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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
A PLAGUE ON BOTH THEIR
HOUSES.

The most sensible thing the people
Of Washington can do in view of the
bitter fractional strife in the republican
ranks, is to say, A plague on both
your houses!" and vote for democratic
state officers and a democratic legis-
Iature. Even if Mcbride be nominated
and elected, it is almost certain that
the Legislature will again turn down
the railroad commission at the
dictation of the lobby. With
some such consistent champion
Of a railroad commission as
Senator Tolman of Spokane or ex-
Senator McCrOskey OF Whitman cOun-
ty as the nominee for governor the
democrats would deserve to win and,
judging by the results of the elections
Of 1895 and 1900 their chances for vic
cory would be good.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
WOMAN STEALS MANS LEG
Sweetheart Packs Artificial Limb In
Her Trunk and Leaves Home.

WINSTED, Conn, March S.-Chas.
L. Fulburt, who has only one leg, has
asked the state police to help him find
his artificial limb, which has been
missing three months. F'ulburt, who
travels with the aid of a crutch and a
cane, says:
When 1 worked in Salem, Mass,
three months ago, l used to call on
Miss Anna Sullivan, p years old, in
Lynn. One evening while sitting
alone with Miss Sullivan in the parlor
of her home my artificial leg suddenly
crash. l did not know what to do
with my leg, but Miss Sullivan, who
had helped me to gather up the bro
ken pieces, said: You can put your
leg in my trunk until you can send
for new pieces and repair it
Il finally lost my position in Salem
because l couldn't get around the no.
tel fast enough to suit the landlord.
went to New York and spent two
months looking for work without sue
cess, and this week I started for Lynn
because l couldn't get along without
my leg any longer. l received a cool
reception at the Sullivan home and
Annals sister said she didn't know
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
PROPHETS OF CALAMITY.

In Chicago the other day DR. Frank
Lydston said that the Americans We're
fast becoming nation Of CRIMINALS
and degenerates. According to some
men, and very often the best and
wisest men Of their times, the world
has been growing worse ever since the
beginning of time.
In his interesting book on The So
cial Unrest" John Graham Brooks
says that when jefferson became pres
ident, the entire conclave of scholars
as we'll as the whole business world of
New England was Mortified at the
prospect of political control by the
common people" At a New York dim
ner Alexander Hamilton said: Your
people, sir. your people, is a great
beast" Fisher Adams said in 1903
that the country had become too big
for union, too sordid for patriotism, too
degenerate for liberty President
Dwight of Yale college said: We have
a country governed by blOckheadS and
knaves; can the imagination paint any
thing more dreadful on this side of
hell?' In his fast day sermon in 1910
Claiming said: We live in times
which have no parallel in past ages,
in times when human character has al
most assumed new form; in times
of peculiar calamity, thick darkness
and almost despair. The danger is so
vast, so awful, so obvious that the
blindness, the Indifference, which pre-
vail, argue infatuation, and give room
for apprehension that we never can
rouse ourselves to those efforts by
which alone the danger can be avert
ed"
NIL 1oloohS says lIldl IL the Opln-
ion of twenty of the Wealthiest and
best known of the citizens of New Eng
land had been asked at any time dur
ing the two administrations of Jeffer-
son and probably of Madison as we'll, it
is safe to say that eighteen of them
would have thought the country going
to the dogs.
And SO it has been almost in every
decade; so it was with Wendell Phil
lips saying in Faneuil hall: Il am
asked to say God bless the common
wealth Of Massachusetts, |
say God damn the commonwealth of
Massachusetts, to our own time when
because of the prevalence of crime.
the spread of political corruption and
the devotion of our people to mate
rial goods. the downfall of the re-
public is declared to be at hand
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

Read the ads in the Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
AN INDIAN SENATOR.

The sentimentalists and theorists of
the east strong in their ignorance of
the facts concerning the Indians of the
Indian Territory, seeing him only as
the helpless victim of the white mans
cupidity, would now at least insure
him a place in the national govern
ment. In the bill providing joint state
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, knowing that this measure. if
passed without restrictions, means
either the complete Ousting of the
noble red man or his absorption by
ntermarriage, they would partly pro-
tect him by requiring that one of the
senators from the new state be of In
dian blood. A provision to this effect
is in the proposed enactment.
The white citizens of the Twin
Territories, possessing a very init
mate and detailed knoWledgs of the
Indian and the Indian Territory, but
istic perception of justice, protest
against the provision. Their claim is
simply that the Indians constitute but
One-twelfth of the population, and
that a twelfth has no exclusive right
to a senatorship.
After all these years of the white
mans aggression, of Indian retreats
and depletiOns, the heart is stirred by
the thought of the red man wearing
the purple" honored with the sena-
torial toga. Truly, it is his due Taken
into the bosom of the natiOn--this is
what some people call it-by the abol-
shment of the old guardianship, shift
ing for himself a free man in free
country, the Indian would neverthe-
less have share in the government of
the greatest nation on earth. In the
dignity of that elevated office, the red
man could make long speeches, like
Morgan, Tillman, HOar or Foraker;
his people, or his abilities directed
toward shaping policies of world i'm
portance. He could regard himself
as loser in some particulars, but lifted
in others to the high level of his white
friend and brother.
OF course, this spokesman of his race
would not like the representative III
congress from Hawai-. be cited in the
police court for drunk and disorderly
conduct" OF course, no more than his
white colleagues. he would not sell
post office appointments or act as fed
eral agent for get-rich quick concerns.
OF course, no more than many another
Indian would he sell out the interests
politicians of the prospective state.
OF course, he would himself be a full
blood redskin, typical of his race, and
would not be from among the quarter,
eighth, sixteenth, thirry-second and
sixty fourth breeds who are counted
as among his people and who fire.
quently develop grating propensities
which tut white competitor out of
business. OF course, the one-twelfth,
controlling half the politics senatorial
of the state, would not be subjected to
the corrupting influences Of both par
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
WEATHER..

Tonight showers, cooler; Wednesday
probably fair.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

anything about my leg She said AM.
had packed her trunk two months a.
and had gone to Hartford.
My search for Anna and her trrr,.
in Hartford was fruitless. and am -.
terly discouraged. My artificial /,
cost $3.50 and it could be repaired g,
81. When l find Miss Sullivan | sbon
appeal to her in the name of humanity
to return my leg to me-"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

Her Tardiness-"Why was Nrs
Wigs so late in attending the meet.
ing of the Society of Universal Peace,
Ida-She had spat with her HUSBAND
because he refused to mind the bahr
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

Judging from the price of aov.
every hen must think she is lavi,.
golden Ones" said Snooper. And !,
am one of the geese that buys ~.
golden eggs" answered Swayback
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08
South Dakota Republicans.

PIERRE, $. D., March S.-The men,
berS of the South Dakota state re-
publican committee assembled here
Of the meeting is to decide upon the
date and place for holding, the state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

An Author understand he was
an author even before graduatior
from college Yes, indeed. Why r..
was the author CT new college veil
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-08

Astronomer-Why, some of the star,
travel hundreds of miles in 500.
ond F'riend-Really? Which of tbar,
holds the record?
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

lows. Morally, mentally, physically,
new resolves, new purposes, new life,
happiness, passionless calm, universal
love. This is the ladder reaching on
toward purer heights.
Arising in her earnestness, with
heart once more in rebellion, she lean
ed against the pillar of the portico,
and, upraising her beautiful arms in
supplication toward the skies, she
questioned in bitterness that great re-
lentless power. But soon the sweet pa
tent spirit returned, and, with white
lips, she gently said: There is a
word of gladness beyond"
AS we fingered there the cathedral
bell rang out for prayer. Then a
strange, and, to us, a supernatural
event occurred. Leaning against the
railing where the moonbeams shone
with tremulous radiance through the
gently swaying rose leaves, there dim
ly appeared a noble form. AS it gazed
at us in silence Magdalena stepped for
ward. "You have come to me from
heaven" she family said II am not
afraid" and crossing her hands upon
her bosom, she knelt in her mourning
robes low before him. Then as the
glorious finale to the opera burst forth
in royal, triumphant tones, Earth
shall grow as heaven" a rich voice
sweeter to her than angel tones, joy
fully exclaimed, "Magdalenal Magda-
lenaw and strong arms lifted her to
her rightful home forevermore.
The moonlight died. the night grew
chill. l drew the curtain, while sounds
of soft, sweet laughter fell gently from
her lips; the herald of loves happy
hours.-Indianapoli Sun.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
WHEN THE VOYAGE ENDS.

Two ships, which for a time
Beside each other lay,
AT anchor in a foreign cline,
together sailed one day.
A while, across the main
The self-same course they took.
Until a mighty hurricane
The seas with fury shook.
Then, by the tempest tossed,
When it had overbown
Each captain mourned his consort lost
In ocean depths gone down.
Both vessels onward sailed,
Toward Englands southern shore,
But neither all the voyage hailed
Or saw its fellow more.
At length, in thickest night,
One entered Plymouth Sound;
And, 10, when broke the morning bright,
They side by side were found.
How many on life's seas,
in peace and amity
Sailing together in the breeze,
In storms part company!
But when the voyage ends,
And storms and gloom are past,
Long sundered yet still loving friends
Shall meet in port at last.
London Daily News.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

Even the silver-tongued orator is sell
dom able to interest his wife.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

10 GuUm puB :s9I9 snoILno Sm L9pun
them came into transient, and few into
permanent, relations with me. Chief Of
them ALL the personality craven deepest
on my recollection is that of Alexander
Hamilton. He was then in the meridian
of his young manhood, intellectually as
well as ply sically, and was not only a
model of manly beauty but distinguished
by Il refinement of thought and bearing
which made him easily the most attrac-
tive man in the social life of his day.
His marvellous genius for finance had
just completed the miracle which Mr..
Webster afterward happily described
when he said Hamilton touched the
dead corpse of the national credit, and
it sprang to its feet Washington be-
tray ed a tenderness of manner with
Hamilton almost paternaL He loved and
trusted the young fellow who had stood
so Loyalty by him on many hard-fought
fields. and had given him so many proofs
of his fidelity, insight and genius; and
that one of the strong desires of his life
was to see Hamilton at some future time
President of the United States he made
no effort to disguise. Years afterward,
when Hamilton was struck down by the
hand of Aaron Burr. the whole land was
oppressed with a sense of personal be-
reavement, and l was but one of thou
sands who wept over his untimely fate"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

he wished to MAKE a farewell declaration
TO the country, and asked Madison to pre-
pare for him an address or letter of
that description. Madison prepared the
paper, consulting Jefferson about it, but
they, with others, finally prevailed upon
Washington to accept another term, so
the Madison paper was not used. At
the close Of his second term Washing
ton retired, and preparatory to that sent
the Madison paper, with additional mat
ter of his own, to Hamilton, with the
request that the latter redress" it.
These formed the main theme and idea
of the paper Adhering to these lines,
Hamilton rewrote the paper. He then
took WashingtOn's draft and the Madison
paper and consulted Jay, with the result
that a third paper was drawn, merely
suggesting changes and amendments in
Washington's original draft All these
ington, who, after comparing and study
ing them, deciued that he preferred Ham
ilton's first or original draft. This he
returned to the writer, wishing one or
two paragraphs on education to be add
ed, and it was carefully revised by Ham
ilton. When Washington received this
back he made a copy of it, and this was
the farewell address as given to the
world. The accepted conclusion now is
that the thoughts and ideas are WASH
ington's hut that the language, the liter
airy form and the method of statement
are Hamilton's.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

His Farewell \ idress TO His Country
men Had nm Iutere,ting History.
George Washington's farewell address
to his countrymen, which ranks among
the three or four greatest of American
state papers, has an interesting history.
After the death of Hamilton two copies
of the address in Hamlton's handwriting
were found among his papers. This at
once gave rise to the surmise that Ham
iltOn was the author of it. and a great
controversy arose. 1t was known, Of
course, that when Hamilton was in the
cabinet he prepared and wrote out many
of Washington's communications and
speeches to Congress, but after his retire
ment it was not supposed that he did
more than occasionally advise with the
President on certain public questions.
John Jay took part in the controversy
and undertook to prove that Hamilton
was not the author of the address. stat
ing that the original address had been
written by Washington and then submit
ted TO himself and Hamilton for sug-
gestions and amendments. For num-
Der of years the authorship was left in
doubt. but the facts, as time has devel-
opcd them, seem to be these: AT the close
of his first term Washington contemplate
ed retirement. and in May, 1902, address,
ed a letter to Madison stating that he
90 retire from public life; that
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
Spencer and the Lnnatios.

To the late Herbert Spencer the
minds Of lunatics had strange fasci-
nation Mr.. Spencer was a FREQUENT
visitor TO a number of asylums and
he would never laugh so heartily as
when recounting some Unconscious
witticism Of lunatic.
Sometimes he would tell of the
criticism a lunatic woman made on a
sermon that was preached in her
asylum. This criticism was brief, but
it was telling.
Ito Think" said the woman, point
ing towards the clergyman, Ito think
of him out and me in"
On another occasion Mr.. Spencer
and friend were walking toward an
asylum they proposed to visit. Their
way led them across a railroad. and
seated near the track they saw young
man reading. This young man was a
lunatic, but they did not know it at
the time.
'My friend" said Mr.. Spencer paus-
ing, where does this railroad 20 to-"
The lunatic looked up from his book
and gave his interrogation a long stare
of scorn. Then he replied:
ut doesn't go anywhere. We keep
it here to run trains on"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

off. An open door ''FLOoD" LAMP.
at the rear of the stage in windy
weather may blow draperies within it's
fiery reach.
In an effort to get the prettiest col
oring, thoughtless stage managers
have been known to place food lamps
behind wings or side settings in
passage used by principals and chorus
for entering or leaving the scene. A
misstep, a trip on a carpet, or any
false or awkward move of a performer
passing the flood lamp" a swish of
lacy costuming has caused many
small fire behind scenes since the use
Of the usual pattern of flood lamp was
begun
Electricians agree that unless built
along entirely different lines the flood
lamp should be discarded. An up-to.
date calcium is built like searchlight.
1t is practically without heat, cannot
spark, and is as safe as the incandes-
cent lamp, as perfect as modern science
can make it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

space and is mounted on pivots, so
that it can be readily swung in any di-
rection. 1t is considered safe, because
its fire is enclosed on all sides by a
metal casing and the glass lens in
front, so that even if the lamp sparks
there is absolutely no danger. If over
turned, no harm would be done.
The flood lamp is more dangerous.
In flood light the carbons are ex-
posed. That is, the fire is inclosed in
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
ILLUMINATING THE STAGE.

Ancient and Modern Lighting AppIi-
nnces Used in Theaters.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

SfOI LlGltI. even frequent
theatergOer For instance. it took sew
eral days for the Chicago police to es-
tablish as a fact whether it was a
flood" or spot light that cost al
most 600 lives by igniting the pros
cenium fly. A Chicago policeman is
not the only person to whom these
terms are Greek.
The spot light" is a small handy
calcium, fitted with powerful lenses
and throws a clear strong light on a
dancer, following her wherever she
fits, TO any remote corner of the stage
For years they were kept in the bal
cony, but of late have been taken be-
hind the scenes.
Dancers of renown, like Loi Fuller
Mime. Hermann and Papinta, usually
dance in the glare Of from three to six
spot lights" located in as many parts
Of the house, from the balcony. the
bridge" on either side of the stage
and even one and sometimes two di-
rectly under them. In the latter in
stance they dance on French plate
glass.
The spot light occupies but small
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

a metal pan, usu
ally square, will
sloping sides, for a
reflection. 1t has nc
glass in front, as
all lighting appara
tus should. If the
lamp sputters il
throws a shower Of
sparks that may at
any moment fall on
combustible seen
cry. If overturned
a flood light" is IL
able to set fire tc
anything it reaches
before the electri,
current can be shu.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
Washington and Hamilton.

Martha Littlefeld Phillips contributes
to the Century "Recollections of Wash
ington and His Friends" The grand
mother of the writer was the youngest
daughter of Gen. Greene, and these rec
objections are taken down from her lips.
Speaking of her visit to Washington at
Philadelphia, Gen. Greene's daughter
says:
Everything in America, in the way of
men who had made it's history, passed
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

house making sun
S h i n e. But 1t
doesn't stop to
think about people
who b a We laid
awake night per-
fecting stage light
ing.
Newspaper ac-
counts of the Iro-
quois Theater hor-
ror, as is true of
all big S t orte s ,
from a war to a
cyclone. t e e m e d
with t e C h n ic a |
terms comparative
ly meaningless to
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

'Now I've beat George Washington"
Bobby proudly cried.
But wondered why his pa and ma
Didn't coincide.
Late that twenty second,
Bobby, In disgrace.
Ate his frugal supper
Standing, at his place.
GEORGE r. BRILL.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26

The theater going public is familiar
with the man who runs the lights.
They see him in the balcony Of a play
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-26
New York's Population I, tooo

~ " n VI = . VIIuItNIUU III IUUU.
The population of New York in 1900
was 3,437, POP, of whom more than
three-fourths were foreign-born or of
foreign parentage.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-05

lying collapsed. in a sort of torment
ed apathy, at the mouth or the cave,
l despised and envied his good for
tune. could not save him from death,
but at least he drank. Il understood
this when j heard his voice altogether
altered-a firm, greedy voice saying,
More" breathlessly And then he
drank again. He was drinking. He
was drinking up there in the light of
the fire, In a circle of mortal enemies,
under ManueIs gloating eyes. Drink
Ing! Oh, happiness! Oh, delight
What miserable wretch! / clawed
the stone convulsively; think would
have rushed out for my share If had
not heard Manuel's cruel and caressing
voice:
How now? You do not want to
throw yourself over, my Castro?"
Il have drunk" he said gloomily.
A ferocious hum of many voices
would rise sometimes impatiently. the
scrambling of feet near the edge; or,
in a sinister and expectant stiffness,
Manuel, the artist, would be speaking
to his beloved victim Castro in a
gentle and insinuating voice that
seemed to tremble slightly with eager
ness. Had he eaten and drunk enough I?
They had kept their promises, he said.
They would keep them all The water
had been cool-and presently he,
Manuel -del-POpOlo would accompany
with his guitar and his voice the last
moments of his victim. Bursts of
laughter punctuated his banter. All!
that Manuel, that Manueli Some
actually swore in admiration. But
was Castro really at his ease? Was