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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
SOME KANSAS POLITICS.

Two things certainly ten dto dis
credit materially the racy story sent
out from Topeka, Kan, about the gov
ernor of that state having attempted
to kiss the wife of a former governor
One is the fact that Governor Hoch
was renominated by the republicans
last week to succeed himself, and the
other. the statement in the Kansas City
papers that Mrs. Stanley, since the
kissing is said to have taken place,
accepted an appointment from Gov
ernor Hoch on the state board of Wis
itors to charitable institutions.
Even if Governor Hoch attempted to
exhibit his affection for the wife of
his predecessor in office, this attempt
seems not to have given serious offense
at the time, if the latest statement in
regard to the data is correct, that is,
that it occurred more than a year ago,
and has been followed by long service
on the board of visitors by the lady
in question:; and, furthermore, that she
has participated in social functions at
the governors residence during the
meantime. The whole thing looks like
a piece of nasty politics, to which Kan
sas is not a total stranger.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
DON'T BLAME FUNSTON.

General Funston should not be blam-
ed because his ill-advised friends at
his home in lola, Kan. are making him
ridiculous. They have organized a
Funston for President club, and are
booming the swimmer for president
General Funston has given a very
good account of himself in his admin
istration of affairs in San Francisco,
and is entitled to the respect and COM
mendation of the public on account of
the excellent judgment which he dis
played and the promptness with which
he acted in a trying emergency, but
this is no reason why enthusiastic and
foolish friends should name him for an
office for which he has no qualifications
and to which he probably never aspir-
ed. Furthermore these sudden booms
for individuals who happen to have
done something worth while when the
individual possesses no particular fit
ness for the office, are calculated to
make the individual ridiculous on the
one hand and to detract from the dig
nifty of the office on the other.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

According to the New York World
Mrs. Harry Kendall Thaw, who was
Miss Florence Evelyn Nesbitt, a Floro-
dora girl, is finding the life of society
woman not all roses, sunshine and pink
teas. Mrs. Thaw is in training for
the campaign, and here is. a short
summary of the stunts she has to go
through daily. Every day she goes
to her tutors in French, German and
music, two kinds. The instructions are
massed in columns of tours under the
same roof, and she passes from one
to the other doing her exercises. After
that she has to run out for a shopping
tour, swing Indian .cvlubs for half an
hour, and then has lunch. After lunch it
is she for the for the study to get up the
lessons for the next day, putting in an
hour with each of 1.-THE branches. by
that time the whistle blows"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to know Good Cheese.

A cheese with an indication of good
hess will have an even colored, not q
notified, rind. The moment you press
your finger tips on the rind you can
begin to judge of the inferior makeup
OF cheese, says the st. Louis Post.
Dispatch. If it yields readily to the
pressure Of the fingers and the rind
breaks or does not spring back readily
when the pressure is withdrawn you
have got a soft article, caused by the
slack cooling of the curd, a want Of
acid, or both. At best it will have an
insipid flavor and will .'gO off, as it
ages. A good cheese will be mellow to
the touch. yet firm. It's rind will be
of an even tint. elastic and free from
puffs. and the sample will reveal firm
close grained. buttery cheese of nut
ty flavor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

ccounts of early settlers, fiatboatmen
and explorers are filled with the vivid
story of the great shake" as
It was called. Tracts Of land as large
IS the average Nebraska county were
Junk to such great depth that tall trees
disappeared in the waters which rush.
ed in and formed lakes still existing
oday Cracks in the earth five miles
,ong, ten feet wide and several feet
1eep appeared. Chickens were shaken
out of trees where they roasted, fiat
boats were sunk and houses shaken
1own. The small population in the re-
gion prevented great loss of life, two
women only being killed among the
settlers. Congress passed an act for
relief, permitting those who had lost
their land to select new claims else
where on public lands in Missouri.
These lands were called New Madrid
claims" and became a source of litiga-
ton later.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

How to Keep Guns In Good Shape.
In caring for guns they must have
attention occasionally throughout the
entire year, says a correspondent of
Outing. l take it for granted that your
gun gets a good cleaning every time 1t
is used, but this won't do for gun
preservation for all times. Get some
one of the popular gun oils or grease
(all of them are good and with soft
wiper coat the inside of the barrel
we'll, then dope the outside likewise
with an oiled rag and put the barrels
in the case without finger marks In the
grease. if possible. for salt perspiration
is a hungry eater Of steel. The stock
may be examined for scratches and
these same repaired. The firing mech
anism should be well oiled and the
whole put away like the barrels, with
out finger marks If possible. But don't
imagine this is going to be enough of
care for ten months or six months or
one month even, or you are likely to
find a sadly disfigured shooting iron
when next you look at it. Heat will
run the grease of from some part or
other, dampness seems to have way
of penetrating the thickest oil, and II
these things happen rust Is bound to
make blots on finely finished surface.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Plant Shade Trees.

Plant just as early as the ground Is
in good condition to work. Medium
size trees transplant better and are
less liable to be blown over or die out
than the tall. OvergrOwn trees. If tn"
main shoot is over eight feet in height
It should be topped and the side
branches shortened. This should al
ways be done in planting any variety
Of deciduous or fruit trees. In plant
ing have the holes large and deep
enough to receive the roots when
spread out. Put about six inches of
good earth in the bottom Of each hole.
After the tree is in place and the roots
spread out cover with the good black
earth. pressing it to the roots with
the foot After the earth Is all in
cut the limbs back, stake with a stout
stake and tie the tree with a canvas
band to the stake. If stakes cannot be
had put four or six large stones close
up to the trunk. This will prevent the
roots from being shaken loose by the
wind. For immediate effect plant the
Carolina poplar; for durability plant
sugar or rock maple when there is
abundance of space: for yards and
small areas plant the Norway maple;
Tor new grounds and where quick
shade is desired plant the Carolina pop
lar, and between the poplars plant q
Norway or sugar maple; then when
the Norway or sugar naples have
made sufficient growth the poplars may
be cut out, giving room for the naples
70 grow,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
Spend an evening every other week at
least looking over the guns.
How to Waterproof Boots.

Put pound of tallow and half a
pound of resin in a pot on the fire;
when melted and mixed warm the
boots and apply the hot stuff with a
painters brush until neither the sole
nor the upper leather will suck in any
more, says the New York Journal.
If it is desired that the boots should
Immediately take a polish, melt an
ounce of wax with a teaspoonful Of
lampblack. A day after the boots
have been treated with tallow and
resin rub over them this wax in tur
pentine, but not before the fire. The
exterior will then have a coat Of wax
alone and will shine like mirror.
TallOw or any other grease becomes
rancid and rots the stitching as well as
leather, but the resin gives it an anti
septic quality which preserves the
whole
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

OF course, Mrs. Stanley might have
resigned without saying anything about
it, if she suffers so much from the
publicity, or she might have left 1T to
her husband to settle the matter with
Governor Hoch; but it seems to have
been decided by somebody to spring
the whole story on the public just four
days before the convention before
which Hoch was to be a candidate for
denomination. 'HOch has been the head
and front of the fight on the Standard
Oil company in Kansas, and it looks
as if he were simply getting what
might be expected from the Standard
crowd. They know that game well.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Bleach Muslin.

Muslin may be bleaclfed by wetting
it thoroughly and then spreading it
out on the grass in the sun, says the
st. Louis Republic. Repeat this as
often as necessary, or try javelle wa
ter. This useful mixture is sold by
most druggists, but it is not difficult
to make and is much less expensive
when prepared at home.
Every laundress should use it, as it
is very efficacious in keeping table
linen and children's white clothes free
from fruit stains. A small teacupful
Of the fluid added to a boiler of water
will assist materially in keeping the
clothes white and will not injure them
In the least
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Make n Canary Sing,

Generally any kind of soft. sibilant
noise will tempt bird to sing. A
canary hung in kitchen will usually
start his song if he hears, say, the
frizzling of frying pan. We utilize
special devices to tempt the shy sing
er, who is perhaps rendered the more
bashful by finding himself in novel
surroundings. For this purpose we
employ whistles and song organs.
which artificially reproduce the tours
of the roller. says the London Post
This latter method is found to he ire
sistible when all other plans have fail
ed. The bird feels apparently that he
Is being challenged and forthwith re-
spends to the challenge by pouring
forth the best of his song.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

A freshman from Stevens Point
made the statement that tine men
of Wisconsin were not sufficiently Gull
tured" and Just to prove that they
were sufficiently cultured and
couldn't stand any more, crowd OF
Wisconsin university freshmen cut MS
hair. painted his face with iodine, made
him sing at the fraternity houses and
then threw him off the pier into the
lake. What better proof could be de-
sired of the falsity of the statement
of the Stevens Point freshman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Clean Brass.

Brass teakettle or, in fact, any ar
ticles Of brass, with the exception of
Benares ware. can easily be cleaned IN
the following way, says the New York
Mail: First wash the brass well in
suds made Of equal parts of ammonia
and water with soap. This will re-
move all dirt from the article. leave II
free from grease and give it q semi
polish. Then an extra polish may be
put on with a good brass polish. II
the brass looks hopelessly furnished,
any good powder that is used for clean
Ing silver or brass, If moistened with
vinegar and applied vigorously. will re-
move the tarnish and leave a shiny
surface.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
for it is there that tartar Ia most HkelJ
to accumulate
How to Clean Feathers.

When cleaning feathers pour boiling
water on some white hard soap cut In
small pieces. and to this add a little
pearl ash. says the Pittsburg Press.
AS soon as the soap is dissolved and
the mixture cool enough for the hand
to bear put the feathers into it and
draw them through the hand till the
dirt is squeezed out Of them. Next pass
them through a clean lather with some
blue in it, and afterward rinse in cold
water with blue to give them a good
color. Shake off the water. and dry
them by shaking near the fire. Curl
each feather separately. when perfect
~ dry, with blunt knife or ivory pa
per folder, or hold the feather for an
instant over glowing Goals.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Clean Velvet.

AS a cleansing agent the virtues Of
paraftin are fairly well known, but
few people know that it is the best
thing with which to clean velvet, says
Tit-Bits. The method of using is to-
stretch the velvet on a table, dampen
small piece of flannel with paraf1n
and rub the pile of the velvet gently
and briskly. AS soon as the flannel
gets dirty take another piece. The vel
vet will look like new. the most DELI
cate colors being restored by this proc
ess. The Objectionable smell soon
wears off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

witte may have been the M. Neckai
Of Prussia hut as the twentieth century
looks back to the records of the eight
eenth. IT sees that NJ. Neckar was
mere incident, Louis XVI a mere speck
The important thing was the revolu-
ton There was a time when it might
have been guided. There never was
time when it could have been stopped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
HUNTING A GAS LEAK.
10v to Look For One and Prevent
Serious Damage.

Serious Damage.
gas pipe with lighted match is not 50
much because Of the danger of an ex-
olOsion as of other damage, as is shown
by the experience Of a West Philadel
ohia householder, says the Philadelphia
Record.
One or two small leaks were de-
tected by going over all the pipes
and holding lighted match to them.
The smell Of gas ceased, but was re-
placed a few hours later by the smell
Of burning wood. Another visit to the
cellar showed a charred floor joist lit
tie distance above gas pipe. There
was 10 apparent cause for this until
very close examination disclosed that
tiny jet of gas was Issuing from the
pipe beneath the beam. 1t was lighted,
but was so small as to be blue in color
and nearly Invisible. 1t had been light
ed by the match used in the first in
vestigation. but had not been noticed.
eff that leak had happened to be in a
lead joint instead of an iron connec-
tion." said gas man. there would
probably have been work for the fire
department. The smallest possible jet
of lighted gas issuing through lead will
in time heat and melt the lead and
make the leak larger. until big fame
is issuing This may make fire hours
later. in the dead Of night or at time
when no one is in the house. The only
proper way to look for these very small
leaks is to paint the suspected pipe
with a smooth soap lather. Just as in
the case of a bicycle tire the tiniest
leak will blow bubble in the lather,
and there you are"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
CURE FOR BLACkHEADS.
flow to Rid Yourself of Facial Blem-
ishes.

flow to Rid Yourself of Facial Blem-
ishes.
To get rid of blackheads, says the
Boston Herald, clean the face twice
each week with cleansing cream by ap-
plying with the tips Of the fingers, and
wipe Off with a soft towel, then steam
for ten minutes, partly dry face and
press out the blackheads with an old
fashioned watch key or, what is better,
a little instrument made for that pur-
pose. Massage the face for fifteen min
utes with rotary motion. and remem-
Der to work up and from the nose out
ward. Remove the cream with soft
towel and next wipe the face with the
towel dampened with orange flower
water
Every night before retiring cleanse
the face with the cleansing cream. In
the morning use hot and cold water al
ternately and finish with the cold. If
you use face powder. be sure to use
good one.
Use the blackhead lotion several
times day.
Shampoo the head every two weeks
with egg shampoo, and massage the
scalp for ten minutes every night Use
the following tonic before the massage:
Bay rum. three ounces: resorcin, six
grains.
Cleansing Cream-Orange flower wa
ter, four ounces; almond oil, four
ounces; white wax, two and half
ounces.
Massage Cream-EXpress oil of aim
onds, eighty minims; fresh cucumber
Juice, one ounce: lanolin, four drains.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Use . Watch q. . Compass.

How to Use . Watch ~ . Compass.
To use watch as compass is
simple matter. says the Kansas City
Journal. Point the hour hand to the
sun, and the south is exactly half way
between the hour and the figure XII
on the dial. For instance. supposing it
Is o'clock. Point the hand indicating
4 to the sun, and II on the dial plate Is
exactly south. Suppose it is 8 o'clock,
then the figure x will show due south.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
How to Destroy Smell of Paint.

Paint smell. so injurious to health, is
easily removed from room by stand
ing in it pail Of cold water contain
ing large handful Of hay or cut up
onion or two, says the Washington
Star. The water alone would answer
the purpose, but not so quickly as with
the addition Of the hay or onions
Leave the pail in the room for some
hours. and then, If the panty smell
still fingers, throw away its contents,
fill it as before and leave it to finish its
work,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

When the douma assemblies Speaker
Cannon is likely to have a cable from
the car reading: Come at once at
your own price and take charge of the
douma"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

How to Kill insects nm Hou.. Plant.
II any insects are found on your
plants, says Outing, apply sulpho-to-
bacco soap infusion at once. Begin the
night against insects early in the day
and half the battle is won, but II you
let them alone until they have intrench-
ed themselves on all your plants you
VIII find the task of getting rid Of them
a most difficult one.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Fears are expressed that Architect
Burnham may try to model the new
Frisco after his own Chicago. That
would be cause enough for another
shake.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

According TO the Abilene. Kan. Re-
Hector Mr.. Harris. who has been nomi-
mated by the democrats for COVER
nor, was not a prominent senator. Pos
sibly not from the Abilene viewpoint
One j. Ralph Burton lives in Abilene
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

The navy bill carries a trifie under
500, 600 000-a mere bagatelle. When
Richmond Pearson Hobson gets his
naval program in working order this
amount will be spent on paint for the
battleships.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

The drydock Dewey encountered
some Weather in the Mediterranean,
and rolled and pitched like the Leslie
M. Shaw boom in a Cummins county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
According to the Book.

Miles-By the way. old man, do you
believe in dreams? Giles-You bet I
do. One night about a month ago I
dreamed that an angel appeared at my
bedside and said. prepare for tho
worst" then disappeared. Miles -
Well? Giles-Tbe very next day our
cook loft, and my wife has been doing
the cooking ever since.-Chicago News.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Somebody who has read them states
that Maxim Gorky'S novels ARE filled
with ineXcusable nonsense" The world
has yet to see a nice. cheerful. optimis-
tic Russian novel. containing neither
adultery nor murder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

When threading a needle in dim
light If the thread is white hold it
against a dark background; II dark,
hold 1t against light background
When threading a sewing machine by
artificial light ones eye is sometimes
dazzled by the reflection from the
metallic plate. This can be remedied
by covering the plate temporarily With
piece of dark cloth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

The Philippine commission before
modelling its corporation law upon that
of America might have waited until
we get through remodeling.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Political economy" says a school
boy, who wrote better than he knew
sis the science which teaches us to
get the greatest amount of benefit
with the least amount of honest labor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

How to Make Marshmall0w Fudge
To make marshmallow fudge cut q
dozen or so marshmallows into smaA
pieces. scatter them thickly over wen
Duttered plates. then pour over them
all the regulation fudge mixture, says
the Boston Herald. Let this stand hall
day before being disturbed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
THE GREAT SHAKE OF 1911.
Nebraska State Journal.

Nebraska State Journal.
The nearest destructive earth
quake has ever come 20 Nnhras'So in
i'd Mo-about 500 miles in an air
line The event began December 16. 1871,
and continued for several weeks. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

King Alfonso is to be married on a
Friday The world shudders when it
recalls that the thirteenth is also an
automobile fiend. Paste this up some
where.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

DR.. Dowie lis gradually recovering
from the San Francisco setback. Sew
eral news editors are giving him first
page position again.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

How to Keep Meat Hot and Good.
If cooked meat Is ready for table
before 1t Is required place 1t on a disn
ready to be served and get this over
pan OF boiling water, says. Tit-Bits-
Put dish over the meat and a clotn
over all. The steam will keep tne
meat hot for d long time and does moi
draw the gravy out or dry 1t up, as
would happen If it were set in an oven.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Good and sufficient reasons exist
why American goods should be sold
abroad cheaper than they are at home!
Well. were all listening. Go on.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Some of the muckrakers are annoyed
that Senator Aldrich is holding up the
cheaper fuel bill. Who is Senator
Aldrich, anyway?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Every time M. LOubet, in the retire.
ment of his dairy farm, takes up
Paris paper he eXclaims, VOLTA, oh,
don't know"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

When Andrew Carnegie heard that
Hobson was running again he laid
aside the baseball catcher's mask he
had been wearing for protection.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Father Sherman's trip from Atlanta
to the sea" with government troops
may not be a crime, but it is in bad
tas tie.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

When cleaning your teeth always
brush them with an up and down
movement and not sideways only, and
the back Of the teeth should be brush.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
linoleum until it is dry. Soap and wa
ter are injurious.

How to Make q French Seam.
A French seam Is made by first sew
ing up your seam on the right side,
then cutting close to the stitching and
sewing up the seam OF the wrong SIDE.
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1t goes without saying that George
w. Perkins deeply disapproves OF
muckrakers.
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How to Make Lin0leum Wear
L1noleum will wear much better II
washed off with skim milk Use soft
Hannel cloth and do not walk on the