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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
SUGAR IN THE GOURD."

The old tunes are important and
valuable, especially for their associa-
tions, and no old tune brings up finer
treasure of Renaissance than Sugar
in the Gourd," says a Missoula editor.
In the possession of the Missouri His
torical society there is a priceless doc
ument relating to pioneer days way
back yonder in Audrian county, and
which has to do with this old fiddle
piece, among other things. 1t says:
1.-The people at this early date lived
very plain lives. paid no attention to
contented and happy. The men
would get together and hunt, and the
women would have sewing parties, and
again the men would meet and nave
log rollings, and corn huskings, and
always after the days work was done
they would clear out the big room and
have a dance, which would often last
until daylight the next morning, when
the men from a distance would mount
their horses with their wives on be-
hind them, and would take the trail
across the prairie for their homes.
Douglass Murray and Woodford Ia
waugh were the pioneer fiddlers, and
their services were often in demand.
They would play the old tunes, such
as Sugar in the Gourd.'"
They played also "Natchez Under
the HILL" Chicken Pie" Rye Straw
Buffalo Gals" and I'VE Won't Go
Home Until Morning" but Sugar in
the Gourd' was most characteristic Of
all. There was no putting on airs
about it. 1t was just a good, plain
tune, but sweeter than any of them.
Sugar in a gourd has a supersacchar-
inc suggestion. Nothing could have
been sweeter, except perhaps, the girls
of the period, with their pretty print
dresses and simple sunbonnets, their
dimpled cheeks and fresh smiles, their
bright eyes and beautiful tresses.
Spring water in a gourd is poetry al
most. It's limpid purity and sparkling,
dripping deliciousness, as you dip it
pin the aged and brittle vessel cold
at the handle and frosted and beaded
about the bowl, are inspiration. The
title of the tune suggested that some
time a lover at the spring must have
tasted water in the old dipper of ma
ture to which his sweetheart had just
touched ner lips, and straightway dis
covered sugar in the gourd, which he
learned to interpret on the fiddle
strings. And the melody itself has a
simple sweetness, when an time
fiddler plays it, say at twilight, and
just beside the cabin door, which
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

The main track mileage of the -,
ways now operated in the INIT.
States would circle the earth aloss
the equator eight and one-half A..
says Leslie's Weekly. Their reyenu. !,
19O4-$2.O 600. OO0. OOO-would nav y
interest bearing debt of this cou
try twice over and leave a vast .r
plus. There are 100000 men IN =.
employ Of these roads. more than :.
armies of both sides mustered IN =,
field at any one time during tho ,,s
war. H
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
American Ginseng In China.

American Ginseng In CHINA.
The United States consuls at Hang
chow and Annoy, China, have recently
taken up the subject Of ginseng in the
market there with particular attention
to the status of the American product
The top variety of all ginseng is the
wild or natural root found in Manchu-
ria and retails for $1O7 to $135 per
one and one-third ounces. A variety
much resembling the wild root is cul-
tiyated in northern China and sells at
81 per one and one-third ounces. A SO
called foreign ginseng coming from
the United States sells for Is to 20
cents per one and third ounces and
is said to be incidentally inferior to the
Manchurian product.
Two varieties of ginseng known to
the trade are said to come from Korea
One Of these has much the appearance
of the Manchurian root, but is said to
lack in certain essentials and sells for
50 per one and third ounces. A
cultivated variety sells at 80 to IS
cents, but is little in demand 1t is
said that superstition is largely re-
sponsible for the absurdly high price
Of the Manchurian root, for the Chi
nese are too poor to pay fancy prices
without some show Of reason for the
extravaganza.
Chinese druggists admit that the diff
ference between the American cultivat-
ed product nsd the Manchurian root
is mostly one of Chinese imagination.
Ginseng roots which are knotted and
gnarled, which have a grotesque or
abnormal appearance, which are Pc
culiar in color or have an unusual
quality of any sort are generally more
highly esteemed than those which are
smooth. regular and normal. Cultiva-
ton tends to produce regular, normal
roots. For a ginseng root which re-
sembles some animal, especially some
fabulous animal, the Chinese will pay
a very high price.
Consul Anderson, at Annoy, reports
that modern medical methods and the
use of foreign medicines introduced
into China will doubtless cause a de-
cline in the use Of ginseng. He says
that there Is no discrimination against
the American product as such, but the
American root simply lacks the quail
tiles desired by the Chinese users.
American producers are advised that
they might realize more for their gin
seng If they were careful to assert 1t
according to Chinese standards. Prac-
tically all the ginseng imported from
America is handled by Hongkong deal
ers, who sort it according to market
demands and make big profit in
handling 1t.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
BUSINESS GOVERNMENT.

The trend of reform and sentiment
is toward business administration.
The government-state or municipal
is regarded more as being a popular,
instead of partisan, institution.
There is a desire for better organic
laws for safer methods, for higher
standards and for loyal, capable,
Trustworthy officials. If reform can
realize these ends it will bring about
model government and establish the
systems and standards permanently.
1t is unreasonable to suppose that
partisanism, or politics, will be elm
mated. There must be parties and
issues and distinct principles in a pure
democracy. Where the people rule
they need agencies through which to
express their WILL Parties have to
exist and these parties must have
fundamental principles. There must
be campaigns and the campaigns
must be conducted on the issues de-
fined by the party organizations. Any
effort to dispose Of regular PARTISAN
ism would be futile.
Even in municipal affairs party or
ganization and action will continue.
The best that can be accomplished is
the training of partisanism to good
government standards. 1t is beneficial,
to an extent, and particularly in ex-
listing circumstances, to advise nom
partisan feeling in municipal cleo
tions and affairs. 1t is beneficial be-
cause it leads sentiment to concen-
trate upon business standards, and
because it directs the party organiza-
ton upon the right course.
The application of reform is affect
ing both the voters and the party or
CARNATIONS, as we'll as the govern
mental machinery The work of reform
officials has indicated to the voters
the imperative necessity of electing
men of integrity and ability. The opin-
Acia VI tLc NOlcIS Is convincing party
organization that defeat is the pros
pect if the business standard of govern
ment is not needed in making nominal
lions and constructing platforms.
Besides reforming the government
there is the Importance of reforming
the party organizations. The citizens
can have good government all the
time if they wish, but they will not
have good government all the time
because they will not always manifest
active interest in nominations and
elections and in the party organiza-
lions. The good government officials
are doing their utmost in producing
reform. And if reform is to last the
result will not be achieved through
fighting the party organizations, but
through regulating the party organ
izations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
WILL GET The FISH
More Small Trout Coming for Mill
Creek.

J. c. Scott, secretary of the Walla
Walla Rod and Gun club. today re-
ceived word from State Fish Commits
sioner Kershaw that the order for
$4,000 small trout of the Lake Cnelan
variety would be filed on written APP
plication designating the person to
whom they are to be delivered.
B. T. Wolf has been selected by the
club to receive the fish and he will
leave in a few days for the hatchery
near Spokane to bring the fish to
Walla Wa1la. They will be planted in
the waters of upper Mill creek.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
Burmese Athlete Weighs 20 Pounds.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Smaun Sing
Hypo, the smallest athlete in the
worlds has made his first appearance
before the London public at the Ly-
ceum.
He is % years of age. His height is
"a inches his chest measurement 22k
inches, mis- hip measurement also 22k
inches, and his fighting weight 20
pounds.
Perhaps the most amazing thing
about Sing Hypo is the fact that his
appetite is not at all in proportion to
his size. He is accustomed to sit
down with ordinary mortals and eat
just as much as anyone at the table.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

For breakfast he likes three or four
eggs, and as a picke-me-up he is ac-
customed to swallow couple Of dozen
oysters at sitting. He eats a large
quantity Of meat, but is not fond Of
potatoes or other vegetables.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Senator Plat rejoices in the fact
that Senator Depew got his reelection
before these Equitable stories came
out. So does Chauncey, no doubt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

The state of Maine, where the earth
quakes come from, hastens to explain
that Portsmouth, N. H., mas no navy
yard in which to house the peace en-
voys, since the naval station is sit
uated at Kittery, Mo.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

A forehanded council at Topeka,
Kan, has just passed an ordinance re-
quiring property owners to clear snow
off the sidewalks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Senator Clark of Montana, his ply
sicians report, is now holding his own.
DR.. Lawson says Rockefeller is hold
ing his own and lot of ours with it.
We hereby demand that he let go.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Army and navy war games aro A
looked upon as "child's play" and .
waste Of energy and cash. But "cbild,.
play" is the necessary forerupne, :.
mans work. Soldiers and sailors w..
make fools Of themselves before ,h.
learn to do the trick that wins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Mr.. Corrigan would attract more
sympathy as a victim If he mad not
gone out and made another million
dollars as soon as he found what 1.-The
system" had done for him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Senator Clark is steadily improving
from a rather serious operation. A
man with few million dollar mines
on his hands, new palace in New
York city, beautiful wife and baby
and about a million dollars in the
savings bank is not disposed to give
up easily.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

The Statesman is pleased to see
that the Union has at last ventured
to express an opinion on the gambling
question.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Recently 500 chartered colleges mn.
or less, In this country handed A..
with lavish hands honorary scbol..a.
degrees. and yet they overlooked ~.
Of people whose friends think sborn
have some big DIS tackled on to thu,
names.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
More Troops Sent to Coast.

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 4.-No new
cases have been reported to the health
board. The Vicksburg company of
National Guards was ordered out this
morning to reinforce the troops on the
coast.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Senator Bacon of Georgia has had
conferred upon him the title of the
grand Gordon of chefecab by the sui
tan of Turkey. In return he has sent
the sultan the order of the sublime
plug of the watermelon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Il have lived in the search1ight of
publicity for forty years." said Sena-
tor Depew in Paris, and this is the
first time I have ever been called
to account for anything Evidently
the candlepower of the searchlight Of
publicity has been increased.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

The trouble that Germany must ex-
pect should she build tariff wall
around herself is that she will starve
the Germans out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Thinking After School.
The schools are out. and graduates
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS:

Copy Of change of advertisement
must be delivered to tho business Of.
lice by the hour Of 10 o'clock .. m. to
Insure insertion in the issue Of even
iat0.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
ST. J0SEPH'S PARISH FAIR
PROMISES To BE SUCCESS
Various Booths Vying With Each
Other As to Which Can Make.
Finest Showing.

Every effort is being made to make
the coming St. Joseph's Parish Fair
grand success. This evening the ladies
OF st. Patricks booth will give an
entertainment at which a. particularly
interesting programme will be pre-
sented. The Alteri brothers will per-
form some wonderful cycle feats, and
Professor Cal Godefroy. the we'll known
instructor of ST. Isnatius gymnasium,
will show his great skill with Indian
clubs. Kathleen Murphy will also be
there as viii the Grau Sisters and
John Holland. all great favorites with
the public.
The following ladies have charge of
the affair: Mrs. L. +. Lucitt Josephine
Lucitt, Alice Mcmahon, Tillie Lucitt,
Myrtle Jameson, Ella Lauthier, L.
Dunning, w. Bennett, Nellie McDon-
ough, G.. Lane.
The picnic committee held another
meeting on Monday evening, when
progress was reported a committee
on music has been appointed as fol-
lows: E. C. Curtis, chairman; j. Re-
nault, John Tammony. James Murphy,
j. B. Gaffney and E. 4 .tzgerald
The following names have been add
ed to the general committee: John
Mcdonald, F. J. Brennan, Patrick
Kelly, Daniel Murphy, A. Walsh, T.
Nolan, Eugene Fitzgerald, Frank T.
Scully, Frank ]. Kennedy, James
OLeary, ]. V. Rooney, Thomas Larry.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
TO BUILD APPROACH
70 STREET BRIDGE
Works Board and United
Railroads to Cooperate
0n improvements.

Commissioner of Public Works Aigel-
finger and General Manager Chapman
Of the United Railroads held a conference
yesterday relative to the building of an
approach to the Fourth-street bridge.
Aigeltinger informed Chapman that the
approach on the north side is in a dan
have to be done Immediately to prevent
possible loss Of life.
The Commissioner told Chapman that
the United Railroads is interested in the
matter in view of the fact that it's cars
passed over the bridge, and the corpora
ton should bear. part of the expense to
strengthen the approach 1t was agreed
that the Board of Works should build
a retaining wall OF concrete TO strengthen
the slperstructure and the United Rail
roads should fill in the space between the
bridge and the wall. The work will be
done at once.
Work will be commenced to-day on a
ten-inch iron stone pipe sewer in Ocean
View to drain the surface waters into
Islais Creek. The improvement will cost
$1,000 and will be paid for out of the fund
for the repairing Of sewers.
Commissioners of Works Eagan and
Maestretti yesterday appointed Martin j.
o. NeilI to be inspector of street sweep
ings at a salary of 800 per month. This
makes FIVE inspectors employed, although
the budget makes monetary provision for
only two at 800 per month each.
Aigeltinger is trying to induce the Unit
ed Railroads TO sprinkle Mission road
with their sprinkling cars and believes
that he will succeed in his effort.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
DAY AND NIGHT AT CHUTES
GIVEN TO EAGLES SOCIETY
Thousands of Members and Friends CT
Aerie : Spend Time in Ballroom
and at Entertainments.

grand entertainment, extendin 6
through the afternoon and night, was
held at the Chutes yesterday by Aerie
No 5, Fraterna Order of Eagles. The
lodges membership of s100 was fully
represented, and friends numbering
fully 1000 attended the ball in the even
ing.
No expense was spared by the order
to make the affair a success. From
the moment the day opened the grounds
were crowded with cheering Eagles.
All of the attractions which are usually
seen at the Chutes were operated yes
terday especially for the fraternity
men.
The committee which had charge OF
the arrangements was: ]. S. Parry.
president; J. 3. Bass. chairman; L. j.
Clancy, treasurer; Charles B. Mish,
secretary; d. ]. Creamer, chairman of
floor committee; Luke NJ. Marich,
Chairman police committee; R. H.
Rausch chairman press committee;
J. George Crowley. chairman ticket
comrnittee; ]. w Boyce, chairman re-
ception committee.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
CROKER SCHOOL
WILL OPEN LATER
Temporary Quarters Cannot
Be Found for 500 Pupils
Pending the improvements
BOARD B. IL. 4 QUANDARY
Building Raised High in Air
and Contractor Has Until
September l to Do Work

- School: Director Thomas Boyle notified
; tie i3osra.. Gr- Public Works yesterday
that: Fred C~--JCnes: who has the con-
tract 70. lsusid- I'VE additional rooms in the
4sFocllet =. amman School building, would
not: conplete' the work in time for the
opeyjng of the school -oIlsAugust Il next.
BOY b.; further stated that it would be
2 impossible le. to.- use the school unless the
work sEase hastesled. and even in that case
IT .cQulq.1Qt be; made ready. for occupancy
- The result VIII be that more than six
: shuEdped. pupils VIII be temporarily with
cut sch6el: Hc.conrmo6atior Boyle has
ssot;lsEeo~ the. = ei iglbofhcod for quarters TO
nSsIse< 9lle ~ fJl.s- pending the completion
:: or L .le- q cd tfO:ls: TO the ErOcker school
bst has so far been unable TO find any
aNzllatl q g0QTlS-.>. -
s33ei1lyipe tG- f}4yTefs letter, the Board Of
y 'EsJSr ,sstated:}hyet it had notified Jones
l9':I'll5 eAtyia:: men al work in. order to
-. eoFlplete the :-TInprov venelftS. Jones, ac-
cs{olnerto THE. terms of the contract, mas
NntstL @SeBiisATn ber p to.>carrE IL cut. -.
- ii6'l rock e, school huilding was raised
seEGral feet for The purpose Of putting
aqiilglGE Eal rooms In the lower portion of
: tne. .structisfe. :. The, ls1aircases have all
been -E5-rrFo1 ed and ACCESS cannot be had
r6. :-rec -lTgleF': stories Boyle does not
-tfl1lk shat. putting on the. extra force, of
n ssa:l ises: VIII kennedy the conditioifs, and
ls 1es-s .4hat .:tAe opening of the school
.yEi3l he :Gslayed .f9r: SOME time What to
90. W. t3'| rae- pupi]s IN the T5lteriTn is a
ei1estio5l. eth 'uns0lyeds -. =
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
PERSONAL.

Banker T. ]. Field of Monterey is at
the Palace.
R. G. Boberts mining man of Grass
Valley, is at the Russ.
F. B. Chandler, a fruit shipper Of
VacaViIIe, is at the Lick.
DR.. A. G. Dearborn has returned
from his visit to Oakland, Ore.
z. C. Bailey, an attorney OF Los An
geles, arrived yesterday at the Palace.
L. Everett, a well-knowH- mining man
of Mokelumne Hill, is registered at the
St. Francis.
James Horsburgh Jr, assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, returned last night
from Chicago.
Among the people from the Lone
Star State registered at the Palace are
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Tyrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Bagen1ann, Mrs. 0. w. Garth and
Mrs. =. f. Stowell of Beaumont.
Mrs. John T. Dare and her daughters,
Mrs. T X. Romaine. Mrs. Harley G.
Corwin and Miss Virginia Dare, have
returned from a vacation spent at Ho
tel Linda Vista, San Anselmo.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02

- Lou E5If E2g'E 4 CGAIAt ENnIzD TO MERCY.
ftlTras herJr. i'sss' tried before Jury in
25aa 9jlnEt iGeqrt t.=sterssay' on a charge Of
assault = r5 lT &eT:* TIE }1rI convicted him Of
a.-s5 i. ''W th "a deadly weapon and recon
enGt-I. l! = TIE .;r4e1c Of. .he court: On
Ja1VaIX IL DQrghersy SHOT Frank :Tierhaa.
b. re sFill: DC seI.ie'lCt.a On 81 turday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
BOARD Examines Doctors.

An examination into the conduct of
several doctors, who were charged with
unprofessional conduct, occupied the
time of the California State Board of
Medical Examiners yesterday. The
meeting Was held at $50 California
street No decision was announced af-
ter the session. but it is understood
that the men were of some prominence
If guilty their licenses will be taken
away and if not their names will not
be made public August 15 has been
set for the day on which the State
medical examination will be held this
year.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
DIR. sTEELE,s VERsroN.

Dr. Steele spoke to the commission as
follows: DIR: Swain came to my room
at 100 Golden Gate avenue, where sew
eral of US were living. He said to me:
Here are some questions; they are
pretty good dope u asked. DR.. Swain
where he got them, but he would not
tell me- 1t was supposed they came
from DIR. Mayhem. l saw fifteen or six
teen questions on the.-sheet of paper.
The hrst four questions We're about the
number of vertibrae or number of
superior maxillary bones, also muscles
that raise the tongue and bones of the
face, These questions were asked at
the examination. but in somewhat diff
ferent form from those that DR.. Swain
gave me-.
DR.. H. Swain of Chico said in part:
"Dr. Morehead came to- my room with
questions. He said, 1 have the correct
dope on the anatomy papers, and added
that he got them from either DR.. Leslie
or DR.. Richmond"
DIR. W. w. Leslie, the next witness,
said: The papers gave to DR.. Swain
I / got from DIR. Howatt, who recited
them to me, and I wrote them down.
DR. G. A. Howatt testified that he
received the questions from DIR. Lew
Smith and gave them to DR.. Leslie
! '-Dr. Smith said when he gave me the
papers," continued Howatt, This is the
trNre dope" I'VE belong to a society
called the Psi Omega. and 1 took it for
granted the questions were straight.
thought he had an inside tip
DIT. lew 7. Smith, the next witness,
said: The questions I gave to DIR.
Howatt ! got from. DR.. z. II. Howard,
demonstrator of anatomy of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons He
gave them to me verbally; and. at the
same time told me that DR.. Mallett had
a BUNCH he had given him, and that
Mallett would give them to me. NAL
lett did so. Dr. Howard has given me
many questions before. l did not for
a moment think that these questions
came from the board. 1 supposed they
were simply the questions that the
board was liable to ask us. This whole
rumpus may have started from these
questions. 1 never gave the subject
any thought. 1 don't know whether
these questions started this story or
not. DR.. Howard, l consider an able
man, and ] thought he ought to know
about what questions were liable to
be asked at the examination. 1 only
know the members OF the board slight
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02

VALPARAISO, Chile. Aug 1.-Tremendous
rains have fallen recently and the lower part
of the city OF Valparaiso is totally flooded
Smallpox is raging in severe form
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
CaIifornians in New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The follow
ing Californians are in New York:
San Francisco-A. Andriessen, at the
Belmont; S. L. Bernstein, at the Spald-
ing; j. P. Gasset, at the Park Avenue;
O. NJ Brennan, at the Victoria; c. j.
Flack, at the Grand Union; c. H. Stan
yam, at the Gilsey House; G. Howard,
at the Vendome; j. p. MacEwen. at the
Hotel Astor; W. ]. Mahany, at the Cos
mopolitan.
San RafaeI-M. Murray, at the Mar
tina Washington.
Santa Barbara-Mrs. Waterman, at
the West
Denis; c. L. Midway, at the Belle
Claire; A. W. Ballard at the Holland;
II. W. Renshaw and wife, at the Grand
Union.