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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
THE CREEK INDIANS,
How They Lived In the EARLY Days
In Indian Territory.

How They Lived In the EARLY Days
In Indian Territory.
In early days in Indian Territory the
Greeks had simple but abundant food
always on hand. Among the edibles
were sweet potatoes, almost white in
flesh, with a brilliant crimson skin.
These were stored in dry sand in little
cellars dug under the floor of the kitch-
en- cabins, where they were kept per
fectly until the next summer. Yellow
yams, weighing often six, eight and ten
pounds, were also raised. Corn was
their standby, and the soil and climate
seemed especially favorable to it in all
the different varieties they cultivated
for their household use There was the
early corn for the roasting ears, the
kind that was cooked with the sacred
new fire at the annual Dusk when the
first fruits of the year had been offered
to the spirits; the soft white -four corn
that, beaten in the great wooden NOR
tars, made delicious bread; the hard,
dinty corn which, hulled in the NOR
tars, was the basis for sofkey, the
great national dish, and, besides, there
was rank growing field corn for stock
food. Where the cornfields were, pump
kins were also raised, and the late sum-
mer and autumn found scaffolds near
the cabins with poles strung with Sec
tons Of pumpkins drying in the sun
shine. Corn was boiled on the cob and
plated in long festoons to dry for win
ter use, and many varieties of beans
and field peas were also dried and
stored. Wonderful melons were raised
in large quantities Of such size and
quality that they were surpassed by
those Of no other country.-Kansas City
Journal.
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nDoCTAH" WRIGHT GUILTY.
nd Character May Go to Pen on Ac-
% count of a Belt Buckle.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 90
"Doctah" Thomas J. Wright, so black
that charcoal would would make a
white mark on him, who looks like one
of "Zim's' cartoons, has been found
guilty of embezzlement in the superior
court and now the gates Of the peni-
tertiary are yawning for the man who
proclaimed loudly, if not eloquently,
last spring that he would certainly be
elected councilman from the first
ward.
Wright has been a conspicuous figure
down below the line for the past sew
eral years. He always wore trousers
with a wide stripe, a Prince Albert
coat, the tails of which tapped about
MS long legs, a plug hat that would
have won a prize in the Elks' parade,
and white spats covering eight or ten
inches of his big fiat feet.
He insists that he has saved his
country in the Philippines, in Alaska
and Cuba, and were it not for an I'M
accountable delay in the arrival of
nbaggage he would startle Seattle
- display of medals that would
make Sousa look as if ne were tied to
post.
The "doctah" will probably go to
Walla Walla because he had in his
possession belt buckle of value, for
which he could not produce a bill of
sale He contended that the buckle
was given him in payment of a pre-
@flptlon of great value, the name of
which ne could not remember and the
contents of which he could not de-
scribe.
ne told the court that he was a
specialist and that all the white doc
"FS IN the city were jealous because
lie mad a large laboratory in New
iOfA and a smaller one in the Ste
'sllS Motel. His statement about the
"0oratory in New York, was not in
'sSusated, but it was not hard to
pV'e that he did not have rooms at
NE Stevens hotel.
Last spring the "doctah" prowled
~Vu"o the saloons below the line an
UAclhg that he was a candidate for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
HE WILL REACH WALLA WAlIH
IN THE AFTERNOON FROM
SPOKANE.
Will Be Given Public Reception a.
WaIla WalIa Club Rooms
Wednesday Evening.

Governor Albert Mead will arrive in
Walla Walla tomorrow afternoon on
the o. r. & N. to make his first Off
cial visit to the state penitentiary. He
will be accompanied by A. N. Brown,
his private secretary, and members
of the state board Of audit and con-
troll. The party will at once go to the
penitentiary where they will be the
guests of Warden A. F. KEGS during
their stay in the city. Tuesday eve
ming an informal reception will be
held by the governor at the prison
when the employees will be given an
opportunity of meeting the executive
Wednesday the governor will devote
the time to inspecting the institution
and talking over the affairs Of the
management of the prison.
It is expected that on Wednesday
the governor will also meet the lead
ers of the republican party in Walla
Walla county and at conference the
question of appointments to several
important positions the governor has
to make will be discussed. The friends
of oliver T. Cornwell will present his
name for one of the members of the
railway commission and the name of
John L. Sharpstein will be put forth
for the position of tax commissioner.
Public Reception.
1t has been decided to give Governor
Mead a public reception Wednesday
evening at the Walla Walla club
rooms in the Rees-Winans building.
Members of the republican county
central committee and prominent re-
publicans met at the office of DR..
Yancy c. Blalock Sunday afternoon
and completed the arrangements for
the reception to the governor.
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The Implacable Critic.

what made Gumbleton so huffy at
the complimentary banquet rendered
him by the members of his profess
sion?"
did you hear Of it? He was dis
pleased at remark made by one Of
the speakers"
"What was the remark"
"Why, the speaker said that Gumble-
ton was one of the few men in his
profession who never made a mistake"
"Why, 1 should have thought Gum
bleton would have liked that"
He'd have liked it well enough if
his wife hadn't been sitting in the gal
y."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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CandIefish of Puget Sound.

Very queer fish are caught in the
waters Of Puget sound. One kind is
called the candlefish. It is dried and
packed in boxes like candles. We are
told the fishermen use them to light
their homes and that at one time all
the boats on the sound used them in
stead of sperm oil lamps. BY putting
the heads Of the fish downward in a
candlestick and lighting the tail, which,
in conjunction with the backbone, acts
as wick, it burns like candle. They
eat this fish, and, when cooking, 1t is
so fat it fries itself.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20

Having had considerable experience
with Acety1ene gas both in municipal
and private plants, I take great pleas
ure in recommending it to anyone
wanting perfect lighting system.
The town I lived in in Minnesota had
a municipal plant that gave satisfac-
ton in every respect, and was a pay
ing investment for the town. 1 never
heard of a complaint regarding the
service. AS a street light it is fully as
good and cheaper than electric arc
lights. w. j. Shaughenssy, editor and
proprietor of "The Columbia Curier,''
Kennewick, Wash. Drop postal card to
Anderson & Son, Third street, for
booklet.
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he was granted a furlough by the
commandant Of the school.

Several Good Showers-According to
Observer Newman of the Walla Walla
weather bureau there has been a total
rainfall of 80 of an inch so far this
month. Seven hundreds of an inch
was recorded yesterday. The total de-
ficiency since January 1 of the present
wear reach 2.3O inches yesterday.
Yesterdays rain developed into snow
storm on the higher peaks south of
the city, several big patches of white
being visible today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
NOTICE.,

The note robbed from I M. Sims
safe Monday, March 20, contained the
following: Dated Walla Walla, Oc-
tober s, 1904, one year after date to
Justin Wade, 100000. Signed by
Winfield Smith, Nathalie Smith.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
Proof of His Sanity

"Well, 1 am the only sane man here
who has the papers to prove it, one
Oskaloosan observed.
The rest looked at him in astonish-
ment
"Oh, it's true" he protested. ''Pve
got my discharge from the Mount
Pleasant Insane asylum right here in
my pocket"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20

WANTED-FIRST CLASS DRIVING
horse. Must be fast, young, sound
and reasonable cash price, and sub
ject to one weeks trial. In answer
ing please give age, color, weight,
breeding and price. Address, "B, -
care this office.
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Restaurant, q East Main street, ex-
poets to have it's opening early this
week. This restaurant, modern in
every respect, will not nave long to
wait for an established patronage.
Confirmed a CIass-Bishop Lemuel
H. Wells of the Episcopal church, was
in Walla Walla Sunday and at st.
Pauls church at the morning service
confirmed large class of communi
cants.
Removing Church BuIding-A force
of men were at work today removing
the old Congregational church at the
corner of Second and Rose streets.
The building is to be taken to Green
Park addition where it will be used for
church and Sunday school purposes.
Music Club Tonight-A music club
program will be given tonight at Me-
mortal building commencing at 1880.
The program will include a string
quartet and a trio by Dvorak, a pre-
lude by Mendelssohn, an aria from
Faust and other interesting numbers.
Daughter Very III-Rev. and Mrs.
Henry Brown are in Spokane attend
ing their daughter, Mrs. Reardon, who
is very ILL., Mrs. Reardon is the wife
of prominent Spokane jeweler. Rev.
Brown telephoned to friends in Walla
Walla yesterday that her condition was
very serious.
New LandIord-The Coast House,
opposite the postoffice on Alder street,
is now under new management. The
new proprietor is Samuel Jay, formerly
of Delta county, Colorado, who is hav-
everything about the house renovated
and put in first class shape. The
Coast House is one of the largest and
best equipped lodging houses in the
city.
Quarterly Conference.-The regular
quarterly conference of the First
Methodist church will be held in the
church parlors tomorrow evening, Rev
C. E. Gibson, presiding elder of the
district will be in attendance and pre-
side over the meeting. Matters per-
tanning to church work for the COM
ing quarter will be before the confer
ence.
Welded Last Night-Sunday eve
ming at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Morse, on Boyer avenue, Rev.
Robert J. Reid of the Wilbur Memoir
ial church performed the marriage
ceremony of Lane Hoon of Umatilla
county, Oregon, and Miss Katie
Weatherman. The groom is a pros
porous farmer of the Hudson Bay Sec
ton, and the bride is the daughter of
Home on FurIough-John K. Paxton.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Paxton,
who is a cadet at the United States
military academy at West Point, ar
rived in Walla Walla Sunday on a
three months furlough. Mr.. Paxton
has been having trouble with his eyes
which interfered with his studies and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
Looking Ahead.

"Now," whispered the clipping girl as
she Jumped into his arms, chow shall
we dispose of the ladderT
1--WE must hide it somewhere in the
garden" replied her gallant lover. If
your father doesn't forgive us we may
have to use it to get back again" -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
NOTICE.

I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted on my account
HUGH M'COOL.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20

Pianos for rent. Judge Taylor, No
9 N. Sixth Street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20

being visible today.
Shipping Much Green StuH-A thou
sand boxes of spinach and young on
ions are being shipped daily to outside
points by local commission houses.
With a continuation of the present
warm weather growers expect to have
asparagus and rhubarb on the market
within ten days. The numerous warm
showers prevailing the past week have
been very beneficial to growing veget-
abIes and gardeners are expressing
themselves as we'll pleased at the out
look for a prosperous season.
Death of Miss TaIIon-Miss Melissa
Josephine Talon, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Talon, residing at 116
East Birch street, died yesterday morn
ing at the family residence. Miss Tai
lon was aged % years. She was born
at Pana, ILL.,, and came to Walla Walla
with her parents two years ago. She
was employed in the local telephone
exchange for several months. The
funeral will be held from the family
residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Austin Rice of the Con-
gregational church officiating. Inter-
ment will be in the city cemetery.
Pythians at Banquet-The members
of Columbia Lodge, No. s, Knights of
Pythias, and the. sojourning Knights
of Wa1la Walla mad a big time Satur
day night. The lodge conferred the
rank of Page on one candidate and
the ranks of Esquire and knight on
assisted in the work by a large dele
CATION of Pythians from Milton. After
the close of the lodge banquet was
served at which Past Chancellor J. M.
Douglass presided. Toasts were re-
sponded to and a general good time
had
Elected Officers-At the meeting of
the Northwestern Threshermen's as
ISOLATION, composed of men owning and
operating threshers in Walla Walla,
Columbia and Umatilla counties, Mich
ael Toner was elected president; John
Moore, vice president; George A. Nc
CURE, secretary; Jacob Myers, treas
urer. The three counties were dis
tricted and the machines given GER
tain territory in which to work. The
price fixed for threshing on the foot
hill lands in the district was 6k cents
cents per bushel.
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Removing Church BuiIding-A force
of men were at work today removing
the old Congregational church at the
The building is to be taken to Green
Park addition where it will be used for
church and Sunday school purposes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20

Confirmed a Class-Bishop Lemuel
H. Wells of the Episcopal church, was
in Walla Walla Sunday and at ST.
Paurs church at the morning service
cants.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-20
TOWN TOPICS
Will Open Early This We

Will Open Early This Week-Pierce's
poets to have it's opening early this
week. This restaurant modern in
every respect, will not nave long to
wait for an established patronage.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-18

broommaker, than boy who is only
capable of receiving a smattering Of
knowledge and who knows not how to
profit by it after he receives it. 1t is
the average man who is the backbone
of the country, it is he who won the
battle at Manila bay and sank the
Spanish feet at Santiago, and it is
the average man who has made this
country what it is today.
Again, it Is the average man who
will bring up his children to respect
him and who will be able to look to
them for comfort in his old age. The
average man does not shut off part
of his house for visitors and forbid his
children to enter therein, but he al
lows them the entire freedom of his
home. What cares he if the baby with
its sticky little hands leaves smear
on the piano-if he does not like it he
washes it off; nor does he care If the
furniture begins to show signs Of wear
and tear. Why, by the time he needs
new furniture his children will be able
to provide him with it, and in the
meantime will have become so at
tached to the old home that mountains
Of seas could not keep them from it.
Wealth is but tickle goddess; fame
is but an empty glory, but the incar-
nation of all that is good and true in
this world is the average man."
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Not Q Subscriber.

A correspondent who doesn't take a
Catholic paper, and who should if he
desired to be enlightened on current
religious views, writes us in vehe-
ment way, says the Pittsburg Catho-
lie. He wants very much to know il
church and state are to be united in
this country and, he for one, voices a
protest that would widen the crack of
doom. He has been receiving infor-
nation from anti-Catholic sources, and
like those who go out Of the way to
pick up their news, swallows all he
learns as the truth This correspond
cnt is not alone; there are many more
like him. They have no use for the
Catholic paper, but when pinched too
hard it is to the Catholic paper they
write for exact information. There
are those among us who have the idea
that a Catholic paper is simply re-
crptaclc for gratuitOus advertise
ments of their enterprises, and who
are highly indignant when they do
not receive columns of space gratis.
An examination of the subscription list
usually shows that they are conspicu-
Gus in not being subscribers.
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True Sons Of st. Patrick.

The Sons of st. Patrick Of Pittsburg,
Pa, a chartered organization, its OBJ
ject being ''the moral, intellectual and
social well-being of its members, the
maintaining of a society for beneficial
and protective purposes, and the per-
petuating and honoring of the name of
Iraland's patron saint"
To qualify for membership man
must bear Patrick as his first Chris
tian name," and must be Irish by birth
or descent through either parent, and
lie practical Catholic" Among the
benefits of membership is this: "On
the birth of a son to any member in
good standing, provided said child re-
ceives in baptism according to the
rites Of the Catholic church), and re-
! tains, as his first Christian name, the
name of Patrick, the sum of one dollar
shall be levied on each member; said
SUM so collected shall be placed in a
bank, on interest, for said child until
he arrives at school age, when it may
be used for the purpose Of completing
his education; if not to be paid over
to him when he reaches the legal age.
The society, however, reserves the
right to pay the said sum to the par
ents if deemed advisable"
The society is in a very tlourishing
condition, and has several hundred
members.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-18
Daily Mass.

The Irish Messenger gives the fol-
lowing reasons which should induce
those who without serious inconven-
icnce to themselves can attend daily
mass to form this habit:
1t will make your heart light and
cheerful.
1t will throw halo of happiness
over your days.
1t will keep your conscience clean.
1t will bring you into constant con-
tact with the source of all grace.
1t will teach you how to live on
terms of the closest intimacy with
God.
Your understanding will be enlight-
ened and your will strengthened.
All the treasures of gold and pre-
cious stones which the earth contains
are outweighed by one mass.
TO assist at daily mass is practice
which is easy and consoling.
The early arising which it usually
necessitates is itself Il. great blessing
Of the natural order.
What wonder if all these gifts and
many more fall to those who go daily
to mass, for at the solemn word of
conservation an act takes place which,
of all the acts which take place
throughout the whole world, is the
most pleasing to God. Consequently
God is disposed to be most liberal on
such an occasion. Now, if we assist ut
mass we share in a special manner III
that most pleasing Offering. We offer
that gift to God alone with the priest,
and we receive i'm return immense
blessings. You know the words of the
priest when he turns to the people be-
fore the more solemn part of the mass,
and says, "Orate fratres, etc. That is,
in English, PRAY, brethren, that my
sacrifice and yours may be favorably
received by the Lord God Almighty"
Note the words "minc and yours"
This sacrifice is the greatest gift Of
fcrcd on earth to God. If you assist
at daily mass you are one of the Of
ferers of that great gift. 1t is Christ's
offering, and the priests Offering and
your own Offering.
Avail yourself, then, of every oppor-
tunity of assisting at mass. See if you
have not hitherto been neglecting the
most precious opportunities. When
the church bell rings out for mass in
the morning, think Of the magnificent
invitation that is offered to you-don't
lose the opportunity-but leave your
bed in the fresh early morning and
draw near to the source of all light and
life and peace.
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The Catholic University Of America,

The following letter is self-explan-
atory:
Washington, D. c., March 10, 1905.
Whereas, an impression exists
among the friends of the Catholic
University of America that Mr.. e. l..
Scharf, of Washington, d. c., is an
instructor in this institution, and that
his public utterances Oh ecclesiastical,
political and scientific matters, In some
degree represent and are endorsed by
this University and it's professors, we
deem it advisable to announce:
1. That Mr.. q. L. Scharf never has
been, in any manner, connected with
this University.
2. That, according to our informa-
tion, he was occupied some years ago
in giving private lessons in certain
modern languages on his own account,
and, in compliance with his request,
lie was permitted to place hs advertis-
ing card upon the General Advertising
Bulletin Board of the University, as
boarding-house keepers, booksellers
and others are allowed to do.
3. That, if he ever gave any instruc-
ton to students Of the University, it
was by private agreement between
himself and them, and it formed no
part of their University work.
4. That neither the University nor
it's Faculties are in any measure re-
sponsible for the opinions promulgated
by Mr.. Scharf, nor are it's professors
engaged in the propagation Of political
theories, nor interested in political
questions, otherwise than in thier per-
sonal character as American citizens.
(Signed.)
D. ]. O'CONNELL.
Rector Of the University,
CHAS. p. GRAMMAR,
Dean Of the Faculty of Theology,
JOHN J. GRIFFIN,
Dean Of the Faculty Of Philosophy.
WILLIAM G. ROBINSON,
Dean of the Faculty Of Law,
DANIEL w. SHEA,
Director Of Technology.
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"The Average Man"

"The average man is Gods master
piece and the noblest of all creatures" !"
said Rev. Father Dunn of Eau Claire.
during his lecture On the average
Man" at Mozart hall, st. Paul, recent
ly. Father Dunn is a powerful speak
|er and held large audience that
packed the hall intent during his talk.
He spoke in part as follows:
"The average man is first Of all a
patriot in times Of peace and war; he
is honest. virtuous, religious and is
possessed of large portion Of COM
mon sense. When you meet man
who clasps you heartily by the hand,
whose whole being radiatcs cheerful
ness, and who would go to any trou-
BILE to do a friend or ncighbor favor,
then you have met the average man.
1t is the average man who has made
this country. who has fought for it.
and when necessary died for it.
Generals will corlc home from
bloody fields unsca thcd to be laudcd
to the skies and decorated with
wreaths of laurel, hut somewhere iy ing
on the cold ground with life blood
streaming you will find the average
man. a martyr to his country
'What we need is average men, not
great men. Too many parents make
the mistake of educating their chill
dren to be great men when they are
mot capable of receiving that cduca-
tion, and many boy that would have
made good, honest, useful citizen, n
credit to the community where he
lives, has been ruined by his parents
who sought to make him something
that he could not be.
Better that YOU have good black
smith in the family, or an industrious
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vicious manner. His ingratitude pre-
sented human nature in its most hide
GUS form, and he continued his foul
abuse of his most generous and con-
siderate friend until he was drowned
during drunken SPREE"