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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-15
sRIDEeRooM's VISION OF DEATH.
Moved by a Premonition, He Changed
His Employment.

RED LODGE. Mont, May 15.-when
Oscar Pantana secured the promise
about thirty days ago Of his sweetheart
to marry him, and the two had fixed
the wedding day and had planned a
honeymoon trip to Finland, their ma
tive home, he appears to have had
premonition Of death.
At any rate, he went to the boss of
the coal mine where he was employed
and asked that he be given another
job. as he did not want to take any
chances Of an accident Detailing him
on the eve OF his marriage Accord
ingly, he was given work above the
ground. being placed with a logging
crew on the mountains near Rock
creek
Fate. however, seems to have been
against Pantana. Sunday. while thu
men were engaged in chuting logs
down the flume into the creek, two Of
the logs became stuck and Pantana
went into the flume to loosen the jam.
His companions, working on the
mountainside half mile above him.
heard him shout that all was right
and started the logs down again. When
they next looked down they saw that
Pantana was not in his accustomed
position. Fearing that an accident had
happened, they fastened down, and
found him lying by the side Of the
f1ume with his skull crushed.
They hastily summoned medical as
sistance and he was brought to the
hospital at Red Lodge and an operation
performed. In spite Of all that could
be done, however, he died the same
night.
There are two theories as to the
! cause Of the accident. One is that he
was struck on the head by a rapidly
descending log; . the other, that in
jumping from the hume he lost his
balance and. falling about six feet to
the ground below. struck his head on q
Drock
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-15

spraying is the most important of all.
Experimental tests show that normally
II means loss of one-third of the
apples to omit this spraying. The OBJ
Ject OF this application is to place
poison below the crown of stamens. as
1t is at this place that nearly all of
the early worms enter. To do this
most effectively it is necessary to rain
down rather coarse spray from above
the blossoms, using as much force as
possible, and to spray until the bios
SONS are drenched.
Reports from numerous localities
show that a large proportion of the
Goblin moth are already in the moth
stage. Unless a period Of cold weathA.
sets in Immediately the second spray
ing should be given two weeks after
the first. The second as well as later
sprayings should be applied in as fine
a mist as possible. 1t is important to
use as much pressure behind the pump
as can be maintained, for the more
pressure the finer the mist and the
better the penetration. The third
spraying should be given in general
from the middle to the end of July: the
fourth from two or three weeks later.
practical tests have shown that the
best substance at hand for treating the
Goblin moth is arsenate Of lead. This
material can be purchased under a
number of brands. as: Swifts, Rex,
Eagle and Disparene. All seem to be
good. Three experimental applications
Of Swift's arsenate Of lead at North
Yakima the past year yielded 81 per
cent of worm-free fruit while four to
ten sprayings with paris green. gave
less in each case
"Arsenate of lead in paste form con-
tains about one-third as much arsenic
content as paris green. Accordingly
one pound to forty gallons Of water
should compare In strength with one
pound of paris green used with about
1875 gallons of water. One pound of
paris green to 125 gallons of water is
known to be the most effective strength
to use paris green in combating the
Goblin moth. 1t was the 1 to 40 for
mula Of arsenate of lead that gave
the 81 per cent of good fruit in the
Yakima tests. 1t will be noticed that
this is considerably more dilute than
by the manufacturers.
Bulletin n, on tn ecodlin moth, can
be obtained as soon as it comes from
the press by addressing a request to
Director E. A. Bryan, Pullman, Wash
ington.
"a. L. MELANDER,
Assistant Entomologist."
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WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO

next few weeks. The new institution
will have a paid up capital of $780,
balance Of the capital stock will be
owned by Salt Lake capitalists, who,
and desire very much to secure the
larger portion of the stock themselves.
The information regarding the pro-
posed banking institution comes from
a reliable source. It is stated that the
Boise people interested in the new
concern are among the strongest finan-
cially in the capital.
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Work for New Depot.

RITZVILLE Wash, May 15.-The
Booster club has succeeded in getting
a hearing with the Northern Pacific
officials on the question of a better
depot for Ritzville. At last nights
meeting of the club the depot commit
tee reported that Mr.. Beymen. the Spo-
kane railroad official. has promised to
meet the clubs representatives and
confer on the depot question in the
near future.
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Just Keep Your Coupons Coming.
Bring your coupons up to the first
of June We will accept at first value
the word-guessing coupons. and our
acceptance is a bona fide discount
from actual values. Our catalogue
with retail prices right out to meet
the severest competitors the west
could produce is your guarantee Of
value. WISE PIANO HOUSE.
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|NDlcESTI0N'S REC0RI

srhe best remedy can prescribe Tor your IN
digestion, madam is Green August riowet
fnow of several other physicians who pre-
scribe it regularly"
Indigestion is making an awful RECORD
as a cause of sudden deaths. 1t IS beat
mo heart-failure in its CHASTITY harvest.
You read in the papers daily OF apPar
entlv healthy and even robust men beini
suddenly attacked with acute indigestion
after enjoying hearty meal, and OF tnei
diving in many cases before . physician
could be called in.
This should be warning to yon VINE
suffer with regular or periodical attacks
of indigestion. If these unfortunate VIC
inns Of acute indigestion had taken
small dose of Green's August Flower De
fore or after their meals they would no
have fallen prey to such sudden seizures
August Flower prevents indigestion o,
creating good digestion. 1t also regulates
the liver, purifes the blood and tones VI
the entire system in natural way. :.
Two sizes. geo and 7sc. All druggists
J Fer Sale ~
, N Nssass ossG e. = -:
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More Horses for Alberta.

PENDLETON, Or, May 15.-Next
Wednesday w. Il. Babb will make i
shipment of horses to the Alberta
country, consisting of over 800 head
The horses being gathered are for
work animals, ranging in weight from
1.15O to 1,4OO pounds. They will be
sold among the farmers Of the Alberta
country and used during the coming
harvest.
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BROTHERS BUT YET STRANGERS
Strange Story From Port Townsend Of
Two Brothers Who Have Met
But Three Times.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, May 15
Brothers who had not met but three
times before in their lives were brought
together again by the arrival of the
British ship Inradeo and her detention
for repairs in this port.
The men are Captain William Eas-
Textbook, of the vessel, and Chaplain
E. P. EasterbrOok, of the Puget Sound
Artillery district, who is stationed at
Fort Worden. Their former visits with
each other have been by accident and
extremely brief
Captain Easterbrook has been since
his boyhood a follower of the sea. He
left the parental roof in Devonshire,
England, when mere lad, as an ap-
prentice His voyages were long and
communication with home and family
became difficult. During a long alb
sence a child, who is now an attache
of the United States army as chaplain,
E. P Easterbrook, was born.
Before the sailor brother reached
home the youngster had grown and
struck out for himself and came to
America He had seen his brother once
before leaving England. This meeting
was brief and only by chance in a
strange city.
Nearly ten years later the brothers
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-15
Okanoqan River Low.

BREWSTER, May 15.-For some
unknown reason, the water in the Ok
anogan river is falling. The light
draft steamer Enterprise which mas
been running to Riverside from thls
port for sthe last ten days. is having
some difficulty in navigating, although
it is not expected that she will have
to discontinue the run.
officials of the steamer company
hoped to put the Enterprise on the
Oroyille-Riverside run next week. but
the low water will delay the plans
When the Enterprise is shifted TO the
RIM between Riverside and Oroville
the Chelan will run out Oh ore"s'e'
for Riverside.
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each other on the streets
of New York. They were able to De
together but a few hours. and not until
thew were again thrown together in the
Philippines did one know the where
abouts Of the other.
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Sold Liquor to Minors.

PENDLETON, Or, May 15.-John
fore Judge Ellis today on a charge of
selling liquor to minors. He took time
for pleading and bail was set at $3.50,
which he gave.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-15
New Bank at Boise.

BOISE, Idaho. May 15.-The State
Banking & Trust company is the name
of a new banking institution to be
launched in Boise in the course or the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-15

Cleans the most delicate fabric with
out injury, and leaves the hands soft
and white. All dealers. Free sample
and illustrated booklet for Sc. in stamps.
Address Pacific Coast Boeax Co,
I'm Francisco, Cal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-15

Wait for the street cars at the Book
Nook.
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Be up-to-date and read The S>ssc-
nan s,..,t,sssi.:lsias:lsl 1l4&inaA'
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"A. L. MELANDER,
Assistant Entomologist." "
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Kermit Roosevelt.

Kermit Roosevelt. second son OF the
President. is TO considerable portion
OF the public the least known member
OF the Roosevelt family and yet he Is
one of the most interesting. Kermit
is n manly lad who Is now in prepare
tory school and who will within n few
wears follow in the steps of his older
brother Theodore " hy entering Har.
ward. He bids fair 10 prove strong.
er lad physically than Teddy and has
always gone In for athletics and out
door life in general. Not long ago he
went on hunting expedition in the
Northwest. under the guidance of a
man who had been n companion OF his
father in his ranching days and the
big game bagged by Kermit proved con-
clusively that he in time will be as
good sportsman as his father.
Coming homo from this trip Ker-
NIT politely gave up his sleeping car
berth TO an old lady who boarded the
train after all the berths had been sold.
All the junior members OF the Roose.
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the principal in another life and death
struggle. AS she drew her arm back
for another throw. at the same time
advancing rapidly. fired. She pitched
forward uttering a most unearthly
screech and in moment all the
other monkeys were flying wildly To
the southerly point OF the woods and
shortly had vanished entirely from
view.
What finally became OF them
We never knew positively, but hunt
ers and travellers report that the
Everglades in Florida for tho past
few years have been full OF monkeys,
and that they appear tame and friend
ly. but are in mortal terror OF n gun
and If the traveller approaches too
close they shake their heads violent
ly as II saying: No moro cotton
picking for u.s.
Fernando was at first quite discon-
ISOLATE at his loss but | made him
foreman of the Buffalo mine, gave
him generous share OF the stock
and he has proven splendid man
for the position, so that the returns
are very satisfactory TO each of us
Except when we think of the sad fate
and mourn the untimely loss OF that
remarkable Darwinian Specimen of
Evolution, we can afford to laugh at
our first attempt to utilize the Miss
ing Link"
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Most Of my darkies looked upon
the whole matter as a joke and went
away laughing and jollying each
| other, but few muttered and shook
| their heads, and acted as IL they
| might prove troublesome. One of the
latter said, evidently intending that l
should hear, that he'd be damned If
he'd work on a plantation where they
employed beasts
Il had had trouble with the man
at several different times. He was a
powerfully built negro, nearly six feet
four inches in his bare feet, and when
not in liquor, holding the record of
the fastest and cleanest cotton pick
or in the section. But he had a very
surly disposition, and was too fond
OF threatening his fellow workmen
with his big knife, which was half as
long as an Austrian sabre, and which
he kept as sharp as a razor. had
cautioned him about this and told him
that II I ever saw him draw that knife
on any one. black or white, I would
shoot him without warning. He was
Wei aware OF my facility with a re-
Voivcr and was generally Obedient to
my orders. After his remark above.
however, I told him that I was get
ting tired Of his characterization. and
ordered him to report to the cashier.
get his pay and for the future keep
of the plantation
About two o'clock on the third
day, Fernando came driving I'D the
road with three two-horse wagons Of
what proved the funniest and most
unique freight that ever entered our
gates The occupants Of the cages
were evidently a little frightened at
their new surroundings, and their chat
terings were quite subdued. Old
Pythagoras. however. their leader. sat
on the front seat by the side Of Fer
nandO, as quiet and dignihed as any
Judge. and seemingly as stoical as an
American Indian. But HIS eyes
beamed cordially and he smiled as
nearly as a monkey could smile. as
he swung himself from the seat and
bounded up the steps TO greet me.
The monkeys we're permitted 10
run and romp for a couple OF hours.
their leader sitting by my side most
or the time, smoking one OF our pipes
with much seeming enjoyment and
AFTER the manner Of a sober old Dutch.
man He occasionally laid 1t aside
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KERMIT ROOSEVELT.

welt family are fond of pets. but Ker-
nit goes ahead OF all the others in his
love of domestic animals. Dogs have
always been his fayorites and there
has seldom been time when he has
not had one or more canine followers,
these animals being transported from
Oyster Bay to Washington each autumn
and back again to the summer home
in the spring.
Kermit Roosevelt Is also an excellent
horseman. He learned to- ride on the
Presidents old pony Diamond, - a
sturdy black animal that served as the
Presidents mount when he was a
young man. Old Diamond is now a
pensioner in the White House stables
and when Kermit goes riding with his
father,-as he does whenever he is
home for vacation,-he uses one of
the saddle animals in the White House
stables, his preference being for Wyom.
ing, the handsome mount presented to
President Roosevelt by his friends and
admirers in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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Life.
90. Z M

am grain OF quinine. white NJ the vir-
kin snow that falls from Heaven
Ny name r. Life Forth I 20 into the
fcver-stricken camps, where stalks
And do my kindly unseen work.
Under my magic touch the germs Of
death are vauQuishcd
Ana shrink into themselves.
Where lies human tossing on bed Of
thOrna.
Thoughts whirllng tumultuous through his
di8ordcrcd brain;
\ woman. wan and languishcd with
heavy eye and yellow skin
The wasting fever hard ahoid her life.
Or NAV. pcrchancc, q youth in southern
Climcs.
Struck down bv that insi1loua foe
that stalks tho gwamrs Malaria.
And lying stretched upon n couch Of skins
or Spanish moss.
Calling iu wandering accents.
Mother" "Sistcr." "swocthcart".-
Unto thcso 20. ana waging 'ccssant
Upon those tiny molecules of death.
] conqucr;-I alone. and win them back
a0ain
To Lies green shores.
search through every nerve and fibre Of
their being
ND deal 2. blow 70 evc-y. anlualcuie
There working at his dcvliish task Of
Ard breaking down Lies Tissues
And then. the cause removed, kind Ma
turc reasserts herself.
And brighter glance and rudy glow re-
turn TO checks
Long wan with sickness
Dear friends and comrades, doctors,
Crowd round ana say:
Saved hts life. BY Ofgr good cara,
And Wondrous skin, he's living Jet"
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and I'll make no charge for the pick
/ ing
Il won't bother you with the de-
tails" said my old partner as he re
filled and lighted his pipe. You re-
| member l am a great believer in the
Darwinian theory. / like novelty and
never refuse to investigate a new idea
| because it appears To be out of the
common. l did investigate this one,
very thoroughly, and paid several
visits TO the vessel where the mon
keys were kept. | could almost con-
verse with the big leader who proved
to be the finest and most intelligent
animal l ever saw. The more like n
human being treated him, the more
attached to me he seemed to become,
while l noticed that he at once re-
sented any familiarity towards me by
the others.
After some thought as to how the
darkies would regard this remarkable
innovation OF what they might con-
slider their rights, / made the trade
In company with the sailor who
answered to the name Of Fernando.
ordered my darkies out onto the
lawn and explained to them what
proposed to do. | added, wanted
neither them nor any OF the men on
the adjoining plantations to get it
into their niger brains that this
would in any way affect their posi-
tons. 1t had taken this man years
OF hard patient labor to educate these
animals to work. and probably no
others would ever be imported for such
purpose; that none OF my men who
cared to work would be discharged,
as there would always be plenty of
extra work at the mines and I tried
to explain ~ them that this was
solely an experiment Of my own. After
the cotton was picked, if it resulted
as Fernando said it would, l should
take contract to pick my neigh
boris 1OO-acre peach orchard. What
we should find for our Simian friends
to do during the cold weather would
have to be left for future considera-
ton.
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Some years since there was no
little excitement throughout the
South, caused by the announcement
that monkeys had been proved to be
wholly capable as cotton pickers and
of course much cheaper than native
labor All sorts of stories were in the
air, some partly true and many wholly
false, until finally some newer and
later sensation relegated this one to
forgetfulness.
A couple of years since, received
a visit from my old California part
ner, who had settled in the South, and
plantations in the State. From him
I heard the story first hand, as he him
self was responsible for 1t.
AS we sat around the blazing log
fire in my Virginia home, and smoked
and talked OF our early days in Cali
fornia and the Territories, he sudde--
iy broke out into his hearty laugh and
said: Fred, did you ever hear OF my
monkey trade, and how they picked
my cotton for me, and raised merry
hob all through our part OF the state?"
[ replied that since he asked the ques-
don, l seemed to recollect having read
something to that effect, only that
ii was but a very faint impression,
ana nad PROBABLY been dismissed from
my mind as a fake" story.
NO" he answered, sit was abso-
lutely true, and / yet believe it could
be made a thorough and complete
success, not only in the cotton fields,
but in large orchards and perhaps
among the smaller fruits and berries.
you know" he continued, that be-
side my plantation l have several good
mines in Georgia, the working OF
which while not OF a bonanza nature,
adds quite materially to my income
zone morning a short thick-set man
of forty, whose rolling gait plain
ly betokened the sailor, walked up
my roadway and to the piazza, where
l sat talking with my overseer and
enjoying my morning pipe. The two
large fields OF cotton on either side
of the road were about ready to pick.
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and 1 was busy planning upon which
held 1 should commence, or whether
| had better divide my force and of
fer some fnducement for the party
bringing in the largest quantity in
the quickest time and leaving the
cleanest picked field.
THE visitor touched his cap with
the forefnger of his right hand, and
asked in fairly good English, Are
you the one the darkies call the Cap
tain" | said, Yes, what can do
for your He came up the steps I'M
Invited, drew a chair to my side and
handed me half a dozen big, black
cigars, which, | may add, proved about
the finest l ever have smoked. Cap
tain he said, L want to sell you 125
monkeys, or rather / want to trade
them for an interest in the Buffalo
gold mine. / am an old miner and
am tired of knocking round. l was
through the Buffalo yesterday and
while she isn't the richest I'm the world,
a few thousand dollars would open
her out wonderfully
Even admitting that I were will
ing to take you as my mining partner
/ asked what the devil would / do
with 125 monkeys? 1 think / could
use one as a playmate for the chill
VI NAs 4 AANg ANNl UlfINJ AOAGlJ bAnGC
their mothers DEATH
Gle waved his hands toward the
two big fields with their snow white
covering.
Speak out, man. said. I've no
time for any nonsense
"'Well' he continued, Z was never
moro earnest in my life Monkeys.
as yOu know, are great imitators: all
Of my 125 have picked cotton on an
island in the Pacific, where I was
st-ouded four years ago. and their
leauer is as intelligent as a man. /
viii guarantee that IL you will place
him by the side OF your best picker.
at the close of the day, he will be-
at least one hundred pounds ahead.
Wait now placing his hand on my
knee, your superintendent at the mine
says you have offered a half interest
for 100000. I value my monkeys
at 800 each, but I will make you an
even exchange. I will oversee their
work for the first three days, and II
twice as much cotton has not been
picked as by an equal number of
darkies, you may call the trade on
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Time Nonored Use for Kerosene

\ fire occurred on premises rented by
Jews in London The circumstances
were somewhat suspicious and an agent
OF the insurance company was sent TO
investigate. He interviewed the senior
partner, and also the junior partner, as
to the probable cause of the fire. This
IS his report: Il find that the senior
partner thinks il was caused by an arc
light on the second floor; the junior
partner thinks IL was caused by an in
candescent light on the first hoor-but
my opinion is that it was caused by an
Israclite in the basement
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Friend of HelpIesNchndren.

Baron Henri Rothschild is perhaps
the most popular member Of the great
banking house. For he has devoted
himself entirely To medical science, is
one of the leading specialists in France
in children's ailments, and not only
gives all his services gratis, but has
likewise donated large sums to the
foundation and endowment OF medical
institutions for the treatment of chill
dren's maladies.
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a Good Retriever.

a gentleman once possessed n valua-
bic sporting dog which was extremely
clever in the retrieving of game The
owner, however, was a remarkably bad
shot, and one day, on firing both bar
rels hastily at rabbit he heard 2
mournful howl The next moment his
dog appeared, carrying a black object
IN his mouth, and laid it carefully at his
masters feet The animal had retrieved
his own tail.