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MINER KILLS HIMSELF.
Albert johnson Dies From Bullet
Wound IL Mouth.

ROSLYN, Jan. 6.-This morning
Albert Johnson was found dead in his
room in his residence in this city. A
doctor was summoned and found that
the man had committed suicide by
discharging a revolver in his mouth.
The bullet evidently caused instant
death, as he had apparently died with
out a struggle and was still holding
the weapon also a knife in his hand.
Johnson was an old timer in this
city, having lived here for eighteen
years, and was sent to Medical lake,
where he was kept awhile until he
became apparently all right, but lately
he has been acting strangely and it
is said he had threatened to kill him
self. 1t is supposed he was out of his
mind when he did so. He was a
quartz miner and had prospected all
over the western country. He leaves
some property, the exact amount has
not as yet been determined He was
unmarried.
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second burst of applause which echoed
from box to gallery. A dazzling couple
held the floor before him. Frowning-
II he recognized misunderstanding
Simpson and her dapper partner, Light
Foot Sam.
Involuntarily he shaded his eyes from
the blaze of their cOlOring. Gorgeous
In pink skirts profusely bespangled.
Pickaninny fourished pink parasol
above a splendid hat Of the same rich
color as she twirled halfway round.
then twirled back again. persistently
repeating this performance until the
wonder Of it was that her body did not
rebel at the tremendous nature Of the
exertion and separate at the hinge of
the waist line where it was Joined.
If Maggie had been greeted with ap-
probation the applause ensuing upon
the accomplishment Of this feat was
stupendous. The rafters rang.
The couple sailed triumphantly on.
and the music stopped.
Then the manager. again advancing.
announced in stentorian tones that out
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desire had made itself known to her,
she vaulted skyward, light as down.,
rested on the tip Of pointed toe for
one mad moment and whirled.
Again she poised herself, butterfly
like, and Pickaninny, looking forlornly
and prOphetically on, saw the begin
ming of her finish.
And as for Jasper, he stood trans
fixed while Maggie bowed backward
to the exhilarating music of applause,
and the manager, defying lynch law
and mob riot. coming formally forward.
presented her with the icy splendol Of
the cake
The roof succeeded in remaining in
tact above the din which followed, but
Maggie. gone suddenly delirious, sprang
toward the footlights, executed a bow
which babe fair to rival the toe turn in
agility, then, exhausted by excitement
and the fatigue Of exertion. fell prone,
helpless, chocolate colored heap, on
the boards of the stage
Jasper's eyeballs we'll nigh started
from their sockets at the sight. With
wild leap, accompanied by a wilder
cry, he vaulted over chair back after
chair back and reached the aisle Down
that he sped like mad, and with a nim-
bleness unexcelled by the nimblest of
cake walkers he bounded to the stage
raised the PROSTATE form of the taker
Of the cake and pressed it to his heart
Maggie's lids Enclosed. With a sigh
and smile indicative of deep and I'M
adulterated content she wound her
olive arms about his neck and, drawing
the dusk of his loving face down. to
hers, kissed it, while Frog Eyed Pete.
who had successfully piloted her to
fame and the winning Of the prize.
stood by, large eyed and sad, looking
miserably on.
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OFFICE FOR NEWSPAPER MAN.
George M. Allen of Seattle to BIZ
Deputy State Statistician

OLYMPIA. Jan. 6.-George NJ. AL
ter as chief state statiStician in the
Office of the secretary of state. Mr..
Frater was elected to the superior
bench of King county in the recent
election. Mr.. Allen was formerly the
publisher of the Dawson Nugget, but
has lately been connected with the
Metropolitan Printing company of
Seattle
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How's This?

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ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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TO VISIT IRELAND.
Royalty Will Go to the Old Sod This
Month.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-Oficial an
nouncement was made today of the
plans completed for the approaching
visit of the Prince of Wales 10 Ire
land. His royal highness will make
his state entry into Dublin on Jan
uary %, and on the following day ne
will proceed to Ashford on a visit 10
Lord Ardilaun. On the completion
Of his visit at Ashford the prince VIII
return to Dublin to be present at the
first leVee which will be held at Dub
lin Castle on February /. On the Two
subsequent days he will attend the
first drawing room and also be pres
ent at the investiture of the Earl Oh
Mayo as a knight of ST. Patrick.
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pies who came forward from the wings
bowling to the judges.
The fourth rrived-Pickaninny. the
blaze of her spangles further augment
ed by the fare of the footlights.
The welkin rang. Hats were hurled
ceilingward.
She took her place with the rest. and
Maggie. ravishing in the filmy cloud of
her white apparel, advanced and bow
ed low amid shrieks of cheering. but
not shrieks of so exaggerated char
acter as had greeted her rival of the
spangled skirts and parasol
The music commenced. A girl drift
ed lightly along the stage flanked by a
partner SO nimble of limb as to seem to
be double jointed. They danced and
whirled and rotated and stood aside.
Two others walked, and it came to be
the turn of Pickaninny. Yells of mo.
5!' greeted her. With some difficulty
the manager Quieted the house, and she
danced.
Jasper was filed with dismay as he
saw the grace of her former antics
multiplied manifold. She twisted back
ward. this way and that and sidewise,
the whirl of her pink parasOl serving,
like the parasol of the rope walker, to
steady her. Light Foot Sam, now near,
now far. aiding and abetting her to the
threatening of serious detriment to the
safety of his spinal column.
Roars ensued. The judges changed
color Evidently in the event the cake
was not given to Pickaninny anything
might be expected, mob riots perhaps,
followed in all probability by lynch
ing or two.
Jaspers heart sank within. him. He
gave long drawn sigh as she retired.
and Maggie tilted forward with a
bow.
All his soul sprang to his eyes as he
watched her drift, light as will-o' the
wisp, across the glimmer Of the faroff
stage, Frog Eyed Pete following aft
er, and fling her chocolate arms aloft
in an attitude of supplication.
A mild murmur of applause resulted.
With distended orbs Jasper followed
her movements. They could hardly
be called movements. She floated. She
swan. She rested upon nothing. as it
were-in other words, on air.
The excitement Of the moment sud-
denly rushed to Jasper's head. Fran
ing his mouth in two black hands. he
shouted across the breadth of the in
tervening space:
Maggie. Maggie! Oh, go on! Keep
it up, Maggie! For de Lawd's sake,
keep it upr'
Maggie, carried away by sheer &C.
stasy Of motion. was keeping it up.
She drifted, she pirouetted. she lost
herself in the rhythm, the madness and
the whirl.
Jasper's distended eyes cleaned. The
dusky hands about his wide mouth
trembled. He shouted again:
Maggie. Maggie! Give 'em de toe
turn. Maggie! Oh, Maggie, give 'em de
toe turn! De toe turn"
Whether or not she heard or by some
species of telepathy the intensity of his
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-06
THOMAS G. FROST TALKS ABOUT
FEDERAL LICENSING OF
CORPORATIONS.
Commissioner Garfield Is Very
Defective.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Thomas G.
Frost, general counsel for the National
Incorporation company, and author OF
Frost on Incorporation upon being
interviewed in reference to the pro-
posed federal licensing of incorpora-
tons, said:
THE proposed remedial corporation
legislation recommended by Commits
sioner Garfield involves two separate
propositions: First, the passage of a
general federal Incorporation law;
Second, the enactment Of federal
statute requiring all corporatios en-
gagged in interstate commerce to pro-
cure license from the federal gov
eminent before engaging therein.
MY opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY
and practicability of such legislation
is this: A federal corporation law
permissive and not mandatory in
character, while it would have buch to
recommend it, would do little towards
remedying existing abuses. Such an
act would simply meet the wants OF
those who preferred charter issued
under authority of the federal gov
eminent, and this, too, at the expense
Of the state governments, WHO would
unquestionably suffer a diminution in
income were federal incorporation to
be permitted. AS source OF revenue
to the national government, such an
act would undoubtedly be a pro-
nounced success, but as a trust
buster it would be a grievous disap-
pcintment.
THE proposition to require a federal
license from all state corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce is crude,
visionary and exceedingly ill-advised
from a business standpoint. 1t is a
species of radical legislation suited to
a strongly centralized government,
such as France, rather than to one,
such as ours, wherein the rights of the
several states are carefully guarded
by constitutional enactments against
encroachment on their prerogatives
by the federal government.
1.-The objects to the proposed feder-
al license law may be briefly sum-
married. as follows: First-It is GEN.
tralization in it's worst and most viru-
lent form; second, it would be impss-
sible to make it wholly effective owing
to the fact that the right to forfeit the
charters of the corporations so licensed
would rest necessarily with the state
authorities from whom the charter
was procured. Finally if such a bill
were introduced into congress il
would be difficult to find friends for
it among the numerous body of safe
and sound statesmen"
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walk There was huShed
moment Then those who had stood
tirelessly throughout on chairs made a
mad rush for the seats giving upon the
aisles down which the participants
were to pass.
On the platform the judges had
ranged themselves in formidable row.
Importantly solemn. The cake stood
before Them a square of flaky pink, up
on which rose a giant pyramid. pris-
matte in the snowy brilliancy of its
icing.
The music commencing. the great
curtain. at the left swung aside. and
the drum major appeared. Dancing
daintily forth. he flung his baton to
the ROTOR nearIy-caught it again
and received the attendant burst Of
applause after the fashion of one to
the manner born and accustomed.
Close on his heels followed the first
couple. ...
Jasper jefferson Jones occupied a
seat above the row of boxes at the ex-
IRENE right where an excellent view
was to be had of the walkers as they
rounded the curve and pranced down
the broad aisle facing the entrance, but
from which. because of the dense
crowd intervening, only a parasOl or
two could be seen as they passed from
beneath the curtain to this aisle. In
order to see, therefore, he rose, the
whites of his eyes cleaning in the ex-
cited dusk of his countenance.
The effort proving frutless. he forced
himself to sit again with the rest, Oc-
supying himself with consulting his
programme running dark and trem
bling foreinger restlessly down
throughout the list of names and final
ly stopping at "47-Maggie Malone,
Frog Eyed Pete accompanying"
He raised his head in time to see the
first couple come mincing around the
curve. the girl looking seriously into
the face of the man as she bowed, pir-
Quoted once or twice and passed Sc
reneiy Oh.
Other couples. trusting to the splen
dor of their attire and appearance rath-
er than to their nimbleness of toe,
walked sedateiy by The dignity of
their walk verged upon stateliness, but
they failed to interest him.
Again he looked across toward the
curtain through which others thronged
He caught sight of a bObbing white
parasol His heart bobbed with it. 1t
approached the bend of the aisle. and
the girl holding it faced him. On the
sleeve of the man with her shone a
broad white placard, upon which was
his number.
':47-Frog Eyed Pete and Maggie"
The couple ahead of her. hurrying on.
had left some considerable space in
which to cavOrt Maggie leaped to the
occasion. Jasper's head whirled with
the turns she made. his glowing eyes
drinking in the cOquetry Of her filmy
skirts of delicate white, contrasting
well with the olive of her skin. the
slender mold of her ankles, the droop
of her picture hat heavy with pink
the innocent look of her narrow eyes
fixed not upon him. but upon her part
ner. Frog Eyed Pete. whose costume.
containing her colors. matched hers in
a way very pleasing to behold. In like
manner the wonderful variety of his
gyrations conceded with the grace of
her pirouettingS.
Maggie had paused effectively in the
center of the aisle With a Whirl she
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-06
Angry at Pierce County.

Angry at Pierce County.
Mr.. Crocker's hostility to Senator
Foster dates from the last state con-
vention. 1t is really a hostility to-
ward B. S. Grosscup. division counsel
for the Northern Pacific, rather than
toward Senator Foster. Mr.. Crocker.
against his will. was persuaded by Mr..
GrOsscup to be candidate for COVER
nor. Then, in the famous conference
inJ. d. Farrells private car, Mr.. Gross
cup threw Mr.. Crocker down in favor
of A. E. Mead. Most politicians agree
that Mr.. Croker was treated badly by
Mr.. Grosscup, but many hold that y
was not a sufficient reason why IA
should turn against Senator Foster.~
Senator Baker of Klickitat county
is against Senator Foster for the same
reason. Senator Baker was an active
Foster man when Foster was elected
six years ago. At the last state con-
vention Baker was candidate for gov
ernor, and was turned down by the
Pierce county steering committee
which Mr.. Grosscup controlled. Baker
felt that his previous support of Fos-
ter entitled him to Pierce county's sup
port.
Ankeny Under Obligation.
On the other hand, Senator Ankeny
had the support of IA out of the Is
votes form Pierce county when he was
elected two years ago. That is one
reason, it is argued. why ne should sup
port Senator Foster this time The
second reason is that he and Senator
Foster have worked together in har-
mOny in the senate, and the third is
his natural opposition to an east side
man.
King county claims that because "
King county men finally made Mr.. ASl
keny's election possible two years ago,
Mr.. Ankeny should aid King county
now. 1t is intimated from Ankeny
sources, however, that any obligation
of that kind was liquidated on the spot
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stood apparently upon ether. though as
matter of fact she rested on the tip
OF small pointed toe.
Jasper gave shout of delight.
THE toe turn cried he.
At the burst of applause brought
about by this maneuver he once more
stood. painting with pride, following the
dip of her slight figure until it disap-
peared and the wave of her white par
asol above the heads Of the crowd a.
she eyrated before the ravished eyes Of
the row of judges alone presented Il.
self.
He was brought back to earth by a
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erns.

Now, me good man. said the POM
pous stranger, who had signed "Vis-
count Hardcastle, London on the reg
lister, What are your terms here?"
Cash in advance" said the shrewd
hotel clerk promptly.
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Inauguration Day at Bismarck.

BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 6.-North
Dakota's new state officials were all
sworn in today, the Inauguration befnk1
accompanied with the usual cere
monies The inaugural ball is to be
a function of great brilliance. Many
visitors are here from Fargo, Grand
Forks and other points.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-06
THE CAKE
WALK
By
ZOE ANDERSON NORRIS
ZOE ANDERSON NORRIS
Copyright. 1908. by Zoe Anderson Norris

~HE programme at an end. the
manager. advancing to the
footIights. announced the cake
walk There was huSled
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-06
Sold and Guaranteed by the
Pioneer Drug Store

man in every political council for sey-
eral years.
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Stomach Paralysis1
Dyspepsia or indigestion, proper,
named, Is Paralysis of the Stom..!

Dyspepsia or Indigestion, prone,,
named, Is Paralysis of the Stom,ct
When you have water-brasb o.,
sick at the stomach, have gas or vs e'
on 1t, or feel as though you had h.% u
or heavy weight in the pit of ,sA
stomach after eating, and the nerve
and muscles of that organ cease -
act and digest your food, that s,o /"
page in the process of digestion y
call it properly, is Paralysis of ~.
Stomach, and should be treated &c
such. It is perfect folly to assist tSs
stomach with dyspepsia remedies ans
stimulants to dissolve the undigestas
food. You may get relief, but at tSa
next meal you suffer again. The
proper treatment is to build I'M the
worn out muscles and nerves Of ths
stomach so that it can do its ows
work without assistance. and not on,.
digest the food you eat to-day but ~
morrow and forever after; as Is dons
by the use of DR.. Chase's Blood and
Nerve Food and Liver Food. which
have an immediate action on tha
nerves and muscles. that control Al
gestion. The price Of the Blood ana
Nerve Food, so cents; the Liver Foo%
rs cents Book free.
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good boy, and give II up, and mebbe
next year I'd have another chance. |
tried to be good, SOS not to trouble
her; | helped her with father and
little Joshua, and tried to make
things comfortable. But | was think
ing and thinking all day about the
folks, and how they'd got to wait
a whole long year to see what Christ
mas was. Come along towards noon
/ says to mother, couldn't l see If
some one wouldn't let me have one
Of their rooms, and maybe their
melodeOn, and some of the people
help me little, and have just some
sort of a Christmas time, If we
couldn't have the tree and the pres
ents. And she said | could try If |
was set on it. But 'twasn't any good.
Folks was willing to come to a treat,
but they wouldn't help get 1t up.
| even went to the little tavern at
the Corners, but they said twas full
that night, and they couldn't be
bothered
l went home-if you could call it
home-and set down on the floor,
and laid my head Gown on mothers
lap-she's got such a nice lap-and
told her all about it. She was real
good, but she didn't know how to
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and when l went out to speak to
'em, they said they didn't want to
trouble us, but they was round that
way, and they thought they'd lust
see If they could do anything for rs
Twas pretty cold. and | couldn't
bear to see 'em standing outdoor so
long So l run back inside. and
asked mother if | couldn't bring
EN- In. There wasn't any seats. to
be sure, but twas warm. and If
seemed potter, anyway. Mother said
o course l could let 'em come in.
she didn't mind.
They was a little backward at
first, 'peared to feel a mite basbfuI
But bime-by one after mother
stepped inside l felt a little foolish
myself, and didn't know just what
to say first of. But Jim Bisseu a
rought sort of boy from the Corners
he began to laugh. and says out
loud, Where's your Christmas. as
You call it, Dave? What's it all
about, anyway"
And them don't know to this
day how l ever picked up courage
for it, but it come into my head 1
Just must tell 'em something. if
twas only the least bit, about the
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q GIAll&5S, z>II;I: RS: S,T'EI as &zSS2S}

1t had been a house once where
folks lived, but it got old and
shackly, and some of it tumbled
down, and the rest Of it made a
good place for the cows. There was
fireplace and chimney to it, so
we had a place to go to, such as
twas. The people round there was
aii pretty poor, and nobody lived
very near by. They asked us to
come, but we thought we hadn't
better do it as long as we could take
care OF ourselves. So we settled
down that night as wells we could
in the cow house, with big fire to
keep us warm, and some blankets
and things the folks lent us.
Next morning, the very day be-
fore Christmas, you know, just as
quick as l got a chance TO talk with
mother, l had to let it all out.
wasn't as big then as | be now. and
| couldn't to save my life keep from
crying like a baby when l spoke
about the Christmas. / kept saying
how could God have done such a
thing, when we was just a-going to
learn the Anderson folks about the
birthday, and what it all meant.
OH" | says, how could He do
it?" Well, mother she entered into
it-her way, you know! She let ME
see she allowed for my being dis
app'inted. but she said she knew I'd
come round to seeing twas all right,
somehow, if He done it; and she
said He didn't need us nor anybody
else TO learn the Anderson folks
about Christmas; He could show 'em
Himself If twas best for 'em to
know. And she said 1 must be a
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help me. She see herself I'd got TO
give the whole thing up. But she
whispers to me stroking my head.
says she. Tell God all about it.
Davy." So / done il right there
just as was, with my head in moth
er's lap. When | got up. | saws.
Well, mother, I've got to give it up.
and I'm going to stand it like a
man. But mebbe," I says, some of
the folks will come anyway-them
that lives a good ways off. and
hasn't heard about the fire." And
she says. "Well, if they do, Davy.
we'll be glad to see 'em, though this
isn't much of a place to have COM
pany."
What do you think? Come even
ing, if the boys and girls, and the
growed folks. too. didn't begin to
come along! You see, I'd invited
EN- some days afore, and hadn't
took back the invitations. And
s'pose, even if they knew we didn't
expect 'em, they was Gurus to see
what we'd do, and to look at the
burnt house and ALL Why, most
everybody round there come, seems
to me. Twas a real nice night:
there wasn't any moon, but 1 never
see the stars shining brighter.
rec'lect that. cause father'd been
telling me about the stars that win
ter. and I'd took to noticing 'em.
And as I come in that night I
looked up, and see how bright they
was. partie'lar one big one father
called the evening star.
The folks didn't come in at first.
They kind of stood round outside,