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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Commemorative Stamps for jamestown
Exposition.

Exposition.
Late newspaper dispatches bring the
surprising information that a set of
stamps are to be issued for the James,
town Exposition to be held in 1907. AS
reported, the set is to consist of only
two values-1c and &c denominations
A little over year ago, when the Of
ficials of the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton endeavOred to have a series COM
memOrative of that event, the post
office department decided that the mat
ter of special issues had been overdone
and announced that no more would De
issued-at least, not for some time to
come. Now that jamestown stamps
are assured, can we rely on the ode
cisions" of the department? Possibly,
the intimation of the newspapers that
"the east has a bigger leverage than
the west at the postoffice department.,
is we'll founded.
Previous to this. commemorative Sc
ries have consisted of several values.
Very likely, the size of the issue asked
for by the exposition officials was to
a great extent responsible for the
favorable decision.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

The feminine direct descendants Of
the famous Aztecs are tiny creatures
exQuisitely formed and refined in fea.
ture. They carry the head with the up.
bearing grace Of the full blooded In.
dian; their skins are not red, but g
clear, smooth copper color that shines
like gold in the sun; their hair IL
coarse and black as ebony, and they
are decorated with bright feathers and
gay ornaments. These women make
the most wonderful pottery that comes
to us from Mexico, for they have kept
their art, and they also weave wonder.
full baskets and do exquisite embroid.
ery,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Circulars Issued to Bidders By
~ Navy Department. ~.
THEY ARE tlBELB CONFIDENTIAL
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AMONG
WISDOM OF SECRETARY.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 12-
The circular to bidders who may con-
struct the 1906 battelships was sent
by the navy department. This circular
gives the chief characteristics of the
| newly designed ships of 5000 tons
displacement, the general description OF
| which has already been published. The
| most notable departure from the usual
design is in the chance given bidders
Of the ordinary reciprocating engines
The circulars are labeled confidential
the first adoption Of that term by a
! secretary in connection with such in
formation by the navy department.
The policy is somewhat reciprocal, and
is evidently borrowed from the Brit
ish, who have maintained the greatest
silence concerning the Dreadnaught.
Practically nothing is known regard
ing the British $4,000 ton ship except
it's size and battery. and it is intend
ed that the details concerning the
American ships be similarly guarded.
Hitherto the circulars have been dis
tributed to whomsoever chose to ask
for them. They contain nothing but
the general description, and do not en-
brace the plans, which have always
been regarded as confidential matter.
There is a difference of opinion
among naval officers regarding the wis
dom and value of imposing secrecy re-
garding the circulars. Some of them
think it is necessary and ought to be
done at all cost; others take the view
that nothing is calculated to invite
curiosity and create a demand for GER
tain information more than the circum-
stance of it's confidential quality It
is possible that the navy department
will relieve the document of it's conf
Dental character, but for the present
it will be regarded as a government
secret, and letters have been sent to
intending bidders advising them of the
fact.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

II don't know" said a Bangor mar
the other day, what their methods Of
teaching are in the schools these days
but was surprised not long ago whe1
talking to youngster to find that b,
couldn't tell how many counties there
were in the state of Maine, nor coulG
he name them all without looking ur
the information in his geography. HI
was bright boy, too. and wondered
When I went to school we learned the
names of the sixteen counties to thu
tune Of Yankee Doodle and to this
day l have never forgotten how the
class sounded singing the useful little
jingle. 1t went this way:
sixteen counties in the state
Cumberland and Franklin,
Piscataquis and Somerset.
Aroostook, Androscoggin,
Sagadahoc and Kennebec.
Lincoln. Knox and Hancock.
Waldo, Washington and York,
Oxford and Penobscot.'
Lewiston Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
THE FRlLLED LIZARD.
It Carries an Umbrella and Has q
Fighting Tail.

It Carries an Umbrella and Has =
Fighting Tail.
The frilled lizard is found In Austria
liam woods, being tolerably abundant
In north Queensland and, the Kimber-
lev district Of western Australia. 1t
lives on beetles such as are found on
the tree barks. It is about three feet
long, measured from head to tail point.
What makes it remarkable consists OF
two things-its hurried walk and its
fighting anger.
It carries a sort of natural umbrella
top about its neck, which 1t elevates
suddenly with an alarming effect even
to ordinary lizard killing dogs, soaring
them as an umbrella opened in the face
of a charging bull; hence it is called
the frilled lizard It's teeth are not of
much use as a defense against vigor-
GUS animal, but when it fights it uses
its long, 1.-THE tail in way to bring
long bruises on ones handS-in fact,
could it be properly trained, it might
serve as an automatic switch, which,
like the magic rub-a-dub-dub stick,
would at the word administer thrash
ing to the disobedient child.
From the scientific point Of view the
creatures peculiar method of ambula-
ton is most interesting, because it pre-.
sents an absurdly grotesque appear.
ance at such times, more especially
from the rear. 1t walks bipedally or on
two feet, like bird, and so much does
it resemble bird in it's walk that II
seems to be the connecting link be.
tween the ancestors of birds and the
lizards Of today. ..-..r
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Uric Acid and Gravel

Are caused by the Kidnevs being nm.
aoie 10 properly filter the impurities
iroin the blood. Irvings Buchu Waf-
ers are the only sure remedy for this
cohoitlon; they cleanse the kidneys
from all worn out material, build IN
the shrunken walls Of the Kidnevs
ana prevent the formation of the
uric Acid. Sold at soc a box by
=. Sold BY [. l. TALLMAN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Order.

Order is a lovely nymph, the child Of
beauty and wisdom; her attendants
are comfort, neatness and activity; her
abode is the valley Of happiness; she
Is always to be found when sought for
and never appears so lovely as when
compared with her opponent, disorder.
johnson.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
M|TcHElL's REPLY Unsatisfactory
PRESIDENT Baer Of Operators Is Sorry
mat Terms He Offered Were
Rejected.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 1.-THE
ohhted Miners reply is believed to be
nighiy unsatisfactory to the operators.
IL mas developed that Baer replied to
Mltcnell. saying: 81 do not believe we
can modify our proposition. am sorry
you did not accept"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Teaching the Teacher.

Mother (whose children have had an
education superior to her own, to her
small daughter. whom she is in the act
Of smacking)-Pll learn you not to con.
tradiet me! Small Daughter between
her sobseTeach. mother, teach
Punch
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

Eyes. have good cause to be CRATE
ful to her"
How SOP
"She refused to marry me when l
was young and foolishly impossible"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

East Main Flour and Feed Store.
Call or phone for prompt delivery.
Formerly McKey's phone. Main 1899.
T. X. Allen. prop, l20 E. Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Relation. Bec.m. strained.

Mrs. Ambish-I often tell my husL
band I wish he had more get up and
get" about him. Mrs. Jeliers-Indeedi
I've often heard that he gets up and
gets his own Chicago Trib-
une
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
No Pill is as pleasant and positive

No Pill is as pleasant and positive as
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These
Famous Little Pills are SO mild and
effective that children, delicate laeies
and weak people enjoy their cleansing
effect, willis strong people say they
are the best liver pills sold. Never
grippe. Sold by L. L. Tallman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

Foresters Of America, Attention!
You are urged to be with us on FRI
day evening. 18th inst. Big class initi-
alton. Banquet, smoker.
H. OsGOOD,
Financial Secretary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
A Solution.

Mrs. knocker-I see they don't know
what to name the new state.
Mrs. Bocker-Why can't they just
call 1t Baby till it gets a little older9-
Nee Fork Times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

A large line Of Victor and Edison
Records on hand at all times at STAN
ley Music House, % Main street.
Tel. 255.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

A large line OF Victor and Edison
Records on hand at all times at STAN
Icy Music House, % Main street.
Tel. 255.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
WANTED.

Ladies' clerk for dry goods, with
some experience in dress goods depart
ment. Address A. c., this office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Double Crossed.

Freddie-They have the no breakfast
fad around our house.
Bobbie-How do you stand it?
Freddie - Pretty we'll, except when
I'm bad and get sent to bed without
any supper.-Puck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

The new Grenada stamps of the one
penny value, come in sheets of 100
stamps in two panes of sixty, while the
I'D, I'd and 21ad values come in sheets
of sixty only, ten rows of six stamps
being a sheet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

In this connection the thought also
occurs that with the spirit of fadisn
recent years that with the increased
demand for kings Heads" the de-
sire for the older issue of cOlOnials
may have fallen off, Ten years ago,
from SIS to $50 for Nova Scotia shil-
specimen in Drew's auction of March
25, 1895, realized the latter price.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
The Only Question

/ She-There is a woman in Fulham
| who has not looked in a mirror for thir-
! ty years.
He-And how did you say she lost
her eyesight ?-Illustrated Bits.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

man and takes up more room.-Hub-
bard.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

new design in the insurance
stamps of New Zealand, has appeared.
The letters V. Il. have vanished, the
lettering, Life Insurance" is larger
and the design has been redrawn and
shows out bolder
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

Mother, know now why the sun
sets every night"
| "Why. BOb?"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
Some phildfeIiC piCk-uDS

The condition of the government
postal service in the fifties is we'll in
stanced by an advertising card of the
well known local mail concern of Blood
& Co., of Philadelphia, which says:
Through Blood's, the passage,
The only way
To send a message
Three times a day."
Not only did the government delivery
service give less frequent service but
the collections were not handled with
anywhere near as much promptness as
were those of the local post. This is
testified to by another of these slips,
which says:
Postage was good
Dispatche was better,
1t was through Blood's
I sent my letter."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12
All In One Night.

Il see by the paper that a scientist
has discovered that a cat can make
$40 different sounds"
well. we'll, l suppose he just sat up
all night and counted 'em"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

why, bOO!
so as to hatch out the stars, Of
| course. Life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-12

An eastern dealer recently offered a
specimen of the Nova Scotia, one shill-
ing at $22 AS the catalog value is 800,
it would seem from this and other re-
priced.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
RAILROAD COMPLAINTS.
South Dakota Commissioners Dispose
Of a Batch,

The state board of railroad commits
siOners has decided to call a hearing
for July II in the case Of O. II. Ole
son of Lesterville, who petitioned the
board for a site upon which to erect
q grain elevator. The railroad COM
pany asserts there already are too
many elevators at Lesterville, and
that, as farmers are steadily growing
more corn and less small grain, the
business of the elevator men will soon
be a thing of tn past at Lesterville.
Citizens of Riverside, situated IN
the Omaha railroad cal Mitchell,
petitiOned the board for the construc-
ton of a depot and a regular agent.
The railroad commissioners decided
to notify the railroad company to o n
struct the depot within thirty days.
Shippers of cream and milk at
Shindler made complaint to the board
that the Rock Island Railroad COM
pany has refused to take their produce
on the afternoon trains. which do not
stop at that station. Shipments Of
milk and cream now have to be made
on the morning trains. The railroad
commissioners will investigate.
Residents of Sanborn county have
petitioned the railroad commissioners
| for the construction of a sidetrack on
the Milwaukee railroad between Woon-
socket and Letcher. The board took
no action.
A telephone service installed some
weeks ago by a railroad company at
Butler In lieu Of a telegraph operator
apparently is not satisfactory to the
people of hat place, who have filed
with >re railroad commissioners a petit
ton a.>.ng that the railroad company
be compelled to engage the services of
q telegraph operator.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
RANCHM EN- IN FEUD.
T. l.. Bottom Is Arrested for Alleged
Attempt to Kill J. E. Reddick.

A feud between ranchmen residing
in Custer county has resulted in the
arrest Of Thomas L. Bottom, a leading
stockman, on the charge Of assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to
kill.
The complaining witness is John f,
Reddick, also a man of prominence,
The feud between the two men was
made more bitter by the trial of a
case at a recent term of state circuit
court, which was decided against Bot,
tom. Some horses which were in
volved in the suit were awarded u
Reddick, and Judge MCGEE also grant,
ed an injunction restraining Bottom
from ~injuring cattle belonging to Red,
dick or in any way interfering with
the horses which had been in dispute
between them.
1t is charged that on the day follow,
ing the serving of the Injunction pa,
perS upon Bottom, he shot at ReddiCk,
cutting the latter's clothing and light,
ly wounding him in the side. Bottom
waived his preliminary hearing and
was bound over for appearance at the
next term of state circuit court.
Mrs. Reddick, who is alleged to have
threatened the destruction of Red,
dicks property, has been placed under
bonds to keep the peace.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
Divide With Children.

Soil Smith, who is one of the South
Dakota farmers who have wrested a
comfortable fortune from the soil, Gel
ebrated in an unusual name his re-
ticement from active work and his de-
parture for a visit at the old home in
Europe, which he left when a boy TO
seek his fortune in the New World,
by deciding TO each of his children a
quarter section of valuable land, with
the exception of Frank Smith of Davis.
to whom he gave a hardware store at
that place. Mr.. Smith has a large
family, and it is estimated that he thus
divided property worth an aggregate
of not less than $4,000, which repre.
sents only part Of the wealth he &C
cumulated since coming to Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
Tampers With Witnesses.

At practically every term Of state
circuit court held in Lyman county
during the last few years the court
officials have been annoyed by the
attempts OF various parties to tamper
with witnesses in cattle 'rustling'
and other cases of grand larceny. In
consequence Frank Dillon of Presho
and ]. T. McIlvenna, a saloonkeeper
Of Reliance, were required to appear
before Judge Smith and show cause
why they should not be punished for
contempt for tampering with a wit
ness in the case of a Presho saloon
man who was arrested on the charge
of selling liquor on Sunday. After
hearing the evidence Judge Smith
fined Dillon $40 and imposed a fine OF
$50 in the case of McIlvanna.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE.
Powder Placed In Furnace Causes an
Explosion.

An attempt to take the life Of J.
Carl Southwick, a prominent business
man Of WATERFOWL and grand chancel-
Tor commander of the Knights of Py-
thias of South Dakota. was made Sat
urday night in a peculiar manner. In
he basement OF Mr.. SOuthwick's block
he has a small furnace which he used
exclusively for the purpose of heating
water. Into this furnace some one
put a quantity of black powder, and,
when Mr.. S~outhwick attempted to
start a fire in it, he was seriously in
jured by the explosion, which blew
the windows out of the basement and
all plaster off from the partitions.
Fortunately, not one Of the many
pieces Of flying iron struck him so as
to inflict a mortal wound, but the
burnt powder which flew into his face
injured his eyes very badly. What mo-
tive any one could have had for the
attempted killing is a mystery, and
no clue t. the guilty party has been
found.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
NEW TOWN
Brentford, S. D., Is Laid Out on New
Lin of Road,

Brentford, S. D., Is Laid Out on New
Line Of Road.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
observation-disclosures River extension,
which promises to boom as success
fully as Florence. Brentford Is the
name of the new South Dakota city,
located in the northern portion of
Sphinx county, midway between Condo
and Mellette. This Is the third Of the
new towns which have been created,
the other two being Florence and Wal
lace, both in CodingtOn county. The
new town is located in the heart OF
the famous James River valley, and Is
from thirty to thirty-ive miles from
competing towns on other lines, with
an immense and very rich territory
surrounding it. The town has just
been plated by Thomas A. Way of
Iowa, the cOmpany's townsite agent,
and, although only two or three days
old, there is a rush for the new place,
duplicating that which took place, and
is still taking place in the Cooling.
ton county town. The grading work
on the new road is being pushed fever,
ishly, and the company confidently ex,
poets to have the rails laid into Condo
and perhaps further by the middle OF
July. No trouble has yet been ex'
%perienced by the road in securing
laborers, although they are going and
coming daily.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
Fewer Children in County,

There are 1T fewer school children
In Union county at present than there
was a year ago. The decrease is
shown in the reports from the cities,
towns and some of the country pre-
cincts to Superintendent of Schools
II. f. French. The total number Of
people of school age whose homes are
in Union county Is 3,34& There were
$500 last year. Consequently Union
county during the past twelve months
by some means has lost III children
of school age. There has been no
great exodus and the death rate has
not increased, yet the fact remains
that there are not as many school chill
dren in Union county as were there
last year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12
BUYS MUCH BEEF FROM 10.
Indians Furnish Uncle Sam a Million
Pounds in a Year.

The Indians on the reservation are
becoming extensive cattle r~aisers, and
the government is buying a large
amount of it's beef from them. At the
close of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1906. the government will have
purchased from the Indians for that
year about 100000 pounds of beef,
and will have bought from contractors
another 100000 pounds. 1t is the
intention to change the proportion in
the coming year, buying 1900, 900
pounds from the Indians and the re-
mainder from the contractors. The
Indians ar enOw getting about 4 cents
for their beef, which is a raise of
about 20 cents a hundred above the
price of last year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-12

The summary of the vital statistics
report for the month of May shows
the birth of S67 children in the state
for the month. OF these 444 were
boys and 43S girls. The deaths num-
bered 1926. of which 80 occurred from
heart failure, 20 each from pneumonia
and tuberculosis, 8 were accidentally
killed and l was drowned. There
were 253 marriages and 60 divorces,
of which As were granted to non.resi.
dents. The state gained 256 new citi.
GEMS by naturalization.