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Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

The cheapest postal service in the world is that of Japan, where letters are conveyed all over the empire for two sen about seven-tenths of a penny. This is the more wonderful con- sidering the difficulties of trans port over a mountainous and irregular country which has less than one hundred miles of rail way, while wagons can only pass over a few ofthe chief roads and the steamers connect but a small number of coast stations.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Correspondent William E.. Curtis. who is in Manila, sends word that the United States government is spending $1,OOO, 900 in the construction of a new military post on plateau just outside the city. It is to be called Fort Mckinley, and it will surpass anything in the way of a military post anywhere in the world when it is completed. This dosen't look like evacuat- ing in a hurry.-Arizona Silver Belt.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Although the sea covers three fourths of the earth's surface it does not provide in the same proportion for mans wants. Only about 8 per cent of the peo- pie in the world gain their living directly from the sea.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Kansas harvests more wheat than any other State in the Union. In its wheat belt of thir- ty counties not one county rais- es less than 100000 bushels. Sumner county has a record of 6,S12, ,1O2 bushels.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Pianos to the number of 15O, 900 and valued at $5O,OOO,OOO were made and sold in this country the past year. This would indicate prosperity indeed. and among the farmers and wage earners, most of whom were able to possess such an in- strument for the first time.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Senator Davis, of West Vir- ginia, is before the public as a vice-presidential candidate with $3O,OOO,OOO in gold titicates; in his vest pocket. When he gets through with the campaign he'll be in luck to have the price to get a breakfast in a Chinese restaurant.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23
The Tucson Star, a democratic

The Tucson Star, a democratic newspaper, advises that the peo- pie of Arizona join together and elect republican delegate and a republican legislature, thereby secure single statehood, and quarrel over politics after wards. Good plan, if it would work.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

The government has a weed patch at the St. Louis fair where every species of weed that trou- bles the farmer of any section of this country IS to be shown. It would be a joke on the depart ment if it could not get the weeds to grow.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

The Arizona Republican says: For the first time on record both the great political parties have nominated republicans for president and vicepresident. The millennium may not be so far off after all.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

One of the gratifying reports from the Treasury Department for the fiscal year 1904 shows a substantial reduction in the na- tional debt and, of course, a re- duction in interet obligations.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Colorado will exhibit potatoes at the worlds Fair ofmonstrous proportions. The Commission has 500 tubers that aggregate a ton in weight. The heaviest weighs 10 pounds and the light est one 312 pounds.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

The hay crop, excepting corn alone, is the greatest in value, the gross realizating during the year on 61, ,3O5.94O tons being $556, 6,376,SsO.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Last year the British mer- cantile marine sustained 1,4S3 casualties, of which 34S were complete wrecks. The loss of life was 5,31S.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Lord Roberts, the hero of the Boer war and the idol of the En- glish people has announced his intention to visit the United Sta tes this fall.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Bryan has determined to be a false prophet even in the last ditch. While he was shouting that Parker could not be nomi- mated Parker was nominated.
Holbrook argus., 1904-07-23

Official Paper of Navajo County
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03

lecture on The United States of Eu-
rope" given under the auspices of the
Alliance Franchise.
In this union, which the professor
thought was sure to come about,
though possibly not in the twentieth
century, three nations, he said would
not be ncluded-England. because it
would combine instead with the United
States: Russia, because it would form
a gread independent nation of itself.
and Turkey, because it would be alb
sorbed by the coalition and lose its
Identity The union would be a neces-
sity. the speaker said. to resist Ameri-
can aggression and the ''yellOW peril"
The lecturer said he had perceived
that this country has a tendency to
look upon continental Europe with the
same regard that children have for
superannuated parents. whose use
fulness has come to an end"
Europe" said the speaker, is in
danger The United States is pressing
hard upon the old countries in all lines
of activity, not merely commercial but
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
Locked In Capitol, Ransom Demanded

LINCOLN, Neb., June 3.-Charged
with locking Harry Kirk and Josie
Cutler in different rooms of the state
house, Night Waterman George S.
Van HOuten, formerly of Auburn, was
arrested today and released on bail
furnished by Attorney General PrOut.
Kirk says he was locked in a closet
money demanded for his release, and
kept thirty minutes. He was then told
that the girl had been released. She
was detained until o'clock this morn
ing by Van Houten.
The Waterman, it is said, covered
the two with a revolver and compelled
them to enter the capitol. A similar
charge was filed against him some
time ago, but the compartments de-
Cided not to prosecute. He denies
the charge. He will be tried tomor-
row.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
MAKING PLANS
IRRIGATION SCHEME.
Water Will Be Appropriated From
Numerous Streams and WASH
tucna Lake for Purpose.

Lower Hangman creek will run dry
during the summer season of the year
if the present plans of the United
States government engineers for the
stream are carried out, says the Re
view. Those plans contemplate TAX
ing the water from the stream at Te-
koa, carrying it out of the Hangman
valley and over the divide into the
headWaters of Pine creek, whence it
may run down into Rock creek and
thence into the Palouse river for use
in irrigatng the arid plains of Frank
lin county.
Thirty men are engaged in the field
work of the photographic department
of the United States geological survey
nection With the reclamation scheme,
having for it's end the irrigation of
large section of arid land in Franklin
county with water to be taken from
Hangman creek and the Palouse river
Representatives. of the federal govern
ment have recently filed notices ap-
prOpriating the water of the Palouse
river at Tekoa for this purpose, and
notices appropriating the Rock lake
basin and the Washtucna lake basin
as reservoir sites in connection with
the undertaking.
The preliminary work in connection
with the PalOuse. river scheme is be-
ing carried on under the direction of
T. A. Noble, photographer of the geo
logical survey, who has his main Of
fees in the Peyton block in this city.
Mr.. Noble and his assistants have
been at work on the project for sew
eral months and observation stations
have been maintained by the govern
ment in the Palouse district since be-
fore the Spokane office was estab-
lished.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
$500 Reward, $500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Cartarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
prOprietOrs have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
mOnials. Address,
f. J. CHENEY &; Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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apostle of free trade. The annlVer-
sary is being celebrated in many parts
of the country. In addition TO the
great Alexandra palace meeting to-
morrow, where John Morley and Sir
Henry Campbell Zimmerman, will be
the principal speakers, and the Biz
mingham gathering on the same day,
meetings will be held in Edinburg.
Rochdale, Bradford, and other Scot
fish and English towns. At Cobden's
birthplace, Midhurst, a demonstra-
ton for the whole of the county of
Sussex took place today at Oatscroft,
a portion of the old estate which was
purchased as the nations tribute to
Golden.
Richard Golden, one of the forest of
English politicians of the last century,
was born at Midhurst in 1904. In 1884
80 he Travelled extensively in Turkey.
Greece and Egypt, and also visited
the United States. The result of his
travels appeared in several pamphlets
in which he riGiculed the workings of
diplomacy. and asserted England's
mission to be the avoidance of war
and the extension of commerce. To
his lectures all over the country, and
his speeches in Parliament, (to which
he was returned in 1S41) were in great
part due the abolition of the corn
laws ut 50 early period as 1916.
Golden spoke out strongly in favor
of the north during the American civ
il war and always stood up as
Stauuch friend OF the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
Old Liberty OFF for St. Louis.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June s.
Very largely in response to the pa
triotic appeal of the 10000 school
children Of the City Of St. Louis, the
famous old Liberty bell. which pro-
claimed Liberty Throughout all the
Land Unto all the Inhabitants There
Of" will leave Philadelphia tonight
for st. Louis where it will be exhibit
ed in the Pennsylvania building at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The
historic relic viii journey on a special
car and during the entire period of it's
absence from the city it will be I'M
der the watchful eye of a squad of
Quaker City policemen.
A roundabout route will be taken to
St, Louis in order to give the people
of a large section of the country an
opportunity to see the bell. 1t was
requests, but the itinerary as finally
arranged provides for brief stops at a
large number of places. Among the
cities to be visited are Elmira, Roches-
ter, Buffalo, Erie, Ashtabula, Cleve-
land, Sandusky and Toledo. From
Chicago the route extends as far into
the northwest as Minneapolis and ST.
Paul. from which points the journey
to St. Louis will be resumed by way
of Dubuque, Rock Island, Peoria, and
Springfield.
The present trip of the Liberty bell
is the seventh time it has been out Of
Independence hall since it was first
Installed there in 1853 The first
time it was removed was in 1877. when
it was taken to Allentown, Pa, to
prevent it falling into the hands of
the British. There it remained until
the British evacuated Philadelphia.
All of its other journeys were for ex-
hibition purposes, and included trips
to New Orleans in 1895, to Chicago in
1898, to Atlanta in 1895, to Charles
ton in 1902, and to Boston in 1903.
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THE w. e. G.. r. RAILWAY.
Rate to the Worlds Fair.

Rate to the Worlds Fair.
To st. Louis and return $4,000
To Chicago, and return -. -. $500
To St. Louis, returning from
Chicago, or
To Chicago, returning from St.
Louis ........ ............... $3.50
To ST. Louis returnin via Chi
cago, or
To Chicago returning via st.
Tickets on sale-June 7th 18TH 18th,
18th: July LIST, I'd and Sd; August 8th,
9th and 10th; September 5th, 9Th and
It'll; October Sd, 4th and 9Th.
Good going for ten days, returning
80 days. Stopover in either direction
within limits. For information as to
routes and side trips, sleeping car ac-
commodations, ETC., call on or address
any agent, or,
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
Gen. Pass. Agent, w. & c. r. R'y
A. D. CHARLTON, Walla Walla.
A. G. p A. Nor. Pac. R'y
Portland, Oregon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
Southern Memorial Day.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 3.-The ami
versary of jefferson Davis birth was
generally observed as Memorial day to-
day throughout Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama and Louisiana. In Tennessee
and Mississippi, by virtue of laws
passed at the last Legislative sessions.
the day was observed as a public hol-
iday for the first time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
Honors for Wu's Son.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. June s.
WI Chao Chow, son of WI Ting Fang,
former Chinese minister at Washing
ton, was the central figure today at
the graduating exercises of the Attain
tic City high school. The young Chi
nese student won first hOnOrs in the
class and was chosen to deliver the
valedictOry address.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
Merger of Tacoma Flour Mills.

TACOMA, Wash, June "a mer-
ger of the Sperry Flour company, the
largest flour manufacturing firm on
the coast. with headquarters at San
Francisco, and the Tacoma Ware
house & Elevator company, the great
est elevator company in the northwest,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
FRENCHMAN FEARS AMERICA
Noted Economist Says European Pow
ers Must Unite Against Us.

CHICAGO, June "a union of the
majority of the nations of Europe in
to a great federation has been predic-
ted by AnatOle Leroy Beaulieu, the
French economist and sociOlogist. in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03

also artistic and scientific. If this is
not a sufficient cause there is another
in the Far East. The progress of ia
pan will mean the awakening of Chi
ma. The United States makes light of
the yellow peril but it does exist
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03
The Golden Centenary.

LONDON, June 3.-With the entire
country lined up in support of or In
opposition to the Chamberlain tariff
keen popular interest is being mani
tested in the centenary celebrations of
the birth of Richard Corbin, the great
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03

has been effected, and as a result
flour mill that will have a daily capa-
city of 1000 barrels and will provide
employment for IS men will be erected
in this city.
The new mill will be constructed on
the site bordering the waterfront be-
tween Elevator B and the Puget
Sound FIGURING Mills. Work on the
new structure will begin at once, at
ter the completion of the plans, which
are now being drafted by a San Fran
cisco architect.
Directors in Tacoma.
Horace Davis, president of the Sper-
ry company, James Hogg. its manag-
ing director. and j. r. Cross, superin-
tendent of the company's various
mills. arrived here Sunday from San
Francisco, and today the merger was
consummated.
The Sperry Flour company owns and
operates twelve mills in California.
These have a daily capacity of 5000
barrels. Branch offices are maintained
at Hong kong. and at several Other
points in the Far East.
The Tacoma Warehouse and Ele-
vatOr company has been operating on
Puget Sound for the past 16 years
and owns n chain of a1aya torc aytepI
ing across the state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-03

BOSTON, Mass, June 3.-The
American Free Trade League has
made elaborate arrangements for the
dinner to be given at the Hotel Ven
dome tonight in celebration of the
twentieth anniversary of the organi-
cation of the league and also in OBJ
serVance of the one hundreth ami
versary of the birth of Richard Cob
den. The speakers are to include
Charles Francis Adams, first president
of the league, and Edward Atkinson,
who has done as much as any other
man in this country to spread the
free-trade work along the lines pur-
sued by Golden.
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DgTowN PlckUPs,
\ lMsi,DLES,MR sMATiuE

4 M&k{AA8 Mt4t@ s..s 80. '''sssN Al
After two weeks absence ! will
ofme tagainaa
when in'to@nsyou should 70 the
-cSt tsstGrsnt. kor 4 good meal.
II is frst class reaturant nwned
by Frank Rogers. late Vt .. 4.
They are prepared u Iasge meals
at all hours, Wc sieel Ys@tiectlys
safo ia recommending 'thsMyfnr
first class meals. On opening day
they ssrved dismer to "A. this tes-
titles some ofthe future prosperity;
They are located on south west
cbrner Of square.
Loona Martin has rcturned from
a weeks visit with friends and ro-
latives AZ Antlor.
Matt z and Nancy Daley of'CaJo6l
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'7n7arfd6N y HS'dsSs.

Sf3 ifiIAf NkR &bt9f 8NfA tAAthWd dNfF WA Y
Il Attorneys, Y shins,ohSD,gC'
Ned 10 Missouri invsuiars this
reported bye. a.. Sn~w 4 Go
omas w. Bauch, Chillicothe'
ender.. stenerr. William Z 3.
Mn X K: Settle, St; Joseph,
Hing. Frederick A. Finch St
4, Cane. Robert N Graham
Ecuis, Rivet' holder
81. Graves. Elmo, Fertilizer
&buit,egrr.... John C,aNorris, Kan.
4 City, NSelf,,closing faucet
en II. Reece, st Ilouis, Car
er.
copy d any above patents
ten cents IN postage stamps
a,e dateoi this paper .cAG.A',
srd Go. Washington.iins faA'4
49, a. fr4s44.ata4s~ MI fygf
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4 (. ssgistF w t.sts a8slNN Yagt
HAPPY HOMEgITEMs,
Bn NELLIE AND srxLLlE

81 A4.fEU LWzN4 IN 4HkEs}H f,fMsI
Kind Ed. and correspondents
1 have beer absence for while
have almost forgotten how to write
items bnt ltwill try., f@
Niceuweather at present: y
Stacking wheat is tho order OF
the day. VI yl si4ta iaiA
Well "Hetia' guess ! am not
going 10 get u Sc. that good sister
OF yours, s99R tlll i,
4 Sam Mabes called on Miss Ella
Orteu Sunday. t 0 agigs.
Laura Rogers called to see Miss
Nora Rapar Sunday.
Mr.. Bill Robertson spent Sunday
at Frank Marrs Na5ss9t
Say "Bill Slip GAP 'Papa
Little Girl says she wishes you
would bring her comb to Rocks
Springs next Sunday /,
Mr.. Ranse MUIR has re,urned
home from Ill, we welcome gou
back old fellow. t6g3ie
DEATH.
TheIoving ,wste,o. W. u. Melton
,passcd this lite tathetgYoat beyond
% the night ofHJaly The llih.
1904. at IL O'clock after Suffering
Is. days with Peaeumonia fever,
She was borned 10 Decator Co.
Iowa July 20. 1883, a9is
She leaves, husband and infant
Child Of 10 months and . host of
friends,
Aprecious friend from US has
gone.
a A voice we love is still,
A place 10 vacant in our home,
That never can be filled.
Weswill close for this time we
hope to see this in print so good
bye to the Ed. and Cor,
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JAHvILLE FOWLER. MO JULY. q 1904,

Now ~ rs ,ry TO make 4 mark in
iifr--And not let timeslip by mn
lhecded. lei us try III max. the
mr.t Of life--I,et AS rtihis rese-
lnpn today and comnle',ee- Dom.
delay---l4rt me hear fr'm you ~.
--Slorman Towe,
Mingsyille Mo.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-21
BEES W
Laxative
TAR

An improvement over all
Cough, Lung and Bronchial
Remedies. Cures Coughs,
Strengthens the Lungs and
Gently Moves the Bowels. VI
Pleasant to the taste and
good alike for Young and Old.
7, pREpARID sy
ffilals astttin y. ctis,ss. u.s.L
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tlsi.ed with Mrs. Haddock Sat
night aad Sunday: ir@ la9 @li

tlsi.od with Mrs. Haddock Sat.
Sunday: ! Nj li' ~ (
n Berry Reaves who lett for
Iyeedesha Kans. = week ago Sat
Fight returned homo Thursday
accompanied By his brother Johnie
Berry states that be has enough. .af,
kans. for the present.
Virgil Baker Of MaplssHill Kans
ib1visltipa w. T, Mathis a. present.
Kansas boys are returning; il
There was a birthday dinner
diven az Mr.; Simpsons Sunday in
Honor Of his daughter Miss Lizzie
About % were present and all re-
tortsd,a pleasant time:
Well IS news is scarce ! vii,
bring my scriblings TO . 6lhss All
come again some other time.
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CHlLDREN'S
VI COLUMN.
Boys, have we
any time to lose?

TNfNNf eHfttN u ~--~T~- '>------ 4i NNNH ~
9 / thonght lwonid Try 10 write
a piece o., rIME, tor the children,
columns H{ G0 as4
isllove so welltor read after the
boys and girls whoare striving TO
GET II better education, and to
make the CREssET more interest
ing, ,and ! notice Tint The boys and
girls who have beer writing
through the GREsshT have inpr,v1
I'd, ,,Hacl,rl,iece they hnve written
Now doiI,ot stop writing articles.
bnttetus keep Oh, and do ocr
bss, 10 yat AHEAD o.' each othors 2
Z We are nnt losing amy tlmo in
writing arts. for the CRKssEr. We
ai'e aa, taxiiig ayaaniean reading
good hooks: Such books as schools
books and thu Bible are the kind
of books Tor us to Rad. Boys we
nris young and il We get onrhead
filled np with knowledge obtained
from story papers und novels and
sucli trashy stuff as THAT, it Will
never make usfn penny in no way.
We might grow Nplto'benold mel,
and could hook bnek through the
scenbs dfUur lite, into the time,
whichewe had occupied-What have
We tit.nef tHave'wel been Of service
to our Creator? Have we beei. Of
service l.8 ctr fellow-maiiy Have
We helped uconstitate our Cow
lernment! Have We left a repura.
bic example: Ors>on the other
hand have We read disgruceful
books and papers, while Young.
grownnp withone school-bookiand
Bible knowledge. begin to gamble
aud drink whiskeg, become an
ont law and leave II disreputable
lexaniple. Dear boy friends tell
me which is hest: "A reputable or
Idfsfepuiaills example set before a
young genayatloli- :"
Now lot W. think about these
things while 1fe are young-Not
wait until olrtha;r is ,treaked With
gray. and .theu look back osar our
many ill-spent days and say 'AAy
life has only been u nuisance TO
my people and friends "lf j
oily had my time 20 go over again
iIwoula make a mark IN lifc.' sl
To late! 10 late! Time which
has past, and in eternity, cannot,
be called back again n Boys now
is the time for ns 10 think, sotlet
us put pur thinkers on. and, -----'
Think! Was we reading a story
paper or a novel before we began
reading this papery Perhaps nsl-
|ther, 4 hope not, hope twe was
reading our schtnl-beoks or Bible
or something similar in morality
that would bMe NJ teneticiaI TO q, Y! us al al
through life. md would assist Us
to reana happy eternal reward :
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2ND PICNIC siearhcaFt sprpe half mie South
good time there alsc.
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BIG PICNIC;

For r,r that there might be many people who mig hit
gcta misunderstanding ~ f Picnic which is to co me off
on the 23rd q ha Mnt at JAN Vile Fowler Mssburi On
account t statement made in Tho Houston Democrat from
Fowler The statement speaks though There was to be
Just picnic, though they to be on the sa me
round We viii say, the JAE.Vile PICNIC will .be in
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O!R|,LD.s' !, CEEs,SET' I

tIsntcr1d Deccsnbcr III,
'O* ~ IOscler No.. .ys w.
t.sciyss ,ssNttcr. MAstcr.ict
E0ngress NMrch y 1917 n
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watched me maryelous ..aasss.r--
linn Tho tinure began 10 grow