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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25
Rats Eat Pipe and Soak Mans Stock

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Rats caused
$1,000 damage to the stock of Max
Driesen. It HObol&en clothier When
water began to pour into his shop Mr..
DrieSen made an investigation and
found that rats had gnawed away d
lead pipe.
The rats We're drowned and the
clothier's stock soaked. 1t is said Mr.
his landlord as his lease specifies he
must stand any loss sustained from
leakage of the pipes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25
cENTiST cCMeir:E TO FIGHT
zig Concerns Throughout the State to
Resist "Ethicai Board Actions.

SPOKANE. Feb. 25.-SiN Spokane
dental concerns have allied themselves
in the fight against the demands of the
State Dental Society that the ethical"
dentists shall be the practitioners.
and has for its object the deposing of
the present board of state examiners
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25

FIRST Miilionaire-Don't YOU think our
religion has improved since ancient
times?
Second M.--Not 1T all. Why they
used 70 sacrifice lambs On the altar, ana
now they take young girls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25

TO CURE A COLD iN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Brcmo QuinIne Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure E. ". Groves sigma
ture is on each box 25c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25

PolhelE.--I spent several days mSt
month II Albuquerque. ~ NJ. That's
dead old town. Jolkiey-Natur;!lly
its in a fIture state. you see.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25

Republican leaders Of the railroad
lobby persuasion are industriously
circulating the Information throughout
western Washington that large holes
are being punched IN the Mcbride ar
NOR IN eastern Washington counties
by the native son gubernaterial candi-
dates They declare with positive en-
Chelan county delegation without
break, that Lawrence viii have Whit
man county's delegation at his COM
mand for trading purposes on all is
sues, including the commission ques-
ton, and that Ridpath VIII come 10
the convention with the Spokane dele
cation in his vest pocket.
In some instances they make these
claims in detail Fer instance. they
declare that the Whitman county del
egation will show up as it did two
years ago with John Pickrell. at its
head and include as members such
we'll known statesmen as Cash II.
Gadds f. r. Conan and f. j. Dur-
ham. Gaddis. who is chairman OF the
county central committee has been
this program by attending 10 il that
the county convention is called at
time when the farmers are too busy
with their crops 10 attend it. leaving il
more easily possible for the lobby ad-
herents to manipulate things.
There are whisperings that sonoa
in Whitman county TO aid in accom-
fishing that result. Two years ago
Ankeny put some $4,000 into that coun-
ty. and by employing a large number Of
workers on a salary basis. supplying
carriages in the country precincts on
primary days and enlisting tie u,- If
the saloon element in the towns sue
ceeded in naming portion of the legi- |
slative delegation and most OF the |,
delegates 70 the state convention.
In Spokane County.
w. ". Ridpatn IS expected 70 sup
ply all the money for the fight in his
county, and nen WHO are in a position
TO know say that the sun viii BE- con- ,
sidera bly, IL excess % $500. the amount
mentioned III recent article in The
Spok asman- Review. All the while they !
are looking confidently 10 Ridpath u :
tssis, them in their plans r41e lobby
agents are laughing uD their sleeves at
Ridpath for the confidence which he
feels in the belief that he VIII be the
next republican nominee fol- governor.
Atkinson n Favor.
OF the native sin candidates thus
far brought into the field Atkinson has
been received in this portion of the
state with far the greatest favor. Sem
ttor Potts. o:e OF King county's noto-
sious 10. himself pledged to lfe candi-
jacy Of Senator J. ]. Smith. spent
several days in Chetan county. recently
telling the republicans there that they
could nominate Atkinson if they would
only give him the C1eian county DEL
agation. The action OF Pc:,s in sup
porting one candidate in King county {
and anothe, il Ci1elan is bat q mild il
Illustration Of the attitude OF the lobby
bunch" which s supporting halls
lozen different candidates III rs many
different counties.
D.. Smith Sdesteps.
In connection with the candidacy of
Or. Smith il * pointed on; by these
closest to him tina, he has not Vet re-
signed his seat in the senate and has
no intention Of doing SO. This fact
is taken rs an indication of the insin-
cerity OF his z lbernatorial campaign.
Samuel Piles still refuses To give any
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25
1T is A FAVORITE DODGE
West Side Enemies Of Gov. Mcbride
Labor to Divide His Support

SEATTLE. Wash.-A Seattle dis
patch to the Spokesman Review says:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25

Read the ads in the Statesman.
Read the ads in the Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-25

q o5FItn O!UeStepS.
In connection with the candidacy of
Or. Smith il is pointed on; by those
closest To him that he has not Vet re-
signed his seat in the senate and has
no intention Of doing SO. This fact
is taken rs an indication of the insin
cerity OF his z lbernatorial campaign.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
IN KENTUCKY

There is Woe And Wailing.
Man born in the wilds of Ken
lucky is of feud days and easy vir-
tue. He fisheth, fiddleth, cusseth
fighteth all the days of his life.
When ne desireth to raise hel.
he planteth neighbor, and 10. he
reapeth twenty-fold.
He riseth even from the cradle
to seek the scalp of his grandsire's
enemy and bringeth home in his
carcass the ammunition of his
neighbor's wife's. cousins, uncle,s
-father-in,law who avengeth the
deed.
Yea, verify, his life is uncertain
and he knoweth not the hour when
ne may be isrked hence.
He goeth forth on journey half
shot and cometh back on shutter.
shot.
He riseth in the night to let the
cat out and it taketh nine doctors
three days to pick the buckshot
from his person.
He goeth forth in Joy and glad
ness and cometh back in scraps
and fragments.
He calleth his fellow-man liar
and getteth himself filled with
scrap iron even to the fourth gen.
eration. aa
A'cyclone bloweth him into the
bosom of his neighbor's wife, and
his neighbours wife's husband blow.
eth him into the bosom of Father
Abraham. before he hath time to
explain.
He emptieth a demijohn into
himself and a shotgun into his en-
envy, and his enemy's son lieth in
wait on election day. and 10, the
coroner ploweth up a forty-acre
field to bury that man.
Woe, woe is Kentucky, for her
eyes are red with bad whiskey and
her soil is stained with thu blood
of damijitsl- Selah.-MarysviIIe,
KY :, Leader.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
OFFERED BIG PROFIT.
Could Have Received $1,000 For
His Bargain. 3

Gould Have Received $1,000 For
His Bargain.
David Congleton received deed
yesterday for tract of fine bottom
land containing la acres, in Mer.
GERS Bottom, Mason county. The
tract is that which was bid in at
public sale a short time ago by Levi
Skidmore and j.. E. earle, who
made the purchase for Mr.. CoDgle-
ton. The consideration was 3d.
800, and even before the deed was
placed on record the purchaser was
offered five thousand dollars fer
the property, which he refused,
without having given it any con-
siderable consideration.
The land was included in the es-
tate of A. S. Dyke. bankrupt. but
was in the name of his wife. 1t
was required to satisfy some extra
claims against the estate-Park-
ersburg News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
NO. 90

The Book OF the Royal Blue"
for December has that touch OF
Christmas universally noticeable in
all magazines. It opens With a
short sketch in prose by S. ".
Gillian, and a Christmas poem by
W. d. Nesbit. The second artiole
on the Disqualification of American
Cities appears. with direct refer
ence to the recent movement of
Cleveland. o., in considering meas
ures and making plans for the re-
building of the business portion Of
that city in an artistic manner.
The article is accompanied with
illustrations of the methods pur-
sued in the various European cities.
Another most interesting article
is that on Alexandria. Va. 1t isa
historical sketch of the time of
Washington. and deals with the
first acts of the Revolutionary War,
which occurred in this quaint old
Virginia town near the city Of
Washington.
The number is replete with its
usual poems and descriptive matter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
Nearer NV God To Thee. .
Sang West virginians as the Du-
quesne Limited Sped to Death
Touching Incidents of Re-
cent Awful Wreck.

An Incident preceding the re.
cent wreck of the Duquesne limi-
led is told by @. d. WilIisms. 9
New York travelling man. who was
seated in the woman's coach of the
train When Conductor Louis
HeIgoth. of the iIl-fated train, open
ed the door of the smoking oar,
only a few seconds before the limi-
ted plunged to destruction at Lau-
rel Run, the strains of Nearer,
Ny God to Thee" foated out to the
ears of the passengers in the next
coach Four men. composing a
Western Union Telegraph gang, j
". Bsiser and Charles w. Wagner,
of Berkeley Springs. W. Va. and
]. w. Ketzner and J w Martin.
of Cumberland, Md, sat in a doub
le seat, The men were on their way
home to spend Christmas with their
relatives aud friends. They had
been merrily singing from the time
the train left Pittsburg. Finally
when the train neared the point
where the fatal wreck occurred
they began Nearer. Ny God, to
Thee"
Everybod in the smoker and
those in the next coach bent their
heads as the notes of the music
reached them. Conductor Helgoth
himself paused as he opened the
door and stood for some moments,
as if not to disturb the singers.
All, ears were strained to catch
every note of the beautiful hymn,
and as the song proceeded, dozens
in the cars joined in the chcrus
The last words of the hymn were
interrupted by the awful crash that
came at that moment, sending 65
souls into eternity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
The Opportunity
Is Yours
Our Own Make of Lard

Our Own Make of Lard
AT Cut Prices.
3 pound Buckets were As cents,
nov 30 cents.
. pound Buckets were as. cents,
now 20 cents. I
10 pound Buckets were $50.
20 pound Buckets were $500.
now 1926. 20
Bulk Lard was Is cents per
pound, now l2A cents per pound.
We have over 1000 pounds of
cur own make OF Lard and we
must sell IL in the next 80 days.
AS long as it lasts the above prioes
are good. ss'ise
We guarantee every pound of it
to be pure. DAVIS 4 sons
Everything good in the meat
line.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
Cucumber Growing.

In growing cueumbers, it is neo-
essary to select good land. land
that Will produce good cabbage
and corn crops viii also be well
adapted to the growth of cucum-
bers. Sandy and black loans are.
however. considered the best for
cuoumbers. The ground should
be well fertilized, broadcast. with
barn yard manure. When the
ground is fitted in the Spring and
ready for planting, you viii first
mark it out. same as for corn, hsv-
ing the lines four feet apart one
way and five feet the other. A
shovel pillow can be used for mark
ing. When this is done. you will
place large handful of barn yard
fertilizer an each check mark, OF
where the lines CROSS. covering the
fertilizer with about one-half inch
of the soil Then dropping seven
or eight seeds in each place where
you have placed the large handful
of fertilizer. After dropping seed,
you will cover them with from
one-half to three quarters of an
inch of soil. In about six days,
the young plants will appear.
When the plants are about four
inches over the ground, you will
commence to cultivate, cultivating
very lightly. After cultivatingI
twice, you will then hoe once,
bringing the soil we'll up to the
young plant. Before hoeing you
will thin out the weak plants, leay-
ing the strong ones, and not more
than four plants in place. Con-
Time cnitivating both ways, as
you would corn, but be careful
that you do not cultivate too deep.
Light cultivation helps to hold the
moisture around roots of theplant
Plaut, when the weather condi-
tons are favorable. Any time be.
tween May 18th and June 10th
The vines, with ssasonable weather,
will commence to bear about July |
18th. 1t will be necessary to pick
every other day at least, as long as
the vines bear, which will be until !
frost sets in. When all conditions
are favorable to the crop. receipts
will run from 5000 to $4,000 per
acre. You should plant from two
tc five acres, and if labor is plenty
you can handle ten or twenty acres,
just as easily.
Cucumber growing is very profit
able, and will not interfere with
any other farm crop. By selecting
good land. preparing it thoroughly.
using only barn yard manure for
fertilizine, cuItiyating often, and
we'll, picking the ououmbers when
small, and delivering the same day
as picked, you are certain to be
successful and receive nice profit
from the seasons work.
4
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

through the last trap in the guise
of the ghost I was soon greeted
with laugh from the men below,
who wanted to know if 1 had stop
ped to chop the kindIing- wood !
recognized the seven men as the
most dangerous gang of counter
feiters in the country. l kept go7
ing down the steps without closing
the door. when one called out
"Reddy. close the door, Theu
some one recogn zsd me, but / had
the drop. and just then shot Game
from the rear. I fred point blank
at the two nearest. saw them both
fall, and then the fight was on in
dead earnest. My men just tum-
bled down those stepsl When the
smoke had cleared somewhat, I
saw only two men standing. and
those were my men. The rest
were either down or trying to raise
themselves up; the place put me.
in mind of slaughter house 4,
examined my men who were -hurf.'
and found they had only received
painful flesh wounds. while four
out of the-seven of the gang were
dead, and the other three were
pretty badly wounded. just then
we heard the tramping of feet com-
ing down the steps. Here came a
squad of Regulars, the Roundsman
in charge. After leaving every
thing in their charge, 1 keeled
over from loss of blood. 1t was
month after. as l lay in the hos
pital. that 1 found that 1 had re-
ceived four bullet wounds. and
that the ghost and his remaining
pals were being boarded at the
expense for fifteen years
10 come. After leaving the hos
oital 1 divided the rewards with |
The boys and quit the service for
good, but I often think of the
ghost I laid.
W., SMITH
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

The situation politically is one
that is continually Frightening at
the Democratic end. and if the
Democrats of congress will only
caucus closely and decide carefully
upon the policy between now and
next June, they can do magnificent
work in bringing the party upon
the national field in winning form.
So far as the nomination of Pres
ident Roosevelt by the Republicans
is concerned. the Democrats need
not worry. Let him be nominal
ted. If the Democracy cannot
beat him, they could hardly hope
to beat any Republican. He has
saddled and bridled the party and
lie riding it rough and hard. He is
making independent Republican
voters every day. So long as he is
doing that the Democrats can af.
ford to let him caper and ourvet as
he will.
That the great conservative bus
mess interests of the country are
afraid of second trial of Roose.
welt is too plain to bear oontradic-
ton. he may go mildly enough
now while the question of hia nom.
instion and election are pending,
but with these assured and the
ides of March, 1905. passed, only
the omniscent can tell what Roose-
welt would do then. He is out to
be elected President on his own
personal account. He means, if
elected, to make Roosevelt record
that will etand cut in Presidential
annals as one altogether unique
and individual TO the end of the
republic.
1t is no wonder that man with
his nerve, ambitions and readiness
should be feared by those who see
the interests of the country stand
ing in jeopardy every day with
snch man in the White House.
AS to Roosevelt, the Democrats
need only to fiad a wise. stable and
constitutional Democrat of clean
record and unquestioned patriot
ism. Between the two the choice
will not be hard for any Democrat
nor for hundreds of thousands of
conservative Republicans.-AtIan-
ia Constitution.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

Push, said the button.
Never be led, said the pencil.
Take pains, said the window
Always keep cool. said the ice.
Be up to date, said the calender.
Do business on tick, said the
clock.
Never lose your head, said the
barrel. H4a p,sb
Never do anything off hand, said
the glove.
Doing a driving business. said
the hammer.
Be sharp in all your dealings,
said the knife
Trust to your stars for success.
said the night. -
Spend much time in reflection,
said the mirror.
Make much of small things, said
the microscope.
Strive to make a good impression.
said the seal
Find good thing and stick to
it. said the glue.
Turn all things to your advan-
tage, said the lathe.
Make the most of your good
points. said the compass.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

The pest of the English sparrow
is again engaging the attention of
the U. S. Government, and it is
now roughly estimated there are a
hundred million of them in this
country, and they are rapidly in
creasing. A very simple caIcula-
ton will show how much grain it
takes to feed this army of pests.
And it must be remembered that
grain and seeds are their natural
food, and that they only eat in
scots when they can get nothing
else.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06
The Largest Building on Earth;
Cost $50. 900. 600.


The contract has been let in New
York City for the tallest building
On earth. with five stories below
the street level, forty stories high
from entrance to the top floor, and
surmounted by sixty foot tower.
twill be known as the Broadway
Cortlandt, and will have a total
height of 615-feet, making it over
twice as high as the Flat Iron
building. Plans for the construct
ion were started year ago, when a
syndicate was formed, with Henry
> Frick, of Pittsburg, and others
as the prime movers. The build
ing, it is estimated, will cost about
fifty millions. There will be front
age of 2l2 feet ON Broadway and
extend 100 feet down DEFY street
and 1913 feet down Cortlandt street.
The total floor space will be &c.,
579 squarefeet. A company capt.
talized at twenty million will have
control of the building. of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

One of the most prominent
astronomical scientists of the pres-
emit day is Lady Higgins. wife of
the president of the Royal Society
She is of Irish birth. and from a
child has devoted herself to study
of the stars. In 1875 she married
DIR. Higgins. to whom she hes
been a great help in his work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

The attorney for the opposition
had been bullying the witness for
an hour, when he finally asked.
Is it true that there are traces of
insanity in your familyY
Very likely. answered the wit
ness My grandfather, who was
studying for the ministry, gave it
up to become lawyer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

Senator Hoar's severe criticism
of the Presidents Panama policy
has caused CONSERVATION ON the Is
thmus and in the White House.
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Secretary Moody has issued or
ders to our naval officers not to
shoot at the CoIombians until they
shoot first.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

II there were strenuous Roose-
welt at the head of affairs in CoIum-
bia We would have mid-winter
war in the tropics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

When the weasel and the cat
makea marriage. it is very i'll
presage.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-06

The prompt protest made by the
ex-confederates against the bill adj
hitting disabled Confederate sold
iers to the government homes for
Union soldiers. is another evidence
of the lofty spirit of honor which
rules the Southern breast, even in
time of dire distress. The South
ern Veterans declare that they are
not suppliants for charity from the
hands of their vanquishers. For
forty years they have made their
own support. though disabled by
wounds and disease as they were,
during the war. During the war
they fought for principle and their
rights, without pay and almost
without food and clothing. They
mad no hope of pensions from their
friends, and will accept none from
those who opposed them. And
though the confederate soldier came
ont of the war torn with ball and
shell, and ,broken-down in health,
ne has inside his own living and
has been an independent citizen
and tax payer. AS rule he is a
more independent citizen than the
pensioner. Knowing that he must
rely on his own efforts, he has made
the effort and succeeded, while the
greater number of pensioners de-
pend solely on the pension for sup
port.-Wayne News.
The Columbus Citizen has never
been regarded as a Bryan organ,
but it has this to say of Mr..
Brysn's trip abroad: 1.-THE cordial
deception accorded Mr.. Bryan in
many of the most important points
of Europe has been very Crafty
ing to American pride. 1t is very
doubtful that any American has
been received abroad with such
Difference since General Grants
famous tour of the world. On his
part Mr.. Bryan has accepted his
foreign honors with a grace and
dignity very creditabIe to his
American character and quite nat
urally pleasing to people on this
side of the ocean. regardless of
their political views of him. Mr..
Bryan is not likely to be again the
Democratic candidate for president
in the near future. but if the can-
didate who is nominated is able to
conduct himself in public as grace
fully as the distinguished gentle
man from Nebraska, that fact will
contribute very materially to his
chances of election.