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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
BULLIOT'S BET.
A Bankers Wager on St. Swithin,s
Day Rain Legend.

A Bankers Wager on st. swithin's
Day Rain Legend.
There were few frenzied financiers in
England at the beginning of the eight
zenith century if the banker Bulliot, of
whom the following story is told, can
be taken as an example: The feast of
st. Swithin, July 10, 1925, was a par
ticularly wet and stormy day.
Trusting implicitly in the old super
stition, which says that if it rains on
st. Swithin's day it will rain for forty
days thereafter. BulliOt opened pool
for every one who was willing to bet
against him. The affair attained so
much notOriety that the wager was re-
duced to writing.
IF dating from ST. Swithin's day."
reads the memorandum, 'it rains more
or little during forty days successfully
Bulliot will be considered to have
gained. but If it cease to rain for only
one day during that time Bulliot has
lost"
For two weeks it contained to show
er every day, and so confident did the
banker become that he accepted as
stakes not only money, but gold head
ed canes, jewels, snuffboXes and even
clothes. When his cash gave out he
offered notes and bills of exchange.
Another week passed. and BulliOts
star was still in the ascendant
But when the twenty second day
sank into the west bright and cloud
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
dad" GREGoRY's TRICK.
Used to Get Opposing Center Off Side
by Fake Snap.

Tommy Hall, the football expert, who
is writing interesting stuff about the
gridiron warriors he has known, has
the following fine send off for Greg
has forsaken the pigskin for Blackstone
Dad Gregory, center on Yost's 1902
scoring machine, has, 1 suppose, passed
the football more often than any snap
per who has ever played the game.
During Gregory's four years at Michl-
gan, including the 1901 team that end
ed the season with a record of $50
points to their opponents 0, Yost's
teams scored 1000 odd points against
the teams that faced them. 1t was sell
dom that the opponents had the ball
long enough to make consecutive first
downs, and all that time Dad was
dishing pigskin. Everybody knows the
gait at which "Hurry-u used to run
his teams, and Dad was called by
either coach or captain, every time he
failed to have his hands on the ball as
soon as the man who downed it left
it. Even at practice, the scoring ma
chine was run at full speed, and the
Wolverine training system called for
more than the customary amount of
signal practice, sometimes afternoon
and evening as well. so Gregory can
put in a pretty strong claim for the
ball passing record
Gregory had other strong points be-
sides his speed. He was quick on his
feet as centers are made. and never
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Chinese Pirates.

Piracy is no new thing in the waters
around Hongkong. AS long ago as tne
thirteenth century the island OF Hong
kong was a piratical stronghold ano
for centuries the Chinese government
was unable to drive the sea roDpers
cut. All craft passing what is no"
Hongkong harbor were compelled 70
pay tribute. The higher elevations VI
the island served as lookout stations
and no boat that approached was per
mitted to leave until it had paid TOLL
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
THE TELEGRAPH


NJ. -u nenuhs With wh,.,
Morse Had to Contepd eh
The Morse telegraph invent;on :,
gered Tor years in the hands .. u
starving Inventor because con;ta,,.. @
were Indifferent or incapable %
preciating its merits. aP
1t was several years before con
voted an appropriation to allow its -
ventor to make a practical test ., :,
and burlesQue bills We're offered 70 ~
vide means for communicative r p,
the man in the moon. VIII
Hes a very good, but sb,f.,.
painter. if he would only stick 70 ~,
job" some one said of Morse .rr, ,'
idea Of telling by a little stra,t nc
lightning what body is saying at ,S y,
other end Of a wire" '
His instrument, it was said voS =,
very well as a mantel ornament or g.
mistress to call her maid but a.
wires couldn't cross rivers. oceans ons
deserts. u
Even after the line was I'D betvoo.,
Washington and Baltimore and Silas
Wright sent a dispatch to the Demo
cratic convention at Baltimore declir-
ing its nomination of him to the vico
presidency, it was not accepted as truo
until a committee went to washington
and returned with the confirmation ~
the report.
There was similar though less obiec.
ton offered to the overland telegraph
Senator Benton declared that it would
be impossible to operate it, because
the Digger Indians would cut the wires
to make hooks for digging up the roots
and beetles on which they lived.-Sun.
day Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04

American fleet and wipe out the Unit
ed States army off the earth.
The Echo de Paris prints another
article from the paper Aorodzu Choho,
of Toxic, declaring that Pure Amer1-
cans have always treated the Japan
csc properly and that a degraded
population of Irish, Scandinavians
and Slavs'' are the real Prosecutors
France is following this foreign af-
fair with an interest that is not dis
guised.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
SUES WlFE'S LOVER.
DespicabIe Fellow BIackmaiIs Woman
After Break.

PARIS, Dec. An. Greisser, post
office clerk, has sued his wife's sweet
heart, colleague named Seing for
Matchmaking the woman. Seing de-
ceived him for two years, and when
Nine. Greisser broke the relations, the
sweetheart and his mother battered
the clerks door with clubs at o'clock
in the morning, and felled him to the
pavement when he appeared to pro-
test
Nine. Greisser's evidence was pa
thetic. SEEING began" she said, "by
smoking his finest cigars, and I had
to make them good out of my house
money They he sold me back my
letters at a shilling apiece, and that
cost me IS. Then he made me buy
back my photographs, for which I had
to pay $40. He produced a lock of
my hair, and this cost me another
IS, and he went on producing locks
of hair which ne said were all mine,
and which he sold me back at 10 shill-
ings each. At last, when I refused
to give him any more money he wrote
an anonymous letter to my husband,
saying the vilest things about me-"
SEEING was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment for asasulting
the husband and given the benefit of
the first offenders act.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
&NEZQ M1e E YAlR!EH.
GET TOGETHER" IDEA.

Taking its cue from the Waitsburg
Times the Seattle acknowledgements
advocates merchants of the smaller in
terror towns forming a temporary
union and holding special sales days
for the benefit of the farmers, wno
many times are unable to take advan-
tage of sales held during week days.
Commenting at length on the idea the
acknowledgement says:
The Waitsburg Times suggests that
into closer commercial relationship. 1t
gives a plan whereby all may profit
and become better acquainted. The
idea is for the bushes men to form
a temporary union for a special sales
day. On that occasion everyone will
reduce the price of some useful ar
ticle. One merchant will sell clothing
at a discount. Another will offer bar
gains in prints or other lines. The
plan is to have low price sales in
every store and not have one conflict
with another in the specialties pre-
scented for sales day.
Former market days have been es-
tablished in many country cities and
towns. On such occasions the peo-
pie go from all quarters of the country
and make the event a holiday. Every
it with the family and enjoy the
outing. The city people get ac4uaint-
ed with their friends in the country
and neighbors meet and talk over cid
times. No harm comes of tee market
day and much good generally results
The same may be true of special sales
days. The merchants can afford to
sell certain articles at cost in order
to create a new channel of trade. 1t
is one of the best methods of ad-
vertising.
I'VE are passing through an import
ant period in the commercial and in
dustrial world. Every individual, or
firm, doing business must allow a GER
tain per cent of the income for ad-
vertising. The consumers pay the
bills, whether large Or small, and
should receive some of the benefits.
That advertising account may include
publicity through space in the news
papers, billboard posting and many
other methods advanced by modern
publicists. Success depends largely
on the proper way a business is placed
before the people. Nothing increases
trade so much as treating the Gus
toners honorably and making them
feel that they have received all their
money could possibly purchase.
THE special sales day has many
advantages for both merchant and
farmer. 1t should come in the autumn
when the farmer has time and money
to devote to buying what he and his
FAMILY demand for winter. 1t may be
held few days before Christmas or
other holiday. Then it would be pos
sible for the children to attend the
sales and become acquainted. If the
merchant treats his visitors right he
will have no reason to regret the event
even though mis- profits We're nothing.
He lays the foundation for future sue
cess. His advertising will bring re-
turns for many months in the years to
come. Try the special sales day.
THE, WEALTH. OE, TIIE EkD1r
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04

the most prosperous years the iariHe's
of this country have ever known. Inc
value of the farm products, incluo-
ING live stock. is estimated by the
secretary of agriculture at the incoh-
ceivable figure of s6,794,O0O,00O, nearly
half a billion more tnan last year ana
over two billion more than IN 1899.
An increase of A per cent In seven
wears is cause enough for thanksgiv-
ing. over a million farmers VINO
were debtors ten years ago, trying TO
ray the interest on mortgages on tneir
farms. are now looking Tor investments
for their money, says the Chicago
Tribune.
The exports of farm products, in
spite of increased consumption at
home have grown to $976,000,O0O. In
spite of the injurious statements print.
ed about the packing houses the ng-
ures for exports of packing house pro-
ducts exceed s20O,OOO,O00 for the first
time. The balance of trade in favor
of the American farmer, that is, the
excess of expectations of American ag-
ricultural products over imports of the
same character, was for last year
s433. OOO, 900, as against $4,000 for all
other classes of exports and imports.
Taking the last seventeen years to-
gether the balance is over six billion
dollars while the balance against the
other American producers combined
amounts to nearly nalf billion.
The increased prosperity Of the far
mer has enabled him to make himself
still richer by developing land which
was wholly or partially unproductive
because of lack of money. Alluvial
land has been reclaimed, marshes
have been bought for special soils.
Rock slopes have been planted with
fruit trees and leguminous plants on
sandy soil. Arid and semi-arid soil
has been irrigated. Improvements
have not been halted by lack of cash.
At the same time farm life mas been
duction of the telephone everywhere
and by the trolley and by rural free
delivery in the more thickly settled
districts.
The department of agriculture has
done much to stimulate this growth of
prosperity. 1t has introduced WIN
ter wheat which bears five bushels
an acre more than the old kind and a
winter barley which bears so per cent
more than spring barley. 1t has found
that the camphor tree fiourishes in
Florida on land where the orange or
chards have been destroyed by frost,
and that date palms grow success
fully in Arizona. The alkali lands can
now be reclaimed, promising now de-
to Utah and states similar
ly situated, while a way to inoculate
soils for leguminOus crops has been
found even more successful than tne
one hitherto used.
The farm is the strength of the
nation, and the city dweller wishes
the farmer long continuance of the
present prosperity. AS long as the
farmer has work for the unemployed
of the cities and money to buy the
products of the factories, the cities
share in the good things Of life. When
crops fail and the farmer is hard up
the factories must close and the work.
men out of a job look in vain to the
farm for a chance to share in the
harvest. The farmer has enough laid
by to stand a year or two of bad
luck, but everybody wishes him an
other year like the last.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
THEATER FULL OF SNEEZERS.
Young Man Broke Up Sunday Matinee
by Scattering Chinese Snuff.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The Sunday
matinee at the Yorkville theater, on
East Eighty-sixth street was turned
into a sneezefest about 4:3O o'clock
For a time it looked as if everybody's
head would blow off and two detec-
tives from the East Eighty eighth
street station had to hustle seventeen
year-old Harry Friedlander Of 403
East Eighty-sixth street to the lookup
Or the crowd would have done things
to him.
Sidney Dean & Co., were doing a
prison sketch and one of them was
singing: Its Always Fair Weather,
When Good Fellows Get Together"
"Kerchew!' came from the orchestra.
1t wasn't loud. A little girl had
sneezed and nobody thought anything
about it,
"Kerchew!'' came from a big Ger
man in the second row. This was of
full volume. 1t was quickly followed by
sneezes of all sorts. Soon the entire
orchestra section was sneezing. The
balcony was next affected and then
truck driver in the gallery got rid of
big sneeze.
The actors on the stage thought they
were being kidded and they showed
their anger plainly. Then the actors
got started. The singer was the first
to sneeze.
Frank Gersten, the manager of the
theater, and his assistant, Joseph He'll
mann, rushed out of their office and
into the orchestra section to see what
had happened. They heard a noise that
made they think something had ex-
tive Corbett, Of the East Eighty eighth
street station, who was standing in
the rear on the first floor. Just as the
managers rushed out Corbett's part
ner, Stein, blew up. Gersten and He'll
mann made hurled inquiries and before
they could ge an answer both We're
sneeZing.
The show was stopped and the ac-
tors ran off the stage. For a time it
looked as if there would be a panic
Many women and children stood up
and some made for the aisles. The gods
in the gallery scrambled back to
corridor. The sneezing up there had
become more violent than nj any other
part of the house.
Joseph Rosenthal, an usher walked
down the centre aisle Of the orchestra
section and carefully looked over all OF
those seated there. He saw Friedlander
pull a bottle from his pocket, pour
some white powder into the palm of
his hand and then blow the stuff into
the air. The usher notified the man.
ayers and Detectives Corbett and Stein
soon yanked young Friedlander from
his seat. The bottle of powder was
found on the young man. It was Chi
nese snuff
When the audience saw Friedlander
dragged from his seat and saw the
cops pull the bottle from his pocket
many made a rush for the young man.
The two detectives hustled Friedlander
out to the street and ran with him
to the station. The sleuths sneZed
several times before they could ex-
plain to the desk sergeant what the
troublew as. Friedlander was locked
up on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The management of the theater threw
open the windows in the building and
on.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Life on the Farm.

Real life on the farm means corn III
abundance. hogs a-plenty. cows enough
to keep every vessel on the place over.
flowing with milk. horses 1or eve!
member of the family. chickens tur,
keys, geese. ducks. fruit In season anu
out of season, babies and good cneel
all the year round.-Houston (IeA'
POST
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Injunction on Preacher,

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec 4.-The
circuit court this morning issued an
injunction restraining Rev. Franz
Kupfer, pastor Of the Evangelical
but Lutheran doctrines in that church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
A Question of Policy.

"YOu know" said Mr.. Jim Collifow
er, dat dar is safety in numbers"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley, "but powerful heap depends on
what numbers you picks out."-Wash
ingtOn Star.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Grafters Are Reprieved.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-Schmitz
and Reuf were arraigned yesterday
morning on five indictments charging
extortion in the French restaurant
cases. Both appeared in court but on
time to prepare the defense the cases
were continued until Monday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Terrible Teddy is Crazy.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Terry Nc
Govern suddenly became crazed near
his home in Brooklyn today. His sani-
ty has been affected before. He carried
a loaded shell which he secured at the
navy yard in Washington where he
visited yesterday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Incompetent.

Lawyer-Well, what was done in the
interim?
Witness-I don't know, sir l didn't
go into the interim. l stayed In the
anterOOm.-Puck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
WORKING For q Present.

George, DEAR" said the young wife,
"you are growing handsomer every
day"
Eyes, darling" replied the knowing
George Its a way l have just before
your Pick Me-Up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Courage Versus Reason.

She (tauntingly)-YOu haven't cour-
age enough to say boo to a goose.
He-But what good would it do to
say boo to a goose, anywayNSomer.
vile Journal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
The Earth Rocked 1t.

De Style-I suppose SnOozer grum
bled when the earthquake visited his
town.
Gunbusta-Oh, no; he said he didn't
have to get up that night and rock the
baby.-New York Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Very Simple.

Miss Short says she's thirty, but ID
sure she is thirty six. every year OF II.
"Well, you see. she was SIX Dsi0f'
she learned to count"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
A Success.

''Snarlsby says it's his ambition to be
a great discoverer."
HE is already. He can find more
fault than any one in the community"
Detroit Free Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Murderer's Fate With Jury.

HERKIMER, Dec. A verdict is
expected by seven this evening. A
short deliberation is likely.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
Under the Chestnut Ire,

Young Sapleigh-Miss Eldridge tells
Cae her family tree is old.
Miss kno1-Yes; it's certainly q large
ohestnut.-Chicago Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
KimbalI Is Appointed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Chas. P.
Bremerton, Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
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HAVE you A CUTTER?

Snow tonight or Wednesday. <
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04

the overflow pipes, to the city imposed
by Mr.. Thomas.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04

THE WEALTH OF THE FARM
The year just past has been one of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04

Entered at the Postoffice Of Walla
WaIla, Washington, as Seeond'elass
Matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
OUT OF SORTS
People Not Really Sick Are Often Most In Need of Care.

People Not Really Sick Are Often Most
 In Need of Care.
 The people who actually are most in need of kind words and / medical treatment are not those who are really sick but just "out of sorts"
 The old time energy, force, strength and happy spirits ire lacking; the physical and mental powers are flag ging; there Is poor appetite and they cannot get the good out of the food they eau In nine cases out of ten, this results directly from weakened stom- ach. and no other treatment equals Mi-o-na to restore strength and health.
 When the nerves end muscles are N1eak. if there is sleeplessness, irrita- bility, and specks before the eyes, when inc head aches and there is dull pain in the back, and there Is any distress and heaviness in the stomach, dizzi- ness, and sometimes nausea, the use or Mi-o-na stomach tablets for few days will make a world of improvement and continued use for reasonable time will restore perfect health.
 These tablets are not mere dtges- lives; they absolutely strengthen alt tke organs of digestion, so that there is good appetite. perfect digestion and strong nerves, when they are used.
 A large box of Mi-o-na stomach tab let's is sold for 5U cents by Fowler, with an absolute guarantee that they will be successful in curing digestipR and restoring health, or the money will be refunded. Ask him to show you inc liberal guarantee he gives with every 50-cent box Of Mi-o-na.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
CHRISTMAS ADVERTISER AN
 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALABAMA
Mammoth Edition Will Contain Articles on Indus tries of State--Rch in Historical Matter,
 Fiction and Humor.

written interestingly on this subject, and her article is accompanied Ly fine photo-engravures of the leading houses of worship.
 Mrs. J. M. de Cottes has written a hne story of ante-bellum society and ! wartime marriages in Montgomery. This article is illustrated with pics lures of some of those oiden-time bVides. Mrs. de Cottes has also written an entertaining article on the develop ment of the marble industry of the State. and the interest shown in it's de- velopment by Giusepl Moretti, the cele- brated sculptor, who has made his home near the luarries in ~Taliadega County.
 These are only a few of the historf- cal Stories that are to be printed in the Christmas Advertiser.
 Many short Stories. glance at the fiction department shows wealth of reading matter for cents. Will T. Sheehan's "The Man Who Quit" is the best story he has ever written. ahd Frank c. Burrows. another stan writer of The Advertiser. whose work has attracted favorable at tention. has written an automobile story, ''The Car of Destiny" that is sure to be widely read. Miss Enfield Joiner's Christmas story is entitled His Lordship." and it is written in her best vein and with the sure lite rary touch that characterizes her work.
 Among the other fiction is "A Mem orable Seance," a wierd story by War field Creath Richardson, Tuscaloosa's venerable literary man. "The Week Be- fore Christmas" dainty child story by Miss Ethel Armes of Birmingham, one of the cleverest woman writers of the State; Milton's Mistletoe,' by Mrs Katherine Hopkins Chapman of Selma, whose published wor&s have attracted favorable attention; "Brantley's Home- Coming" by Miss Lucille Woon of Montgomery, an ambitious young lite- rary woman, and dozens of others.
 In lighter vein, there will be whim- sical sketches, verses and drawings. These will include Mir. Dooley and George Ade's historical data. Charles Stevens Partridge. a talented member of The Advertiser staff, has written a whimsical study of Fowl Fancies Mir. Partridge Is 2 chicken fancier, and he contributes some valuable insights into the characteristics of the barnyard. Phil Armstrong. The Advertisers staff humOrlst and poet, has provided a Christmas tree for the little folk, and Dr. W. S. Wyman of Tuscaloosa has written some extraordinarily clever verses.
 It should go without saying that none of the regular features of the Sunday Advertiser have been neglected. Its news pages. editorial columns and other regular features will be up to the usual mark.
 There has been a steady demand for copies of the Christmas edition AL ready arrangements have been made to run over 30,O00 of them from the press Those persons who do not receive The Advertiser regularly should reserve ,opies before it is too late