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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Probate Fee Law Is Knocked Out b,
Supreme Court.

In a decision in a Seattle case yes
terday the state supreme court held
the law of 1903 fixing fees in probate
cases unconstitutional. Lawyers say
that it is a serious question whether
there is anw law in the state fixing
fees, because that law repealed old
statutes The statute fixed gradual
ed fee ad valorem on estates. The act
is held invalid, because of faulty title
and because it proposes a tax and not
fee. The case was brought by the
administrators Of the estate of D. Mel.
Brown of the Seattle Bridge company
against the county clerk of King coun-
ty to compel the clerk to file papers
without eXacting the fee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

The champion pugilist bucked at the
very door of the church. THE gurl's
all right he said, land I'm not afraid
of a mix with her mother, but I'll be
everlastingly counted out before they'll
say in the papers that there was a best
man at this here weddin' and me not
the man." Just then the organ pealed
the wedding march and the bride led
the champion forward by the left ear.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15
HADLEY'S BLUFF IS CALLED.

The Kansas City Times says: 1T
costs John D. Rockefeller just one mil
lion dollars to call the bluff Of Presi-
dent Hadley of Yale about social os-
tracism as a cure for the unlawful &C
QUESTION of money" Hadley's idea
was that the evils of monopoly could
be cured by letting the monopolists
know how their. fellow -men feel with
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15
Personal Mention

c. w. Wheeler of Seattle is in the
city.
Lester Bowman of Waitsburg is reg
istered at the State today.
Mrs. Daniel Burr has returned from
a visit with relatives in Portland.
Mrs. Alvin G. Baumeister has gone
to Long Beach to spend several weeks.
S. ]. Smith, we'll known Eureka
Flat farmer, is in the city from Clyde.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bandly nave
gone to Seattle to spend the summer.
E. D. Flynn, a we'll known Pendleton
citizen, is registered at the State to-
day.
Mrs. George O'Connor will leave
Sunday night for Astoria to visit rela-
tives.
]. w. Hubbard, we'll known Day.
tonite, is among visitors in Walla
Walla today.
Charles Dement, has gone to Port
land to see the sights at the Lewis and
Clark exposition.
L. E. Shaw, r. E. Ecker and Fred
Bruce of Pasco are among visitors in
Walla Walla today.
Mrs. Leo Kosminsky has returned
Sound and in Portland.
Miss Maud Sykes of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
is in the city the guest of Mrs. F. M.
Pauly and Mrs. r. A. Horn.
Mrs. John McFeeley left last night
for Oakland, Cal, to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Besserer
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Crowell went to
Portland last night. After taking in
the fair they will go to the seacoast
Joseph McCabe, vice president and
general manager of the Washington &
Columbia River Railway company, has
returned from Tacoma and Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Payne and
daughter leave this evening for Pay
cite lake where they will spend sew
eral weeks during the heated period.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

But one civil war governor" is now
living, Governor Frederick Holbrook of
Vermont. The last of the confederate
war governors, F. r. Lubbock of Aus
tin, Texas, has just died, aged SO.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

Lawson lost his voice in Kansas
When Rogers and Rockefeller heard
this they fell on each others shirt
front.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

All Talking Machines now sold on
the installment plan-Stanley Music
House. 60
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

Found-Tne best place on earth t
eat-at the Portland Restaurant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

Former Spanish Premier Dead.
MADRID, July 15.-Marquis Villa
verde. former premier of Spain, died
today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-15

The Chicago Grain Market.
CHICAGO. July 15.-July wheat
S6A @S67s; corn, 56k @57k; oats, 32A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

be continuous: hence, the word con tInuous" is superfuous. I suspect the author intended to give this poetical flow.
 Don't say copyrighted" for 'copy-- right"
 Note.-Reference is here made to the coyprighting of a book.
 Example: Copyrighted by Lee & Shepard" should be Copyright by Lee & Shepard"
 Note.-Although one may have con- formed to the law in every other re- spect, if the word Is printed copy righted" instead of copyright" the desired and paid for protection Is of no avail and anyone may republish the article or book verbatim ct literatum, without fear of prosecution. and the rightful owner has no recourse through the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

London and New York. Mrs. New house Is a popular entertainer in Lon don society and a close friend of King Edwards friend. Mrs. George Keppel. She is beautiful, accomplished and graceful and one of the best dressed even of American society women. Her place as a leader in the most exclu- sive set is unquestioned. Yct all the so-called blue blooded folk who hob mob with Mrs. Newhouse know well that less than twenty years ago this refined, brilliant society leader cooked for miners in a camp in the Rocky Mountains; also these fine folk know
 that her mother. Mrs. Stingley, a
 plucky Southern woman, kept a board
 in ghouse in Denver and that Samuel Newhouse, an ambitious and shrewd young business man from Boston,
 made his headquarters at Mrs. Sting
 Ieys where he saw, loved and won the daughter of the house, a pretty
 girl in her teens.
 Samuel Newhouse and Miss Stingley were married. and she went bride over the mountains by mule back to the mines he was going to develop. She cooked for him and the boys; she inspired him and cheered him and kept that camp civilized by the pres ence of a lady. She was her husbands constant companion and helper till at length he struck it rich-how rich he
 Is today Plutus knows-and then the little wife took her place In the social sphere, proud before all the world that she was able to be so nobIy useful in working with her hands in the early years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
WOMEN NOTABLE
 IN VARIOUS FIELDS

A pleasant double event happened recently in the history of a lady to whom a least a hundred thousand wo- men and girls owe a debt of gratitude without knowing it. The lady herself, Mrs. M. A. Saunders, is secretary to MT. Butcher, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies For the Protection of Wild Birds. On the thirteenth anniversary of the day when Mrs. Saunders first became a type writer a beautiful gold watch was pre- sented to her by leading typewriter company in New York.
 In the evening of the same day a pleasant party assembled in Mrs Saunders home to celebrate her birth day, for it was on an anniversary of her birth that she first became q pro- fessional typewriter. Though not yet an old woman, she is the oldest type writer still in regular. active service in the world. That is why she re- ceived the beautiful watch.
 Mrs. Saunders was not quite the first woman to enter the field of type writing, which in the beginning was thought to belong to men. One or two women pioneered the path along with her. but they have long since dropped
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

When the true history of the mod ernizlng of China comes to be written 1t will be found that no mean part was taken in 1t by a gentle, noble woman from this country Mrs. D. H. Conger
 wife of the American Minister at Pe- king during the beginning of the enn- pires transformation. It has been noted how liberal minded the terrible old woman" of China is becoming. She gives audiences to foreign ladies, some- thing that could not possibly have hap pened a few years ago. Her state pol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don't say "close proximity" for proximity"
 Example: 'The close proximity of the sentinel caused him to halt" should be The proximity of the sentinel caused him to halt"
 Note.-As proximity means an im- mediate nearness, it is evident that close is superfiuous.
 Don't say collecting bills" for "col- lecting."
 Example: 'He is collecting bills" should be I'll eis collecting"
 Note.-The word bills is superfious, Bills are presented that money may be collected. One would not have the same difficulty in collecting bills as he would have in collecting money: there fore 1t were better to say, He is col lecting," or more truly, perhaps. He is trying to collect"
 Don't say comb my head for comb my hair
 Don't say comb out your hair" for comb your hair"
 Note.-The word out is superfous. One may comb out a tangle, or comb the hair until the tangle is out; but if IS not necessary to comb the hair out.
 Don't say come in" for come"
 Note.-The word in Is superfious, if given as a summons for one to enter and given by one who is within.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

man." sheuld be 'I regard him a just man."
 Note.-We consider in the sense of meditating. refiecting. deliberating.
 Don't say ''considerable' for con siderably.'
 Example: 'TIe Is not we'll but con- siderable better" should be He is not well, but considerably better.'
 Don't say continued on" for 'con- tinued."
 Example,: ''The excitiment contin- ued on for several hours" should be ''The excitement continued for several hours"
 Don't say continuous river" Example: Down the continuous river they rapidly drifted." Note.-It is the nature of rivers to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

fey has been so revolutoinized that now apparently the best thing that can hap- pen to China will be for Tsi An to live on and administer the country's gov- ernment.
 Much of this change is certainly due to Mrs. Conger. A noble woman is Mrs. Conger, and she has also an en- frightened understanding. In some way perhaps 1t was ordained so---the Em@ press made the acquaintance of just the white woman who could influence her for good, a woman of whom 1t has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

out.
 An uncommon kind of typewriter was Mrs. Saunders, however. She be- gan in the early day of the writing machine. and its possibilities were not yet developed Mrs. Saunders herself assisted to arrange the first leading keyboard, the one on which the others are based She was so pleasing of presence and refined and at the same time so capa ble that she was selected as general travelling agent, to go from city to city and introduce the new writing machine. She was a very young woman then, but she accom- plished her mission braveIy and intro duced the first typewriters in Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and other places
 Seeing from her skill and knowl- edge what one woman could do on the typewriter, business men who needed somebody to write letters for them did not hesitate to employ other young women. Thus a new field of work for the feminine sex was opened
 After introducing the type machine through the middle west Mrs. Saun- ders went 10 New York. where she be- came bookkeeper, correspondent and examiner of policies for one of the leading life insurance companies of the United States. She also had charge of the company's real estate accounts All this meant heavy and responsible duties for an attractive young woman fond of society and gay life. yet Mrs. Saunders stuck to her post year after year. She was q widow with a tiny daughter to support and educate.
 At length in 1891 Mrs. Saunders was asked to go to London to introduce a new typewriting machine. She sailed away merrily, taking her daughter with her. They spent a year in Lon don, Mrs. Saunders serving as agent and manager for the company. She also opened a school of instruction in the use of the new machine. A hum dred pupils attended the classes. So highly was she appreciated that at the close of the year, when she re- turned to America, the pupils gave her a handsome diamond brooch as q token of their appreciation.
 Mrs. Saunders is a slender, graceful woman with white hair and a merry bright blue eye. She has a charmfnR g manner and a sweet voice. To know her is to be her friend and to have her for friend always, so sincere and kindly is she. Among her treas ured possessions is a brief note writ ten thirty years ago by the inventor of leading typewriting machine in- forming her that in a few weeks he would be able to give her a place as agent to Introduce his invention.
 In leisure hours Mrs. Saunders recre- ates herself with music. and she is an accomplished pianist. She and her daughter have pretty home in New York city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

(Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take.J
 If you are already convinced tnaA Swamp Root is what you need. you can purchase the regular hfty-cent and ones dollar size bottles at the drug storea everywhere. Dop't make any naissaRes but remember the name. Swamp Rocta pr. Kilmer's swamp-Root. and the ads dress, Binghamton, N. r. on evexS bottle.
 is Swamp-Root in promptly curing even CT or bladder troubles. tkat to prove it's ple bottle and a book of valuable tn~
 raaii. The book contains many of tho al letters received from men and women Root is so we'll known that our read@ tie. Tn sending your address to pr. TO to say you read this generous offer
 The propriHtors Of thte paper gnar%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Don't say carpenter" for joiner" Note.-One may be a carpenter and Joiner, but a carpenter is not neces- sarily a joiner. The joiner begins where the carpenter ceases.
 Don't say "casuality' for casualty" Note.-There is no word casualty. Don't say "center" for middle Note.-The center Is a point equi- distant from the circumference; the middle a point equi-distant from the two extremities.
 Don't say "certain" for "sure.-
 Example: T am certain he will eome," should be T am sure he will eome.'
 Note.-We are certain in regard to lhe past; sure in regard to the future. Don't say "chuck-fulr' for ''chock- sull."
 Note.-There is no word chuck-full. Don't say "claim" for assert"
 Example: "He claimed his rights" should be He asserted his rights" Don't say clerks"
 Example: She clerks at Marshall Fields" should be She is clerk at Marshall Fields"
 Note.-The word clerk is not verb.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
nrns. nrAnY A. sAuNpERa.

MRS. MARY A. sAUNDERSs been said, Nobody could come under the influence of Mrs. ConseP withont being the better for it.
 So with not a single personal aim ca gain for either herself or her husbands with no creed to urge upon Tst Ana who would have taken alarm inatantlys in that case, the wise, gentle, highs souled American woman obtained an influence over the iron old empress that is resulting in lncalculable good.
 Lillian Grays
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don't say come" for came"
 Example-'She come for advice, should be She came for advice"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don't say combined together" for combined"
 Example; '"rhey combined together as conspirators," should be they com bined as conspirators."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

It is pleasing to know that all democratic feeling has not yet depart ed from American society. even from the millionaire set. Last summer among American women presented at the British court was Mrs Samuel Newhouse, formerly of Denver. nnYs nS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
Don'ts for Speakers and Writers

B. A. M 
 Etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don say 'comDined together" for combined"
 as conspirators," should be they com bined as conspirators."
 Don't say come" for came"
 Example-"She come for advice" should be She came for advice"
 Don't say commence to-" Note.-Commence should not be fol- lowed by the infiinitive.
 Tt is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun Cnstead of the infiinitive with 'toD after commence, as, He commenced studying" not He commenced to study"-Webs. Int. Good writers also use begin instead of commence. We begin to read. We commence reading.
 Don't say Compare to" for "com- pare with
 Example: Compare Lincoln to Grant" should be Compare Lincoln with Grant"
 Note.-To compare to is to note the resemblance; to compare with is to note the relative excellence. Example of resemblance: The many wires of the Western Union Telegraph Company may be compared to the nerves of the human body.
 Don't say Consequence" for i'm portance"
 Example; "It is of no consequence, !" should be Tt is of no importance.' Don't say 'co-operated together"
 Example: They all co-operated to- gether," should be they all co-oper- ated."
 Don't say consider" for regard Example: T consider him a just
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don't say -fulI' for "chock- tull"
 Note.-There is no word chuck-full.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don't say "claim" for "assert"
 Example: He claimed his rights" should be ''He asserted his rights"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

Don't say 'casuality" for casualty" Note.-There is no word casualty.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18

Now that the people have risen
up and demonstrated that they
intend to do the governing them
selves, and not leave that job to
political bosses, there is one other
vital step that should be taken
that is rally around President
Roosevelt and help him pass a
.railway-rate law, which will re-
lieve us from the industrial and
commercial despotism, und e r
which we are now suffering from
railway rule which hold the COM
merce and induatries Of this coun-
try at its mercy. Hon. w. J.
Bryan has exhorted every Demo
crat in Congress to stand by the
President in the great fight he
will make this winter, to have
Congress pass the desired law.
Every Democrat as we'll as every
patriotic Republican ought to aid
in the passage of that bill.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18
A Dramatic Treat.

A dramatic event is offered to
our theatre goers the night of
Sunday Nov. the Goth. Miss Jen-
ME Holman, SO we'll remembered
in Opelousas as the star of her
own company, has been prevailed
upon to produce "The Daughter
Of the Regiment with Opel
ousas best amateur talent in
her support. She is taking a
great deal of pains in training
our excellent material and prom
ises a performance above the
ordinary-bright, sparkling, beau
tifully costumed, full of music.
An oclitte of little girls in the
latest success GA Southern Lul-
laby" will be a feature. Re-
served seats will be on sale at
Jacobs News Depot. A portion
of the proceeds will be used to
help defray the expenses of en-
tertaining the military companies.
"The Daughter Of the Regiment"
being a military play was we'll
chosen for the OCCASION
Mr.. j. B. Hull of, New Or
leans, one of the finest pianists
of that city, comes up to furnish
the music for this dramatic treat.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18
OPELOUsAs NOVEMBER 1905.
Last Tuesdays Elections.

In New York despite the inn
pediments thrown in his way by
the trick election and ballot laws,
which compelled every voter to
cross his name specially, William
Travers Jerome was reelected by a
plurality of over 1000. Nc
Clellan was declared to have re-
ceived a plurality of only 3,485
for Mayor over Hearst, who is
contesting resolutely on the
ground of all manner of fraud
and violence. A recount of the
vote has been ordered. Tam
many, besides, loses the majority
in the legislature and the City
Council.
In Philadelphia, the City Par
ty ticket defeated the Republican
ticket by over 10000 and the
Democratic candidate for State
Treasurer carries Pennsylvania
by over 100000 majority.
In Ohio, Pattison, Democrat,
for Governor; defeated Herrick,
Republican, by from $4,000 to
$4,000 majority. Both branches
of the legislature are gained by
the Democrats. Boss Cox was
thoro ughly whipped out IN Gin
cinnati and has announced bis
retirement from politics. The
Democratic platform is in line
with President Roosevelt on the
railroad rate question. In Mary
land, the Democrats carry the
legislature and their. State nomi-
nees, but the Poe amendment de-
signed to disfranchise the ne
groes, was defeated by about
$1,000 majority. The Republi-
cans voted solidly against it, and
the belief that its adoption would
make Senator German the abso-
lutte boss of the State, caused
thousands of Democrats to also
vote against the measure.
Virginia went Democratic by Il
smaller majority than was ex-
pected.
Louisville went Democratic by
a small majority, but the election
is contested on the grounds of
gross frauds and intimidation.
New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Nebraska went
Republican.
The result in New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Maryland; was
significant that the voters struck
at bossism and grating in both
parties, with an emphasis which
foreshadows their downfall every
where and the return of popular
government with "the free ballot
and the fair count" as its slogan
and safeguard The People.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18

The poll tax was made pre-
requisite to the ballot te weed cut
the unworthy and the indifferent
voters, the tramps and hobos, the
careless and the ignorant. 1t was
inconceivable that many thous-
ands of men who call themselves
"good citizens should voluntari-
ly have placed themselved in the
same class with the tramps and
negroes rather than pay one dol
lar a year towards the support of
the public schools.-T-D.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18

The Webster Signal calls atten-
ton to the fact that the Southern
Cotton Association has won out
again. 1t fixed the price of this
years crop at II cents ard urged
the farmers to hold out for that
figure. The success Of the far
mers' movement this year demon
strates the fact that they can al
ways receive remunerative prices
for their products if they will but
stand together and demand it.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18

During the wet spells that we
are likely to have for the next
few months, it would be good
idea to put a few men to work
early every morning scraping the
mud from the street crossings.
This would cost very little COM
pared to the comfort and salts
faction it would afford pedes-
trians, who can, now that we have
some good sidewalks, go from
ore end of town to the other with
out soiling their foot-gear, but
who meet their waterloo (or mud
dy slough) at almost every street
crossing. If the town authorities
still adhere to the view that such
small matters are beneath their
notice, we suggest that the busi-
ness men in the center of town
get up a subscription for the pur-
pose.