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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
WAGON ROAD FOR VALDEZ.
The Engineers Make Their Report to
Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The re-
port of the engineers employed by the
war department to make a survey of
the proposed wagon road in the Cop
per river valley of Alaska, according
to the act of congress passed last win
ter, has been made to the chief Of en-
gineers of the army and will be sent
to he house soon after the reassembl-
ing next month.
No details of the report have been
made public, but it is known that the
estimate of cost for the project aver
ages $500 per mile. The distance
is something more than 400 miles, the
route being from Valdez to Eagle.
The report will probably cause a
good deal of discussion among the
friends and opponents of wagon road
legislation. Many Of the opponents
of the project declare that it would
be more economical and in every
way more desirable to lend federal aid
to the building OF railroad. me
plan most generally favored is for
the government to guarantee to be
built by private capital, as has been
done in the case of the Philippines.
Some of the friends of wagon road
legislation believe, however, that time
would be saved by building wagon
road and that railroad unaided by
time be constructed by private enter
prise, through the Copper river valley.
It is claimed that a wagon road should
be built now in order to develop the
country preparatory to railroad build
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
"oH! WHAT A MIeu1"
Charming Comedy Given Last Night
at Lavern's Theater.

Prolonged giggles, whimsical cack-
les, vociferous haw- haws and teary
affiliations were the fattering evil
dences of approval which greeted the
production of that laugh provoker
"Oh What a Night" at LaVern's
theater last evening. This comedy
deals with the tribulatiOns of a col
lege professor and gives ample play
to the lighter emotions. John Drew
and Ada Rehan, who have made the
people more or less familiar with this
play, have worthy successors with
Oral Humphrey and Florence Chap
man in the leading roles. To see the
comedy as produced by the Humphrey
Chapman company, is to laugh long
and Historically.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30

drawn from five southern states.
This troup which is now touring the
northwest for the first time has met
an enthusiastic reception and has en-
tainment New Years eve.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
JUBILEE SINGERS TO COME.
Will Give Concert at Whitman Chape
Tomorrow Night.

Miss Hobb, a famous southern So
loist, who for three years starred
Fisk's Jubilee Singers in their Eu-
ropean tour, is to appear in Walla
Walla tomorrow night. This singer
probably has a wider reputation than
any negro soloist The Dixie Jubilee
Singers which she now leads is made
up of a pianist and six solOists, one
of whom, G. P. Williams, is the COM
pany's comedian. All are negros
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
CONSIDERABLE PATRONAGE TO
BE DISTRIBUTED BY COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
Three Road Supervisors, Janitor, Game
Warden and County Physician
at Their Disposal.

Notwithstanding the fact that both
the republican and democratic parties
are pledged to work for the repeal OF
the present road law, and there is
every reason to expect that an fort
will be made to either wipe out the
present law or amend it in some man
ner so that it will meet the approba-
ton of the people in general, there
will be several applicants for the posi-
tions of road supervisors in Walla
Walla county when the new board of
county commissioners go into Office
next month.
There are in this county three dis
tricts, in which supervisor has
charge of the work. By an agreement
! of the old board, when the new law
went into effect last January, each
commissioner named a supervisor and
his appointment was ratified by the
entire board. 1t is expected that the
| same policy will be carried out by the
new board and this has had the effect
of bringing out applicants for the
jobs.
First District.
In the first district, which will be
represented by George Struthers as
commissioner, William EllingswOrth of
Walla Walla is spoken of and his
friends are urging his appointment.
Andrew Taylor, who was road super
visor of road district No. l when the
new law went into effect, is out for
is circulating petition for sigma
lures asking the board to name him.
Second District.
In the second district, whose inter-
ests will be looked after by Commits
siOner John II. Morrow, there are
three applicants at present. They are
R. A. Stockdale of Dixie, Daniel Lamb
of Dixie and George Rice of Waits
burg. These three have strong en-
to secure the appointment.
Third District.
AS County Commissioner John n.
McCaw will hold over as a member of
the board from the third district, it
is very likely that he will endorse the
present supervisor, l.. r. Hawley of
Touchet for the place. 1t is said
that there are several others in the
district that would be willing to have
their names on the county pay roll.
The new board will go into Office
January 9 and it is expected that the
new road supervisors and other places
to be filled by the commissioners will
be taken up at once.
Janitor and Game Warden.
There are three other places that
the commissioners will be called upon
| to fill. They are the janitor Of the
court house, game warden and county
! physician. So far there has been no
one announced for game warden eX
cept Frank B. Morse, the present in
! cumbent.
The only person that has come out
for the job of janitor in addition to
r. H. Vale, who is now holding the
place. is Frank Fernandez, who is cir
culating petition for signatures,
which will be presented to the board.
County Physician.
Another position that carries with it
| a salary of $75 per month is county
physician. At present the place is
filled by DR.. NJ Stiles and it is under
stood that he is an applicant for re-
appointment. 1t is limited that sew
eral other local physicians will also
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27


offered the tolicrs Mt noon ana after
their days work Is finished The idea
IS that there should be economy IN the
preparation ~ 4 large number Of meals
az the clubhouse ia comparison with
the total cost in time and materials
when the lunehes are prepared sep
arately az homes or by boarding house
keepers.
The dining room will be two stories
high and 50 arranged that il can be
easily converted into a meeting hall or
theater At one end viii be footlights
and stage, where entertainers can
find ample space or amateur actors
can present dramas for home audi
ences.
The same floor will also contain
reading. living. billiard, game and Of
fee rooms The finishing IS to be in
red oak, with white maple floors Ev-
cry room will have a large brick FIRE.
place Bowling alleys and shower
baths, with plunge bath as well as
the heating plant will be located in
the basement On the second floor
win be four large rooms suitable for
meetings or instruction Of night
classes.
The officials Of the Mccormick Har-
vester company intend to provide
teachers for q variety Of subjects and
70 encourage their employees to add
70 their education on tile top floor
are two large rooms where it Is I'M
tended TO offer manual training for
those who wish TO acquire a technical
Or specialized knowledge outside Of
the rut Of ordinary labor
The walls will be composed Of brick.
and the sills Kill be of stone, the whole
presenting handsome appearance
Over the ornamental entrance will APP
pear the title Mems Club
The hope and expectation Of tile
stockholders and officials whose money
Is going into this building are that ii
Will prove 4 magnet Is draw the en-.
ployees from saloons and other places
Of resort where waste Of money and
WEAKNESS Of flesh are the penalties
that add to loss of time
Both the women and men employees
Of the company are enthusiastic ad
vocates Of the clubhouse, although it
has been planned primarily for the use
OF the men toilers alone However,
there will be many special occasions
when the women VIII be welcomed,
and they viii find pleasant and ample
rooms for their sole use.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27

as / regained my breath. with a hard
heartedness that passes all understand
ing, ! persisted in saying. What did
you say was the matter with your
horseg
'D-d-d-dead. he at last managed to
blurt out, and once again be was over
whelmed by the storm Of tears and
sobs that seemed to rend him into
thousand pieces. ! do not know why
did not laugh outright Perhaps his
GRIEF was too Overwhelming. and there
is that dignity that always belongs to
the expression Of sincere human emo
ton.
II have seen many q soldier bufying
hundred Of his dead comrades after
fight have never seen such an
overwhelming expression Of grief as
was shown by this lonely Fellow who
had lost his horse and refused to be
comforted-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27
A Poet-folisieinn.

While the literary man is invading
politics more and more. It is not often
that the politician breaks into the field
OF letters but this Is what Senator K.
H. McCarren, the Brooklyn Democratic
leader, recently did in his paper. the
Brooklyn Herald Long Pat, as he
is Familiarity called by IFS associates,
stirs mp the muse after this fashion;
II obstacles beset your way.
And darker grow the clouds each day.
DO not feel sad but, ever gay
Press on,
II on q trolley car You ride
DO not upon the platform hide
OF course there 5 standing room inside
Press en-.
II you've girl that neat and chaste.
Who wears good clothes and has good
taste.
Remember that she has 4 waist
Press Oh,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27
A MARRIAGE
IN THE DARK

lOriginail
Geoffry Curran was sleeping sound.
~ in his bed when a nelghbor raped
az the front door and asked il some
one In the house would 80 for a clergy
man to attend dying man. Geoflry
being young and vigorous WAS called,
put on hts clothes. yawning the while,
and sailed forth into a stormy night.
He had been UP late for several nights
and found it difficult to get himself
thoroughly awake However. he found
bis way to the residence Of the nearest
minister and rang the bell A maid
opened the door, let him into the hall.
which was unlighted, and thence into
d waiting room There she scratched
two or three matches, all of which
failed to ignite. Then she went away.
Geoffry sat down In an easy chair
and in a few minutes was sound
asleep lie was awakened by voice
saying
FOR heavens sake. Asleep Get
up, There; take hold Of her hand
Geoffry, only half awake. stood on
his feet felt soft little hand grasp
his and heard a mans voice rapidly
speaking words which ended, What
Cod has joined together let no man
put asunder
The words restored Geoffry 10 his
full consciousness. 1t was plain that
something unusual had happened. and
he was curious to know what would
be the result BY a street light that
shone dimly IN at a window he saw
several figures leaving the room, heard
4 carriage door shut without and the
urmhling Of wheels.
"You understand what to do, / sup
poser said d mans voice
Certainly" replied Geoffry. and
walked out Of the room and the house
It had come over him suddenly that
through some mistake he had been
married There was only one woman
in the world he wished for his wife
and that was his cousin. He was much
troubled How the law would regard
the matter he did not know. but he
feared il would hold him to be mar
ried mans For Tie time being the thing
for him to do was nothing. He was the
only one cognizant Of the fact that he,
seotfry curran had gone through the
marriage ceremony. and he resolved to
keep the secret, He hunted up another
minister and took him to the house
where he was expected Then Geotfry
went home
Ten years passed Geoffry, whose
cousin had married another. was in
middle life and was getting tired Of
living alone He had fancied several
women, but loved none. This he had
considered fortunate, for the scene in
which be had taken part ia the minis
ter's waiting room constantly came np
before him like Il dream, and he feared
to marry unless his unknown bride
might turn up.
One evening at bali Geofrry met
Eugenia Elmore. The acquaintance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27
A Harvester COmpany'S Plan
to Benefit lis Employees.
CHEAP MEALS SERVED.
Handsomest and Most Complete Building
Of its Kind in the United
States Is to Be Erected
Chicago


Philanthropy Of the kind that abhors
almsgiYing and sees In the physical
and moral improvement Of employees
q direct business benefit Is embodied
in the $4,000 mems clubhouse for
which ground has been broken in
Chicago by the Mccormick branch Of
the international Harvester company
When the structure Is thrown open to
the 6,0o0 employees Of the corporation
next December it will be the hand.
soonest and most complete building Of
its kind In the United States, says the
Chicago American.
Ia $50 By 20 feet Of area the build.
ing's three stories and basement viii
contain all the attractive features that
were deemed advisable after CORE.
spondence that covered the world In
hunt for ideas
The structure viii face ON Blue Is
land avenue at the end Of the car line.
The most space for any one purpose
IN the building has been devoted to
the kitchen, serving room and dining
rooms. ia which 300 persons can he
comfortably seated at one time Oh its
40 by 90 feet OF floor These rooms
will be Oh the first on ground floor. and
meals will be served there at cost
From % n cents each Ii the esti-
mated cost Of the meals that win be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27
The Times Daily Short Story.
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ripened into friendship and friendship
into love. Miss Elmore was about ten
years his junior, Just the age man
nearing forty would prefer For the
first time since his cousin married he
wished to take a wife. Miss Gilmore
gave every sign Of response. and there
seemed nothing In the way OF their
union except Geoffry's secret He put
a supposltious case TO lawyer, who
told him that the intention Of the law
not being fulfilled perhaps he was not
married. but the weak point was that
either the man or woman IN the case
must prove that he or she had been
married BY mistake and either could
make trouble for the other. GeofTry
would not wed without making clean
breast Of the affair to the lady he was
to marry. One evening be sailed
forth to see Miss Elmore tell her the
whole story and ask her IL she loved
him well enough to take the risk of a
marriage that might be pronounced IL
legal by the courts. He skillfully led
up 70 the subject. declared his love and
without waiting for response added.
But | regret TO say that there is an
impeachment to my marrying any one. =
That Is doubly unfortunate" replied
the lady
How sosn
4 have a confession to make / have
loved before"
Indeed.
Yes, when very young glrl--only
siSteen-I was infatuated with a youth
0 eighteen. Ny father objected to my
marriage on the ground that was too
young. In an evil hour / consented TO
secret marriage Ii was arranged
that at midnight, after all were asleep.
] Should steal out. greet my lover ait
to cctory and be married. On arriv-
ins ee the rector was just coming
dova IT'S in the dark, and Inv fiance
was IN the reception room | was very
much frightened and would not wait
for lights. Indeed I preferred to run
no risk Of being seen. The marriage
took place AZ once, and we separated
immediately after The next day I
was surprised to learn that my boy
lover had weakened and had not been
to the reefory at all Ills father got
wind Of his relations with me ana sent
him away | have never seen him
since
Geoffry listened TO this brief recital
with establishment and when 1t was
ended claspcd nls love to his breast,
exclaiming
my Wife,
He was So delighted That 1t was
some time before Miss Gilmore could
calm him and get his story. she would
not, could not. believe that SO singular
d coincidence had come 70 pass and
would not consent 10 another mar.
riage which both considered necessary
until Geoffry had procured afidavfts
of those who knew Of his going out
on the eyentful night 70 secure par
son. This he did and when the GER
emory took place It was IN broad day
light and ia the presence Of large
number of witnesses.
ARTHUR CHESTER LOWERING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27

During the cars recent tour the
marshal Of the nobility was applied to
by aillng peasants at kaIuga, who
wished 10 be allowed TO touch the car
Ia order that they might be healed.
says I.eslie's Weekly A man sprang
forward to touch the emperor's cloak,
but was struck down by q guard, who
took him to be a nihiIist. When the
ear heard Of the mistake he promptly
sent for the peasant. gave him a pres
ent Of 70 rnbles and allowed him to
kiss his hand
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27
truth TMUMPHs.
Barre Citizens Testify For the Public
Benefit.

A truthful statement Of a Barre citizen.
given 10 his own words, should convince
the most skeptlcal about the merits OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. II you suffer from
Daekache. nervousness, sleeplessness. URN.
airy disorders or any form OF kidney ills,
the cure is at hand. Read this:
Mrs. N. NJ Nelson On. M. Nelson. ex-
Superintendent OF streets). residence
IS West Street, says X felt so well
pleased with the results obtained from
the use OF Doan's Kidney Pills IN the
winter of 1897 that I gave for pubIica-
ton a statement. the gist OF which
was as follows An attack OF Ia
grippe, some eight years before, left
me in poor health. As time went By
grew worse instead OF better A sec-
ond attack FRUSTRATED me and still
weakened my condition physically. ]
paid over 500 for doctors bills and
medicines, but I might as well have
used as much cold water. TO accu-
rately describe my condition and tell
what ! suffered IS an utter impossible
ity. The slightest Homework tired
me. II on my feet an hour or so. sharp
pains across my back, extending down.
wards, compelled me to stop and rest
At night when / went to bed the very
place where a mortal expects rest and
comfort was the very place where /
never received IT. and. as might be ex-
pected I arose in the morning poorly
prepared for the commonest household
duties. IN time other complications
arose and accompanying the backaehe
which was severe enough OF Itself,
trouble with the kidney secretions set
in. 1 became discouraged and often
/ wonder how I pulled through. One
day Mr.. Nelson brought home a box OF
Doan's Kidney Pills from r. A
Drown's drug store and insisted upon
me taking them. II dose or two had
not brought decided results I would
never have continued the treatment
until they stopped decidedly acute
and possibly dangerous attack. /
have never ceased to recommend
Doan's Kidney pills to friends and ac-
quaintances during the five years
which have elapsed since that prepare
ton first came to my notice"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Miiburn Co, Buffalo, n.
r., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans sand
take no substitute.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27

10 promote politeness and more
accurate and dignlhed use Of the moth
er tongue is the object Of the knights
and Ladies Of Courtesy, a club recently
organized BY the pupils and alumni Of
Holy Angels academy at Chicago. The
society has elected an "optimist' and
''pessimist,r whose duties are to
keep keen watch or the state Of so
cial amenities and TO report respective
" upon the symptoms Of improvement
and decadence in the public and pri-
vate manners Of the community, says
the Chicago Tribune. Meetings will be
held at the academy. Miss Agnes Mil
Ter Of Chicago is secretary Of the or
ganization
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27

The teredo is form Of sea life IN
warm regions that looks Ike bit Of
soapsuds with just enough consistency
TO hold together, but it can make
greater havoc with timber work in a
few months than ordinary decay can
bring about in twenty years. For
many years 1t has been the custom to
treat tlmbers for piling and dock con
struction with creosote and other pre-
servatives. The exhibit Of woods that
have been treated with presewatiyes
in contrast with those that have not Is
an eve opener 70 those who may not
know what money saving results fol-
low the saturation of the wood with
preserving fluids. The teredo consists
principally Of a drill point composed Of
lime as large around as 4 wheat stalk
Ethics ia teredo colonies forbid that
5ne teredo shall burrow through the
walls Of another teredo's tunnel. He
may come as close as he pIeases but
at least the thickness Of tissue paper
shall remain as a separating wall. 4
heavy pile d foot and Il half through
win be honeyeombed BY teredo co.'s
ony below the water line within i
twelyemonth. Creosoting completely
prevents their attacks The process
Of creosoting is ingenious and interest
ing to those who may not know how it
is done Timbers are piled IN quantity
upon specially built ears and run into
"a strong cylinder that may be sealed
at both ends. The timber Is treatel
80 that all the juices and gums ~ the
wood may be loosened, ana then the all.
Is exhausted almost to the thinness OF
vacuum. In this manner the pores
of the wood are opened and freed Of
water ana gums, leaving little else but
fiber. The creosote is then allowed TO
enter the cylinder and is drawn into
tile very centers of the timbers by the
pressure due to tile vacuum III the
southern cities the creosoting Of tim
bers for marine engineering construe-
ton Is an important industry. In the
mining gulch at the worlds fair the
process of creOsoting may be seen, and
in the western end Of the Palace Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27

Forestry, Fish and Game the examples
Of teredo work and timber treatment
may be studied
Another little study in forestry Is
that of the beetles, some of them nc
bigger than dot. Everything that
grows, particularly the useful things
seem to have their death dealing enc
mics The forest trees are no excep-
ton The tiny beetles burrow beneath
the barks Vi trees, cutting off the sap
ducts and finally comprising tile death
Of forest monarehs In the yigor Of
their youth. not unlike humankind, the
trees withstand the attacks Of these
disease producing insects, but when
they are old and the bark becomes
wrinkled with age the parasites find
Judgment and kill them Off Here ara
two cases Of these beetles Ia the gov
eminent exhibit in the Palace of For
estry Now we may know them By
locality or by the species of tree they
attack. The Douglas spruce Of the
northwest has its particular kind 81
dendrOetonus Another beetle makes 4
speciality of redwood bark. Another's
taste is for the cypress In fact three
or four distinct beetles have d special
way of wounding the cypress. one bor4
ing the sap wood another the tree and
another sticking attentiyely to the
bark. Two Of these are bugs OF some
size. The Black Hills have pine DIES.
troying beetle Another bug makes a
speciality of destroying mahogany lum.
Der. The yellow pine engrayer Is an
artist His abode looks like self ad-
vertised railroad center city with
straight lines of transportation spread
ing out in all directions. Arizona and
Colorado have their own dendoctri-
muses., while Oregon has IFS tomlcus, ali
in the business Of destroying forests
and the lumber that has been sawed
and put aside to dry
One OF the curios OF the New York
apple show is the exhibit Of ten plates
Of tallow pippins from a tree over LOG
years old on the farm OF w H Van
Slckles, Union Springs. n. Y Think Of
the pleasure that tree has given
through three generations!
Another record breaking display was
a quantity Of the beautiful Alexander
apples from the orchards of J. B. Cal
lamer & Son. These We're first dis
played for week at the New York
state fair at Syracuse Sept 5, 1903.
They were then put in cold storage and
were exhibited one week at the worlds
fair in June, again repacked returned
to Syracuse and exhibited another
week lit Tie state fair Of 1904 III Sep
tember The excellence Of New Nork's
apple display Is due in large measure
70 the efforts Of Charles Niek whose
family name has been prominently is
ISOLATED with horticulture IA New
York state for a least forty years
Fair Grounds. Si Louis