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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
Most Highly Prised Of the SuFviv1n9
Orders Of Chivalry.

Most Highly Priced Of the SURVIVING
Orders Of Chivalry.
OF all the orders of medieval chival-
nv which have survived the shock Of
successive revolutions on the continent
OF Europe since the great cataclysm Of
1850 that of the Golden Fleece is per-
haps the most distinguished and the
most highly coveted by personages Of
royal birth or of illustrious patrician
lineage.
The badge of the order is figure Of
q sheep in embossed gold suspended
from a heavy chain of gold. The full
robes consist of long mantle of GRIM
son velvet cut in the fashion Of sac
erdotal cope, richly embroidered at
the borders with emblematic devices Of
stars, half moons and heeces- Of gold
and lined with white satin, over a
doublet and hose of crimson damask.
The full robes also comprise CHAP
eron," or hood, with long, flowing
streamer of black satin, but this head
gear has in modern times been general
ly dispensed with.
Originally the robes of the order.
which was founded in 1929 by Philip
the Good. duke of Burgundy. were Of
crimson cloth lined with white lambs
wool, and this circumstance has some
what strengthened the theory that the
Golden Fleece was instituted by Philip
the Good in grateful recognition of the
immense treasures which the Duke of
Burgundy had acquired from the wool
of the flOcks reared on his vast, estates
in Flanders. Be it as it may. the wool
en- costume was changed in 1913 at a
chapter held in Valenciennes for the
more costly materials of velvet. taffeta,
damask and golden embroidery.-LOn-
don TolapraDh
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
MUSkRAT BUILDERS.
The House In the Meadow and How
1t IL Constructed.


l have always been told that musk
rat houses mean severe winter. In
stead of sign of cold weather, the
muskrat house means simply that one
or more muskrats have chosen to live
in the low meadow or at the shallow
head of the pond, where there is no
chance to burrow underground and
have a bedroom that cannot be flooded
by the high tides of winter.
These same muskrats. along the steep
banks of river, would tunnel into the
earth and there dig a bedroom out of
reach of the highest flood. They do not
always succeed however, as they are
often washed out of their winter beds
by spring freshets.
The house in the meadow is usually
built over a tail, stout tussock, whose
grassy top forms the bed. This is dom
ed over, making large room big
enough for one or for half a dozen, ac-
cording to the number of muskrats
sharing the work. At least two open
ings or dives lead from the bed into
open water at the foot of the tussock
And this water never freezes. When
ice forms outside. the warmth Of the
muskrats' bodies is sufficient to keel'
the doors free, through which the
jewellers shoot at instant alarm, for
these passages lead into winding bur
rows and waterways that run far out
through the rich. rooty meadow.-Coun-
try Life In America.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24

General Jackson was poor eater,
and well for him that he was. or he
would have often gone hungry on the
days when large crowds came to the
White House for a free lunch. 1t is
related on one occasion the poor man
was moved to thank the Almighty that
after the crowd had gone there was a
raw piece Of steak in the ice chest off
which he could make dinner There
seems to be absolutely no foundation
for the stories of jackson being a hard
drinker for his physical condition for
babe all excuses. He liked his toddy
in company with his corncob pipe, but
he was no lover of all kinds of intox-
icants.-Home Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
HOusekeeptng In japan.

l never could regard housekeeping
seriously in Japan, where the walls
can be put aside by one hand, where
there is no particular furniture to wor-
~ one and where even the mating can
be laid and lifted without tacks or
nails. But the Japanese housekeepers
of my acquaintance rather resented my
light attitude. assuring me. quite after
the manner Of housekeepers all over
the world. that it is all very hard and
requires much work-Oh. very much
work indeed. In order to justify my
self to one hOusekeeper l drew a COM
parison of her own difficulties and
those Of an American woman, but the
American picture seemed to her SO ter
rible and she became so deeply sym
pathetic that l had to stop short to
save her feelings.-Housekeep
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
Hindoo Moon Lore.

According to the HindOOs. a lunar
eclipse is the contact between the
moon and another planet called Rahoo
but the masses believe that, owing to
the will Of God, Rahoo, or the serpent
like planet, catches hold of the moon
by it's hideous mouth and releases it
after short time. At first contact
the Hindoos battle in the sea and anx
iously await the release After the
contact they take another bath. Dur
ing the interval they are not allowed
even to drink a cup of water, as their
belief is that all things in .the world
get polluted during the contact.-Singa-
pore Times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
Parliament.

The name parliament" is derived
from the French word "parler," to
speak. The word was originally writ
ten 'parlement." as in French, and,
although the spelling has gradually
changed, the pronunciation remains the
same. The earliest mention of the
word parliament" in the English stat
utes is in the preamble to the statute
of Westminster in 1872 For the origin
of the Institution itself we must go
back to .Anglo-Saxon times, when it
flourished as the witenagemot. In the
reign of Henry III. parliament was
formally separated into the two houses
Of lords and commons. and the delibera-
tons were conducted in separate cham
bers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
A MONKEYS ROLES.
Defined by Customs Men as a Bird.
Package and a Dog

Defined by Customs Men ms a Bird. .
Package and Dog.
On the travels of monkey from
Genoa to Heidelberg an amusing farce
might be written. A German gentle
man brought from southwest Africa a
tiny monkey weighing barely couple
Of pounds. From Tanga 20 Genoa all
went well with the lilliputian animal
1t was favorite with every one and
travelled free until Genoa was reached,
when it's troubles began.
Brought under the notice of the Geno-
csc custom house authorities. it was
promptly deprived of its identity. II
was no longer an animal: it became
bird, and as bird. on which % cents
was charged. it was conveyed to the
Swiss frontier. where at stroke of the
custom house officers wand it was
transformed into a cat at the increased
assessment Of $1.56 and borne BY train
to Zurich.
On it's arrival there it ceased as
cat to exist and became mere pack
age. an item of luggage that was con
veyeI to Constance for the nominal
sum of IS cents.
Still as luggage. though metamOr-
phOsed from package into hand
bag, it went OH its way to Stuttgart,
where a great honor awaited it. II
was on payment of s2O4 exalted into
a dog, and it was as dog that 1t end
ed it's journey at the university town
of Heidelberg.-Stray Stories.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
ODD FOUNDATION.


4 Town Daflt On IN Inmense 1Ank
81 Oyster Shells.
The secondary foundation of Girls
0eld, Md, IL the bottom Of the Chesa-
peake bay, and between the bottom Of
Crisfield and the bottom of the bay are
oyster shells to the number Of millions,
probably hundreds of millions. On this
great stratum Of oyster shells stand
houses. wharfs and business places. A
railroad runs along on It, bridges cross
its dividing places, men walk and talk
and do business, steamboats, and sail
boats-yes, hundreds of sailboats-have
their landings alongside it; merry boat
ing parties put OF from the shore by
moonlight and fish and crab and re-
turn in the early morn-all to this
great bank of oyster shells sunk in the
blue water.
Crisfield lives by oysters and crabs
not by eating them, for Crisfielders
rarely eat either, but by catching them,
boiling them, packing them, shipping
them, selling them. He who would
know the crab can best learn it by Wis
iting this wholly and solely crab town
on the Chesapeake. Men in boats quick
~ fill barrels with crabs and bring
them ashore to the factories" Here
they ARE counted, sorted, steamed
packed in barrels and shipped until one
wonders who can possibly eat all these
mountains and myriads of crabs
There are many people in this cOun-
try. A crab apiece for them all once
year in the season would mean
some crabs" At least so one of the
crab dealers put it.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
POTATOES IN FRANCE.
Parmentfer's Willy Plan to Kill the
Prejudice Against Them.

Parmentfer's Willy Plan to Kill the
Prejudice Against Them.
The way in which Parmentier Gre
would have done credit to the widest
of willy tradesmen. Nothing would at
first induce the simple minded peas
ants to cultivate the popular tuber
They would not listen to lectures on
its virtues nor accept seed potatoes
free of cost for planting.
Parmentier therefore decided to get
the better of their prejudice by artifice
and with this object leased as much
land as he could round Paris and plant
ed it with potatoes. Just before the
ripening of the crop he posted watch
ers round the fields and issued notices
that all persons stealing potatoes
would be severely punished. the crop
being intended for the tables of the
king and mobiles
Such delicacies. continued the notice.
were too good for ignorant peasants.
who would touch them at their peril
OF course watch was only kept during
the day. and at night the fields were
robbed right and left by the peasants,
who were curious to taste the strange
vegetable and jealous that it should be
reserved for their betters.
AS soon as they had tasted the sue
culent tubers the pilferers were only
too anxious to plant as many AS they
could possibly purchase, the willy Par
mentier's scheme thus succeeding be-
yond the most extravagant anticipa-
lions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
First Man Dressmaker.

appeared on the boulevard of Paris
with an escutcheon in the shape Of a
pair of corsets and an open pair Of
scissors painted on the panel of each
door. This was the coat of arms of
RhOmberg. the first man who made a
name as wOman's dresSmaker.
RhOmberg. who was the son of q Ba-
varian peasant from the neighborhood
Of Munich. owed his rapid success to
his genius for concealfng and remedy
nual income Of $1,000 francs to his
heirs ~
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
"THE YANKEE CONSUL"

"The Yankee Consul" which is to
be the attraction at the Keylor Grand
on Dec. 20, from musical standpoint,
contains more real song hits than any
of the so-called musical comedies or
comic operas en- tour at the present
time. The music, bright, sparkling
and whistleable, is the work of Alfred
G. Bobyn, a young composer who has
written sixteen song hits, all of which
are extremely popular and which have
been sung the length and breadth OF
the land. Among the hits which thea
ter goers will remember with pleasure
are "Ain't 1t Funny What Difference
Just a Few Hours Make " as sung by
the leading comedian, Harry Short, a
song which has revolutionized comic
opera and which set Broadway agog
a few seasons ago, while I'm the Days
of Old" never fails to win many en-
cores. One of the prettiest song
numbers is "My San Domingo Maid,
in which Miss Isabel Carroll the dain-
ty prima donna, sings, aided by the
"San Domingo Maids" "a pretty Choir
us girls, attired in dainty costumes,
with a stage setting depicting that
tropical country in all it's wild beauty.
The other song hits are I'm Old New
York." Cupid Has Found My Heart"
1.-The Mosquito and the Nudge" THE
Hammers Go Rap, Rap, Rap" I'VE
Were Taught to Walk Demurely," I'D
Like to Be Soldier" "HOla," and 9TH
ers. Manager John P. SlOcum, who
is directing the tour again, has pro-
vided the original Broadway theater
production and in addition to a splen-
did cast of principals will present a
real American Beauty Chorus num-
bering forty pretty, dainty girls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
The Chinese Lfly.

To raise the Chinese sacred lily in
water remove the brown dried skin
and all the hard callous at the base Of
the bulbs. Do not separate the bulbs,
but take q sharp knife and score the
main bulb as though to quarter it, but
do not cut more than q quarter of
an inch deep. Cut the OffshOot also.
foliage growth. Arrange the bulbs In
glass bowl. steadying them with
pebbles. bits of marble. and shells; also
put in broken charcoal to keep the wa
ter sweet. The water may be changed
once or twice before they bloom Place
days until the roots are we'll started.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
POTASH TABLETS GO IN
TROUSERS POCKET.

People accustomed to carelessly car
rying potash tables around in their
pockets may learn a sad lesson from
the experience of Walter P. Richard
son, who is playing the part of George
Redmond in pals" at the Orpheum
this week, says the Minneapolis Trib-
une.
Mr.. Richardson is wearing on his
right hand a large open spot where
skin used to be and the badness OF
the spot is due to the potash habit and
what happened from it in his dressing
room last might.
In order to keep his throat clear and
his voice in good condition to declare
his love for his pals" wife-in the
play, Mr.. Richardson is in the habit OF
taking a potash tablet now and then
He is also an inveterate smoker and is
never without matches if he can
help it.
Last night, being in some haste, he
put an open package of potash tablets
into his trousers pocket and then
catching sight of some loose matches
on the dressing room shelf, showed
them into the pocket with the potash
Almost instantly there was an ex
plosion and the Richardson trousers
INDUCED in a pyrotechnic exhibition
which would have done honor to
Pains "Pompeii." Mr.. Richardson also
did a "hot foot" down the dressing
room stairs for the water cooler, In
the meanwhile putting his hand in his
pocket to stifie the blaze.
When the Orpheum's volunteer fire
brigade. headed by Captain WilliaH
Landon. had put the actor out, he was
minus an inch and a half of right hand
cuticle. Since that time he has put
his potash tablets in one pocket and
his matches in another.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
A King's Lo9se.

George w. of England prided him
self on lifting his hat to every one who
saluted him In public, but once it was
observed that he bowed to every one
on the street till he came to a man
who swept crossing. whom he passed
without notice. He explained the mat
ter afterward, when points of etiquette
were under discussion, by saying. ITO
salute a beggar without giving him
something would be mockery. and to
stop for the purpose of bestowing six
pence would wear the semblance of
oetentation in prince"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24

Socialists of Spokane have prepared
set of resolutions denouncing the
supreme court of tie United States
because of the decision in the Mover
Haywood Pettibone cases. which will
be forwarded to the justices. The
judges should return a supreme court
resolution to the Spokane socialists
and serve it through deputy United
States marshals.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
HOW LINCOLN WON


- D~~ A"OkInx Legal Case Th.,
saved by Franknes..
The lawyer whose honesty is nror.,
has the confidence of the iu,ca .,
jury. A story of Abraham Iinoo,,' "u
an illustration. He was appointed :.
defend one charged with murder n,
crime was brutal one, the evidona
entirely circumstantial. the accused :
stranger. Feeling was high and apa,n.,
the friendless defendant. On tho ,-;s,
Lincoln drew from the witnesses ,,,n
statements Of what they saw .na
knew. There was no effort to confu..
no attempt to place before tho i,.r
the facts other than they were In N.
argument. after calling attention to tho
fact that there was NJ direct testimo
ny. Lincoln reviewed the ciro,n,
stances and. after concediny that H.,
and that seeme'f to point to defend
ants guilt. closed by saying that no
had reflected much on the case ana
while it seemed probable that defend
ant was guilty. he was not sure and
looking the jury straight in the face
said. Are yOu:" The defendant w.s
acquitted. and afterward the real Grim
inal was detected and punished. How
different would have been the condue,
Of many lawyers. Some would hav.
striven to lead the judge into technical
errors with view to an appeal to
higher court. Others would have no
come hOarse in denunciation Of wit
nesses, decrying the lack of positive
testimony and the marvellous virtue of
a reasonable doubt. The simnlo
straightforward way Of Lincoln. back.
ed by the confidence of the jury. won
ID. J. Brewer in Atlantic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
Wedding Gifts Of Long Ago.

In the list OF presents received d. VIC
wedding of the daughter OF MT. nv"
of Loosely. in 1861. from NJ. baam'
ESQ, out of Marshland. in NorrolA' 'p
pear the following: Cranes y. ne'n
shawes ). Curlewes l. Ducks Ma'''''.
A. Teeles &c. Flowers 9 dozen, swann'.
9. larks 80 dozen, Bytters 10, MINUS .
dozen and 4, Styntes dozen. Goo~!..
o. 1t is formidable list inc''u,De
some $50 birds. of which 456 are 'aiN.'
and must. one would imagine na.
been something of an embarrassment
TO Mr.. Moor's daughter.-Countr! A"''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
A Hearty Laugh.

Never lose an opportunity Tor ie''. :,
alton from the stress and s'ranu y
your business or profession L'.'
draft Of laughter. like an air cusn'O u,
eases you over the jolts ana 'ne - e
places on life's highway. LAus A.
always healthy. 1t tends to Drlns ~.
ery abnormal condition oacA
normal. 1t is panacea for heartaeu
for life's bruises. 1t is lie prOs ~
er. People who laugh heartily ~, 49,,
themselves in physical and men'a' . -
mony and are likely to live lons'
those who take life too seriously
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
Caution.

SISTER Henderson" said Deacon Hy
pers. you should avoid even the ap
pearance of evil"
"Why. deacon. what do you mean!
asked Sister Henderson.
Il observe that on your sldeDosro
you have several cut glass decantert
and that each of them is half filled W'tD
what appears to he ardent spirits.
well. now, deacon. it isn't anything
Of the kind. The bottles look SO pret'!
on the sideboard that l just filled tne~
halfway with some floor stain ana TUT
nirurc polish Just for appearances.
That's why I'm cautioning you s's
ter" replied the deacon. Freezing :
trife weak and faint, l helped m!seh
to a dose from the big bottle 10 'ne
middle. life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
Byron and His Title

Professor Mason in the first pub
lished records of the ancient gram
mar school of Aberdeen recounts this
school legend about the poet Byron: 1T
was said that on his coming to school
the first morning after his accession to
the peerage was known and on the
calling out of his name in the catalogue
no longer as 'Georgi Gordon Byron but
as 'Georgi Baro de Byron he did not
reply with the usual and expected 'ad-
sum- but. feeling the gaze of all his
schOolfellOws, burst into tears and ran
out"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
AUTOMOBILE AND HORSE.

The introduction of motor vehicles
was declared by many people to mark
the gradual decline of the horse and
to herald his ultimate extinction.
Stables which were noted for fine
turnouts would cease to attract atten-
ton to their string of blooded animals.
The horseless truck would drive out
the draft animals just as the automo-
bile would Danish the private span,
and the streets would no longer see
the horse used either for driving pur.
poses or for business traffic. Remfn-
iscently it may be observed that sim
liar prophecies attended the coming
of the steam locomotive and the later
bicycle craze.
The theory is antagonized by the
president of the illinois State Veterin-
airy Medical association in a paper
read before the annual convention of
that body The chief of the United
States bureau of animal industry was
present and heard the declaration
based upon statistics of that bureau
that since the use of the automobile
became general horses have gained in
strength and quality, and the price
has advanced over 100 per cent in the
last five years, says the Chicago Trib-
une.
1t is further illustration of the diff.
ficulty of prophesying in this age OF
change. There must be reshaping
of conditions in the horse raising in.
dustry just as labor shifts in the pres
ence of machinery which does easily
what many hands were needed for un.
der old methods. But the utilities OF
the horse are so many and the OppOr.
tunities for his employment so numer.
Gus in circumstances where a motor
cannot be used that there is little
danger of his abandonment as one OF
the prime factors in modern life. II
is more reasonable to suppose that the
Improvements in motor vehicles max
| ing them more powerful and more
speedy will create an insistent de-
mand for a breed of horses which, in
other lines of activity will be able to
accomplish measurably as much as the
machine does in its sphere.
| Every observer has noted the wear
/ ing effect of city conditions upon
horses. If some new invention leads
to their abandonment so far as city
use is concerned they can be used
elsewhere with increased life to them
selves The transfer of thousands OF
| tons of merchandise to electric OF
steam cars running far beneath the
surface of the streets may result in 9
/ decrease of the number of horses useG
for business traffic. The decrease MAY
be distinctly observable by the way
farer. Yet in many other places there
will be a, steady demand for strong
and we'll bred animals. A readjust
ment of conditions of economic life i.
not always attended by the complet,
loss of former valuable factor in hui
man activity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-24
THE OCEAN LINER.


safety Devices That Are Operates
From the Bridge.
1t is in its safety devices and the
provision made to meet every possible
accident that the ocean liner is perhaps
most remarkable. All the machinery
which may be set in motion In case OF
danger is centered on the bridge. and
so perfectly has it been arranged that
the entire vessel could be controlled
IL, the necessity should arise by means
Of series of levers and push buttons.
About the walls Of the wheelhouse are
arranged curious looking indicators.
much the same as one sees behind the
desk Of great hotel. About them are
hung surprising variety OF barome-
tiers, thermometers, thermostats, wind
and rain gauges and other less familiar
looking instruments. There are rows
upon rows Of buttons and levers on
every hand, all highly polished and in
the most perfect working order. The
danger of fire at sea, for instance, is
anticipated by thermostat connected
with the frame filed with little squares
like the hotel indicator. There are
thermometers in every part of the ship
electrically connected with this box
which are constantly on guard. II a
fire should start in any part Of the
great ship the temperature would of
course rise, and the fact would instant
~ be announced in the wheelhOuse by
the ringing of bell, while red light
would flash at the same time in one of
the squares of the indicator. The man
at the wheel could tell at glance the
exact point of danger.-Francis Arnold
Collins in st. Nicholas.