper thought his pct
overtopped all other performing large
animals in this novel musical sofa. 81.
Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
EARLY DAY HUNT IN OHIO.
In the bag" Were II Wolves, ri Bears
500 Deer and Other Animals.

Doubtless the NEST successful hunt
ever conducted in Ohio took place ON
December 81, 1918. in Medina county.
4 Is known in the annals as tue Great
hlhckiey Hunt" aud it was certainly
great from any point of view. Hinckley
Is the northeast township of Medina
county, and the center of the township
n only about fifteen miles in the air line
From Cleveland. In the time of the great
hnnt 1t was heavily wooded district.
anu @'aS especially we'll stocked with
game. All of the settlers in and near
Inc woods had guns as effective as any
Of that day
Bears raidcd the pig pens ut times. and
MoNeS were great obstacle To Keeping
sheep Partly to stop these losses ANA
Iaelliate farming, and in part, no doubt,
Tor love of sport. the most elaborate
Preparations We're made 10 clear the
Wlid bcaScs out of the great forest in
llmckley township. Captains of com
panies were appointed by the committee
IN charge or chosen by common consent.
ana the coming of the hunt was well adj
Nertised for many miles around. Men
and boys from Cleveland Joined in the
beat, and more distant towns were
represented. After all the firearms with
n reach had been PUT in more or less re
liable hands. weapons We're improViSed
b} mounting hayOneTS and butcher
knives on poles and using axes and
hatchets for work at close quarters
Many of the hunters reached the edge
OF the woods the nigh; before the grand
raid on the home of the wolves and
bears, camping out for the night. AT
sunrise about 600 men and boys We're
ready for action, and the signal Ia start
was passed clear around the forest, some
six miles square, in forty seconds The
lines of advancing hunters, deployed
like skrmiShers in battle, made a great
noise with horns, shells and voices. and
they gradually pcnned the game in the
woods closer and closer TO the center of
the narrowing circle
The final slaughter Mt the center of
the forest was great, Most of the large
animals surrounded were killed, and
when the hunt ended late in the after
noon. the bag" was no less than seven
teen wolves, twenty-one bears, 800 deer
and a few foxes, racoons and wild tur-
keys Many Of the hunters remained IN
the woods all night, camping 10y the
scene of the final roundup. and the oc-
y sion was one Of much festiyify Only
one man was hurt by glancing buckshol
and he Was not much injured. Cleveland
Leader
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
IN the Sorrows CT
Childhocd-A Neglected Subject.

3
How little is pity for the growing child
thought Of. We spend SO much time
plying men and women. with their bur
dens and soIrows, that no time is left
/ to pity the little ones who have their
| burdens and SORROWS also. II is often truo
that men and women bear no heavier
/ burdens than the children. The period
OF greatest sorrow, perhaps is from 10
to Ia. when the bitterness. the rude shat
! teHng of implicit faith. the awakening
70 the real character of those who have
! been thought perfect. the feeling of
the holl0WncSS of the world are first
breaking IN upon child's mind. And
all because, IN that period. the children
are bereft of any adequate sympathy
from any one in the world. They are ig-
hored They are turned over to the
school teacher. the dreSsmaker, the play
mate. the piano, the story book the serv-
ant Slrl-to themselves. They are left
alone. Who really talks with them?
who draws them out: Who listens to
| their troubles and heartacheS and Sor-
| rows for failure? Who strengthens them
with intelligent sympathy and with coun-
sci?
There is no surer way to dwarf a
child'S nature and capacity than to reit-
/ crate in his hearing. after every litrlc
! failure iii school or in life, that he is a
dullaTd and will never amount to any
! thing. Keep dining this into child's
ears and you VIII destroy his confidence
III hmSclf-sOmething that is absolutely
! essential to success III this life: and in
good time YOU will have made him just
what You have been insisting he was
When that deadly report card comes
| home from the public schools-and. no
matter how much they may know or may
not know there are bound to be occa-
Slonal bad reports-what do the children
receiyeE Btaye words? Encourage
! inent to try again? Gentieness? Not il
| that parent knows himself or herself No.
| indeed. The child. already distressed, Is
| met with piece of the parents mind.
1t IS recognized truth among cdu-
Gators today that the best results in the
| discipline Of children arise from Il thor
ou%h understanding Of them: TO manage
z horse well you must know his points.
How much more true this is of It child,
WITH his extremely complex nature and
sensitive spirit? DO not fail. therefore.
mothers. to make comrades of your chill
tren. I'roebels motto was: Come. let
us live with our children BE the
>harer OF the joys of your boys and girls.
as we'll as of their griefs, ana see to it
that their pleasures are many. Youth is
the time for sports. and, besides the graft
flcation of these natural enjOymentS, the
benefit to the physical nature is great
1t Is 4 good thing that outdoor life is
becoming fashionable for girls as well as
for boys and that golting boating, sail
me-. riding and driving belong to the pas
times Of both sexes. Can you not keen
in touch with Your children. mothers,
and preserve your own youth at the same
time lay likewise enjoying open air lifeI
Thus through this intimate knowledge of
the rising generation can You guide their
steps aright.-New York Tribune Farm
or.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
The Roof-tree.

But let us get back to reality. Let us
not give ourselves over to Encouragement
or regret. but face the actual situation
and try to make the best of it. What
exterior setting to give a more permanent
exterior settling to family life, to atone
for the absence of stable rOof-tree?
First, we must aim for minimum of
change become less and less birds of
passage. not leaving for trivial "eas0ns
Il dwelling which has become Il pant of
0Hr life. and to which the first impress
,sionS of our children are perhaps at
tached. 1t is not matter of Indifference
whether or 10 n man be faithful 70 his
dwelling. There are two divorces that
are doing orr society TO death: mans d.
Vorce from the soil and his divorce from
the home. But if imperious reasons con-
denim MS TO move in spite Of ourselves,
in default of a house. in default of an
apartment, let us cling to our furniture.
Let us preserve with care everything that
could perpetuate Il tradition or preserve
n memory. Let us not disdain an arm
chair we have always seen about, Il table
beside which we grew up; such things,
however simple, have for us and for our
children spiritual worth that is meal
culabe Some old bit. without signf-
canoe to prGfane eyes. is equivalent to Il
title Of nobility; te take it To the hric-a-
hrac dealer dishOnors us. The more life
hufets us, casts us out upon the world,
the more need for holding fast to these
tokens which are so many planks OF
safety ON the flood. And vet we must
not he materialiStic; in spite of its capt.
tai Importance, it is not after all the
house that makes the homc.-Charles
Wagner in "By the Preside
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
The Successful Hcusekeeper.
Mans works from sun to sun.
Hut MOman'S work is nnYer done.

Mans works from sun to sun.
But wOman's work is never done.
The successful housekeepeh is of neces-
sity a walking compendium of useful
knowledge. Jack of all trades, Il Han
dy Andy" a picker up of unconsdered
tiiles, Il 'multum in parvo,' an angel of
hight and an avenging spirit. She needs
be as wise as Solomon, as patient as
Griselda, as far-sighted rs Moses, rs full
of good works as DOrcas and Martha,
and as good a hostess as Mary of Bible
history
She must be a practicng chemist, doc
tor teacher, and this without certificate
ar diploma. She must handle the needle
deity, know how to wash and iron, or at
least to direct others must cook and
serve bake and brew. make and mend.
On to all the tricks of the trade. she
must know now to discriminate between
Inc good and the bad, whether it be meat,
dry goods or servants. and keep keen
eye ON market prices. Yet anyobdy is
deemed capable of getting married and
setting up an establishment
Small wonder that so many women 20
10 pieces under the strain, and still great
or wonder that so many rise triumphantly
TO the occasion, and lee deserving of the
description in the Jewish Talmud "A
good wife is heavens HOblest gift
lie who lives in an unmarried state
KNOWS but few joys. none Of the blessings
81 home. and is without companionship.
Just now the housewife. returning from
her summer outing. is wrestling with the
important question of help" Happy.
thrice happy, She who has 4 true aud
lbed helper to lean upon, one who has the
interest of the family at heart She. alas,
is the exception, not the rule. With the
present strained relation existing between
mistress and maid, it is too often hand
against hand and who shall prevail?
In many cities and villages there j. "A
growing tendency for the maid To sleep
I'D nome. coming in the morning and leat-
Ii- 50 soon rs the dinner work is over ut
night, When they may be depended upon
10 SHOW M for breakfast. this is fire.
HHthtiE favorable arrangement ON both
.9eS. the girl being able 10 see her own
AFHnuS IN the evening and the housewife
'AJoymg the quiet and freedom of her
rNh kitchen. Even whore girls have no
lahut!eS of their own they frequently
.uh together, rent one or two ruoms. fur
hl>h them with their own belongings. and
mus convincing themselves that they
nave home of their own 10 60 to whoa
iha days werk is done
HE Swedes are very fond of ;hi- ar
Lahsement ana take great pains tn fit up
Ilelr rooms comfortably and urcltily.
ms movement originated with the
lAa1aS themselves. and is y long step
.'tEardS the hourly service towards
"AttH hoaSeketuclS ARE lUpkjn- Wit-
longing eyes.
II. us las been oai,iuel bF several lFa-
~'t>,ife Women'S ORGANIZATIONS. Iar The
fi"r "i4tel's work moils c-n Ha }i.a-
'+. trained then $50 uut So >erF5gu o..
"WH YpHtinH Dr sent out Ply s7tl"
'9gal hrferu lo perform uel Sli.lG.
't-rs rs may he Hcelsd. ic.oir.Gs ra-
."A"FHuan nN the hour. fiFn problem {
N8iu"g beth routine aad extra wark
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
at Is Nothing

1T Is Nothing"
1,o Won remember long and long ago
WEcn griefs came-weighty srieIs that
meet child
How patiently and soothiugly she smiled =?
10 you remember how she healed each
bruise
And stopped the hurt that cam from slip
How Suddenly the little pain you'd lose
At 1t is nothing-nothing much. 1t all
10 YOU remember how, long. long ago.
Iou would awaken. trembling in your
fright
when fearsome things, which only children
Were peering wildly at you from the
night:
10 you remember how she made you see
They we're but waving shadows on the
Ana how she wove into lullaby
Her 1t is nothing,-nothing much, at
Ard you remember long and long age,
How every little fret Of night or day
Before her tailsman. when whispered low
Would vanish, would be driven quite
And YOU remember. too. how each soft word
newer happiness to you would call
As though the joys of youth came when
thew heard
Her 1T is nothing nothing much. al all
Ard can You hear it now? OF all the rest
That life has let us keep within our hold
This memory must he the very best
This precious thing that is not bought or
sold.
when days are dark and nights are sad
dnned, now,
Out from the shrouding silence does there
fall
While her cool fingers seem to touch the
brow.
This: lit is nothing-nothing much. at
al|'
w. y, y. in Chicago Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
Effect of Eloquence on Kentucky Jury

ne most peculiar verdict thai was
ever given IN criminal ease was rem
dcrcd ia the Boyle circuit court many
years ago. and sfll stands an rho rocoyd<
Of that conrt said g., l,,y,,.r fr,,,,, n,,.
" ''''' '''i' S""' ""|er from bah-
'h'.
'l'. j. breckenridge formerly attorney
general Of Kentucky. wns one Of the law
yers ia The ease. If ,vD. inst at Ina oloy,,
,i,,.',.,. III p.',.......,'
NM ,UT' ma" beeh
''''I'I '''irlh- me war ana had been IN
p ,,'ttG l"' oH% "'eNN' >" ~ was IaIniiiar
'it%' 'u"Ni "hich 'IH taking was tlmt
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01

Fede and took them to the neighboring
city every day Of the school year.
Now aud then thdrc is found n re-
marknhlc instance Of u chnd keeuinr I'M
the old plan with unusual regularity.
Prof. George -. Marks Of The Marshall
county Ind, schools tells of n girl who
has walked two aud half miles 10
school every school day for nine Years
without losing - single day or being
tardy single minute The name Of
this child II Elvie Frccse She belongs
to district No. =. West township. ami
has just graduated from the common
school course. She is now II years old
IN the Plymouth high school. Chicago
Tribune
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-01
Wornan's Views on Money.

DO you like money, Miss Egan?" 1
asked her, and then she smiled 1t was
a reflective smile purely and didn't ex-
press the least surprise.
WELL" she said, its a good thing
to have around the house, and then it
was my turn to smile. Money in it
self, She continued, gives me no pleas
n>e. except in so far as it relates to the
success of my plans. There is a pleasure
in accomplishment that money teStifes
to but does not measure. When l have
500 | want all which it will buy. and
when only have 81 it will buy all that l
want. Ben Blow in National Maya
zine,