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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-26
In effect Nov. II, 1904.
LEAVE BLooMSBURG

Daily. Daily, except sunday. "f' stops
only on signal notice to Agent, or Conductor 10
receive or discharge passengers,
Trains leave BLOOMSBURG as follows:
For Pittston and Scranton as follows 7.40 and
1913 a. M, 2.43 and 6.l5 p. m. week days; lO.4S
a. m. Sundays.
For Pottsville, Reading and Philadelphia, TAO
a. m. and AIS p. m. week days.
For HaZleton, TAO and l0.4S a. m AIS and 6.l5
D. IN. week days.
For Lewisburg. Milton, Willlamsport, Lock
Haven, RenoVa and Kane, 11.47 a. IN. week days;
Lock Haven only, s "a a. m. and 4.07 p. m. week
DAYS: for Wtlliamsport and intermediate sta
lions, 5.3i q, IN. and 7.25 p. m. week days.
Fer Bellefonte, Tyrone, Phlipsburg, and
Clearfeld, s'34 and 1l,47 a. m week days.
For Harrisburg and intermediate stations S.3i
and II A a. m, 4.O7 and 7.25 p. IN. week days;
i.W p. m. Sundays.
For Philadelphia (via Harrisburg), Baltimore
and Washington "a and l1.47 a. m, OF and z. .25
D. M week days; 4.O7 p. m sundays.
For Pittsburg (via HarrisbuIg), S.S4 q. m.
7.25 D. m. week days; A. 07 p m. daily; via Lewis
town Judction, sSi ana II AZ a. m. week days;
via Lock Haven. S.34 and ll.47 m. week days.
pullman PaTloT ana Sleeping Cars run on
Through trains between sunbury, W.liamsport
and Erie, between Sunbury and philadelphia
and Washington andbetweenHarrisburg Pittr-
burg and the west.
For further Information apply to Ticket
Agents.
W. W. ATTERBURY, J.R. wooD.
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
GRO. W. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-26

Blanket your horses chest and
neck and turn his back to the wind
this wintry weather. 1t is an act
of humanity and in many instances
will save you money by preventing
the sickness or death of the animal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
THE BABY'S EARS,
They Really Require Attention From
the Moment of Birth.

They Really Require Attention From
the Moment of Birth.
The ears are quite as important little
members to be cared for as the eyes,
and when they stand out from the head
they are anything but ornamental
From earliest infancy be careful to see
that the ears are always kept back in
place When the child is lying on his
side be sure that the ear is lying fat
against the head, not folded over to-
ward the face. Be careful that the
child lies on one side as much as on the
other If he lies always on one side the
ear on the opposite side is apt to stand
out little more than the one on which
he lies. Nurses when putting children's
caps on are often careless in not seeing
that the ears are pressed fiat against
the head. Time and again when ba-
by's cap has been removed have I seen
the little ears red and creased by being
bound forward by the snug cap, and If
baby has thick hair or curls which are
gathered in a little mass behind the
ear they, too, will prevent the ears
from lying back close to the head, espe-
cially where there is the slightest tend
ency of the ears to stand out. The
mother or nurse should be very careful
of these little things, for if neglected
until the child is few months old it is
not easy then to commence to remedy
this defect. 1t must be looked after
while the child is very young.-Marian-
ma Wheeler in Harper's Bazaar.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
NEEDS OF THE HAIR.


tilation and Friction.
The first and greatest needs of the
hair are cleanliness, friction and ven
tilation. Give your halo sun bath
once in awhile. and the silky strands
will fairly laugh with happiness. For
some crazy reason there are many indi-
NdualS who will not wash their heads
often enough to keep the hair decently
clean. We are not water animals and
day, but it is a pretty plain fact that
once every week or two the hair should
be carefully washed. If there is an in
clination to dandruff or if the hair is
subjected to an unusual amount of
dust, weekly shampoo is an absolute
necessity.
By using eggs instead of soap there is
no danger whatever Of causing the hair
to become harsh and brittle. Eggs are
as cleansing as soap, and the sulphur
contained in them acts as tonic to
the growth. When eggs are used the
water should be very hot and the hair
rubbed vigorously so that the eggs
will make good live suds No soap is
necessary.
When the hair persistently suffers
from loss of vitality it is usually from
one or more Of the following causes:
Uncleanliness, lack of care, anxiety.
worry, late hours, overstudy, want Of
exercise or disease. Dyspepsia is re-
sponsible for many thinned out halos.
The hair, being the most delicate of
the body's formation, is the first to
show that the body is not receiving
sufficient nourishment. The use of
harmful restoratives or dyes will fire.
quently cause the hair to become gray
and broken. One cannot be too careful
what one rubs into ones thought DOME
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
CULINARY CONCEITS.

GRADUATED sugar makes better me-
nngue than powdered sugar.
Save rice water when you have boil
ed rice for curry, as it makes very
good foundation for stock or sauce.
In cooking tough fowls or meat one
tablespoonful Of vinegar in the water
will save nearly two hours boiling.
One cook always puts a crust of
bread into the water in which green's
are boiled. She says that the bread alb
serbs an Objectionable rankness Of
flavor.
Nearly everything made with baking
powder may be raised equally well
with sour milk, buttermilk or soda, al
lowing one even teaspoonful Of soda to
each pint of milk.
Beefsteak is often improved by rub
bling two teaspoonfuls Of salad oil over
it, then leaving it so for several hours
between two plates. This is said to
soften the meat fiber
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
SUDreme Test.

She was a Wisconsin girl of more.
than the usual share of this worlds
goods who became engaged to the man
from Maine, a civil engineer, whose
business was in the far west. Com
PEELED to separate soon after the en-
gagement, 1000 miles soon divided the
two lovers. Business duties called the
man away, but frequent letters helped
to shorten the months Of separation.
Turning her attention to cooking. this;
girl Of almost unlimited wealth soon
proved her devotion to her absent lover
by mastering the difficulties Of cook
ing in anticipation Of that happy time
when she should have home Of her
own. Triumphantly she wrote her
lover, II can make lemon pie, custard
pie and Washington pie all myself!'
Then did this man from Maine and the
land of orchards assert his loyalty to-
his home state most vigorously and
back over the wires, 1000 miles away,
came this telegram, brief, but emphatic,
"Try apprehension (Me) Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
A Wonderful Knife.

The collection of a famous firm Of
cutters in Sheffield, England, includes
what is by some considered to be the
most valuable knife in the world. 1t
is large enough to fit in the pocket Of
none but giant, and it contains sew
enty five blades, which close up like
those of an ordinary knife Each Of
the larger blades is deliberately en-
graved, and among the subjects of
these strange pictures are views OF
Sheffield college, the city Of York,
Windsor castle, Arundel castle and
score of other famous scenes. The
hats are of mother-of-pearl, carved
with great skill On one side the artist
has depicted stag hunt and on the
other a boar hunt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
A THRIFTY TENOR.
TamagnO Walked. but Lis Carriage
Bill Had to be Paid.

Dill Hau 10 De raid.
Several years ago tenor named
Tamagno was engaged To come to-
America and sing at the Metropolitan
Opera House. New Yoie He was paid
$1,000 night. This is sum which
would make many people willing to
put up with small extra expenses. But
not SO Tamagno. Before leaving Eu--
rope he made stipulation that he be
furnished with carriage to and from
the opera house every night. This was
inserted in the contract.
When he arrived he found carriage
waiting at the pier. He rode uptown
always at the expense of the opera
company-and took look around.
Then he decided to put up at the MARI
borough hotel, which happens to be-
only three short blocks from the Metro
politan Opera House Every time he
sang he walked up to the opera house.
refusing to take carriage. He said
he had just as soon walk. When 1t
came time for him to return to Europe
he presented bill for over 5000 "for
carriages to and from the opera"
"But you didn't take carriage" said
the manager of the opera company.
Tamagno bowed low and invited the
manager to look at the contract. He
repeated the same suggestion whenever
anything was said about 1t. The re-
suit, of course, was that the $500 had
to be paid. He stood out for it with
as much insistence as if he hadn't
seen a dollar for month, and all the
time he was getting $1,000 night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
Pepys' Furnace.

An electric resistance furnace was
used by Pepys in 1915 for the cementa-
ton of iron. He took piece Of pure,
soft iron and cut slit along its length
The slit was filed with diamond dust,
which was prevented from falling out
by fine iron wire. The portion Of the
wire containing the dust was wrapped
in mica. The wire thus charged was
heated quickly to redness by the cur
rent from a battery. On opening the
wire Pepys found that the diamond
dust had disappeared and that around
where it had been the wire had been
converted to steel.-London Engineer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
THE STARFlSH.
This Peculiar Creature Can Neither
See, Hear Nor Smell.

This Peculiar Creature Can Neither
See, Hear Nor Smell.
Unlike man, the starfish which loses
one Of it's "arms," or properly it's rays,
grows new one to take its place. I'm
der certain conditions it grows two to
take the place Of one. A starfish may
lose all its rays without losing its life,
and very often a cripple with but SIM
gle ray left is found by fishermen and
collectors. When completely broken I'm
two the starfish becomes two distinct
fish, and the growing process contin-
ues. The brittle starfish. it is believed,
In many instances breaks off it's own
rays at the approach of danger. For
this reason it is difficult to obtain per-
feet specimen.
A starfish can neither see nor hear
Neither has it the sense Of smell. In
spite of these seeming impediments.
nevertheless, it seeks and devours its
prey as neatly as an ordinary fish. The
starfish lies upon it's prey and folds its
"arms," or rays, completely about it
Then it pushes it's stomach out through
its mouth and will wrap even large
oyster and shell within the folds .of the
stomach. The mouth of the starfish Is
in the center of it's rays.
Some great ships are today employed
almost wholly in seeking for starfish
specimens In deep seas, and there are
hundreds Of men who spend portfon
Of their time in collecting starfish I'm
the interests of science. Many Of the
specimens collected by ships are taken
from depths of one and even two miles
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
Ribbon BOdkin Convenient.

Every we'll groomed woman takes
pleasure in running wash ribbons
through her underwear. This ribbon
should be purchased in several sizes, as
it does not look pretty if used in a
width too large for slipping easily
through the beading. To avoid curling
or turning the ribbon the shopper can
now buy. a fiat bodkin with fine teeth
which catch the ribbon at either edge
and run it fatty through the beading.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

A kitchen convenience Of merit Is a
bread slicer which cuts bread in slices
Of any desired thinness This consists
Of a wooden frame exactly the size of
an ordinary loaf. 1t is adjustable to
At curved or a square loaf, and its
sides are cut In slices of varying
widths. The bread is slipped into the
frame, and the bread knife cuts through
the space dasired A bacon slicer on
the same principle is offered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

Mrs. N. was giving instructions to her
new servant: Before removing the
soup plates, Mary, always ask each
person If he or she would like any
more"
Every good, madam"
Next day Mary, respectfully bowling
to one of the guests, inquired, Would
the gentlemen like some more soupP'
Eyes, please"
There isn't any left."-Chicago Jour
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
An Odd Whist Deal.

A curious hand at whist was dealt at
Grimsby, England, recently. The cards
were shuffled and dealt in the usual
way. but when the players looked at
their hands they found that one Of
them had twelve spades, another elev-
en- hearts, the third man twelve dia-
monds and the fourth eleven clubs
Spades were trumps. .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

She-I think I've been quite econom-
ical. Her Husband-Do you! Sne-
Certainly. I'm sure we haven't run In
debt half as much ~ last month
Brooklyn Life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

Pruning trees, digging wells; also
repairing cisterns. ]. A. S., $50, corner
Chestnut and Sprague.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

look Stanley's. Largest and bes,
Music Store in the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
WALLA WALlA MARKETS
REVISED DAILY.
Retail Prices.

The selling quotations on the local
market are:
Sugar-Per 100 lbs, $50.
Cheese-Per Id. zoe.
Observation-Disclosures per sack: new,
s1.25.
Onions-Per 100 lbs, $500.
Parsnips-1c per Id.
Turnips-1c per Id.
Cabbage-Per 100 lbs, $500.
Green Apples-$1.00, choice.
Figs-Per h., 12kc.
Cranberries-Per gal, soc.
Pineapples-50c each.
Fruits-Oranges, per doz., Csc to SOC.
Lemons-Per doz.. Csc.
Eggs-Per doz., 40c.
Butter-Country, per roll, 55c;
creamery, per roll zoe.
Flour-Per barrel, s4.40 to $500;
Graham flour per 50-lb. sack, $1.30;
whole wheat flour per sack, $1.30; roll
cd oats per 10. &c.
Hay-Baled, per ton; wheat, S13;
alfalfa, $13.
Bran-Per ton, $3.50; shorts, per
ton, s2O.5O; rolled barley, per ton,
s225O.
Fish, per lb.-Salmon, 15c; hall
but 12Rc; soles 1Oc; perch. 121ac; rock
cod, 15c; Holsters, Csc; founder, 10c;
herring, 1Oc; crabs, Csc and soc; smelt,
121zc; sturgeon, 15c; black cod, 15c;
shrimps, soc.
Eastern opsters-75c quart.
Spring chicken. 1Sc.
Geese and ducks. 15c.
Turkey, zoe.
Meats.
Porterhouse steak, 12hc.
Sirloin steak, 10c.
Round steak, &c.
Chuck steak, 7c.
Prime rib roast, lee.
Beef roast, &c.
Boiling beef, 4c. Il
Mutton chops, &c.
Mutton leg, SC. :.
Mutton stew, SC.
Pork steak, SC.
Pork roast, Sc.
Pork sausage, SC. -
Hamburg steak, &c. Il
Bologna, &c.
Head cheese, 7c.
Liver wurst, 7c.
Blood wurst, 7c.
Buying Prices.
These are the quotations on the local
market:
Apples-Per box, soc to soc.
Lemons-Per case, 81 to $3.50.
Oranges-Per case, $3.50.
Oniops-Per cwt., 5000.
Carrots-Per sack 75c.
Beets-Per sack, 75c.
Potatoes-Per cwt, 81.
Chickens-Hens, per h., Sc: roost-
ers, per Id. &c.; spring chickens, per
h., &c; geese, per h., &c; ducks, per
h., 7c; turkeys per h., IL to lac: eggs.
35c.
Calves-Live, &C: dressed, &C; up to
$50 lbs, &C; 200 lbs, SC.
Good hogs-Live &c; dressed SIC.
Sheep-Wethers, 81: ewes, $25c;
lambs, 50.
Huldah, the Blanks colored maid,
had been invited to ball, and she said
to her mistress
Some OBJ de othah gals is gwinter
put on full evenin' dress, but isn't"
What do you intend to wear?" asked
ner mistress.
me? Oh, rs jess gwinter war my
clo'es," was the reply.
Pruning trees, digging wells; also
repairing cisterns. j. A. S., 359, corner
Chestnut and Sprague.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
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DD sH0RT LINE
I'D UNION PACIFIC III
oYLy LINE EAST VIA
SALT LAKE AND DENVER
TWO TRAINS DAILY

i'm" srrives from Spo-
10 H zane and departs for
n"" ,1oton .... 80. $3.50 p. N
Arrives from Pendle,
y" Ton and the East, and
aanarts ..... ...... ~. oo O. III
/, a Arrives from Portland
No. and Spokane via WAL
i,,'a 49,. .....''' ~ ~ 80
h. :. Leaves daily; except except
No. j sunday, for Pendleton
and East .........' Io.oo d. III
,Teayes for Portland
No. and Spokane via Wal
I a 1000 p. m
l.. 70 Arrives from Pendle-
NJ Inn except Sunday. 9:1e pm
>, ,rrives from Dayton $50 p. m
10 - Ieaves for Dayton. SIS a. m
," n,,l,,on standard and Tourist
,, iu cars daily to Omaha, Chica-
s'p Tonrist Sleeping cars daily to
\. E. Citv; Pullman tourist sleeping
|'..s 'I personally conducted) weekly to
[~icago reclining chair cars (seats
,ss 10 the East daily. \
STEAMER LINES.
Gan Francisco Portland route.
ssamor sails from Portland 8 p. m.
Every days. ~,
/ ns1v Boat Service between Port
h.n3 and Astoria except Sunday at p.
Saturdays at 10 p. m.
Snake River Boats.
Leave Piparia daily except Satur-
|by, $40 a. NJ.
Leave Lewiston daily, except Fri
|ly, ia. m.
@R. BURNS, Gen. Agent,
Walla Walla. Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
BICYCLES.

NEW WHEELS - DOUGLAS &
Glenn, 9k First street. See them be-
fore buying.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

Huldah, the Blanks colored maid
had been invited to a ball, and she said
to her mistress
Some OBJ de othah gals is gwinter
put on full evenin' dress, but isn't
What do you intend to wear?" asked
iler mistress.
me? Oh, rs jess gwinter war nv
cloes," was the reply.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
WANTED.

MOLER'S BARBER COLLEGE, SALT
Lake City teaches the barber trade
in 8 weeks and guarantees positions
Write for terms.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
CLAlRVOYANCY.

VILLA WALSH, THE GIFTED
Clairvoyant. Full readings $1.09.
Questions and small readings, soc.
6O9 West Alder street. Phone Main
672.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27
UPHOLSTERING.

:::WALLA WALLA JUNK SHOP:::
Wholesale and retail dealers in all
kinds of hides, wool, scrap iron, brass,
copper, rubber, lead, zinc, bottles,
old rubbers and secondhand sacks,
and secondhand furniture, stoves
and carpets.
EPSTEIN g. YOUDOVITCH.
Phone Main $50 II East Main St.
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

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mammal
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-27

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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

Dysentery-Dtarrhea Skin Disease.
Dandrur-Dropsy stomach Tronblss
IyePepsia Throat Troubles
TE.czena-Erys1pelas tuberculosis
Fevers-Gall Stones T1lmors-TTIcsrx
Goitre-Gout Varicocele
Gonorrhea-Gleet women's Dis.a...
All diseases that begin with fever-aIl in-
nammation-aH catarrh-all contagious dis
eases-all the results OF impure or poisoned
blood SN~
IN nervous debility Liquozone acts an a vi
talizer. accomplishing what no drugs can DO
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

consideration, and it Is certain that
lessons seem to lose half their terrors
when learnt out in the open air.
Gymnastics are freely taught, as well
as botany, and indeed all kinds of sub
jects connected with country life.
Two hours and a half day are de-
voted to the lessons actually necessary
for passing the various educational
standards, and in chill or wet weather
these are given in the school house,
which is carefully arranged for light
and air.
Immediately on arrival in the woods
the pupils are given each a pint of
milk and bread and butter, or a plate
OF oatmeal porridge. For dinner, al
ways eaten early there is good soup,
meat and vegetables and one of the
amusements of the children is to play
at housekeeping and assist at prepar-
ing dinner in which they are naturally
encouraged.
After dinner the little ones seek the
shady clearing where a siesta Is taken.
all kinds of comfortable folding chairs
being provided with warm rugs, and
here they doze and rest their appointed
time, when they rise to be given a slice
OF bread and jam with more milk.
Every child has its own mug and
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

either from Inherited weakness, ner-
vousnSss, anaemia or want of nour-
ishment-that they are unable to keep
up in the race for knowledge with their
stronger companions or to profit to the
full by the regular routine of ordinary
school life
Arrived at the school house on the
opening had the first care of the
children is to decorate their beloved
school with the garlands and flags they
have brought, and then away they go
to enjoy the pleasures of the woods.
For q whole fortnight they lead fairy
existence. being absolutely free, and
examining all the secrets of plant and
insect life. No actual lessons are done.
but it is certain that the skilled
teachers contrive to impart much
knowledge in the guise Of interesting
answers to the Unsuitable curiosity of
childhood. At sunset the little process
sion returns again to the town and
home, and If the step is less quick. the
eye less bright with expectation, there
is happy languor in the dragging foot
and an expression that is soft with de-
lightful memories.
All lessons are done as much as pos
slble under the trees, the invigorating
effects of light and air being the first
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

And the rule worked again at Wynd-
hams Theater recently, when a first
night audience listened indulgently to
the melodious score of a new Irish light
opera, but applauded to the echo two
songs from across the water which
had been interpolated The piece in
question was Peggy Machree," which
Charles E. Hamilton, one of Frohman's s
managers, has produced on his own
hook, with his principals consent.
Written by Patrick BidweI, with
music by Michale Esposito, it is a
pleasing trifie enough-all about the
affairs of a handsome young Irishman
and his sweetheart, and in the ordinary
course probably would have attracted
London audiences for about month.
But the two American songs, given to
Marie Dainton-who is Peggy-may
make all the difference. They are Hon
eymoon Halp' and by the Old Oak
Tree, sung capitally by the former
heroine of "A Chinese Honeymoon"
and probably most folk who see the
piece will advise their friends to go
and do likewise just for the sake Of
hearing them. The opera is admirably
mounted and acted. Denis O'Sullivan
having the principal male part. But
1t Is those two American songs that are
going TO be the principal draw" and
English composers please take notice
Joseph Moorat, who set rhymes from
Mother Goose" to music so charming
ly. has furnished the incidental melo-
dies for the holiday play at the Court
Theater, "Prunella, or Love in Dutch
Garden" which has been written by
Laurence Housman, the author of IAN
Englishwoman's Love Letters" and
Granville. Anything from Mr.. Hous-
mans pen is certain to be full of liter
ary quality, and ''Prunella" should be
good reading, but even with music that
may be classed with Moorat's best
work it is not greatly attractive as
play. The story is that of a Pierrot
who tempts pretty maiden away from
her home and then deserts her. and
though the final curtain falls upon their
reunion the effect is unduly depressing
especially for the holidays.