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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
Geo. M'Dona6 Finds Jack Ntzhugh,
lin tbe Goods
pENOlEToN EPISODE A sCRAPPY ONE
ENDS IN BLOODSHED AND IN FL
LING OF REPLEvIN SUIT
AGAINST o. r. & N.

Suit to replevin a nicely wrapped
little package that never existed,
which was started yesterday morning
bv George Mcdonald, Sheepman,
against the o. r. & N, is the outcome
of a misunderstanding with Cashier
Jack Mclaughlin and a fistic encoun-
ter between Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr..
Mclaughlin. that took place on We'd
nesday afternoon.
1t appears that Mcdonald had some
time ago secured a shipment of po-
tatoes from the O. r. & N. ware
house and that ne failed to pay the
freight charges thereon and for little
act of negligence, Cashier Mclaughlin
addressed several letters to Mcdonald
calling his attention to the fact that
he was indebted to the O. r. & N.
something like $3.50. The letters
brought no response, then Cashier Nc
Laughln hit upon another plan. He IS
said to have advised Mcdonald that
there was a package at the office for
him, charges upon the same prepaid.
Mcdonald appeared at the office on
Wednesday afternoon to get the afore-
said package (Which never was) but
the accommodating cashier was unable
to deliver the parcel because there
wasn't any to deliver. He then sug-
gested that Mr.. Mcdonald pay for the
freight charges claimed to be due the
company for shipping a certain num-
Der of sacks of potatoes. This pro-
cedure did not meet with the approval
of Mr.. Mcdonald who is said to have
informed the cashier that he would
take "the charges out of his hide and
invited MIN out into the open street.
Mr. Mclaughlin was not slow in COM
ing to terms and when the two men
appeared nthe street it is understood
that there was a real lively time for a
few seconds Spectators declare that
Mcdonald failed to get much hide, or
succeed in Equidating the alleged
Indebtedness of something like $3.50
When the little disturbance was over
the sheepman still insisted upon deliv-
cry of the aforesaid package. But it
was not forthcoming
Accordingly yesterday morning the
services of Attorney Slater We're Sc
cured and suit promptly filed against
the Q. r. & Y. company to replevin
the mysterious parcel.-Pendleton Tri-
bune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
JOKE NAY PROVE MOST SERIOUS
QuiekIime Thrown on q Sleeping Mans
Eyes at Dunkirk, N. ", and
Blindness Seems Probable.

DUNKIRK, N. Y, Dec. 29.-Harry
B. Lester, an employee of the Brooks
locomotive works in the erecting de-
paftment, was the victim of a prac-
teal joke played upon him by two Of
his fellow workmen that will probably
destroy his sight.
Lester ate his midnight lunch ana
lay down for a nap. Moxie Hybuel
and Morceik PokomO discovered him
asleep and decided to play some sort
of a joke upon him, as is often the
alleged that one of tine men sent a
boy. Martin Helas, to get something to
throw in the sleeping mans face. The
boy hurried to the tin shop and return
ed to the erecting department with a
handful of quicklime, which he had
mistaken for powdered paint. 1t is
alleged that under the direction OF
Hybuel he threw the lime into Les
ter's face. AS Lester awOke, some OF
the lime found its way into his eyes,
where IL lIltO luc ucl1Cdtc Alcul-
branes, causing Lester to scream with
agony.
Every effort possible was made to
relieve his suffering and to stop the
ravages of the lime. He was soon I'M
der the care of a physician and was
removed to the Brooks Memorial hos
pital, where it was found that his
eyes were terribly burned and the
sight apparently destroyed. DR.. Hub
bell of Buffalo was called this after
noon on the case in consultation with
DR.. G. E. Blackman of Dunkirk, and
after examining Mr.. Testers condition,
expressed encouraging hopes of his re-
cOvery of sight, although his condition
is serious.
Mr. Lester is % years old and re-
Gently married. His home is in Lake
Road. His wife is nearly Frustrated
with grief over her husbands terrible
injury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
DUMAS PERE; WAS KIND HEART
Placed Old Friend on Payroll and A.
signed Duty Of Aseertainins Tenn.
perature Once Day.

Dumas, pere, when manager Of ,bo
Theater Historique, was contirr,r
studying the influence of the temDera.
ture on the sale of tickets-at ,oa,,
he seemed to do SO; in fact this seem
ing interest in the showing of tho tbo.
mometer way, like many other acts .,
his, nothing but an expression ~ ~,
proverbial kindness Of his heart
One day Dumas happened to moot
an old friend whom he had not 900,
for 80 years. Where are you po,n.
to dine tonight" he asked the friend
Tonight I shall dine nowhere w..
the answer. '
"Oh, no." said Dumas, you are mis-.
taken; you will dine with me- 10
led the friend into his house and eava
him the upper place at his table Tho
poor man had not had such a dinner
for a long time, and Dumas. when ra.
firing into his writing room after tho
coffee, said: ut is matter of course
that l expect you tomorrow at tho
same time"
The friend came the next dav and
the day after this, and so on, for ten
years up to his death. One day, how.
ever, he told Dumas that, as he was
eating bread he did not earn. this ar.
rangement could not continue. "If
am not able honestly to earn nv
meals shall not come again. Tell me
in what way can l be of service TO
you"
Dumas thought a moment, then he
said: "You can do me a great favor.
You may go to the new bridge every
day and take the temperature by Che.
valier's thermometer. The tempera.
ture, you must know, is of great mo.
ment in the matter of the sale Of tick.
cts. Could you do this?"
The poor fellow answered afirma-
lively, and from that time on reported
to Dumas every day: "At noon the
thermometer showed so and so many
degrees in the shade" And Dumas,
who, of course, did not care in the
least about the temperature, replied
with the same regularity: 81 am very
much obliged. If you only knew what
a service Won are doing me,"-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
.FATTER HENS FOR ALBERTA
Canadian Government Has Stations
in Successful Operation Where
Poultry Is Fitted for Market.

The poultry fattening stations that
were established by the Alberta gov
eminent at five points in the northern
part of the province were visited re-
Gently by w. A. Wilson, superintend-
ent of dairying for Saskatchewan. Mr..
Wilson considers the stations have
been a splendid success and the out
look for next years work is most
promising.
Considering his favorable report
there is a strong probability that
somewhat similar stations will be es-
tablished next year in Saskatchewan.
Little attention has been given to the
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as side line from which there is lit
tie return and practically no farmer
In the province makes any pretense
OF making a business of it. Most
farmers raise enough chickens and
eggs for their own use and market a
few in the fall. The scarcity may be
judged from the fact that in Regina
1t Is not an uncommon thing to have
to pay from 20 to Is cents a pound for
chickens and these very often are thin
and of poor quality No effort is
made to place the birds on the market
well flushed or in a condition that ap.
peals to the eye of the purchaser.
Very few people object to paying 18
to 20 cents a pound for poultry if it is
exactly to suit their taste. In fact the
demand for good poultry constantly in
creases where the kind of birds are
supplied for which the consumers
have a taste.
Crate Fatted Poultry.
Several years ago there was quite
an export trade built up in crate fatted
poultry, but Of late years it has al
most entirely fallen away because Of
the increase in the demand for this
class of article in the larger Canadian
cities. This has taken place in the
face of great increase in the supply.
The intention of the Saskatchewan
department is to provide facilities to
place the poultry industry more on a
business basis and enable the pro-
Queer to get the highest price for an
article that will suit the consumer in
finitely better than what he gets at
present. In all probability poultry fat
tening stations will be established in
connection with several of the govern
age in having them near together is
due to the fact that the buttermilk
from the creamery makes the best of
feed for fattening poultry when mixed
with ground oats. These can be had
at very reasonable price almost any
where. When Grated and fed on
mixture of chopped oats and butter
milk the chickens lay on from ~ to
pounds of flesh in three weeks, when
they are ready to market. This class
of food is not only readily available
and cheap, but it also makes the
finest quality of white flesh.
When Grated for several weeks the
muscles of the birds become soft
through lack of exercise and the flesh
produced is tender and juicy. Stations
so established in this way should ensure
a good price to the farmer who pro-
duces the birds at very little trouble
or expense and should aid materially
in improving the general quality of
poultry on the market. Mr.. Wilson is
at present busily at work perfecting a
plcn of operations that will best suit
the conditions of the Saskatchewan.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
GLAD TO SEND NAN TO THE Pen
Court at lewistown Expresses Pleasure
at Sentencing Notorious Montana
Horsethiet to Prison.

LEWISTON, Mont, Dec. 29.-Bar-
ney Hedican, one of the most noto-
rious cattle rustlers of northern Mon
tana, has been sentenced by Judge
Cheadle to IA years in the peniten-
tiary for horse stealing, the extreme
penalty for such an offense. Judge
Cheadle reviewed the case at length
and said that in the east side of Fer
gus county alone during the past year
the value of stock stolen was not less
than s25 200.
There was more than one gang
implicated, and others are equally gull
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
LONG TENNESSEE FIGHT.

For twenty years W. L. Rawls, Of
Bells, Tenn, fought nasal catarrh. He
writes: The swelling and soreness in
side my nose was fearful, till I be-
gan applying Bucklen's Arnica Salv to
the sore surface: this caused the sore
ness and swelling to disappear. never
to return again." Best salve in exist
ence. Csc at E. L. Smalley, druggist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
THAT'S II!

Cough yourself into a fit Of spasms
and then wonder why you don't get
we'll. If you will only try a bottle OF
Billiards. Horehound Syrup your cough
will be a thing of the past. 1t is
positive cure for Coughs, Influenza.
Bronchitis and all Pulmonary dis
eases. One bottle will convince YOU
at your druggist, Csc, soc, $1.OO.
Sold by A. B. Shelton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29

You won't know what it will cost
to build your house until you figure
with the ELECTRIC planning MILL,
for lumber.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29

DR.. ]. F. Boyle, rooms 213-214 Ran
som building has changed his office
phone nun,oer to Main 594.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
Piles Cured in 8 to II Days.

PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind
BLEEDING or Protruding Piles in to
IA days or money refunded. SOC.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-29
James D. M'Fal|and, Sea Island
Missionary IN New York
ARous|xe INTEREST N UNIQUE CRAFT
IN WEST INDIAN WATERS
INSPIRATION IN DREAM.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Although he
is registered at the Victoria from San
Francisco, James (Jamie) D. MacFar-
land is St. Louisian by more right
than he is a San Franciscan. He re-
sided in st. Louis for eleven years,
from the time he arrived from Scot
land until four years ago, and during
these four years he has been almost
constantly on the road, travelling, as
he expresses it, in 1.-The interests of
God" For two years he has been on
the Pacific coast, making his head
quarters at San Francisco, though his
residence there during that period has
scarcely tOtaled three weeks, all told.
There are lots and lots of st. Lou
isians who will remember Mcfarland.
He wasn't very much inclined toward
religious practices when he first ar
rived in the old town, but several
chance visits to DR.. McClain's Bible
class at the First Christian church
on Locust street stirred up an inter
est that must only have been latent,
because it wasn't so very long before
he was an enthusiast on the matter of
church going. Later he became affili-
ated with Centenary church, down on
Sixteenth street, and it wasn't so very
long after that before he began to do
some missionary work on his own &C.
count.
Known fas "slnging Missionary"
He became known as the singing
missionary" because he held to the
theory that singing created more of an
interest in religious services than any
amount of preaching, except the &C.
tual experiences of converts. While
doing this sort of work he came in
contact with an evangelist who trav-
eled from place to place in car spe-
cially constructed for that purpose,
and left St. Louis to play the organ
and sing at these services. He con-
tinued at this for two years, and for
the last two years has been a mission
airy entirely on his own account,
preaching wherever he felt called
upon to do so, whether invited or not.
His visit to New York is for a two
fold purpose
Planning Gospel Boat.
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Planning Gospel Boat.

MacFarland is going to Scotland for
a brief stay among relatives, and dur
ing the few days he will be here, he is
devoting all his energies to interesting
various missionary boards and New
Workers in a plan for gospel boat, "
to be used in West Indian waters
Mr.. Mcfarland claims to have been
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-04-17
Al MERcY oF RAILWAYs
Price and Output OF Bituminous
Coal Arbitrarily Fixed.
Existence Of Statistical Bureaus in
Pennsylvanla which Were Really
Pool Clearing Houses. Brought Out.

Philadelphia That for ten years the
Pennsylvania Railroad with the aid
of several other lines which combined
with it, made railroad rates and arbi-
trarily fixed the price Of bituminous
coal was the most important fact dis
closed at the session Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Attorney William A. Glasgow. Jr.,
also brought out the fact that this
condition prevails at the present time
While the methods used to reach the
desired end are slightly different, and
while the moves of the railroad men
are made more cautiously, the effect
is the same to the consumer that it
was ten years ago.
Having for years concealed the ex-
istence of the four statistical bu-
reaus," which were really clearing
houses for railroad pools conducted in
restraint of trade and, it is alleged.
in direct violation of the Sherman anti
trust law, the railroads had no thought
that the commission had learned of the
existence of the bureaus.
Most of the testimony of Importance
was obtained from ]. 9. Searles, gen
eral coal sales agent of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, as a witness.
While examining the witness. Mr.
Glasgow held the minutes of the two
pools in which Mr. Searles looked after
the interests of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, and as the attorney asked ques-
ton after question which meant dan
ger to the railroads, Mr.. Searles could
only reply: If it is in the minutes it
must be So
Agent Searles' testimony, his mem
DRY refreshed from the minutes of the
statistical bureaus, showed that the
railroads belonging to these bodies not
only fixed rates in a manner to deter
mine the price of coal, thus sitting
competition and creating a monopoly
for themselves, but that when the
agreed percentage of tonnage was not
gained by each road clearances were
made through these bureaus Roads
which carried more thon their allotted
share had to pay a cash consideration
to the other roads.
Close connection was shown to exist
between the Pennsylvania and the New
York Central in certain parts OF Penn
sylvania, where agreements were made
whereby certain territory was allotted
to one OF other of these roads, the
roads being pledged not to carry coal
from mines in the territory of the
other.
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and touches it with its antennae as a
means of certain Identification, scent
far outranking sight in such matters
among insects. If this were an ant
the aphis would respond with a liberal
supply Of the coveted honeydew, but
knowing friends from foes it now
Sims its body from side to side, quite
violently indeed for such a lethargic
creature, and the little fly is pushed
aside. Not liking this it moves on
to another or smaller aphid with less
vigorous movement, or pausing mo-
ment attacks the same aphis again,
with perhaps better results. Choosing
its position deliberately and carefully,
with it's slender, stiltlike legs lifting it
high it widely straddles its victim, its
fore legs often resting on the aphid's
back, its slender body and long anten-
nae much jostled by the agitated plant
louise. But now the fly is not to be
dislodged. Its keen, swordlike owl
positor protrudes from its sheath, and
in moment is thrust deep into the
back Of the plant louise, and is held
for just another moment, until an egg,
so tiny as to pass through the slender
organ, is deposited into the very inte-
rior anatomy Of the rose pest. Then
withdrawing, the fly straGdles off and
proceeds at once to convert another
aphis into an incubator, and so on,
until on doubt the egg supply, perhaps
fifty or more, becomes exhausted.
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the naturalist the little larva Goes not
touch the digestive organs, the vascu-
lar system of the more important
nerves for a period, thus permitting
the aphis to live and feed until the
appetite and growth Of the parasite
warrant it to eat all before it. Then
the aphies dies, of course, and rapidly
becomes only an outer skin, with head
and legs attached.
For some strange reason the aphis,
not long before dying. forsakes its
place among it's fellows. AS if ostra-
cized for its condition, although IFS
disease is hardly catching, it crawls
away to one of the larger leaves, fast
ems up it In exile and thus remains. 1t
is obvious that this benefits the para
site; the aphis here is far less apt to
be found and attacked by numerous
other enemies that would endanger
the life Of its guest. But what can in
fluence it? 1t departs from its habit,
for it is altogether social and nom
migratory 1t removes to less desir-
able pasture ground. Normally, if dis
lodged from the stem and falling on the
leaves it crawls back as fast as its in
dolent legs permit to the stem again.
The parasite is alone benefited, but
it is out of the world, so to speak; it
can not get at its hosts Iocomotory APP
pendages; it is legless, eyeless crea-
ture that at best would make poor
guide If it should get out and take the
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thought a leaf ought to grow out
there, but that was too far gone to
search elsewhere.
Upon attaining its growth the para
site larva cuts open the aphis skin I'M
derneath and squirms part way out,
so as to have full swing with its head
end Then it begins the construction
of its cocoon, made, as with most in
sects, of its saliva, and eventually be-
coming, after few hours work. a
silken, parchment-like, bullying, tent
shaped affair, upon which the now
shrunken and distorted skin of the
aphis rests as on a pedestal. The par
asite enters the completed cocoon and
becomes an inactive pupa or chrysalis,
and in few days thereafter, if it is
warm, the perfect insect, the tiny
fly, energies and takes wing to work
more mischief among the rose pests.
The illustrations fully elucidate the
facts set forth in the text They pre-
sent a wonderful insight into small
natural force, not the less masterful
because of its mimic scale Scientific
American.
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DEVICE 70 aid THE SWIMMER

A recent invention Of { Canadian
viii be of interest to those who delight
in swimming. It is an attachment
which, being worn by swimmer, will
facilitate his progress in the water by
affordlng him an enlarged area with
which to push himself forward. In
the illustration it is shown attached
to the leg OF swimmer, although
it can be modified to fir the arms also.
The operation will be obvious.
The device consists of an open rec
tangalar framework, within which are
suspended series Of light vanes
hinged along one edge Of the open
framework in such a manner as to be
susceptible of setting themselves with
the current Of water going through
them as the legs are drawn forward
or bent for the stroke.
During the back stroke OF thrust the
vanes will close and form a plane
normal to the movement Of the limb.
A framework of vanes Of this KIND
is supported from each limb Of the
swimmer, to which it is secured by
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-04-17
4 LITTLE FRIEND OF the ROSE


20t%a HE flower loving insects
Yw~ are all friends in need; but
o the unhoneyed flowers al
M so have their insect
/ g@l friends, not agents of fer
diization only. but protectors and
champions that fight the battles Of
those that must depend on the flower
stems and leaves and buds to survive,
says American Homes and Gardens.
Sut though the flowers are Yoiceless,
they tell us with none the less eIo-
Quence what their enemies are and
how they suffer by them. ASK the
rose. The withered, skeletoned leaves
proclaim the enmi.y of the saw-Gy
slug; eaten leaves and others folded
oveI tell of the larvae Of the golden
winged fortified moth; while canker-
GUS, eaten buds aud flowers denounce
the rose bug, the aphides, that crowds
the green stems and leaves Of the new
er growth and swarm all over the ten
der buds.
Annihilate the aphides upon a dozen
stems Of a thrifty bush and keep others
off; then let dozen others go full of
the lice, and watch results. The num-
Der and the beauty of the blossoms
will be the answer. Now, Nature gem
orally makes a wise effort to strike
a proper balance, and though we hare
heard this denied concerning the po-
tato beetle, yet it is true more or less.
Thus she has furnished several anti
dotes for the aphides; if she did not,
the little pests would become NUS
ance irGeed, past all calculation. This
salutary purpose is effected by the sew
eral larvae of the syrp-,us fly, the lace
winged fly, the ladybug and number
Of very small Hymenopterous para
sites. Of these latter the most inter
esting and the most common is the pref
ty little fly known to the scientists as
Praon, which may be called the CO.
coon-making parasite of the aphis. Any
one with sharp eyes may discover this
little friend Of the rose at work, and
may follow, with a little care, it's
complete life history.
At the time when the plant lice are
thickest small insect resembling a
miniature wasp, or an ichneumon fly,
which it really is, may be seen max
ing its way among the fat aphides,
moving leisurely and with a dignity
quite beyond its size, for il usually is
not longer than an eighth of an inch
1t approaches one of the larger aphides