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The wageworker., 1905-10-20
WHEN you ARE A BOY AeAlNI


Last week you slipped a quarter
of a century from your shoulders, and
instead of being a busy man with
grave cares upon you, you were just
care-free boy aga1n-in your mind
These little jaunts upon memory's
train back into the blossom time OF
life are most enjoyable excursions
are they not? Just before this par
ticular jaunt you were worried and
f1ustered, your eyes were lack-lustre
your appetite was poor and your di
gestion worse. Everything seemed
to be going wrong. You were just
about to give up in despair when you
happened to doze a little bit, anG
those long unused brain cells got to
work-and 10, in less than no time
at all you were away back yonder in
the old days, with nothing of weight
on your mind except the work OF
keeping the woodboX full of wood
and the chores done around the
house.
Presto change.
Remember the time Lin Thompson
shot himself? That was the funniest
thing. Lin boarded at your house
you remember, and you wanted to
frame up scheme to get EN- and
Ina over for an evening of hilarity
under pretense that they were visit.
ing your sister, kittie. But the
mothers of EN- and Ina thought they
ought to be studying their lessons
and refused their consent. So Lin
wrapped up his hand in a heavy ban
dage and you produced little blood
to stain it. That ability to produce
little blood got you out of school
more than once, il you remember.
that Lin had shot himself. But
their mothers were suspicious and
Ems little brother, Frank, was sent
Frank was a plenty. He returned
home with his eyes popping out and
reported that Lin was awfully shot
up. So EN- and Ina came over.
Then you and Lin and EN- and Ina
and Kittie had high old time for
an hour, popping corn in the kitchen
while mother rocked in the sitting
room and warned you not to make
SO much noise on account of the
neighbors. The two girls did think
for little bit that Lin was shot,
for he did look pale and panied as
he lay there propped up in bed with
his hand wrapped up in pillow case.
But il took a lot of argument and
persuasion and promises to fix mat
ters with the mothers Of EN- and Ina,
didn't it?
Say, remember how we boys and
girls solved the sidewalk problem and
the hog problem? That was too good.
The old wooden walks were in hor-
rible shape, and the hogs roamed the
streets without let or hindrance.
There were too many unprogressive
people to make a sidewalk crusade
effective. and too many people own
ing hogs and letting them run free.
1t was halloween night if you remem-
ber. There was party over at AIMS
house that night, ssnd after tearing
the roof off the house -almost-you
all set out to play Few pranks. You
filled your pockets with shelled corn,
then beginning at the middle of the
street you scattered that corn up to
and under those dilapidated old side
walks, repeating the process all over
town. My, my! But weren't those
sidewalks in fix the next morning
Those old Missouri hogs had rooted
The wageworker., 1905-10-20

Right over there, where all those
big trees are growing used to be a
pond. Brodbeck's pond, it was; and
it was the only skating place for
miles around. The rains have washed
in the dirt until it is good land now,
and those trees merely showed how
long ago it was that you skated there.
You never got credit for it, but you
and the rest of 'em cleared all the
brush in the timber building fires on
the banks of that pond in the winter
time. Let's see, there was you, and
Minnie, and Bonnie, and EN-, and Ina,
and May, and Code, and Kittie, and
Cora, and Joe, and Zeke, and Lin,
and Grant, and Fred, and Clare-O,
the list is too long. But you used to
walk a mile and half to that pond
and skate until JAKE Fosters hack
on the way back from the 11:17 train
warned you that you would have to
hustle if you got home before mid
night. There wasn't any danger skat-
ing on that pond, because it would be
frozen to the bottom when the ice
was three or four inches thick. 1t
was different after you got to skat-
ing on Kunkels pond. That was a
mill pond, and it was awful deep.
The wageworker., 1905-10-20

ns makes for better citizenship because makes for bet
Unonsm is home building in its best and broadest
The wageworker., 1905-10-20

Your unionsm isn't worth whoop if it does
emand the products of your fellow unonists when
oods of any description.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMER
IcAN BAR ASSOCIATION WAS
HELD TODAY.
Most Important Matter to Come Up
for Discussion Is Report On
Insurance.

NARRAGANSETT PIER, r. l., Aug.
23.-The annual meeting of the Amer
lean Bar association has brought to
this town one of the most notable
gatherings of distinguished lawyers
ever held in this country. Every part
of the United States is represented
and among the delegates are many Of
the greatest legal authorities of vari-
Gus branches of Jurisprudence known
this country. The convention was
called to order by President Henry ST..
George Tucker, of Lexington, Va, and
held a short meeting in the morning
and another meeting in the afternoon.
The new Mathewson hall had been Sc
lected for the headquarters Of the as
ISOLATION.
One Of the most important subjects
that will come up for consideration will
be the report Of the committee on in
surance, which will be submitted by
Ralph w. Breckenridge, of Omaha,
the chairman of that committee. The
~eport makes the following five speci-
fic recommendations: Legislation by
congress providing for the supervision
of insurance; the repeal Of all valued
policy laws; uniform fire policy, the
term of which shall be specifically de-
fined; the repeal Of all retaliatory tax
laws; stricter incorporation laws in
the several states as they affect the
ceration of insurance companies, and
federal statute prohibiting the use of
the mails to all persons, associations
or corporations transacting business
NJ insurance in disregard of state or
federal regulations.
1t is expected that w. r. Vance, of
Virginia, a member of the committee,
will submit a minority report in which
he will differ with the majority of the
committee not on it's general findings
but on the prOpOSltlOH tHdl there Is Ho
constitutional obstacle existing to the
inauguration of federal insurance
business.
In addition to the general meetings
of the association there will be Sec
tional meetings and a meeting of the
Association of American Law Schools.
Another feature will be a conference
of the commission on uniform state
laws. The convention will close on
Friday night with a banquet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
never, never have Mr.. Pierce for her
She Called tho Police,


The would-be bridegroom was in
sistent and argued that if she would
only marry him and learn to know
him better she would love MIN. But
when he tried to argue his case Mrs.
Stevenson promptly appealed to Detec-
tive Laveratt, of the station, for pro-
lection.
Il advertised for wife in a news
paper, and of all the letters I received
hers were the BEST, explained the
rejected bridegroom. Here are her
letters-thirty-two. They breathed
love and devotion. have a nice home.
All want is a wife,"
But you don't want tongue-ted
wife," suggested the detective. Pierce
was certain, however that it would
make no difference. Indeed, there
might be times, he argued, when II
would be a positive advantage. She
was pretty-just his ideal.
"She likes me and she doesn't like
me-" he explained. But if she would
marry me would make her forget she
ever was afraid to try me-
81 won't have him!" exclaimed
Mrs. Stevenson. He is too SLOW anu
he looks like a farmer. You ought to
see the nice letters ne wrote me,
4,.-L T1,oxy wara 1ovQ1V"
Girl Makes Objection.
Its all off, ma" interrupted the
voungster. I won't have that man for
my pa"
The detective then told Pierce that
he must not bother the woman. He
begged so hard, however, to be permit
ted to remain with ner until time for
her train to leave that she relented
Then she permitted him to kiss her
at parting, and left for Ohio on the
1927 train.
His last glimpse of her was as she
stood on the rear platform, telling MIN
and the detective in clever panto-
mine that "he wouldn't do" Both
Pierce and Mrs. Stevenson are ABOUT
40 years old. she wore brown tall
ored skirt, picture hat, feather boa
and several diamond rings. The man
looked as If he might be just in from
the hay field.
Detective Laveratt offered to ind
another sweetheart for him in Jersey
City, but Pierce, heartbroken' lelt
for Bryantville.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
Georgia Agricultural Society Meets.

ALBANY, Ga, August 23.-The
Chautauqua auditorium was crowded
this morning when the annual conven-
ton of the Georgia State Agricultural
society was opened there. President
Hughes called the convention to
order. He was followed by Lip
pitt who welcomed the delegates
on behalf of the city. The Hon. J. E.
Hays, Of Montezuma responded for the
association. Then President Hughes
delivered his annual address. Several
interesting papers on agricultural sub
jects were read and discussed and then
the convention adjourned for lunch. In
the afternoon another session will be
held, which will be followed by an ex-
ecutive session. Tonight Daniel ]. Sui
ly of New York. the Cotton King" will
deliver an address on Cotton" The
convention will hold two sessions to-
morrow and the delegates expect to
leave tomorrow night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
SCARED BY SIGHT OF LOVER.
Ohio Widow, After Six Months Core
spondence, Promised to Marry.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-W. F. Pierce,
of Bryantville, Mass, and Mrs. Sarah
Stevenson, of Beshler, Ohia, who had
corresponded for six months, met for
the first time in the Jersey City wait
ing-room of the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey intending to get married.
Mrs. Stevenson brought with her
several trunks, which contained an
elaborate wedding trousseau, and a
9year-old daughter, who was to form
4 part of her new household.
When they met, the ardent wooer
found that she was tongue tied. But
she was pretty and stylish, and he
wanted a wife. So he was ready to
marry.
She, however, pronounced him too
slow" and that ne locked like farm
err" and was impossible as a husband.
The youngster also declared she would
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
THROW BOMBSHELL.
British Columbia Will Tax Timber
Held by Americans.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 23.-Many
millionaire Americans, including the
Weyerhaeuser interests, have oeen
taking up hundreds of square miles OF
timber on the supposed route of the
projected Grand Trunk Pacific railway
through the forests of British Column
bia and the timber will be held under
special license for speculative purposes.
The provincial government, however,
threw a bombshell into the camp OF
the SPECTATORS today by posting no.
tees that all timber held under special
license would be taxed 2 per cent OF
it's value. It is estimated that $2O,-
900 900 worth of timber is SO held, and
that the province will thus collect
s4OO 900 if the holders of timber will
stand it.
The press today announced that IN
spite of the strict law passed by the
provincial government to prevent the
export of logs into the United States
an enormous quantity of cedar is be-
ing exported through a subterfuge. The
act was so framed that hand lOggerS
licenses were not mentioned as one or
the conditions under which logs could
not be exported.
Taking advantage of this flaw ex-
porters bought from twenty-five TO
fiftv loggers' licenses each, and without
opposition from the government have
been doing an enormous export trade
in cedar logs, which are not market
able mere.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
NATIONAL GAME CAN BE PLAYED
ON LAKE, BAY OR SWIM.
MING POOL.
It Is Now Being Played at Some Of the
Summer Resorts In
the West.

Hear, y athleteS! Have you tr1eO
water baseball? No, not water polo or
water football, but the good old ma
tional game, played On a lake or bay
or swimming pool, or a quiet bit of
river where there is not much current.
If you haven't tried it get in line
and begin at once with the new game
of the season. They are playing it in
the west, where the swimming season
seems to begin much earlier than it
does along the Atlantic coast. There
the sport has become more than a fad
of the moment. 1t is enjoying a boom
that is almost a mania.
One need not be a great bail player
nor a star swimmer to play the game.
All it requires is a rudimentary knowl-
edge of baseball and fair swimming
ability. The outfit consists of tennis
ball. a yard or less of broomstick and
four rafts-one large and three small.
The batsman and the catcher stand
on the big raft. On small raft ten
yards away stands the pitcher. He
may deliver the bali in any style he
chooses SO that it crosses the plate. In
striking everything goes-bunt, bingle,
swat or foul tip. There are five men
on a side The moment bat and ball
come in contact batsman must start
for first base.
1t does not matter how the ball is
hit, you count it fair. Indeed, it is a
triumph of skill to turn and swim
with the ball and send it flying past
the catcher.
Suppose you have driven a good ball
out near third base. You pile over
hoard with a dive toward first. AS
you rise to the surface you see the first
baseman and the pitcher furiously
swimming after the ball.
To your excited eyes it seems as if
first base were a mile away. AS you
near the base you see the pitcher seize
the ball and turn in the water to throw
it. But it is no easy matter to throw
a ball while treading water, and the
chances are that the throw is a bad
one, and you are safe.
You now turn your attention toward
second. To steal seems easy, and so
as soon as the pitcher delivers the ball,
you start. But if all goes well with
the other team, when you have gone
about third of the distance you notice
that the second baseman has the ball.
Giving up hope of gaining second, you
turn to regain first, only to note that
the first baseman has followed you and
waits for the ball about five feet to
your rear.
You again turn your efforts toward
second, only to see the second baseman
swimming toward you. With much
splasning you try to evade this last
conner, but you are put out and retired
amid the yells of the onlookers. The
game is full of fun. Sometimes an ar
dent baSeman will lean too far over
to one side in his efforts to get the ball.
This will cause the raft to tilt until
the player loses his balance, and in his
efforts to regain the center of the raft
it will shoot from under him and he
will land smack on the surface Of the
water.
The game is full of unexpected fancy
stunts.-New York World
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
UnveiIinu Soldiers Monument.

OGDENSBURG, N. Y, Aug. 23.-Tne
monument erected in honor of the
st. Lawrence county soldiers, VINO
fell during the civil war, was un-
yelled here today by Vice President
Fairbanks. The celebration hal a de-
cidedly military character and was at
tended by the Twenty second Infantry
regiment, of Sacketts Harbor, the
Fo1ity-first battalion Victoria Rifles,
of Canada and the Fourth Battalion
New York National Guards. The
Twenty-second Infantry arrived here
entire distance of eighty miles from
Sacketts Barbor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-23
Municipal Electricians Meet.

ERIE, Pa, Aug. 23.-The tenth an
nual convention of the International
Association of Municipal Electricians
opened here this morning with large
attendance from all parts of the Unit
ed States. The convention will remain
in session for three days and will dis
cuss many questions of practical inte-
rest and Importance to municipal cleo
tricians. Among those who will deliver
addresses are H. r. AllenswOrth, of
Columbus, O., G. E. Diehl, Harrisburg;
A. S. Hatch, Detroit, Mich; G. L.
Williams, Meridian, Miss; Capt. VIM.
Brophy, Boston, Mass; T. c. O'Hearn
Cambridge, Mass, and Louis Gascoigne
of Detroit, Mich.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-19
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Maintains unexcelled service from the
west to the east and south. Making
close connections with trains Of all
transcontinental lines. passengers are
given their choice Of routes to Chicago
Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans
and through these points to the far
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor-
nation as to the lowest rates and bes,
routes are invited to correspond with
the following representatives:
B. H. TRUMBULL. Commercial Agent,
l42 Third ST., Portland. Ore.
J. c. LINDSEY. Trav. Passenger Agent.
142 Third ST., Portland, Ore.
PAUL B. THOMPSON. PaSs'gr. Agent,
J. C. LINDSEY, Trav. Passenger Agent,
141 Third St.. Portland. Ore.
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CALL FOR BIDS
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED FOR THE
hot water heating apparatus Of the
new St. Mary's hospital. Plans and
specifications may be seen at the office
of the architect at st. Mary's hospital.
All bids to be in on or before the 10th
of August, 1905. Right reserved to re-
iect any or all bids.
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Woods, Fort Stevens.
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sahsT library furniture Of the Astoria
Library for sale at very reasonable
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-24
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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-18

shed rain, and you get their money and
spend it on other women" One of the
dukes turned red like a lobster, and
think he is a lobster. anyway, and he
was going to make dad stop talking, but
the duke didn't know dad, and he con-
.tinued. Says dad, says he: 81 know a
rich old man in the States, who made
ten million dollars on pickles, or break
fast food, and he had daughter that
was SO homely they couldn t keep clock
going in the house.
% She came over here and got exposed
to duke, and she had never been vacci-
mated, and the first her father knew she
caught the duke, and came home, and he
followed her. Say, he didn't know
enough to pound sand, and the old man
got several doctors for her, but they
couldn't break up the duke fever, and
finally the old pickle citizen asked him
how much the mortgage was, and how
much they could live on, and he bought
her the duke, and sent them OIL, and the
duke covered his castle with building
paper, so it would hold water, and they
set up housekeeping with hundred
servants. Then the duke wanted rae
ing stable, after the baby came. and the
old pickle man went over to see the
baby. and it looked so much like the old
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-18

Example: HE 10 well pleaSed visA
his avocation" should be "He 10 eel
pleased with his vocation"
Note - That Is il reference 4
made to his regular line OF work. Al
avocation 10 q vacation from ones vo-
cation.
Don't say awful
Note-Don't say awful unless you
mean awful. 1. e.. awe full Avoid
such expressions AZ awful nice"
awful cheap" awful bad" awful
sorry" awful sick" etc.
'Twere we'll, also, to be guarded in
the use Of the adjectives splendid.
beautiful. gorgeous. terrible, etc.
All of them are right when rightly
used; but they are not SO used in the
following phrases: "A splendid time,
"a beautiful voice" "a gorgeous day.
"a terrible easy time"
Don't say bad cough"
Example: HE has very bad
cough" should be "He has a severe
cough"
Note: No one has q good cough.
Don't say badly" for bad"
Example: I'm feeling badly, to.
day." should be Pm feeling bad" OF
I'm not feeling WE'LL" or I'm not
WE'LL" or I'm ILL.,"
Note: It were better to use some
other word in the place of bad. yet Of
the two evils choose the lesser.
Don't say balance" for remain
der"
Example: 1.-THE balance of the day
was stormy" should be THE remain
der of the day was stormy"
Note: One may correctly say BAL
ance my account" or What is the
balance of my ACCOUNT"